What was your first car? Reply #46 – December 06, 2009, 10:23:28 AM Quote from: 93teal50;3013291979 mustang with a 351w swap. I miss that car.We had something in common. Quote Selected
What was your first car? Reply #47 – December 06, 2009, 01:22:20 PM it sucks when you guys post pics of your first cars, i wish i couldve taken pics of mine all i got left of them are just "memories" Quote Selected
What was your first car? Reply #48 – December 06, 2009, 02:35:21 PM My first car was a 1974 Caprice Classic with a 400 SBC. My wife's first car was an 86 Cougar with a 3.8 that her dad bought back in 88. Quote Selected
What was your first car? Reply #49 – December 06, 2009, 05:34:29 PM Quote from: FLSTCI71;301318softtouch, I am a die-hard Ford guy and even I think that picture is awesome! I actually had a 53 Plymouth in high school. I got it off the back row at a Ford dealer for $75. That was in 1977 and I just sped it in 2004. The pic is from that day. What other cool cars have you had?The picture is me in my 53 Buick Convertable. The pic was taken in 56 or 57 so the car wasn't that old. The only thing old is the picture and me. Quote Selected
What was your first car? Reply #50 – December 06, 2009, 07:53:58 PM Quote from: softtouch;301403 The only thing old is the picture and me.Holy , I just checked your profile...you aint kiddin! Quote Selected
What was your first car? Reply #51 – December 06, 2009, 08:25:52 PM Some of you guys have had some really neat stuff! I like hearing the stories.My First Car:1978 Oldsmobile 98 Regency 2 door with the Olds 350 (gas -- not diesel)The only difference appearance-wise between mine and the one below was that I had a light blue interior and Landau top....Paid $800 for it in High School. Bought it knowing it needed a cam (wiped intake lobe) and radiator (had a slow leak). Swapped in a cam and new lifters with just a wee bit more grunt and a radiator for a Caddy Coupe DeVille with the 500 C.I. motor. Fattest radiator EVAR and I got it NEW for $40. They came with 750 CFM carbs. Considering engine output was rated @ 170 HP in stock trim and the redline was 5000 RPM's, looking in hindsight it was a bit much....8 MPG!!!! Leaded fuel at that!! In 1993 there were only a handful of gas stations left around by me that had leaded gas.I drove it for about 3 months and it was trouble free. Coming down a road I knew well the dreaded oil light came on one day. I had checked the oil less than a week before and the level was full. Luckily I was within walking distance of a parts store because somehow in that time period more than 3 quarts had managed to find their way out of the crankcase and oil pan and apparently disappear. I never noticed any leaks, drips, odd smell, or smoke....That's not to say there weren't any....I was 17.....That was the death knell for the car; the Olds developed a horrendous rod knock. My parents had just bought a brand new 1994 Toyota Camry and only needed one car. They decided that an under 50K 1987 Cougar LS 3.8 was most likely MUCH more reliable than a 1978 Olds.....especially considering that the history of the Cougar was well dospoogeented and known.The Olds sat in the driveway for two months as I developed a budding relationship with the Fox body Cougar that eventually made me seek out the one I own today. I finally conceded and called the local salvage yard to haul the old girl away. They gave me $50 for her.I still miss that car.... Quote Selected
What was your first car? Reply #52 – December 06, 2009, 08:39:03 PM My first vehicle was a '74 Jeep J10 truck.It was, is, and will always be a brutally mean POS.I put a new oil pressure gauge in it one day after school, and didn't get the line routed just right. Burnt a hole in it, lost enough oil that it started knocking. Rebuilt the 360 in my auto class, and when I quit driving it in 1998 it still ran strong as a tank.I buried it several times up the bottom of the frame, and even had it on fire twice. My first car proper was my '87 Escort GT. I lost my license in that car because I was stupid, rebellious and had a heavy right foot.I still have it, as well as the Jeep (both jeeps...keep reading) and plan to fix it up sometime...What I learned to drive in was an '81 CJ-7. This beast has the 304, 4 speed, and 33" tires. I had a lot of fun, did a lot of dumb shiznit with it, mudded all over the county with it, and ended up laying it on it's side on a gravel road less than a mile from my home. To say that I ended up better off than the Jeep is a lie...I had a bad cut on my head, and my passengers had broken and cracked ribs.I'll not mention the 3 K-car station wagons and the one sedan that my ex-wife and I suffered through. Quote Selected
What was your first car? Reply #53 – December 06, 2009, 09:56:34 PM This was my first van. Totally rebuilt the entire lower half of it when I was 19.1975 E-100 W/351 WBoy was there a lot of welding on that one. Made my Cougar look like a weekend project. Quote Selected
