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Old 10-11-2011, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by ranewman
Finally got my **** together and in my JR year in high school got a 70 Challenger RT....440...trip duce...4 speed. As they say..the rest is history. Now at 52...am pleased with my 207k disco. We connect well.
I'm 51 and my brother is 64. It was amazing the cars he convinced my father to buy in the '60's. One was a dark green with black vinyl top Dodge Coronet with a 440 under the hood. To the day my father died if you asked about that car he'd say 'she had some pep!'. Pep, it was a disguised NASCAR race car on biased ply tires!
 
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Old 10-12-2011, 07:00 PM
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mine was a 1974 javelin amx with a 401 when i saw 15 back in the early 90s
 
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Old 12-23-2011, 02:46 PM
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my first car is 1999 disco ii... im 17
 
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Old 12-23-2011, 06:10 PM
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First car I purchased with my own cash was a 1977 Toyota Corolla; I was 18. I don't have any photos of it, but it looked similar to this one, only in white:



My first car was purchased for me by my parents. It was a 1972 Toyota Corona Wagon; I was 17 and in my last year of high school. It was yellow and made a great "crew mobile" for me and my skater friends. Again, no photos, but it looked like this one:

 
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Old 12-23-2011, 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by atancreti
Not to give away my age but my first car is my current rover................... I'm not even out of High school yet BTW. I am probably one of the smartest teenagers if not the smartest teenager in the world when it comes to a DI 1995 with a 3.9 L. Considering all the work I have done, by myself, most adults won't ever tackle.
You are so humble..
 
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Old 12-24-2011, 05:36 AM
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The first car I bought was a motorcycle (1978 KZ650 Custom).
I decided to buy a street bike when I was 17, but was too young to purchase a car or bike from a dealer.
I had my older brother drive me to the bike shop and he signed the paperwork for it, and put the bike on layaway.
We went back every month with a payment. Rode it home on my 18th birthday with no license, registration or insurance.
 
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Old 12-25-2011, 10:10 AM
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My first car was a 1990 Hyundai Sonata, couldn't drive too far with it till I had to get out and get some air the smell of gas inside was too intense. Needless to say I got rid of it after a few months, it should now be gladly crushed.
My second car was a 2006 smart fortwo, which I had for three years and this past week sold it, loved it but I'm an outdoors gal so I needed a vehicle to fit that, bought it cash so it was cheap driving.
My third vehicle is my 1997 Land Rover Discovery SE and I love it, great vehicle only had it a month but I do enjoy this vehicle a lot. Bought it cash so all I have is accessories, maintenance and gas to pay, sweet.

Britney and Clover the Rover
 
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Old 12-25-2011, 02:31 PM
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Surprised you didn't have a "Mango" in your collection......

Originally Posted by LeakyDisco
First car I purchased with my own cash was a 1977 Toyota Corolla; I was 18. I don't have any photos of it, but it looked similar to this one, only in white:



My first car was purchased for me by my parents. It was a 1972 Toyota Corona Wagon; I was 17 and in my last year of high school. It was yellow and made a great "crew mobile" for me and my skater friends. Again, no photos, but it looked like this one:

 
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Old 12-25-2011, 03:29 PM
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1975 fiat spider convertible.

Miss that car...had to get rid of it to restore the 69 Chevelle I have now.

I will get another one day. Just need the time.
 
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Old 12-26-2011, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by wheelgarage
Surprised you didn't have a "Mango" in your collection......
If you mean this:

Toyota Corolla (71-74) TE27 Mango

I would have been stoked. That is a pretty cool little coupe.

After the Corolla, I did buy a 1973 Celica. It was fast, pre-5mile bumper model, blue, and low to the ground. Fun car!

The Celica blew up, so I bought a new Honda Civic in 1989. Sold it in 1995 and bought a 1965 Dodge Dart convertible. It was a heap, but it looked cool.

After the Dart was sold, I bought a 1966 Chevelle Malibu 4-door hard top. It had a small block 283 V8 and was pretty clean. I loved that car, but after moving to Seattle with it, it became impractical because I had no where to work on it and no money to pay a mechanic, so I sold it and bought a new 1998 Honda Civic.

And those cars led me to the current lineup of the Saab, Rover, and the pile of Austin Healey parts in the garage.
 


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