What was your first car?

[Justin B]

Anyone remember the Gremlin X? 304 V8 from the factory. There's one up for sale on eBay right now and I seriously had to talk myself out of it.

 

[Bluebird Marsha]

I bought my first car when I graduated from college. It was a used Datsun B210. 1976 I think. It had a jury rigged cassette player in it, and temperamental air conditioning. Which was fine in Kentucky, but murder in Florida. I was so pleased, mainly cause it was so cheap I paid it off in a year. I loved driving around Ft. Gordon in that thing. Young LT and her even more broke carless friends, Good times

 

[AtomicEraTom]

My pa took his in a 66 Caprice wagon (his first car)

I took my road test in a '73 Malibu station wagon. Aced the parking in it, too. What a boat that was.

When I tried to take mine in my '60 Chevy, the laughed me out of there.

 

[jamespowers]

Anyone remember the Gremlin X? 304 V8 from the factory. There's one up for sale on eBay right now and I seriously had to talk myself out of it.

Run away from the geekmobile run fast. :rofl: That spoiler on the hatchback just isn't working. :rofl:

 

[jamespowers]

My pa took his in a 66 Caprice wagon (his first car)



When I tried to take mine in my '60 Chevy, they laughed me out of there.

What?! They needed an attitude adjustment.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

They said because it had no seat belts or air bags, it wasn't allowable. At least my Mom's 95 Jimmy was easier to parallel park lol

What?! They needed an attitude adjustment.

 

[Justin B]

Run away from the geekmobile run fast. :rofl: That spoiler on the hatchback just isn't working. :rofl:

Hey, I love those old oddball cars. Besides, no spoiler on the hatch, and no badging except for a big red X in the middle of the grill. Talk about a sleeper, who expects something that looks like a Civic to have a V8? Oh, and it has factory A/C.

 

[MisterCairo]

Hey, I love those old oddball cars. Besides, no spoiler on the hatch, and no badging except for a big red X in the middle of the grill. Talk about a sleeper, who expects something that looks like a Civic to have a V8? Oh, and it has factory A/C.

Didn't the Gremlin and a Pacer feature in "Cars 2", a much (and unjustifiably so) maligned cartoon in which the bad guys are all portrayed as crappy cars?

 

[jamespowers]

Hey, I love those old oddball cars. Besides, no spoiler on the hatch, and no badging except for a big red X in the middle of the grill. Talk about a sleeper, who expects something that looks like a Civic to have a V8? Oh, and it has factory A/C.

Cough cough----

Spoiler on the hatch and lots of badging on both sides. I think I would expect something with this----if I could stop laughing. I kid. I kid.

 

[Justin B]

That's not a spoiler. It's a wind diverter...to channel air down the back of the car and help keep it clean. Same thing some flat backed SUV's have.

But we have digressed. Resume regular programing.

 

[jamespowers]

That's not a spoiler. It's a wind diverter...to channel air down the back of the car and help keep it clean. Same thing some flat backed SUV's have.

But we have digressed. Resume regular programing.

Close enough.

 

[Jasper Johns]

Wish I could say it was this:

Unfortunately, it was this:

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Those wind deflectors do keep the car clean and help with mileage.

Plus, I love the wood paneled one on my wagon lol

 

[jamespowers]

Those wind deflectors do keep the car clean and help with mileage.

Plus, I love the wood paneled one on my wagon lol

This one didn't need one:

 

[Justin B]

This one didn't need one:

Note how rounded the back end is.

 

[scottyrocks]

Cough cough----

Spoiler on the hatch and lots of badging on both sides. I think I would expect something with this----if I could stop laughing. I kid. I kid.

Can you 'blind spot?' I knew you could.

 

[jamespowers]

Note how rounded the back end is.

Yep, No blind spots.

 

[Justin B]

Already thought about that. I'm going to install video cameras like what you'd have for a back-up camera. That or install those cool porthole bubble windows like they used on custom vans back in the 70's.

 

[jamespowers]

Already thought about that. I'm going to install video cameras like what you'd have for a back-up camera. That or install those cool porthole bubble windows like they used on custom vans back in the 70's.

I hope you win it. They go for between $5 and $9,000 in REALLY good condition. I hope you get it for less than that though.

 

[Haversack]

My first car was a dark green used 1969 BMW 1602. This was in 1981 outside of Nuremberg. I bought it from a 1LT who was PCSing back to the States. I sold it a year later after it had a disagreement with some ice on the road at Grafenwohr. I replaced it with a bright yellow 1972 BMW 1802. Both were great little cars. Light weight and a decent engine meant they were great on the tank trails. Happy days!