First Car

[Heights2Bastrop]

TBird posted a photo of his first car in the thread on old amusement parks. What was your first car? Do you have a photo of it? Any special memories associated with it (remember, this is a G-Rated site)?

This was my first car

[Guest danax]

'64 Ford Falcon Wagon with fake wood grain, 260 CI V8 automatic. It was Mom's car until she got a brand new '74 Mustang (what a hunk of crap).

I worked for a year or so until I got my own Mustang. I did miss the fold-down rear seat in the Falcon though.. .

[KatyGuy]

'64 Ford Falcon Wagon with fake wood grain, 260 CI V8 automatic. It was Mom's car until she got a brand new '74 Mustang (what a hunk of crap).

It worked for a year or so until I got my own Mustang. I did miss the fold-down rear seat in the Falcon though.. .

The "hand me down" family's red station wagon with brown side paneling..... and oh yes no carpet (I got it after a '70's Houston flood)...... installed an 8 track player.... to play Ted Nugent, Led Zepplin and Fog Hat.... and I was good to go!!!!!

[Original Timmy Chan's]

1986 Chevy Cavalier...gray, automatic, 4 cylinders.

Bought it in 1992 and drove it till it died in 1996 with 150k on it. Drove it all through college and never spent too much in the way of maintenance. It was leaking oil like a sieve in its last days....I used to buy oil every time I filled up to top the engine off.

Then in '96, I bought my first NEW car...the '96 Honda Civic. That thing was great...drove it everywhere. Put 32,000 miles on it the first year and 30,000 the second year just driving around on road trips. Unfortunately it was totalled in a car accident in 2003...with 150k on it too. It was still purring like a kitten...I hated to see it go.

I figure my current car has some time left...it's only got 125k on it. Should be good for another 25k before the TimmyChan's 150k curse kills it.

[jm1fd]

The first car I was allowed to drive on a regular basis was a black '86 Dodge Caravan. Called it the Lil' Flyin Box.

The first car that was actually mine was a 1987 Mazda RX-7 Turbo.

Its the square looking one in the background:

[Houston1stWordOnTheMoon]

My first car was a 1978 Pontiac Trans AM exactly like the one pictured below, except mine was white in color. The T-Tops leaked almost every time in hard rainfall

[groovehouse]

1980 Honda Civic - just like this one! Awesome car, it had over 300,000 miles on it and was still running when I sold it to my cousin, who failed to keep oil in it and it eventually died way too soon. It still had at least another 50 - 100,000 miles of life in it!

Edited August 3, 2006 by groovehouse

[KinkaidAlum]

In August 1986, I used my summer job money to buy my first car, $1030 got me a 1969 Chevy Malibu. It was a sweet car. Plum colored. Drove like a piece and lasted less than a year. Got numerous saturday work detentions at Kinkaid for driving off campus for lunch (not allowed) and then having the old piece die on me at Antone's, Mr. Gatti's, or Chili's on Richmond.

On the times that it didn't die on me, I'd return to school to see my name written on the principal's board anyway. Seems as if a purple 1969 Malibu stood out amongst all the candy apple red bmws of the other students!

Edited August 3, 2006 by KinkaidAlum

[Pumapayam]

This is an actual photo I took in the tow yard after I flipped my '02 black Honda Civic the night before.

While not my first (I had a '92 black Honda Civic EX), this was my first NEW car.

I now have an '04 black Honda Element EX. I have a thing for black cars.

[jm1fd]

I now have an '04 black Honda Element EX. I have a thing for black cars.

So do I. In fact every car I've ever owned(7 of them so far) has been black.

[gnu]

Grandma's hand-me-down from 1961

Exactly like this one. red, 4-door, 6 cyl, 3-on-the-tree,

and the orignal tube am radio with Conelrad/Civil Defense stations marked.

[Pumapayam]

So do I. In fact every car I've ever owned(7 of them so far) has been black.

Black might be the worst for heat, but it sure looks spiffy and sophisticated when clean.

[KatyGuy]

My first car was a 1978 Pontiac Trans AM exactly like the one pictured below, except mine was white in color. The T-Tops leaked almost every time in hard rainfall

Smokey and the Bandit?

[MexAmerican_Moose]

My first car was an 88 Ford Aerostar...me and my friends called it the "Raging Waters" it was painted in many shades of blue....then my dad gave it to my uncle.

This is my current car...a 98 Ford Ranger.

[Houston1stWordOnTheMoon]

Smokey and the Bandit?

Nope mine was white with lambs wool seat covers and the ever trusty mini igloo cooler in the ultra small back seat, forever iced down with a bottle of vodka when i was in town. SHHHHHH dont tell my parents

[jmancuso]

'81 honda accord aka "the peppermint paddy"

[native_Houstonian]

1970 Green Pontiac LeMans. It was my grandfather's car, then my brother's car, then mine. We figured out that the seatbelt buckles also doubled as bottle openers. I guess I have something in common with Mayor White's daughter!

