What was your first car?

[Hu War Yu]

Ford Pinto, right??
Right?

As much as my dad loved Fords, we never once owned a pinto. He was too afraid to stick any of his kids in something so small. But he did have a 72 Maverick, for a short time. Grabber hood, 302, but automatic. Basically a stretched out Pinto



This color ^ but with a lot more rust and bondo

 

[Huskers4me]

IMHO one of the sharpest cars made, this isn’t it, but mine was identical 1968 Pontiac GTO.

 

[PeoplesChicken]

I’ve got an 84 F-250 with the 460 big block right now(not my daily driver) it’s technically a 4 speed, in practice is a 3 speed. First gear is pretty much a granny gear that you only use if you’re pulling a real heavy load or starting up a very steep hill, and once you’re in 4th, it’s basically an automatic until you stop

My Grandpa had a '78 4 speed and 1st meant you were crawling. It had a 400 HP. The gas gauge when down just backing out of the garage. It was nothing fancy but I loved that truck for sentimental reasons

 

[PeoplesChicken]

As much as my dad loved Fords, we never once owned a pinto. He was too afraid to stick any of his kids in something so small. But he did have a 72 Maverick, for a short time. Grabber hood, 302, but automatic. Basically a stretched out Pinto

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This color ^ but with a lot more rust and bondo

that is a sweet looking car I must say

 

[Illustrious Potentate]

My Grandpa had a '78 4 speed and 1st meant you were crawling. It had a 400 HP. The gas gauge when down just backing out of the garage

You can literally see the gas hand going down in mine. 8 mpg whether you’re pulling a house or no load at all and like a 15 gallon tank.

Cold natured as hell. You burn like 1/8 of a tank revving it up before you can take off in during the winter

 

[PeoplesChicken]

You can literally see the gas hand going down in mine. 8 mpg whether you’re pulling a house or no load at all and like a 15 gallon tank.

Cold natured as hell. You burn like 1/8 of a tank revving it up before you can take off in during the winter

I look at those trucks and nothing but metal inside with maybe some vinyl on the dash. Great trucks. Hell with mpg!

 

[Hu War Yu]

that is a sweet looking car I must say

Pops was REALLY into Fords. He restored several Galaxy 500's later in life, I think that was his favorite car ever. Had a black 64 like this one:


He didn't bother with rims, had the original hubcaps:

 

[SU Nittany Tide]

IMHO one of the sharpest cars made, this isn’t it, but mine was identical 1968 Pontiac GTO.

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Should have gotten the judge.

 

[Kburjr]

Should have gotten the judge.

Dat orange was ugly.

 

[williewilliejuan]

First car I bought with my own money was a 1963 Willys CJ5.

 

[Kburjr]

Dat orange was ugly.

Looking for a picture and found out it was introduced in 1969 and that orange was called Carosel Red

 

[huskers1217]

1987 Plymouth reliant.

 

[Inquisitor]

First car I got to drive was a big yellow Suburban.

Used to drive down the center of the road playing Pacman.

 

[Tin Man]

1967 VW bus

 

[Tin Man]

My second car was a 1967 VW Beetle (with the bus, everyone wanted me to drive everywhere).

 

[Peter Gozintite]

Hasn't this thread been done several times?

 

[ojb81]

My parents weren't about to get me anything nice as my first car, so my Dad found someone who sold him a 1987 Nissan Sentra, a real piece of fiking shit. That thing didn't last me more than 7 or 8 months before it had to be junked. After that, I got a 1989 Buick Century, car had some horses under the hood but again, it was a piece of shit and it only lasted me 2 years or so before it crapped out on me.