The First Three Cars You Owned

[Big Fred]

1. 1970 Torino Cobra 429 4 speed. Awsome first car for a 17 yr. old kid.
2. 1973 GTO 400 automatic.
3. 1973 K5 Blazer 307 3 on the tree.

I worked 2 part time jobs at gas stations to pay for the Torino and keep gas in the tank. This was in 1974, my senior year in high school. In 1976 it was turning into a rust bucket so I traded it on the GTO. I only had it a year and needed a 4x4 for work so it got traded on the Blazer.

 

[sqhead]

my first car was a green 69 mustang,paid 600 dollars for it in 1975,the sad part is i can't remember what the next two were.I think a ugly mustang ll,then a cutlass supreme.

 

[wbraswell]

1963 Fairlane Sport Coupe, black, with red buckets. 260 and Fordomatic, man was it slow, but good looking.
1967 Falcon Sport Coupe, Amber with black buckets. 289 auto.
1969 Boss 302 Mustang, Bright Yellow, 4 speed, 3.91 gear, not stock, 12:1 TRWs, big Crane solid lifter cam.

 

[looseman]

79 F-150 300-6, 3 on the tree 290,000. Cracked the block in 6 places. Sold it for $300
89 F-150 351W C6 Auto 230,000. sold it for $2,500
98 F-150 5.4L Auto 27,000 - Rolled at 70mph. Sold it for $4,900

 

[prsman23]

My first car that I bought was a Mini Cooper. Then a toyota rav4. The third is going to be a 370z here in a few months.

 

[Mule Packer]

The first car I had was a 1929 Ford Model A Roadster. Not this one....but close.

The next one was a 1962 VW Beetle. Again, not this one, but almost identical.

The third was a 1963 Chevy Bel Air.

 

[Brian41]

Florida Guy, I don't know how you fit in that MG Midget either. In 1971 my buddy and I took his 1967 Midget on a two week tour of Lake Huron. We managed the bare essentials and a pup tent in the trunk. We even spent one night sleeping in that little car during a rain storm and too poor to afford a motel.
It was a great time in that little car and a time I'll never forget driving top down and not a care in the world.

 

[deanodog]

1950 ford
1952 ford
1955 ford
All plain jane used cars.

 

[bgrafsr]

1936 Buick Coupe
1956 Dodge 2 door hardtop
1957 Chevy Bel Air

 

[3dots]

My 1st was a wore out '65 Plymouth Belvedere, 2nd was a '71 Firebird Formula, 3rd was '80 Cutlass Supreme. Wish I had my Formula back.

 

[2152hq]

'59 VW...$25..hand painted black w/a brush. Pulled the engine out the first week I had it to put a main seal in it it leaked oil so bad.
No heat and a stick kept under the hood used to check the gas tank level as there was no gas gauge.
Gas tank in front of the driver,,what a good idea..

'60 Chevy Biscayne 6cyl, 3 on the tree. $75 ..A real boat but it ran pretty good. didn't need the keys to start it,,just turn the ignition switch.
With a good head start it would make most hills in 2nd.

'60 Ford Galaxy 500 HT. $200...A real step up! AT/PS/PB/ The engine & trans rebuilt. Ran beautifully.

That's the first 3 anyway,,nothing spectacular for sure,,just like everything else at the time.

 

[rock doc]

1. 1966 Dodge Coronet 500
2. 1968 Chevy C-10
3. 1974 AMC Hornet

 

[Pop's2]

1. 47 Studebaker Land Cruiser

2. 50 Dodge

3. 50 Ford

also had a 32 Ford 3 window with a 48 Caddilac V-8 that never ran
or was titled or licensed

 

[Rangerpat]

1966 Chevrolet Bel Aire
1973 MG Midget
1978 GMC Heavy-Half 2WD pick-up truck

 

[sceva]

1965 Mercury Station Wagon

1964 Ford Custom ( had a 352 with a 4 bbl)

1967 Ford Station Wagon


First Brand New Car : 1982 Mercury Lynx

 

[carpriver]

1st car was a 1950 Dodge straight 8 engine and a semi auto trans, you needed to shift into 1st gear then everything was automatic. burned oil so bad everywhere I went there was a smoke screen. It didn't have any exhaust pipes came straight from the manifold. Could not hear the radio with the engine running. The engine sieged up, ran out of oil. this was a hand me down from my dad

Second car 1965 Plymouth, 265 V8 automatic trans push button shift on the dash. Parked it between a tree and telephone pole about 36" apart. paid 50 bucks

third car was also a 1956 Plymouth, 200 horse straight 6 three on the tree. used oil bad. Took it to school and rebuilt the motor and patched the body in auto shop. many of the parts came from the old Mid Night Auto Supply Co. all the gas and brake lines were copper as it was kind of free. A pound of hamburger goes a long way with making friends with junk yard dogs. I drove that until I joined the Air Force in 1966.

