What was your very first car that you owned. Mine was a 1965 Aqua Chevy Impala. Big tank for a 16 year old to drive.

[debm55]

What about you? Bought it from my parents.

[BeneteauBum]

1. 63 VW bus

39 hp…..perfect hippie machine.
Peace ☮️

[debm55]

5. Peace to you too, BeneteauBum.

[Permanut]

28. 40 horsepower with brand new plugs.

[BeneteauBum]

83. It got me from one place to the next

Without getting busted.😄

Peace ☮️

[Permanut]

88. Roger that..

I had a '64 bug.

[bullimiami]

136. Excellent. I've had a 69, 64 and still have a 68.

Though my first car was a 72 Nova.

[BeneteauBum]

139. I had a 68 also...bought it in 1972.

Those were some fun days!

Peace ☮️

[Ocelot II]

2. 1969-ish Toyota Corolla.

It had a stick shift, which I taught myself to drive somehow, without damaging the transmission.

[debm55]

8. thank you Ocelot II. I have never driven a stick. I always wanted to but it seemed too hard for me.

[Ocelot II]

13. It's not that hard, but cars that still have it are pretty scarce now.

I have read of incidents where a car with a stick shift was carjacked or stolen but quickly abandoned because the young thieves couldn't figure out how to drive it.

[LuckyCharms]

3. No lie...a 1965 Chevy Impala, Aqua...three on the tree.

I loved that car. Bought it from my B-I-L.

[debm55]

9. Thank you , LuckyCharms. You had one too? I had to sit on two pillows to see over the wheel.

[LuckyCharms]

11. Yes, Aqua. No power steering and a heavy clutch.

[debm55]

14. Same here, No power steering, but it was not a stick shift.Edit.

[LuckyCharms]

24. Mine was on the column. I still remember the shift pattern.

[debm55]

29. Sorry LuckyCharms. I made a mistake. it was not a stick shift. There was a handle on the steering wheel that would put

put you in D, R, N. I am sorry.

[Lefta Dissenter]

4. '67 Chevelle

It was the color of an old bandaid, but it was fast and fun!

[debm55]

10. Thank you very much Lefta Dissenter. Your color description is funny.

[wcmagumba]

6. 1965 blue Mercury Monterrey with the inclined power rear window...

Big ole tank of a car my parents had bought used and I bought it from them for $300 when they upgraded...It had brand new fitted seat covers and was great for going "parking" with my gf...automatic transmission and adjustable steering wheel...I loved that car...

[debm55]

16. Thank you very much, wcmagumba. I had the automatic transmission , but no power steering.

[wcmagumba]

25. Cool, mine was a nice car for a HS kid but the blue paint was a bit faded in spots...

[LoisB]

7. A 1962 Oldsmobile F-85.

[debm55]

17. Thank you very much, LoisB.

[49jim]

12. First car

1957 Ford -automatic transmission $50.00 in 1966.

[debm55]

20. Sounds like my kind of car. My father was a Chevy guy. Always bought the Chevy brand.

[montanacowboy]

15. 1962 Ford Fairlane Convertible

Black and White! Such a classy car.

[debm55]

21. Wow, thank you montanacowboy. That does sound like a classic.

[montanacowboy]

55. Oh and by the way

the stick shift was on the steering wheel!!! OMG, another world it was.

[debm55]

117. Yes, the turn signals were on the left of the steering wheel and the shift into D, N,R were on the right.

[twodogsbarking]

18. 19666 Corvair. It was smokin'. Three speed on the floor. Dimmer switch on the floor sometimes would turn the lights off.

You had to hit it again. Must have freaked the oncoming traffic out. Sure did me.

[debm55]

22. Thank you very much, twodogsbarking. Sounds like a great car.

[Ritabert]

19. 1965 VW Beetle

[debm55]

23. Thank you Ritabert. I always wanted one. But back then , they only came in stick.

[Ritabert]

26. The main problem for us was a non-working defroster in Boston

[Lochloosa]

60. Its not a Bug if it has heat.

[debm55]

127. My cousin used to always have blankets in her bug.

[Scottie Mom]

34. Same here!!! N/T

[debm55]

42. Thank you very much, Scottie Mom.

[BOSSHOG]

27. 1951 Blue Chevy Pickup

Wish I still had it.

[Permanut]

30. I hear ya..

Never had a 3100, but what a cool truck.

