What was your first car and how was it?

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:29 pm

My first car was a mini. It was falling apart but I loved it. I used to drive around with my 3 GSD on the back seat (:wah: yes, and for those of you who remember how small the old mini was that was an achievement). We would all load up and go for a drive and find somewhere to walk. I remember once we all arrived at Westbury White Horse (Wiltshire) and people just watched in amazement as we all got out of my mini.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:39 pm

I hada Phoenix first, then a '64 Chevy Nova......that was a great car!

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:18 pm

My first and only was a 1965 Mustang Fastback in cherry red with white interior, all original. It had been my grandmother's, bought new. (I had a classy grandmother

) Everyone seemed to love that car including me.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:43 pm

Mine was an 86 Austin Metro that had no suspension on one side. It got robbed so often that it became a training vehicle for young joyriders I think, but we always found it, or it was even left back on the same street. Eventually it was properly robbed and was last seen being joy-ridden round the Phoneix Park in Dublin in 1997. A sad day for the little blue POS.

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:47 pm

I had my mums pass me down which was a Toyota Starlet, dodgy fuel guage but went like sh*t of a shovel...Next I had a Fiat Panda:(:( OMG!!!! like driving a tin box on wheels sitting on a deck chair.......Dire! Third car was a Vauxhall Astra..whooohoooo babey:wah::wah:

Pheasy · Post by **Pheasy** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:50 pm

Chezzie;750683 wrote: I had my mums pass me down which was a Toyota Starlet, dodgy fuel guage but went like sh*t of a shovel...Next I had a Fiat Panda:(:( OMG!!!! like driving a tin box on wheels sitting on a deck chair.......Dire! Third car was a Vauxhall Astra..whooohoooo babey:wah::wah:

Yey I loved my Vauxhall Astra - I was driving the highway :driving:

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:56 pm

Well I will date myself for sure, my first car was a 1950 CHEVY. Built like a tank with a suicide knob on the steering wheel. Loved that car..:-4

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:56 pm

me too galbally, i loved it to bits, till it fell to pieces, although it was about 30th hand when i bought it for £200 in 1994.Or it might have been £100 i cant now remember.It really should have been condemned, that car, but no matter, it was mine.Bits fell off it continuously - the light bulbs, the levers, bits of the floor, bits of the doorframe..

When i first passed my test though, i was nervous and wanted a car that if i backed it into a pole, it was so battered already it wouldnt matter.

It had a choke that car, and never actually liked moving forwards very much.Or starting.Which is a bit of a character flaw in a car.

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:58 pm

lemon_and_mint;750695 wrote: me too galbally, i loved it to bits, till it fell to pieces, although it was about 30th hand when i bought it for £200 in 1994.Or it might have been £100 i cant now remember.It really should have been condemned, that car, but no matter, it was mine.Bits fell off it continuously - the light bulbs, the levers, bits of the floor, bits of the doorframe..

When i first passed my test though, i was nervous and wanted a car that if i backed it into a pole, it was so battered already it wouldnt matter.

It had a choke that car, and never actually liked moving forwards very much.Or starting.Which is a bit of a character flaw in a car.

Happy Days. :driving:

Tater Tazz · Post by **Tater Tazz** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 6:22 am

I had a dodge charger. Really fast.

Victoria · Post by **Victoria** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:21 am

I was kinda lucky ?

See I met my husband when the seat belt on an old 1972 mini van he was repairing jammed with me stuck in the seat !

Years later when I passed my test he came home with some brochures and dropping them on the table he said 'Ive told the garage you will ring tomorrow and let them know what colour you want'

He had bought me a brand new Mini.. It was Lipari blue a D reg thats 1986/7

Even though it was new bits dropped off it like a dog sheds hair, but hey thats British Engineering for you..Sometimes if I went over a bump the lights would go out , it leaked oil like only a mini can and it had carpet that curled up under the brake pedal not good when trying to stop! But the engine... oh boy the engine was sweet even though it was only 1000cc it went like a rocket. I went everywhere in that car day trips to the seaside or zoo with the kids, I even took them on their first trip to france in it. (Abby was only 3mths)

I sold it when we moved to Holland.

Ive had loads of different cars over the years but my first love however impractical are the old style mini's.:-4

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:28 am

And now im remebering that car - the engine timing was way out and would just go suddenly, usually halfway up a hill, she would be revving and revving and geting less and less power, and not getting anywhere, and people honking me, and all i could do was sit there and wait for her to decide to move again.

And she would kangeroo hop for no good reason either, not because of anything i did with the gears.

