If your first car was???
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I don't think so. That is why they drove those types of cars to begin with. They weren't interested in cars other than just transportation. We didn't have internet, or a lot TV, so we spent more time in our cars...cruisin' racin' whatever, but our cars were our 2nd home...
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Re: If your first car was???????????????
I don't think so. That is why they drove those types of cars to begin with. They weren't interested in cars other than just transportation. We didn't have internet, or a lot TV, so we spent more time in our cars...cruisin' racin' whatever, but our cars were our 2nd home...
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Guess that makes me od^H^H eccentric. The rest of the story:
a) played my first computer game in 1957 so that came first.
b) In my yout I really wanted a TR3b (synchro 1st gear). Could not afford but found a XK140MC that I could. Then I found out why. Still have Whitworth Wrenches & Uni-Syn but have only recently learned to ignore the oil pressure
Jag period lasted until about 1973 and had nine AFAIR. Best was the XK150s roadster I had in college. Least reliable was a Devin-Jag, then came a couple of E's that I used to embarrass 'vettes in autocrosses (one particularly long one was at IRP (Indy). I went through the pylons and chicanes, 'vette just wert outside the course to count pylons. It couldn't keep the Jag in sight.
Along the way I developed a deep distrust of long (over 4") stroke engines (go 7,000 rpm. Once.) but still love the sound of a healthy 6.
As a stopgap I have a CD mount for my phone running Torque and clip there when driving, Plan to mount a real Windows tab with Touchscan, 2013 Sat-Nav, and about 500 albums (sound is much better than Sirius), and things once I get the Clarion M303 in place and a mount possibly above the a/c vent.
a) played my first computer game in 1957 so that came first.
b) In my yout I really wanted a TR3b (synchro 1st gear). Could not afford but found a XK140MC that I could. Then I found out why. Still have Whitworth Wrenches & Uni-Syn but have only recently learned to ignore the oil pressure
Jag period lasted until about 1973 and had nine AFAIR. Best was the XK150s roadster I had in college. Least reliable was a Devin-Jag, then came a couple of E's that I used to embarrass 'vettes in autocrosses (one particularly long one was at IRP (Indy). I went through the pylons and chicanes, 'vette just wert outside the course to count pylons. It couldn't keep the Jag in sight.
Along the way I developed a deep distrust of long (over 4") stroke engines (go 7,000 rpm. Once.) but still love the sound of a healthy 6.
As a stopgap I have a CD mount for my phone running Torque and clip there when driving, Plan to mount a real Windows tab with Touchscan, 2013 Sat-Nav, and about 500 albums (sound is much better than Sirius), and things once I get the Clarion M303 in place and a mount possibly above the a/c vent.
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My first was a '54 Chevy Bel Air. I still wish had it when I see a local kid run by with a bright purple, thundering, 24" wheeled '54. It just makes me sad.
Somehow I don't think my son will ever long for his first. An '82 four door Olds Cutlass V8 with just over 100hp and with his hub caps painted flouresent green.
Somehow I don't think my son will ever long for his first. An '82 four door Olds Cutlass V8 with just over 100hp and with his hub caps painted flouresent green.
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My first car was a 1950 Ford 2 door sedan. It was a flat head 6 with gear shift on the column...had overdrive that was activated by the pull of a lever. The color was Hawthorne Green Poly. I installed a 1954 Chevy grill, bolted on 56 Olds spinner hubcaps, fender skirts, dropped the rear with lowering blocks, split the exhaust manifold and ran duals with "Hollywood" mufflers, de-chromed the entire car and placed white "porta-walls" on all 4 tires... This was all done in the year 1956...Man, what a car... would give my left--- to have it today..
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