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Ben006 09-24-2015 01:31 PM

Eunuch ahah
It's not called a hairdresser car for nothing ^^

M31 09-24-2015 04:06 PM

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My first car at 19 years of age was a 1971Corvette...back then I had a lot of hair and no stomach but now more than 40 years later it's the reverse!

joecal 09-24-2015 04:14 PM

That's really cool your first new car was a Corvette at 19, that's pretty impressive. I had a 70 Corvette but I was 34 when I bought it. I had a 93 base Corvette and a 91 ZR1 since then. I'm Vetteless now but always liked the C1 and C2 models, maybe someday!

joecal 09-24-2015 04:30 PM

My first car was a 1964 I think Malibu that was pretty bad, my sister went with me to buy it. My dad came home and asked who's car that was and we returned it a few hours later. I'm surprised the seller gave me my money back, but my dad was pretty upset with him for selling it to me and I was a minor. I guess my first car was a 1969 Opel Kadett Rallye bought in 1972 for around $650.00 from Jordan's used car lot, I kept that for about a year. I remember learning how to drive stick on the ride home,lol. This isn't my car but it looks just like it including the color. I guess my Porsche is my second German car. It was a fun little car, I remember push starting it myself on a few occasions.


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Top_Ramen 09-24-2015 05:00 PM

Fist car I ever had was a 1995 Nissan Sentra at 16 y/o. First car I could proudly call mine was a 2000 Acura Integra type R at 18. I decided to get rid of her 6 years ago to go back to school and not have to worry about it getting stolen(only source of transportation at the time). Till this day I still miss that car so much and frequently check craigslist to see if can find it. Invested every penny I had into the R at the time including countless hours wrenching on it wen needed. I had that car so familiarized, I could do the clutch in an hour on jackstands by myself!

..still hoping I find it one day. I wouldn't hesitate to buy it back
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My buddy and I going on a morning ride before I sold it!
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First motorcycle, 2003 Yamaha R6 Limited Edition
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Jamesp 09-24-2015 05:46 PM

A 1963 Corvair similar to this one. 4 wheel independent suspension, rear engine twin single barrel carbs air cooled flat 6. Came with a two speed slip and slide automatic transmission that I swapped out for a four speed (when I was 17).

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EJ-Fresno 09-24-2015 07:15 PM

I first had a Dacia Logan 1.6 MPI:
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1443150815.jpg

Then upgraded to a Audi A3 1.6 FSI:
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Then moved to the US and got a Mustang V6:
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Now looking at a Carrera... :dance:

litespeedp 09-24-2015 08:12 PM

Brand new 69 VW Beetle.Dark Green with white seats.I would attach a pic but if you have seen one you have seen them all. !

thstone 09-24-2015 08:46 PM

Started with a 1974 Honda CB200. 17hp. I was Kenny Roberts.

Then I got a 1979 Datsun 620 mini-pickup truck. 96hp.

I was gone and I never looked back....

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Porsche9 09-24-2015 09:25 PM

At 15 and a half a 1968 Mercury Cougar XR7 with over 200k on it for $800. Over the next 18 months I rebuilt essential the whole drivetrain minus the axel and redid the paint, chrome and interior. Did much of it myself.

First mode of motorized transportation was a Honda moped with a 50cc motor. I still have a two wheeled ride, a Triumph Daytona 675.

nieuwhzn 09-24-2015 09:30 PM

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1991 Citroen BX
I still have it! Gets driven 1 month per year, 11 months in storage.

Cebu 09-24-2015 10:40 PM

Mine was a red 1960's? Toyota station wagon. All the neighbors knew I had it, they'd knock on the door and give me back my hub caps. :D

sickbananas 09-24-2015 10:42 PM

Porsche 924 NA 82' year I think it was, what an awesome car that was, I'll try post a few pics later, she was a beauty IMO.

particlewave 09-24-2015 10:58 PM

1967 Oldsmobile 98. Bought it for $1000 in '94 with 50k original miles. I didn't have any parents, so I paid for it the old fashioned way: washing dishes at the diner. ;)

Big, ugly car, but it sure would move with that 425 making 365hp. :)

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Muzzle of Bees 09-25-2015 06:34 AM

A mid 70's Dodge dart sport. It had a 318 that pounded most of my friends cars pretty good. Which included lots of 350's, 302's, 351's. I got teased for being a MOPAR fan back in 1980.

Luckyed 09-25-2015 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Retroman1969 (Post 467453)
In 1985 my first was a hand-me-down 1975 Pontiac Grand Prix.
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I loved that car! Hood seemed a mile long, and the 400-4bbl ran like a cheetah!

My "second" car was a 1974 Grand Prix, but it only had the 350 motor in it.
That car weighed a ton.....literally.