Sometimes i think she was just enjoying the scenery too much to want to move anywhere.......

OMG and there was the time the brakes failed entirely!!!!

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:54 am

1976 Mercury Comet. Mini tank that kept going regardless of the abuse & neglect.

Mine was a gray hard top.

Patrick · Post by **Patrick** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:10 am

84' Toyota Supra

I was doing 95 south on the 5 at about one in the morning when I threw a rod. Destroyed the engine. Broke my heart. I loved that car.

moonpie · Post by **moonpie** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:46 am

My first car in 1975 was a 1966 - 5 speed Mustang. It was sure a lot of fun to drive it.

librtyhead · Post by **librtyhead** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:54 am

A 1965 impala complete with patches made from the skin of a pool shell I called it the "bondo buggy"

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:12 am

Was a Dodge colt, made in 70's I think. It was smurf blue, the exhaust fumes leaked into the car, the bottom was rusting out, and a standard. My friends called it the smurfmobile. The door locks didn't work, so it never failed if I left it parked somewhere on main street to go ride with another friend. Someone would push start it, and steal it to cruise main street in. :wah:

Fifth gear was a separate gear knob, and a previous owner had put a sticker on it that said light speed. :wah:

Lisa · Post by **Lisa** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:48 pm

In 1990 my husband bought me a 1986 Teal green Camaro. It was a stanard.I don't like standard transmissions. But i loved that car. It had a 350 motor, with way too much power. It was broken into two times and my stero, amps and sreakers were stolen. A third time it was broken into they took the whole car. And wreaked it pretty bad. We had to junk it after that.:-1

This is not a picture of my camaro. All my old pictures aren't on the computer. Mine was a little more teal greener.

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Hamster · Post by **Hamster** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:14 pm

I'm still driving the first car I ever bought. It was THE best investment ever

A Vauxhall Astra Estate, not very pretty but it is reliable, cheap and damn fast.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:22 pm

Plymouth Fury III

It wouldnt go up hills.

If I came to the bottom of a hill I had to turn around and find another way.

Wolverine · Post by **Wolverine** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:00 pm

i got my first car when i was 3yrs old.

my dad found a pedal car, like this one, and painted it to look like the "General Lee" from dukes of hazard.

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lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:48 pm

Nomad;751196 wrote: Plymouth Fury III

It wouldnt go up hills.

If I came to the bottom of a hill I had to turn around and find another way.

thats a beautiful car though, wasnt it very large to handle, i cant imagine driving that huge car?

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:13 pm

lemon_and_mint;751277 wrote: thats a beautiful car though, wasnt it very large to handle, i cant imagine driving that huge car?

It was enormous !

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:24 pm

This was my first car. A Volvo. Mine was tomato soup red. Standard transmission.

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CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:27 pm

L&M we love Ginormous cars in the US it is a right of passage to have a huge car when your young. :wah:

This is what my first car looked like, only it was navy blue.Wish I still have it,it would be worth about $25,000.00 :-4

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The Rob · Post by **The Rob** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:32 pm

My first car was a 1968 Chevrolet Caprice. Loved it. Ran it into a tree.

My second car was a 1969 Chevrolet Impala. I loved it even more than the Caprice. Not enough to avoid another tree, unfortunately. At least the second time the damage was more symmetrical, so obviously my aim was improving.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:54 pm

My first car was a 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air/ Black & White

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 3:56 pm

Lon;751364 wrote: My first car was a 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air/ Black & White

Beeyootiful.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 5:49 pm

Lon;751364 wrote: My first car was a 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air/ Black & White
Those were great! Fits the entire senior class in the trunk for going to the drive-in. :wah:

Did it have a starter switch on the floor, or am I thinking of a different car?

nvalleyvee · Post by **nvalleyvee** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:04 pm

My first car was a 1971 BMW 2002. I bought it for $3,000 in 1974. It had 43,000 miles on it and I drove that little puppy to 362,000 miles. I could see the street in the floorboard underneath the drivers seat. I actually sold it for $300.00. My second car was a 1984 oldsmobile I bought when my husband threw a fit about the BMW and how it was no longer safe for me or the baby I was carrrying. My third car was a 1995 Toyota pick-up. Yep - you guessed it. I'm still driving the Toyota. I figure I still have 150,000 miles left on it.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:19 am

I passed my test in a Hillman Imp in 1973 but the first car I owned was a Ford Anglia....Dark Blue....it was a great car and I went on to have at least another 5 of the same model over the years.

lemon_and_mint · Post by **lemon_and_mint** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:23 am

Lon;751364 wrote: My first car was a 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air/ Black & White

The american cars are so beautiful.

