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RE: Your First Car - 9/29/2007 6:41:22 AM

jimmyz

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1972 maverick grabber 302 .

1965 ElCamino 327 4 speed

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RE: Your First Car - 9/29/2007 6:50:58 AM

shoptroll

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1977 Mustang II hatchback, automatic, with a 2.8 V-6

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RE: Your First Car - 9/29/2007 6:58:51 AM

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In 1979 for $600 purchased a 1967 Ford Falcon.

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RE: Your First Car - 9/29/2007 11:57:03 AM

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Citreon Ami (i forget what year the car was) 600cc air cooled car with bench seats front and back. Paid £400 (equivalent of $800).

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RE: Your First Car - 9/29/2007 1:54:12 PM

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Was a 1965 Mustang GT coupe vinyl top(white) while the car herself was baby blue
Dual exhaust with trumpets, 2 tone pony bucket seat interior(baby blue and white), 4 speed automatic with long center console
first mod I did was replace the factory stereo with a fit in without modification kenwood tape player stereo, and I put a linear amp and 2 6by9 infinities in the rear dash..without messing with the sheet metal. I did put blue speaker grilling over the entire back dash..for a nice clean look.

After about 2 years I had a machinist friend who helped me build up the 289 small block.. had too anyhoo.. lead based gasoline was going out of business.. so I put in hardened seats, flattop pistons, comp cam, Mallory ignition, 3 angle valve job.. bored 4 over...push rods, new springs..etc.. too many things to list.. painted the engine too... put in a 9inch rear end as well and disk all around.. had put on some American racing mag wheels too

reason I could just modify it at will as its vin plates were once ripped out.. making restoring it to perfection never to happen.. so i modified it :)

about 8 years after that, we threw on a fiberglass hood with pins, and a fiberglass lower induction cowl.. painted her up in original colors and cleaned up the top vinyl to cherry
and threw a 302 in it.. and an aluminum 4 core radiator put in some manual gauges too

then i did the stupidest thing after 11 years with it... sold it to a buddy who said he'd sell it back to me when I had the money.. I was going to school and gas prices were an all time high so i sold the f'n thing.. he didn't sell it back to me.. minus one friend later too

Id have to scan in a picture or two to post.. as back then heh there was no such thing as digital cameras let alone cell phones :P

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RE: Your First Car - 9/29/2007 3:44:16 PM

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1967 Camaro rust bucket piece of crap 6 banger with 3 on the tree. I loved that car! Got my first piece of tail in that car.

It all started this one lonely rainy night, I was sitting at the beach with my 8 Track playing as loud as she goes................. its a long story

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RE: Your First Car - 9/30/2007 6:01:48 AM

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In 1978 I finished driver's ed and was given a 1966 Plymouth Belvedere (grocery getter version of the GTX)...blue 2-door 318 automatic...Gramps bought it new, Pops bought it from Gramps, then it was given to me...needed a little work (exhaust) which I paid for...drove it for six months or so then using money earned from my cook job at the restaurant I bought a 1965 SS Chevelle off my sister's boyfriend...I sold the Belvedere to a friend of mine who pretty much destroyed it...the last time I saw it (several years ago) it was half parted out sitting on top of another car at the salvage yard

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RE: Your First Car - 9/30/2007 7:52:33 AM

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1963 Chevy Belair 4 door
283 V-8
Slipslide Powerglide Tranny
And one big a$$ back seat

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Paid $150 for it in 1978......

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RE: Your First Car - 9/30/2007 9:10:48 AM

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1965 beetle, got it when I was 12 from my dad. It was wrecked so I restored it and started driving it when I got my license at 16. Got rearended 3 months later

. Totaled, got the money and bought a 59 beetle which I still have today (don't drive). Although I just turned 22, so it hasn't been that long ago

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Man I love those cars.....

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RE: Your First Car - 9/30/2007 9:19:18 AM

DanTMan

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1958 Chevy 4dr, red and white. Purchased as a high school graduation present from my parents (Class of '66)- well, actually they bought 50% of it ($100) and I bought the other 50% ($100).

So I spend hours washing and waxing it as soon as I get it home, ready to go cruising, and my Dad says "Do you have insurance?" I say no, he says "Then the car sits until you save up the $$ to get some". So, it took me a month, but I was finally able to drive it. Great memories.

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RE: Your First Car - 9/30/2007 11:26:10 AM

Drich57

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A '69 Buick Wildcat: http://silverstone.fortunecity.com/saab/307/1969.html

That was a great car. I could fit about a dozen friends in it. A 'Family-sized' sports car...

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RE: Your First Car - 10/1/2007 8:20:45 AM

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Mine was a 1975 Ford Pinto station wagon bought from my Mom..

