What was your first car????

[Canuck]

I bought a 68 Camaro in Aug 1971 for $1850.00 from Hickman Motors in St. John's Newfoundland. I began my working career in January 1971 and had student loans so the purchase of a car was put off until the loans were repaid and I could get some credit. What attracted me to the car was the color combo,Corvette Bronze with Black and Houndstooth deluxe interior. The car was manual steering and brakes,but had the 275/327 and a powerglide, My job required a lot of driving and I averaged 700 miles a week over the next 18 months racking up 50,000 miles.
When I bought it,it had 39,000 miles and was still on Warranty. the day I was supposed to pick it up the saleman phoned and said the engine was bad and asked if I still wanted the car. My dad convinced me that since it was going to be rebuilt under warranty I would be benefiting from a used car with a fresh engine.
Not only used as a daily driver for business,the car was under constant modification. First the goodyear Polyglass F70-14 whitewalls and soon followed by Keystone Mags. The following spring Headers were added along with a Holly Carb. I used to drag race it on the weekends between May and September,so the car got quite a workout. In the fall of 72 I swapped the PG for a TH400 out of a wrecked cop car. I could not keep Ujoints in the car after that. With 90,000 miles on the clock I sold it in Mar 73 for $1650.00 and bought a brand new Duster 340. About a year later I spotted it on a AMC dealers lot,looking very tired with an asking price of $650.00. I asked a fellow who worked there what the bottom line was and he said I could have it for $400.00. I almost bought it back.
I am now in a search for a 68 Camaro,painted Corvette Bronze with the Black/Houndstooth deluxe Interior. It has to be that color and all other engine combos and equipment will be considered.

Paul

[RichSchmidt]

1967 cutlass 2 dr blue with painted black roof.330 4 barrel high compression{310hp think} 2 speed jetaway trans.Pretty quick due to the ultra liteweight no floropans option.

[indyjps]

69 Camaro white dark blue std interior 307 A/C 1991, got my license 1992, I still have it.

[olredalert]

------First car was a 38 Chevy. I was 12, the year was 1959!!! I wanted to remove the decklid handle and customize it. Once I figured out how to do that I beat the handle area down with a hammer and trowled some bondo I bought over the hole. The very first time I tried to drive it I backed into the side of the garage.........Bill S

[69L72RS]

Mine was a 1929 Model A rumble seat coupe that I only drove around the yard. I traded it to a 1976 Harley that I kept for two days before trading to a 1938 Chevy 2 door Sedan street rod. It was the first one that I got to drive on the street.

[69SSZL1]

Mine was handed down to me from my father. A Hemi Orange 1971 Challenger R/T 383 Magnum Slap Stick with the orange plaid and black interior. Some kind of one-leg freeway gear in the rear. Wide chrome molding around the front grill. Street raced the crap out of it and beat all my friends. My father later took it back and traded it in on a brand new 1978 Z/28. I then bought a used 1966 Buick Skylark with the 340ci.

[beater68427]

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Mine was handed down to me from my father. A Hemi Orange 1971 Challenger R/T 383 Magnum Slap Stick with the orange plaid and black interior. Some kind of one-leg freeway gear in the rear. Wide chrome molding around the front grill. Street raced the crap out of it and beat all my friends. My father later took it back and traded it in on a brand new 1978 Z/28. I then bought a used 1966 Buick Skylark with the 340ci.

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71 Challenger R/T where it all started

[Bruce]

1963 pontiac Grand Prix, originally had a 421 3 duece, 4-spd, red white top with red bucket seat int, also had the 8 lug wheels, engine and trans was misssing, paid 50 bucks for the body, 3 duece intake and the funky looking long branch exhaust manifolds still in the trunk, bought a totaled 65 GTO and installed the 389, 4-spd in the Grand Prix, I was 15 at the time in 1971, been hooked ever since.
Bruce

[al8apex]

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Far from my first car, probably around my six or seventh fbod. One of four built 1988 1LE Camaro's. Photo is 1990 runoffs Road Atlanta esses with Bob Strange and Fred Baker in tow.


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I have the GM build sheets for all 6 1988 1LE f bodies ...

assuming it is a 305 (They didn't allow auto trans cars back then I recall), I will have to say that it was delivered to Sutliff Chevrolet in Harrisburg PA because the other 3 Camaros were L98's, and my friend Mike Marsh bought the black L98 the was delivered to Stewart Chevrolet in Colma CA ... the two Pontiacs WERE LB9's

actually I thought SCCA banned the 1LE, maybe they were legal for 1988, but they were not for 89 and later ... I owned Brian Simos black 89 No Fear IROC that Boris Said drove at the 89 Runoffs ...

back to the thread, my 1st car was a 1928 Ford Model A leatherback ... I got it when I was 14 ... it was 39 years old at the time

1st car with balls was a 63 LeMans with the 326 HO ...

[The Body God]

64 El Camino with a 327 4sp. It was a beater that I also practiced painting a few times. I bought my 58 vette in a basket while still in High School, 78-79, and people laughed at me for spending $1200.00 for that pile 'O junk After finishing it they were'nt laughing so much, and It's the only car from my younger days that I still have. I am my wifes oldest child