[BOSSHOG]

84. It was a fun ride

Got it in 1970, $150.00. They are on a lot of Christmas decorations, cards and tins of popcorn. “Old Guys Rule” OGR.COM has them on tshirts. I saw one on line from Mississippi a couple of weeks ago for 45,000. I guess we can’t keep everything, although my Dad had much to do with “me” getting rid of it but that’s a different story.

[debm55]

44. Oh that sounds great. Thank you very much, BOSSHOG for sharing with us.

[dickthegrouch]

31. '78 Datsun 210

Purchased used in 1982 with only 7500 miles on it. Plastic seat covers and no A/c. I’ve never made that mistake again!

I have put more than 100,000 miles on each of 7 cars since then!

[debm55]

48. Thank you very much, dickthegrouch. I hated those plastic seat covers add to that no AC. HOT.

[marble falls]

32. 55 Desoto Fireflite Coronado 4 Door

[Nittersing]

41. Nice!!!

I had a 52 Chevy. Just love the 50s styles.

[marble falls]

116. 52 and 53 Chevy coupes have always been favorites of mine.

[debm55]

47. Oh, man, what a great looking car. Thank you, marble falls. Love it.

[UpInArms]

134. Mine was a 1956 DeSoto Fireflight

Mine was all black

[marble falls]

144. Hemi? I had a flat head eight.

[UpInArms]

145. Yes, a hemi

It was a beast … I called it Uriah Heap

[marble falls]

147. That 426 was a monster.

[debm55]

190. Oh wow, that is one neat car, especially in all black. Thank you , UpInArms.

[SheltieLover]

33. '68 Mustang

Loved that car.

[debm55]

49. Thank you SheltieLover. Sounds like a great car.

[SheltieLover]

50. It was, Deb.

[Sedona]

35. 1968 Red Pontiac Lamans with black vinyl top

It had a four barrel carburator and way too much house power for a 16 year old girl in 1978

Paid $600 for it. The one pictured is listed at $20K!

?w=1240

[debm55]

37. Great looking car, Sedona. Thank you.

[justaprogressive]

36. '72 Saab 99

[debm55]

38. Thank you justaprogressive. I always wanted one. Heard they were great driving.

[justaprogressive]

58. My first Front-wheel drive

Astonishing in snow. You have to change your driving style.

One time got nerfed off an interstate in heavy snow,
car spun around going backwards and sideways, I was
expecting to hit the guardrail, then the car tilted "oops no
guardrail!", slid down a 30ft embankment, and stopped 5
feet from the tree line. It was perfectly quiet, the engine was
still running, I reached between the seats and turned off
the engine (it's a SAAB thing ) Asked my wife
if she was Ok, she was. Got out of the car, someone was stopped
up top. I asked if they were the ones that hit us, he laughed
"No you were hit by a bus! He's parked up the road!

There was a 4-in ding on the top L corner of the L rear
quarter panel! (That's Swedish aircraft steel for you)
Parents didn't believe me! (my f*ing car oy!) Called
the state police and the bus station.

I'm the black sheep if you hadn't guessed!

Currently I love FWD twin-cam Toys!

Some (mistaken) people say you can't drive at speed or drift
around corners in a FWD car.

Drifting with a front wheel drive car is a unique skill. Most cars use the front wheels
for steering. In drifting, these wheels also provide power. This makes front wheel
drifting different. Control is key. Practice is important. Enthusiasts enjoy the challenge.
They find it exciting and fun.

Many car fans love front wheel drive drifting. It’s popular for its challenge. Fans gather
at events to watch and learn. Some even try it on tracks. Videos online show amazing
drifts. This inspires more people to try. Enthusiasts share tips and tricks. They help
each other improve their skills.

[debm55]

121. I hated my front wheel drive. I can't remember the name but it was by Chevy. I had to go down a hill to get to the

highway. You can't count how many times, I fishtailed and went down the hill trunk side first. I live in Pittsburgh with the hills. and snow. After reading your post I now think I was driving it wrong. But back then, That was the last Chevy I ever bought.and I wasn't driving it right.Thank you justprogressive. PS No guardrails on the hill either.

[List left]

39. 1950 Ford pickup

Flat head six. Granny gear, you could pull a house with. Had to double clutch when changing gears.

[debm55]

51. Thank you List left. What a great powerful truck.

[sinkingfeeling]

40. 67 Camaro, brand new.

[debm55]

152. Thank you sinkingfeeling for sharing. Nice car.

[dem4decades]

43. 1965 Chevy Impala, powder blue, 4 door, automatic. The lead sled.

