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Some old Ford. (Original Post)
Hotler
Mar 2021
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multigraincracker
(34,320 posts)1. Wish I still had my first car.
1958 Chevy Biscayne. Paid $25 for it, drove the hell out of it. I was 16 and Dad said I couldn't buy a car until I tuned 18. I had to buy it anyway. Told dad I wasn't going to drive it, just fix it up and sell it. He said I should just go ahead and get some plates for it and I did.
Her name was Rosie the Bondo Bomb.
gibraltar72
(7,629 posts)2. I'm an old street racer and that is my era.
Those things tug at my heart.
House of Roberts
(5,747 posts)3. That car has a theme song.
ret5hd
(21,320 posts)4. "Even though I don't get to play with it much...
it's fun to have."
Well, I've said almost those exact same words before! Different context, but...
UpInArms
(51,903 posts)5. My first car was a 56 DeSoto Fireflight
Push button transmission ... so much fun
gladium et scutum
(811 posts)6. My first car, in 1963 was a 1930 Model A Ford tudor sedan.
Drove it to High School and to College. Sold it when I went into the Navy in 69
Worried2020
(444 posts)7. huh - reminds me of the 57 T-Bird
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I had an old Chrysler New Yorker with push buttons for the tranny. Meant to push 1 once while in Drive at about 50 mph - hit R instead!
Face almost ended up on the steering wheel, tranny screamed and stalled the engine.
Pulled off the highway - started fine - drove fine.
Oldies were TOUGH!
W
KS Toronado
(19,703 posts)8. My first car was a 1957 Fairlane 500 2dr hardtop
think the color was called coral, kinda a peachy color with white hood, top, & trunk.
And under the hood was an "E" code 312, factory duel 4's with a Fordamatic..
Hotler
(12,388 posts)9. Sweet!.... nt