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:12 am

The only car I ever had that was truly my own was a Morris 1000 Traveller, like the one in the picture, only it was 'ivory' colour. I believe it was a 1965 reg. Somebody called it a 'haff timbered ka' !! Once I had changed the 'crossply' tyres to 'radials' it handled very well. I needed a good reliable car to carry all my amps, guitars, etc to gigs, and found that with the rear seat back in the 'up' position I could stow all my stuff in very securely and tightly. It was a brilliant car and would always start 'first button', and if the battery ever went so flat that it wouldn't start on the button, I could 'crank ' start it with it's handle (usually only one turn). Shame they don't have that facility with cars these days ! It was no slouch either, I remember in an emergency having to put my foot down to get somewhere like yesterday, she reached 95 mph no trouble, and there was more left, but I kept it below 100 mph because she was due for a service !! :wah: That's womens' logic for you :rolleyes: I kept that car for many years till the woodwork needed attention, and sold it to a fella who renovated Morris 1000 Travellers. No I didn't loose on the deal either !

I didn't have another car of my own till the current one a Volvo T5 Turbo saloon in white - a beautiful car to drive, takes no prisoners ! My son has christened it Jaws for some reason :wah: Well it is supposed to be the 'family' car, but my name is on the reg. document, and besides they've got a Reliant Rialto each :yh_rotfl - which I cannot comfortably get into to drive, because of a hip joint disability. So the Volvo is MINE

Mia · Post by **Mia** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 10:52 am

Mine was a rusty old minie.Eventualy there was a hole in the floor on the passenger side.Things kept dropping off.It died when the sub frame collapsed one day. It was replaced by another minie that was in better condition.That one died when a jaguar came out of a side road right in front of me.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:09 am

Mia;751827 wrote: Mine was a rusty old minie.Eventualy there was a hole in the floor on the passenger side.Things kept dropping off.It died when the sub frame collapsed one day. It was replaced by another minie that was in better condition.That one died when a jaguar came out of a side road right in front of me.
Jaguar attacks are vicious!

I had a Minnie Mayfair when I lived in Swindon. I could adjust the passenger-side wing mirror from the driver's seat.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:11 am

Bez;751630 wrote: I passed my test in a Hillman Imp in 1973 but the first car I owned was a Ford Anglia....Dark Blue....it was a great car and I went on to have at least another 5 of the same model over the years.

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:13 am

Thank you Nomie I have no idea what these cars looked like.

I found this picture if I didn't know better I would swear this was my old 1950 Chevy..:-4

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mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:44 am

A 1972 Buick Century that was going to be dumped, I picked it up for $100.00

It got about 25 miles to the gallon. By the time I ditched it, to get it stared I had to hold open the carburettor and spray an aerosol spray into it while someone else turned the on the ignition, a fame would shoot out of the carburettor as it started. I don’t know how my parents let me drive that deathtrap.

firebird · Post by **firebird** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:52 pm

My first vehicle was a 1980 Chevy pickup. Being a country boy that is nothing out of the ordinary. My first car was a 1992 Camaro. Loved the car, but because of too many speeding tickets it had to go. Looked virtually like the one in the pic.:driving:

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Bez · Post by **Bez** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:40 am

Nomad;751834 wrote:

Exactly the same....how spooky....thanks, those piccies bought back memories.

I have a silver Toyota Yaris now and love it. I've always preferred small cars.

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 9:01 am

My first car was a 1969 Volkswagon fastback, in 1984, I got a loan for it and paid the loan back by working at the local grocery store, of course I wrecked it on ice:o before the loan was all paid off....then I had a little beatle bug.....I liked it but not as much as my fastback!!

hoxtonchris · Post by **hoxtonchris** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 2:53 pm

my first car was a ford cortina mk 2.with a lotus 1.6 cc engine.it had a broken quarter light window,and the local studs would use it as a passion wagon at night,i didnt mind as long as they left it clean and with no extra milage on the clock!!,,,,ps ,,it was a 1969 model bought for 250 quid

Post by **Bryn Mawr** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 3:51 pm

my first car was a 1951 Volkswagen Beetle I bought off a friend in the pub for £20 - he'd tried to get it through the MOT four times and failed.

I was desperate for transport as my bike (Norton Commando) had shaken itself to pieces and I couldn't afford to replace it.

It lasted long enough for me to learn to drive and pass my test before it was replaced by a Singer Chamois.

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:01 am

Mine was a blue old sigma then someone stole it and slashed the tyres broke the windows and jumped on the roof.....I was broken hearted