What was YOUR first car????????

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1971 Chevy Nova. Looked just like this except for the fancy wheels and hood. Same color and all.
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MrMerlin777 said:
VW 411 station wagon don't remember the year 60 somthing. Air cooled, no heat, no de ice. Strangely enough I miss that car. It was indestructable, I ougta know, I tried to kill it many times.
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My best friend had one of those. I can still remember the smell of whatever that straw-like material was that they stuffed the seats with. Gave the car a unique odor, I think all older VW's smelled like that.
 
I found the car in a basement of an old garage in Long Beach, CA. It was brought in for service for it's 500 mile check-up back in '49... and never picked back up. It was absolutely in original factory mint condition, down to the tires! There's a picture of me standing beside that car perched next to the TV in the front room. Perhaps I can scan it sometime and post a photo.
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Please do! My Pappa owned a 1948 Desto. It was beautiful. It was a dark purple, so dark that it looked black. We used to string cane poles under the running boards and go to the fishing hole. We owned it after Pappa died.
 
Brad said:
MrMerlin777 said:
VW 411 station wagon don't remember the year 60 somthing. Air cooled, no heat, no de ice. Strangely enough I miss that car. It was indestructable, I ougta know, I tried to kill it many times.
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My best friend had one of those. I can still remember the smell of whatever that straw-like material was that they stuffed the seats with. Gave the car a unique odor, I think all older VW's smelled like that.
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Indeed, a unique smell. Even the pine tree shaped air freshener couldn't hide the aroma.
 
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My 1st was alot like this except it had John Deer stickers and "Mega Equipt. Co" painted on the side. It was a work truck a family friend gave my dad for free and he gave it to me. 1985 Chevy Custom Deluxe with a 350 V8.
 
1966 1/2 Ford Mustang. My Dad bought it in '69. I got it in '73. Finally sold it to my nephew in '91. He blew up the engine in '96. :(
 
'49 Dodge pick up in School bus yellow...left over form mt dad's Texaco Truck Stop, signage and all.
 
My first car was a 1978 Ford Thunderbird which I bought for $1500 cash. White on the outside and maroon on the inside. What a boat it was! I once hit a deer with it and the only thing that busted was the blinker light! LOL! I do believe it was made out of solid steel but what a smooth ride it was! It did have it's down side...used more oil than gas, but hey, I just figured I always had clean oil! I still love that car more than any other car I've had since and always will. Reminds me of when I was young and carefree...riding down the road with my windows down and my radio playing '80s soft rock. That's when I was still very naive...I didn't get my license until I was 19yr old...but that's a whole other story! :lol:
 
Mine was a hunk of junk also known as the 1980 Ford Pinto. It was the last year Ford (mercifully) made the monstrosity, and it was powder blue. After it was wrecked (twice), it was followed up by the far superior Dodge Aspen. No, I did not get the rich Corinthian leather seats.
 
1971 Ford Maverick. Stripped down. Bad brakes... Had been used by Ford for dynamometer testing and was then offered for sale on Ford's B Lot.

First car I ever drove, though, was my mom's 1960 Mercury Monterey. My grandfather had owned it first and then he gave it to her. It was an old car when I started driving, but it was a great one. I was barely 4'9" and weighed 85 lbs. at the time & so I sat on two cushions & had two behind me in order to see over the steering wheel. But this thing would take a bunch of my friends and me from northwest Detroit over to Windsor, ON in about 16 minutes flat (it was *just a tad easier* to go through customs back then) - :lol:. The car was "tan greased lightning," and it could fly real low. Here's a pic of an ad for the '60 Monterey:

 
A 1974 Chevelle Malibu Classic. 400 smallblock w/4 barrel. Bright metallic green with white ragtop. Jacked-up rear with racing slicks. Chrome sidepipes. Killer stereo & amp with DLK Powerdome speakers. And dual whip antennas on the rear fenders.

The car I really wanted was a 1969 Chevelle SS with a punched out 454 and a blower.
Maybe someday.
 
Powder blue Ford Fiesta stick shift. It was a late 70's model. The boxy one. I used to drive it up to Steven's Pass in 2 ft of snow to go skiing. It was a good little car. My dad made the down payment I paid $87 a month for about a year and a half to pay for it. I was proud. :D
 
Here's a pic of a 1948 Desoto Custom. Mine was dark green instead of dark blue, and mine also didn't have the luggage rack. Other than that, it's the same car.

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I WONDER....what our ADMINS. had as their first car??? What do guys think Papa-Bear (Rich) had????:detective:
 
1990 Cutlass Calais Quad442. Man, not many feelings like getting your first set of wheels. Good memories.
 
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