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39. My sister was BORN in a stick-shift (literally! Dad didn't quite make it to the hospital...)

Sat Feb 28, 2015, 01:00 AM

Feb 2015

(But that's another story). Actually, she drove the family farm truck around the farm almost from the time she could see over the dashboard, so the manual transmission was no problem. I guess maybe the insurance/upkeep on the Spitfire were too much for their budget, or something--who knows?

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What was your coolest car? Mine: '63 MGB. [View all] trof Feb 2015 OP

Dark blue 1972 Ford Gran Torino arcane1 Feb 2015 #1

Mine was a 66 Convertible Mustang when I was a Senior in HS Crewleader Feb 2015 #2

My first car: Morris Minor convertible. trof Feb 2015 #3

Cute car. IrishEyes Feb 2015 #15

'53 I think? trof Feb 2015 #17

Omgeeeee! I made out in a Morris Minor once. I can't remember the guy mackerel Feb 2015 #35

Was that you? trof Mar 2015 #96

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! mackerel Mar 2015 #99

'87 Monte Carlo SS! lastlib Feb 2015 #4

Caddy? Chevy? I can't remember. trof Feb 2015 #5

Chevy lastlib Feb 2015 #7

That was a really bad car. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #21

Mine was a 1973 Triumph Spitfire. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #6

nice wheels! lastlib Feb 2015 #8

It was a lot of fun, except for this one time on the Belt Parkway. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #20

My sister was BORN in a stick-shift (literally! Dad didn't quite make it to the hospital...) lastlib Feb 2015 #39

Next model after the TR-3? trof Feb 2015 #10

This body type had more of a classic look about it. In_The_Wind Feb 2015 #23

I had that same car, only yellow. callous taoboy Feb 2015 #75

I've never had a car that could be described as cool The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #9

Bland could be cool. trof Feb 2015 #11

! Kali Feb 2015 #13

it looks fast Enrique Feb 2015 #26

Jaguar XKE RebelOne Feb 2015 #12

Here ya go: trof Feb 2015 #14

I came close to buying an XK-150 back in the 60s. trof Feb 2015 #16

Is it true that the way you know you have oil in your Jaguar's engine The Velveteen Ocelot Feb 2015 #18

Now the joke is: Why don't the British make computers? OriginalGeek Feb 2015 #70

Same here. '70 E-Type 4.2 roadster. pinboy3niner Feb 2015 #46

1976 Chevy stepside pick-up Tobin S. Feb 2015 #19

nice, dude Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 #45

1958 Thunderbird, when I was in college. femmocrat Feb 2015 #22

My dad had a '60 convertible when he was in med school Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #64

My father had a 1964 MGB! kentauros Feb 2015 #24

That was my first new car Ron Obvious Feb 2015 #67

I thought the Fox Wagon was a cool car. kentauros Feb 2015 #81

I have owned entirely too many vehicles in my life Fastcars Feb 2015 #25

I really liked the Grand Nationals!! lastlib Feb 2015 #40

Wet streets were an adventure in the GN Fastcars Feb 2015 #59

I have never had a cool car Generic Brad Feb 2015 #27

My current car. onehandle Feb 2015 #28

I has such a jealous OriginalGeek Feb 2015 #43

Mine was a bitchin' Camaro seveneyes Feb 2015 #72

Camaro? Do you like the new... YvonneCa Mar 2015 #91

That is purty OriginalGeek Mar 2015 #105

This one GeorgeGist Feb 2015 #29

1970 Porsche 914 SeattleVet Feb 2015 #30

67 volkswagen bug Brother Buzz Feb 2015 #31

My very first car... ailsagirl Feb 2015 #32

1973 BMW 2002 PasadenaTrudy Feb 2015 #33

1995 325i BMW convertible mnhtnbb Feb 2015 #34

A baby blue MR-2. 840high Feb 2015 #36

I've had some nice looking Volvo's but I think they're more safe than cool mackerel Feb 2015 #37

