Fond memories from that little thing 
(quickly learned of George Lucas, the Prince of Darkness)
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..
1969 Dodge Dart. During the gas “crisis” of the seventies, I borrowed a friend’s 1968 Plymouth Fury (formerly a cop-car) to drive from Fredonia to Jamestown, NY and back. As a courtesy, I filled up the tank and watched with horror as the total came to $8.00.
Of course, I made $1.35 an hour in those days.
Not the first car I actually owned, but I learned to drive in a 62 Corvair.
Custom 40 Ford coupe with a 3/8x3/8 flathead/duel carbs that I spent building so it would be ready to go on my 16th birthday in 1953!
A gold 1970 Opal GT.
I love it! My first was a 74 Malibu Classic. Loved that car. It was the only car I ever owned with bench seat in the front, miss it.
Mine had White Vinyl “Swivel” Bucket Seats, I miss that car so much. My Idiot friend killed it on the 405 in LA.
Fond memories from that little thing
(quickly learned of George Lucas, the Prince of Darkness)
My buddy’s mom had a 75 cutlass supreme with the swivel bucket seats that he used to drive. Both that car and mine had 350’s his was a touch bit faster than mine.
bought it in 72
(obviously that car's not the only thing i left in the 70s)
1947 Ford Flathead V-8 in 1951. Gas mileage - never thought to check - seldom filled up anyway. Gas? less than $.30/gallon.
But back to the swivel seats, I always wondered what engineer thought of them...Hmmm
A 2002 Saab 9-3.
Roger that. 1978 spitfire
Lucas was the worst electrical engineer who ever made money.
1970 something Ford Fairlane. It had dirt with grass growing in the back floor board. Cost 200.00. I loved that car. Still have it. It was a standard with shift on the column. I have never owned an automatic. I love standard shifting.
1971 Pontiac Lemans T-37. Had a 350 with a two barrel high rise. A poor man’s GTO.
A 1950 Chevrolet two door sedan with Chevy’s first Power Glide automatic. I paid $60.00 for the car, and spent another $130.00 fixing it up over the next several months. That was 1967.
1967 Ponitac GTO. What a car.
And for what its worth, Bus Fare was still only 25¢ and Transfers were free.
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