What was your first car? Mine is the Crossfire.

 

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'95 dodge neon sport coupe, 3 speed automatic, 2.0 SOHC ... it ran 16.9 in the quarter but was great at handling since it had the sport springs + front sway bar + rear sway bar + 2,450 lbs on 195 width tires ...

it was the first engine i tore apart when the head gasket blew out (all pre mid '98 neons had the bad single layer head gasket and after that they went to a great multi layer gasket) ... it eventually had a borla exhaust system (great, so quiet but so sporty at high rpm) + iceman intake (awesome, plastic, venturi design) + TSW 16x7.5 wheels wrapped in 215 width kuhmo tires + billet aluminum strut bars ... it was a great handling car that i kept quiet and respectable that sounded so awesome at high rpm ...

today it lives on but with a 2.4 DOHC + turbo + manual 5 speed ... i traded the car to a friend that is younger and hence has more time to enjoy it and make it even better ...

 

1966 Chevy Impala 4 door hardtop. 327 4 bbl with a powerglide. $500, i bought it when i was a senior in HS in late 1973.

 

1970 Mercury Cougar - my folks got it new in 1970 and gave it to me when I graduated college.

 

A 1989 Bigfoot.

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1962 Ford Galaxie 500 - bought in 1982 for $200. It was made for Hawaii where I lived at the tine...meaning no heater. Someone forgot to realize that 60 degrees is bitter when you're used to mid-80s.

 

1965 Ford Mustang, 289 cu in V8, 4 barrel carb, 4-speed, way too fast for the chassis, the whole car would shake violently above 90 MPH, but it sure was fun to drive off the line, that car could lay some nice strips of rubber...There isn't anything like the torque of a V8...$500

 

1980 chevy monza coupe... v6... $900.

 

1986 Ford Escort 5 door, 5 speed - $135.
Lasted about 6 months and threw a rod. Had fun with it though.

 

The family hand me down, a 1965 Mercury Comet 289 V8.

 

'65 Corvair convertible, 110 Monza, wish I had it back ! wouldn't trade my Crossfire for it though !

 

1973 grand torino sport with a 351 cobra-jet 4 barrel engine and a C-6 tranny.

 

A 1974 Plymouth Road Runner. One of the best running cars I ever owned...would start no matter how cold it was outside. Kinda wish I had it today.

 

WOW, I think I just had a "FLASHBACK"! Graduated HS in 1972 and got a 1964 Plymouth Baracuda with the glass fastback. It was a 4 speed, with a 273 ci engine. I remember driving up to Monroe Michigan from Toledo with my mother, paying $400 (my money) for it I stalled it 3 times before I figured out how to release the clutch, then drove the 35 miles back to Toledo.

 

1967 Red Alfa Romeo Spider convertible (as made famous in the movie The Graduate). Bought it used in 1969 from the Italian mechanic who serviced it. Paid $2,500 for it and it was in like-new condition.

 

1971 Mustang Coupe...351 cleveland 4v.

 

1999 Nissan Maxima SE. 3.0L V6, 5 speed manual.

 

1957 Ford Fairlane 500, two door, 312 V8 w 2-barrel, three speed manual with the shifter on the steering column ("three on the tree"). Paid $100 for it.
Did a tune-up on it after about two months and then it threw a rod before I drove a half a block !

 

'71 Dodge Dart Swinger 225 slant six the color was butterscotch, yes butterscotch. Mopar had the strangest colors.