Question: Your first car

[WLS Ruby 93]

Ok gang here is another winter thread to entertain us all while we wait for the spring driving weather.

What was your first car and what did it have in it?

Mine was a 1962 Pontiac Tempest convertible, white top, light blue ext. light blue int., 4 cylinder, automatic with shifter on the dash, transmission in the rear and trans fluid dipstick in the trunk, flexible drive shaft from the engine to the tranny, 15 inch wheels, power steering.

All this and a Delco AM one speaker radio, wow.

My father bought that car for me in 1965 at $600 with 27,000 miles on it
while I was a sophomore in college. It never let me down and started up every time I needed it to; all but once that is and that's when it got down to 16 degrees below zero one January night in the foothills of Kentucky so I walked 4 miles to get to classes that day. That was my fault since I was stretching dollars and pushed the battery a little too far before replacing it.

Keep 'em rollin' :W
Bill

 

[1963SS]

1964 Ford Falcon with the 170 c.i. engine and three on the tree. My dad bought it for me brand new. (Not gonna tell my age). I put 2 bumper bullets on the grille that made it look like Annette Funicello. The next year I added Imperial gunsight taillights on the rear fenders. I was such a stud.

 

[WLS Ruby 93]

First car

Wow, a three on the tree, 6 banger. I'll bet you could drive all week for 29.9 cents worth of gas. Hey kids, that was for ONE gallon of real ethyl.

I went to MSU.

Bill

 

[killain]

Wow, Well for me, it was 1951 Sh*& Brindle Brown 6 cylinder, 3 speed on the column coupe, with a 6 volt battery. It needed a clutch and an oil change and had No Power anything. It did have a relic AM radio that had a life of it's own. Literally, it would come on and go off at will. You didn't have a choice of stations, or whether it would work or not. Just like a Casino.

I learned to drive my dad's 49 Chrysler New Yorker years before so I was able to drive this old crate. but alas, my patience wore out after six months and I bought a 1955 Mercury Montclair coupe with power steering, brakes and a three speed automatic. It too, had a AM radio but this one acually turned on and off with a switch. I kept the Mercury for years, even after I bought my 1959 Corvette. Now that was my pride and joy.

It was painted in a aftermarket dark matallic blue with white side coves. It had a hardtop in the same dark blue and a white resprayed seats. It was really setup for the drag strip, as it was a 283 duel carter quad intake and a 4 speed with a 4:11 rear, which was just too much. On a rainy day you could almost spin the rear tires without any effort. this became a problem if you were sitting at a traffic light on a hill, and let out the clutch almost any way quickly the back tires would start to spin like a vacume cleaner. So I pulled the intake and replaced it with a single holley 4 barrel and put in a 3:56 punpkin rear. now you could drive on the street without every traffic light a race track. Had that car for almost two years, got drafted and had to sell it as I had no place to store it. OH my, fond memories !

 

[Toms007]

My first was a 1956 Chevy BelAire, 2 door post. Had a 265 and powerslide. Gave $95 for it when I was 15. Shortly after getting it the engine gave up the ghost (it was worn out-no compression). I couldn't afford to rebuild it, so a friend had another 56...a 4 door wagon with a good 235 six and a three speed, I bought it for $35. I had the auto shop class swap them for me. I had them put a floor shifter in it (cost $15). Used the front fenders off the wagon as they were sound. Bought some replacement rust panels for the door sills (another common rust point), bought some seat covers (my mom helped me put them on) and about 20 cans of spray paint to which I painted the car. Bought some chrome reverse wheels for it. I drove that car for three years. When I sold it I got $400. In retrospect I should have probably junked the 2 door post car and fixed up the wagon.

 

[1963SS]

Hey kids, that was for ONE gallon of real ethyl.

Yes it was and $5.00 worth of gas wouldn't fit in the tank. The service station attendant (remember them) would pump my gas, check the oil and the air pressure in the tires, clean the windshield and give me tea glasses or steak knives if I bought 8 gallons or more. Not really the "good ole days but certainly the "old days".

