What was your first car?

[COPO]

My first car was a hugger orange / white striped, '70 RS Z-28 that I bought in 1980 when I was a junior in highschool. It still had the original LT-1, M-22 and factory 4.10 gears. The car was a screamer and won numerous street battles on the weekend. For a while it had the full chrome hooker headers and side pipes along with a chrome roll bar. Many passengers burned their legs on those side pipes. The car took me to my highschool prom. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] and to beach week after graduation with a keg of beer in the back. So many memories in the car! Today, the car still resides in my garage, original drivetrain still intact waiting for its turn to be brought back to showroom condition. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/beers.gif[/img]

[budnate]

Some of guys are showing your age, LOL.

My first ride was í78 Camaro 305 4spd, laugh all you want but it was living large at the time to be 18 and own a 2yr old Car! In 1980.
It came in on trade at the bike shop I was wrenching at being my Uncle and the Owner were buddies and we all rode together we did a little in house creative financing I think with GMAC and the folks co-sighed the loan, It went straight home and I sold or traded everything of value away like most guys did and picked up the Cragers and air shocks! We were in business now guys!, Chrome traction bars came later after sever wheel-hop developed from the meats, Had allot of great times in that car, it was ok quick just right for a first car, chirped the tires well up into third gear, Kevin may remember the car running around the North end, Bitter lake, Golden Gardens an Colby of Course.

Bud. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

[Denis]

My first ride:

[DarrenX33]

Ok Denis. What until I post my pics tomorrow. Deja Vu.

[Mr70]

Get them Darren..Get em! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[DarrenX33]

Actually when I dug for the 70 Chicago Auto Show pictures I came across slides of me learning to drive on my Z at I believe age 14. What the heck is a 14 year old doing driving that kind of car in a cemetery? Great place to learn I guess? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] At the time the Z was painted exactly like Denis's first ride. Will post the CAR pic tomorrow.

[DarrenX33]

Ok, here is what my car looked like when I learned how to drive on it. I was 14 and my brother would take me to the cemetery where he would let me practice. Eventually the Z became my daily driver during my high school years. (Side note: My friend had a 66 HiPo Mustang. He blew up the engine and then got a beautiful 69 Vette Convertible. They looked good parked in the lot together) Years later, upon my return home from school he told me he was going to sell it. I convinced him not to and offered to restore the car back to original in return for co-ownership. The best deal I ever made. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/burnout.gif[/img]

[hvychev]

Mossportgreen66 the one who started this thread asked me to post pics of his current beauty. He does have pics of his first cars that he is digging up for me to post.