i often dreamt of pimping out my 82 240 wagon fizzgig Feb 2015 #63

Here is our 1937 Ford Cabriolet Street Rod. Marie Marie Feb 2015 #38

1970 Volvo P1800E AtomicKitten Feb 2015 #41

check out my dad's pride and joy Skittles Feb 2015 #42

Nice. Bertha Venation Mar 2015 #102

WHASSUP BERTHA Skittles Mar 2015 #110

not sure ... maybe Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 #44

I'll go with our current surf wagon. denbot Feb 2015 #47

1957 ford fleetside pick-up hopemountain Feb 2015 #48

My first car Aerows Feb 2015 #49

Dasher was the worst car I ever had. trof Feb 2015 #55

I only had one: A '98 black Nissan Sentra sakabatou Feb 2015 #50

1970 Opel GT, kinda like this one... GReedDiamond Feb 2015 #51

I had a 1970 Opel GT in white ... Auggie Feb 2015 #54

Yeah, it was a fun car to drive... GReedDiamond Feb 2015 #68

My brother had a 1973 version kentauros Feb 2015 #82

OK, don't laugh... MattSh Feb 2015 #52

I drove it's sibling, the Hornet. progressoid Mar 2015 #94

our family had a hornet... ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2015 #97

I had one of these. Souped it up and drove all over Italy at 100 mph. hobbit709 Feb 2015 #53

Love your choice of favorite cars. Definitely cool ! BlueJazz Feb 2015 #56

I don't care about cars, but I think it was a '78 Datsun 280Z. valerief Feb 2015 #57

'28 Model A Ford OxQQme Feb 2015 #58

w0w ... I think, maybe, You Win this thread. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 #66

Did you go to Garfield? denbot Mar 2015 #85

Here are my two from totally different ends of the spectrum jrandom421 Feb 2015 #60

Those are both gorgeous! Throd Feb 2015 #62

Hard to choose. I have a pair of 442s and a '59 Olds Dynamic 88 Throd Feb 2015 #61

'11 Mustang GT (current) Blue_Tires Feb 2015 #65

she was cool... 'cause she was mine... 1979 Honda Prelude ProdigalJunkMail Feb 2015 #69

I had a midnight blue '82 Prelude Rob H. Mar 2015 #87

it was a great little car... ProdigalJunkMail Mar 2015 #93

1976 Fiat X1/9 Sancho Feb 2015 #71

1966 Chevelle SuperSport. GGJohn Feb 2015 #73

VW Thing 1973? hay rick Feb 2015 #74

a '79 Caprice 2 door NightWatcher Feb 2015 #76

1964 Chevrolet Impala. greatauntoftriplets Feb 2015 #77

1964 GTO madamesilverspurs Feb 2015 #78

Love the Goats (mine was a '72- see below) Still In Wisconsin Feb 2015 #80

A RollsCanHardly, GGJohn Mar 2015 #83

'72 GTO that I bought off a buddy when he went in the Marines. Still In Wisconsin Feb 2015 #79

depends on how you define cool ..... a 1941 Nash Coupe kwassa Mar 2015 #84

I had an opportunity to buy one of those. I wish I had. Throd Mar 2015 #90

the picture doesn't show it, but everything was streamlined in the design .... kwassa Mar 2015 #98

1970 Volvo 1800E PCIntern Mar 2015 #86

One of my faves also... sendero Mar 2015 #88

My husband had that MGB! But together we had a 1971 Datsun 240-Z: WinkyDink Mar 2015 #89

'76 Pontiac TransAm benld74 Mar 2015 #92

1989 Dodge Spirit shenmue Mar 2015 #95

1977 Dodge Aspen Xipe Totec Mar 2015 #100

I don't know as most folks would call it cool. Bertha Venation Mar 2015 #101

yep, this fine gas guzzling muscle baby Goat (GTO) Duppers Mar 2015 #103

88 Camaro with a 5.0 ariesgem Mar 2015 #104

1971 Monte Carlo blue with white vinyl top. Jetboy Mar 2015 #106

Porsche 912 mid 1960s grasswire Mar 2015 #107

I don't know if it was "coolest," but I had a lot of fun in a 61 VW Beetle. MADem Mar 2015 #108

Thank you for all the pictures of lovely cars IrishEyes Mar 2015 #109

'95 Camaro Z28 with a forged 383 stroker. Going to add a supercharger. MillennialDem Mar 2015 #111

1969 Plymouth Barracuda with a 340 c.i. V8 dannward Mar 2015 #112