Was Your first car a vette?
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Re: Was Your first car a vette? (paul79)
Nope. First was a '67 VW Bug that I bought in 1970. I hot-rodded it all up with fender flares, weber carbs, fat tires, and headers.
In 1972 I bought a '67 Firebird Formula 400 for $800! Had that until 1976 when I bought a new 455 4sp TA....then an '82 TA and then a '87 IROC Z-28 350!
In 1972 I bought a '67 Firebird Formula 400 for $800! Had that until 1976 when I bought a new 455 4sp TA....then an '82 TA and then a '87 IROC Z-28 350!
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Re: Was Your first car a vette? (garagedweller2)
I'm affraid not, it was a 64 dodge with a slant six in it. I aways druled over vettes until about six years ago when I bought my 79L82. Still no real power but alot more than I've ever had in a car. :yesnod:
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Re: Was Your first car a vette? (garagedweller2)
Nope. My first car was a tan 79 deisel Cutlass. I still have it but it is now a light grey, has a 455 in it, and 18" wide tires in the back. Not your father's oldsmobile anymore (12.0 @ 115 mph).
I didn't get my stingray until after I graduated college. It's a money pit, but I love it. :cheers:
I didn't get my stingray until after I graduated college. It's a money pit, but I love it. :cheers:
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Re: Was Your first car a vette? (garagedweller2)
My first was a 1937 Ford Coupe. Fixed it and sold it before I was 16 so I never drove it. The first one I could drive was a 1967 Chevelle SS 396 that I had ready to go when I got my liscense.
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Re: Was Your first car a vette? (garagedweller2)
First car I bought was a '62 Corvette, though the first car I had was my parents hand-me-down '63 Dodge I had for High School and College.
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Re: Was Your first car a vette? (garagedweller2)
My first car was an airplane :) I think i was 13 or 14. But my first real car was the same vette i have now.
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Re: Was Your first car a vette? (theanswriz42)
I had an 80 MPH 1/10th scale electric dragster at age 14....does that count?
I used to race it on 1/10th scale 1/4th mile(132ft)...it ran 1.75 @ 80 MPH....
Its still sitting in my closet collecting dust....it got put away when I got the vette...I can only have one expencive toy at a time....and that little beast was about as expensive as the vette(It used 12 batters...and at $10-$12 a peice, and each 12 pack only lasting about 5 runs before they where "uncompetative" because of the high stress put on them, it got costly RCRacer may know what Im talking about, oh yah, motors ran $150, I replaced mine after 2 events)
Daniel
I used to race it on 1/10th scale 1/4th mile(132ft)...it ran 1.75 @ 80 MPH....
Its still sitting in my closet collecting dust....it got put away when I got the vette...I can only have one expencive toy at a time....and that little beast was about as expensive as the vette(It used 12 batters...and at $10-$12 a peice, and each 12 pack only lasting about 5 runs before they where "uncompetative" because of the high stress put on them, it got costly RCRacer may know what Im talking about, oh yah, motors ran $150, I replaced mine after 2 events)
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Re: Was Your first car a vette? (garagedweller2)
YES!!! My '76! :D
Then it was destroyed. :(
Then an '87 Grand Am :U
Then a '91 S-10 (I still have it) :)
Then my '79. :D
Then it was destroyed. :(
Then an '87 Grand Am :U
Then a '91 S-10 (I still have it) :)
Then my '79. :D
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Re: Was Your first car a vette? (garagedweller2)
1. 1979 Bright Neon Green Ford Fiesta 4 spd (brother totaled @ 240k mi!)
2. 1986 Flash Red Laser XT Turbo 5 spd (limited edition) (sold, shoulda kept it @ 100k mi)
3. 1995 Green / Tan roof Mustang GT Convertible (Finally sold it @ 100k mi!)
4. 1970 Bridgehampton Blue / White Corvette Convertible Auto trans (55k mi)
5. 1987 Yellow / Black Corvette Convertible Auto Trans (108k mi)
2. 1986 Flash Red Laser XT Turbo 5 spd (limited edition) (sold, shoulda kept it @ 100k mi)
3. 1995 Green / Tan roof Mustang GT Convertible (Finally sold it @ 100k mi!)
4. 1970 Bridgehampton Blue / White Corvette Convertible Auto trans (55k mi)
5. 1987 Yellow / Black Corvette Convertible Auto Trans (108k mi)
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Re: Was Your first car a vette? (IWantAC3)
1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL. Black with white interior. Bucket seats, floor console, loads of room and a blast. People asked me about that car all the time. Funny because when I first got it I wasn`t really impressed. I wanted a 65 GTO. I now wish I had that car back so bad. It was really cool. Look it up on the internet.
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Re: Was Your first car a vette? (garagedweller2)
In 1969 my first car was a beat '60 pontiac bonneville convertible with no reverse until warmed up.
2 years later I bought my first vette a rally red '67 SB vert which of course I wish I still owned.
2 years later I bought my first vette a rally red '67 SB vert which of course I wish I still owned.
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Re: Was Your first car a vette? (garagedweller2)
YUP!
I worked for 4 years while driving my Mom's 92 Ford Aerostar so that I could have a "real car" for my first car. So, my '75 was my first car and I've loved every minute!
Stephen
I worked for 4 years while driving my Mom's 92 Ford Aerostar so that I could have a "real car" for my first car. So, my '75 was my first car and I've loved every minute!
Stephen
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Re: Was Your first car a vette? (garagedweller2)
Nope -
1st car was a 1960 Austin Healy 3000 (from my mom)
2nd 1971 Vega gt (when the healey blew up)
3rd 1977 Olds Starfire - v6
4th 1971 big block Monte Carlo
5th 1983 Camaro z28 - LG4 (uck)
6th 1984 Corvette
7th 1972 Camaro
8th 1992 Subaru
9th 1978 Corvette
10th 1997 Mazda 323
still have 9 & 10
1st car was a 1960 Austin Healy 3000 (from my mom)
2nd 1971 Vega gt (when the healey blew up)
3rd 1977 Olds Starfire - v6
4th 1971 big block Monte Carlo
5th 1983 Camaro z28 - LG4 (uck)
6th 1984 Corvette
7th 1972 Camaro
8th 1992 Subaru
9th 1978 Corvette
10th 1997 Mazda 323
still have 9 & 10