mine was a 1978 mustang 2 (yea the ugly mustang) had original 8 track player with kiss destroyer in it and a 302 v8 engine that ripped.
paid $700 for it.
went to woodstock 1994 in it.
1978 Cadillac Sedan Deville 425 V8 bored 30 over split leather seats purple cracking tint blown air shocks and maaco paint job and only paid $500 that car would move. 8)
(http://www.gwcmodela.com/gbFirebird010105small.jpg)
1977 Firebird Esprit, bought used & abused in ~1989. A complete POS dented rust bucket, that I fixed up to the best of my 15 year old abilities at the time. Drove it for about 3 years before selling it for about the same price I paid for it ($500).
mitt
1970 toyota landcruiser, FJ40
1969 straight 6, completely stock otherwise (when i bought it)
1973 International Scout II. [I turned 16 in 1989] Bought it for $500.
I had it for about 3 months when my mom borrowed it. After returning she informed me that I had to sell it because it was dangerous. [laugh] Keep in mind...the brakes had no feel whatsoever (but they worked), and it was constant work keeping it in the lane because it wandered pretty bad. Ran like a champ though.
Sold it for $900. [thumbsup]
1987 Buick LeSabre. 3.8 V6 that got 28 mpg, no matter how hard I drove it.
Reverse-opening hood confused the mechanic every time I pulled into the "Full Service" lane. I never stopped laughing at him.
It had 150,000+ miles on it when my parents gave it away. As far as I know, it still runs.
Quote from: herm on December 20, 2008, 02:13:01 PM
1970 toyota landcruiser, FJ40
1969 straight 6, completely stock otherwise (when i bought it)
Nice [thumbsup] I had to wait until I was a grown up to get an FJ40.
My first car was a late 80's or early 90's Honda Civic AWD wagon that worked remarkably well as a backwoods fishing/skiing vehicle (for what it was). It also taught me the hard way that pushing the limits on the scheduled timing belt change for Hondas gets ugly, with bent valves, scarred pistons & a head that never sealed right again.
What should have been my first car remains one of my life's great regrets. Mom & Dad were going to give me the oldest family car to take off to college and I said no because the thing was so shockingly unreliable, thirsty, and just plain uncool. It was a 1973 Chevy Impala. With a 454 under the hood. [bang]
Quote from: triangleforge on December 20, 2008, 02:34:35 PM
Nice [thumbsup] I had to wait until I was a grown up to get an FJ40.
My first car was a late 80's or early 90's Honda Civic AWD wagon that worked remarkably well as a backwoods fishing/skiing vehicle (for what it was). It also taught me the hard way that pushing the limits on the scheduled timing belt change for Hondas gets ugly, with bent valves, scarred pistons & a head that never sealed right again.
What should have been my first car remains one of my life's great regrets. Mom & Dad were going to give me the oldest family car to take off to college and I said no because the thing was so shockingly unreliable, thirsty, and just plain uncool. It was a 1973 Chevy Impala. With a 454 under the hood. [bang]
Doh bet your kicking yourself now. I had an 89 Jeep Wrangler. Man I beat that thing up.
(http://www.dreamcarclassicsonline.com/autopics/0072-4821/L01.jpg)
Not mine, but I had a gold, 4 door 1973 Ford Maverick with a vinyl overlay top. Bought it for $500 in 1993, traded it in in 1995 for a 1989 Toyota Corolla GT-S and got $1000 for it....
Always wanted a Scout II.
Quote
A 1961 Chrysler Newport.
It has a great backstory, that I'll share someday.
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 20, 2008, 02:44:38 PM
A 1961 Chrysler Newport.
It has a great backstory, that I'll share someday.
[popcorn]
(http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d45/Gibsonchild/Sentra83_3-full.jpg)
1983 Nissan Sentra. Mine was identical to the one in the pic above except it had black rubber trim and a pinstripe on the side. And mine was in better shape.
My grandfather bought it brand spankin new, it was actually still on the delivery trailer when he picked it out. It changed hands about 6-8 times (but never left the family) before I ended up with it in '92. I sold it to my uncle here in TN (I lived in VA at the time) in '94 after I graduated. When I moved here to TN 3 years ago, I saw my old Sentra driving thru town the first week I lived here. Haven't seen it since.
If I ever run across it again, I will do my best to buy it. Had a decent stereo system (decent for a student '94, anyway) in it and got 35-ish mpg. Was sorta peppy for a POS too.
1978 Plymouth Fury Sport Suburban. Powder blue with woodgrain. 360 2v, 904 Torqueflite.
(http://www.taunus-zodiac.ch/images/plymouth/catalogues/chrysler-plymouth-1977-0017.jpg)
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 20, 2008, 02:44:38 PM
A 1961 Chrysler Newport.
It has a great backstory, that I'll share someday.
Still waiting [popcorn]
The first vehicle that the folks supplied was 1972 Ford F100 pickup, 390 V8, AT, rusty as hell and no heat. Lucky passengers had to hope for no puddles while driving in the rain. Awesome burnout machine.
The first car I bought on my own (1986, senior in high school) is pictured below as it is today. Still have it, no plans to part with it (unless the money is right ;) ).
(http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo118/Speedbag/2006_0602Image0013.jpg)
Quote from: Speedbag on December 20, 2008, 02:52:32 PM
The first vehicle that the folks supplied was 1972 Ford F100 pickup, 390 V8, AT, rusty as hell and no heat. Lucky passengers had to hope for no puddles while driving in the rain. Awesome burnout machine.
The first car I bought on my own (1986, senior in high school) is pictured below as it is today. Still have it, no plans to part with it (unless the money is right ;) ).
(http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo118/Speedbag/2006_0602Image0013.jpg)
Is that a 67?
Quote from: NAKID on December 20, 2008, 02:38:38 PM
(http://www.dreamcarclassicsonline.com/autopics/0072-4821/L01.jpg)
Not mine, but I had a gold, 4 door 1973 Ford Maverick with a vinyl overlay top. Bought it for $500 in 1993, traded it in in 1995 for a 1989 Toyota Corolla GT-S and got $1000 for it....
Ahhh..... the Maverick. That's the only car I can remember my grandfather ever driving. Had a fleet of those thing sitting around in the yard. He had 2 when he passed away, a shit brown '76-'77-ish and '72-'73 white 2-dr w/ blue racing stripes. I wish I had the white and blue one. There was a dude that ran one just like it at the local drag strip, was a badass little car.
Quote from: alfisti on December 20, 2008, 02:54:09 PM
Is that a 67?
Yep. Good eye, lotsa folks don't even know what it is....
