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Re: Your first car? Seafire #16149482 06/07/21
Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 3,582 Upstate NY River_Ridge Campfire Tracker
River_Ridge Campfire Tracker Joined: Mar 2015 Posts: 3,582 Upstate NY	Originally Posted by Seafire 1962 Pontiac Tempest, badly faded red pain.... mom bought it for $250, off an airman in her office at the Pentagon who was getting transferred to Vietnam. when I saw in I almost barfed..... crap what a piece of junk, POS looking car.... Mom told me to try it out at least... said it was real peppy for a 6 cylinder. Took it around the block until I was out of sight of home.... at the stop sign, I stopped, nothing company, so I just floored it...car went every direction but straight...... stopped it, popped the hood. the " 6 cylinder" was a Pontiac 421 crate motor with 2 four barrels in it... guy had been setting up to drag race it... Had it 8 weeks before mom finally got a clue of it wasn't stock....she took it and sold it back to someone else at the Pentagon... Next I ended up with 1957 Cadillac Fleetwood 6 door limo, that was a former State Dept Vehicle... Looked like a Mafia Mobile, complete with 22 LR bullet holes in one of the rear fenders....Heaviest car ever built in the USA.. 50 gallon gas tank.. huge engine, with two 4 barrels, the air cleaner cover was so huge, you couldn't see the engine under it...we did wrap the Speedometer on I 95 going down to Richmond, but then had trouble trying to slow it down... 90 days later she took that car, and I ended with a 1970 VW Bug.... Good story. Sounds like mom was one tough mother! Wag more, bark less. The freedoms we surrender today will be the freedoms our grandchildren will never know existed. The men who wrote the Second Amendment didn't just finish a hunting trip, they just finished liberating a nation.

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Re: Your first car? hanco #16149502 06/07/21
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 45,014 Clarksville, TN R renegade50 Campfire 'Bwana
renegade50 Campfire 'Bwana R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 45,014 Clarksville, TN	72 VW .... w/ ice scraper for inside use on the windshield...

Re: Your first car? hanco #16149536 06/07/21
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,601 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas K kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana
kaywoodie Campfire 'Bwana K Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 31,601 Fall Creek Blanco Co. Texas	First car 1963 Chevy II station wagon First truck 1966 Dodge. Founder Ancient Order of the 1895 Winchester "Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored." WS

Re: Your first car? hanco #16149542 06/07/21
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 7,340 The West Mountain P Poconojack Campfire Tracker
Poconojack Campfire Tracker P Joined: May 2010 Posts: 7,340 The West Mountain	1960 Ford Galaxie, 4 door, Sky Blue Mist, 390 ci. "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson

Re: Your first car? hanco #16149560 06/07/21
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,960 Southern Michigan M m_stevenson Campfire Tracker
m_stevenson Campfire Tracker M Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,960 Southern Michigan	1968 Mercury Cougar. 302 V-8 auto trans. It was my older sister’s and I bought it from her. Drove it for 3 years and then sold it for $150 Mark NRA Life Member Anytime anyone kicks cancers azz is a good day! ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~ Oh The Drama!

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Re: Your first car? simonkenton7 #16150086 06/07/21
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 15,510 The Great Southwest CCCC Campfire Ranger
CCCC Campfire Ranger Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 15,510 The Great Southwest	Originally Posted by simonkenton7 Originally Posted by Savageguy 1965 Corvair Monza had 4 single barrel carbs 140 horsepower. And you are still breathing air? Ralph Nader says that car is Unsafe At Any Speed. This was an excellent engine and very good (and safe) car. Had a turbocharged Corsa. Nader was a crappy attention-getter. NRA Member - Life, Benefactor, Patron

Re: Your first car? hanco #16150279 06/07/21
Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 4,020 Utah crittrgittr Campfire Tracker
crittrgittr Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2019 Posts: 4,020 Utah	1969 ford fairlane 2 door with a hopped up 302

Re: Your first car? hanco #16150368 06/07/21
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,435 Central IN H HoosierHawk Campfire Regular
HoosierHawk Campfire Regular H Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,435 Central IN	1969 Chevy C/10 longbed, 3 on the tree, 250 ci six cylinder. Looked just like this one, only red/white.

