"So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think... The good outnumber you, and we always will." Patton Oswalt
First car I bought was a 72 Ventura 2 dr 6 cyl auto in 76. Paid $800 off the Chevy dealer's lot, as even then it needed rust repair in the quarters. Sold it and bought a 72 Impala 4 dr ht in 78. First car I yard drove was a 62 Acadian 194 standard; father bought it but it couldn't be licensed because we didn't have the owner trail and taxes hadn't been paid on it.
Excuse me but I have not seen pictures of this stuff
ZAPPER
__________________ 1949 Pro Street Meteor Coupe, 468 BBC, 4L80E, Narrowed 9" 3.50 posi 1966 Biscayne post, 427 L72, M21, 4.11's 16600 original miles 1968 Z28 302MO, M21, 3.73's, cowl plenum induction 1970 SS350 Nova, bench seat M21, 3.31's
There are 3 pictures of my Biscayne in the '65-70 full size' forum, topic '65 Catalina 2 dr sedan. Scroll down to the 23rd post. I'll get pictures of my other cars up tomorrow night.
ZAPPER
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1949 Pro Street Meteor Coupe, 468 BBC, 4L80E, Narrowed 9" 3.50 posi
1966 Biscayne post, 427 L72, M21, 4.11's 16600 original miles
1966 Hemi Satellite 4 gear 59K original miles 1968 Z28 302MO, M21, 3.73's, cowl plenum induction
My first car was the '69 Pontiac Parisienne ragtop I have today. As everyone probably well knows by now, I bought it back about 13-14 years ago. Got a loan out in 1979 when I was 19, for $2,500.00 so I could have enough to pay for my insurance too! The car cost $1,875.00. I never lost track of her after she left home for the first and last time since I owned her.
Haaaa! And as they say, you always remember your first one. (Double ouch.)
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"So when you spot violence, or bigotry, or intolerance or fear or just garden-variety hatred or ignorance, just look it in the eye and think... The good outnumber you, and we always will." Patton Oswalt
my first car was a truck, a 66 canadian mercury 1/2 ton with a 428 cj with the truck 4 spd, i bought it from my uncle, i still have it, its just getting ready to be blocked out and painted, now has 427 side oiler high riser with a large spline 4spd from a car and a 9 inch diff with 410 gears.
My 67 Beaumont for $1100, bought it when I was 14...took me two years to restore it (i had two years to kill before I got my license!)...I was so excited to hear my 327 run open headers on the run stand! ....24 years ago, and it's still holding up!!
1957 Chevrolet 150 4 door sedan with less than 60,000 miles in summer of 1978. $550 from small town Saskatchewan. Had a number of small rust spots on the front of the hood from those darn Saskatchewan grasshoppers.
283 2 barrel, 3 speed standard. AM pushbutton radio and windshield washers were about the only options.
-- Edited by seventy2plus2 on Sunday 23rd of January 2011 11:28:19 PM
Hey, you guys got all the good stuff, mine was a 1955 Austin A55 with 4spd on the column! try powershifting that one! $50 w/2 sets of tires and a jack!
1960 Chev Belair 2 door wagon, 6 banger, 3 on the tree, medium green. Bought it from my math teacher when I was 14 for 20 bucks. I painted the back windows black on the inside for the cool tint look and put chromies on the back, cut off the exhaust pipe 3 feet from the manifolds. Man it sounded cool ! Drove it to school, no license or insurance or drivers licence and used it for Drama class video where two of my friends and I were used car salesmen, got top marks !! haha My old teacher still laughs about that show ....
1968 chrysler new yorker 4 door,what a land yacht.It had a 440,727 auto,loaded to the hilt,electric everything,air,tilt,telescopic,auto dim lights,lighters in the back seat.It did the best one wheel burnouts.I still know where it sits although the 440 and trans are long gone.
66 biscayne 4 door,i jewed them down from 125.00 to 115.00,was making 2.75 /hr at Canadian Tire then,in 1979(16 yrs old) never did see the road but next car was a 72 lemans with SB 350
I bought 2 cars under the age of 16, on 2 different occasions, and when my parents came home to find them in the driveway, they made me take them back. First one was a '65 Rideau 4-door, and the second one (that had to be towed/pushed in) was a '39 F**d pick-up. My first official purchase was a '74 Honda Civic, which I made into a rally car (3 Webers/intake, functional hood scoop, header, flexible air dam, bush bar with 5 fog/driving lights, rear spoiler off a Safari wagon). Wish I had a pic.
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'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
First car was a Honda civic, bought in 1981, I cant remember the year, probably because it made no difference. It had a woodgrain dash, and wooden shifter knob.I drove it like it was race car and killed it within a year.
I was 16 years old, 91 S-10 brand new for $7000 (car loan from bank of Dad which was paid back in full!) kept her for 10 years and 200,000k. 2.5 4cyl (iron duke) and a 5 speed.... bullet proof!
-- Edited by goushdds on Monday 24th of January 2011 09:22:39 AM
Added 1950 Lincoln wheels that I reversed myself, nerf bars I made in shop class, 5.60 front tires (off a Nash Rambler) and 8.20 rears (off a Cadillac) ...
Bught it at age 18, with money saved working in Clark (anyone remember them) gas station, $250 from a farmer.
Dave
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1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod
My first car was a 1970 El Camino. It was red with a black vinyl top. Had a vinyl cover on the bed. It was a 327 with a Muncie four speed. Had a Craig eight track stereo in it. Black interior with blue bucket seats. Paid $1,200.00 for it.
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"Things work out best for the people who make the best of the way things work out." - Art Linkletter
1968 dodge dart gt,318 auto, 125.00 bought when i was in grade 9 so maybe 14 or 15 years old, around 1993 - sold it in early 2000's with a 340,727, 9 1/4 3.23 diff.......
was making 2.75 /hr at Canadian Tire then,in 1979(16 yrs old) never did see the road but next car was a 72 lemans with SB 350
1956 Pontiac Pathfinder 2dr sedan, 496 - dyno'd 545 hp, stick shift, 4.11 posi - Hot Rod