What was your first vehicle on the road?

Truckfarmer · Post by **Truckfarmer** » October 19, 2006, 9:08 am

I thought I was the only one with a 62 Buick Skylark with the 215 aluminum V8. I bought it at a farm implement auction for $52.50. Found out the tractor shop had it because it broke down so many times, the owner just handed them the title. It only had 50,000 miles on it and I only got about 50 miles out of it when it quit running. Sold it to junkman for $50.
Then I bought my black 69 Torino Gt fastback. Drove it thru most of high school until the accelerator broke and I totalled it on the back of a school bus. Would love to have another someday.

prost66 · Post by **prost66** » October 19, 2006, 10:12 am

A cherry 1950 Ford,flathead.3 spd.,on the column. Had a little accident with it and bought a New !963 Falcon Futura,260 v-8,4spd, teal green,had a ball with it. Merle

64Ranger · Post by **64Ranger** » October 19, 2006, 12:41 pm

1963 Plymouth Belvedere...loved that car.

bigblue64 · Post by **bigblue64** » October 19, 2006, 1:03 pm

Saved up money from my paper route and paid $300 for a rusty '64 Chevy Biscayne. Not much to look at, but little 283 would push it along.

RlCHARD CRANlUM · Post by **RlCHARD CRANlUM** » October 19, 2006, 1:07 pm

My first ride was a 66 F-100 Camper Special. It was black with red interior, and only had 98k miles on it. I only had it for a couple years before I got a 65 Mustang 2+2. I still have the Mustang, wish I still had the truck.

Garbz · Post by **Garbz** » October 19, 2006, 2:44 pm

1964 300 Chevelle sedan with a 194 CI six and a power glide.

Garbz

Lots of teenage beer drinking and other shenanagians in that car.....

castruck_1964 · Post by **castruck_1964** » October 19, 2006, 7:57 pm

first car I drove was neigbors 67 Impala 2 door fast back 283 power glide
Good thing cars couldn't talk

First car I own was a 1973 Fury III 318 2 barrel barge paid three hundred bucks for and it just would not quit.
First truck I bought was my 64 Slick in 1979!

drove it allsummers and drove the 73 during the winter.

73 finally went to the crusherand I stillhave the slick

Hoofbeat Racer · Post by **Hoofbeat Racer** » October 19, 2006, 11:44 pm

Great thread guys. Reading all the stories definately brings back memories of first vehicles and the good times, not all legal, that the boys used to have in high school. First vehicle was a (sorry) 71 GMC pickup with a 67 283 4 speed. Hollywood muffflers, bucket seats, and an old tin off Copenhagen where the horn button used to be. Drove it hard for 9 months and got a 76 Ranger XLT that has now become powertrain for my slick 12 years later.

Mark

61 Merc · Post by **61 Merc** » October 20, 2006, 12:10 am

I still own my first vehicle, it is a 61 Mercury unibody swb, which burned up on me in the early eighties. This is also my project truck which has been stored in my garage for the last twenty some years, while the new vehicles sit outside in the elements.

FORDBOYpete · Post by **FORDBOYpete** » October 20, 2006, 10:11 am

37 Ford Tudor "flatback" Sdn on a 48 Mercury chassis with the post \war suspension & Hydraulic Brake improvements. We massaged the 255 CID ME engine into a 3/4 race version with early aftermarket speed parts.

I sold it in 55 when we figured out how to put OHV V8s in cars instead of built Flathead. Had to whip the Power Pack 265 SB doncha know ? Built an Olds Powered Plymouth 5 window coupe with a Lasalle 3spd & Olds Rear.

It was comfirmed by the community that we were crazy & couldn't leave well enough alone. .. .. .. .. & They were correct. . . .

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » October 20, 2006, 10:28 am

FORDBOYpete wrote:Built an Olds Powered Plymouth 5 window coupe with a Lasalle 3spd & Olds Rear.

Sounds like a dream car for some of our members...

MadMaxetc · Post by **MadMaxetc** » October 20, 2006, 12:10 pm

First Car I drove:
93 E-250 12 Pasenger Van

First Car Owned:
My 63 F-100

Never have got a NEW car, closest thing I have is a 2002 Mountaineer that we got last year.

BigTim · Post by **BigTim** » October 20, 2006, 3:32 pm

Johnny Canuck wrote:
FORDBOYpete wrote:Built an Olds Powered Plymouth 5 window coupe with a Lasalle 3spd & Olds Rear.
Sounds like a dream car for some of our members...

What color was it?