Quote from: Speedbag on December 20, 2008, 02:59:53 PM
Yep. Good eye, lotsa folks don't even know what it is....
I've got no idea what it is. But I like it, especially the red stripes.
Quote from: Timmy Tucker on December 20, 2008, 03:02:16 PM
I've got no idea what it is. But I like it, especially the red stripes.
1967 Mercury Cougar (first year they made them). '68s are basically the same on the outside, but have hideous (IMO) side marker lights.
It's a Mercury Cougar...
Quote from: Speedbag on December 20, 2008, 03:05:14 PM
1967 Mercury Cougar (first year they made them). '68s are basically the same on the outside, but have hideous (IMO) side marker lights.
Ahhh. Gotcha. I know absolutely nothing about Merc's. I thought it looked very Mustang-ish, but the front end threw me off. And I had myself convinced I was seeing a Pontiac insignia on the grill.
I love that grill
1975 Camaro
Paid $700.
Black, slowly peeling off to show the red underneath
straight 6 ( :P but nobody knew)
chrome side pipes that shot flames out when the car backfired on deceleration
pregnant dogin alum wheels with fat tires, way jacked up in back.
6x9's in boxes on the rear deck crankin out the VanHalen
sagging headliner, etc, etc
I thought I was the shit.
Meet Jeff Dirt [laugh]
(my 2nd car was a 72 OpelGT....i'd like to have one of those again)
Quote from: That Nice Guy Beck! on December 20, 2008, 01:59:54 PM
mine was a 1978 mustang 2 (yea the ugly mustang) had original 8 track player with kiss destroyer in it and a 302 v8 engine that ripped.
paid $700 for it.
went to woodstock 1994 in it.
I'm jealous.
I wanted a Triumph TR7. Folks said no.
I wanted a Fiat X1/9. Folks again, said no.
I wanted a '72 Camaro with a 305. Yep, you guessed it. They said no.
What did they finally say yes to? What automobile passed their seemingly impossible parental quality control?
1976 Ford Mustang II. Blue w/ blue interior and blue vinyl top powered by the impotent 2.3L 4 banger with a slush box. >:(
Quote from: Speedbag on December 20, 2008, 03:05:14 PM
1967 Mercury Cougar (first year they made them). '68s are basically the same on the outside, but have hideous (IMO) side marker lights.
Fortunately my friend in high school had a '69 Cougar convertible with a 351W 4-barrel that we'd cruise in to keep me from being left in complete automotive depression. [thumbsup]
Quote from: Triple J on December 20, 2008, 02:16:02 PM
1973 International Scout II. [I turned 16 in 1989] Bought it for $500.
I had it for about 3 months when my mom borrowed it. After returning she informed me that I had to sell it because it was dangerous. [laugh] Keep in mind...the brakes had no feel whatsoever (but they worked), and it was constant work keeping it in the lane because it wandered pretty bad. Ran like a champ though.
Sold it for $900. [thumbsup]
My second vehicle was a '76 Scout II. I sort of had them in my blood. My mother's eldest uncle had two from new, a family friend had a Scout "I", my best friend's dad had a '77 from new. He passed it to his elder son then to my friend. I got mine about two weeks after returning home from Germany (US Army) in '88. I drove the piss out of it for two years before selling it for God knows why. I still miss it.
Oh yeah, first car, '76 Triumph TR7. I kept if for almost twenty years. Drove the piss out of it also and miss it as well. Not terribly fast in a straight line but went round the twisty bits like a slot car when I wasn't purposely sideways.
1981 Porsche 911sc (I inherited from my father when he moved to Germany). I should also mention that I had to give it back 3 years later when he returned. So, maybe my first car was the Jeep wrangler I got then...
1980 Chevrolet MONZA SpYder :) Restored it for a year from 15-16 and LOVED IT !!!
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k277/87aero/78mozaSypder.jpg)
~DaVe
Quote from: superjohn on December 20, 2008, 03:35:00 PM
I'm jealous.
I wanted a Triumph TR7. Folks said no.
I wanted a Fiat X1/9. Folks again, said no.
I wanted a '72 Camaro with a 305. Yep, you guessed it. They said no.
What did they finally say yes to? What automobile passed their seemingly impossible parental quality control?
1976 Ford Mustang II. Blue w/ blue interior and blue vinyl top powered by the impotent 2.3L 4 banger with a slush box. >:(
Fortunately my friend in high school had a '69 Cougar convertible with a 351W 4-barrel that we'd cruise in to keep me from being left in complete automotive depression. [thumbsup]
ha!
I dont even know what happened to mine I just left it somewhere upstate NY.....
Quote from: DirtyDuc on December 20, 2008, 04:00:26 PM
1981 Porsche 911sc (I inherited from my father when he moved to Germany). I should also mention that I had to give it back 3 years later when he returned. So, maybe my first car was the Jeep wrangler I got then...
niiiiice...
First car I ever drove was a 1977 vega station wagon, silver with the wood wallpaper and blood red vinyl interior.
First car I ever bought was a 1972 Chevelle SS454 convertible (clone). Wish I could get that car back!!
I had an '84 Pontiac 1000 Acadian kind of like the one seen below. Only mine was in excellent condition. I bought it in '96 and it had 18k original miles on it. The car was in amazing shape since it was a grocery getter for my great uncle. The 12" sub I stuffed in the back barely fit. I remember filling up the tank in '97 when gas was so cheap for $6. Those were the days.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/1986PontiacAcadianScooter.jpg/800px-1986PontiacAcadianScooter.jpg)
1989 Mazda 323 hatchback.
Manual everything (including steering and brakes). No radio. No speakers. It was my grandma's car before she died and she did nothing with it except drive to store, drive home. Drive to our house, drive home. A 300 dollar Dupont paint job (which looked make the beast with two backsin amazing, by the way), a few hundred in Infinity audio equipment, some strobes and some running lights and that thing was one baaaaaaaad mamma jamma (read: still a Mazda 323).
Got it my senior year of HS and drove it into my sophomore year of college. TLC. Regular maintenance. A new skin. How does she repay me?? Obliterated tranny at 50k. I didn't have the time or money to drop a new one in so we had to part ways. RIP "the egg".
Quote from: herm on December 20, 2008, 02:13:01 PM
1970 toyota landcruiser, FJ40
1969 straight 6, completely stock otherwise (when i bought it)
should have mentioned...
paid 1000.00 for it
sold it for 5000.000
i think i still lost money on the deal, but i loved that cruiser
'94 Chevy Cavalier
Still driving it.
Quote from: porschaholic on December 20, 2008, 02:51:17 PM
Still waiting [popcorn]
Oh alright.