Gremlin 09-25-2015 07:43 AM

1952 Chevy Fleetline - In 1959 I was 16 and working in a Standard Oil station and bought the car. Had it nosed, decked, split exhaust manifold, dual exhaust, baby Moon hubcaps, blue dot tail lights, etc. Everyone named their cars then and since mine was white it became the "White Worm". I wish I had it back.

Edder B 09-25-2015 09:00 AM

1962 VW Beetle. Drove the snot out of that car.

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hemonu 09-25-2015 12:07 PM

196x DAF 32 Daffodil. 26 HP, NA flat twin 750 cc, aircooled. Could drive backwards as fast as forward ;-)

taspinall 09-25-2015 12:35 PM

First Car
 
1971 Opel Manta in orange with black interior, what a car paid £995 from garage at Ilford London, happy days!!!

Alfieg23 09-25-2015 12:48 PM

At 16, I bought a 1965 VW Beetle for $350.00. It was faded black with white interior. My Dad taught me to drive stick in it. I saved up enough to have it painted metallic blue. I had it for a couple of years before trading it in on a 1973 Mercury Capri (also made in Germany).

BoxsterSteve 09-25-2015 01:05 PM

A new 1987 Cavalier Z24, and an old POS '78 Parisienne as a winter beater. Funny thing is, I had the Parisienne longer than the Z24. Sold the Z24 to buy a new 1988 Mustang GT.

Bootlegger 09-25-2015 01:08 PM

1973 Triumph Spitfire. Actually my first transportation was a 1972 Suzuki GT 185. Rode that thing through lake effect snowstorms to get to my girlfriends house. Mostly worth it...

peterbrown77 09-25-2015 01:15 PM

The greatest 1975 Ford Maverick the world has ever seen..... and I got the monster 250 CID straight six, and four doors.

LAP1DOUG 09-25-2015 01:22 PM

Brand new Porsche 914 2.0 when I was 17 years old. Got me laid often (oops wrong thread):D

lkchris 09-25-2015 01:35 PM

1961 Buick Electra 2-dr hardtop with 401 cu in (6.7 l) nailhead V8 rated at 325 (inflated) horsepower. (I'm old)

Buick 401s were used as external starter motors for SR-71 Blackbirds. TV Tommy Ivo's engine of choice for his 4-engine dragster.

Franco 09-25-2015 04:03 PM

1978 camaro, worst piece of crap i ever owned. :barf:

JRide 09-25-2015 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Top_Ramen (Post 467515)
Fist car I ever had was a 1995 Nissan Sentra at 16 y/o. First car I could proudly call mine was a 2000 Acura Integra type R at 18. I decided to get rid of her 6 years ago to go back to school and not have to worry about it getting stolen(only source of transportation at the time). Till this day I still miss that car so much and frequently check craigslist to see if can find it. Invested every penny I had into the R at the time including countless hours wrenching on it wen needed. I had that car so familiarized, I could do the clutch in an hour on jackstands by myself!

..still hoping I find it one day. I wouldn't hesitate to buy it back

My best friend's first car was a 98 white Type R. It was #1010 and he kept in excellent condition up until about 5 years ago. He was on his way back from a track day and an F-150 rear ended him and totaled it. Such a bummer. I think it only had about 60,xxx miles on it too. He was going to buy it back but just had his first child and decided to just let it go.

My first car was a 1985 Jeep Cherokee 4 cylinder that I got for free from my cousin. The shifter was broken off and he didn't know how to fix it. My dad welded it back together and threw me the keys and said, "Go learn how to drive stick!" Many great memories in that Jeep even though it was the biggest POS. :)

BFeller 09-25-2015 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by WillH (Post 467468)
1970 Chevy No-va, two door death coupe.
Cherry bomb exhaust, air shocks and flat black paint. 1600$ in 1986. Wish I had a pic.:(
Wrapped it around a tree. Battery passed through the rad. Rear drivers side wheel left the seen. Passenger door fell off. They had to pull it from the side to get it out from around the tree. The front end was actually at a 90 degree angle to the rear. All remaining wheels jammed up into the wheel wells. My chest put the steering wheel into the dash. :o
Needless to say it didn't buff out :D

My first was a 72 Nova, 350 w barrel. Bought it in 78 for 500.00. The first choice was a was a 72 GTO Judge for an even grand. My dad would not let me buy it as a 16 year old. I might not be posting today if he had said yes. A few years later I was driving him down the autobahn in a V12 Jag at three times the US speed limit. He was in the back seat and my Mom was in the front seat with her eyes closed. We thought she was asleep.

aczyzewski 09-25-2015 09:15 PM

1963 356B. Bought it in 1985 in Rockledge, Florida for $3,700. I was 18.

njbray 09-25-2015 09:54 PM

1st / 71 VW Beetle.
2nd / 70 VW Beetle.
3rd / 71 VW Squareback.
4th / 68 VW Squareback.
Umm! I see a pattern here!