I can remember driving down the street with with 4 of my friends and the guys in the back seat were putting firecrackers in the ash trays in the doors and blowing them out.

[debm55]

153. Oh my. Thank you fellow 65 Chevy Impala owner, dem4decades.

[The Wizard]

45. Thank you to everyone

who revealed the answer to their security question.

[HappyH]

75. no worries

I always lie when answering those security questions.

[debm55]

154. Thank you for your concern.

[Goonch]

46. ;-{) 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air

[yellowdogintexas]

93. 1956 and 1957 Chevy was THE car all the high school and college men wanted back in the

1960s and early 1970s.

My mom asked someone why they were so popular and the answer was "they are practically indestructible"

[debm55]

192. Thank you very much. My father had one in tan. Thanks, Goonch.

[Submariner]

52. 1966 Chevelle SS 396 Super Sport dual-Holley 4-barrel, 8 mpg

It used to eat Mustangs, GTOs, 442s, and Road Runners for lunch.

[Turbineguy]

158. My roommate in college had one of those

You could actually see the gas gauge move towards "E" while you drove. Going anywhere involved a gas stop.

[debm55]

194. HAHAHAHAHHAHA. Thank you very much for sharing with us. Submariner.

[Arger68]

53. 1976 Ford Maverick

The most gutless car ever made (probably not THE most gutless, but it was really bad). Good car for a 16 year old to start out on though

[debm55]

196. Thank you very much for sharing with us. Arger68

[CanonRay]

54. I also had a 1965 Chevy Impala

a convertable, in Evening Orchid

[debm55]

124. Thank you Canon Ray. That sounds great.

[DRiggs]

56. 40 Chevy

35$ in 67

[debm55]

197. Wow, Thank you for sharing. DRiggs.

[Lochloosa]

57. 67 Delta 88. Loved that boat. The perfect car for high school.

[debm55]

200. Thank you very much for sharing the "the boat" with us. Lockloosa.

[BarbaRosa]

59. '57 Chevy Bel Air

[debm55]

198. Thank you very much, BarbaRosa for sharing with us.

[markodochartaigh]

61. I had a 1971 Plymouth Cricket.

My parents bought it for me so that I could drive to work unloading trucks before school. I was 14 and not really wanting to drive. The car stayed broken more than it ran and needed parts from England which took weeks to arrive. After a few months my parents bought me Gremlin which lasted for about 5 years.

I never in my life had a car payment. I always bought what I could afford to pay cash for.

I also never had a job where you would be judged by your car, clothes, watch, etc. I didn't even have a concept of such jobs until I was in my 30's.

[debm55]

201. That is very wise of you, markodochartaigh. Thank you very much.

[BigMin28]

62. 1970 Ford

Galaxy 500. Powder yellow, green interior.

[debm55]

202. Thank you very much for sharing with us, BigMin28

[Wicked Blue]

63. 1966 Dodge Dart

[debm55]

203. Thank you very much. Wicked Blue.

[rsdsharp]

64. It was an 1973 orange VW Superbeetle.

[debm55]

66. I almost bought one, but needed my money for college, so I stayed with the Impala. Thank you redsharp.

[mopinko]

65. 63 bug. turquoise.

sorta hated it. my next car was a big boat. olds 98. 60 something. sold it when it needed new tires, which were more than the car was worth. friend i sold it to drove it for a long time. she had an in for the tires.
next car was a plymouth valiant w a push button trans and 90k+ miles.
have never owned a new car, tho the then hubs did. a honda fit.

[debm55]

68. Thank you very much, mopinko. All the cars from the 60s were tanks, I like the idea of a push button trans. Sounds neat.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

67. My first car was a 1959 Volkswagon Beetle, a convertible.

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To this day I will not voluntarily drive an automatic transmission.

I'm sorry, but it strikes me as extremely unsafe that the car starts moving as soon as you take your foot off the brake. I want to be the one controlling how and when the car moves.

[debm55]

71. Thank you very much PoindexterOglethorpe. I guess we are opposites, I can't drive a stick, too much to do. I like the

like and can only drive an automatic.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

140. I understand why most people prefer an automatic.

But honestly, you ought to be able to drive a stick in case the apocalypse happens. You won't regret it. Although you might when I drive happily by in my VW that needs no extra technology.

[Emile]

159. That little car would be worth a lot today. Hard

to find a Beetle from the 50's.

