[BlueBabySound]

For me it was a 1965 Impala owned by both sets of grandparents, handed down to me when I was 16.

I parked it in my dad's shop in 1988 when I bought a Camaro, it still sits there today

 

[thedirtman]

1974 Porsche 914

 

[White13JKUR]

1974 Mazda RX-4 coupe

 

[White Elemant]

~1994 Peugeot 106. Probably weighed the same as the front fender of that Impala

 

[JPJunky]

1958 Chevy, my uncle sold it to me $50 back in 1972

 

[Pinepig]

1974 Porsche 914

HA, I had a 73. What a great little car.

 

[coilrod]

1977 Mercury Comet w/302. Bought at auction in 1983 for $300. Came with 1 broken motor mount, rusted out floor boards, no radio, and 4 different tires.
Fixed the mount and the radiator damaged by the fan when I put my foot on the skinny, added a hot 8 track/cassette player, swapped a 10-speed for 2 tires that were the same and had tread ..the floor holes were for dropping empties.
Spent a year thinking it was super cool.

 

[thedirtman]

HA, I had a 73. What a great little car.

Mine was great for my mechanic. Not so much for me. Fun when it ran and I wish I knew as much about cars as I do today. My Boxster GTS is a much different story in terms of a mid engine sports car.

 

[Pinepig]

Mine was great for my mechanic. Not so much for me. Fun when it ran and I wish I knew as much about cars as I do today. My Boxster GTS is a much different story in terms of a mid engine sports car.

My mom, sister, cousin and aunt all had 914s, seemed like everybody had them in the mid/late 80s. I was lucky as my dad was a mechanic/service manager for IH so I was learning how to work on cars before I was 10. By the time I was 16 I could take the motor/transaxle out of a 914 in about a 1/2 hour. We built many cars along the years, sure do miss that old dude sometimes.

I know what you mean about the Boxster, wife had one for a few years. The damn thing could read your mind.

 

[matsonian]

1975 Datsun B210 "baby puke" brown.

My dad gave me a choice of the 1965 Cadillac Coup de Ville in the driveway that had been sitting for 5 years or this Datsun sitting behind his service station. I chose the Datsun purely for the economics.

I hope I've made better decisions since then.

Side note... never got the car registered in my name as the original owner was a Sac PD who got caught up in a South Sac Prostitution Ring.

 

[Cod]

1976 Grand Cherokee

 

[strass4cpt]

First car, 1992 Honda Accord LX Coupe with ugly "champagne rose" colored exterior and maroon interior.

Not nearly as cool as some of the other cars listed here...

 

[Riceman]

1969 Mach1 - 351c - automatic (unfortunately)

 

[coilrod]

1969 Mach1 - 351c - automatic (unfortunately)

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My buddy, Rico Landucci, had one with the louvers on the rear window. It was a fun car, they don't roll very well.

 

[OldJeeps]

For me it was a 1985 F-150 4x4 with a straight six and 5 speed

 

[Riceman]

My buddy, Rico Landucci, had one with the louvers on the rear window. It was a fun car, they don't roll very well.

Tru that! The steering box was horrible. My dream is to get another and do a ground up restoration, tubular frame, independent suspension, etc. They are badass looking cars. Some day!

 

[Dbovine]

First Car was an 87 2 door Ford tempo, 2.4l 5spd

but This got me thinking of my Car tree (like a sports trade tree)


'87 Tempo
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'97 2dr Sunfire
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Still Have -->'02 Mustang Coupe --->Stopped winter driving, so bought 2nd vehicle --> '95 Blazer 4dr
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'98 F150 2wd
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'04 A4 Avant 1.8t Quattro
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'06 F150 Crew 4wd
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'07 Jeep JKU

My Wife's first car was a '97 Eagle Vision
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Still Have ---> '00 Mustang Coupe --->stopped winter Driving, Bought --> '01 Escape
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'04 Navigator (arson Victim)
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'04 Expedition EB (insurance rep)
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'10 Flex Limited
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'20 Dodge Grand Caravan

 

[Riceman]

Car Tree... I like it:

1969 Mach 1 - the mustang was stripped in Philly and I didnt have the $ to repair, so i inherited my dads old....
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1982 Chrysler K Car - automatic, cream with fake wood paneling. ya baby! she died, as they all did
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1985 Buick Skyhawk - automatic, bought for $1 from my Aunt who could not drive any longer
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1988 Cherokee - standard
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1991 Cherokee - standard
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1987 Ford F150 - standard, bought off a farmer, bench seat
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1985 CJ7 - standard, she was a beast. came with a full roll cage that was not put in correctly, so in the winter there was a 1in gap above the windshield that let the snow in.
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1999 Toyota Tacoma - standard, she was amazing and ran without issue until i sold it with 220K
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2015 Mazda CX5 - automatic, we lived on Hawaii and gas was expensive. this little thing was pretty fun
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2015 Mitsubishi Montero Unlimited - automatic, we lived in Costa Rica when we bought this lemon. She did get us to the surf semi reliably
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2016 Toyota Tundra w iForceV8 - automatic, borrowed from my brother when we came back to the states
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2012 - Jeep Rubicon Unlimited - standard, love this thing

 

[gwgadwa]

My Very First Car was a JEEP 1956 M38A1, I bought for $700 back in 1964. It still had the Military markings and the big lug Military tires. I ran the F-Head 4 banger for three Years then installed a 289 Ford V8 and a WARN overdrive. It had stock 5.38 gears, It was awesome and this broke post-Vietnam Vet. sold the JEEP so I could afford to go to College in 1972......thru 1978, I was a damn fool to sell it. But the $3000.oo I got for it sure helped get me through the University of Idaho. MS. in Wildlife and a career as an Idaho Game Warden. Retired now and drive a 2008 JK Wrangler with lots of mods.....but sure do miss that 289 Ford Engine!!!! and the WARN OVERDRIVE.

Gary
Stanley, IDAHO

 

[Old Dogger]

1954 Oldsmobile.........