Your first car

What do you remember about your first car? Write a letter to tell about it and include a photo if you have one.

[David-1206]

1969 Plymouth Road Runner, 426

[Casual Observer]

David-1206 wrote:

1969 Plymouth Road Runner, 426

1977 Pontiac Trans Am. Black with a t-top..

12 MPG if freshly waxed.... speedometer only went to 100.. got clocked by a Statey at 141....

[snowman Bath PA]

Had a 35 chev club coupe. Salesman car, ran well but could barely pass horse and buggies. bought it for $40.00 and sold it for $350.00 to a stock car racer. Max speed down hill was 52MPH.(almost blew my cigarette out.)

[Labyrinth]

First car... a 1976 Ford Pinto. Only recalled twice... lol

[Classy Chevy]

Beautiful pure white
Chevy Impala Super Sport 2-door with red interior
8 cylinder and not a scratch

loved it and kept it for 35 years until the trunk became corroded

[David-1206]

Casual Observer wrote:

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1977 Pontiac Trans Am. Black with a t-top..
12 MPG if freshly waxed.... speedometer only went to 100.. got clocked by a Statey at 141....

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin.... we're gonna do what they say can't be done....

[David-1206]

David-1206 wrote:

1969 Plymouth Road Runner, 426

Bought mine at Ramstein Germany in 1974 from a guy returning back to the states. Drove that car all over Germany, Austria, Holland, France, Switzerland while in the Air Force there. No air conitioning, no cruise, juat an AM radio, heater and an engine that could keep up with most any German car on the Autobahn. Handled like krap on the curvy, narrow back roads, also was hard to park in the european-designed car parking spaces.

Sold it at Alconbury England in 1977 when I bought a TR7.... which is a whole nutter story...

[Leland Bellows]

Boys with toys.

A car is no substitute for character.

[goingbrokefast]

1969 Volkswagen Beetle - before I had a license
1973 VW Super Beetle - officially licensed road car

[clcjtn]

I only remember it being a Duster. Can't remember the year! I killed the engine....didn't know I had to check the oil! DUH!

[TRIPLE K]

1966 Plymouth Satellite 383 engine, 4 barrel carb and 4 speed, I still have the original shifter hanging in my garage next to my picture of the car, rust colored, black gut, am radio with a reverberator dual rear speakers, dual exhaust, and beatiful hubcaps... F-70 14 firestone wide ovals that didnt last long at all actually they were not the original tires on them..skinny tires that really didnt last long!!!! After that a Barracuda formula S 383, then a Super Bee 383 4 speed post car with AC, then a 70 Satellite with a 383 , a sleeper car, then the last of my muscle cars was a 73 Challenger 360 motor, then I got married..........What I would give to get those cars back

[SpyRyder]

1972 blue plymouth duster - straight six...wish they still made them like that...never had to go to a mechanic...everything was able to DIY!!

[John O of A-town]

It was a 73 Plymouth "Gold" Duster, the color was Basin Street Blue with a white reptile skin half vinyl top, white "Boy Racer" stripes down the side, white vinal bucket seat interior, a 318CU V8 engine and a fold down back seat that had a fold down divider going into the trunk. Of course there was a lot of bondo on the body, it seemed like every rain brought out more rust. I would sand down the rust, bondo, prime, paint it with Duplicolor from the Penn Jersey store at Ceder Crest Plaza and then do it all again later. It had no A/C the seats were torn so I had Cheap-skin seatcovers that were less painful than vinyl in the summer sun. I have fond memories of the car but with the way those cars rusted, one almost had to live in Arizona to make it last. Ya know if you switch the first and last letters of "Duster" you get the word "Rusted".