Back in 1965 my dad bought this particular Chrysler Newport, used. It was his first car.
He drove it regularly, until a new wife and kids necessitated having something a bit more reliable. He kept the Chrysler as a second car. I have distinct memories of riding in the car as a little kid (I was born in 1980). A few weeks later, he lost his job. Having no idea he'd get a new job a week later, he pulled the Chrysler off the road. This was 1984 or so.
It then sat until 1993. At this point, my mother started getting a little miffed. Started nagging him. "What are you going to do about the car?" "What are you going to do about the car?" "What are you going to do about the car?"
Finally, in a moment of weakness he says "Alright, I'll sell it". This offered no improvement, as the tirade then became "When are you going to sell the car?" "When are you going to sell the car?".
After some time of this, he sold it to me, for the grand total of $1. Thus keeping his word. I'm fairly sure she did not talk to him
at all for over a month.
Me, at the ripe old age of 13, with no mechanical knowledge, then set about attempting to restore the car. I'm fairly sure if I knew then what I knew now, I wouldn't have tried this. This car was beyond the point where one would consider a restoration.
We bought a battery. Installed it. Nothing. Rebuilt the starter, still no cranking. We put a breaker bar on the motor with a pipe on it. We bent the breaker bar.
Long story short....the motor got rebuilt. The transmission got rebuilt. An entire new wiring harness was fabricated from scratch and installed. A new cooling system was installed, as well as a new fuel system.
When we pulled the drums, every brake component fell to the ground in a pile of rust-no longer discernible as separate entities. The front fenders were replaced, as were all four doors. The trunk and interior floor were gone, so we built new ones. It has a new grille and bumpers.
The frame, originally, was a square box style. All that was left was the top. This is how I learned to weld. New rims and tires were put on. The body had holes you could put your hands through. I shaped the fender wells based off of pictures I found from old ads. We sanded, we had it painted, a new interior was put in. I snapped the driveshaft in half one night (no, not the U-joint-the actual shaft).
This took around a decade.
My introduction to the world of things mechanical, and my entire engineering career were basically brought around my this old clunker, and my dad teaching me these things. Some of the fondest times I ave ever had were working with him out in the garage. Sometime after the resto was complete, and unfortunately, my dad died.
Currently, the car is to undergo one final once over of interior and body work and mechanicals. Then I'm going to have her painted and leave her be, and think of my old man when I drive her.
My first was a 1975 Dodge Tradesman 200 van. It was the shortest wheelbase but with a very strong 360. I paid $50 for it and spent a whole weekend cleaning empty cigarette packs and assorted garbage out of it. When I found the first crack vial, I tore the thing completely apart to make sure I got all that sort of crap out of there. It had magnesium rims on it and those big ass Pro-Track 50s on the back. The rear bumper was a steel I beam with a pintle hook. Needless to say no one tail gated me. I didn't know much about such things at the time but in retrospect the engine must've had some work done to it because the thing could keep with 5 liter Mustangs light to light. Hell of a vehicle to learn to drive in.
73 vw bug
piss yellow
autostick [puke]
many "fix it" tickets
one motor rebuild
5 cans of grey primer and 6 black sharpies
the Bangles autographed it
1972 Monte Carlo
350 auto
posi traction rear end [evil]
that was a fun car even though I never got around to painting it the whole time I had it it was in black primer.
Mine was a very boring 1986 Toyota Corolla, all manual (hand-me-down from my parents).
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 20, 2008, 05:03:30 PM
Currently, the car is to undergo one final once over of interior and body work and mechanicals. Then I'm going to have her painted and leave her be, and think of my old man when I drive her.
:)
1981 Toyota Tercel bought new as a Sr. in High School. No radio, no air, 5 speed. I drove around with a tape deck listening to Rush and Van Halen.
My cousin drove it and totaled in while I was in basic training in 1892. Then I got a Datsun Sentra. It had a good stereo!
1968 Beetle. Black w/red interior. (maybe thats why my Monster is blk/red)
Well, there were a couple of boring vehicles purchased for me by my parents (and/or given to me...who knows and I sure don't care), but the first car I bought...
1970 Ford Torino Brougham
(was supposed to be loaded to the hilt with options......but wasn't!)
351C 4V CJ 'M' code engine
Toploader 4-speed transmissin (close ratio)
3.50:1 Posi 31-spline 9" axle with a Nodular center section
Magnum 500's
Black with a black vynil roof
Should've sold the car when one of the leaf springs broke INTO the trunk while drag-racing it. Fixed it instead and kept driving it.
Way, way, way too much car for an 18 year old. Never could get it to run perfect, but I tried like hell... I still remember Mr. Allen (my auto shop teacher) screaming at me, 'BAKER! When are you going to learn how to fix that car right?' [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
bought for $700 2 weeks after I turned 18. Put untold $ into it... Still brings a smile to my face and I still have the VIN number memorized....
First car my Dad picked up for $150, was a '59 Ford 4 door X-undercover police car. Still had the spotlight on it and holes in the door jamb
where the cage was attached.
First car I bought was a '63 Pontiac Tempest for $500.
The one car I wished I would have kept was a '56 Cadillac Family Lemo from a funeral home for $150.
'57 Ford Fairlane, red and white 2 door, 6 cylinder, 3 on the tree, AM radio with two speakers. After I killed the differential I installed a 4.11 fnal drive. No top speed and noisy as hell on the highway, but it would slaughter Chevy V8s in the Stop Light GP ;D
I'm waiting for Nate to post up that his first car was a brand new 1928 hupmobile :P
'67 Firebird, inline 6... i could literally stand in the engine compartment there was so much space. Paid $1300 for it back in the mid 80's. The thing was heavily modified and abused... a real heap, but I loved it.
'79 Chevy Monza
My first car was a 1978 powder-blue Chevy Impala (looking at the posts, 1978 was a good year for beater first cars). It had a 305 that GM would have me believe was their "fuel efficient" model. After the gas shortages of the late 70s, GM apparently responded with a series of very carefully engineered gimmicks. My car came equipped with a "fuel economider" gauge - a cable attached on one end to the throttle, the other end attached to a needle that indicated how economin...dic..al your driving habits were supposed to be. There was absolutely no real logic to it - if anything, it measured how far your foot was to the floor.
For some reason, I could not ignore the Fuel Econominder. I watched the Fuel Econominder like a hawk. I was well aware of how futile (see: 305 cubic inch engine, V8, Chevrolet) it would be to attempt to drive this land yacht efficiently, but I was in a constant feedback loop with the Econominder.
