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'72 Vega GT. Fun to drive, but on a quiet night you could hear it rust.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...rs215/vega.jpg

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I was thinking I remembered posting my story before....so I did a search...Ok, so maybe it WAS 5 years ago, but we had a pretty cool thread going back then too... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

First Car Stories

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OUCH! Joe.

I know this is a repeat, but here it is again!
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63 Impala Super Sport. 327/300 with factory air. Paid $225, fixed a dented door, buffed it out, and sold it for $400 six months later to buy my first Camaro (a 68 RS). Dang, I wished I had some pictures!

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http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...iCarSignVW.jpg

Thank goodness someone else had the bees to post up they had a VW. I was going to skip that dark (slow) phase and go directly to the 67 ElCamino https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif

Sadly, no good pictures of either.... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif


http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...67elCamino.jpg

I think there is enough DNA on that old black and white to convict me.....of something I was doing. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

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72 Nova SS,red with 4spd.,bench seat and F41 suspension.Bought it from the original owner in 1976 and still own it.Original owner purchased it in Aug. of 72 from Nickey Chevrolet.

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First Car, 1963 Impala ss. 409 340Hp with a 2speed auto. Paid $225 in October 76. Great car, lotsa fun. Would do block long burnouts. Broke the rearend doing a Smokey Burnout around a corner uphill. Later measured the Burnout,450 feet long, singletrak. Cost $25 bucks plus the gasket to replace the ring and pinion.
Mike

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1970 Nova. 6cyl. with Torque-Drive 2-speed automatic. My parents paid $200 for it and THAT was too much. It didn't take long and I had a 327 with a Turbo 350 and a one wheel wonder. It was fast https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smirk.gif or so I thought. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif

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1967 Olds 98, come to find out the 425 rocket was a stroked 455 https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/shocked.gif.

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1955 chevy pickup truck , .060 over 283 , 3/4 race cam, t-10 4spd , 4.10 posi, ugly forest green, ran 8.90s in the 1/8th back in 1987/88. what about that cam ?!!!!!(crane fireball) come to find out when i took it apart later, lots of memorys

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1964 Chevy Impala wagon...283/PG https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif It burned more oil than gas, but it was better than walking...my father gave it to me and I sold it to a Corvette guy for $75 as a winter beater https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/rolleyes.gif after that a 64 Chevelle and then the first L78 Nova https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif This all happened over a period of a couple of months...great fun and super memories https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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I drove my Dad's junk in HS, learned to drive on a 60 VW, all 36 screamin HP https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif
Got married in Nov 68 and bought the 69 Charger ( 318 car https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif ) while still in the Navy.
Photo below is in the alley at 628 Walnut St. Inglewood CA about 6mo. after I got out of the Navy. 1970, the car was triple green.

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Mike https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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1963 Chevy II convertible. Paid 150.00 for it came with 6cyl 3 on the tree. Traded it for a 69 rs camaro my brother had. Still have 69

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My first car was a 1969 427-425 Camaro.

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My first car was a 1969 427-425 Camaro.

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Well then...we can end this thread right now https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...emlins/eek.gif Where do we go from there..?? oh, I know, Tibor will say he had an L88 Corvette https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/dunno.gif

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DON'T LAUGH--1960 RAMBLER!BOUGHT IT IN 1968 FOR $167.00!GREAT DRIVE-IN CAR 'CAUSE THE FRONT SEAT BACKS FOLDED FLAT TO THE BACK SEATS.

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My first car was a 1970 Mercury Montego MX. It was my granfathers car.302 and a c4trans. My twin brother and I had to share it. If we both were doing things we would drive are mothers 1970 Buick Electra 225. Later my brother bought him self a 1976 Cutlass. I gave him some money for his Half of the Mercury. I installed a cam heads headers in the Mercury for the fist time. The cam was 500 lift so with a stock gear it wasn't much from stop but on a roll it ran pretty good. The funny thing is we always wanted to moms Buick when we had a street race. I know it sounds funny But this was originally my dads fathers car. So it was always has been in the family also. My brother and I were known for racing it. I remember racing alot of different cars in that car from a 70 sport fury to a kid with a 67 mustang 289 fastback. That kid came up to the Texaco Station I worked at with open headers Saying I'm tired of hearing about that Buick. I raced him Three times on the frontage road and beat him all 3 time he was mad. You think about the things you did and realize you got away with allot https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/cool.gif Well Back to the Mercury after 5 c4 trans missions I had enough I sold the Mercury bought a 1979 Trans Am Smokey and the Bandit Black Even had a CB in it. Then a 1970 L-46 Corvette 4SPD https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif THen the 1969 Z/28 I still have 22 years Later. Hugger orange Born with drive line.