We called it the Tuna Boat, because of it's size. When I looked over the hood, all I saw was a sea of green.

[tamtagon]

...some kind of Fiat.

[Parrothead]

I had a dark grey 1982 VW Rabbit convertible with a black top, red pinstripe and red leatherette interior...LOVED THAT CAR! It was the most fun car I ever had! Now all I want is a lime green bug convertible...try to recapture those glory days, listening to Depeche Mode, Erasure, and New Order in that thing! Nowadays I guess it's more like Laurie Berkner for my 14 month old daughter LOL...

[Pumapayam]

A 1989 Dodge Shadow:

A TERRIBLE car. I'm sworn off Dodge/Chrysler products FOR LIFE.

Looks like a lemon, even when it was new.

[TJones]

Well, I held out as long as I could.

Here is my first car/truck. my MOM was very protective of me.

Actually, this is what my first car looked like. Same color, but alot better shape. I am currently looking for MY pictures. I had to bum someone else's online.

And, of course all of you here already know Charlene ! My current ride.

Edited April 23, 2007 by TJones

[marmer]

First car: 1962 Rambler Classic Sedan. Derelict family car restored by my mom and dad. Pink with white top, folding "Nash bed" front seats, pushbutton auto transmission. I still miss it.

In college I had a pair of mid-70's Chevy Suburbans. Not terribly reliable vehicles.

First car I bought and paid for myself: 1986 Honda Civic Wagon, white, 5 speed. I still have it, 200,000+ miles.

My first nice car, stiil my daily driver with 125,000 miles: 1999 Audi A4 Avant

Marty

[Pumapayam]

First car I bought and paid for myself: 1986 Honda Civic Wagon, white, 5 speed. I still have it, 200,000+ miles.

My mom had that exact car in the exact color. It was reliable and never fell apart, unlike the stupid 1989 Ford Aerostar we replaced it with, which started showing signs of failure within 2 years.

[marmer]

My mom had that exact car in the exact color. It was reliable and never fell apart, unlike the stupid 1989 Ford Aerostar we replaced it with, which started showing signs of failure within 2 years.

I have a good friend who bought the 2-door CRX version a year later in 1987. His job grew to involve a lot of commuting and when he sold the CRX about thirteen years later, it had 389,000 miles on it and the biggest reason he got rid of it was that the driver's seat was completely worn out and to replace it would have cost more than the car was worth!

Marty

[heights_yankee]

I can't find a pick of mine, but it was a navy blue 1980 Olds Cutlass. It was all right angles. I loved that car, but it didn't last long.

When I went off to college in 91, I got an '86 Olds Cutlass Ciera that was my pride and joy. When I pretty much totalled it, I refused to let it go and patched it back together with doors and 1/4 panels from the junk yard. It moved from MA to TX w/ me and was like nothing seen before on the streets of Dallas- 4 colors on the drivers side and mismatched hubcaps.

When the engine finally blew, I had to let it go. I gave it gratis to the mechanic who had always admired my devotion to it and fixed it dirt cheap when it needed some love. I told him if he was able to use it for parts, I would be ok b/c it would live on in the bodies of the cars it helped.

[Gary]

Well, I held out as long as I could.

Here is my first car/truck. my MOM was very protective of me.

Actually, this is what my first car looked like. Same color, but alot better shape. I am currently looking for MY pictures. I had to bum someone else's online.

And, of course all of you here already know Charlene ! My current ride.

Holy crap TJ, that car is nuts! Are you driving this thing in Cimmaron? The reason I ask is because I've seen that exact car (and paint job), driving down Red River Dr in Cimmaron several times. I almost hit a parked car one time breaking my neck when it drove by.

By the way, my first car was a 1974 Dodge Duster with a 318 Mopar. It was pretty fast until I through a rod and replaced the 318 with a 340. After that it was scary fast.

[sevfiv]

I can't find a pick of mine, but it was a navy blue 1980 Olds Cutlass. It was all right angles. I loved that car, but it didn't last long.

boxy!

[TJones]

Holy crap TJ, that car is nuts! Are you driving this thing in Cimmaron? The reason I ask is because I've seen that exact car (and paint job), driving down Red River Dr in Cimmaron several times. I almost hit a parked car one time breaking my neck when it drove by.

By the way, my first car was a 1974 Dodge Duster with a 318 Mopar. It was pretty fast until I through a rod and replaced the 318 with a 340. After that it was scary fast.

That's me Gary, but don't tell anyone.

[Gary]

That's me Gary, but don't tell anyone.

Man, what a small world, I live on Red River. Next time I see ya I'll flag you down.

[Pumapayam]

I have a good friend who bought the 2-door CRX version a year later in 1987. His job grew to involve a lot of commuting and when he sold the CRX about thirteen years later, it had 389,000 miles on it

Honda's are the best with reliability. That is the standard the rest of the automakers have to catch up too.