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What was your first car?

Posted on 05/31/2014 7:27:43 AM PDT by virgil283

My first car was a Belair, four door with the big six. It might have been rusty but I waxed and polished it just the same......

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To: MeshugeMikey
WOW we know you had fun!

Oh yeah! And it was an education in many ways!

41 posted on 05/31/2014 7:44:40 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: virgil283; All
first, bought (used) as a future trade-in.
got a better Toyoda Station wagon
coldest AC / Warmest heater..ever! great mileage!

42 posted on 05/31/2014 7:44:49 AM PDT by skinkinthegrass (The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun..0'Bathhouse/"Rustler" Reid? d8-)
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To: virgil283

1961 Chevy BelAir. Bought it from a preacher’s wife, who literally only drove it on weekends. Straight six, with a two speed triple disc wet clutch. It was only running on four of the six cylinders when I bought it for fifty of the hardest earned dollars of my life.
Rebuilt the head and whooped a tune up on it. Ran like a champ. And there was enough room in the back seat for four buddies (and their dates).

Had a great time, but I don’t want to go back...


43 posted on 05/31/2014 7:45:23 AM PDT by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2016; I pray we make it that long.)
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To: virgil283

My first was also a BelAir four door, ‘57 black with white trim. It had a 283 V-8 engine with Powerglide transmission.


44 posted on 05/31/2014 7:47:42 AM PDT by RipSawyer
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To: Fresh Wind

I had two Austin Healeys, but not as my first car. What year was yours?


45 posted on 05/31/2014 7:47:46 AM PDT by Misterioso (Every major horror of history was committed in the name of an altruistic motive. - Ayn Rand)
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46 posted on 05/31/2014 7:48:25 AM PDT by AnAmericanAbroad (It's all bread and circuses for the future prey of the Morlocks.)
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To: JPG
Mine too except it was a 4 dr. hardtop. :(

Had it my senior year in HS in '76


47 posted on 05/31/2014 7:49:50 AM PDT by FreeReign
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To: NickRails

I had one of those in college - not the SS :-(, but I got it up to an estimated 140 on bias plys with plugs in them (pegged the speedo past 125, kept gaining speed, then broke the speedo).


48 posted on 05/31/2014 7:49:55 AM PDT by uncommonsense (Liberals see what they believe; Conservatives believe what they see.)
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49 posted on 05/31/2014 7:50:09 AM PDT by justlurking (tagline removed, as demanded by Admin Moderator)
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To: virgil283

First car I drove was an old 1954 Willys Jeep, wasn’t allowed out of low gear, low drive. I was plowing out driveway at age 12. First car I owned was a 1963 Austin-Healy Sprite, not a “bug-eye”.


50 posted on 05/31/2014 7:50:56 AM PDT by WellyP (question!)
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To: PubliusMM

1969 Impala SS with a 427 and Muncie four speed. Paid $900 for it in 1977. Wish I had that car now as a collector car


51 posted on 05/31/2014 7:51:43 AM PDT by Integrityingovt (Obama watching developments)
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To: peteyd
Now many kids don’t even want to drive.My sister thought her son would never drive.He wasn’t interested.

I know of many kids like this.

Back in the day, we were chomping at the bit to get our learners permit. Then got our licenses ASAP.

I remember the day I got my license. It was an overcast slightly rainy day. About one or two hours after I got my license, I drove myself to work. Man, I felt HUGE.

There was something about having a car. It wasn't just FREEDOM, there was also the sense of personal responsibility. Maybe that's the whole issue with todays society. No desire for personal responsibility. No desire for advancement. Who needs freedom, if there is someone to take care of all your wants and needs?

52 posted on 05/31/2014 7:51:47 AM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: Misterioso

That was an MGA 1600 MkII, 1962.

I also owned a ‘67 Austin Healey 3000 MKIII at one point as well.


53 posted on 05/31/2014 7:52:25 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (The last remnants of the Old Republic have been swept away.)
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To: AnAmericanAbroad

A Pinto Squire, lol. They look sort of strange now. At least you had Charlie’s Angels to make it seem a little more stylish.


54 posted on 05/31/2014 7:52:43 AM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: virgil283

‘55 Nash Ambassador.


55 posted on 05/31/2014 7:53:02 AM PDT by Starstruck (If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
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To: justlurking

72 pontiac catalina passed everything but a gas pump but a a dollar a gallon who cared


56 posted on 05/31/2014 7:53:18 AM PDT by jneesy (rough seas make skillful sailors)
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To: tet68

New 1971 MG Midget. Orange but they called it Tangerine. $500 down and $76 per month. My Dad co-signed the loan. :-)


57 posted on 05/31/2014 7:54:15 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: virgil283

‘46 Chevy Deluxe coupe, after my dad drove it for 15 years, made the same year I was born. I got 10 more years of use out of it till it finally just fell apart. It was part of many “first’s” in my life.


58 posted on 05/31/2014 7:54:32 AM PDT by jstaff
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To: virgil283

1976 blue Pontiac Ventura. Four door. It was my moms. Eventually it died and was replaced by a two door candy apple red 84 Datsun.


59 posted on 05/31/2014 7:55:06 AM PDT by Gefn (More cowbell)
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To: virgil283

‘59 VW Beetle. The running boards were rusted-out. Didn’t have the sun roof, unfortunately. If you remove the innards from the tailpipe exhaust tips, it makes the engine sound pretty cool.


60 posted on 05/31/2014 7:55:10 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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