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RE: Your First Car - 10/1/2007 9:17:25 AM

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Mine was a '73 Ford Gran Torino (think Starsky & Hutch except mine was lime green) 351" Cleveland. That thing was a tank. Huge bench seats front and back. Plenty of room for you-know-what. Hand me down from my grandmother

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RE: Your First Car - 10/1/2007 9:36:37 AM

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68 Dodge Dart.slant six 3 speed on the column....guy wanted $100 for it but I picked it up for an even $90...this was in 73 and I was 15...right front fender was mangled and the headlight was attached by a couple pieces of wire...dont remember how many miles it had on it but all I ever did was add oil and gas...a little more gas than oil ..drove it to the DL test station on my 16th BD and the examiners,THP,were sitting outside.never even gave me a road test...,:<)

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RE: Your First Car - 10/1/2007 10:38:52 AM

GREENOHAWK69

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1976 Chevly Malibu, 4-door granny car. Ok for to/from trips from college. Huge trunk and I could take off the front wheel off my mountain bike and put the bike in the back with the sprocket resting on the tranny hump - who needs an SUV. lol

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RE: Your First Car - 10/1/2007 10:48:12 AM

Main Monkey Business

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A 1977 Chevrolet Scotsdale Pickup. Had a 350 with a 4 barrel carb and would haul ass, on or off road. The stories that truck could tell would probably get me 5 to 10.

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RE: Your First Car - 10/1/2007 11:16:27 AM

F4Phantomsphorever

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1970 Pontiac Catalina. Had a 400 cu in w/2-bbl. carburetor, until the engine had to be replaced. Regrettably, all that could be found was a 455 cu in w/4-bbl carb that (sniff!) was a mighty torque monster. Wish I still had that bulletproof Pontiac engine--I would have it enshrined.

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RE: Your First Car - 10/1/2007 11:23:08 AM

SaltyBagger

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'61 Ford Falcon. Rockin' 3 on the tree and 190 ci of 6 cylinder fury under the hood.

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1988 FLHTC - it ran until I took it apart. Now I put it back together and it runs again. Damn!

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RE: Your First Car - 10/1/2007 11:43:17 AM

commander112

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1978 Ford Thunderbird. Was my mom's car that I was allowed to buy for $1000 in 1981(?) shortly after I turned 16. It had a 302 v8 in it and was a pretty good car. I beat the shit out of though. Too many neutral power slams I guess. I remember that it had a bench seat and was painted in special order Mark Five colors (Blue and tan). Got my first action in that ride too!

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RE: Your First Car - 10/1/2007 11:56:02 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: shoptroll

1977 Mustang II hatchback, automatic, with a 2.8 V-6

My best freinds Dad had one of those two tone green! Pea green and spinach green. He didn't have to worry too much about getting laid in that thing. Of course we could always ajm out with the big Kraco radio with the surface mount speakers!

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RE: Your First Car - 10/1/2007 12:03:09 PM

swomack

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1977 F100 no where near as nice as this one. Didn't have a tailgate when I bought it and they were hard to find. I picked one up for fifty bucks off of a drunk at party one night. I bet his dad was pissed the next day!

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RE: Your First Car - 10/1/2007 3:59:12 PM

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1940 Pontiac Cheiftan. Long and low. Straight 8 w/3 on the tree.

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RE: Your First Car - 10/1/2007 4:17:47 PM

ironhorselady

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quote:

ORIGINAL: F4Phantomsphorever

1970 Pontiac Catalina. Had a 400 cu in w/2-bbl. carburetor, until the engine had to be replaced. Regrettably, all that could be found was a 455 cu in w/4-bbl carb that (sniff!) was a mighty torque monster. Wish I still had that bulletproof Pontiac engine--I would have it enshrined.

OMG. My dad gave my sister that same car and my brother-in-law converted it into a pickup car! LOL It looked like an El Camino. When my dad saw what he had done, I believe he blew a couple of fuses!

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RE: Your First Car - 10/1/2007 5:55:10 PM

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In 74 I bought a 69 roadrunner for $400.00 with a blown motor. 3 weeks later I was on the road and running. Dave...

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RE: Your First Car - 10/1/2007 6:09:23 PM

Z06

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67 Impala 427 SS. It had no motor but I found a 350 to put in it. It lasted about a year then I found a 396 for it. Had alot of fun with that car.

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RE: Your First Car - 10/7/2007 7:06:52 AM

jimmyz

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Hey thats my moms car!!

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RE: Your First Car - 10/7/2007 7:17:31 AM

TheGeek

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My first was a 1969 Hurst Olds. I bought it with 15K on it, and paid $3K for it. Man I wish I still had it.

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RE: Your First Car - 10/7/2007 10:47:38 AM

nomad billy

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1947 desoto flathead 6, 3 spd on column.would go 60 in second 55 in high .paid 10 dollars for it in 61 junked it for 8 dollars in 62

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RE: Your First Car - 10/7/2007 11:00:20 AM

caddman

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1973 Dodge Charger (in 1988). 19 years later it is my daily ride, next to the Street Glide of course.

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RE: Your First Car - 10/7/2007 11:48:08 AM

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1985 Honda CRX.

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RE: Your First Car - 10/7/2007 4:08:35 PM

Twincam Dave

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Damn, now I know I'm old when someone says they're first car was an 85 anything. Thanks Dave...

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RE: Your First Car - 5/10/2008 1:37:27 PM

jc15025

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1969 Pontiac GTO Judge

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RE: Your First Car - 5/10/2008 1:49:25 PM

Sportster_Guy

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1972 Fiat 850 Spyder

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RE: Your First Car - 5/10/2008 1:50:55 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Twincam Dave

Damn, now I know I'm old when someone says they're first car was an 85 anything. Thanks Dave...

LOL, Thats for sure! Im feelin older now.....................

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RE: Your First Car - 5/10/2008 2:07:12 PM