Official thread: My First Ride!
05-25-2011, 11:42 PM
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78 Trans Am auto w/baby blue interior -circa 1985
05-25-2011, 11:55 PM
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I had a 1971 piece of **** VW super beetle.
Absolute ZERO chick pulling power.
Good thing was on the Friday and Saturday nights my friends always drove, since they had the cool cars of them days (Buick GN, IROC-Z, Vettes, Supras, Mustang 5.0's).
This is a web pic, but mine was the same color, it was just a hunk of junk though.
Absolute ZERO chick pulling power.
Good thing was on the Friday and Saturday nights my friends always drove, since they had the cool cars of them days (Buick GN, IROC-Z, Vettes, Supras, Mustang 5.0's).
This is a web pic, but mine was the same color, it was just a hunk of junk though.
05-26-2011, 12:05 AM
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Oh man I got you all beat:
1976 Buick Century with 40,000 miles when I got it for $500 in 1986. Was one of our salesman's cars. Was worn out at 40,000 miles of gravel road driving.
Had a luxurious velour bench seat in front. AM radio with front and rear speaker. Manual windows. 350 two barrel carb. Gas gauge would go down visibly as you drove.
1976 Buick Century with 40,000 miles when I got it for $500 in 1986. Was one of our salesman's cars. Was worn out at 40,000 miles of gravel road driving.
Had a luxurious velour bench seat in front. AM radio with front and rear speaker. Manual windows. 350 two barrel carb. Gas gauge would go down visibly as you drove.
05-26-2011, 12:07 AM
#21
My high school ride. 1982 Ford Mustang with a two barrel carb, black with velour red interior. Underpowered for a 302 V8 but that's probably why I'm still alive today. I sure do miss her.
05-26-2011, 12:38 AM
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My 1st was a 55 t-bird. Put a 312 with 2 four barrel carbs on it, 3 speed with overdrive.
05-26-2011, 02:39 AM
#26
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No pictures of my first car. but it was this color and looked very similar... only picture liberal amounts of filler. When I got it the previous owner had literally slapped on filler everywhere without bothering to even sand or paint it 
It had a tiny after market steering wheel and over sized wheels. It cost my Dad 150 pounds in English money. 2 days after buying it the windshield wipers packed up (not good for northern England) and 2 weeks after that the clutch went. Ahh fond memories. I learned to feather in filler and do a half decent paint job with a spray can on that car. Plus with only an 850cc motor and 4 forward gears hitting 70mph (the UK freeway speed limit) was an exciting event with the steering wheel shaking and your butt 2" off the ground, not to mention the backfiring and detonation when lifting off the throttle from that speed. Looking back its a wonder I didn't kill myself
I enjoyed that car.... and eventually sold it for 350 pounds so I could buy a 1976 MG Midget.... but thats another story.
It had a tiny after market steering wheel and over sized wheels. It cost my Dad 150 pounds in English money. 2 days after buying it the windshield wipers packed up (not good for northern England) and 2 weeks after that the clutch went. Ahh fond memories. I learned to feather in filler and do a half decent paint job with a spray can on that car. Plus with only an 850cc motor and 4 forward gears hitting 70mph (the UK freeway speed limit) was an exciting event with the steering wheel shaking and your butt 2" off the ground, not to mention the backfiring and detonation when lifting off the throttle from that speed. Looking back its a wonder I didn't kill myself I enjoyed that car.... and eventually sold it for 350 pounds so I could buy a 1976 MG Midget.... but thats another story.
05-26-2011, 03:44 AM
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I've got you all beat...
Meet the Berkeley Bomb. 1965. Long Live The Bomb!
Seized a main bearing on the Golden Gate Bridge. My first engine rebuild - it took me all summer.
A lady staring at the car in the Safeway parking lot asked me, "What's that hanging on the rear?" I replied, "Oh, that's the air conditioner." She seemed to buy it.
Many youthful adventures in this car. Often used for "booze runs" in college, once with 9 guys piled in the car. Stopped by the Berkeley police, with obvious safety concerns, but they let us continue. Stopped and ticketed several times by the CHP who thought it had to be illegal, but always got those tickets thrown out. The car was street legal (then), even with the cockeyed taillights and no front fenders or bumpers. Weighed under 1100 pounds and with the stock wheels reversed ("widetrack!"), it actually cornered in the twisties, although it was tail happy, like its Porsche cousins. Trying to woo a girl I just met, I took her for thrill-ride up Grizzly Peak Boulevard and managed to do a 360 in one of the turns. She grabbed my hand as we spun around and our relationship blossomed from there. Ah, to be young again.
Ran out of gas late one night on the elevated freeway around San Francisco. No problem. The thing was so light, you could drive it a couple of miles just using the starter motor! No kidding, even uphill, without hurting the starter.
After I rebuilt the motor (during which I broke almost every part on it, so it ended up essentially new) it ran so well, all you had to do was give the ignition key the quickest flick possible, and it would start. We talk about "dropping" the motor. In this case it was literally true. Fuel line and cable and 4 bolts you dropped it on the ground.
Meet the Berkeley Bomb. 1965. Long Live The Bomb!
Seized a main bearing on the Golden Gate Bridge. My first engine rebuild - it took me all summer.
A lady staring at the car in the Safeway parking lot asked me, "What's that hanging on the rear?" I replied, "Oh, that's the air conditioner." She seemed to buy it.
Many youthful adventures in this car. Often used for "booze runs" in college, once with 9 guys piled in the car. Stopped by the Berkeley police, with obvious safety concerns, but they let us continue. Stopped and ticketed several times by the CHP who thought it had to be illegal, but always got those tickets thrown out. The car was street legal (then), even with the cockeyed taillights and no front fenders or bumpers. Weighed under 1100 pounds and with the stock wheels reversed ("widetrack!"), it actually cornered in the twisties, although it was tail happy, like its Porsche cousins. Trying to woo a girl I just met, I took her for thrill-ride up Grizzly Peak Boulevard and managed to do a 360 in one of the turns. She grabbed my hand as we spun around and our relationship blossomed from there. Ah, to be young again.
Ran out of gas late one night on the elevated freeway around San Francisco. No problem. The thing was so light, you could drive it a couple of miles just using the starter motor! No kidding, even uphill, without hurting the starter.
After I rebuilt the motor (during which I broke almost every part on it, so it ended up essentially new) it ran so well, all you had to do was give the ignition key the quickest flick possible, and it would start. We talk about "dropping" the motor. In this case it was literally true. Fuel line and cable and 4 bolts you dropped it on the ground.
05-26-2011, 10:22 AM
#30
Racer
Haha!
For sure you may not know that my first ride has even existed. It was a citroen Visa special model leader!
just like that one :
It had a 1.1 liter 4 stroke engine, 40 mpg, 55bhp
It was really an ugly car, but comfortable, not expensive at all, very reliable and for sure, It cost nothing to run and was in touch with my empty wallet.
A+
Puyi
For sure you may not know that my first ride has even existed. It was a citroen Visa special model leader!
just like that one :
It had a 1.1 liter 4 stroke engine, 40 mpg, 55bhp
It was really an ugly car, but comfortable, not expensive at all, very reliable and for sure, It cost nothing to run and was in touch with my empty wallet.
A+
Puyi