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What was the first car you ever owned? or your Favorite car

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  • 1973 Camaro, 307 turbo charged.

    Below is the closest pictures on the web that I could find for that model.

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    @mr.-t said:

    1973 Camaro, 307 turbo charged.

    Very nice, T!!

    I bought a brand new, initial year (1979) Mazda MX6. It was a lot of fun but I sold it in '88 because the two-seater just wasn't practical any more.

    However, the first car I ever drove - and the one I miss the most - was a 1961 Impala - fins and all. Boy, do I wish I had that car now!!

  • My first car was when I got out of the Army in 1973, a I don't know what year "Austin America". 5 speed automatic POS. Broke down the morning after I got it. I payed for it by cashing savings bonds I had bought while in the Army. A few months later I bought a used 1969 Pontiac GTO. Fast as hell, but gas was cheap in those days. Kept it until I enlisted in the Navy. Great car!

  • @ballpeen said:

    52 dodge truck

    Man, I love old trucks, I'd really like to own one of those someday.

    @atenears said:

    Man, I love old trucks, I'd really like to own one of those someday.

    You can bet I wish I still had the thing....had a lot of fun in that thing.

    I don't have a truck at the moment...sold the little Chevy S-10 I had for 10-12 years.....just a weekend truck for lugging the 2-3 bails of straw I put on the yard each year...that sort of thing...I think I need to get another...just a weekend thing...or a redneck thing.....maybe I'll look for an oldie....I always thought the Chevy Apache was a pretty good looking truck....maybe a mid 60's model.

  • o ya lol my first car was a 95 ford escort wagon lol

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  • My first car was a 1964 Corvair, 3 speed floor shift with the longest "throw" between gears I ever saw...it was longer than column shifts! LOL

    Second car was a favorite I bought in '69 after Army discharge...'66 Plymouth Barracuda fastback with auto transmission & 273 engine (I THINK that's right).

    Mike

  • 1989 chevy celebrity. 2.8 v6, a lot of balls for a grandma car.

  • 99 Mercury Cougar.

    I miss those models now ...

  • This was the best car I ever owned, a TVR Chimaera 5.0 litre - awesome car. Stupidly fast with an engine note of pure heaven.

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    A far contrast from the 60mph top speed Renault 5 first car!

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    The TVR was a hand made car from the north of England, I believe it failed the safety test for export to America.

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    52 dodge truck

    @ballpeen said:

    52 dodge truck

    I love Pick ups, old ones like that are the epitomy of America for me! I'd also love one.

    I did look into importing an old classic mustang from new mexico once but I figured that it would just fall apart in the British weather.

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    1965 chevy nova. Grandma hooked me up after alzhiemers made her 4 years old again. only mod made was adding an 8 track tape deck stereo with some speakers

    in the rear deck. 3 on the tree and all was good in the hood. loved to cruise in the ohio countryside with the sticky red bud chronic

  • 1977 Silver Chevy Impala. It looked like your Grandfathers car which probably saved me from a few DUI's. No cool long haired young kid would be caught dead driving that thing....hey wait....what did I just say?

    Doug

  • 1957 Chevy. My dad bought it from a guy in Seven Hills for $300. He told me that i couldn't drive it until i could pay for the insurance. It sat in the driveway for two weeks intil i got a job at a grocery store. That was in 1973.

  • 1957 Chevy. My dad bought it from a guy in Seven Hills for $300. He told me that i couldn't drive it until i could pay for the insurance. It sat in the driveway for two weeks intil i got a job at a grocery store. That was in 1973.

    @roach said:

    1957 Chevy. My dad bought it from a guy in Seven Hills for $300. He told me that i couldn't drive it until i could pay for the insurance. It sat in the driveway for two weeks intil i got a job at a grocery store. That was in 1973.

    Bet you wish you still had the thing as well.

  • First car: '85 Chevette

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    favorite car: tie between '97 Jeep Wrangler

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    and '06 Mustang GT.

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  • Im not a big Jeep fan, even though I am currently driving an old 86 wagoneer. Its paid for

  • I really miss having one.

  • The neighbor kid has one identical to the one in the picture below, he has just knocked off about $10 K in value by removing the woody package and painting it solid brown. I have been watching him the past 2 weeks and Its killing me to watch him do it.

    A lot of surfers are buiying up these old nastalgic old woodies to take out on the beach. check out the ebay pricing on these things it unreal.

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  • That's crazy. Those are ok, certainly not my favorites. I like the Cherokees they built from around 97-2002 the best. Actually most cars from those years look much better than most of the new cars that are out today. I am not a fan of the smiley-face look that you see everywhere.

  • My first car was a 1959 Mercedes Benz like this one (except blue):

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    Then I had a 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible like this one (almost the same color):

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  • I also later had a car just about like the one in the French Connection, same color and all, except, I am sure, without the beefed up engine:

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