[HappyH]

69. Mine was a '66 1/2 Beetle, a gray market car from Canada

A '66 Beetle with a 12 v electrical system and front disc brakes. It was a lovely light blue. Got it from my mom with the understanding that I had to give it to my younger brother in 3 years.

[debm55]

73. Thank you very much, HappyH. It sounds nice. Did you give it your bother and get a new car? That was so kind of you.

[HappyH]

74. Yep I had to

I learned early that you did not cross my mom. Wasn't too bad, I replaced it with a Triumph TR-4. Lotta fun in that car, but it wasn't real reliable.

[ProfessorGAC]

70. 1973 Pinto Runabout

The runabout was the model with a trunk, not a hatchback.
I had money to buy a used car, but my dad bought a new one and made up the difference.
I thought he was buying the pinto for him, getting to & from work, and I'd get his Maverick.
But, he kept the Maverick & I got the Pinto.
I was starting college at 16 as a commuter and he wanted a car with a warranty to get me back & forth.

[debm55]

72. Thank you very much, ProfessorGAC. My cousin gave me her Pinto car. I think it was a lemon as it didn't go very fast. PS

I skipped one year of school did not like it, Had to make new friends, Two years must have been difficult. Was it?

[mopinko]

76. i had a pinto.

it was a great, reliable car. dont remember the yr. bought it used. drove it for about 5 yrs.
course, i never got rear ended.

[ProfessorGAC]

78. I Had Mine For 5 Years, Too

The 3 years undergrad & the first 2 years working.
I sold it then to a younger cousin who drove it at least 4 more years.
So, the family got 9 years out of $1,900 car.

[sdfernando]

77. 1977 Pinto wagon my Dad gave me

But the 1st one I bought was a 1981 Renault Fuego.

[debm55]

205. Thank you very much, sdfernando for sharing with us.

[Flo Mingo]

79. Forest green

1968 Dodge Charger.
I-275 was brand new through St Petersburg. Out near Toy Town I broke 100 mph for the first time. I loved that car!

[debm55]

206. Oh, That is a nice color. Thank you for sharing, Flo Mingo.

[patphil]

80. Mine was a 1960 Ford Falcon. Very basic automobile; 6 cyl. standard.

Only had it a few months before someone turned into me at an intersection in Albany, NY.
My second car was a 1960 Chevy Impala convertible. This one I had for several years. I really loved it.
I sold it when I went into the military.

[debm55]

189. Thank you very much, patphil. Mine was 10 years old when it got towed.

[kacekwl]

81. 1st car I owned that was not my parents wss

a red 1967 Chevelle red with 327 four speed. Yah baby.

[debm55]

119. Oh wow. Yes, I don't think your parents would be driving that. HAHAHAHAH. Thank you,kacekwl

[boonecreek]

82. '67 Ford Custom.

It was the lower trim level of the Galaxie. Had it from '69 to '71 when it
blew its water pump in Minnesota and cracked a cylinder. A few months
later I got my first new car, a '72 Toyota Celica ST.

[debm55]

114. Thank you boonecreek. My girlfriend had a Celica, We used to pretend we were in France and driving around. Oh to be

young.

[Hey Joe]

85. 1973 International Travelall

Huge white beast with a large block V-8.
Got 9 mpg , had dual fuel tanks and needed them too.
When I needed parts I had to go to a truck and tractor dealer for them. Every thing on that vehicle was heavy duty and weighed a ton.
Good thing gas was cheap then.

[debm55]

125. Thank you very much Hey Joe. Sounds heavy duty. Do you remember when we would pick up change on the floor or in the back

of the seats to pay for gas?

[Onthefly]

86. 1963 Plymouth Belvedere

Bought it from my dad. Ran great. I went on cross country road trips. Had a slant six engine and three on the tree.

[debm55]

113. Thank you very much.Onthefly. That sounds like a great car.

[catbyte]

87. A 1968 Mercury Cougar

I loved that car. It looked just like this picture.

[debm55]

112. Oh , I love the looks of the car, especially the color. Thank you catbyte.

[CountAllVotes]

89. 1968 VW bug w/a sunroof

I loved that car. I called it my "Blue Wonder".

It clocked 100K going over Ebbets Pass.

Great memories! Wish I still had that car today!

[debm55]

111. That car does sound great. Wish I had one too. Thank you CountAllVotes

[Flo Mingo]

90. '68 Dodge Charger

1968 Forest green Dodge Charger.
I-275 was newly completely in mid 70s through St Petersburg. I found a pair of hemostats under the front seat and out near Toy Town I broke 100 mph for the first time. I loved that car!

