What was your first car?

[A Guy]

1978 Trans Am WS6. Started out like this, but was much more custom by the time I sold it.



A Guy

 

[cluberti]

82 Chevrolet Cavalier. It was a POS, but you could kick the crap out of it and it'd start every time. I guess that was the point of the first car - cheap, reliable transport.

 

[fseal]

A 1972 Toyota Carina. A somewhat rare ad odd looking Toyota. Green just like this one:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3435/3943175457_bbac9d3110_o.jpg

 

[Dartman]

42 Ford GPW military Jeep with a Willys engine in it. I wanted one real bad so it was the first thing I searched for when I had enough money. We beat the snot outa it and took it offroad as much as possible. Second car was a 41 Dodge 1/2 ton weapons carrier closed cab pickup with a winch. Was much bigger then the jeep and could and did pull trees out of the ground with the winch.
What can I say I really like the old Military trucks and miss them both. My third car is a 69 Dodge Dart I still own and finally got my license in, I decided I needed something a bit more practical to actually drive...

 

[johnwillyums]

Those Saabs are real classics. I think the early models had 2 stroke engines too. Later I think they switched to Ford engines.

Yes. I believe the earlier models had a three cylinder 2 stroke engine. All of mine had a V4 engine the same as a Ford Taunus.
It was set at an angle and the cylinders fired in the opposite order to what was normal on British cars.
Also they had column change gears (what happened to them?) and the windows didn't drop but pivoted from a single point.
What with that and heated seats this was a unique car at the time and, as I said, I'd love one now.

 

[LauraM]

1990 Mazda 626 coupe, 2.2L.

 

[Pusspa]

mum gave me her rx4 with non working 13b, i had such a relationship with rotarys from this car, culminating in me building a peripheral ported 12a with 48mil webbers in my r100, damn i miss that car!

 

[fishnbanjo]

The red part was a dark gray and there was a red spot on it but basically this is it, 1956 Buick Roadmaster 4 dr hard top

 

[strollin]

Mine was a 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne, 4 door with a 235 CI slant six engine that I bought when I was 17 for $250. The car was huge and very underpowered but it got me to where I wanted to go.

Mine was black, I'll never own another black car after that, worst color ever conceived for a car!

 

[CarlTR6]

A 1931 Model A Ford coupe that we restored.







This one is not mine; but mine looked just like it.

 

[LauraM]

A 1931 Model A Ford coupe that we restored.

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This one is not mine; but mine looked just like it.

sooo beautiful, a piece of art. I also like very much the 1956 Buick Roadmaster, the 1978 Trans Am WS6, actually all of you had beautiful cars.

 

[CarlTR6]

Thank you, Laura. My dad still has his 1929 Model A Cabriolet.

 

[noobvious]

My first car, never ended up being registered to me....lost my job before I could put it "on the road". So I only drive it around the neighboring streets at night a few times, before I had to sell it. These pics are not mine.....20 years ago I had no camera. 1975 Audi 100

 

[ken9122]

My first car 1953 Chevy

6 cylinder with 3 speed manual trans

Ken

 

[Woz]

1971 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

big-block 455
hi-rise Edelbrock intake
Holley 4-bbl
headers
4 speed auto (yuck!)

This is not a picture of my actual car, just a picture of a similar car. Mine was deep red with a white top and white vinyl interior. Nothing says, "I've arrived!" better than white vinyl seats.

I was 16 when I got it in 1987, and it was a basket case. It was one of those, "If you can get it out of here, you can have it for free" deals.

I spent just enough time and money on it to get it going, but never thought about making it stop. The engine sounded incredible! The brakes completely failed the first time I took it out on the street. Fourtunately I was able to avoid an accident by driving into a very long grass median that slowed me to a stop after about 1000 feet. :shock: I did manage to take out about seven different road signs in that distance, though.

I towed it back home and figured replacing the entire brake system was too costly and time consuming. I sold the car "as-is" and made about $500 profit for my troubles.

 

[CarlTR6]

$500 profit and an unforgettable adventure.

 

[merkat106]

Mine cannot compete with all the classics mentioned here...

1998 BMW 318TI

 

[Woz]

CarlTR6 said: "$500 profit and an unforgettable adventure."

Well...more like $490 profit. I had to buy some new underpants.

 

[CarlTR6]

CarlTR6 said: "$500 profit and an unforgettable adventure."

Well...more like $490 profit. I had to buy some new underpants.

:roflmao:

 

[Ryan2320]

My first car and still is a 1996 Ford Mustang.. auto transmission V6 engine... wonderful in the summer, horrible in the winter gotta love rear wheel drive..