Your first car

[STCM(SW)]

1948 Studebaker.Paid $100 for it.
Used more oil then gas!

 

[Old 44 Guy]

A 1929 Ford Panel sedan with a door in the back. It was a floral delivery truck in Oakland. I was 14.

 

[bruce5781]

My first car with my name on the title was a 1967 Olds Toronado in 1974, I then sold it in 1978, bought it again in 1996.

Previous owner that I bought it from the second time said it ran when he parked it, but apparently push rods, rocker arms and lifters fall apart while just sitting and not being run. Bought a second '67 Toronado that had a good drive train and bad body to make one out of two, but then found a third 67 Toronado that runs and drive and has a solid body so the other two are just sitting and waiting......

My first Toronado circa 1975 and again in 2020 buried in the back of the barn on the right.



KO

That's me in 1973, trying to find my '68 Tornado.

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[jaguargolf]

'72 Chevy Nova. Ship was in the yard and I figured I was going to freeze to death or get hit by a truck hitchhiking home to NYC.
My parents were from Hell's Kitchen and Harlem.
I owned a car before my father owned a car.

 

[stu1ritter]

1961 Austin Healy Sprite, bought new whilst in the Army in Germany. $1295 at the time. It was an absolute hoot to learn to drive as fast as I wanted on the little back roads throughout the Pfalz in Germany. Banged it into a few curbs and trees but it was quite stout and took the punishment. When I was discharged in 1964 my first new civilian car was an Austin Mini Cooper S (1071cc) which was also a blast to drive.

Stu

 

[erikpolcrack]

A 1958 VW Combi van - one of only six imported that year. I got it in 1966 for $300 from the widow of the original owner. The Combi was like the regular van but the middle and rear seats were easily removable, and there was a partial partition behind the front seat. In short, it converted to a cargo van. 25 HP engine, no synchro on 1st gear, and no gas gauge.

 

[JJEH]

What was the first car that had your name on the pink slip?

1985 Ford Granada 2.8i Ghia

 

[Norton 750]

Most all of the problems with English cars came from American Mechanics and Owners that didn't understand the cars. First thing they would do is mess with the twin carb setup then blame the car. They are reliable if you set the carbs and leave them alone! Wiring can be cured with dielectric grease; lots of connections that corrode and that was the only problem.

 

[Norton 750]

It was a 71 MG Midget I bought for $275 and my old man helped me restore it in the early 80's. First car I bought when I was 17 and it got me thru college.

 

[Telecaster]

I got this beauty when my dad decided not to trade it in on a newer Buick Century. Not my actual '79 Buick Century, but it looked identical to this:

 

[DWalt]

A 1952 Studebaker Champion. Technically it was my father's car, but I drove it the most. I learned a great deal about working on cars by keeping it running. I did a lot of work in it, piston rings, valves, etc. It had one feature I felt was an absolute necessity for any standard transmission car in a hilly area - a hill holder. The town we lived in was very hilly, and stopping at an uphill intersection was an everyday thing. That hill holder was a great benefit. I don't think any brand had it, other than Studebaker.

 

[walnutred]

59 Chevy Apache step side pick-up. Turquoise and rust.

 

[jkmo]

First car, 16. Robin's egg blue 69 automatic stick shift VW. Good times in that car. Great in snow, defrosters sucked horribly ��