My first car was a 1955 Chevy Bel Air 4 door. It was a tank - just the thing for a teenager. Bumpers and fenders made of steel that could take a whack.
I must confess the first time I tried to fill it up I had a little trouble finding the gas cap. :0)
Same here, and it didn't need a key either, the ignition switch was worn and would turn without a key.
“I must confess the first time I tried to fill it up I had a little trouble finding the gas cap. :0)
Then it was a ‘56 because the ‘55 had a flap on the left rear fender. The ‘55 was my first real car too, and I wish I had it back, because they are worth a lot of money today. But then so is my ‘63 split-window Stingray that I bought in 1964.
And a steel dashboard that could crack a skull.
One of my gripes about modern cars is that bumpers are no longer, well, really bumpers. They are now just for looks only.
My first car was a 1963 rambler classic 2 door. It had fold down seats.
That’s all I’m sayin’.
I learned to drive in a friend’s 1932 Ford Coupe and my first car was a 1949 Ford Two Door. Nostalgia can be fun.
My first car was my great grandmothers 1965 olds F-85. Sweet car, I still miss it. V8 engine ran like a top. No catalytic converter or other crap on the engine. I could change the spark plugs and wires myself. And when going down the highway at 55 (or so) you could step on it and that thing would run away like it had been stung!
I wish they would make them like that again....
My father bought a 1956 Bel Aire, but it was a sedan. He wouldn’t go for the hardtop I pushed hard for. Was yours a sedan or hardtop?