First new cars was a 1970 Boss 302 fastback with 4 speed manual trans. It was a Graber Orange with a red Interior.

 

[Pilgrim]

first three cars were a 1931 Model A, 1959 Impala rag top and a 1957 Beetle. I only have the following pic. Wish I still had the Chev. too.

Here's me in the A in 1964. It was my only car for 2 years. I did a ground up, every nut and bolt restoration during my last 2 years in HS. I took it to my graduation events in '64, I still have the car.

 

[truckemup97]

I bought, fixed up, and sold cars for a few years. I had 20 vehicles before I was 20 years old. Most were pretty average, but there were a couple of standouts:

'79 Toyota pickup with a souped up 20R (it consistently outran all the '80s V-8s my friends had, including an '86 IROC Z)
'63 F-100 (a friend's brother still has that one)
'48 Chevy Stylemaster Sedan
'81 Pontiac Trans Am Turbo (slower than you would think, but it looked good)
First new car was an '87 Acura Integra RS.

 

[deralte]

1937 Ford Coupe, 1941 Chevrolet Sedan, and 1946 Chevrolet Coupe. If they sound old its because I turned 80 the 5th of this month

 

[straightshooter1]

1955 Chrysler with the auto gearshift handle on the dash. Would pass everything but a gas station, and in those awful days of 29.9 a gallon gas, I traded for something more economical.

Next, a 1956 VW, no gas gauge, but a "reserve" switch on the floorboard which you changed when you ran out of gas and then you still had another 25 or 30 miles to find more fuel.

Lastly, a 1963 VW, which I drove till some folks decided to turn in front of me and total the car out. The photos appeared in the Ft. Myers NewsPress and my high school principal knew I'd been skipping school. Long story made short-no graduation, no diploma and off to the Army.

Next vehicle I had the opportunity to drive was a US Army jeep in Vietnam but I didn't drive one much. Walking is so much more healthy.

Bob

 

[jframe]

All these pictures were not taken by me, found elsewhere.

1st Car, after 6 months burnt more oil then gas
Easily recognized 57 Chevy.


2nd Car, brought me from Boston to Fort Dix NJ every weekend as I completed my 3rd year in the Army. I always smiled going over the George Washington Bridge in NY.
Great car, 65 Buick Skylark.


3rd Car, really had to pay attention to the speedometer, a definite power house.
Total Comfort. Mine was a light blue 65 Buick Riviera.


Well gang, give us a treat and let us see your first 3 autos.

I didn't even want to look at the rest after seeing that Riv! My Dad bought one brand new in 65. I don't remember it, but I have some pics with me next to it. I've wanted one all my life; if you know anybody that would like to trade a nice one for this GT Mustang, let me know. Beautiful car!

 

[Black_Sheep]

#1- 1969 LTD (destroyed by a drunk driver but I walked away)
#2- 1968 GMC Van
#3- 1970 Dodge Charger SE

 

[billwill]

1st 1964 Corvair
2nd 1967 Chevy Malibu
3rd 1969 Camaro 327....some *** stole it from my college parking lot, I still have the keys, never recovered, really wish I had this one back!

 

[truckemup97]

#2- 1968 GMC Van

I'd bet your girlfriend's dad had something to say about that.

 

[ggp0049]

1952 Olds-Rebuilt engine
1963 Riviera
1965 GTO 389 Tri-power (sold it to finish school)

 

[Chukar60]

1969 Mustang, 351W, had the beefier transmission, if memory serves me a C9?
1970 Nova
1966 Ford Bronco with a straight 6 in it.

The Nova was the last passenger car I owned and the bronco is the only one I would like to have back.

 

[ladder13]

66 Rambler American
68 VW Beetle
72 Vert, 454BB

 

[sasu]

Oh.... man what you guys are lucky

I had a VW Beatle a VW Beatle and a VW Beatle.


I could only dream of them big american cars

+1

I am in Scandinavia, too, so my first cars were Nissan pickup, Nissan pickup and a Nissan pickup. But then... a Pontiac Parisienne 1987 Station Wagon 307! Yeehaw!

 

[Arik]

94 Eagle Talon (Mitsubishi Eclipse)
97 Toyota Carry
94 Camaro v6

If I add a 4th

2000 Camaro v8 S. Carolina state police car

 

[arjay]

'51 ford PU,69 VW bus,79 Toyota sr5 PU.(my first new car!)