What was your first car?

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What was your first car?

Reply #15 – December 05, 2009, 08:50:15 AM

My bird.

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Reply #16 – December 05, 2009, 08:55:26 AM

A 1955 Chevy 4 door. Ugly Neptune green and white. I bought it from some old guy who lived down the road from us. Paid $50 for it and after some air in the tires, new plugs, points, battery and some fresh gas i drove it home. 6cyl 3 on the tree. I never did get to drive the car legally. I got it when i was 15 and sold it before i turned 16. Looking back on it that was a pretty cool car...

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Reply #17 – December 05, 2009, 08:58:22 AM

My first car was a project my father and I built; a 1966 Chevelle convertible. We installed an LS-6 454 crate engine with a roller cam, a Muncie M-20 4-speed, and a 3.31:1 12-bolt posi rear. On a set of 10" M&H Racemaster slicks my best time was a 12.01.

Never wrecked it, never got a ticket in it, traded it back to my dad plus payments on a 1961 Impala 2dht into which I built and installed a bored and stroked 409 (to 482).

The LS-6 454 lives on however as the engine in my "Pro-Touring 442," a 1972 Olds "442" convertible I am building in the Pro-Touring style.

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

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Reply #18 – December 05, 2009, 09:29:14 AM

Mine was a 1979 Mustang Ghia. We transplanted a 351W into it, it was a C4 car and I enjoyed the hell out of it until I traded it for an 88 Cougar LS 5.0 Then I was hooked.

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Reply #19 – December 05, 2009, 09:50:06 AM

I had a 63' VW Beetle with a Porche engine case, 88mm cylinders, dual 2bl Webbers, lightweight flywheel, comp clutch, headers. At first I bought the thing for the body as it was mint but ended up keeping the engine/trans. I was 15 and only had a permit. A friend of my dads, a local cop, helped us to get it running right because we thought there was something really wrong with the engine, just wouldn't idle smoothly like a typical VW. I made a couple of phone calls to the guy who I bought it from and found out that it had been built by his son for drag racing. My dads friend took me out for a test ride and pulled the front wheels off the ground in 1st gear:burnout: and promptly told my dad not to let me drive it until I had my license for a long time. :( Thankfully he didn't listen to him much as I had been driving our hobby stock car. It took 6 months before I was allowed back behind the wheel to drive it, other than moving it around our yard. The best part was I only paid $300 for it. Well that was a long time ago though

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Reply #20 – December 05, 2009, 10:48:05 AM

My first car was a 1964 chevelle ss with a 327 never got on road. first car driven was a 1966 Impala Super Sport. 327 power glide bought from the original owner for $75. those were the days, lol

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Reply #21 – December 05, 2009, 10:49:58 AM

Mine was a 1979 thunderbird with t-tops 351 under the hood.

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Reply #22 – December 05, 2009, 11:15:29 AM

1966 Buick Skylark that saw the shop more than the road.
I count my 1981 Mustang Hatch back with T-top, power windows and locks and the 3.3 six as my real first car. The Sport came after this.

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Reply #23 – December 05, 2009, 11:31:43 AM

First car that never saw the road was a 67 T Bird with suicide doors, first driver was a 61 T Bird. That was 1984, 35 Birds later I still have this disease

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Reply #24 – December 05, 2009, 11:50:36 AM

my first car i had was an 86 grand am. a rebuilt pos that in the 3 or 4 months i had it i drove exactly one block with it. me and my buddies would just hang in it doing whatever. eventually it was towed while i was at work. that was back when i was 15.
the first car i bought was years later, a 1980 grand prix sj, ttops power windows with a 60's 327 vette engine thrown in it. it had sat for some 8 years and was the guys street toy down at the races near the stadiums(or so i was told)and was supposed to be free but wrestled all of $50 from me for it. the oil was super black and thick as tar with a beat primered body but it started right up so i took it.
i really do miss the ttops untill one blew off on the highway, from not locking it back down, and nearly hit a tractor trailer before hitting the ground and shattering.
the only things that went wrong with the car was the stop light switch and the brake booster. ill probly get another one someday(in decent shape hopefully)

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My first car was a 1976 Grand Prix with a 455 and a Trans AM shaker hood scoop.Black on black on black,the deeper snow flake Trans Am wheels,and T/A seats.Fairly quick for such a tank.. SJ model.THAT was an awesome car.

thats the car i wish i had :jealous:

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Reply #25 – December 05, 2009, 12:59:01 PM

mine was a 1987 lebaron 4 cyl 4 door and had more issues than i could count. But when it finally died it looked like a derby car lol.

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Reply #26 – December 05, 2009, 04:56:56 PM

1971 Dodge Dart Swinger, 2dr, 318 2v, A904 trans and 8 /34 rear end.

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Reply #27 – December 05, 2009, 05:07:23 PM

MY first car/truck was a '78 F-250 4WD with a 400. It had 4.10's with a locker in the rear, 6 inch suspension lift and 3 inch body lift. I ran ever tire size from 33's to 40 inch Groundhawgs, it was like Bigfoot JR.

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Reply #28 – December 05, 2009, 05:35:24 PM

here is mine.
1961 Ford Falcon. Had a 302/C4 heat and a drivers seat. That was all! lol
Bought it for $900 fixed it up through high school, replaced all the interior, did the body work, amazingly it didnt have much rust at all!, sanded and got it ready for paint. I installed a 9 inch rear end, aluminum driveshaft, longtubes, and some dynomax lers. Drove it to graduation. Sold it a couple months later for $3400.

Here she is.

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Reply #29 – December 05, 2009, 05:54:20 PM

My first "offical" car was my T-bird. I got it when I was 17 as a hand-me-down from my Dad. I will never part with it. This is about the oldest pic of it I could find. I kinda miss how it looked with the 14's.

My parents made all us kids drive my grandparents old '81 Olds ninety-eight as a "learner" vehicle to prove ourselves on before they got us a nicer car. It had the 403 pontiac engine and was quite the tire frier.