Some other fun facts about the 1978 Impala:
- It is longer than the 1978 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham that my friend used to borrow from his mom. Once thought to be the longest car ever created, the Brougham lost this title some time in the early nineties after we actually measured one day. Should you ever find yourself in the position, this is a good way to win five dollars in a bet. What the Impala lacks in late 70s elegance, it makes up for in length.
- It is possible to comfortably almost lose your virginity in either the front or back seats.
- The trunk can hold at least four of your dumber friends.
The 1978 powder-blue Impala suffered the following indignities under my ownership:
- attempts to transform it into a mobile sound system capable of broadcasting the lower frequencies of NWA and Public Enemy with any amount of volume or fidelity. Most of the time I had a JVC pull-out connected directly to a box with 2 fifteens. I think the word you are looking for is "OG". The rest of the time I had nothing, because I blew fuses, ran wires on a guess, or gave up halfway through doing something.
- a brief trip to a local ditch on Christmas Eve - the roads had iced over, and I was as prepared for this as a 17 year old driver in Texas with a rear drive car as a snowball would be in the fiery depths of hell.
- stress tests, in the form of running the highly fuel efficient 305 without oil, accidentally, and the radiator without any coolant of any kind, because I got sick of refilling the goddamn thing, and buying tubes of JB Weld.
- my ham-fisted and mostly half-assed attempts at maintenance and mechanical work. I never had a matching set of tires, a complete set of hub caps, or very functional windshield wipers.
Through all that, the Impala prevailed. I sold it to get a 1972 Triumph Spitfire Mk IV, which after the beating I put on the Impala, was the car that I richly deserved, karmically speaking. I will have to wait for the car that kicked your ass thread, but suffice it to say, this was a cruel joke played on an unsuspecting public by the British.
Quote from: il d00d on December 20, 2008, 10:57:23 PM
I will have to wait for the car that kicked your ass thread, but suffice it to say, this was a cruel joke played on an unsuspecting public by the British.
As were most of their cars. :-\
1979 Ford LTD Landau
baby blue (my friends called it "the faggot blue granny-mobile")
dark blue vinyl top
351W 4bbl
4 spd auto
posi rear (i went through rear tires like crazy)
i could take late model camaros off the line, and actually run at speed with a lot of other older sports cars.
the thing cornered like a pissed off elephant on rails.
bought it in 98 for $500 and doing the labor to rebuild the front end and put a new exhaust on it.
one time i was going to see my friend at college and had the needle completely buried. i let off the gas and 10 seconds later the needle started to very slowly come back into view.
i ran off the road and took out a wooden fence
i got rear ended by a lady one day and got a little scratch on my bumper, the front end of her car was smashed to hell.
the trunk was big enough to hide 2 mechanics while it was 4 ft in the air on a lift. with the lid wide open.
it also came with a lot of "extra" or replacement parts.
i loved that car.
I'm not quite sure *why* my dad bought it, but I got a hand-me-down Peugeot 505 diesel at 16. If I had to guess, I'd say 1982.
Sorta like this, but brown:
(http://www.forum-auto.com/uploads/200511/roulax_1132253020_peugeot_505_1981_0454.jpg)
Man, that thing was slow.
Quote from: cloudseeker on December 20, 2008, 11:39:19 PM
I'm not quite sure *why* my dad bought it, but I got a hand-me-down Peugeot 505 diesel at 16. If I had to guess, I'd say 1982.
Sorta like this, but brown:
(http://www.forum-auto.com/uploads/200511/roulax_1132253020_peugeot_505_1981_0454.jpg)
Man, that thing was slow.
i thought you didnt know why your dad bought a diesel peugeot?
[laugh]
a light-blue 1989 mercury sable sedan, with the 3.0 V6. drove that car through most of high school.
during senior year, during homecoming week, my class was building our float and i'd driven to school with a girl i had the hots for along with me. on the way back she asked if she could drive. i hesitated, but of course said 'yes' because my decisions were being made by my little brain. she drove like shit, and as we went down a dirt road at about forty i casually mentioned that we were about to miss our turn. she decides to turn right then and there, and runs the car off the road and into a small tree. didn't kill the front end, but did scratch the hell out of the hood, and break off the antennae.
knew a guy who's father owned the ford dealership in town, so we went down there and did some buffing work, and i worked on how i was going to lie my way out of this (as i'd been told never to let other people drive). got the hood looking okay, and headed back towards the float building. stopped by the public pool to talk to a friend, and decided i was going to head home for the evening. weeellll... i cranked the wheel, gave 'er some gas, and immediately backed into a set of bleachers, putting a huge dent in the trunk, and very nearly breaking the back window (there was white paint from the bleachers on the glass).
my parents were not thrilled.
eventually sold the car to a good friend of mine for about a grand. he ran the car until it died. for awhile the driver's door was the only one you could get out of without rolling down the windows and grabbing the outside handle. and since on that car you could lock the windows from a driver's control, we always joked that he had "date rape" doors.
ah, the memories...
Quote from: zarn02 on December 21, 2008, 05:42:07 AM
for awhile the driver's door was the only one you could get out of without rolling down the windows and grabbing the outside handle. and since on that car you could lock the windows from a driver's control, we always joked that he had "date rape" doors.
[laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 20, 2008, 05:03:30 PM
Oh alright.
Back in 1965 my dad bought this particular Chrysler Newport, used. It was his first car.
He drove it regularly, until a new wife and kids necessitated having something a bit more reliable. He kept the Chrysler as a second car. I have distinct memories of riding in the car as a little kid (I was born in 1980). A few weeks later, he lost his job. Having no idea he'd get a new job a week later, he pulled the Chrysler off the road. This was 1984 or so.
It then sat until 1993. At this point, my mother started getting a little miffed. Started nagging him. "What are you going to do about the car?" "What are you going to do about the car?" "What are you going to do about the car?"
Finally, in a moment of weakness he says "Alright, I'll sell it". This offered no improvement, as the tirade then became "When are you going to sell the car?" "When are you going to sell the car?".
After some time of this, he sold it to me, for the grand total of $1. Thus keeping his word. I'm fairly sure she did not talk to him at all for over a month.
Me, at the ripe old age of 13, with no mechanical knowledge, then set about attempting to restore the car. I'm fairly sure if I knew then what I knew now, I wouldn't have tried this. This car was beyond the point where one would consider a restoration.
We bought a battery. Installed it. Nothing. Rebuilt the starter, still no cranking. We put a breaker bar on the motor with a pipe on it. We bent the breaker bar.
Long story short....the motor got rebuilt. The transmission got rebuilt. An entire new wiring harness was fabricated from scratch and installed. A new cooling system was installed, as well as a new fuel system.
