What was the first car you ever owned? or your Favorite car
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1961 Ford Galaxy.
WSS
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1969 Pontiac Custom
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then 1971 Opel GT (google image)
orange of coursethen 1971 Opel GT (google image)
orange of course
The mini Corvette, I had a 1975 'vette in Corvette Orange
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the handling over bumps in the Opel was awful - felt the road too much- how about in the Vette?
like you I fixed my own stuff - and I learned that on my first cars to save $$ (alot of trial and error)
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"You planning on having a long relationship with that glass or are you going to drink it? Drink up, man. Maybe we can get another.” - Janis Joplin, 1970. -
the handling over bumps in the Opel was awful - felt the road too much- how about in the Vette?
like you I fixed my own stuff - and I learned that on my first cars to save $$ (alot of trial and error)
the handling over bumps in the Opel was awful - felt the road too much- how about in the Vette?
like you I fixed my own stuff - and I learned that on my first cars to save $$ (alot of trial and error)
The old vetts (prior to 1968 mako shark restyling) were true sports cars light and rough then they started to make them heavier, more plush, rattle and sound proofing, more comfortable as we called them "pussy wagons". Even chicks were buying them.
My first vette a 1975 I bought in 1977 for $7,900 with 14,000 miles was owned by a girl, easy riding compared to 1963, 1967 and others I've been in.
Oh BTW I had a friend a local TV weatherman that collected Opals, bought rough ones and fixed them up.
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my very first car, if I haven't said it way earlier....was a 1962 Ford Falcon, a funny graduation gift from my Parents.
I knew how to do all my own work within reason on it. The first car I bought was a 1966 Chevy Belaire.
3 on the column, (standard), and a beautiful metallic dark cherry red. Had a Chevy 250 engine.... 155 hp.
4 door. We double dated in it a lot, drove it to central Ontario with 86,000 miles on it - was perfect. I should
have kept that engine. Probably would have always kept that wonderful car, but the shock mounts rusted off...
added an eight track tape player to it. below the dash....but got tired of listening to my best friend's brother's tape of
3 Dog Night. You can only listen to "Jeramiah was a bullfrog" so many times, so I took it back out....my
Beach Boys tape went bad and broke, so.........lol
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Oooohhh 3 on the tree. Just like my dad's new 1963 Ford station wagon that I learned to drive in.
Got it in 1962 when I was 12 and built our new house with it in 62-63, and seemed like hundreds of trips to 84 lumber in Brookfield, OH.
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Nice! A buddy had a 1965 GTO 389 red convertible with white leather interior when he was in high school! Worked in a gas station two houses up from his house.We had a ball in that car for a few years.
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My first car was a 1959 Mercedes Benz like this one (except blue):
Then I had a 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible like this one (almost the same color):
My first car was a 1959 Mercedes Benz like this one (except blue):
Then I had a 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible like this one (almost the same color):
Lots of fun memories in that old Buick.
WSS
www.westsidesteve.com www.myspace.com/westsidestevemusic www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons -
My first car was a 1959 Mercedes Benz like this one (except blue):
Then I had a 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible like this one (almost the same color):
Lots of fun memories in that old Buick.
WSS
Lots of fun memories in that old Buick.
WSS
Yes....someone we know....who shall remain nameless (but whose initials are WSS...as well as the two Eugenes) streaked the Dog n' Suds in it....while I drove.!!!
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My first car was a 1959 Mercedes Benz like this one (except blue):
Then I had a 1967 Buick Electra 225 Convertible like this one (almost the same color):
Lots of fun memories in that old Buick.
WSS
Lots of fun memories in that old Buick.
WSS
You and Gip?
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Lots of fun memories in that old Buick.
WSS
You and Gip?
You and Gip?
See above....it was WSS and two other guys....naked. I drove (with my clothes on).
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While my first car was a hand-me-down from my parents, a mint-green '85 Toyota Tercel hatchback, technically my first car was a '50 Chevy Coupe. I bought it when I turned 16 with grand plans to fix it up, but then realized how incredibly expensive that is to do on what was a 40+ year old car, especially when you know next to nothing about cars. I did get to drive it around the block a few times (man, what a boat), it had a Powerglide automatic transmission. Was lucky enough to sell it for what I paid for it years later.
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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:
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:
1969 Pontiac Custom
Theres a couple that get me going^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^......my first car was a 1971 Pontiac LeMans T-37.....and that started my Pontiac love affair that led to 2 Trans Ams.....3 1967 Firebirds....2 other LeMans.....a Grand Prix.....and a couple Bonnevilles.....
Here is my latest '67......completely restored by moi.....
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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:
1969 Pontiac Custom
Theres a couple that get me going^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^......my first car was a 1971 Pontiac LeMans T-37.....and that started my Pontiac love affair that led to 2 Trans Ams.....3 1967 Firebirds....2 other LeMans.....a Grand Prix.....and a couple Bonnevilles.....
Here is my latest '67......completely restored by moi.....
Theres a couple that get me going......my first car was a 1971 Pontiac LeMans T-37.....and that started my Pontiac love affair that led to 2 Trans Ams.....3 1967 Firebirds....2 other LeMans.....a Grand Prix.....and a couple Bonnevilles.....
Here is my latest '67......completely restored by moi.....
very nice-Is that a 68 Formula 400?
I remember my dad taking me with to (then) Jay Pontiac (in Bedford?) when he traded in his 65 Galaxie 500 to buy himself a brand new blue 67 Firebird.
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Best car I ever owned was a V-8 '67 Mustang. Loved that car.
I currently own a 2014 Mercedes CLA 250, metallic black, brown leather seats and all. It's right up there with and outperforms the Mustang with its turbo 4 cy.
Worst came with my wife, a '64 Chevy Corvair. Fortunately I kept the better of the two.
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nice work - I remember, his had a 326 also - (chevs 327 counterpart)
detail right down to the correct paint!
+ armstrong steering too? haha
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