[debm55]

110. Great. Thank you very much, Flo Mingo.

[yellowdogintexas]

91. 1964 VW Beetle. I learned to drive a stick shift with that car.

It was a sort of greyish ivory color.

[debm55]

108. Thank you , yellowdogintexas. I tried to learn on VW Bettle. Couldn't get it together to move. However. it did make a

very loud noise. I never asked him to teach me again.

[Elessar Zappa]

92. 1996 Mazda

It was identical to the Ford Ranger.

[debm55]

106. Thank you very much, Elessar Zappa.

[doc03]

94. A 1961 Chevy red Corvair 3 speed stick floor shift. My

dad got me a $300 cash loan that I paid off myself.

[debm55]

105. Wow, a red Chevy. Thank you, doc03. My shift was on my steering wheel.

[doc03]

95. My second car was a 1964 Agua Chevy Impala

four door with a power glide transmission. A
tree ran into me one night and totaled it.

[debm55]

104. That is funny. Hope no one was hurt. My brother totaled mine. Thank you doc03

[SWBTATTReg]

96. 1964 Ford Fairlane. Paid $50 bucks for it, sold it for $200 to my Uncle's kid

He fixed it up, and it looked pretty damn good afterwards...

[debm55]

102. Thank you so much, SWBTATTReg, That sounds like a good deal.

[OldBaldy1701E]

97. 1975 Ford Maverick.

Two tone, copper over white.

[debm55]

100. Love the color combination, Thank you OldBaldy1701E

[pansypoo53219]

98. not gonna count the shitty 80's delta 88 my paternal unit got me. i got a 72'delta 88 w/ 56k miles. i drove the ss queen

victoria 4 yrs + sold it before 100k. drove it to tennessee severfal times + virginia. then i found a pea green 73 delta 88 w/ 52k miles. another 4 yrs. that one went to tenn too. up north wi too. the 67 pontia catalina was the most fun tho.
talking tanks. drove my mom's 73' crysler new yorker. the biggest land yacht i drove. but big rubber baby bumpers.

[debm55]

99. Thank you very much, pansypoo53219. Wow you get a lot of milage from your cars.

[pansypoo53219]

215. back when we did emissions tests, every year mine were lower. mechanic paternal unit said i cleaned it driving faster +

farther. teehee. i drove the 73 new yorker like a ferrari.

[debm55]

216. HAAHAHAHAHAHHA. I drive like a little old lady that I am. slooooooow

[viva la]

101. That was a pretty cool car for a kid.

I mean, aqua!

Mine was a burnt orange 1974 Vega. And yes, it was a complete lemon.

[debm55]

103. Thank you viva la. Yes, I loved the color. Somewhere along the line, I had a burnt orange second hand car. It was a

lemon too.

[Americanme]

107. 1972 Ford Gran Torino

It was a junker, been in an accident or two. I got it for free, my friend enlisted and gave it to me. I was thankful to not be walking to work.

[debm55]

109. Thank you very much, Americanme. Yes, free is great.

[Aristus]

115. A craptastic 1976 Datsun B-210.

Bought it in 1988. It had already had four owners. And I don’t know how many car accidents. By the time I bought it, the body was mostly Bondo. Had it for a little over a year, and sold it at a loss before going into the Army.

[debm55]

118. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. Thank you so much, Aristus.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

120. '65 VW Beetle convertible with a standard transmission

I’d learned to drive in a ’63 Beetle so it was comfortable to me. I think it cost me like $250. The rag top was FUBAR as the wood in the front had warped, so I had to use duct tape to keep the rain out, which meant we couldn’t really put the top down, but as a pasty Celt, that wasn’t really a negative.

I loved that car. At the time, (early ‘80s), you could get parts for a song at Target—fuel filter for like $0.75, a Haynes manual for $8. I think the most expensive thing was a muffler for $25. Over the years, the floorboard rusted out (heavy salt on the winter roads in Iowa!) and when the time came to admit the car had seen better days and it was more than a little concerning to see the highway whiz by at our feet, a guy from a monastery offered me what I’d originally paid for it, saying they’d be converting it to some Frankenstein creation to use in their huge garden. I figured that was a pretty cool way to go for the old girl.