 

[leftyvette]

For me it was a four-door 1963 Impala 327 powerglide. The car was my family's and they gave it to me when I got my license. The transmission went out after a few months and dad would not pay to fix it. We junked the car. I still love 63 Impalas.

 

[DGVETTE]

1951 Ford

I was 12 years old and dad bought me a used/wornout 1951 Ford 4door with a Flathead V8 engine. I was to drive my mother around since she did not drive, as in the movie 'Driving Miss Daisy'. I rebuilt the engine so tight it would not turn over and start even when pulling it behind a tractor down a gravel road. Yes, I am a redneck cottonpatch country boy and earned my shade tree mechanic status early.
I progressed thru a 1956 Ford 4door, a 1957 Ford Convertible, a 1963 Ford Galaxie Fastback and a 1965 Plymouth BelvedereII before my first Corvette, a 1966 Convertible.

 

[6 Shooter]

Mine was a 1956 Chevy Bel Air...

...I only wish it looked this good.​

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[jrose7004]

I had a 1960 Corvair Coupe and it looked just like the one in the picture except I put Moon Disc on mine.

 

[Vanity Plate Bob]

35 Plymouth 2d sedan, buckleless bucket seats, 3 speed on floor connected to a 6 cyl flathead w/ fender skirts and mud flaps.
Guy painted it in an old decrepit one car garage, maroon.
Can't recall any of the particulars on the painting.
Maybe a -canister, pump, fly sprayer.
Heater: Yes; ACD: open windows wider.
Radio: Bose. No..booze. Not really sure.
Air in the tire ride. Mopar was known for ''quality ride.'' At least until and including 1956. 1957 and 58 you sat very near the pavement.

 

[Jistari]

1972 Dodge Taxi (275,000 miles), flat black, black interior, radio antena, inline six with a one barrel -) yup, you could put $1 worth of gas in that thing and drive all week), of course 0 - 60 time was like 90 seconds.

But it didnt matter, you could stay in the left lane at what? 60 (with it floored, thats about what it would do) and everyone would move over because it looked like an unmarked Highway car (gotta take the good with the bad .

I do remember driving that thing for about six months with no windshield wipers (couldnt afford to fix em), other than that...bulletproof (damn thing is probably still running somewhere).

 

[ernestD]

Mine was a 1964 chevy Belair,two door post,dark green,6cyl.3 speed on the floor-Hurst mystery shifter! ha ha bought it that way.Got drafted in to the army,drove it to FT.Knox KY.sold it for a really nice 67 chevelle,later saw two other soldiers in my 64 belair driving it around base.

 

[muddywaters]

MIne was a 66 Pontiac Catalina, big and beautiful, a real land yacht. At the time I worked at the local gas station and I remember some of the muscle cars would come in 2/3 times a night to gas up, no problem at 29.9, the good ole days.........

 

[BigJimZ16]

1963 Nova SS for me, 194 ci, three on the tree, 13" 4 bolt white walls. OK, I admit it, it grew a 283 4bbl within the first 6 months. Modding at 16.

 

[BigMike5]

first ride

When I was 16 I was given a 1947 Studebaker sedan. Suicide doors, and it was a tanish brown color. Had it for a couple of years til my uncle gave me a 50 Pontiac vert. My last vert.

 

[Toms007]

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Yea, mine didn't look anything like that one.

 

[Victory5]

First car

My first car was a 59 Chevy Belair 4 door, 6 cylinder, 3 on the tree. Bought it for $125. Still remember how cool those big fins looked.

 

[Fullback32]

1979 Trans Am...White with gold badging and "Bandit" pinstriping, T-Tops, 6.6 Litre, snowflake rims, WS6. Loved that car!

 

[Rex S]

1959 Ford Custom 300, pink with a green interior from the factory. 292 2spd auto with no reverse. Paid $50.00 for it. Got really good at finding parking spaces you didn't need to back out of.