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What model of car was Your first Car-Truck? I has a s*itty 1985 Red Ford Escort  |
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Lets go Braves,win the National League East!
LETS GO VOLS,KICK SEC A&& IN 2013!!!
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« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2013, 08:04:43 EST » |
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Stogie Vol
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« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2013, 08:06:50 EST » |
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1969 Super Beetle Hot Rod
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VOLveeta
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« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2013, 08:31:21 EST » |
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1974 Volkswagon Karman Ghia  |
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WoodstockVol
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« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2013, 08:35:47 EST » |
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1974 Volkswagon Karman Ghia One of My girlfriends in High School had one of those.  |
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Lets go Braves,win the National League East!
LETS GO VOLS,KICK SEC A&& IN 2013!!!
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« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2013, 08:37:00 EST » |
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1981 Ford escort
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PirateVOL
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« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2013, 08:50:13 EST » |
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'74 340 Duster
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  All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis |
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« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2013, 08:58:27 EST » |
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72 Camaro. Looked a bit like this. Mine wasn't a Z28 model though. Had the same paint scheme though.  |
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« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2013, 09:03:10 EST » |
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'74 340 Duster
Dude! My first was a '73, but it "only" had a 318. Still WAY too much car for a 16 year old.  |
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« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2013, 09:03:54 EST » |
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72 Camaro. Looked a bit like this. Mine wasn't a Z28 model though. Had the same paint scheme though. One of my best friends in high school had a '72 Camaro (brown). Nice cars.  |
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« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2013, 09:08:18 EST » |
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The '72 Cutlass was the first I owned myself. The first car I drove once I got my license at 16 was my parents' '73 Mercury Montego. After I totaled that --  -- I drove their '74 Plymouth Valiant. |
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« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2013, 09:10:13 EST » |
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Dude! My first was a '73, but it "only" had a 318. Still WAY too much car for a 16 year old. had 3" headrs on it, Mom swore she could hear me coming off the interstate a mile away then I got married and put dual exhausts on it |
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All men dream: but not equally. Those who Dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds Wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the Dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they May act their dream with open eyes, to make it Possible. This I did. —T. E. Lawrence, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom _________________________________________________________________________________________________ "If you find yourself in a fair fight, you didn't plan your mission properly." - David Hackworth "Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everybody you meet" General James "Mad Dog" Mattis |
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« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2013, 10:21:41 EST » |
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1969 Pontiac LeMans
It was new. I was happy for Dad to buy me a used car but he didn't like the one that we drove and suggested a new one. Who was I to object?
The interesting part of the story was the car I almost got. On the way off of the Pontiac used car lot, he saw a 1965 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 convertible. He didn't know that the 2+2 had a 421 cubic inch engine and this one had the Tri-Power, 3 two-barrel carburetors. He was a Pontiac man but he thought it was just Catalina convertble. He had owned a '65 Star Chief which was the same color as this car I, on the other hand, being a car nut, knew exactly what it was.
He asked, "How do like this one?" I could barely restrain my enthusiasm. I replied that it was nice. He called the salesman over and told him we were interested in this car. The salesman began to tell him all about the car, saying that "this one will really run". Then he told him why. And that was the end of that.
Stating that it was too much car for me, Dad took me over to the showroom and we ordered an LeMans. 350 cubic inch two barrel. It was a great car, more than a 16 year old expected or deserved. But I was so close to the 2+2. Of course, if he had bought me that car, I probably wouldn't be here telling this story.
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« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2013, 10:40:16 EST » |
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Whoa, the 2+2 would have been amazing, but you still did quite well. I on the other hand piloted an '86 Mazda 323 with a 1.6L. It did get around 40 mph. I'd spend about $1 to fill the tank when I was in college and that would be good most weeks.
The funny thing is it was sunstantially quicker than the vehicle I primarily drove in high school: a Cherokee with a 2.5L 4 cylinder. A version of the engine was fine in a Chevy Celebrity, but awful in the Cherokee. You literally could not go up an on ramp and merge at a speed >40.
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« Reply #15 on: January 11, 2013, 11:02:52 EST » |
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A yellow '65 Mustang. My husband and I bought it after we got married, in '70, so it wasn't a big deal. It was 5 years old and had been driven to death. But we drove it for several years. Sure wish we had it now.  |
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« Reply #16 on: January 12, 2013, 12:08:58 EST » |
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1957 Chevrolet Bel Aire.
