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First Car & Dream Car

ChadyckChadyck Member Posts: 203 ✭✭✭
edited November 2004 in General Discussion
Well what are they huh? My first was a 1954 Ford Customline with a YBlock 239 V-8, three deuce offy intake with 3 bad boy rochester carbs pipin' up top, sold it for a ... dakota[V]. my dream, easy... an * draggin' '49 2 door merc coupe. but i love just about anything pre-63 post '29 so long as it ain't a chevy, and it's painted in primer (no pricey stuff for me[:p]). speakin o' which, anyone got an old rust bucket sittin out in a pasture or a barn they want to * rid of?


Chadick

"It's time to kick * and chew bubblegum, and I'm all outta bubblegum." -Duke Nukem
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  • MVPMVP Member Posts: 23,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My first car was a Toyota pickup truck[8D]
    My dream car now is that new Ford F450 4 door 4x4 Super Duty that I have seen driving around town[:D]
    Oh ya... almost forgot my second car was also a pickup truck. Cant forget that old 49 Chevy five window. I had a 6 way adjustable electric seat that I took out of an old thunderbird in it. That sure was a crazy old truck.[;)]

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  • HappyNanoqHappyNanoq Member Posts: 12,023
    edited November -1
    First car.. Ford Escort MkII 1.1Litre with a 1.3Litre engine in it.
    The car was from 1977, just one year shy of myself.

    Dream car??
    Well, I would like one of the Mini's from the movie "The Italian Job", the new movie. =o)


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  • mark christianmark christian Member Posts: 24,443 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My first car was a 1965 Ford Falcon and it was a piece of junk! My dream car now a days is whatever one I'm driving. Currently this is a BMW 540i 6-speed with a big gas guzzeling all aluminum V-8. Here it is parked just outside the frontier crossing between Switzerland and Lichtenstien. Notice the complete lack of border controls, you just drive right on in!
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  • Ray BRay B Member Posts: 11,822
    edited November -1
    First car: 1957 VW Bug
    Dream Car: 1965 AC 289 Cobra
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  • ruger270manruger270man Member Posts: 9,361 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    first car of my own? 1988 Honda Accord, 125hp 4 cylinder with a 5 speed. I loved that car.
    here it is:
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    Dream Car? Porsche Carrera GT.. let me find a pic here for you non-car-people...

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  • Compact_KidCompact_Kid Member Posts: 257 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First car - a worked 1989 Mustang 5.0 (didn't do well with tickets)
    Dream car - 1973 Pantera De Tomaso
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  • mpolansmpolans Member Posts: 1,752 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First car - 1978 Mazda RX-7
    Current car - 1995 Mazda Miata (formerly a dream car, till I finally got one)
    Dream Car - 1967 Ferrari 275 NART Spyder
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  • ZERODINZERODIN Member Posts: 6,338
    edited November -1
    First car - 1948 Willy's Jeep, age 6. First car I was allowed to take to town? The family Ford Taurus. Dream car? McLaren F1. Dream car that there are more than 100 of? Porsche GT2. Reasonable dream car? Porsche 911 Turbo.
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  • Red223Red223 Member Posts: 7,946
    edited November -1
    First car....hand me down Ford Escort.

    Dream Car....that jeep pictured above.
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  • s.guns.gun Member Posts: 3,245
    edited November -1
    First was a 1955 Olds.98 / 390 C.I.D. - Soft smooth ride - Big and heavy,yet plenty of power.



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  • Jim RauJim Rau Member Posts: 3,550
    edited November -1
    My first car was a 55 Ford 4dr, 272 Y block, heads shaved .060, Demsey Wilson 3/4 cam, 312 4 bbl manifold w/ 600 Holley, Headman headers, T-86 trans w/ Hurst shifter, 3.89 rear gears. It was one going machine. [8D][8D]
    I owned my dream car, WISH I STILL HAD IT. It was a 70 Boss 302.[:(]

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  • ChadyckChadyck Member Posts: 203 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Jim,

    that's a sweet ride. didn't think i'd ever hear another y-block owner reply (even though i'm only 22). ah, not too many of us 'rat rodders' i guess.

    Chadick

    "It's time to kick * and chew bubblegum, and I'm all outta bubblegum." -Duke Nukem
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  • ChadyckChadyck Member Posts: 203 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i got a pic of my '54 if someone could tell me how to post it

    Chadick

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  • yoshmysteryoshmyster Member Posts: 22,059 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My first car is my 1994 Chevy Caprice 5.7 Liter V8 LT1. Ex-Washington state Sheriff's. Never had so much fun touch the gas and I'm doing 80. I was a Nissan Pickup kingcab man before the car (had two '83 and '91 all 4 bangers) still miss being able to put crap and go. Now I have to plan or have things cut to fit in my car or depend on my friend who has a truck. But the V8 is just fine.