[debm55]

187. HAHAHAHHAHAHAH. great post buzzycrumbhunger. I cried when my Impala got towed.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

207. I hear ya!

My son’s last two cars have been Impalas—both former cop cars, so heavy-duty everything. Hurricane Milton tossed an entire tree on the last one and thankfully, FEMA paid for it to be repaired. Took months, but a small shop did a great job pounding out the roof and repainting, and he’s happy once again. I don’t know how he’ll fare once he has to move on to a new one because the heat’s all driving SUVs now…

[Fla Dem]

122. Brand new 1968 Ford Mustang.

Went to work at a national company in Boston right out of high school. Did pretty well at my job, got serval promotions the first 3 years, living at home paying a very small rent and saved enough to put a down payment on a brand 1968 Lime Gold Ford Mustang. Best car ever.

[debm55]

123. Wow, that's great. Thank you for sharing. Fla Dem. Lime Gold Mustang. That sounds very sharp

[exboyfil]

126. 1985 Chevy Cavalier

Bought new after walking to work for six months . Didn't own a car in college. Used parents cars in high school.

[debm55]

181. Thank you very much, exboyfil. for sharing.

[Rhiannon12866]

128. My mother's 1971 Plymouth Duster - My mother got a new car every 10 years so I was lucky to inherit this one!

[debm55]

179. When we met, my husband had a Duster. It had this dustball emblem on the back. He had just started working and traded it

for a brand new red Mustang. Thank you very much for sharing , Rhiannon12866

[Rhiannon12866]

218. Yup, if you look close, this car has the Duster emblem, just like my mother's

BTW, my mother always chose a white car since she thought it would show up better in the dark.

[chicoescuela]

129. 1968 Camaro SS. Paid $1,370 used of course in 74.

Wish I never sold it

[debm55]

178. Oh, a Camero. I always liked those. Thank you for sharing. chicoescuela.

[SARose]

130. 1965 AMC Rambler Ambassador

Both seats in the front folded down to make a bed! 🤭 She was a beautiful shade of blue.

I paid my father $50.00/month for a year for it. Why? Because I could not get a car loan in my own name. I was 18 and a single female. Yes, I had a full time job at a hospital.

Had to be 21 and male, I guess!🤣

[debm55]

177. Yep, that is how things were back then. I had a second hand AMC Rambler. Last two years. Thank you SARose.

[gopiscrap]

131. 1967 Plymouth Fury

I bought it for a case of cheap beer and a broken 10 speed bike. It burned more oil than gas I had to add a quart every 45 to 60 miles
Had the car for twoi years and drove it 18K before selling it for $182.57

[debm55]

176. HaHAHA. Cheap beer and broken bike. Oil burner. You did get two years out of it. Thank you for sharing, gopiscrap.

[Tree Lady]

132. Dad bought me a tank

Ford Fairlane bought used in 1974 for $300 don't remember the year. 4 door yellow huge.

Dad wanted something safe for me to drive. I was 18.

[debm55]

175. Thank you very much, Tree Lady. I think that is why my father sold me the Impala.

[multireeds]

133. '84 Ford Tempo n/t

[debm55]

174. Thank you very much for sharing with us, multireeds.

[LogDog75]

135. 68' Chevy Nova

I bought it off my father. Comparing it to the cars of today, I wouldn't buy it again.

[debm55]

170. Same here with the Impala. It was a pain to drive. Thank you LogDog75,

[woodsprite]

137. Mine was a 1963 Plymouth VIP in dark green

It was garage kept, stored over the winters, and had the cloth upholstery covered with clear plastic tailored seat covers. I was 17 and my dad bought it as a surprise for me thinking I could take mom shopping, appts, or wherever she wanted to go. She didn’t drive. That thing was beautiful, but was a boat to drive. With a 426 engine, if you stepped on the gas pedal, you could watch the gauge go down. Way too much car for a teen.

[debm55]

168. I understand, woodstprite. My car didn;t have power steering. It was so hard to turn.

[TygrBright]

138. '69 Chevy Nova

Never had much trouble with the engine although sometimes in the winter I had to drop a screwdriver into the butterfly valve to get a start out of it. But the rest of the car had a tendency to shed things.

After it dropped the second muffler I got smart and had Midas replace it with the full warranty and they put in two more for free...

The rearview mirror came off a couple of times, the passenger armrest came off once.

But the worst time was when I was parallel parking and the steering wheel came off in my hands.

But it never stopped running.

Still miss that car, LOL...

nostalgically,
Bright

[LogDog75]

143. My 68' Nova had one really annoying problem

When I'd make a right or left turn, sometimes the horn would honk on it's own.

