Comments on: Tell Me About Your First Car?

By: Irene

Irene — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:26:09 +0000

1973 Chevy Camaro, tinted windows. It was great

By: christiancarguy

christiancarguy — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:19:30 +0000

Wow, my Dad traded for a 1936 Nash that had a similar overdrive, I can still remeber going to the barn it had been stored in since the 50′s, we pushed it down the road becuase the battery was dead (a 6 volt system as well) with the gas that had been in it since the 50′s, (this was in 1970) believe it or not, it craked up and we brought it on home. It was a flat head 6 with twin ignition. I remeber when we opened the (hoods) the distributor cap had those twelve wires coming out and we marveled that it must be a staight twelve….Not….but very cooll… Thanks for the memory

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:50:51 +0000

My father bought a 1952 Nash (built by the Nash Kelvinator Company) in 1956 for $700.00. It had a flathead 6 and 3 on the tree with overdrive that engaged at 28 MPH; all he had to do was take his foot off the gas for the OD to kick in. It was painted black, had a 6 volt electric system and I remember that the carb was mounted on top of the engine (as opposed to being on an intake manifold). He drove it to and from work every day and I don’t remember him ever having a problem with it. My mother hated it as it was not a highway vehicle. Once we took it to Trinity and she complained about it beating her black and blue. Maybe that was an exxageration, but we never made another highway trip with it. He named it his Texas Cadillac! In 1964, he traded it in on a new Chevrolet truck and the dealer allowed him $350.00 on it; he wrote a check for $2346 for the balance. The truck was assembled in Baltimore and the salesman told us they had to stop the line to build it (it was called a Carryall then; suburban now) and it was special-ordered. He always regretted not buying it back and giving it to one of us kids…
My first car was a 1958 chevy biscayne we bought from a family friend. It started burning oil and 9 months after I bought it, it was burning a gallon of oil a week. My father and I pulled the engine out and another family friend with a machine shop rebuilt it for about $300.00. That’s hard money at $1.25 minimum wage (OK- now I’m close to telling my age!). It was never as popular as the 55-57 Chevy models but was cheap to buy and to own. I remember getting paid $12.00 a week, going to school full time and buying gas, oil, tuition, lunch and car insurance. Were these the good old days? I’ll say they were! (No, I never named it. But I have had other cars that I did name…)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:17:00 +0000

“’67 VW bug – a classic! I painted in a Chevy color “Competition Blue” and had flared, chrome exhaust pipes… I was “BAD” in High School wit’ it!”

By: Shane

Shane — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:19:18 +0000

“My first car was a 1953 F-100. I bought it for $375 the day after I turned 15 in 1988. I drove it down the road (with a milk jug for a gas tank) just once before tearing it apart. For the next year plus my step dad and I worked on it all the time! We had some good times and some fights about it but it turned out pretty good for a couple of guys who had NO idea what they were doing. We painted it a bright white and kept the flat head in it! and lots of spare parts in the tool box!! I took a lesson from my elders who I’ve heard say ” if I’d only kept that …….” Well it hasn’t ran in 10 years, but I still have it. It doesn’t cost anything to sit there and maybe one day the Lord will allow me to be able to restore it again. It was an awesome first ride, one of a kind for my high school!”

By: christiancarguy

christiancarguy — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 01:41:34 +0000

Hey Walt, did you give the 55 a name???..I guess it’s worth a whole lot more than $50 if your buyer still has it…Thanks for the memories…Robby

By: Walt Kinsey

Walt Kinsey — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:47:50 +0000

My first car was a 1955 chevrolet of my Dad’s, that I’d rolled onto its side. Was green & white, but had 2 yellow doors after a visit to a junk yard. Dad gave it to me in disgust after I wrecked it. It already had nearly 200,000 miles on that old six. I drove it for about 40,000 then sold it for $50. Just transportation to get to school and work back in 64. Ran really great, and never burned oil, which then was something.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:15:23 +0000

A 1970 Buick Wildcat with a 455 under the hood, boy could she fly It was blue with white rolled and pleated leather seats. I loved that car!!! I called her Ol’ Blue.”

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:13:26 +0000

1974 International Scout. Best 4Wheel Drive I ever owned.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:12:50 +0000

I had a 1983 or ’84 Renault Alliance.. It took some beatings in my driving… It was white.. I tried to take it to a used car lot, but they would not buy it because of the name…