Car: 1986 Chevy Cavalier
Year I learned to drive: 1988

 

12 years old, my old man let me drive a Taurus Wagon... his company car at the time, so 1990. Come a L-O-N-G way...

 

A stupid 1987 Plymoth Voyager was the first car I ever drove. Fortunatly I learned to drive in an '85 SAAB 9000 Turbo. That was a great car until a tree hit it.

 

When I was about 13 or 14 a friend of the family let me drive his Plymouth K Car station wagon on his farm. It was a blast.

In high school, my first car was a 1982 Chevette, metallic blue, 4-speed.

Oh, and when I was 8, I drove my uncle's Mini Moke in Australia. I couldn't reach the pedals, but I got to sit in his lap and steer.

For those of you who are unfamiliar, the Moke was a Mini based Jeep like thing. Here's a pic:

 

I learned to drive in a 1964 Chevy 1/2 pick-up truck, with "three on the tree" shifting. I was about 12 at the time. Everything else since that brute has been a breeze to drive.

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wow

Earl

 

Since I was in boarding school and had no need for a car, I learned to drive my dad's 1986 BMW 5 series. I think it was a 528, but not positive. It taught me to expect any decent car to perform at least as well as that BMW.

The first car I "owned" was a 1976 Buick Regal that my dad's friend with a used car lot sold us for $1000 with the promise that he would buy it back for $800 after I was done using it for a 2 month summer job in Florida. We called it "Old Yaller" because it was a hideous yellow color and had a mis-matching yellow colored door and hood. A truly hideous beast!

My first "real" car was a 1990 Saab 900 S as the turbo was too expensive to insure for a freshman in college.

 

19seventy something Dodge Aspen. It was my Dad's work car and the steering wheel was attached by duct tape. Needless to say I was the envy of my high school. Nuf said.

 

A 1987 Dodge Omni "America" ... got it when I turned 17 in 1987... it was a genuine tin-can-on-wheels. Lasted until 1993 (about 90,000 miles on it)...


Motor on,

-MB

 

Car:1995 Dodge Neon Sport
Year I learned to drive: 1994

Truth be told, though, the first car I "drove" was dad's old 1969 Chevy C10 pickup. When I was four, he'd let me sit on his lap and steer, and work the column-mounted manual transmission.

The first car I ever owned was 1987 Ford Taurus MT-5 wagon. 2.5L pushrod I-4. Five speed manual transmission. Good times.

Who knew that, ten years and 67 cars later (56 used, 11 new), I'd be happiest with the smallest car I've ever owned!

 

>>Who knew that, ten years and 67 cars later (56 used, 11 new), I'd be happiest with the smallest car I've ever owned!


Whoa! I've owned 8 cars in 25 years (6 used, 2 new), and of the eight I still own four of them!

Talk about different automotive styles.

 

The first "car" I drove was actually a 1948 Diamond T truck that my dad has (no I'm not that old). Just drove it around a few laps in a field.

The first car I drove on the road was a 1979 VW Dasher (diesel with only 42 hp ).

 

68 VW bus. Red!

 

1964 Corvair Monza Spyder (convertable). It was my grandmother's. She let me "drive" down her driveway...which since she lived way out in the country was actually basically a 3 mile dirt road. Grandma was a bit of a character.

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My first car was a 1974 Dodge Coronet with a 318. Mopar Magic!

 

1968 Triumph GT-6+ rust bucket. But it was Hella Fun until I totalled it during Senior Skip Day...dumb

 

1973 Mazda Savannah (called RX3 in the U.S.). This was in Japan so it was RHD. My Dad was in the Air Force and we were stationed at Yokota in Tokyo in the summer of 1979.

 

1965 Dodge Dart 2 dr. sedan. No headliner, rugs and rust for paint. Loved it til I finally figured out oil was needed for lubrication. 35-38 cars later, my MCS beats them all. ('cept for that Maseratti a friend loaned me for a week )

 

A 1958 Oldsmobile Delta 88.
It was in 1968.....I was 15

Here's a pic it's worth a look-see...."chrome r us"
http://www.bluemoongear.com/ArchCarP...dsSup884dr.jpg



Peace,
D

 

1964 Sunbeam Tiger and it was brand new.

 

My first car was a Chrysler Cordoba. It eventually exploded. I learned to drive a stick shift on an Audi TT. Surprisingly it didn't explode. Although it probably wanted to.

 

A ~56 Chevy pickup truck when I was 12 years old (or,does a Ford tractor count?)

 

1984 Buick Lasabre... White boat of a car with marron sofa for a front seat... I could fit my MINI in the trunk in fact the car was so big, We had our Junior Prom in the back seat....

 

1982-ish Jeep Grand Wagoneer. When I was 12, all over the yard and hay field. :smile: 2nd time driving was with the horse trailer attached. Oddly enough, it was training for the tractor...

I've only one car, and that was my Mini. Though to be fair, I had a Ford Taurus that was effectively mine through high school.

 

1965 Mustang Fastback.
1969

BCNU
Rob in Dago

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