    Dream car would be to do a resto on my car.
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  • nam barneynam barney Member Posts: 143 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My very first was a 1950 Chevy slope back $100.00 bucks had to borrow $70 from Mom to buy it and couldn't get the license till I paid her back. Earning only $32.50 per week that took a while.
    My dream car is a the 47 Harley '74' knuckle head I foolishly got rid of. It had Isky 3/4 cams and for a big hawg it was a mover. 95MPH in 3rd. gear and in fourth it went off the clock. Lucky to be alive today !!
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  • kimberkidkimberkid Member Posts: 8,858 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First car ... 1965 Rambler Amreican 2 door
    (mine was turquoise with white top)
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    Dream car -
    Then and still: 1948 TC MG:

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  • shooter4shooter4 Member Posts: 4,457
    edited November -1
    First was a used '64 GTO with 389 and trippies.

    Dream car? To many to list.
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  • select-fireselect-fire Member Posts: 69,524 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First car was Grandma and Grampa's 66 Impala 2 door for graduation. Only had 22K miles on it.. Dream car Ford GT-40

    " It Ain't Over till its Over"
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  • gap1916gap1916 Member Posts: 4,977
    edited November -1
    1st car was a 1970 Camaro SS. Burnt Orange

    My Dream Car 1968 Shelby GT500

    Greg
    Former Marine
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  • wdstclair1992wdstclair1992 Member Posts: 130 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    1st car was a pinto station wagon,which spelled social disaster in high school [:(] dream car is a 53- 56 ford pick up
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  • AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,092 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First car was a truck. A 1972 3/4 ton K20 which I still own. My dream car was a Pantera which I bought in 1975. Here is a picture of the 1973 DeTomaso:
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    I just sold it a couple of weeks ago after having it setting on blocks for the last 20 years. Twenty years- add gas and a battery and away it went.

    Your mileage may vary.

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  • steve45steve45 Member Posts: 2,940 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First car 1969 Ford Mustang boss 302. Dream car 1969 Ford Mustang boss 302. I never should have sold it.
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  • bigtirebigtire Member Posts: 24,800
    edited November -1
    My first car was a 1965 Ford Pickup with a 352 wide block. The steering was so loose you could turn the wheel nearly half way around before it would start to meander in that direction.

    My present passion are Mercedes vehicles. These are two of my toys:

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    I can't say that I only have one dream car. There are so many, and almost all of them cost mega-bucks.

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  • MuffinmanMuffinman Member Posts: 418 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First car was a 1968 Camaro, It had a Two speed power glid.

    Dream car maybe a Shelby Cobra or this Ford GT-40 coming out.
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  • STRIPPER-TIPPERSTRIPPER-TIPPER Member Posts: 323 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First car-1974 Plymouth Gold Duster,318,360 intake with thermoquad,3spd stick,2.94's,Hooker headers.Still have it ,but it will be only for parts when I get my Dream Car-1941 Willys coupe. There are alot of other cars I wouldn't kick out of the garage like-a Dussenberg model J, Hemi cuda,GTX,68/69 Roadrunner,1960 Chrysler 300 convertible, Hurst Olds 442,Dodge 3500 diesel,Lambroghini (any),etc..The current vehicles are a 1972 F250 4x4,1972 Olds Ambulance,77 Pinto wagon,1960 Chrysler Windsor 2dr and 4dr(parts),1967 M-715(all orig military),and an inherited 91 Cad sedan de ville. The M-715,Pinto,a 55 coupe deville,2Jeepster Commandos, 1966 GMC 3/4 ton w/all fact accs,and a 1929 model A 6 window Murray body are going to be sold off from my parents estate. Hate to see BIG RED (the gmc) leave the family,dad bought it new, and we all drove it over the years.Brings back alot of memories just getting in it. Oh well, I can't take everything with me when I move to Nevada.
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  • mpolansmpolans Member Posts: 1,752 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    How the heck did some of you get these amazing cars for your first car??? I can't imagine high performance cars were THAT cheap for teens, even back in the 1960's.
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  • OklahomaboundOklahomabound Member Posts: 829 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First car: 1958 Chevy Impala, 2 door hard top, turquoise and white, 348 cubic inch V8 with factory 3-dueces, bucket seats, and floor shifter automatic.

    Dream car: has always been and shall be a 1952 Jaguar drop head coupe, pearl white with red interior......

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  • MVPMVP Member Posts: 23,453 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Alpine
    My dream car was a Pantera which I bought in 1975.



    I always wanted a Pantera. Awesome cars.[^]

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  • Hunter375Hunter375 Member Posts: 612 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First car: 1986 Dodge W-150 Standard Cab long bed, 360, automatic.

