Retro Week - show us your first car!

[HOMEGAMEROOM]

Retro is all the rage these days!

Here's pic of my first car - a 1971 Pontiac Catalina.

I think I have more pictures of cars I've owned than me!

Anyone else care to share?

 

[harrower]

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I had this one for 24 years!

 

[HOMEGAMEROOM]

Sweet! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Lola's Mom]

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I had this one for 24 years!

We have that one NOW!
It's a cream puff, but Ray is ready to sell .... making room for the next toy.
It turns as many heads as Lola does .... gutsy too.

 

[majik755]

My first car was a 1970 American Motors Hornet. I believe I destroyed all picture evidence that I ever drove or owned one

 

[XLR-V Lover]

My first car was a 1970 American Motors Hornet. I believe I destroyed all picture evidence that I ever drove or owned one

Don't blame you at all!!!

Floyd (BB)

 

[HOMEGAMEROOM]

My first car was a 1970 American Motors Hornet. I believe I destroyed all picture evidence that I ever drove or owned one

My sister had a similar vintage Hornet. The best part of that car was the A/C - you could make ice cubes in it!

The worst part was how she would smoke in it, then spray herself with perfume before we got home so Mom & Dad didn't think she was smoking. Yeah, we were all a little naieve when we were young! It was a fun time with fum memories though.

PS I'd post a picture of hers, if I could ever find one...

 

[Jetboy]

This is not mine but as close as I could find on the web. Mine had the really authentic looking alligator vinyl top.

 

[Crimson Pearl]

1966 GTO

This was my first car, purchased in 1972 from the couple who ordered it new. I drove it through college and to work daily until 1976. when I bought another car (that got better gas mileage) to drive to work.

1966 GTO. 389, 335 hp, 4 bbl. Automatic transmission, Power Steering, Power Brakes and Factory Air Conditioning!

Still has all the original equipment with the exception of the normal wear items, so it is a "matching numbers" car.

I have now owned it for over 37 years!

 

[FLVGuy]

My 4th car

Haven't found my 1st car yet, but I did find my 4th. This was the first car of mine to have an alarm system AND the first one to be stolen. It was a brand new design. There was nothing on the road like it. The 1973 Pontiac Grand Am

 

[Cadillac Tech]

This was my first car, purchased in 1972 from the couple who ordered it new. I drove it through college and to work daily until 1976. when I bought another car (that got better gas mileage) to drive to work.

1966 GTO. 389, 335 hp, 4 bbl. Automatic transmission, Power Steering, Power Brakes and Factory Air Conditioning!

Still has all the original equipment with the exception of the normal wear items, so it is a "matching numbers" car.

I have now owned it for over 37 years!

Beautiful GTO! It's great to hear that you still have it. Do you drive it much?

 

[Cadillac Tech]

Haven't found my 1st car yet, but I did find my 4th. This was the first car of mine to have an alarm system AND the first one to be stolen. It was a brand new design. There was nothing on the road like it. The 1973 Pontiac Grand Am

George, did they ever recover your car? How long did you own it?

 

[FLVGuy]

Bruce, that car was never found. I remember when the police officer came to take his report. He had no idea what a car like that looked like. Naive me tried to give him a photo. He looked at me and said, "Are you kidding? That car is half way to Puerto Rico." I believe I had that car a little less than a year. In the fall of '72 I couldn't decide between the Grand Am and the Grand Prix. After the '73 Grand Am was stolen, I bought the '73 Grand Prix. (The '74 model wasn't out yet but was scheduled to included only minor changes.) I can't find my album with all the car photos!

 

[rleonard]

My first was a 1974 Subaru coupe that I bought wrecked. I put on a front clip and drove it for a couple of years. Then came a VW Scirocco. They had just come out and were hot. I found one that had crashed and burnt. It took 3 cars to put that one back together. Next I found a 77 Saab 99EMS that was hit in the front. I bought it, put on a clip and had that one for several years too. Then came a Saab 900 Turbo that I found in a junkyard in Ft Worth, TX. It supposedly had a blown engine, minor body damage, and was a total. I bought it, replaced the turbo center section and it was good to go.

I'll stop there

Bob

 

[Crimson Pearl]

My first "New Car"

I thought I would also post a picture of my first "New Car". The 1966 GTO that I posted about earlier was my first car, this was my "New Car". I purchased this vehicle in 1976.

I still have it as well.

 

[HOMEGAMEROOM]

Wow! She looks great! Thanks for sharing!

 

[ChicagoDave]

My first car was a "hand me down" '68 Dodge Polaris. The actual car was "purple" (they called it "plum"). Blew the 318 engine and rebuilt it with a 360 later on.

 

[HOMEGAMEROOM]

That car has great lines and looks very sharp! The late 60's and 70's produced some fine machinery!

 

[mtrocket]

My first car was a maroon 1968 Ford Ranchero with gold striping. Had a 390 CID, pretty quick...

 

[Cadiblk]

My first car was a 1965 Ford Mustang. I picked it up when I was 16 for $1500. It was beige, gold, turquoise, black, and silver! My dad and I tore the car down to the frame and completely rebuilt the car. We even signed up for a shop class together at the local community college and we were able to use their paint booth and paint the car ourselves. I knew next to nothing about cars and how the mechanics worked before that. Afterward, I learned a ton about cars, engines, etc and had a phenomenal bonding experience with my dad!

I am greatly looking forward to doing the same thing with my son, hell maybe even my daughter!

I am digging through the archives for a photo.