Do You Remember Your First Car?

[FastFish71]

Re: Do You Remember Your First Car?

When I was 15, my dad and I bought a rusty 71 Barracuda to restore. It was meant to be my first car, and we spent 2 years cutting out rust, replacing floor pans, frame rails, wheel housings... I swapped the automatic for a pistol-grip A-833 4spd with plans of a 440 six-pack feeding it. However, my dad Died around that time, and I had to work full-time in order to afford college. The Cuda never was finished, but I have it tucked away in storage until I have the money and the time to finish it up. The quote in my signature was my Dad's... He said that to me as I began Cuda shopping. He was a car guy himself owning a 71 Charger, 63 Nova, and 69 El Camino when he was young.

[sleepy]

Re: Do You Remember Your First Car?

My first car was a 1978 VW Bug that was my Grandpa's. I never got to drive it, because my parents thought it would never make it from K.C. to St. Paul Mn.. Funny, in my mind I have driven it a thousand times.

[indy01e38]

Re: Do You Remember Your First Car?

1964 GTO. I bought it in '67 for $800. The '63 Avanti I bought later the same year from a neighbor when her husband passed away, $1200.

[ajb39oh]

Re: Do You Remember Your First Car?

1978 Mercury Couugar XR-7. It was one older owner who ordered it with bucket seats and a factory tachometer. My dad was his mechanic and had worked on it since it was new.