When we pulled the drums, every brake component fell to the ground in a pile of rust-no longer discernible as separate entities. The front fenders were replaced, as were all four doors. The trunk and interior floor were gone, so we built new ones. It has a new grille and bumpers.
The frame, originally, was a square box style. All that was left was the top. This is how I learned to weld. New rims and tires were put on. The body had holes you could put your hands through. I shaped the fender wells based off of pictures I found from old ads. We sanded, we had it painted, a new interior was put in. I snapped the driveshaft in half one night (no, not the U-joint-the actual shaft).
This took around a decade.
My introduction to the world of things mechanical, and my entire engineering career were basically brought around my this old clunker, and my dad teaching me these things. Some of the fondest times I ave ever had were working with him out in the garage. Sometime after the resto was complete, and unfortunately, my dad died.
Currently, the car is to undergo one final once over of interior and body work and mechanicals. Then I'm going to have her painted and leave her be, and think of my old man when I drive her.
Thats a really nice story but I have a feeling Porshaholic was looking for a Back SEAT story, not a "backstory". ;D
Quote from: czaja on December 20, 2008, 05:55:55 PM
My cousin drove it and totaled in while I was in basic training in 1892. Then I got a Datsun Sentra. It had a good stereo!
I thought women weren't allowed in the military back then? ;D
1976 datsun 610, orange, i think it was originally red, it faded a bit...........
1980 buick cetury wagon, that car could get out of it's own way..........
I finally had some money and baught a 1986 Alfa Romeo Milano.
I should have kept the datsun. I bet it's still running. I had to drill out the rear floor boards in order to drain them.
Quote from: red duke on December 21, 2008, 08:22:29 AM
<snip> I had to drill out the rear floor boards in order to drain them. </snip>
Brings back memories.... [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Detroit's a great place..........to be
from.
Quote from: rgramjet on December 21, 2008, 07:58:37 AM
Thats a really nice story but I have a feeling Porshaholic was looking for a Back SEAT story, not a "backstory". ;D
Yeah guess I got his words mixed up. Its been happening alot lately. Good story though.
Quote from: rgramjet on December 21, 2008, 07:58:37 AM
Thats a really nice story but I have a feeling Porshaholic was looking for a Back SEAT story, not a "backstory". ;D
The only backseat story I had involved me getting somewhere with a girl, and at one point, she kicked off one of the inside door handles.
Right then and there, I threw her out of the car.
Priorities.
'66 Chevy Bel Air.
My dad bought it for me in Tucson back in '87 for $1000. It had approx. 70K miles. I was the second owner. My uncle still has it stored back in MI.
I posted this pic a couple years back on TOB.
(http://images.traderpub.net/img/10/dealer/758206/80862106_1.jpg)
I got my Mom's 1989 Jeep Cherokee limited with about 95k miles.
It needed new shocks, so I convinced my Dad to let me put a 3inch Black Diamond lift kit on it because it was cheaper than buying new shocks, etc.
Boy, did that thing look cool.
However, it road like absolute dog shit.
The car died a few years later with about 115k miles on it, which is why I am hesitant to ever own a Jeep again.
It was replaced with a 96 Chevy Blazer which I drove through college.
My dad was a Ford dealer when I was a kid. There were all kinds of pretty neat cars around and I could use some of them...
This was the one I got to use when I got my license...
It was a hoot.
(https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3118/3125379603_4a75d65723.jpg?v=0)
I don't buy demos...ftr [evil]
Quote from: ducpainter on December 21, 2008, 12:51:00 PM
My dad was a Ford dealer when I was a kid. There were all kinds of pretty neat cars around and I could use some of them...
This was the one I got to use when I got my license...
It was a hoot.
I don't buy demos...ftr [evil]
A hoot indeed. One of those beat my BMW :-[
Quote from: ducpainter on December 21, 2008, 12:51:00 PM
My dad was a Ford dealer when I was a kid. There were all kinds of pretty neat cars around and I could use some of them...
This was the one I got to use when I got my license...
It was a hoot.
(https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3118/3125379603_4a75d65723.jpg?v=0)
I don't buy demos...ftr [evil]
What is that?
Lotus-Cortina, proof that Colin Chapman could polish a turd with positive results.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus-Cortina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus-Cortina)
Quote from: howie on December 21, 2008, 01:04:39 PM
Lotus-Cortina, proof that Colin Chapman could polish a turd with positive results.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus-Cortina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus-Cortina)
It certainly was no looker... :P
but the motor and chassis made up for it.
The motor would spin to 8K and it would break the rear wheels loose shifting into 4th if the pavement was anything but bone dry.
Quote from: howie on December 21, 2008, 01:04:39 PM
Lotus-Cortina, proof that Colin Chapman could polish a turd with positive results.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus-Cortina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus-Cortina)
[thumbsup] Neat. That's a car I didn't know about.
Quote from: lethe on December 21, 2008, 01:17:18 PM
[thumbsup] Neat. That's a car I didn't know about.
There's a guy at work who drives on in every day. Or it's exact lookalike. Always curious as to what it was.
Quote from: Randimus Maximus on December 20, 2008, 10:00:12 PM
'79 Chevy Monza
This was the first car I ever paid for myself. Had the "Iron duke" 2.3 4-cylinder, and a 4 speed. No A/C.
First car I ever had was the '66 VW bug that my dad handed off to me in '79. He bought it new in '66. By the time I got it, the side sills had rusted off, the turn signal stalk had broken, and hung down by the wires that ran to the high beam switch, and one of the muffler tips had rusted off. I loved that car. I also abused the hell out of it. That was one great offroading, mudbogging, curb jumping, little car.
Quote from: lethe on December 21, 2008, 01:17:18 PM
[thumbsup] Neat. That's a car I didn't know about.
Drool. They're worth a pretty penny these days too.....
Quote from: Speedbag on December 21, 2008, 02:04:57 PM
Drool. They're worth a pretty penny these days too.....
I wish I still had it...
they don't make them like that these days...
there are laws. [laugh]
Quote from: ducpainter on December 21, 2008, 02:07:59 PM
I wish I still had it...
they don't make them like that these days...
there are laws. [laugh]
Laws can ruin some good fun.
this:
(http://www.stevehouse.com/tracker/images/90_Geo_Tracker_Right_Front.jpg)
i wish it had been this one [laugh]:
(http://blog.makezine.com/tracker-4.jpg)
i had an '89 volvo 740 gl, only 118 hp, but it at least drove well
like this
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Volvo_740_GL.jpg/800px-Volvo_740_GL.jpg)
Sorry, even with the last pic, there is no way to make a Tracker cool...
It's like trying to make a Suzuki Suicide look cool....