Teddyonine 09-26-2015 12:43 AM

Bought a 1972 Chevy Nova sophomore year of high school-$900.... Wish I still had it!

fins 09-26-2015 03:23 AM

Used 1974 Ford Pinto. Brown with torn brown vinyl roof. But even then was running on +1 staggered chrome 'mag' wheels!

mikesz 09-26-2015 03:44 AM

1969 Camaro $500

Bald Eagle 09-26-2015 06:23 AM

1960 Austin Healy bugeye Sprite. Bought new after working all summer selling encyclopedias door-to-door. Had to push start it when temps were below 20 degrees. Would go almost 80mph downhill with a tail wind. It died while parked on a residential street when run over (literally!) by a delivery truck. Bought a Corvair to replace it.

Larry (the Bald Eagle)

BYprodriver 09-26-2015 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BFeller (Post 467722)
My first was a 72 Nova, 350 w barrel. Bought it in 78 for 500.00. The first choice was a was a 72 GTO Judge for an even grand. My dad would not let me buy it as a 16 year old. I might not be posting today if he had said yes. A few years later I was driving him down the autobahn in a V12 Jag at three times the US speed limit. He was in the back seat and my Mom was in the front seat with her eyes closed. We thought she was asleep.

Guessing you mean 71 Judge since that's the last year it was made. 69,70,& 71

I tried to buy a 69 Judge converible for years, one of 108 made that 1st year. Also 2 hard tops a couple miles from where I lived 25 years ago. Owners wouldn't sell until they are rusting away!

BugsFerBrains 09-27-2015 07:35 AM

Pictured, my first car and I, about 1968.
1960 Bug-eye Sprite.
When it ran, it ran great ! Although, it didn't have a heater, had windshield wipers that barely worked.
No floor under drivers feet, just a piece of masonite. It had a grille and hub caps, just weren't on this day.
Traded it a few years later for a '63 Beetle.http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1443368035.jpg

Keith Newby 09-27-2015 08:14 AM

A pea green 1958 Simca Aronde. Four doors, four on the tree. It served as transportation taking a high school buddy and myself to the Del Mar Fair where we worked as shills in the carnival. Saved all my money to rebuild the engine however didn't have enough cash to do the valves. Needless to say, the rebuild was a mixed success.

pkp4911 09-27-2015 03:19 PM

70 Nova SS. 350/300HP 4SPD, 373 POSI. Worked at the local Porsche/Audi dlr so got the car for $1500.00. Forest green, black guts. Broken rear leaf spring was undiagnosed. Got it fixed and the car drove 100% better. All the guys in the shop got me out autoxing. Scrimp ed and saved every Penney to go into that car. Before a year was out, I turned it into quite the solo car. Z28 steering box, arms, air cleaner, Holley 650 GM HEI ignition, Corvette exhaust manifolds, corvair turbo mufflers, 396 coils up front with a coil lopped off to lower front end. Addco front bar, F41 rear sway off camaro, KYB gas shocks, homemade traction bars from hardware pipe and Heim joints, heated and bent the rear leafs to lower the rear. None of this would have happened had the dealership guys and Les Irwin, an iron worker from my city (Peoria) not taken an interest in seeing me develop the car. He could fab and weld anything. I had 8" Corvette rally wheels and thru another buddy's dad got a hold of ignition, metallic brake linings and used tires used in the Illinois state patrol cars. It ran strong and was a total sleeper. Alas, I wrecked it a week after graduation when I drag raced a classmate (against my better judgement) on a 2 lane country road and after the first pass (i smoked him) he cajoled me into running him back, saying he'd missed a shift in his 73 S3 Malibu 454/4spd.. We ran back to the original start and as we crested a small rise (cars lining bith sides) I was 3 car lengths in front doing a bit 120mph when i realized my unfamiliarity with the road caused me to miss the stop sign until too late. I flew about 100 feet into a corn field. Moved the entire subframe back about 6 inches on initial impact.

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dghii 09-27-2015 05:18 PM

The first car I could legally drive was a 1962 Mercury Comet rag top....white with white top and red interior. 6 cylinder, 2 speed automatic with a 1 barrel carb, Got a sweet 11-12 mpg!

The first car I bought with my own money, a few months later (1976) was an unmolested 1967 Mercury Cougar 289 automatic with 49,000 miles. Paid $900! I have to give my Dad credit for telling me about the car and helping with negotiations,appealing to the owner that this way my first car and I was buying it with my own hard earned money.

Biggest thing I remember was after getting my first paycheck after buying he car, I took it to a local garage for grease job and oil change. I bought a full tank of gas and had no money left to go anywhere for the next two weeks!
First car, hell, I'd have paid whatever they wanted!


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