Your first Car

I did a search on this subject but could not find anything. Many of you here probably had a Maverick as your first car. Mine wasn't. However, it set in motion the direction of my interest in restoring old cars.

My first car was a '58 Chevy Impala. I had just bought a '59 Chevy with bad cancer and went to a junk yard to find a better body for the drivetrain. I bought the body and pulled it to a friend's place. I had it repainted Nassau Blue, a '65 Corvette color, and installed buckets, a new interior, and chrome wheels. Then, I put in the 348 and had myself a car. It was fast! I drove it for about a year until I went away to college and sold it. Later, I bought a '65 Mustang which I used most of my college days. When I graduated, I special ordered a '72 Mustang Sprint. Since that time, I had owned nearly 50 classics, restoring many of them.

Three years ago, I found another Mustang Sprint and had it shipped to Florida. A few months ago, I found a Maverick Sprint to go with it. It has created a whirlwind of purchases and now I own 2 Mavericks and 2 Comets.

You never know how much that first car may influence your life. How has your first car influenced yours? What was it?

Jim

 

My first car was a 57 Metropolitan. My Dad was a body and fender man and he fixed this up. It had a Ford Ranchero front bench seat.

 

Now you need a Pinto Sprint to round out the collection!

My first car was a 1973 Chevy Vega. I loved that car & had several more of them through the years. There were plenty in the boneyard at the time, so parts were plentiful. I also had a "Spirit of America" Vega, which were along the same lines for Chevy as the Sprints were for Ford. They had Novas & Impalas with the "Spirit of America" color scheme also.

For those who don't know, here's what they looked like:

 

My first car was a 67 Mustang fastback. Several colors and shades of primer and rust with a 302 and a 4 speed. I think it was originally green.
I wrecked it two weeks after I got it and went to an 84 Ford Ranger.
1968 Firebird Sprint.
78 El Camino.
69 Hemi Charger.
66 Belvedere stationwagon cut into an "El Camino"
73 Dart Sport.
73 Charger SE Brogham.
74 Tradesman van.
78 Trans Am prostreet.
73 Mercedes 280C.
75 Triumph TR6.
76 Pinto.
88 Bronco II
7? FIAT Spyder
48 Plymouth Special Deluxe
75 Cadillac Coupe De Ville
80 Trans Am
77 Comet 2dr
78 Skylark racecar(502 Caddy/400TH 4:11 Dana)
73 Plymouth Fury I 4dr
91 1500 Chevy stepside
78 Ranchero 500
00 Ford Windstar
89 Dodge van(stick shift!)
67 Mustang notchback
91 Cherokee
89 Sable wagon
7? VW rail buggy
87 Fiero GT
91 Geo Tracker 4dr
there are others...

 

my first car was and is my mav.. i plan on keeping this for a long time and turning it into a street terror..

 

My first car is the 1970 Maverick which I still have and have owned since 1978.

 

My 1st was a 70 Maverick,, Bought for $120 from a salvage pool,,, Got it when I was 15. Spent the entire year making it what I wanted,, put an engine called the Cleveland conection in it,,.. Got my License in Oct @ 16,,,, Lost My License @17 with 66 points on it,,, made $35,000 that spring and summer Racing all of daddies little rich boys in the burbs, who got the new car for the 16th B-day,, and thought it was benieth them to get there hands dirty,, Had some serious fun in that car,, The best thing I ever did was put reclining bucket seats in that car,,, Made the drive-in with the G/f alot more enjoyable,,, When I turned 18 got the license back,, never got caught racing again,, well the car was seen,, well atleast my plates,, so A Judge suspended the cars registration for 3 years,,, Said that slow down the phantom driver,, I built 2 more cars Identical to the first,, well atleast in color scheme they all had Black magic Tatoo,d to the trunk lid,,, I only have 1 of the 3 now she is put away. But that cars reputation still gets brought up in conversation with alot of people,, Now that I am hanging out with all of you,, Instagaters,,,Lol I guess its time for her to come out after a 20 year napp,,,

 

Mine is my 1974 Mav got her last december,week before Chrismas for free!And i plan on making a Street BEAST!!

 

My first car was a 66' Mustang. It was a bare bones coupe with a 200 6 cylinder and an automatic tranny. I bought it in 1975 when I was sixteen and had just gotten my drivers license. For years I used to see the Mustang parked along a snow fence at a real estate company. I would see it through the school bus window, never thinking that one day I would own it. I had a blast with that Mustang. I tore up the back roads with it as fast as a 6 cylinder would go, which was not very fast. I learned how to take it apart and put it back together. It took me out to Texas and back to Pa again with hardly a complaint. My love of Fords was born with that Mustang. If I had gotten the original car I wanted, which was a 1968 Camero, I may never had become a future Maverick owner. I guess things do happen for a reason.

 

Mine was a 81 2dr Plymouth Reliant K car. I absolutly hated that car, it never ran right and you couldnt drive to the next town over without it tearing up on you.

 

Mine was a 4 door 1965 Ford Falcon that my dad bought new and was about to trade in for a 73 Pinto. He was going to get 140.00 on the trade in and offered it to me for the same price. I wasn't too fond of the car but it was all mine and it got me where I needed to go. I gave him a little bit of money every month until it was paid off. By doing that, he taught me how to pay things off when I was only 17 years old.

 

My first (legitimate)Car was a 48 plymouth club coupe.Got me through highscool.I just sold it last summer.If I could find a pic I would post it(sorry) It was bright red.Got it from my dad.(The Iwanna car thing)He bought it in 74 and I helped him resore it then.He drove it year round for two years then parked it.(needed rings)Then I got it in 84,dad helped me get it going(how cool is that)And the rest is fond memories.

 

My first was a 67 Mustang, 200 I6 with a C4, absolute dog. Tranny slipped all the time. Kept it six months and traded it for another 67 Mustang, this time, a 289 C4. The first one was a stripper, no power anything, not even in the motor. The second one was the one I'd love to have back, PS, PB, AC. Brown metallic with a black vinyl top. I put a set of Torq Thrusts on it with withe letter tires, and dual exhaust. Ran like a scalded dog. Sold it after I bought a 68 Impala [ I wanted the bigger back seat for er, lets just say activites, that were hard to do in the smaller Mustang seats.]

 

1976 Maverick, 302, 4 speed, everything stock. I have big plans for my Mav. It's been a very reliable car, it's run great when raining and it takes me home safely.