W211 AMG Discuss the W211 AMG's such as the E55 and the E63

What was the 1st car you owned?

Old Dec 13, 2007 | 04:33 PM
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Senior in HS (1965) owned a 1959 MGA. What a car - no top, but it had seat belts and my father HATED it - "why do you want to drive one of those furrin cars?"
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 05:22 PM
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 05:27 PM
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First car @ 16 - 1991 Nissan 300z tt. Not exactly sure what my parents were thinking. Poor car only lasted about 2 months before I wrapped it around a telephone pole while looking for CD's on the passengers side floor board.
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Archi
First car @ 16 - 1991 Nissan 300z tt. Not exactly sure what my parents were thinking. Poor car only lasted about 2 months before I wrapped it around a telephone pole while looking for CD's on the passengers side floor board.
dude...
thats one of my favorite cars of all times.. for some reason, never wanted to buy one though, probably just likes seeing it, and not owning one
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 06:20 PM
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1966 Triumph Spitfire w/ spoked wheels in 1971.

Purchased for $350. needed ring job and once we openned it up saw it needed valves too. Got beat but also Got a good education on that one.

Used to sit on the front wheels to work on the car. No computers back then. real simple. I miss her.

Thanks for reminding me

after that... 1964 Ford Econoline with a Comet engine. Don't want to remember that one. FORD... Fix Or Repair Daily
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 06:33 PM
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'82 Toyota Tercel 5 door hatchback at 17. It was hand me down from my aunt, free was good at that point! The car was that cheezy bright orange color that was popular on imports back then. I nicknamed her "The Pumpkin" because that's what she looked like!
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Old Dec 13, 2007 | 10:14 PM
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1976 Chevy Vega

Originally Posted by IanSL55
You had it rough! LOL...

In 1983, I bought a 1975 Ford Maverick! STYLING!



~ Ian
1976 Chevy Vega...def not as good shape as this pic. Burned more oil than gas
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 03:16 AM
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Bought at 15- 1998 Bmw 528i and it turned out to be the best looking car in the neighborhood, thats for a fact . first pix is day after i bought it second one is almost a year later.
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 08:37 PM
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1979 300D mercedes...but I got it in 85 so it was actually still a nice car
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 08:44 PM
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1981 VW Scirocco.

I was beyond broke but managed an Ansa cat-back exhaust and man was I ever at the top of the modding game!

An EXTREMELY drunk driver ruined that for me.

Loved those H20-cooled V-dubs back in the day... Corrados, GTIs, etc.
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:09 PM
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:11 PM
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 09:18 PM
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Old Dec 14, 2007 | 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 365v
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Tri Power???? The first car that my father ever bought brand new was a 69 L71 with a Muncie 4SP. He still has it.
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