Firsts
Racer
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 278
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From: Ware Shoals SC
1. 1986 Pontiac 6000 
2. 1966 Ford F100 Stepside
3. 1971 Dodge Dart 4 door slant 6
First ticket in a '77 C3. I don't know how. I could have put a brick on the pedal, gotten out and outrun the car from a standing stop.
2. 1966 Ford F100 Stepside
3. 1971 Dodge Dart 4 door slant 6
First ticket in a '77 C3. I don't know how. I could have put a brick on the pedal, gotten out and outrun the car from a standing stop.
Racer
Joined: Oct 2010
Posts: 278
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From: Ware Shoals SC
Race Director
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Reno is so close to Hell you can see Sparks , State Of Confusion
St. Jude Donor '12-'13-'14
Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: CT
Yikes... who would of known then. Reminds of a good friend of mine at the time (1976) who had a nice 67 chevelle ss and his then girlfriend ,talked him into trading it on a new 1976 chevette for the fuel mileage and practicality. Turned out for him to be a real nightmare...the chevette was the biggest abortion GM ever made.
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Joined: Nov 2001
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1976 Buick Skyhawk
1974 Charger purchased in 1978. Still have it
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Conejo Valley CA
My turn....
> The car you used to take your first driving test for your DL?
That was a long time ago but I think it was an 84 Honda Civic Shuttle Wagon... it was a pretty weird looking car.
> The first manual transmission car you ever drove?
Hmmm... let me see. When I was learning, I used a 1987 Toyota Tercel. But once I learned, my dad would let me take out on rare occasions his 1981 BMW 528 (manual car) when I needed to impress the ladies.
> The very first car YOU owned?
Well I was in college back then and money was pretty tight... it was a 1978 Honda Civic with CVCC engine. It burned oil terrible and I am glad those days are over!
> The car you used to take your first driving test for your DL?
That was a long time ago but I think it was an 84 Honda Civic Shuttle Wagon... it was a pretty weird looking car.
> The first manual transmission car you ever drove?
Hmmm... let me see. When I was learning, I used a 1987 Toyota Tercel. But once I learned, my dad would let me take out on rare occasions his 1981 BMW 528 (manual car) when I needed to impress the ladies.
> The very first car YOU owned?
Well I was in college back then and money was pretty tight... it was a 1978 Honda Civic with CVCC engine. It burned oil terrible and I am glad those days are over!
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,532
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From: pueblo co
1.The car you used to take your first driving test for your DL?
1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS
2.The first manual transmission car you ever drove?
1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS
3.The very first car YOU owned?
2003 Corvette Z06
1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS
2.The first manual transmission car you ever drove?
1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS
3.The very first car YOU owned?
2003 Corvette Z06
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Somewhere North of The 49th Parallel Ontario
Driver's License: 1965 Pontiac Laurention Automatic.
1st Manual Transmission: 1956 Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing
1st Car: 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback 289ci.
I'll always cherish the drive in the Benz. It was 1965, I was 15 years old at the time and my neighbor Otto asked me if I could come into town with him and pick up his other car and bring it home. I thought sure, no problem, I have driven the 65 Laurention around the park I lived in but not out on the road, sure I can drive it home for you but I thought I would be driving his other car, the 4 door Mercedes daily driver. When we got to the garage where he was getting some service work done on the 300SL Gullwing, he took me over to it, raised the door and flipped me the keys and said , do you know how to drive a standard and I perked right up and said of course, doesn't everybody. Up until that point in my short life, I had never ever even sat in a car with a standard transmission. The only standard transmission I ever saw was when Tod Or Buzz were driving that vette on Route 66. Well I thought I had died and gone to car heaven. He followed me home all the way and I never missed a shift. God that was a nice car.
1st Manual Transmission: 1956 Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing
1st Car: 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback 289ci.
I'll always cherish the drive in the Benz. It was 1965, I was 15 years old at the time and my neighbor Otto asked me if I could come into town with him and pick up his other car and bring it home. I thought sure, no problem, I have driven the 65 Laurention around the park I lived in but not out on the road, sure I can drive it home for you but I thought I would be driving his other car, the 4 door Mercedes daily driver. When we got to the garage where he was getting some service work done on the 300SL Gullwing, he took me over to it, raised the door and flipped me the keys and said , do you know how to drive a standard and I perked right up and said of course, doesn't everybody. Up until that point in my short life, I had never ever even sat in a car with a standard transmission. The only standard transmission I ever saw was when Tod Or Buzz were driving that vette on Route 66. Well I thought I had died and gone to car heaven. He followed me home all the way and I never missed a shift. God that was a nice car.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: west bloomfield michigan
Got into a discussion at work about firsts and thought I'd see if anyone here might be interested in participating.
The questions....
1.The car you used to take your first driving test for your DL?
2.The first manual transmission car you ever drove?
3.The very first car YOU owned?
For me, it was...
1.1965 Pontiac Catalina
2.1941 Chevy
3.1959 Chevy Impala convertible
Sonny
The questions....
1.The car you used to take your first driving test for your DL?
2.The first manual transmission car you ever drove?
3.The very first car YOU owned?
For me, it was...
1.1965 Pontiac Catalina
2.1941 Chevy
3.1959 Chevy Impala convertible
Sonny
Driving test- 1954 NASH RAMBLER. same as driving test 3 on a tree (colum) 1st. car was a 1960 Thunderbird.
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2004
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From: Austin, Texas
1.The car you used to take your first driving test for your DL?
'69 Cutlass Supreme
2.The first manual transmission car you ever drove?
'74 VW Beatle
3.The very first car YOU owned?
'68 Pontiac LeMans (wish I still had it!)
'69 Cutlass Supreme
2.The first manual transmission car you ever drove?
'74 VW Beatle
3.The very first car YOU owned?
'68 Pontiac LeMans (wish I still had it!)
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,412
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From: Laguna Niguel California
1940 Ford Convertible.
1940 Ford Convertible.
1940 Ford Convertible.
But the funny one was when my son took his driver's test. He took it in my yellow '75 convertible, 4-speed when it was running a B&M blown L82. The examiner walked over to the car and exclaimed "you're either damned good or a damn fool". He Passed!
1940 Ford Convertible.
1940 Ford Convertible.
But the funny one was when my son took his driver's test. He took it in my yellow '75 convertible, 4-speed when it was running a B&M blown L82. The examiner walked over to the car and exclaimed "you're either damned good or a damn fool". He Passed!
