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My first car was a hand me down 1973 Pontiac Grand Prix.
My family lived 2 blocks away from a Pontiac dealer. Ever September my dad and I would walk to the Pontiac dealer to see the new cars. Well, in September 1972 not only did he look at the ne cars, he decided to buy a Grand Prix. He ordered and it wasn't delivered till a few months later.
Fast forward to 1979. My dad passed away, and the Grand Prix was then mine. Lousy way to get a car. Never really considered my car- it was always my dad's car.
400 cubic inch 4 barrel V8. Bucket seats, huge hood, short deck. Lousy fuel economy, but it drove smoothly and quietly. But by 1979 it was rusting, the AC was temperamental (kept blowing a thermal fuse), and it used fuel like it was going out of style.
My first car, which I actually chose, was a1979 Toyota Celica, which I bought second hand in 1980. That was a very fun car. Light, 4 cylinders, tricked out stereo, sheepskin seat covers. That was my car. It could run all say at 70 mph. Above 75? The rear end started to feel light and not really planted to the ground.
My first car was a 1972 FIAT 500 in 1977. Two cylinder 500 cc air cooled rear engine, 18 hp, coupled with a 4 speed non-synchronized manual transmission. Top speed about 65 mph on flat road. It was great on gas and easy to park :-). Quite different from the toys I own now, but I still have fond memories.
1974 AMC Hornet. It's what fit my limited budget at the time, but what a total POS. Twenty minutes to warm up, so it wouldn't stall out. AMC quality all the way. Obviously fuel economy sucked as a result and at a time of those stupid gas rationing lines, even more annoying. Top speed for this straight six cylinder beauty was 70mph on a good day. Road handling was NOT an attribute designed into this car. Body starting rusting out in several places by 76 and I traded it in for my first real car in 77.
1975 Chevy Monte Carlo white w/red interior & red Landau vinyl roof, high school graduation gift from my parents, delivered 1974 w/every available option - first Monte Carlo sold in Brooklyn with a power sunroof.
1975 Chevy Monte Carlo white w/red interior & red Landau vinyl roof, high school graduation gift from my parents, delivered 1974 w/every available option - first Monte Carlo sold in Brooklyn with a power sunroof.
back in the day the Monte was a sweet ride. i can easily envision the color combination
My first car was a 1972 FIAT 500 in 1977. Two cylinder 500 cc air cooled rear engine, 18 hp, coupled with a 4 speed non-synchronized manual transmission. Top speed about 65 mph on flat road. It was great on gas and easy to park :-). Quite different from the toys I own now, but I still have fond memories.
My Celica at 90 HP was in comparison a rocket sled I suppose
What's interesting is that I got along nicely with 90 HP, and you got to where you needed to go with 18 HP, and here we have folks trying to figure how to get 500 and 600 HP out of their cars.
I'll offer a mid-80's Chrysler version of the Dodge Daytona purchased used in the late 80's. Little 4 cylinder 5 speed with a neverending oil leak and AC compressor that burnt up. After so many mechanical and cosmetic problems and a minor accident, it was sold in 1995 for scrap. Afterwards, I switched to a string of new Hondas and Toyota to avoid the repair bills. My MB was my first used purchase since that Chrysler.
My first car, which I actually chose, was a1979 Toyota Celica, which I bought second hand in 1980. That was a very fun car. Light, 4 cylinders, tricked out stereo, sheepskin seat covers. That was my car. It could run all say at 70 mph. Above 75? The rear end started to feel light and not really planted to the ground.
I've come far but I do miss the Celica!
My first car was a 1982 Toyota Celica Supra, it had the upgrade sport seats and the rear spoiler. If I remember right, it had a 145 HP engine with a 4 speed auto. The Supra's design was ahead of its time with the two tone paint and the flip up headlights. It was pretty quick for its time, 0-60 in 9.8 seconds Compare that to today's cars, those numbers are laughable. It is amazing how far automotive technology have advanced in the last 30 years.
My first car was a 1982 Toyota Celica Supra, it had the upgrade sport seats and the rear spoiler. If I remember right, it had a 145 HP engine with a 4 speed auto. The Supra's design was ahead of its time with the two tone paint and the flip up headlights. It was pretty quick for its time, 0-60 in 9.8 seconds Compare that to today's cars, those numbers are laughable. It is amazing how far automotive technology have advanced in the last 30 years.
Ah- Celiac Supra! I seem also to recall 145 HP. Later it branched off and was just the Supra, entirely unrelated to the Celica
My first car was a 1958 Chevy Biscayne that was in great condition. I paid $200 for it and drove it until it was pretty rough and I upgraded to a 1964 Plymouth Valiant convertible that was mint for $900. Gave the Chevy to my sister.
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Wow, a trip down memory lane. Mine was a 1976 bright yellow, rust ventilated Honda Civic hatch back. Don't recall the spec's, was just happy to have any car, even that one. Later 'upgraded' to Ford Montego FX V8 coupe larger than any SUV on the road today, it must of been from '74 through '76; 9 mpg, it didn't like starting, braking without wild wobbles, or turning more than 20 degrees off its course. That was a scary car. After barely surviving that car I moved to NYC and stayed away from vehicles until I started with MB.
1988 Acura Integra. Light blue hatchback, manual. Drove it from 150k-198k. Only one flip up headlight motor worked. Luckily the one that didn't was stuck in the up position. It was awesome.
First car was a 1984 Buick Skylark with a rusted out rear. Was my father's car. We bought nothing but GM cars until 1996 when I got my firs BMW. after that, the whole family got nothing but german cars.
89 Camry that was given to me by my mother when I was a Junior (93) in high school. I drove that car for about 3 years and it just wouldn't die, no matter how much I beat on it. Traded it towards a 93 Integra LS sedan with a manual transmission. That was a fun car, and ended up purchasing 4 other Acuras after that.
1959 Mercedes 220SE 1976. Traded my 350 Honda for it and spent all summer working on it. Eventually drove it from Pgh Pa to Fresno Ca where I went to school
My fist car was a 1963 green Opel Kadett Wagen I purchased for $300.00 in 1969. A great little car that served me well for about 5 years. The attached picture is not the car but, the twin to it.
1954 Ford that I bought in 1963. My dad had owned it as a used car for a few years and had a rebuilt 1957 ford engine put in it. He traded it in, it was sold to someone else who traded it in again, and I bought it for $150 when I got my license.
A prior owner had the original 3 speed manual overdrive tranny replaced with a non-overdrive tranny. As a result, the car's rear end was geared low and only had a top speed of 80 mph. However, because of the gearing it was incredibly fast off the line and I could beat corvettes off the line in street drag racing. I still remember the shocked looks.
My dad started work at a tire store and for the first time, I could afford good tires. So I went out that night to race, popped the clutch, and broke the tranny because of the better tire grip.
The car was pink and black which was popular in the 50s but my girlfriends hated it.
1971 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe purchased in the spring of 1972. I was about to go to away to college and needed/wanted a car. I wanted a Fiat 124 Spider and there was one on the lot that my dad and I were looking at, but it was sold and so we bought the Sport Coupe. 1600 cc, twin overhead cam inline 4, 100 bhp, two 2 barrel Weber carbs, 5 speed transmission, 4 wheel discs, I thought it was pretty sweet at the time. Oh, I had one of those pedal cars too. I thought it was pretty sweet at the time, probably before I learned to ride a bike.
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