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  • Mikey
    Verbose Member
    • Aug 9, 2001
    • 47258

    Calling All Cars !!!

    What was your first road car ?
    Now for kids who grew up on a farm like me--- field cars don't count


    Mine was a '73 Pontiac LeMans
    Bought it from a little old lady (no BS)
    The back fenders were crazy rusted out.
    I rebuilt them using coat hangers, chicken wire and body putty..
    I'm still surprised it passed inspection
    Last edited by Mikey; Mar 30, '08, 7:37 AM.
  • mitchedwards
    Mego Preservation Society
    • May 2, 2003
    • 11781

    #2
    A 66 Plymouth Furry II

    This car had been owned by a little old lady that drive it to church on Sundays (no lie) We bought it in 83 and it only had 20,000 miles on it.

    Traded it in in 89 for a new Ford Probe. That was a huge mistake, the Probe was a piece of junk.


    Think B.A. Where did you hide the Megos?

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    • Hotfoot
      Dazed and Confused
      • Dec 30, 2007
      • 2564

      #3
      1939 Chevy Master Delux 2 Door!

      This picture was taken in front of our Highschool on Halloween Dress up day! 1977.
      Note what is in the hand of the guy on the left! He borrowed it from a Police Officer-Gun Collector who had removed the Firing Pin!

      1972 Chevy Vega GT
      Last edited by Hotfoot; Mar 30, '08, 8:58 AM.
      Too many toys. Not enough space!

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      • kingcarm
        That Ape Guy
        • Sep 7, 2001
        • 2060

        #4
        1979 Ford Pinto (hatchback) I was 17, the car cost $1700 (my father had been putting money away for me since I was little). The year was 1984. Oh the memories.
        Last edited by kingcarm; Mar 30, '08, 9:50 AM.
        Carm

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        • UnderdogDJLSW
          To Fear is Not Logical...
          • Feb 17, 2008
          • 4895

          #5
          I had a '72 Buick that I got rid of because I thought it got lousy gas mileage at 18 mpg. Now-a-days there are folks driving SUV's that only get 14. My car would have been considered economy class.
          It's all good!

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          • wayne foundation 07
            Time to feed the cat
            • Dec 30, 2007
            • 5705

            #6
            Growing up my Dad always had mopars,A good mix of dodges over the years the years.I always thought it was fitting my first car was a '73 Dodge Charger SE.Had it for several years untill I upgraded for a '74

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            • garagesale
              Dept. of Mego Studies
              • Aug 8, 2006
              • 1142

              #7
              Originally posted by kingcarm
              1979 Ford Pinto (hatchback) I was 17, the car cost $1700 (my father had been putting money away for me since I was little). The year was 1984. Oh the memories.
              Also 1984. Also a Pinto. Mine was a '72. $hi+-brown in color. And it ran that way too. $400.

              JamesD

              http://www.libarts.uco.edu/english/adjunct/dolph/

              THANKS!

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              • monkey tennis
                "Kiss my face."
                • Jun 8, 2007
                • 2267

                #8
                I had a couple of Vespa Scooters and a bright yellow Honda bike, which I sold to get a deposit to rent a flat. But my first car was a Mini Cooper with an unlockable boot.
                Sold it after someone nicked all the wheels off it outside my house...maybe I shouldn't have left a car jack in the boot.
                "I've just bought a house. It's got a Buck Rogers Toilet. One yank, all gone!"

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                • toys2cool
                  Ultimate Mego Warrior
                  • Nov 27, 2006
                  • 28605

                  #9
                  my first cars were a 76 Cadillac El Dorado my mom got in perfect condition for $150 but it was to big for me to drive at 16 then a 82 Camaro Z-28 $200(nice but too many problems and never really got to drive it) and then finally a Sonata 90 for $50 from a friend who was going to junk it when i was 18 and all it needed was a clutch it was a great little car
                  wow 3 cars for $400
                  "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

                  http://ultimatewarriorcollection.webs.com/
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                  • BlackKnight
                    The DarkSide Customizer
                    • Apr 16, 2005
                    • 14622

                    #10
                    1980 Ford Focus. I remember being with my Dad,.. & He was so stoked because we got the car for 250 or something like that. It was Silver,.. with red Leather Material on the inside,.. that had green moss growing over everything,.. it looked like MossMan from He-man was living in there. The car Shot Flames out of the hood on the way home..., after we put the flames out,.. we towed the car Home. After a Few weeks , it was drivable... Then after a few yrs, we Sold it for 800 bucks to a Chick I knew.
                    ... The Original Knight ..., Often Imitated, However Never Duplicated. The 1st Knight in Customs.


                    always trading for Hot Toys Figures .

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                    • Marvelmania
                      A Ray of Sunshine
                      • Jun 17, 2001
                      • 10392

                      #11
                      I have no idea what year it was but my first actual road car was a puke green Ambassador. My dad said to drive it for 1 year and if I didn't wreck it he'd buy me a Jeep for my 17th birthday (which he did).

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                      • bonkers head
                        Museum Patron
                        • Mar 25, 2007
                        • 118

                        #12
                        Hand painted green Mini Club man estate N reg 1974,broke key in the ignition lock in the on position and had to( bump ) push start it . Bought it for £200 of dad s mate sold it for £400 and bought a bright Red Mark 1 Ford Fiesta W reg 1981 for £1000. Loved that car

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                        • Captain
                          Fighting the good fight!
                          • Jun 17, 2001
                          • 6031

                          #13
                          76 Dodge Half Ton. This thing was built like a tank, and stood up very well to all the crazy stuff we country boys used to do. It was quick too, would pass anything but a gas station.
                          I got the truck in 84' for $250.00 because the owner thought the tranny was bad. Couldnt believe my luck when I crawled underneath to tie up the drive shaft so I could tow it home...It was already disconnected and tied up. I didnt let on anything, but asked the guy if the truck had been towed recently. Turned out it ran out of gas up near the Rogers Pass in BC, and had to be towed to a gas station. They towed it back to Golden and filled it up, but the tow truck driver must have been an unsrupulous sort, since he didnt tell them the drive shaft was disconnected. They guy put the truck into gear and it (of course) wouldnt move, so the "kind hearted" tow truck dude offerred to tow it all the way back to Calgary for them.
                          I guess I may have been "remiss" in telling this guy about the drive shaft too, but I was 16 and $250.00 was a lot of money to me back then. Got it home, hooked everything back up, and ran it up into the mid-nineties. I had a brand new truck, and a 84 Plymouth car, so I had to get rid of it....wish I had it now.
                          "Crayons taste like purple!"

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                          • Hotfoot
                            Dazed and Confused
                            • Dec 30, 2007
                            • 2564

                            #14
                            Originally posted by starbuk
                            A 1965 Chevy Impala 4 door , The GREAT WHITE BUFFALO
                            I had a 65 that was white but repainted blue. 327 4 bbl engine. Had it in 78!
                            Too many toys. Not enough space!

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                            • fallensaviour
                              Talkative Member
                              • Aug 28, 2006
                              • 5620

                              #15
                              1965 chevy impala two door hardtop slate grey.Loved that car.And a 1976 chevy Camaro.owned both at the sametime.
                              “When you say “It’s hard”, it actually means “I’m not strong enough to fight for it”. Stop saying its hard. Think positive!”

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