    Dream Car: 1969 Charger Daytona Hemi, but I guess I'll have to settle for the 69 Charger R/T clone in B-5 Blue that sits out back[:D] (no motor at present time)

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  • tommygunntommygunn Member Posts: 19 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    My first car was a 62 VW Bug. My dream car, 1967 Chevelle SS396 375 Horsepower. M-22 tranny,Hurst competition plus shifter, 12 bolt rear with 4.56 gears,Cragar S/S wheels, Hooker headers, and lots of head work. Color Black with a black interior. It doesnt hurt to dream.
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  • MuffinmanMuffinman Member Posts: 418 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by MVP
    quote:Originally posted by Alpine
    My dream car was a Pantera which I bought in 1975.



    I always wanted a Pantera. Awesome cars.[^]

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    The guy next door to me had a white one on blocks for a year when I was 18. He got the engine back in and we went for ride. That mid engine got hot as hell in there. I have to say it drove like a dream even with Biasply tires. I think he said he bought it for $6000.00 in 1980. The engine was blown so he rebuilt it.
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  • Red223Red223 Member Posts: 7,946
    edited November -1
    Steve45, I've got a relative that has a Boss that's been sitting on blocks for over 20 years.

    When I get back there I'm going to try and get it dirt cheap.

    It needs every piece of rubber replaced, motor is likely seized, needs extensive rust repair but I think I can turn a hefty profit on that car.
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  • PearywPearyw Member Posts: 3,699
    edited November -1
    My first car was a 1953 Plymouth Cranbrook 4 dr 6 cyl. My Dream car is a 1958 Chrysler 300 convertible with a 528 hemi crate engine. I regret getting rid of my 1961 Corvette with the 3 carbs, the 1964 Coupe DeVille Cadillac, and the 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T Special Edition that I bought new.
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  • BullzeyeBullzeye Member Posts: 3,560
    edited November -1
    First car: 83 Volkswagen Rabbit. 197k miles when I got it. Originally grey, but was missing most of the paint. Had a hole in the gas tank, so you couldn't fill it up further than half-way, and maxed out at 70 mph on the highway.

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    Dream car:2005 Subaru WRX Impreza STi. 6-speed manual short-throw, 2.5-liter turbocharged 300-HP engine, with driver-controlled manual intercooler water spray, turbo boost and intercooler temp sport guages, iridium plugs, and Driver-Controlled Center Differential full-time all-wheel drive.

    Does the 0-60 faster than the Porsche Carrera Turbo 911, the Ferrari Modena, and the Maserati Spyder GT, with triple the braking and handling. It does all this STOCK, I might add.

    Give me a week and an unlimited budget, and on top of all that I'll put on an APS blow-off valve, GReddy 300 ZX chrome-lined stainless-steel catback exhaust with low-flow cat and crossflow muffler, dual front and back strut tower bars, ICEMan cold-air intake, 10-lb. NOS Power-Fogger Wet Nitrous kit, and an a Apexi turbo-timer.

    Oh, and a trip to Earl Scheib's to get a canary yellow paintjob.

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  • Salvage33Salvage33 Member Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First car was a 1957 Chevy Nomad wagon, fire engine red, 283 power pack engine with the 2 speed auto.

    Dream car...hmmmm...since it is just a dream...Lamborghini Diablo..red.

    John


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  • SuspensionSuspension Member Posts: 4,783
    edited November -1
    My first vehicle was a 73 3/4ton chevy, that eventually ended up with a decent 350 engine, 400 turbo tranny that would bark tires and break drive shafts like it was going out of style, 38" super swampers, 4" suspension lift, 2" body lift, a decent radio and speakers that jammed country music.

    My dream car would probably be a 67 camero from the show room floor.


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  • AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,092 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Shortly after I bought the Pantera I rebuilt the motor to produce +400 hp at the wheels. I dynoed it and it did peg the dyno at 400 hp.

    To bad they don't make Chevron Custom Supreme anymore. It ran best on a half and half mixture of aviation gas and Chevron Custom Supreme.
    Near my house was an air field where you could just drive up to the gas pumps and buy aviation gas.

    Those days are long gone.

    Your mileage may vary.

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  • TheBrassManTheBrassMan Member Posts: 3,807 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    First car was a 1962 Dodge D100 pickup truck.
    Ended up in the junk yard after the 225 slant 6 froze and cracked
    one -30 night in MN.
    My dream car, 1963 Corvette split window with a 327 fuellie and factory side pipes in black. Or a 1969 Corvette with a ZL1 option.
    Only 20 were made and only 2 sold to the public. Where are the other 18, love to find out.


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  • BullzeyeBullzeye Member Posts: 3,560
    edited November -1
    Damn, don't any of you dudes like rice-burners? [:P]
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  • STRIPPER-TIPPERSTRIPPER-TIPPER Member Posts: 323 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I can say that the new technology is getting some impressive HP and handling in some of the Harbor Bomber cars ,but I don't like the styling. They all look alike to me. Of course the young crowd can't tell the difference between a 60 Chrysler and a 60 Cadillac. I had a gal at the local Kragen auto parts store ask me "who made that" when I needed Pinto parts. Figured everybody knew who made a Pinto.
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