I have been meaning ask a question to all of you, but I am really busy reading and responding as well as I can to your posts, and then I forget.
Do you remember your first car? I was born 1952, and my first car was a 1952 VW Beetle. I love that car. IT had kilometer speedo, an 36 hp. I had purchase a fire extinguisher that looked like a can of shaving cream for about a dollar, for just in case.
Wouldn,t you know, but had fuel line leak, and I looked in my mirror and could see flames. I thought "O" know! But I remember I had a fire extinguisher. The fire was out of control, and just barely opened the engine hood, and sprayed under the hood. To my amazement the fire went out, and I opened the hood, and spayed it some more just to be sure the fire was out. I tightened the fuel fitting with tools I always carried, and fired it up (pun intended), and drove home.
A little bit of wiring replacement, some sanding and spray paint on the hood and she was as as before. I am glad I was an Eagle Scout and was prepared.
At least I did one thing right
I've never even driven a VW beetle, wanted one but never got round to it. My favourite car was a '67 mini, that was like driving a go kart. First actual car was a VW scirocco GT mk 1, 1978 bought in 1990. Motorbikes dude, simple, light, can fix them on the roadside. Can't sleep in them though...
A 1966 Truimph Herald. It had a 50 hp four banger with the terrible Su carbs (the Brits in the group know of these). The big problem with this car was what was known as 'swing axles'. This was an independant rear suspension with tranverse spring. When the car was on a lift the wheels loooked like ther were broken. I replaced the rear U-joints constantly due to a poor design. I loved this car, though, and made many road trips. My dad inherited and drove it into the ground. It bacame a breeding place for numerous squirrels.
I loved them, the vitesse 2.2...
@Bhope101 Yes, the six cylinder. I had just bought a 67 MGB Gt BRG with all the trimmings ($4,000 a lot of money in those days) when I got my draft notice and didn't take possession. The dealer said he would have no trouble selling it.
Here is the check for my very first car -- a brand new 1983 Renault Alliance -- Sky Blue, Sedan, Automatic. Paid in full -- tax, tags, title included.
My dad had to write the check and sign the contract because I wasn't 18 yet.
But I earned all the money working and saved it all -- also from 4-H and FFS projects...and permiums I won at fairs, etc.
I busted my butt and saved for 5 years to buy that car.
Driving it home was a great day. I was very proud.
Drove it to college a year later. 2 years after that, my college roommate totaled it...so I bought another one with the insurance money and more money I had saved.
all told I've had 6 cars and 11 trucks.
That's a good story! My first car was a 1965 Dodge Dart. That car was awesome. So much room but didn't look like a boat. And I could actually tell what everything was under the hood, not like now, where it looks like your going into an autopsy!
1969 Plymouth Belvedere three on the tree! Love that car but the brakes kept going out so we had to get rid of it LOL I guess safety was An issue!
1973.... it was a 1966 International Scout pickup truck, sort of a short bed four-wheel drive version of the original Jeep-like SUV. I put big Armstrong off-road tires on it, a winch, off-road lights and painted it bright canary yellow! I probably had $1,000 in it by the time I was done. It was a piece of crap, but it sure was distinctive in the lot at Venice High School. I was a sophomore and not many people had their own cars then!
66 mustang. 650.00 in 1970. Cheap little car.
'68 P. O. S. Camaro in '78. 3 months later a '70 Suburban with 129,000 miles on it. My Dad & I drove it another 120,000, replacing or rebuilding many starters, solinoids and alternators outside, especially when it was below 40°F, windy, dark and raining (uphill both ways). My favorite was number 3, the '70 Mach 1 Mustang in '80.
Native New Yorker, been here my whole life. Never had a car, never learned to drive.
1965 Buick Special. Had a fairly uncommon 300 V8.
Prior to my post on this I was driving a car my Dad purchased... 58 Buick Special, cheers?
@ArdentAtheist My first car was a ‘55 Buick Special. After I spun out on ice and totaled it my grandfather sold me his ‘56. It was the same all white, most of my friends didn’t know I upgraded my ride.
I’ve had a bunch of really cool interesting cars but the first purchased with my own money was a 76 Chevy Chevette piece of crap for $600. I think dam near every other car I ever had was cooler except for the piece of crap I’m currently exploring the limits of patience with.
'69 GTO.
red, black interior, black convertible top
4 speed manual
1977 VW Rabbit made in Germany (with the round headlights) ?
My first car was a 1977 Ford Ltd., mint green - got 8 mpg. Was an awesome car.