First car you drove regularly

[Rich_by_the_Bay]

A magazine article set me off on this...

Mine was a Rambler American. Blue-green paint job, automatic transmission, and went from 0 to 60 by next Tuesday. With 5 friends aboard (bench seats, of course), it basically could not handle a hill at all.

It had one redeeming quality which made me the envy of the neighborhood. Anyone remember what that was?

 

[REWahoo]

Heh heh heh. Reclining front seats...

 

[Moemg]

My first car was a Volkswagon convertible canary yelow .

 

[Rich_by_the_Bay]

Heh heh heh. Reclining front seats...

Are you my evil twin?

 

[Rich_by_the_Bay]

My first car was a Volkswagon convertible canary yelow .

Did you put a rose in it?

 

[SteveR]

My first car was a very used 1959 Hillman Minx. Frog green in color and the previous owner had "fixed it up" with a wood paneling instrument panel that looked like it came from his basement, and all the wiring was yellow...only yellow. Tracing the many electrical issues was an all weekend job. I paid $35 for it from a friend of my brother and had it towed to the house where I spent all summer getting it into running order. I was 17 at the time and living at home.

The only endearing quality was the extra low gear which one could use to nearly climb a telephone pole. But, it was made by Coventry Motor Works which also made the Sunbeam Tiger so I felt a bit like Maxwell Smart in it.

 

[Khan]

My parents' '66 Chrysler Newport.

No car in college.

Started work in NJ('72), no public transportation; walked to a VW dealership and bought a '67 Bug (learned to drive a stick then and there).

 

[REWahoo]

Are you my evil twin?

Apparently we do share a bit of parallel history, eh?

But my Rambler American was not my first regular driver, it was my second. My first was a black & white 1956 Chevy Bel Air two door...

 

[UncleHoney]

Mine was a 63 VW bug. Bugs didn't accelerate, they just accumulated speed as you drove. The Bug definitely wasn't a chick magnet.

First big trip was spring break in 65 to Ft Lauderdale.

I remember the gas bill, $33 round trip.


After the Bug, it was a "66 Triumph Spitfire. The first car I ever had that would break the 100 barrier on flat ground with no tail wind.

 

[73ss454]

Apparently we do share a bit of parallel history, eh?

But my Rambler American was not my first regular driver, it was my second. My first was a black & white 1956 Chevy Bel Air two door...

I love the car but had no idea that the 1956 cars were out already when you started to drive.

 

[REWahoo]

I love the car but had no idea that the 1956 cars were out already when you started to drive.

Well, I did have to sit on three volumes of the Funk & Wagnalls to see over the dash...

 

[Rich_by_the_Bay]

Here's the 1962 Rambler American. You can't see me and my friend because the seat is reclined all the way back.

 

[bbbamI]

My first car was a 1972 Ford Maverick. It had red/orange paint job, black interior with black and white cloth seats. No power steering, power brakes or ac. But that was ok. To me, it was the best car in the world. Kind of wish I still had it.

 

[Janet H]

My first regular driver was a Volkswagen 411 just like this one - although you would need to picture a boiled peanut stand behind my 411 instead of EU shanty. I really loved the car, but couldn't find anyone to actually make it run well.

 

[Htown Harry]

1968 Checker Marathon

As a joke, Road & Track ran a review.

It's doubtful that the article fully captured the importance of the roomy interior to the teen-aged driver.

 

[lazygood4nothinbum]

the first ride: a bronze & white 370-hp, 455 cu inch, v8 buick wildcat convertible last year built (1970). found following pic on web:

 

[RunningBum]

1972 Ford Pinto. When my starter went out I was grateful that Lincoln was so flat and it was easy to push start it.

 

[kumquat]

My first car was a very used 1959 Hillman Minx.

You may like one of my current rides (see avatar).


My first car was a 56 Buick, it would pass anything but a gas station.

 

[Goonie]

The first car that I drove on a regular basis was my Black-over-Red 1969 Ford Galaxie 500 'Fastback'.

Before that I occasionally drove the parent's cars: '65 (IIRC) Rambler American, '67 Chrysler New Yorker, '68 VW Bug, '74 Dodge Dart. Also occasionally drove Grandad's '65 Chevy PU, '69 Dodge 2 1/2T Flatbed, '74 Ford PU, and '75 Olds 98.

 

[scrinch]

1970 Plymouth Cuda, 383, lime green with a black vinyl top. Wrapped it around a tree after having it for a couple of months. 16-year-old boys shouldn't drive!

 

[whitestick]

Mine was a green and white 57 Chevy. Only car I ever got a ticket for smoking .....

When the police man pulled me over he sat in his car for a few minutes, and I thought he was calling in a tow truck and paddy wagon to haul me off. When he finally walked up and asked for license and registration, he said that he had to wait 30 seconds for the intersection to clear before giving chase as it was full of smoke. I admit that when I pulled into the gas station (they pumped for you in those days), I would ask them to check the gas and fill the oil. I only used the finest oil, it came in glass bottles and was green, and cost around 25 cents a quart, if I remember right. I actally had a job in high school delivering pizzas in that car, and would have to buy a case of oil and put it in the trunk, 'cause I would have to refill the oil, about half way through the night's deliveries.
Tried STP once, but it was expensive and only lasted 1 full night, before having to refill the oil again.
Judge told me that I either had to fix it or get rid of it. Should have kept it, but I sold/traded it in on a 66 Super 88. Talked to the dealer later, and he said that when they tore it down to repair it, they couldn't find any sign of rings anywhere. Could be why it smoked a little.

 

[cantlogin]

The car I learned to drive in was my fathers 1960 Desoto. Push Button Drive and swivel seats.

 

[OAG]

1947 Chrysler Club Coupe. Got it for painting someones home in 1956. Drove it for a year before going into the Army.

 

[F-One]

My first car, given to me by my parents, was a Volvo Station Wagon. After a year, I swapped it for a Cutlass Supreme 2 door with an add-on cassette player - that was a great car. Gas was $0.32 a gallon.

 

[Puzzley]

Hey, Rewahoo, you're my kinda guy! My first was a 57 chevy two door. The one below is the one I have today, the one I had then was primered and a little rougher, but it left me with a taste for these old cars that endures today.