[debm55]

166. HAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you LogDog75,

[debm55]

167. HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. TygrBright. I am glad that you still miss it. Thanks for sharing,

[fantase56]

141. 1967 Chevy Biscayne.....

[debm55]

165. Thank you very much for sharing with us, fantase56.

[Bayard]

142. 1970 Plymouth Baracuda

Nauseating green, big V-8, lots of rust because I was living in Minnesota at the time, but I was so cool!

[debm55]

151. HAHAHAHAHAH. I agree with the green. You are right it is a cool car. Thank you for sharing. Bayard

[Emile]

146. 1946 Chevrolet Fleetmaster sedan.

[debm55]

150. Thank you very much Emile.

[Rincewind]

148. 1963 Ford Galaxy XL 500

390 Thunder Bird V-8, I know it was a Thunder Bird V-8, because it had Thunder Bird stamp on the valve covers. Bought it for $500. It got around 10-11 mpg, which while not good, wasn't considered too bad at the time. My senior year in high school (1972) premium gas was $0.299 a gallon, full service gas station.

[debm55]

149. Thank you very much, Rincewind. If I remember correctly. Thunder Birds were huge.

[Rincewind]

219. The mid to late 70's Thunderbirds

were huge, the early 60's ones were smaller, what was a mid-sized car back then.

[debm55]

220. Thank you Rincewind.

[NH Ethylene]

155. 63 Ford Galaxy 500

Also a big tank for a 16-year-old. I paid $200 for it. We had to push it to get it started to bring it home and my Dad laid in the driveway and changed the starter. I loved it. You never forget your first car.

And I do miss driving the big tanks.

[debm55]

164. Yes, I liked the big old tanks too. Thank you very much, NH Ethylene.

[gab13by13]

156. 1958 292 Ford Fairlane, shift on the column.

Could get rubber in 2nd gear.

[debm55]

163. HAHAHAHAHAh. thank you very much, gab13by13.

[SarasotaDem]

157. 55 ford

2 door sedan

[debm55]

161. Wow, a 55 Ford. Great. Thank you very much, SarasotaDem

[Rebl2]

160. First car

I bought was a red Pinto-scary. No air conditioning and I live in MISSERY or what is commonly known as Missouri, and yes that car was miserable to drive during the summer months and scary to drive in snow during winter. Next car was a mustang, again no air conditioning 🙄. It had been owned by a young woman that went to college in Minnesota I believe, so she didn’t really need air conditioning or so they said.

[debm55]

162. Thank you very much, Rebl2. I had one car with no AC, It was terrible. It was a Saturn.

[AllaN01Bear]

169. nash rambler. sold it as i was moving here .

[debm55]

172. Thank you AllaN01 Bear. I had a Rambler too. But we called it the Rumbler for various reasons. It was second hand.

Lasted two years.

[lark]

171. A Lincoln 61, huge tank of a car.

Got it for a song from an old man in RI who couldn't drive anymore. Stupid drunk cop wrecked it, sent 2 of my friends to the hospital and tried to set us up for drug trafficing when we filed a lawsuit. We left town quickly - Providence police were known for being very corrupt.

[debm55]

173. Very sorry about that. I know about the Providence RI police. and I agree. Thank you very much, lark.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

180. Chevy here too! Brand new 1974 Chevy Nova.

Red 4-door, 8 cylinder engine. Total gas guzzler. Had one thing wrong with it after another. But it did take me a lot of places.

[debm55]

183. Got that right--Chevy. Love red cars. I heard that about the Novas. Thank you very much 50 Shades of Blue.

[chowmama]

182. An old Beetle, don't know the year.

No heat, and you could see the road through the floor in places. Cost me $200.

I had my hands in every part of that engine, aided by a Volkswagens For The Compleat Idiot book. Tuned it on the regular. Then My Baby developed a rattle, so I eventually took it to a rent-your-own garage space that let you use their tools and equipment, and advice from the owner. As it turned out, a pebble had gotten past all the shielding, punctured a push rod tube and was up inside, wearing out the push rod. I (and the owner) were surprised it hadn't snapped yet. While the engine was in pieces, I sent the valves out to be redone and did everything else myself.

The owner gave me the fisheye at first and admitted later he didn't think a teenage girl could do it. He only helped me in two parts. To get the engine out of the car, you had to undo almost all the bolts, push a transmission jack under the engine, undo the last bolts and then lift the back end of the chassis and 'wheelbarrow' the car out of the way. This takes two people to accomplish, and not that much effort. He probably could have done it by himself.

