Let’s see your first car.

**Jimlt4383** · #1 11-11-2021, 05:52 PM

1970 charger R/T. 440 six pack, 4 speed with a Dana 60 rear-end. Paid 600$ in 1978. Those formula one super stocks didn't last very long. We were out street racing at least three nights a week.

**njsteve** · #2 11-11-2021, 10:29 PM

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1970 charger R/T. 440 six pack, 4 speed with a Dana 60 rear-end. Paid 600$ in 1978. Those formula one super stocks didn't last very long. We were out street racing at least three nights a week.

Looks like the photo of the 70 Charger has deteriorated a bit. What was the actual color? That is a very rare car indeed!

**Jimlt4383** · #3 11-11-2021, 11:55 PM

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Looks like the photo of the 70 Charger has deteriorated a bit. What was the actual color? That is a very rare car indeed!

Sublime.

DougA · #4 11-12-2021, 12:47 AM

Bought new from Jerrys Chevrolet in Baltimore, 73 SS Camino.
First new car.

**1967 4K** · #5 11-11-2021, 11:36 PM

Dave, the 70 Z is way cool with the 10 wide slots. Is it a black car or dark green?

**1967 4K** · #6 11-11-2021, 11:41 PM

Ooops sorry Dave I went back n read your post again. It’s a green car and you’ve still got it. That’s great!!

BCreekDave · #7 11-12-2021, 02:34 PM

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Ooops sorry Dave I went back n read your post again. It’s a green car and you’ve still got it. That’s great!!

Poor scan of a Polaroid darkened the colors. The car is slightly different at the moment

**Chevelle SS 396 L78** · #8 11-14-2021, 11:09 PM

My first car in early '60's. I think I was about 12 years old when the guys in Shop Class were undertaking projects to build a Hydroplane (I lived in Florida on the Gulf Coast) and my parents said "no way". So, I twisted their arms and said I won't even think about building one of those if you buy me a car, so that's what happened. They knew I was a car guy from a toddler....always had a car in my hands, then model car building (won awards in the Revell/Pactra Model Car Contests...remember those?). I could drive with my "Learners Permit" at 14 in Florida, so I was all set. I worked on my '55 for several years, including installing a new 327 crate engine (pulled the 6 cyl...great engine, but I had to have the V8)! When I turned 16 it was ready the first trip to High School! This is a pic my Dad took of me on my way to High School for the first time in my '55. Good times!!!

**69M22Z** · #9 11-15-2021, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Chevelle SS 396 L78

My first car in early '60's. I think I was about 12 years old when the guys in Shop Class were undertaking projects to build a Hydroplane (I lived in Florida on the Gulf Coast) and my parents said "no way". So, I twisted their arms and said I won't even think about building one of those if you buy me a car, so that's what happened. They knew I was a car guy from a toddler....always had a car in my hands, then model car building (won awards in the Revell/Pactra Model Car Contests...remember those?). I could drive with my "Learners Permit" at 14 in Florida, so I was all set. I worked on my '55 for several years, including installing a new 327 crate engine (pulled the 6 cyl...great engine, but I had to have the V8)! When I turned 16 it was ready the first trip to High School! This is a pic my Dad took of me on my way to High School for the first time in my '55. Good times!!!

Great story

**markinnaples** · #10 11-16-2021, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Chevelle SS 396 L78

My first car in early '60's. I think I was about 12 years old when the guys in Shop Class were undertaking projects to build a Hydroplane (I lived in Florida on the Gulf Coast) and my parents said "no way". So, I twisted their arms and said I won't even think about building one of those if you buy me a car, so that's what happened. They knew I was a car guy from a toddler....always had a car in my hands, then model car building (won awards in the Revell/Pactra Model Car Contests...remember those?). I could drive with my "Learners Permit" at 14 in Florida, so I was all set. I worked on my '55 for several years, including installing a new 327 crate engine (pulled the 6 cyl...great engine, but I had to have the V8)! When I turned 16 it was ready the first trip to High School! This is a pic my Dad took of me on my way to High School for the first time in my '55. Good times!!!

Great story. Are you still on the Gulf Coast of FL?

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