1982 Mercury Grand Marquis
(http://www.mercuryarchive.com/1979to1991/1982GrandMarquis.jpg)
The speedo read 15 mph too slow
The driver's side door wouldn't lock from the inside
The passenger side door wouldn't open from the outside
The fasten seatbelt idiot light and ding would come on at random times
The gear indicator had slipped so far that when you were in drive, it indicated reverse
Ohhhh the memories...
(http://www.alpinerenaultrestoration.co.uk/pics/5gordini3.jpg)
A late '70s Renault Gordini.
I've hated the French since I was forced to endure a year in their public schools (also in the '70s) but this car really cemented the deal.
Bought it for $300 and sold it for parts a year later for $100 + $200 for the stereo.
I still can't say I came out ahead on that deal.
First car 76 GMC Jimmy just like this one except no tint, and it was 2WD not 4WD.
Came with a straight 6 but after 300,000 miles the engine went so my dad gave it to me. Put a 350 in it and never could get it to run right. Three on the tree too. I did learn how to work on that linkage...
(http://i40.tinypic.com/2wfmo1k.jpg)
After I twisted the crankshaft in two, I had a nice looking 77' red Camaro. After I blew the wimpy smogger 305 engine, I had a 350 built for it. Isky Cam, Edelbrock intake, GM 4 barrel & dual exhaust. I drove it around until I found the 72' Camaro RS. Did an engine swap with the two cars, & sold the 77'. The 72 Came with Posi, fourspeed, & of course all the RS underpinnings. [evil]
Now I could get rubber in third gear if the pavement wasn't completely dry, and get all sideways doing it too. Used to pull out of the carwash with wet tires & hang a left. It would do the four wheel drift across the traffic & center turn lanes, and by the time it started grabbing traction I was already doing about 45 MPH.
I loved that car but sadly I hit a deer with it after slowing down to 80 or so, and i didn't have the money to fix it.
(http://www.nastyz28.com/gallery/1972/bigb.jpg)
Again not mine but same car, same color. For some reason mine had the taller rear spoiler which looked better anyway.
1972 Dodge Van. 225 slant 6 -- great engine. 3 on the tree. I picked it up for $500. It had previously been an appliance service vehicle. I had to put a fair amount of sheet metal/bondo along the rocker panels. I fit in a day bed and small bureau and with camping gear I lived in it for a summer and had a lot of great road trips during college. I spent a lot of time on the gravel logging roads of northern Maine. I went through a lot of tires, and rarely had two that matched. It was the best and worst couple of years of my life.
My first car was a 1987 Pontiac Firebird Formula like this one:
(http://www.firebirdgallery.com/3rd%20Gen%20Images/87fr12.jpg)
5.0L Fuel-Injected V8, 5-speed manual trans, and a tight suspension. Lots of fond memories of that car... <sigh>
My first car was given to me with the condition i had to taxi my little brother to football practice.
It was a 74 Beetle with holes in the floor, and it was ravena green, a color you would see on no other car.
Mine was not a convertible, but this was the color...
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/62096.jpg)
it had a "nuke the preppies" bumper sticker on it, and i put a stereo in it, of course.
i recently ran into an old friend from HS who i hadn't seen since, and we talked about the fun times in that car.
when i went away to college, i gave it to a guy who restored bugs, i wonder if it still lives...
the first car i ever bought was a 90 GTI Wolfsburg Edition
i left it behind with my ex, i have no idea what happened to it.
i looked identical to this, but had the original teardrop rims...
(http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g274/16v9a/DSC_3308.jpg)
Can't find a pic, but I had a 1994 Chevy Cavalier 2-door. It was "Hawaiian Orchid" in color. That's GM for "dark purple" ~
JM
Quote from: That Nice Guy Beck! on December 20, 2008, 01:59:54 PM
mine was a 1978 mustang 2 (yea the ugly mustang) had original 8 track player with kiss destroyer in it and a 302 v8 engine that ripped.
paid $700 for it.
went to woodstock 1994 in it.
no way! I had the same ride! Bought it for $500. It was red, but faded to pink, the leaf springs were busted and I dont think it had a radio. I had the V8 as well. Still wish I woulda kept it. THose v-8's were pretty rare in that car. I traded it for a 71 Chevelle. That ended up spontaneously combusting in the street. no lie.
1988 Honda Accord LXi 4-door.
With 102,000 on it.
Was still a great car.
My first "car" was a Ford Bronco II that I bought new the year after I graduated from medical school (so it was 1989). That was the first time I could afford any vehicle of my own.
During college, I walked or took the bus. During medical school, my wife (who had a job) had a used 1980 BMW 320i that, since we were married, sort of counted as "my" car as well.
After the Bronco II, I had a Jeep Wrangler (meh) then a Mercedes ML320 (worst. car. ever!).
The first actual car that I ever bought for myself was a 1998 BMW 330xi. I'm sticking with Bimmers from now on until I can afford that Ferrari.
The first car I had to drive was the family Ford- a 1958! I went with my Dad to pick it up new when I was in the second grade. It had an inline 6 with a single barrel carb and three-on-the-tree, because he refused to spend more than $2000 for a car. It still had vacuum powered windshield wipers, so that the wipers stopped whenever you accelerated, because the manifold vacuum dropped. Brilliant! Ten years later it was mine. That big bench front seat came in handy in high school. Also I learned to do a double-clutch downshift into a non-synchro first gear on that car (if you don't know what that means, don't worry- you don't need to know it anymore.)
The first car I bought was a 1971 Porsche 914, used, with 60K on it. Drove it till it rusted out (which wasn't very long) and traded it on a first gen Scirocco.
Quote from: NAKID on December 21, 2008, 03:42:56 PM
Sorry, even with the last pic, there is no way to make a Tracker cool...
It's like trying to make a Suzuki Suicide look cool....
very true...like pops said, "you get what you get! no complaining!
it was hard to pick up chicks in that little thing, but I'll be damned if you coulding haul ass on some trails with it
Quote from: Le Pirate on December 22, 2008, 11:29:57 AM
very true...like pops said, "you get what you get! no complaining!
it was hard to pick up chicks in that little thing, but I'll be damned if you coulding haul ass on some trails with it before you rolled it
FYP
(http://www.randysmoparsandmusclecars.com/images/pic_muscle11_1.jpg)
1972 Plymouth Roadrunner (my bad - it was a '72, not '82!!)
posi rear - ate through rear tires (60's) every 6 months!!
Copper paint with gold metal flake and the white stripes and rr decals
white interior
bucket seats
automatic
daily diet of camaros & fords. raced eveywhere and anywhere!!
dad generously provided a Vega for sis & I to drive. orange station wagon w/ paneling. need I say more? i saved EVERY penny til I had the $1000 for the car (then she was stuck with the POS :P).