The Big M · Post by **The Big M** » October 20, 2006, 4:08 pm

The first car I drove was a 1977 Monarch. My dad picked it up for $200 and ended up giving it to my brother. It was a 250 inline six at first, then a 302, then a 255 V8 (widely regarded as the worst Ford V8 ever, but it was practically free!). My first learning experiences were split between that and an '82 Olds Custom Cruiser wagon. Travelled to many a hockey trip in that boat...

The first car I owned was a 1987 Grand Marquis. I didn't own it for a long time though as it was the family car until I had it handed over to me. Still got it at 340,000 km. Peeling paint and all.

ABA · Post by **ABA** » October 20, 2006, 6:16 pm

Now the first truck I ever bought was a '55 F100.
I was test drivng a '78 F100 when I turned down this street and low and behold there set my dream truck for the same price.

Had a 289 in it which made no since to me with all that room under the hood so me and a friend of mine found a 429 with tranny for $225.
One month later I was a tire smokin' son of a gun.

Sure do miss that truck.

6166 Junkyard Dog · Post by **6166 Junkyard Dog** » October 20, 2006, 10:15 pm

Here is my vehicles that I owned for me 65 Plymouth Sport Fury 2 doorhardtop,,, 66 Dodge Charger,, 1970 Ford Truck,,, 1971 Dodge Charger, 1953 F-100, 1956 F-100 small window, 1956 F-100 Big Window, & with what I have now ,,, Learned to drive on a 65 T-1000 Twin-Scew Truck,,, 62 B-Model Mack Tri-Plex Drove 72 Cab over Brockway,,, 73 Cabover KW,,, 79 Mack Cab Over,, bunch of long nose Freightliners & Petes,,, So Many trucks over the years Favorite Car had to be my 66 Charger,, Trucks too many that still are hard to choose from , & Big Trucks was my last 89 Pete Long Nose Me & Kathy like that truck also drove & rode nice fastest of them also about 125mph on top end anyway many,many memories of them all

FORDBOYpete · Post by **FORDBOYpete** » October 21, 2006, 1:47 am

33 Plymouth was Medium Metallic Green, with a Green & White Gut and the OEM Gold Oldsmobility engine, zero fenders & bumpers, hand formed nerfs and bracketed headlights too. I also smoothed the firewall & reduced engine clutter as much as I could for those days. It was a fast, chic magnet, type of machine.

My favorite was my 64 Falcon Futura Sport Coupe tudor hardtop. Thru a deal concerning 100 Prototype 302, yup that's 302 engines from NY Taxis in1962 I managed to get a 302 which I rebuilt because it had 12 months of NY Traffic on it. It was an early style block with the 6 bolt pattern, I used a Borg Warner 4 gear from a sprint & the 260Windsor flywheel & Bellhousing. I ran a 500 Cfm 2V carb on a manifold with a modified heat spacer plate. The engine built & blue printed & waiting in summer of 63.

I bought the Falcon in August, drove it to the shop yanked the 260 with a Dagenhiem 4 Gear & OEM 8" FoMoCo rear and put the 302 & Borg Warner 4 gear in it along with a 3.89:1 9" Detroit Locker from a 59 Ford USPO Ranch wagon. It was A solid 14.3 street car after I installed the Gold Seal Link type "Traction Masters" and a hand formed set of dual exhaust. I was a threat to Impala SS 300/327CID & standard 409 CIDs & 348 powered CHebbies also many MoPaR MuScLe cars in a big body. But the Satellites, and Chargers etc with the 426 Max wedge & Hemis made me look Slow when they showed up. But at ine time I was the most hated Ford in the Bunch, I loved it . .

FBp

Red62Uni · Post by **Red62Uni** » October 27, 2006, 12:25 pm

my first car was my 62 truck given to my brother by my grandpa when he 3. the truck was passed on to me 10 years later after my brother passed away.
The first car i bought was a 1968 mustang that i still have i love it to death i think i have turned every nut and bolt on it at least twice. i will probably be buired in it. i have turned down a great offer for it and sometimes i still call myself dumb but people do funny things when their in "love"

65ford1 · Post by **65ford1** » October 27, 2006, 2:31 pm

My first vehicle was a 1948 indian motor cycle,first car was a 1949 ford coupe. I would love to have either one now. Gene

usaltydogu · Post by **usaltydogu** » October 27, 2006, 5:56 pm

First car was a 72 Ford Pinto. Not exactly a chick magnet, but it got me from point A to point B. Only paid $200 and it was easy to work on.

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