197-something red Datsun station wagon. It had an 8-track tape player, which made me one of the cool kids, lol.

1965 Buick Special. Had a fairly uncommon 300 V8.

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.

My first car was a Mercury Capri when the Capri looked the new version of the Mustang which no one liked. It was blue, and that is about all I remember about it.

1967 Pontiac Tempest.
Not the one in the picture, but exactly like it.

Oh yes, it was a 1966 Olsmobile F-85 that I bought with my own money at the age of 16.

My first was a 1969 Ford Falcon Futura Sport Coupe. Not a bad little ride.
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My first car was a 1977 Ford Ltd., mint green - got 8 mpg. Was an awesome car.

My first car was a 1977 Ford Ltd., mint green - got 8 mpg. Was an awesome car.

1977 VW Rabbit made in Germany (with the round headlights) ?

63 Ford Falcon. Cost me $35

'69 GTO.
red, black interior, black convertible top
4 speed manual

1974 Opel Kadett C in white. Cute and very fast little car. Sold it after a couple of years because I couldn't afford to fix it.... And bought a radio-controlled toy car with the money. Whyyyy?!

A 1984 Mazda 626.

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.

1970 VW bug. By that point, the horsepower was up around 42. Had to scrape frost off of the inside of the windshield in the winter. AM radio though baby!

I had a used postal Jeep with right hand drive. I brought it for $800 and sold it for $1,000.

Native New Yorker, been here my whole life. Never had a car, never learned to drive.

Still saving up for a 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.

A tatty Ford Escort Estate in 1986

66 mustang. 650.00 in 1970. Cheap little car.

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!

The first car I bought myself was a 1986 Chevy convertible. Loved it and took it cross country with me to SoCal

My first car (in 1980) was a 1968 Beetle. My father sold shortly thereafter and it was replaced by a 1973 Super Beetle.