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mscuddy · 11-14-2010, 09:16 AM

Check out the cars that made America. My first car was a '51 Pontiac Silver Chief straight-8. The family had a '59 T-Bird with the 430 Lincoln motor, and finally Gramps sold that for a '68 GTO in Verdoro Green. Ah, we made stuff back then, stuff that was the envy of the world...

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acecycleins · 11-14-2010, 09:20 AM

The first car I ever owned was a hand me down 66 Chevy II w inline 6. Factory AC and the ability to spin thin tires like no 6 cyl- ever.

mscuddy · 11-14-2010, 11:08 AM

Yeah, I had a '64 Nova for a few months with the 4 cylinder and the power-glyde. It was such a tiny little car, you could do neutral drops and spin the one wheel wonder 'till the tire exploded. The car was pretty much indestructable.

I was amazed to see that same motor in my wife's '89 Cavalier, all hopped up with crank fired igniiton and a TBI. We drove that Cavilier everywhere, finally traded it in on a Isuzu Rodeo (the Cav had 200,000 miles on it, never missed a beat).

That pushrod 2.0 liter motor was tough as nails.

schizuki · 11-15-2010, 04:29 AM

First car - '75 Firebird.

I was rockin' acid-washed jeans and Crue on the stereo. Yeah, I was that kid.

Dr_Sprocket · 11-15-2010, 05:30 AM

My first car was an AMC Spirit. It lasted all of about 1 exit on the interstate and then died. Worst $500 I ever spent.

My second car was a 1985 Honda Civic. Plain-jane with 130K on the clock. I drove it for almost two years and sold it for the same amount I bought it. Best $500 I ever spent.

Dr_Sprocket · 11-15-2010, 05:30 AM

My first car was an AMC Spirit. It lasted all of about 1 exit on the interstate and then died. Worst $500 I ever spent.

My second car was a 1985 Honda Civic. Plain-jane with 130K on the clock. I drove it for almost two years and sold it for the same amount I bought it. Best $500 I ever spent.

Morbo the Destroyer · 11-15-2010, 05:40 AM

An Austin-Healy Sprite. Bought it for $600 after working all summer between 10th and 11th grade. Traded it for my first bike, a '72 Yamaha R5B.

acecycleins · 11-15-2010, 05:46 AM

I traded a fine GMC Caballero for a V Max in the 90s. The car was great except for the electrical gremlins. But the V-Max has a steal for the trade.

mscuddy · 11-15-2010, 06:55 AM

The best handling/slowest car I ever owned was a '79 Trans Am with the 401 Oldsmobugger motor. It had the handling package, and could go around corners like it was on rails, but the motor was so underpowered I think the cooling fan must have pulled more HP than the motor. Sold it when I got married. Still had my '68 Goat which was just the opposite, worst handling/fastest car I ever owned. Looked a lot better than the TA with that big chicken on the hood. And yes, I had acid washed jeans and R.A.T. on the sterio when piloting the TA.

Dr_Sprocket · 11-15-2010, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mscuddy

And yes, I had acid washed jeans and R.A.T. on the sterio when piloting the TA.

While listening to RATT, perhaps, or Dokken?

11-14-2010, 09:16 AM	#1
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	What Did You Drive? Check out the cars that made America. My first car was a '51 Pontiac Silver Chief straight-8. The family had a '59 T-Bird with the 430 Lincoln motor, and finally Gramps sold that for a '68 GTO in Verdoro Green. Ah, we made stuff back then, stuff that was the envy of the world... American Cars by Hans Tore Tangerud __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

11-14-2010, 09:20 AM	#2
acecycleins Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Georgia Posts: 4,125	The first car I ever owned was a hand me down 66 Chevy II w inline 6. Factory AC and the ability to spin thin tires like no 6 cyl- ever. __________________ "Slack" - a state of being in which everything flows smoothly.....a frame of mind so at ease that the universe naturally cooperates.

11-14-2010, 11:08 AM	#3
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Yeah, I had a '64 Nova for a few months with the 4 cylinder and the power-glyde. It was such a tiny little car, you could do neutral drops and spin the one wheel wonder 'till the tire exploded. The car was pretty much indestructable. I was amazed to see that same motor in my wife's '89 Cavalier, all hopped up with crank fired igniiton and a TBI. We drove that Cavilier everywhere, finally traded it in on a Isuzu Rodeo (the Cav had 200,000 miles on it, never missed a beat). That pushrod 2.0 liter motor was tough as nails. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

11-15-2010, 04:29 AM	#4
schizuki Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 4,413	First car - '75 Firebird. I was rockin' acid-washed jeans and Crue on the stereo. Yeah, I was that kid. __________________ “[The video] should be sent for example to ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN and maybe PBS and VOA. As for Fox News, let her die in her anger... I used to think that MSNBC channel may be good and neutral a bit, but is has lately fired two of the most famous journalists – Keith Olbermann and Octavia Nasser.” - Al-Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn. Or any American lefty.

11-15-2010, 05:30 AM	#5
Dr_Sprocket Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Delmarva Peninsula Posts: 2,331	My first car was an AMC Spirit. It lasted all of about 1 exit on the interstate and then died. Worst $500 I ever spent. My second car was a 1985 Honda Civic. Plain-jane with 130K on the clock. I drove it for almost two years and sold it for the same amount I bought it. Best $500 I ever spent. __________________ "Aid to the helpless indigent is civilized. Aid to the irresponsible is socially corrosive." ----- Schizuki (c. 2011)

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11-15-2010, 05:40 AM	#7
Morbo the Destroyer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,309	An Austin-Healy Sprite. Bought it for $600 after working all summer between 10th and 11th grade. Traded it for my first bike, a '72 Yamaha R5B.

11-15-2010, 05:46 AM	#8
acecycleins Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Georgia Posts: 4,125	I traded a fine GMC Caballero for a V Max in the 90s. The car was great except for the electrical gremlins. But the V-Max has a steal for the trade. __________________ "Slack" - a state of being in which everything flows smoothly.....a frame of mind so at ease that the universe naturally cooperates.

11-15-2010, 06:55 AM	#9
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	The best handling/slowest car I ever owned was a '79 Trans Am with the 401 Oldsmobugger motor. It had the handling package, and could go around corners like it was on rails, but the motor was so underpowered I think the cooling fan must have pulled more HP than the motor. Sold it when I got married. Still had my '68 Goat which was just the opposite, worst handling/fastest car I ever owned. Looked a lot better than the TA with that big chicken on the hood. And yes, I had acid washed jeans and R.A.T. on the sterio when piloting the TA. __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.