Your First Car

[mar]

Nerd mobile? Chick Magnet? You decide.

'82 Dodge Omni.

Best part: Heated rear window to keep your hands warm while you're pushing it.

[Blatant Click and Clack rip-off. Sorry.]

 

[Timebuilder]

A stingray was your first car, TB? Nothing like starting at the top. I can imagine what you must drive now.

Well, things are different than they were in 1969...

For example, since being laid off from my flying job, I have been driving a 15 year old Camry into Manhattan for voice over stuff.

I'm thinking of taking the real estate license test, since voice over work lasts a few minutes at best, and that may give me the opportunity to get a newer car, and maybe a beater Cessna to base down at 40N. Maybe I can start a flying club out of the real estate office.

My second car was fun, too. In 1972 I sold the Vette to a submariner and got his car, plus $400.

His car was a cherry 69 Charger, 440, race cam, hookers, eight track, E series tires on the front, H's on the back. About $2000 worth of diamond and gold dust paint on the sides, coming out of the faux louvers up front, and going all the way to the back. It was VERY sharp. And fast.

Next was a 68 BMW 2002. A nice, fun little road car, that suffered from fender rot and a weak transmission that ate 2nd gear synchros.

Then, a 78 Rabbit deisel, and then...

.. my next favorite compared to the vette, an 84 Supra, brand new like the Rabbit and the Vette. A true luxury sport coupe. Incredible top end on a deserted Schuylkill Expressway on a Sunday morning at 5:00am. It had better cruise gearing than the Vette...

 

[Freightdog75]

1984 Pontiac Sunbird. 1.8 5 speed. Rust, with a little bit of black exterior, and that red "crushed" whatever it was called that was so popular in the 80's interior. Nickname in highschool:
"Satans B!tch".

FD75

 

[crash-proof]

First was a 1981 VW Dasher.
One time the whole exaust piper ripped off the car (it was a low car on the dirt road) and I just kept on driving, at 110 decibels! what a piece of crap...but great memories.

Then, I had a 1979 Buick Regal. Like this , but in much worse shape.

No grill on the front. Paint flaking off. Rusted roof. Cost $350. I called it the "Mad Max" car (if you've seen the Mad Max series parts I and II, you know what I'm talkin about.) A year later, I lost my brakes, and smashed into a house. Even though the garage wall was totaled, the car didn't feel a thing. I then discretely back up and drove home, and no one found out...

 

[Timebuilder]

Crash, I have to laugh every time I see your avatar. An airplane facial. That's twisted.

 

[enigma]

1956 Ford Custom with the Thunderbird 312 Y-block V8. (base line two door sedan, sort of like a Crown Vic without the chrome) I was about 13, and never got it running. My grandmother sold it to the junk man on day when I wasn't looking, ya know, the other grandmother was my favorite.

First car that I managed to get running. 1968 Fairlane 500 dos puertos, 302 four barrel with C4 auto.
I drove that about six months until I got my 65 Mustang 2+2 semi restored. I kept that Mustang twelve years until I needed money to buy an airplane. I sort of wish I had kept the car.

First new car. 1984 Escort wagon, Mazda diesel with five speed. 50 mpg and 0 to 60 in about 15 seconds. I sort of wish I still had that one as well, when I have to fill up my truck at todays prices.

enigma

 

[dpilot_citation]

1960 Corvair 4dr limr green. Used more oil than gas!

 

[Goffer]

Just bought 'er, '71 C10 400 small block, TH400. I have to go get it in Springfield, MO. Flying there from Phoenix, its going to be one heck of a gas bill, to get back to the Phoenix area.

I'm just glad I only have to drive a very few miles from the house to school and work.

But it's one sweet ride!!

 

[ATR-DRIVR]

66 GTO, 389, six-pack, 4-speed, 390 gears...yeah come on......

 

[skyking1976]

66 GTO, 389, six-pack, 4-speed, 390 gears...yeah come on......

Reminds me of one of my Dad's finer vehicles...

'69 GTO Judge w/ Muncie 4 speed... awesome!

SK