My First Car Was... - Page 6

ylwjacket · #51 11-23-2005, 12:10 AM

it was a kick-ass beach machine, which is all i cared about. fold up seats in the back meant gas and parking could be split about 10 ways!

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klerk · #52 11-23-2005, 12:19 AM

1973 fiat 850 sport spyder. purchased for $600 in 1991. air cleaner was a coke can with holes punched in the bottom.

mahoohoo · #53 11-23-2005, 01:13 AM

Yellow 1974 Mercury Capri

statdoc · #54 11-23-2005, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by mahoohoo

Yellow 1974 Mercury Capri

I wanted to buy one of those (brown), mostly because it was cheap and had a sunroof, when I was 16. However, my father wisely talked me out of it, because it was a rust bucket!

mahoohoo · #55 11-23-2005, 02:00 AM

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Originally Posted by statdoc

I wanted to buy one of those (brown), mostly because it was cheap and had a sunroof, when I was 16. However, my father wisely talked me out of it, because it was a rust bucket!

Bought mine in '80. Cheap - yes. Sunroof - no. Rust - yes, but not to the leaky bucket degree. Fun - yes, served its purpose before heading off to college.

illuminum · #56 11-23-2005, 02:30 AM

1987 Range Rover
Willow Green
4.0L V8

I still have it put away

illuminum · #57 11-23-2005, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ncx

Cool thread... you guys had some cool stuff..

My dad gave me a POS '77 olds Omega 4-door. I sold it for, I think, $800 the first week I had it. I added a little to that and bought an abused '76 Camaro LT with a 305ci motor and 120k miles. Blew it up in a month or two, then had a 355ci/TH350 built by an old local hot rodder stuffed in it.

Same guy did the motor, trans, and rear end on the 84 Z28 as well (2nd car) almost a year later. The 700r4 trans was converted to a TH400 with a 2800 stall and the crap 3.07 rear was converted to a 4:11 posi. I was 18 or 19 and worked at a speed shop and was quickly becoming very addicted. Every dime went into the car, bet some of you can relate.

3rd car was a '73 Firebird with a 400, I attempted to rebuild that one myself. Don't know where those pics are. Anyway, that one didn't work out too well! The crank somehow was 7 degrees off and it spun like an orbital buffer!

Then my brother and I had a '67 Camaro all OEM that we drove to hell and back before it burned to the ground. Then I switched to 5.0 Mustangs and Corvette's and that's when all the real need-4-speed trouble began.

Currently trying to convince my wife it is time to get another toy car to play with... miss wrenching on them.

Awesome. I still love fox body stangs.

illuminum · #58 11-23-2005, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by powers1

My first car was a 1982 Ford Capri 2.8 V6 160 bhp.In 1984 I had installed by the wizards of TURBO TECHNICS in Northhampton, Beds, U.K.,a twin turbo kit with dual boost control 210/250 Bhp.
This car was made by Ford Germany in Cologne.

Very cool

ylwjacket · #59 11-23-2005, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by klerk

1973 fiat 850 sport spyder. purchased for $600 in 1991. air cleaner was a coke can with holes punched in the bottom.

my wife had one of those for her first car, but it was a 1980 model. When I met her, in 1986, the first time I drove it I put my foot through the floor - it was rusted, but she wasn;t heavy enough to know. Almost ended our relationship 1 week into it.

VF1-X5 · #60 11-24-2005, 06:57 AM

Mine was a burgundy 1990 honda accord coupe....somehow still got the ladies in it, but never wanted to get out

ALLLLRIGHT gigidy gigidy

cut about 5 or six coils..ride got to bouncy and dropped it the "right" way with the proper race springs...that was back in 98'....what a long way we've all come

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