What was your first? Reply #60 – February 23, 2009, 08:48:15 PM 1979 Fairmont Futura Ghia 3.3L 6I liked it, other than it being slow. Kind of wish I still had it, but mostly don't miss it. Quote Selected
What was your first? Reply #61 – February 23, 2009, 10:03:36 PM first car i owned 67 galaxie 500. 289/C6all i ever did was sit in it and make "vroom" noises. i was 14 and had no license.first car i owned after my license was an 80 monte carlo. 229/autoit was a junker, but it has all the first car/high school memories. Quote Selected
What was your first? Reply #62 – February 23, 2009, 10:13:35 PM My T-Bird is the first car I've ever owned. That said, for a few years before then I drove one of our two 1972 Gran Torinos:1. Lemon-yellow four-door, with a brown vinyl top. We bought it from our next-door neighbors for $300, when it had 75k miles on it.2. After the yellow one got four burnt valves (&$@*! unleaded gas!) I had to switch to the green Sport fastback. Not that I minded, since it meant going from a 302W to a 351C, though.I drove that for a couple of years, but I really wanted the car I have now :)(there are days that I miss the Torinos, though). Quote Selected
What was your first? Reply #63 – February 23, 2009, 10:53:43 PM I was considered lucky to have that '63 Rambler. In the 1970's it was cool to drive to school....it didn't matter what you drove. Most kids rode the bus to high school. I put the fake fur, which was popular back then, on the back shelf....and on the dashboard. AM radio was still what was listened to....KJRB 790 with Sunshine Shelly.There was only one nice car I remember that a senior drove....a new Pantera... Quote Selected
What was your first? Reply #64 – February 24, 2009, 10:29:52 AM 1946 ford 2 door w/49 flathead V8 in 1964.dad and irestored it over a years time. thought it was real coolback then[yes the automobile had been invented by then]--irv Quote Selected
What was your first? Reply #65 – February 24, 2009, 11:24:15 AM 1985 Mercury Cougar in 2001, mom and dad bought it for me with no motor and terrible shape. We put and old V6 3.8 with 2xx,xxx miles from another excellent mechanical shape (but crashed) 84 Cougar, but it got a BHG 3 or 4 months later. With some savings from me and help from my parents, we bought another 3.8 engine. It is from another newe model year, but the mechanic hacked the wiring and made it run decent (it has no timing advance). Dad and my brother painted it red, so i had a unique cougar here in my town. So far, it was the most wonderful i car i have driven. Great in every aspect. I made many, many stupid things with it (like running over mud,loading with 10 people, running without water, Transmision fluid,cruising at 100 mph, and many others i dont remember) and never complained. I still miss the feeling of driving a fox Cougar.Had an accident in OCT of 2005. I never repaired the car completely since then. It has so much problems and rust, but it is still in my hands, waiting for money and time to fix it. I admit it, i love my junk.....A photo way back in 2001, when my brother recently painted it, and another, today.... Quote Selected
What was your first? Reply #66 – February 24, 2009, 02:20:35 PM My 1st was a '71 Grand Prix Model J. I was an 18 yr. old know-nothing.I took it to the car wash 2 days after I bought it to clean off the the engine compartment grime. After pressure washing it, the engine never started. I cranked and cranked but it never started. It was towed to my brother's appartment.I had to leave in 2 days to catch the bus back to 29 Palms Calif. to the Marine base.I sold that car for 50 bucks to my brother because that is all he had on him at the time. I paid 700.00 for it. Lost a bundle.All that was wrong with it was the negative wire from the distibutor to the coil had been blown off when I pressure washed it. Quote Selected
What was your first? Reply #67 – February 24, 2009, 03:15:52 PM 1963 Buick Special Convertible. 198 V6. Mine was black with white top and red interior.I drove it for about 6 years then traded it for a.......brandy new 1972 Chevy VEGA!!!!What a dumb ass. Quote Selected
What was your first? Reply #68 – February 24, 2009, 05:50:06 PM My '86 Cougar GS. I had just turned 16 and was mowing a neighbor's lawn for extra cash when I spied it in their carport. I was hooked from that point on. I spent an immeasurable amount of time and money on this car. I had it painted in 2000 only to hit a deer at 60 mph three weeks later. Four months after that incident, some buttwipe ran me off the road and I plowed it into a guardrail. They never caught him. Soon after that accident the transmission went out and I decided to sell the thing.It was a wicked-looking car before I destroyed it. Quote Selected
What was your first? Reply #69 – February 25, 2009, 12:22:00 AM '87 TC. Promptly blew the A4LD approximately 4 hours after acquiring license. Learned a TON through multiple headgaskets, 2 or 3 turbos, and of course swapping in a T-5. She was good to me. Quote Selected
What was your first? Reply #70 – February 25, 2009, 09:41:06 AM The white cat in my sig. Was 16 and using money I saved up, found it in the paper for $900. She passed inspection with no problems and ran great. It's hard to believe I've had it almost 8 years now. Quote Selected
What was your first? Reply #71 – February 26, 2009, 11:30:11 AM After a couple of years of driving a 1966 Volkswagen Beetle 1300 that my brother lent me; my true first car that I purchased was a 1982 Ford Escort (red of course).I miss it's practicality and fuel mileage. It was a carbureted 1.6L with a 4-speed and I could easily get 40 mpg. with it. Quote Selected
What was your first? Reply #72 – February 26, 2009, 12:48:53 PM A 1966 Mustang Notchback...complete with 289...it was a father-son project...made me what I am today...:hick: Quote Selected
What was your first? Reply #73 – February 26, 2009, 02:23:52 PM Quote from: BlackCardinal;258694A 1966 Mustang Notchback...complete with 289...it was a father-son project...made me what I am today...:hick:Is that a good thing or a bad thing? JK. Got any pics of the notch? Quote Selected
What was your first? Reply #74 – February 26, 2009, 04:38:54 PM Quote from: BCA...1982 Ford Escort (red of course).I miss it's practicality and fuel mileage. It was a carbureted 1.6L with a 4-speed and I could easily get 40 mpg. with it.Are those Marchal lights up front? Quote Selected
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