Re: Your first car? HoosierHawk #16150390 06/07/21
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,236 Northern Louisiana JPro Campfire Ranger
JPro Campfire Ranger Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,236 Northern Louisiana	A red 1992 Ford Ranger, exactly like this one, but in 4wd with off-road tires. With the 4.0L V-6, it would scoot pretty well. I loved that little truck..... Now with even more aplomb

Re: Your first car? hanco #16150399 06/07/21
Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 173 T TCK Campfire Member
TCK Campfire Member T Joined: Apr 2020 Posts: 173	1st vehicle was a 53 IH pickup. 16 inch wheels, non synchro 4 speed with compound low. 65 mph top end. paid $100 in 1966 and had to get a 6 volt battery for it. Lived in Colorado at the time and only time we got stuck was when a log bridge over a creek gave way and the truck got high centered. Had elk in bed of truck. 1st car was a 2 door 57 chevy with 3 speed, 230 cubic inch 6 cylinder over bored, rev kit cam and lifters, 3 two barrel carbs, 4:11 gears, headers. You could bury the speedo while in 2nd gear. Got about 8 mpg. Collected several drag strip trophies, and speeding tickets. Sometimes wish I had it still.

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Re: Your first car? hanco #16150418 06/07/21
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 19,572 Central Valley NorKal FatCity67 Campfire Ranger
FatCity67 Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 19,572 Central Valley NorKal	1979 Ford 150 Ranger Explorer. Bought used while in High School. Sold it early 90's to a teen cousin when I needed to buy a family truckster. Wife on left Pops on right. Miss you Pops. Yeah couldn't find whole truck pic on short order. "Maybe we're all happy." "Go to the sporting goods store. From the files, obtain form 4473. These will contain descriptions of weapons and lists of private ownership."

Re: Your first car? hanco #16150430 06/07/21
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 384 big sky country C cclarkblues Campfire Member
cclarkblues Campfire Member C Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 384 big sky country	1963 Studebaker Cruiser. What a terrific car. I wish I had it today.

Re: Your first car? hanco #16150446 06/07/21
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,747 Rural Utah USA T tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana
tikkanut Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 30,747 Rural Utah USA	'61 Corvair....... givin' away UR age guys......... T R U M P W O N ! U L T R A M A G A !

Re: Your first car? hanco #16150455 06/07/21
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 17,247 The Land of Cotton GeoW Campfire Ranger
GeoW Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 17,247 The Land of Cotton	69 Camaro, 327, Fathom Green.. "I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man." Thomas Jefferson GeoW, The "Unwoke" ...Let's go Brandon! "A Well Regulated Militia" Life Member

Re: Your first car? hanco #16150456 06/07/21
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 13,401 Texas R rickt300 Campfire Outfitter
rickt300 Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 13,401 Texas	Orange and Black 1970 Roadrunner, one running SOB! Dog I rescued in January

Re: Your first car? hanco #16150458 06/07/21
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,144 S.E. Alaska MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter
MuskegMan Campfire Outfitter Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 8,144 S.E. Alaska	'67 Jeep Commando. 3-sp stick. Buick 225 V6. Fixed it up in HS auto shop - needed a new clutch and a few other things.

Re: Your first car? hanco #16150462 06/07/21
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 405 St. Louis, MO Crusader Campfire Member
Crusader Campfire Member Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 405 St. Louis, MO	1975 VW Rabbit, orange, with a sunroof. Was a pretty cool car back in the day. Had some fun in it during college spring breaks.

Re: Your first car? hanco #16150498 06/07/21
Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,336 Northwest Penna. Diesel Campfire Regular
Diesel Campfire Regular Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,336 Northwest Penna.	52 MG TD 4 cylndr.

Re: Your first car? hanco #16150554 06/07/21
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,387 Alaska batch Campfire Regular
batch Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,387 Alaska	A 1958 MGA 1500 coupe with the Rudge racing wheels in English racing green. I couldn't even get in one today. At 6'3" it was a tight fit then. Now over 6'7" and an extra 100# s it is only a dream. I'm not cheap, I'm frugal.

Re: Your first car? hanco #16150586 06/07/21
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 59,134 WI. R Redneck Campfire Kahuna
Redneck Campfire Kahuna R Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 59,134 WI.	'53 Chev - 6 cyl, three on the tree.. Now - how many remember their first license plate number? W90-302 was on that Chevy.. Added: First NEW car was a '69 Triumph TR-6 with O/D... Wish I still had that one... Last edited by Redneck; 06/07/21. Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69 Pro-Constitution. LET'S GO BRANDON!!!

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