Topic: What Was your First Car??

[Stev-o]

There ought to be another thread about what car did you own that you wish you still had.

'72 Plymouth Roadrunner....beep beep! 400 Ci V8, and it was fast! blew the tranny but had it rebuilt.

[DanJ]

All this tells me is there's a lot of old people here 

You one of those young whippersnappers ??

You tell me, My first car was a 69 VW Bug, My first bike was a 72 Suzuki 

OK..First car was a 56 Ford..First car I drove to HS was a 53 Ford..First car I bought new 68 Road Runner..First bike was a new 70 CB450...I was born in 1949. 

OK I guess I am one of those young whippersnappers

[grcamna2]

There ought to be another thread about what car did you own that you wish you still had.

'72 Plymouth Roadrunner....beep beep! 400 Ci V8, and it was fast! blew the tranny but had it rebuilt.

That must have been a sweet ride Stev-o

[72 yellow]

All this tells me is there's a lot of old people here 

You one of those young whippersnappers ??

You tell me, My first car was a 69 VW Bug, My first bike was a 72 Suzuki 

OK..First car was a 56 Ford..First car I drove to HS was a 53 Ford..First car I bought new 68 Road Runner..First bike was a new 70 CB450...I was born in 1949. 

OK I guess I am one of those young whippersnappers

 

[70CB750]

There ought to be another thread about what car did you own that you wish you still had. An older brother of mine used to have a mid engined V-8 Yenko Corvair back in the early 70's even had it's very own Yenko VIN #, it was just an old car back then so he didn't think nothing of it when he sold it back then. He kicks himself every time he thinks of it.

How about a car you wished you never owned?

[MoMo]

There ought to be another thread about what car did you own that you wish you still had. An older brother of mine used to have a mid engined V-8 Yenko Corvair back in the early 70's even had it's very own Yenko VIN #, it was just an old car back then so he didn't think nothing of it when he sold it back then. He kicks himself every time he thinks of it.

How about a car you wished you never owned?

that'd be every VW I ever had-3 that rotted so bad they became junk

[Stev-o]

There ought to be another thread about what car did you own that you wish you still had. An older brother of mine used to have a mid engined V-8 Yenko Corvair back in the early 70's even had it's very own Yenko VIN #, it was just an old car back then so he didn't think nothing of it when he sold it back then. He kicks himself every time he thinks of it.

How about a car you wished you never owned?

'81(?) Honda CRX beater.....ended up blowing the motor and scrapped it!

[tool14]

1969 camaro

[tbpmusic]

How about a car you wished you never owned?

'63 Corvair - only 3 years old, the entire engine actually fell out of the car onto the street.

[MoMo]

How about a car you wished you never owned?

'63 Corvair - only 3 years old, the entire engine actually fell out of the car onto the street.

that almost happened with my VW Rabbit after 4 years ...Larry

[72 yellow]

There ought to be another thread about what car did you own that you wish you still had. An older brother of mine used to have a mid engined V-8 Yenko Corvair back in the early 70's even had it's very own Yenko VIN #, it was just an old car back then so he didn't think nothing of it when he sold it back then. He kicks himself every time he thinks of it.

How about a car you wished you never owned?

1977 Mustang II.  A pile of horse manure.

[TwoTired]

How about a car you wished you never owned?

My 1989 IROC Camaro.  Purchased new.

The single reason I switched from a GM admirer, to a GM loather.  The German cars presently get my highest endorsement.

[Bailgang]

How about a car you wished you never owned?

Oh that's easy an 85 Pontiac Fiero GT, bought it new and what an absolute POS it was. My oldest son got a wild hair up his a** idea of getting one and dropping another engine in it because they make all kinds of engine swap kits for them. I said don't even think about it.

[Stev-o]

1969 camaro

What size motor?

[70CB750]

I am an odd bird, my first car was a company car, guess it does not count, it was one of new Skoda's with VW engine in it. 

My real first car is my CJ7, I drive it since 98, parked now, looks like it threw transmission bearing; I am waiting for the ground to dry a bit before I tear into it.

[dave500]

im surprised you were allowed to have a car?

[70CB750]

im surprised you were allowed to have a car?

Yeah, you could have a car but only communists were allowed to take it on the road    The rest of us just sat in driveway doing vruum, vruum noises. 

[dave500]

its only lately ive realised how fortunate we are here in australia and many other countries,to have had such cars allowed for a start let alone own one or two,and revive them years later.

[70CB750]

Our cars before the wall came down were considered the cream of east block countries.  The problem was of course production and distribution, especially replacement parts were big business on the black market.


From what I remember:

Czechoslovakia - Skoda cars, Praga trucks, Tatra - cars and trucks, Jawa and CZ motorcycles - 2 stroke
East Germany - Trabant, Wartburg - 2 stroke cars, MZ motorcycles, 2 stroke
Russia - Ziguli/Lada - licensed Fiat 124, Zaporozec, Moskvic, Volga, Ural and Dnepr motorcycles (copy of BMW), trucks ZIL - I am sure there was more
Poland - Fiat 125 and Fiat 600
Yugoslavia - Zastava, known as Yugo in the west
Romania - Dacia, licensed Renault I think

It changed after the wall came down with imports from west germany, VW purchased Skoda and whipped it in shape, they are doing quite well now, Jawa is dying and reviving for years now, but they have no real plan, CZ is gone.  East German cars did not last long - especially because of the 2 strokes

[dave500]

i recycle,ive driven the same car daily for 30 years,im sure that offsets the smog and co2 required to build a new one?wheres my rebate?

[MoMo]

Move here Dave and the govt. will give you 3500.  Of course you'll have to buy a new car along with 400 a month payments ...Larry

[dave500]

ha?3500?the era wheels are worth that alone?

[70CB750]

Cash for clunkers, now that was an idiotic program. 

[MoMo]

Cash for clunkers, now that was an idiotic program. 

just look at the people who installed it

[grcamna2]

i recycle,ive driven the same car daily for 30 years,im sure that offsets the smog and co2 required to build a new one?wheres my rebate?

Nice car Dave,what is she ?