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Since Dub just gave GM, et al a bunch of money, I thought it might be time to get sentimental.
2000 -- My first car was a 1986 Pontiac Parisienne, which lasted a week before a 1968 Cadillac Coupe deVille in Silverpine Green metallic with a black vinyl top came up for sale in the paper.
I sold the Pontiac POS, bought the Caddy, and rolled in style for two months before realizing at inspection time that cars had such things as "body mounts" and "Trunk pans" and that rust in these areas was BAAD.
Loved that car, sold it to an old guy for who had a collection. He planned to eventually restore or part mine but I don't think he ever did.
That was my first car. Still miss it sometimes.
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A late 80's full size Ford Bronco with a V8 in it.A total POS that broke down on a semi-weekly basis.One day at the gas station it just wouldn't start,and that was the end of it.Gave it to my mechanic.
10 miles to the gallon on a good day,but that V8 could sure get er goin.How I lived through the 2-3 years of driving that thing 90+ MPH down the highway on a daily basis,I'll never know.
WB.
"You set your own goals for success, and when you succeed it don't necessarily mean that you're going to be a big star or make a lot of money or anything. You'll feel it in your heart whether you've succeeded or not." - Roy Buchanan
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'95 Jeep Cherokee.....still have it.....its still more likely to start on a cold morning than any of the big 3, 1/2 ton trucks we have had......believe it was the cheapest model they made that year.....doesnt have chit for features....taught several ppl to drive a stick with it, its so low geared you can start it off in 3rd with no problems
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A serious student of the "Armchair Safari" always looking for Africa/Asia hunting books
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Feeling old here, my first car was a '53 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup. Totally reliable vehicle guaranteed to get you where you were going and half way back. Vacuum wipers, starter on the floor, poured rod bearings, no radio or seat belts, rusted out heater and seat springs more powerful than the fabric trying to hold them in. It was a great little rig that took more than a few deer, ducks and pheasant home along with hundreds of fish. My first labrador loved that truck and demanded the window seat even if I took a buddy hunting or fishing. Heck, I even had a girlfriend that liked the truck.
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Ward....my father in law is damn near 80 years old......fun as hell to sit and listen to him talk about the laundry list of cars and trucks he has had in that time.....especially the stories bout the hot rods he had before there was such a thing as power brakes or steering
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'69 Chevy 1/2 ton with a 350, paid for in full by working my job all summer at $3.10 an hour.
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1969 Delta 88 Oldsmobile, 2 door, 455ci, vinyl top, single exhaust w/ a cherry bomb on it!
Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other the person to die ......
"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, "I used everything you gave me."
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well i have to admit it was a 70 z28 camaro but as i got a little older and wiser its been nothing but mopars since
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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First vehicle was an old '72 Dodge pickup that I put back together and washed dishes to save up insurance, license, and gas money for....
First car was a year or so later when I found an old '68 Chevy II Nova that I yanked the 6 banger/powerglide out of and installed a 350/turbo400 before I painted it Cadillac Baby Blue....all barnyard style, literally. The 2 gallon bondo'd hood scoop was only a minor detraction from it's originally intended intention as an SS wannabe.
The memories are oh so fond of that car's back seat.........
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ok Second only to Ward....1957 Red Plymouth Savoy....remember to movie Christine? Same car!
Liberalism is a mental disorder that leads to social disease.
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1979 Ford F-250 no brakes and some times i made it home then an '81 AMC SX4 miss that car rebuilt the motor at 13 ran it for 50k and sold it for 1500 took on a 1993 Ford F-150 this truck has the most memories but the biggest POS ever i drove it until last year the Odo quit at 203k about 6 years ago so i figure it was pushin 250k or more
�The constitution of the United States asserts that all power is inherent in the people, that they may exercise it by themselves, that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed!� � Thomas Jefferson
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1976, bought my first car with hay haulin and calf raising money
71 Dodge Charger, black with black interior, 383 magnum with a 3/4 racing cam.
wrecked it and the body man didn't think he could recreate the tiny white dual pinstripes that ran down the curved body.
so we compromised, grill, then about 4 inches of black, 8 inches of white at an angle then 2 inches of black, white, black, white, then all black.
thought I was baaaad to the bone. other folks liked it too it seemed.
fun times, left it behind for Pops to sell when I boarded a plane for AK.
"This ain't dress rehearsal....it's the life you get to live, make it a good one."
TEAMWORK = a bunch of people doing what I say
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In 1986 a 1973 Ford Maverick, red with a 302, 2 bbl carb
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87 broncoII 2.9 v6/5spd. had some lil 28" mudders and did it go places. Ended up taking a nap on the way home one afternoon. Rolled it into a ditch and then it endo'ed down the ditch for a while. Twas the last of it
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'64 Malibu - very nice-looking car - only had a 6, but it got me where I wanted to go. Didn't need a key to turn the ignition if it wasn't locked and had a trunk that you could haul livestock in.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
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Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
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ok Second only to Ward....1957 Red Plymouth Savoy....remember to movie Christine? Same car! Yes I remember Christine, enjoyed that movie
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In 1952 I recieved a 1948 Dodge Business Coupe. Fluid drive huge trunk and all. Had it thru Gunsmith school. Remarkable vehicle.
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Summer of 1980 and I'd turned 17 and had cash in the bank from haying and mowing and a summer job at the country club.. so my dad bought me a car with my money. Without asking me. Sigh. 1972 Pinto hatchback. I definitely did get my money back out of that, and I learned a VERY important lesson that will work well with my 3 sons. Never, but NEVER, buy a hatchback for a teenage boy. Buy a 2 seater.
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Seafoam green 1957 Chevy 210, 2 dr sedan - with a 235.5 inline 6 and a slushglide tranny.
Someday I hope to be the person my dogs think I am . . . The only true cost of having a dog is its death. Someone once said "a nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves." Shiloh Sharps . . . there is no substitute. NRA Endowment Member
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