Posted on 05/31/2014 7:27:43 AM PDT by virgil283
-PJ
wow, so many nice cars people had.
Mine was a white 1985 Ford Escort. Nothing to tell stories about, unfortunately.
1960 Dodge Polara. 360 engine, 4 bbl Holley, pushbutton shifter.
I bought it for $200 in 1968 when first married. It was back east, so it was salt-rusted out, esp around the headlights, so I did some bodywork, added springs and airlift, new seatcovers, add-on cassette deck, stripped of chrome to repair the rust luring under there.
That car started to look like the batmobile; but it really had some muscle and was a blast for me and my new wife to drive it out west where we belong. Promptly sold it and spent our meager savings on a 1968 Dodge Charger.
1951 Mercury 4-door with a flat head and three-on-the column in 1962.
It was given to me by the neighbor across the street. I would run ‘errands’ for him using the car. Always got a hell of a tip toward ‘gas money’.
I figured out later I was doing money drops fr the SoCal mob.
He was pretty annoyed when I didn’t want to go to work at his butcher shop as opposed to going off to college.
Those were the days.
1960 Dodge Seneca Dart , with fins. It was a tank.
A grey ‘61 Falcon. I could see the engine when I looked under the hood, and could make most repairs myself, and got so I could change the cheap retreads in the blink of an eye. Bought for $100 from a guy I worked with at Terminix back in the day in DC. Great car, great times.
Sold it when I went in the navy - long may she run!
A Dodge Dart with push button transmission.
Every time you pushed a button,the whole panel fell out or I should say in.
I was just talking to my sister about what has happened to all the “boys” who couldn’t wait to get their first car and how they would spend all their time with their car,fixing,racing,souping them up,the louder the better.
I had a friend from school and she had a boyfriend who had a “62” Impala. 20 coats of gold flecked paint on that car.It glittered like you wouldn’t believe.
Now many kids don’t even want to drive.My sister thought her son would never drive.He wasn’t interested.
When I got my first license, my father had just bought a new 1956 four door Bel Aire sedan. I think it cost a little over 2K. Nice car, but the cool guys had the hardtop version.
The first car I bought on my own was a 1955 Ford Fairlane wagon.
1968 British Leyland Austin 1800
First car was a used MGB when I
Got back from Nam. Dreamed about a new one all that time but bank wouldn’t make a loan for it as I
Was a serviceman. Welcome home
Tet.
Was an ugly old AMC Hornet…..I think a 76….POS for sure.
Funny thing? The car was “arrogantly” made, as if it were some kind of great vehicle. The Air Conditioning controls, and I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP…..had 4 levels of cool: Low, Medium High and “Desert Only.” True story…..cracked everyone up who ever saw it.
No, Jeff not ‘The first car’ , your first car....Sheeeeh
‘65 Catalina, paid $40 for it. 400 CI and even on 7 cylinders it would beat just about anything.
A 1978 Ford Mustang II four cylinder, which was basically a tarted up Pinto with a better location for the gas tank. At least it was a manual, so it wasn’t a complete and total slug. I’d been promised a Triumph TR-6 and was very disappointed. Sounds childish and ungrateful in hindsight, I was fortunate to have a father who would buy me a car for my 16th birthday. He said he was afraid I’d kill myself in a fast convertible. Probably right, I survived doing some stupid things behind the wheel. Still want that TR-6, though. Great looking, great sounding cars.
Similar to above.
1961 Ford Galaxy four door, kind of a lime green...289? Paid $400. Father said it was a great car, convinced me to buy it. Hated it. LOTS of problems. Dad felt bad...wound up driving it himself...let me drive the "family" car...'63 Impala, four door...but great car.
I was 12. It was sitting in the driveway and didn't run. My mother said that if I get it running, I could have it. I used the money from bailing and milking cows to fix it. It became my 2 door go-cart (we had 5 acres with a nice bowl in the back corner - that's where I learned to safely weld shocks around the gas tank).
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