The second and last part was the carburetor. I took it apart and cleaned it, put it back together - and the damned car wouldn't run. I just sat there, completely unable to think what to do next. The owner and his visiting friend advised me to take it apart and put it back together again. I did and the sucker ran. The friend said "Congratulations, now you know how to fix a carburetor".

My favorite part was changing the oil. The original Bug had an oil filter...Well, imagine a tennis ball made out of window screening. Cut it in half and staple it down to a platform. Take your thumb and press in a divot about halfway to the bottom. This is your filter. The divot catches rocks, bolts and small children; everything else gets through. Change the oil monthly or woe be unto you. Every time I changed it, I found a half a nut. No clue where the other half went or what it held up.

I loved that car in a way I haven't loved a car since.

[debm55]

185. Wow, I couldn't imagine doing all of that. Great job,chowmama. Great job.

[lapfog_1]

184. 1959 VW Beetle

34 hp engine... air cooled... I could ( and did ) disconnect it and pick it and carry it to my parent's basement to work on it.

6volt batter system that always gave me issues.

A retractable canvas moon roof - I could sort of drive it standing up ( one foot on the gas, hands holding the steering wheel, head out the moon roof ( not entirely legal ).

No fuel gage... there was a mechanical switch near the clutch pedal, if you ran out of gasoline, you flipped it and it gave you something like 1.5 gallons more from the bottom of the tank. You needed to remember to flip it back when you filled up ( or the next time it died... no extra fuel ).

But it always started in winter ( air cooled so no anti-freeze or water ). fun to drive to commute to high school. And I paid $300 or $400 to buy it used in 1972. I saved that much from my late summer job cutting milk weeds out of soybean fields using a hand machete. You had to do that job fast... before the combine would harvest... and not give the weeks time to regrow and spoil the beans.

[debm55]

186. What a great post thank you for sharing with us. lapfrog_1, Love it.

[waterwatcher123]

188. 1972 Toyota Celica.

Fixed up this totaled out car before it was drivable.

[debm55]

195. Thank you very much, waterwatcher, You are very talented,

[LudwigPastorius]

191. '72 Chevy Nova with a 350 V8

It had a perfect "secret compartment" in the trunk next to the wheel well where I could stash my bong.

[debm55]

204. HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAH. Sweet. Thank you LudwigPastorious.

[tmars505]

193. first car wow

my first car was a 1951 Chevy with an engine built by MotionMotors. My older brother had a 1956 Ford also with a MotionMotors engine. The bodies looked like crap, but they had a pile of giddyapp in their "git along".

[debm55]

208. HAHAHAHHAHAH. Thank you very much for sharing with us. tmars505.

[virgdem]

199. 1972 Olds Cutlass

[debm55]

209. Very good and thank you very much, virgdem for sharing with us.

[Kammer]

210. 1970 SS 396

Bought used in 1973. Paid $1,200. Came with a 45 record, SS396 by Paul Revere and the Raiders. About 7-8 miles to the gallon the way I drove it.

[debm55]

211. HAHAHAHHHAHA. and did you look for change on the floor to pay for gasoline like I did? Thank you very much, Kammer.

[Dale in Laurel MD]

212. 1974 VW Beetle, dark green.

I was 29 when I got it.

[debm55]

213. Thank you very much, Dale in Laurel MD. My first love had a dark green, 1974 VW Beetle.

[PikaBlue]

214. 1964 Chevy Impala

Silver body, white top, blue interior. I received it in summer 1969 right before my senior year of high school. My father made me take our family's Great Dane with me whenever I drove anywhere other than to school. He (the dog, not my father) sat in the back seat with his head hanging over my right shoulder, drooling all over me. At least no one ever approached the car. He had been sent to training school to become a body guard, which was extremely important when you lived in a rural area with a large population of cows and pigs. It was said that some of the livestock were gang members, like the Holsteins versus the Gurnseys. When you're a Holstein (Jet) you're a Holstein (Jet).

[debm55]

217. HAHAHAHHAHHAH.That is great, Thank you PikaBlue.

[Eugene]

221. 1976 AMC Hornet

Not a very good car, but it was a learning experience.

[debm55]

222. You are so right about the Hornet. Thank you very much, Eugene.

[Pas-de-Calais]

223. 1971 4 door beige Pontiac Catalina

[debm55]

224. Wow, sharp car. Thank you very much, Pas-de-Calais.