God she was a wet dream. She drank gas like a drunk, more money at every inspection, and I was THE hottest chick in town!!
'85 4x4 solid axle Toyota pick-up. Last year of the solid front axle, first year of the feul injected 4 cylinder = awesome.
Free from my dad except it needed a rebuilt engine, tranny new water pump and radiator and the bed had basketball-sized rust holes so I flat-bedded it.
Like the pic, but black and with a flat bed. I think my front push bar was a bit bigger, too, since I took it off an F-150.
(http://www.4x4offroads.com/images/1985-toyota-ext-cab-pickup-4x4-22re-18028.jpg)
When I first started driving, Mom's car was passed down to me.
A 1976 300D:
(https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3105/3128725911_c65b664826.jpg?v=0)
First car titled to me, HS graduation, I was given a McLaren:
(https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/3128736307_d6e7b0fb94.jpg?v=0)
Quote from: iDuc on December 22, 2008, 11:01:08 AM
Also I learned to do a double-clutch downshift into a non-synchro first gear on that car (if you don't know what that means, don't worry- you don't need to know it anymore.)
Everyone needs to know how to do that.
Quote from: lauramonster on December 22, 2008, 03:16:28 PM
(http://www.randysmoparsandmusclecars.com/images/pic_muscle11_1.jpg)
1982 Plymouth Roadrunner
posi rear - ate through rear tires (60's) every 6 months!!
Copper paint with gold metal flake and the white stripes and rr decals
white interior
bucket seats
automatic
daily diet of camaros & fords. raced eveywhere and anywhere!!
dad generously provided a Vega for sis & I to drive. orange station wagon w/ paneling. need I say more? i saved EVERY penny til I had the $1000 for the car (then she was stuck with the POS :P).
God she was a wet dream. She drank gas like a drunk, more money at every inspection, and I was THE hottest chick in town!!
That is not an 82 Road runner.
Quote from: trouble on December 22, 2008, 07:03:02 PM
That is not an 82 Road runner.
I'm giving her a typo...
it's a '72.
I just want to go on record saying I hate all of you who had way cool "first cars" while I was stuck with that French POS ;D
Quote from: Drunken Monkey on December 22, 2008, 09:11:06 PM
I just want to go on record saying I hate all of you who had way cool "first cars" while I was stuck with that French POS ;D
+1. Shall we battle for the "bigget POS French 1st car" title?
Quote from: cloudseeker on December 22, 2008, 09:14:05 PM
+1. Shall we battle for the "bigget POS French 1st car" title?
No point. No matter who wins, ya'll still lost.
I had one of those diesel Peugeots at one point too except I disliked it enough that I only used it as a "woods" car. It didn't last long but it did survive multiple instances of at least 4 feet of air under between the tires and the surface of whatever was passing for a road at that moment. I forget what my exact count is but I've owned somewhere around 30 or so vehicles over the years. I should compile a list.
My first car is also my forum namesake.
"ZLTFUL" (Zeelightful)
1980 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28
Brown with gold vinyl
When I got it the "stock" 305 was really weak but the car was in immaculate condition.
So after the stocker scattered at ~110 on the interstate on the way to work one day (still drove it the 11 miles home on 5 cylinders as the rest of the rods were sticking out of various parts of the oil pan and block...in fact, when I got it home and after it had cooled down, my brother reached into te oil pan through a hole in the block and pulled out chunks of piston...), I decided that it was time for more muscle and having worked since I was 14 (was 17 when the engine finally let go) and being the son of a car dealer, I had alot of money burninga hole in my pocket.
So, after shopping the local stock car scene and heading down to a few of the swap meets associated with the Knoxville Natonals and hoping to find a cheap engine, I finally settled on working part time for a performance boat mechanic and swapping my work in exchange for parts and shop use.
The end result was a 500hp 475ft/lb 406 small block bolted to a HEAVILY modified T400 and a GM 12 bolt with full posi 4.11s.
Once we were done, I took our neighbor and my dad's good friend (a sheriff's deputy) for a ride. We turned on to the entrance ramp of the interstate and he says, "Let's see what she's got." At which point I planted my foot to the floor and ripped the 2 front passenger seat mounting bolts out of the floor. he whole time, Rick is giggling like a 5 year old girl.
We got back to the house and Rick informed me that if he caught me drag racing he was going to throw the book at me.
Best run on slicks at HPT was 10.12@132mph. Won countless street races (until the old guys with bootomless pocketbooks and their big blocked and tube chassised "street" cars started showing up). And Rick held true to his word when he yanked my license for drag racing and speeding (138 in a 35). He offered to keep my car warm for me durig the year I couldn't drive it.
Instead, I joined the Army and sold it to a guy who is still drag racing it in 90% the same form as it was when I owned it (now has mini tubs, a rear 4 link suspension and a Ford 9 incher and runs every weekend at Eddyville Raceway in SE Iowa.)
Oh yeah!
'65 Mustang fastback. Black with gold stripes. Souped up 289, 4 speed top loader tranny, and side pipes (until the embarrassment was too much and I got rid of them). 2nd fastest car in Grand County Colorado at the time, 2nd only to a Chevelle that SMOKED MY BUTT!
I wish I had a photo. :(
what's wrong with side pipes?
???
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 23, 2008, 08:42:19 AM
what's wrong with side pipes?
???
side pipes
everything
lake pipes
nothing
The first vehicle I bought was a CJ-7
(not mine but closest pic I could find)
(http://z.about.com/d/4wheeldrive/1/0/v/Z/RobR_TX_85JeepCJ7_RR.jpg)
a) what's the difference
b) "everything" isn't a good enough answer.
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 23, 2008, 08:56:58 AM
a) what's the difference
b) "everything" isn't a good enough answer.
Lake pipes go on your car and are [thumbsup]
Side Pipe:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=side+pipe (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=side+pipe)
not [thumbsup]
Quote from: Mother on December 23, 2008, 09:00:13 AM
Lake pipes go on your car and are [thumbsup]
Side Pipe:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=side+pipe (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=side+pipe)
not [thumbsup]
umm, ok...do i need to explaint hat urban dictionary is blocked at work?
still a very lacking explaination. after a google image search the best i can gather is that side pipes sit at the level of the rocker, and lake pipes go right underneath of it. i don't see the problem with the side pipes. i think you personally don't like them on an emoptional level and have no real evidence that they are teh suxorz so you are jsut trying to project that emotion to everyone else so you feel better about your descision.
so, please try again, and this time use logic to explain it isntead of "they suck, so that's why they suck."