[thinking and typing]

TRIPLE K wrote:

1966 Plymouth Satellite 383 engine, 4 barrel carb and 4 speed, I still have the original shifter hanging in my garage next to my picture of the car, rust colored, black gut, am radio with a reverberator dual rear speakers, dual exhaust, and beatiful hubcaps... F-70 14 firestone wide ovals that didnt last long at all actually they were not the original tires on them..skinny tires that really didnt last long!!!! After that a Barracuda formula S 383, then a Super Bee 383 4 speed post car with AC, then a 70 Satellite with a 383 , a sleeper car, then the last of my muscle cars was a 73 Challenger 360 motor, then I got married..........What I would give to get those cars back

As a woman and a motor head it saddens me to read your post."then I got married..........What I would give to get those cars back".
I hope you got rid of them for other reasons then getting married.

[ROM]

Hollywood types are a perfect example of that statement.

1978 Chevy El Camino

Leland Bellows wrote:

Boys with toys.
A car is no substitute for character.

[TRIPLE K]

thinking and typing
Coplay, PA
Oh I am happily married 4 grown kids, and yes I miss the cars but family was more important back then, so did I make the right decision, you bet, wouldnt trade my family for all those vehicles, so I really should have lengthend my post a bit..but I am sure there were more besides me that got rid of cars for the same reason, not offending the women folk at all....I am sorry if I did offend you , but not meant that way as I posted it...I got a lot of good things since then, a grandaughter tops the list, and other living things, but to have a car like I did, well maybe some day!!!!

[TRIPLE K]

thinking and typing
Coplay, PA
and what kind of hot rods do you have????? I told everyone what my first car was how about yours and what do you have right now??

[thinking and typing]

TRIPLE K wrote:

thinking and typing
Coplay, PA
and what kind of hot rods do you have????? I told everyone what my first car was how about yours and what do you have right now??

At this moment i have a 03 Escalade, 01 Maxima, 96 Ram 1500, Those are my daily driver's, not gradge kept. Im my barn is a 64 1/2 stang with a 302, In the grage 66 Caddy DeVille hearse big block obviously, 86 K-5 bid block, K-5 need a new block blew 150 miles in with the new lift and tiers, but i already rolled over once so i cant complain(3 in. body, 4 suspention, 44 swampers)

[Triple K]

thinking and typing
Coplay, PA
Now I have a 95 Dodge Dually 3500 with the V-10 and a Viper chip in it to give me 410 Hp, Jeep Cherokee, and a Caddy STS Touring Edition, which is so sweet!!!! 1951 (same age as me) Farmall Cub with a 60 inch belly mower, a vintage spring wagon pulled by my 9 year old 1 horse power Belgian and pulled by 2 Clydesdales from time to time as well, they are no speed demons but they dont take gas either , just blow it out when take a 5 miles journey in the old wagon!!! Listen I know the guy on 1100 AM radio and this Saturday he is playing old "Car-tunes" on the radio, plus playing old car commercials between 12 noon and 5 Pm I think on his website the "Car-Tunes are between 1 and 2 pm, I know you will love it!!!! I suggest you tune in , pop the top of your favorite beverage and go crusin!!!! Need more info let me know..

[thinking and typing]

Triple K wrote:

thinking and typing
Coplay, PA
Now I have a 95 Dodge Dually 3500 with the V-10 and a Viper chip in it to give me 410 Hp, Jeep Cherokee, and a Caddy STS Touring Edition, which is so sweet!!!! 1951 (same age as me) Farmall Cub with a 60 inch belly mower, a vintage spring wagon pulled by my 9 year old 1 horse power Belgian and pulled by 2 Clydesdales from time to time as well, they are no speed demons but they dont take gas either , just blow it out when take a 5 miles journey in the old wagon!!! Listen I know the guy on 1100 AM radio and this Saturday he is playing old "Car-tunes" on the radio, plus playing old car commercials between 12 noon and 5 Pm I think on his website the "Car-Tunes are between 1 and 2 pm, I know you will love it!!!! I suggest you tune in , pop the top of your favorite beverage and go crusin!!!! Need more info let me know..

I will tune in, thanks for the heads up on it.