Tell us about your first car!

[YellowJacket]

Originally Posted by jfmillr

No bench seat for my girlfreind at the time, but will never forget having sex in the front seat of that car on a dark night in the local park or parking lot.

Yeah, everyone should include those stories, too. For us, it was the parking lot of the local elementary school. I remember my girlfriend wearing those knee-high leather stiletto boots for me one night, thinking that I'd like it. I did, of course, but I asked her to take them off before we climbed into the back seat -- I didn't want them tearing up the leather.

What a dumb move!

[Brucelee]

63 vette roadster in silver blue with dark blue interior, white top. Put some chrome wheels on it later.
:dance:
Ahh, that was a great car indeed! What a summer we had.

[PasadenaBoxster]

My first car was a 198something (forget which year, it was so long ago) BMW 318i. Was a great little car! Dark Grey exterior, black interior, and was just fun to drive.

[ranbar2]

1968 Firebird purchased in 1977 for $1,000. Navy blue with white vinyl roof. 350 engine. Hydromatic transmission. Goodrich Radial T/A's. Blew the head gasket tring to keep up with a 911. My first painful experience with Porsche...until getting the bill for my 30K service. lol Sorry, no sex stories....I don't kiss and tell. I'll only say that the logistics were WAY better than a boxster!!

[Perfectlap]

84 Honda Accord purchased for $2500. Sold for $600

[chad4835]

My first car was a 1981 Nissan 280ZX Turbo. It was not in the best condition, but I really loved that car. It had a 140k on it when I got it and was showing its age. I am still amazed at all of the equipment it had even by today's standards - leather, t-tops, climate control, allum. wheels. Unfortunately I did not have the funds to keep up with the repairs at the time and it could have used some body work and new paint. 15 years later, I consider my recent purchase of a Boxster as the first real replacement for my beloved Z.

[wild1poet2]

Love reading this thread. Mine was a '60 VW bug that had been totaled in '70 and my dad's customer gave it to us. I rebuilt a motor for it. I forget the displacement but remember it had a whopping 36bhp!!! Those were air cooled flat fours with push rods back then. They were easy to push start. Even with a date sitting inside. lol

Anybody recall the scene in "Sleeper" when Woody Allen finds a 200 year old VW in a cave??

[JonnyBGood]

1987 Pontiac Firebird. 305 cid V8. 4bbl carb. Much too much power for a young kid of 16 I now spend my days ********************ing that these young kids drive too fast. They zoom by me and get to the exit 2 seconds before me. I might as well hitch my pants up, start yelling at kids to turn their music down...

As for what jfmiller was saying, try having sex in the front seat of a firebird with bucket seats!

[RandallNeighbour]

jonnybgood, I feel the same way you do! I was making old-man-noises the other day, saying something like:

"That kid needs to quit dropping his cash into that boom box on wheels, get a haircut and stop with the tattoo collection he currently has!"

Yup, time to wear the sansabelt slacks up around my armpits and tell everyone what life was like "in the old days."

Now back to your first car! Who else will contribute?

[BuffaloBoxster]

1987 Plymouth Duster. I paid $2200 for it in 1992. fine car for a 17 year old kid learning to drive. It looked fast, but wasn't. Hatchback versatility. I had it until I was 22 when I sold it for $400 to buy my Integra GS-R.

[airboxster]

My first car was a 67 Austin Mini, British Racing Green. Paid $500 for it in 70. My dad though I was nuts. Chevy guy. Learned to drive a stick after picking it up. Kept it two years. A mechanical and electrical mess but lots of fun and many great memories. Moved on to VW bugs... 66, 71, and 76. Easier to fix and swop motors.