What was your first car? Reply #54 – December 07, 2009, 02:37:50 AM my first vehicle was a 97 ford ranger 2.3 5 speed. got it november 7th of 2000. I remember that day well because i killed my first deer that day and got my first vehicle Quote Selected
What was your first car? Reply #55 – December 07, 2009, 03:25:37 AM Quote from: Black88LS;301478my first vehicle was a 97 ford ranger 2.3 5 speed. got it november 7th of 2000. I remember that day well because i killed my first deer that day and got my first vehicleHopefully it wasn't killed BY the truck. :D Quote Selected
What was your first car? Reply #56 – December 07, 2009, 04:31:19 AM Oldest pic I can find. Got it when I was 15, sat in the driveway (except for my joyrides) til I was 16. This was right after i swapped the Ponies in place of the TRX.Looked like this when I stopped driving itNow it sits Quote Selected
What was your first car? Reply #57 – December 07, 2009, 07:03:55 AM Mine was a 1980 Chevy Malibu Classic.I had to dump oil into it every other day because it had a leak. You could hear the valves tapping constantly. But I drove it for several months before my (ex husband) who drove it too hard, blew the engine... well actually it went while I was driving, but it was his fault. He also had a couple accidents in it so it was dented up..... I should have never let him drive that car. lol Quote Selected
What was your first car? Reply #58 – December 07, 2009, 01:45:49 PM 1966 Mustang my dad and I restored. Got it when I was 14 and got to drive it my senior year in H.S. That's me when I was 19..thinkin' I was cool! lol...circa 1986. Quote Selected
What was your first car? Reply #59 – December 07, 2009, 02:18:32 PM Quote from: V8Demon;301424Some of you guys have had some really neat stuff! I like hearing the stories.My First Car:1978 Oldsmobile 98 Regency 2 door with the Olds 350 (gas -- not diesel)The only difference appearance-wise between mine and the one below was that I had a light blue interior and Landau top....Paid $800 for it in High School. Bought it knowing it needed a cam (wiped intake lobe) and radiator (had a slow leak). Swapped in a cam and new lifters with just a wee bit more grunt and a radiator for a Caddy Coupe DeVille with the 500 C.I. motor. Fattest radiator EVAR and I got it NEW for $40. They came with 750 CFM carbs. Considering engine output was rated @ 170 HP in stock trim and the redline was 5000 RPM's, looking in hindsight it was a bit much....8 MPG!!!! :banana: Leaded fuel at that!! In 1993 there were only a handful of gas stations left around by me that had leaded gas.I drove it for about 3 months and it was trouble free. Coming down a road I knew well the dreaded oil light came on one day. I had checked the oil less than a week before and the level was full. Luckily I was within walking distance of a parts store because somehow in that time period more than 3 quarts had managed to find their way out of the crankcase and oil pan and apparently disappear. I never noticed any leaks, drips, odd smell, or smoke....That's not to say there weren't any....I was 17.....That was the death knell for the car; the Olds developed a horrendous rod knock. My parents had just bought a brand new 1994 Toyota Camry and only needed one car. They decided that an under 50K 1987 Cougar LS 3.8 was most likely MUCH more reliable than a 1978 Olds.....especially considering that the history of the Cougar was well dospoogeented and known.The Olds sat in the driveway for two months as I developed a budding relationship with the Fox body Cougar that eventually made me seek out the one I own today. I finally conceded and called the local salvage yard to haul the old girl away. They gave me $50 for her.I still miss that car....That olds you had is actually pretty sweet. The big 4-dr Maroon one we had was a really nice riding car. It just kind of floated down the road. The interior was like sitting on a sofa while driving. Big velour seats and woodgrain trim everywhere. I could pack a bunch of my friends in there when going out on the town. My parents sold ours to one of my High School friends when a valve starting making noise (it had originally had a diesel and when it blew my grandad installed an Olds 403). My buddy drove it all over Indiana and it eventually let go running about 80-90 mph on 465 in Indy. He eventually dropped a 350 rocket out of a 71 Olds into it and it ran good, but by then it was beat up pretty bad. Last I knew it was sitting in his parents yard. I'm sure it has been turned into a demo derby car and has died a horrible death by now! Makes me wish I would have kept it. There is a guy around here who has one all painted up with 18's and tinted windows...it would be a sweet cruiser. Quote Selected
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