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My Cortez Silver 1972 Chevelle SS that was sold new @ Fencl-Tufo Chevrolet.
Brought it home on this day in Feb.1980 after paying $800 for it.Only 33K miles,but the body was worse.
Restored it,drove the snot out of it,then sold it years later at ChevyVetteFest at Arlington Park racetrack in Fall 84.
..Man that car was fun!

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This sweet thing right here.... a '77 Vette.

I mean 1977 Chevette. Not the regular ol' puny 1.4L 4-cylinder, but the RALLY Chevette. It was 1.6L of pure raw power. I had the cheap $20 power booster amp for the radio, speakers tossed in the hatch, genuine imitation fuzzy sheepskin seat covers, and real 4-lug Cragar S/S rims with 50-series tires in the back and 60-series in the front.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q...ithCragers.jpg


After a couple years of that excitement, I bought my first Nova, and never looked back.

1972 Nova 4-door
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Moved on to a '72 Nova 2-door

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... and then some mid 70's Camaros, more Novas, a truck, Suburbans...

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'72 Vega GT. Fun to drive, but on a quiet night you could hear it rust.

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My first car was a 1969 427-425 Camaro.

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You win!!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif

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Beige 55 Chevy 210 sedan....Paid $15 for it in 63 ...didn't have an Engine or a trans in it.........Helped a neighborhood friend with a 57 Chev swap out his 265 for a "Big" 283.....he gave me the 265 for helping....When I turned 16 the car had just finished and I was "Styl'in" before there was Styl'in............LOL

Ken

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1970 340 Duster, bought it brand new when I was 16, had to pay cash said dad...
$2755.55 out the door

what a screamer

I even remember the VIN # VS29HOB355542

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Hand me down from my mom then sister to me. 1976 burnt orange Plymouth Volare with a 318. Decently quick....burned rubber better in reverse. 2 things made it the happening car of my crowd.

1. My Dad represented Pioneer, so I had 3 way 6x9s in the rear, 6" door mounts, dash mounted tweeters, EQ with lights and 3 amps. Great stereo, but before the advent of the subwoofer.
If i played Rush loud,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Geddy made your ears melt.....but no distortion. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

2. Magnetic police cherry with cigarette lighter cord...
Perfect for this car as they used Volares and Aspens for cop cars.......everyone loved it ...except the Cops who busted us and took it away.
When we weren't pulling people over or nailing people making out, I used to come up to parties and do a 180 with the lights on and watch everyone scatter https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif

JG

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My first car was a 1969 427-425 Camaro.

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Where do you go from there?....My second car is an F14b
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http://www.topedge.com/alley/images/f14b/f14b143f.jpg

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LOL

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1970 Cutlass SX - My grandfather bought the car new in late 69.
These had 455's and most had 2 brl carbs. First thing I did was put a 4 brl manifild and a rochester carb. 5.0 Mustangs were thing when I was in Highschool. But my old SX would take most of them. What a fun car. That thing would lay rubber with such eas....

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My first was a 1974 Vega GT. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif My mother overheard my uncle asking another uncle if he could buy the seats out of the old Vega parked on the side of the house.
My mother inquired if the car ran, it did and she gave him $300 bucks and I was riding. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif
I was only able to keep it running for 6 months as it was on it's last leg way before I got it.
My dad had a 1969 Kingswood Estate Wagon he was trying to sell, I begged and pleaded to buy it to use the powertrain, but he said no. Turned out a guy interested in buying heard me complaining about wanting the engine and trans and threw in a 350/350 drive train he had with nothing to put it in.

