what was your first car?

[Rdubya21]

66 Mustang in 73’ . Hand me down from an older sister . Totally rotted out floor boards , fenders flapping in the wind . Straight 6 , 3 speed on the floor . My dad and his buddy decided to “ help me “ change the oil at the service station we worked at . They set the lift on the rear springs and drove the shackles up through the floor of the trunk . I think dad wanted rid of that rust bucket . But I took a couple 2x4 ‘s and wedged them up in there and drove that thing till it couldn’t go no more . I loved that car !

[Quick Steel]

My first car was a 1967 Mercury Cougar XR7. Green body, black top, lots of toggle switches and gauges. All leather interior. At one point I bought Wide Oval tires. Don't remember who made them. Maybe Pirelli. They gave a wonderful ride but wore out pretty fast.

[Jeffinn]

1966 Volkswagen convertible. That was a reliable, economical car to drive. My second car was a 1965 Mustang fastback 2+2 Hypo 4 speed. It was a very fast car but not nearly as reliable.
Jeff

[Just Plain Dave]

Mine was a 69 Renault 10.
Engine out back.
Hellacious clutch cable.
A cable brace broke.
My Grandpaw built one that would never break.

[fergusontd]

'58 Belvidere Plymouth 4 dr. sedan 318 c.i. in '64. Bought $2 worth of gas @ $.31a gal., an 2 qts. of oil every week! ftd

[Nev52]

1954 Chevrolet Belair. 235 6 cylinder. Drove it for a couple years then put it in my Dads Barn. Years later I sold it to an older couple who were in an antique car club in Maryland. They sent me a picture of it in the movie cry baby as the police car Johnny Depp was locked up in. Maybe I should have kept that car.

Nev

[1967redrider]

I learned to drive with my mom's 1968 Barracuda, 4 speed Hurst, 318 V-8, no air, power steering or disk brakes. My first car was a 1983 Monte Carlo, automatic, power steering and AC. My dad usually had Ford pickups with 3 on the tree. Then he bought a basic 1990 Toyota pickup and the rest is history . . .

[treefarmer]

When I was about 14 +/-, my dad gave me the old family car that had been sitting around for several years. It was a '48 Chevrolet 2 door sedan, turtle back it was called back then. I couldn't legally drive on the road so I was restricted to driving in the yard and pasture. This didn't last long, one of my buddies wanted the old car and he had a 30/06 that I wanted. End of story.
Treefarmer

[ThatWeirdKnifeGuy]

My first car is the newest one in this thread I think. It was a 1996 Chevy Blazer.

I hit a deer with it and it left a big hole punched out of the grill. Pretty recognizable from the front. I parked it at work one day, I was working at a restaurant across the street from Hooters. That day had a photo shoot for the next Hooters calendar in their parking lot. My Blazer could be seen in photos for 3 of the months. I forget why now, but after that, my friends called my blazer "Bobo".

[Sharpnshinyknives]

My first car was a 1967 Mercury Cougar XR7. Green body, black top, lots of toggle switches and gauges. All leather interior. At one point I bought Wide Oval tires. Don't remember who made them. Maybe Pirelli. They gave a wonderful ride but wore out pretty fast.

I believe Firestone made the wide oval tires, I had a set on my 67 Riviera and another on my next car a 71 Pontiac Bonneville. They rode like a dream.

[zzyzzogeton]

Technically, my first car was a Ford 1929 Model A. I inherited it from my grandfather after he passed away before I had a driver's license. I only had my learner's permit at the time, although I had already been driving for 6 or 7 years out in the country. I still have that car out in the barn, but it needs a bunch of work.

The first car that was "mine" was a 1966 Ford Galaxy 500. As I approached getting "legal", my father asked me what kind of car I wanted. I said "a pick-up truck". A week later, the 500 was sitting in the driveway when I got home from school. Why did I get a 500 instead of a truck?? My father owned a used car dealership in addition to having a farm, a feed store, chicken hatchery, and a couple of other businesses. Someone came in and traded in the 500 and "he got a good deal" in taking it in as a trade-in.

The first car I bought with my own money was a 1970 Ford Torino with a 351ci 4 barrel. That car could fly like a bat out of hell.

[knife7knut]

Some great memories in this thread! My 1st car was a 1933 Hudson coupe l paid $5 for. It was just the body & frame and l dragged it home in 2 pieces balanced atop a wheelbarrow! I was 15 at the time. Swapped some stripe work for a complete Ford front axle; got a 51 Merc rear end & 53 Olds engine and trans from a friends failed project. Got all installed and swapped it for a Model A Ford 2 door made into a phaeton and 3 motorcycles in pieces. Got one bike running; a 350 Royal Enfield and traded it for a 1950 Olds coupe. Had a lot of fun with that one!
Due to the fact of me getting caught driving without a license so many times(1st time l was 11), l had to sneak around mostly at night and leave the car at a friends house in a nearby town because all the cops knew me. Finally got my license when l was 23. Lots of good memories!