Your first car

Tell us about your first car.

My first car was a 1949 Chevy just like the one pictured here.
I bought it in 1959 when I was 15 for $125.
My dad worked for the local Ford dealer and it was a trade in for a new Ford.
It was a one owner with 38,000 miles and looked new.
The dealer let my dad have it for what he had invested in it.

This was my first car. '53 Studebaker. $150 used. 118 mph, 30 mpg, (it had an overdrive three on the tree, and "sorta, bucket seats."

My first car was an 1981 Oldsmobile Cutlas Supreme.

I bought one of those in '85, or so.

I don't even think they have any pics on the web of my first car ...a Pontiac ventura ...70 ish ... kinda like a odd looking Nova

Primer...back before primer was cool

I actually bought that car used for $4,000 in 1985 while I was stationed in the Military in Hawaii.

Something like this?

I haven't had that many cars. Twenty, I think. But I've owned 46 or 47 motorcycles. I have a Honda Goldwing right now.

Pretty cool.

Just got a Ninja 1000...never grow old

Oh wow! I could have made my car into that? Just didn't haven the vision at 16

I may try to find one now after seeing that pic

My first real (full size) motorcycle looked a lot like this. It was a wallowing pig, but I loved it.

My first car was purchased in 1973 for $300. It was a 1967 Dodge Polara convertible and looks just like this photo.

kinda fell into this bike ...my bosses wife didn't want him to have it and it was taking up room in her garage ...I had him all the way

My older brother once had a 69 Camaro. It was a nice ride!

I try not to be carnal or put physical things in a wrong place...but I think even Jesus would think that's a sweet ride

No offense to anyone...just being a guy

Show off!!!!

My first car was a 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix. Bought it for $200. It was about 4 different colors when I bought it from different repairs it had undergone. The first thing I did was sand it all down and spray it with grey primer. It took about 12 rattle cans to get the whole thing done.

But it was 1986 or 1987 so those 12 cans were only about $20.

It had a 428 ci engine and an auto trans with a floor shifter. I bought some mag wheels (5 spoke chrome) for it, but I could only afford 2 at a time so I put them on the rear.

Then one night I tried to see how fast it would go. I got up to 125 when I started hearing a loud clacking noise. The higher the rpm the louder the noise. I pulled the engine apart, over about a 2-3 month period, and found I had spun a rod bearing. It ruined the crank shaft and the rod.

I tried to re-build the engine myself, being only 17, with a chilton manual and my dads tools. I used the bumper jack that came with car, tire chains, and a 2x4 against the wall to pull the engine out. A cherry picker cost too much.

I put everything back together with new rods, rings, crank shaft and gaskets. But it wouldn't crank over. I ended up towing it to the junk yard.

My next car was a 1970 Plymouth RoadRunner with a 440 ci engine. That car was awesome....