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VinnieVOL
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« Reply #17 on: January 12, 2013, 12:18:10 EST » |
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1996 Chevy S-10. :-) I had no idea how to drive manual trans. when I bought it but I liked it so well I thought "I'll learn". Dad had to drive it home from the lot for me, lol. It's old at battered now, but at one time it looked awesome. It came with ground effects on it. It is hunger green and I had a black vinyl bed cover and dark headlight covers. Whenever I kept it clean (which I did in HS and college) I always got compliments on it. It's been a great truck.
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« Reply #18 on: January 12, 2013, 12:41:00 EST » |
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A 1971 Mercury Capri with a little V6 engine. It ran like a scalded dog when it was running. Bought it used in 1973 and got rid of it for a new 1974 Dodge Colt when I got tired of repairing it once a month. I have generally bought brand new vehicles since then. I have bought three used with two being great deals (no major repairs) and one that I traded away after I saved enough to pay cash for the next one.
Currently my rides are 2013 Altima (commuter car) and 2012 Maxima (for travel and when I have to go fast).
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« Reply #19 on: January 12, 2013, 01:56:50 EST » |
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1973 Carolina Blue MGB. Dad took me to pick it up at Lakeland Motors in downtown Knoxville on my 16th birthday, and I had no clue. I thought I was going to get a family hand me down 1963 VW bug. I Drove the MGB until I was 26. Had 212K miles on it when I traded it.
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« Reply #20 on: January 12, 2013, 02:37:49 EST » |
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« Reply #21 on: January 12, 2013, 02:46:03 EST » |
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1973 Carolina Blue MGB. Dad took me to pick it up at Lakeland Motors in downtown Knoxville on my 16th birthday, and I had no clue. I thought I was going to get a family hand me down 1963 VW bug. I Drove the MGB until I was 26. Had 212K miles on it when I traded it.
You drove an MGB 212,000 miles? That could be a record. In addition to the electrical system by Lucas, Prince of Darkness, the MGs were ..uh...slightly prone to the bottom rusting out. 212K is amazing. |
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« Reply #22 on: January 12, 2013, 03:06:18 EST » |
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You drove an MGB 212,000 miles? That could be a record.
In addition to the electrical system by Lucas, Prince of Darkness, the MGs were ..uh...slightly prone to the bottom rusting out.
212K is amazing.
Yep, I was really fortunate. We kept it service right on the schedule that the dealership suggested, which I honestly believe helped. Other than the normal issues that cars have, we never had to have anything "major" done to it other than routine stuff. Like I said we were really lucky. I would have driven it longer if we hadn't been expecting our son. My wife told me it was time to get a "grown up" car. A buddy has a '74 racing green MGB sitting in his barn that I am contemplating buying from him. It runs well and he put a new top on it. My wife says it is just a mid life crisis. We have a Mazda Miata that we really love driving, and I drive it pretty much year round now, and not just when the weather is warm. I like the 33 MPH in town and 38 on the road. Now that the kids are gown, she likes those "un-grown up" cars again. I'm thinking the Miata needs a companion in the garage, and the MGB might just fit that role.  |
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« Reply #23 on: January 12, 2013, 03:19:05 EST » |
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A 1971 Mercury Capri with a little V6 engine. It ran like a scalded dog when it was running. Bought it used in 1973 and got rid of it for a new 1974 Dodge Colt when I got tired of repairing it once a month. I have generally bought brand new vehicles since then. I have bought three used with two being great deals (no major repairs) and one that I traded away after I saved enough to pay cash for the next one.
Currently my rides are 2013 Altima (commuter car) and 2012 Maxima (for travel and when I have to go fast).
We love our Nissans, too. |
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« Reply #24 on: January 12, 2013, 04:36:09 EST » |
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It was a 1969 Lincoln Continental, that my Dad sold to me cheap just after my 16th birthday in 1982. He had "retired" this car as his primary car a couple of years earlier, and made it a father/son fishing car, which we used to tow our boat. It was a hell of a car. It had a 460 inch 4-barrel under the hood. We would pass traffic going up Monteagle Mtn - pulling a heavy boat. It had suicide doors, mirror-reflective window tint, power windows and doors, and a big trunk. Comfortable ride, it was basically a living room on wheels. Felt sorry for the two cars that I encountered in accidents. Pretty much crushed them like tin cans, with hardly a dent on my old jalopy. (Good thing was no one was hurt). Finally sold the monster a couple of years after graduating from college. Had 472k miles on it at the time (original engine, but had the transmission replaced). Ahh, what memories. Good times.  |
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