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 23, 2008, 09:07:48 AM
umm, ok...do i need to explaint hat urban dictionary is blocked at work?
still a very lacking explaination. after a google image search the best i can gather is that side pipes sit at the level of the rocker, and lake pipes go right underneath of it. i don't see the problem with the side pipes. i think you personally don't like them on an emoptional level and have no real evidence that they are teh suxorz so you are jsut trying to project that emotion to everyone else so you feel better about your descision.
so, please try again, and this time use logic to explain it isntead of "they suck, so that's why they suck."
(quoted for a grumpy Knight from Urban Dictionary)
side pipe: 33 up, 1 down
When a mans pants are so tight that his "organ" is forced down one side of his pants and forms a bulge showing the clear definition of his privates"Uncle Jesse's pants were so tight i couldnt keep my eyes off his massive side pipe"
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 22, 2008, 02:45:19 PM
Quoteit was hard to pick up chicks in that little thing, but I'll be damned if you coulding haul ass on some trails with it before you rolled it
FYP
you sir, are correct. [laugh]
Quote from: Mother on December 23, 2008, 09:11:58 AM
(quoted for a grumpy Knight from Urban Dictionary)
Sometimes I think I need an Urban Dictionary check instead of a spelling check before posting. [cheeky]
mother is trying to say he prefers snorkels [thumbs up]
(http://www.thetoyotahouse.com/db1/00038/thetoyotahouse.com/_uimages/Paytons-FJ40.jpg)
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 23, 2008, 08:42:19 AM
what's wrong with side pipes?
???
the mustang attached to them.....
[laugh] ;D [evil]
Quote from: herm on December 23, 2008, 10:57:30 AM
mother is trying to say he prefers snorkels [thumbs up]
(http://www.thetoyotahouse.com/db1/00038/thetoyotahouse.com/_uimages/Paytons-FJ40.jpg)
I've always wanted a snorkel
it is by far the coolest almost bolt on mod
'79 Honda Quaalude
(http://wongo.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p1068546340.jpg)
Feast your eyes. Yes, that's my early start in off-roading too.
'63 Karmann Ghia, body was beat to crap, driver door wouldn't open, brakes barely worked, but it...
had a 1500cc motor, built up pretty nice, dual port heads, dual webbers, ignition, cam
and
was all mine!
Quote from: Mother on December 23, 2008, 09:11:58 AM
(quoted for a grumpy Knight from Urban Dictionary)
side pipe: 33 up, 1 down
When a mans pants are so tight that his "organ" is forced down one side of his pants and forms a bulge showing the clear definition of his privates
"Uncle Jesse's pants were so tight i couldnt keep my eyes off his massive side pipe"
well now, that has nothing to do with a car aside from the name. why would i think of the outline of a dude's schlong when we are talking about cars?
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 23, 2008, 04:31:28 PM
well now, that has nothing to do with a car aside from the name. why would i think of the outline of a dude's schlong when we are talking about cars?
Where have you been? Cars are extensions of our schlongs.
Quote from: MrIncredible on December 23, 2008, 04:38:54 PM
Where have you been? Cars are extensions of our schlongs.
ohh yeah. what was i thinking.
then again, since i don't feel the need to overcompensate i'll let all you guys with big powerful sportscars and massive trucks deal with that. i'll stick to my mid sized bike to haul around my tiny wiener.
1991 Infiniti Q45. I bought it a year ago - I've had bikes since I was 17, but never owned my own car until that marvellous fuel sucking beast. Two tons of German-beating Japanese luxo-barge goodness with a stonking motor that makes a Lexus LS look like a Civic - and it goes around corners too. LSD, Tokico suspension, all the trimmings, and everything works except the A/C.
When I say fuel sucking, I mean it. My record low is 7.5mpg city. Mind you, traffic moves slowly in Montreal...
1985 Chevy Monte Carlo that was light green with matching interior. For an idea of the green look at any of the Flounders stars, they are a dead match at the lightest hue.
(http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r141/acalles1/tempe1.jpg)
90 Jetta GLI.
just about every penny I made in HS went into this car. Cams, Manifold, Headder, exhaust, suspension, ect.
Still have it, it's a little beat up now.. but, still fun, and the best handling car I've ever driven, and it was pretty fast on the highway up to 140, where I ran out of gears.. [evil]
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 23, 2008, 04:31:28 PM
well now, that has nothing to do with a car aside from the name. why would i think of the outline of a dude's schlong when we are talking about cars?
Quote from: KnightofNi on December 24, 2008, 08:39:18 AM
ohh yeah. what was i thinking.
then again, since i don't feel the need to overcompensate i'll let all you guys with big powerful sportscars and massive trucks deal with that. i'll stick to my mid sized bike to haul around my tiny wiener.
Jesus christ knight
Have a tricyclic and a smile
My first was a 1982 Dodge Diplomat that had been hit in the front quarter panel with a snowplow. It looked MEAN and would stall on a dime. Total POS and dangerous to boot. Perfect for a 17 year old.
My second car was an 88 Subaru Justy (the last car with a carb sold in America). the thirteen inch tires were intimidating.
1989 pontiac firebird formula, unfortuinatly no pics of before it was make beast with two backsing totaled
(http://a446.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/99/m_3952ceb66f02bc3f2719b5101f745225.jpg)
but thanks to the insurance company i was able to buy this
(http://a120.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/41/l_d9f288ad8c74ae8bad56c33cf9ad28cf.jpg)
Quote from: redxblack on December 24, 2008, 10:59:41 AM
My second car was an 88 Subaru Justy (the last car with a carb sold in America). the thirteen inch tires were intimidating.
Equipped with a 3-cylinder that didn't have a red line.
A girlfriend of mine in college had one. Owner's manual said not to exceed 70 in 3rd gear. What the hell did they know anyway?
Someone say tricycle?
(http://i225.photobucket.com/albums/dd86/scbaran/IMG_3426.jpg)
;D
63 Dodge Dart
Quote from: Mother on December 24, 2008, 09:45:49 AM
Jesus christ knight
Have a tricyclic and a smile
what's a tricyclic?
are you trying to push your drugs on me you dirty pusher?!
Quote from: Obsessed? on December 24, 2008, 11:30:15 AM
Equipped with a 3-cylinder that didn't have a red line.
A girlfriend of mine in college had one. Owner's manual said not to exceed 70 in 3rd gear. What the hell did they know anyway?
probably should have said not to exceed 70 unless you're at a salt flats. That car was practically a 4 wheeled motorcycle for all the protection it afforded. the 3 cyl motor got amazing gas mileage when gas was only .98 a gallon.