Your first Car

My first was my grannies '70 LTD,it was given to me at 15.I bought my first car,a '73 Grabber that was really rusty,for $400 about the same time.At 17 I bought my cousins '70 F100,so I was one of a few at school that owned more than one vehicle,even if they all were "old Fords".

 

my first one was the '85 cutlass supreme i still have today. it was my mom's daily driver but she had bought a new escort around the time i was 15 and just let me have the olds. the first car i ever bought was 2 weeks later. it was a 1976 delta 88 4 door. rusted to crap but the old man really took care of it under the hood. so that 350 sb oldsmobile replaced the 307 in the cutlass.

back when i was that age i wanted a "tuner" like all the other kids my age but being broke i had to work with what i had. so i went out there and got to work and developed a love for it and at the same time a really fast car that ironically could beat the pants off all the local ricers

 

My first car was a 71 Plymouth 'cuda (in 1986). I paid $200.00 for it and it wasnt running. I got it running and it would smoke the M-50s for a block. It was a 340 automatic. Metalic olive green with a white interior. Sadly, I drove that car to complete destruction.

My wifes first car was a light green 4 door Maverick. I6, automatic. She was on her second car when I met her. It was a dark metallic green 77 Maverick 2 door. I-6 with three speed on the column. Sadly, I drove that car to complete destruction as well.

I wish I still had them, but they have gone to the big wrecking yard in the sky. Anyway, I think the cars we have now are a bit nicer.

 

I got my first car in 1978, my Mom's 70 Maverick she bought new in 70.

A no-optioned 6 cyl. auto....great car, but at the time, hardly an impressive "rod" for a high school guy.

I drove the Mav for a little over a year, then bought a 70 Mustang Mach-1 fastback....had to sell the Maverick.

That was 30 years and over 150 cars ago.

Now I've got a couple of Mavs to play with again.....do some of the stuff I woulda/shoulda done back then

 

57 Fairlane 500 2 dr hardtop. I bought it for $75 with no engine or transmission. Put a 390 4 speed in it.

 

My first car was a 1974 Buick Regal, 350 4 barrel, Man that car would fly, it was so full of holes when you did a burn out the car would fill with smoke. It was like the one in the picture, but Brown with a Tan top.

 

1992 geo prizm. I know, I'm emberrassed for me too.

 

My 1st one was a 64 Dodge Dart, slant six with the push button automatic. Had big plans for the car till somebody failed to yield the right of way and totaled it on me. Anyway, I tried a couple of 64 Chevy II's before finding my 1st 65 Mustang Fastback at 16. By the time I was 18 I had already been thru 4 more Mustangs...then I got my 1st Maverick in 1974...still got it. I have owned more than 70 different Mustangs (45 at once in the early 80's) and have had some 25-30 Mavericks/Comets (presently 10). I'll not take the time to itemize them though...gotta go to bed some time tonight.

 

what can I say

 

My first car was a '61 Studebaker Lark wagon, 6cyl, 3spd and kite string for piston rings. A 75$ wonder that I wish I still had. But, the floor, doors and roof were rusted through, so it was an adventure to drive. Miss that car!

 

I absolutely love these kinds of threads, I took over payments on my parents '72 Newport, My brother had taken over the other '72 newport the year before. His was a custom which was a beautiful Dark blue over light blue with bucket backs to the bench seat with an arm rest, Mine was the most God awful yellowish tan color with old lady designed seat fabric you know the kind that looks like the living room curtains! Remember flipping the aircleaner cover over for better intake? Anyway
My brother's power steering went out, and he drove that beast that way for several months before Mom and Dad took him car shopping. Well I went along and guess what, I spotted a mint condition, '75 4 door Maverick with very Dark blue vinyl over wimbledon white. Well they let me deal on that car because my mother had a " Bring back Olive green 2 door 1970 edtiion Mav with a 302! My brother was prety steamed that day because he was the one that was supposed to get a car. Ironically that day I had also looked at a 70 2 Door Cutlass green in color, I always wonder if the bank had loaned on a 10 year old car and if I bought that Cutlass would I be a ... (God forbid ) Gm guy? anyway I too lost the first car I picked out and bought to a Guy in a pinto with bad brakes, moved the front clip of the mav over about 6 inches!!
Here's my lifetime list of cars

'72 Newport
'75 Maverick
'75 Cordoba - what a sad thing to replace a Maverick with huh?
'82 Subaru Hatchback-- hmm driving a mopar for a year convinced my to go across the ocean for quality My first brand new car Cordoba shot a flame out of the carb 1 foot the day I traded it off! ( siold to Mom for something sportier DAng good car though!
'83 Plymouth Turismo, ( Horzon TC3) gave Mopar anther chance, new car.. should've known it was a pos before delivery Sunroof leaked, got home from the dealership oil on the motor, cracked head. sold with only 7700 miles on it did I mention it was a POS?
'66 Ford Galaxie Wagon - better quality at 90k and 17 years old than any Mopar I've owned
'74 Mustang II really we all know this is a pinto right?
1980 Pinto Wagon believe it or not this 5 speed went through amazing amounts of snow.. great Car!
Got married dirt poor owned the following disposable cars and one dream project
63- cum 66 Scout title said 63 but everything about it said this was a 66. Project never completed '
'77 Diplomat , bought from uncle $250 he had hit a deer with this POS
'74 Ramcharger, $1000 old IOWA DNR truck
'78 Horizon TC3 $400, and that was too much for it.
'83 Renault Alliance.. $800 'nough said there
'80 AMC Spirit surprisingly this car reminded my of my old Mav somehow?
'83 Mazda 626 ( this is the car that marked for me and the EX wife a turning point though we paid only $800 from an estate sale this car was the " nicest "we had ever owned after getting married.
New *94 Galant, * didn't own this one , Won the use of it for a year from the Credit Union in a contest. Drove the 626 to pick it up and the entire exaust fell off the Mazda in the parking lot... ( never try to tell me there is no God)
90 Topaz, fantastic car, bought it only 5 years old mint condtion low miles.
Enter Divorce
'93 Ford Ranger
'96 Cavalier
1974 Mercury Comet, found in the DM paper in '97 stored in a garage 10 years, this car has the honor of the car I have owned the longest and will own until I give it to my Daughter someday
'94 Explorer 2 wheel drive Loved that one!
'94 Deathscort Gt that sucker ran like a scalded cat, totaled it paid off the loan bought back for $700 Mom drives it still today
'96 Bronco Fullsize
2000 Focus, sold to my son
1996 Taurus
Enter 2nd Wife
New 2004 Hyundai Excel, great little car,
New 2005 Cavalier Totaled after 3 days ownership Gap coverage paid it off, plus $1000 towards replacement
2005 Cavalier
New 2006 Ford Focus, Screaming yellow 5 speed, one of my favorites! so good to be ALL Ford focused again...

 

WOW sorry y guys I didn't realize Ii replied that big..

 

Tell me about it! Took as long to read your post as it did the rest of the entire thread!!! I'm okay now!!!

 

sorry,:sorry: if needed the powers that be can delete my post.. can I help it i like to tell stories?

 

LOL...bet it took a good 30 minutes just to think of all that, huh?