1963 VW Type 3 “notchback”, a graymarket car probably brought over to the US by a returning G.I.



Same color as this one but a couple years older. Cost me $350 in 1975. I loved that car and drove it til the motor was worn completely out. Replaced it with a $100 1966 VW van (with a blown engine) that was much easier to find parts for.

Teal green 1966 Chevy Impala SS 327/300.
Powerglide!
I still miss it.

Senior year in HS bought an Austin Healy 100. 3 speed, 2nd and 3rd gear had an overdrive activated by a toggle switch on the dash. Side curtains instead of side door windows. At about 45mph the side curtains bucked out so the rain was funneled into the car. That flaw was mitigated by the non-existent firewall that dried the passengers. Lots of mechanical failures to fix. Taught me an important lesson: No matter how cool a car looks when it breaks down and doesn't function it's a piece of furniture. 2nd car a new VW bug, utterly reliable.

1. 1941 Ford Flathead V8. (used) $50.00
Inframe overhaul, paint and new interior.

2. 1963 Chevy Impala. (used) $600.00
6 to built V8 swapped to drag race.

3. 1973 AMC Gremlin (new) $2,800.00. Great car actually!

4. 197? Ford Pinto (used) for the wife, soon after became ex-wife. Can't remember $
Unfortunately the only rear-ending she got wasn't in the car...
and was by another dude.

Turd brown metallic Chevy Vega Kammback Wagon,
3 quarts of oil for every tank of gas

1989 Toyota Celica GT convertible

Just like this one:

1986 Toyota Pickup

1991 5 speed Ford Ranger that I bought from my dad. It was relatively new as this was in 94, but it had 250,000 miles on it as it had been his work truck. After I sold it back to him he sold it to my little brother and then took it back later. I think it had almost 400k on it when he finally got rid of it.

'57 Chevy, 4 door

Gave $70, sold it for scrap a couple months later $15.

1972 Chevy Impala.
Light green, 2 doors.
Had a Chevy 350 V8 with a Rochester 2GV carb and a hydramatic transmission.
They certainly don't build 'em like they used to.

1967 Corvair Monza, just after high school graduation.
I was unsafe at any speed.
Amazing that I lived to talk about that car, the way I drove it. I had several near death experiences and somehow never put a scratch on it.

1977. Brother's hand-me-down 1972 Dodge Dart, 225 slant 6. Automatic. GREAT car! Had it until circa 1979 when I ran a stop sign and broadsided another car, luckily on their non-occupied passenger side. Totaled it. I was sick...

87 Mercury Topaz Coupe

Something like this, but mine was tan.

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Originally posted by 220-9er:
1967 Corvair Monza.
I was unsafe at any speed.
Amazing that I lived to talk about that car, the way I drove it. I had several near death experiences and somehow never put a scratch on it.

My first car was a 1969 Corvair Monza with the 140hp, 4 carb engine. It was a $1,000 package deal with a 1967 and another motor. I sold the non-running 1967 for $500. I rebuilt the front and rear suspensions and it handled great, but a lot of over-stear.

1979 Camaro with a 305 2 barrel.
Dad paid the first $1500 and made me get a loan to pay the rest. I think that was 1988.
I finally wrecked it and sold it to a kid I went to school with for parts.

I don't recall the year but, it was an early 80's Datson 210 wagon...it was my grandparents originally. It was a good beater, did the job while I learned to be a better driver and it was a good price.

1955 Chevy Bel-Air 4-door w/ 235 c.i.d. inline 6 cylinder engine and three speed manual transmission. My grandfather purchased the car new in late 1955/early 1956 as an end of year model. In ~1970, it was gifted to my father who drove it daily for several years more years. In 1980 I took possession though by then the harsh western PA winters combined with road salt had taken their toll upon the frame and floor pans. In need of costly repairs, it was retired to the garage where it sat unused until ~1987 when it was finally sold.

1962 Chevy II plain Jane option package. 4 door, rubber floor, 460 air and a knob tune am radio.

1953 Ford coupe. My dad arranged my purchase from an old lady on his milk route, and it had only 25,000 miles on it. It was a V-8 and had oxidized blue paint, but it ran well. I paid $300 for it (cashed in some US bonds I'd bought with savings stamps). It was bought in 1959 and I used it to travel to Wayne State U. in central Detroit. In 1960 I sold it to my cousin for $300 and began payments on a new 1960 Ford Falcon, which my dad bought through his credit union and I sent him the payments. My first new car! I drove that one for 6 years and sold it to my mom for one Dollar. I purchased a new 1966 Mustang as my new ride.

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1929 Buick Master. 20" maple spoke wheels. Mine was green with black trim.