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What was the *First Car* you ever had?
Vanity | July 17th, 2008 | Raineygoodyear

Posted on 07/17/2008 1:06:26 PM PDT by Raineygoodyear

And do you remember what you paid for gas at that time?

My first car was a 1972 Pontiac Parisienne my dad gave to me in 1975, I have no idea how much I paid for gas but I do remember driving it for weeks without having to stop and put gas in it..


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1 posted on 07/17/2008 1:06:26 PM PDT by Raineygoodyear
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My first car was a ‘97 Mitsubishi Galant back in 2004. Gas was a helluva lot cheaper back then, though not as cheap as the late ‘90s, when it dipped as low as 57 cents per gallon here.


2 posted on 07/17/2008 1:07:33 PM PDT by rabscuttle385 (Bulls and bears make money. Pigs get slaughtered.)
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Used ‘82 Chevette. I came up with $750 and dad came up with the other $750 to get it.


3 posted on 07/17/2008 1:08:30 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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When I was 16 I had a 1974 Volvo 164 for a short time (until I gave it to my sister a year later) and then got 1965 Mustang conv..


4 posted on 07/17/2008 1:09:16 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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72 VW SuperBeetle. I seem to recall 85 cents / gallon.

My second vehicle was a 1972 Ford F250 2X4.

I was earning about $2.00 / Hour in an off-the-books deckhand job. So a gallon of gas cost me about 25 minutes of work.

Now, a gallon of gas at $4 costs me a couple of minutes of work....

:-)


5 posted on 07/17/2008 1:09:42 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (Bernanke is a Monetary Slut!)
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In 1970 I bought a 65 Pontiac Tempest hardtop with 326 CID V8. Poor man’s GTO.


6 posted on 07/17/2008 1:09:51 PM PDT by Conspiracy Guy (I voted Republican because no Conservatives were running. FREE LAZAMATAZ)
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To: Raineygoodyear

My first was a ‘63 corvair. Gas in 1970 was $0.23 a gallon.


7 posted on 07/17/2008 1:10:42 PM PDT by jjones9853
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1967 Chevrolet El Camino, 396, Turbo 400 and positraction. I paid $1200 used for it. It would pass anything but a gas station.


8 posted on 07/17/2008 1:10:52 PM PDT by MarineBrat (My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
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It was a 1988 Chevy cavalier bought just before 9/11. I “tried” to PIMP it out with some wicked rims...it looked better.

Still, I was able to go out on dates without asking my older brother and Dad’s car.


9 posted on 07/17/2008 1:11:29 PM PDT by max americana
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1967 Mercury Cougar. Black over white. Sequential tail lights. I've been looking for one, so if anyone has one for sale.......
10 posted on 07/17/2008 1:11:57 PM PDT by TexasNative2000 (Is this tagline governed by McCain-Feingold?)
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‘67 Nova (non-SS). 327 with a powerglide. Dad bought it, then he and I worked on tearing it down to refurbish it. Mid 80s gas was less than 90 cents/gallon cuz I could fill it up with a $10 and have change.


11 posted on 07/17/2008 1:12:24 PM PDT by IYAS9YAS
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1971 Oldsmobile Delta 98 with a 455 Rocket. It cost about $20 to fill up and it got 4 gallons to the mile (yeah I wrote that right). I loved that car!
12 posted on 07/17/2008 1:12:50 PM PDT by txroadkill (Liberals believe that the only oppressed people in Cuba are the terrorist in GitMo)
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It was a used Ford Falcon Ranch Wagon. Great car - even off road.


13 posted on 07/17/2008 1:12:57 PM PDT by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink)
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LOL!

1966 Pontiac Bonneville Brougham 2dr “noposter” - white - maroon interior - seated 10 (at least) - 400 CID 4 spd auto.

Greatest party car ever built.

14 posted on 07/17/2008 1:12:59 PM PDT by xcamel (Being on the wrong track means the unintended consequences express train doesnt kill you going by)
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Very nice. The ‘65 Tempest/GTO is my favorite body style. ...although I liked the tail lights on the ‘66s.


15 posted on 07/17/2008 1:13:27 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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1965 Chevy Corvair Monza. Flat head six, two speed automatic transmission (no park). When I first bought it the emergency break cable was broken, and until I fixed it I had to pull into a parking spot, put my foot on the break, open the door, and throw a section of a 2x4 behind the front wheel to keep from rolling away. A had to put 100 pounds of sand in the ‘trunk’ to keep the front end from sliding all over the place. I bought that car for $100 in 1972, drove it for a year until I went off to college, got into a fender bender bad enough to make the headlights point in different directions, and still sold if for $100.


16 posted on 07/17/2008 1:14:21 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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A ‘63 Corvair 3 speed with a stick shift- and gas was $.20 a gallon! We drove that thing until the floor rusted so bad you could watch the road rush by underneath you.


17 posted on 07/17/2008 1:14:21 PM PDT by silverleaf (Fasten your seat belts- it's going to be a BUMPY ride.)
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'68 Camaro, black with Cragar 5-spoke wheels. Bought it for $750.00 in 1977 from a lady down the street.

Sweet ride, but I had my head under the hood a lot to keep it running. I replaced every moving part in that car except the differential during the 6 years that I owned it.

18 posted on 07/17/2008 1:14:56 PM PDT by keithtoo (Why aren't the Republicans running a presidential candidate this year?)
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My senior year of H.S. (1969-70) I used my vast earnings as a farm hand to purchase a 1952 Plymouth sedan. It had overdrive. I sold it the day I graduated and left for the navy. IIRC, I could fill the tank for <$5.00.


19 posted on 07/17/2008 1:15:20 PM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson (For events that occurred in 1938, real time is 1938, not 2008.)
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I really wanted my first car to be a 68 GTO ragtop 428 4 on the floor with brand new engine and new red paint. It was beautiful.

I ended up with a 73 vega.


20 posted on 07/17/2008 1:15:46 PM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (Hold your nose and just do it.)
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