I went from the laughing stock of the school parking lot to leader of the pack in 2 long greasy weeks. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/3gears.gif

I will never forget that old Gold Terd, and I have been building my own rides ever since. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif

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Mine was a '66 Biscayne. I bought it from the original owner in 1980 for $400. I sold it in 1984, but I still have my USA-1 plate.

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As I was replying to this, I heard a Chevy commercial on TV that said "Everyone's first car should be a Chevy"!
Ironically, I had just noticed how many of the members here had a "Chevy" for their first car. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif

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1974 Chevrolet Custom bought in 1993. Still have it. Wow, are the 90's really that long ago because this picture looks old! haha

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8098/novawesjb8.jpg

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Beige 55 Chevy 210 sedan...

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i knew i liked you for a reason........

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here's is my first I have an old pic somewhere and I even have some hair.
I still have the car but way less hair https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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"Charles" just got trumped! How do you top a ZL-1 as your first car! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif

Say Goodnight Gracie.
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My first; a '57 Bel Air Sport Coupe. All indications, originally a 245 HP 283 3 speed. I'm the second owner. Still have it, ............. buried in my garage somewhere. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif

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huh? I thought your first car was a horse since they didn't have cars back then! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/shocked.gif

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My first buy was a '78 Chevy Malibu Classic Landau Coupe with a 350 4 barrel purchased from the original owner's daughter. The owner was elderly, so the car was in good shape. It had oxidized silver paint, grey landau roof and the red custom cloth interior complete with the plastic that turned from red to purple with sun exposure. The car had super cold A/C, gauges (most of which worked, 'cept the clock of course-it was correct twice per day). The car ran pretty good for its time and sounded extra mean with the aircleaner on the 350 inverted! It was perfect for cruising with your left arm resting on the top of the heavily-padded door panel.

I bought the car for extra cheap with a rod knock, which turned out to be an errant heat riser valve - replaced the valve and the car ran like new. Deciding to pop for "cool white letter radials" from the local warehouse club turned out to be a bad idea for the winter, when the combo of a light rear end, no traction and V8 torque forced me to abandon the car at the bottom of the hill we lived on. I added a dual exhaust and the catalytic converter "disappeared" at that time. The car was a bit of a letdown compared to the other two cars I really wanted but my dad wouldn't allow me to buy: a rusty 1970 Chevelle SS454 4 speed in gold (don't remember whether it was an LS5 or LS6) and the bondo-bucket medium blue 1968 Mustang 302 hardtop coupe. Yeah, and the medium blue with white vinyl roof 1970 Buick GS455 Stage 1 in the next neighborhood was out of the question as well - boy, what a great test drive, though! I almost side-swipped an entire row of parked cars during that test drive....

I got my share of tickets and minor fender-benders in the tamer Malibu anyway. And the car laid rubber (the car had a posi, a fact I repeated to anyone willing to listen back then). While not the fastest car back then, it beat many a Maverick, Vega, Duster and Datsun B210 in street contests. And it scored a draw against my buddy's '68 Coronet 440 with a 318! Of course I added a Pioneer Supertuner and a pair of Jensen coaxial 6X9 speakers in the rear deck. My two younger brothers each ended up having their time with the car, and I eventually sold it with a seized motor, "Lawrence of Arabia" drooping headliner and a cheap voke-school repaint job in gray while my youngest brother was at Purdue. My dad wanted it gone from his front lawn and was going to have it hauled away by the local junk yard. I got $560 in the end for it, along with the countless memories of cruising in it.

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huh? I thought your first car was a horse since they didn't have cars back then! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/shocked.gif

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Damn, when will you kids learn to read? This thread asks about "Your first CAR". Yes I had a few horses, and before that I rode dinosaurs and even had a really nice, sporty Flintstone cart with square wheels. (Rounding those suckers off greatly improved the ride and handling characteristics.)
Now knock off the sarcasm, grab your pacifier and crawl back in your playpen.

Attn: Lt. Magallon. Your little boy is out of control again.












Punk. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/wink.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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Oh man Dennis, I am on the floor!!!!!!!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif

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LMAO Dennis!!! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif

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even had a really nice, sporty Flintstone cart with square wheels.

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Hey did you ever get to try those giant ribs??? Those looked great!

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"Charles" just got trumped! How do you top a ZL-1 as your first car! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif




could be a long shot but maybe.............





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