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    Posted: 19-Jan-2012 at 11:00
Todays Cars lack personality.  They just don't have the Mystique that cars from the late 40's to early 70's have.
Usually your first car was the family bus.  Some of us were more fortunate and could afford to buy a car of their own choosing.
 
My first car, not the family bus-
 
 
A "sleeper"Big smile 1956 Chevy Bel Aire  It had a small block V8 265 cubes bored out to 301, and a Corvette 6 pack.
 
 
I sold it to buy this, my 2nd car-
 
 
1956 Ford Fairlane.  This isn't the one I owned, but it's pretty close.
 
My senior year was 1965, by that time I had a regular gig in a local band and could afford a car more suitable for a SeniorWink 
 
 
1959 Ford Galaxie.  It looked fantastic, great date car, but it couldn't get out of it's own way. 
 
 


Edited by red clay - 19-Jan-2012 at 11:17
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  Quote tjadams Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19-Jan-2012 at 11:43
1972 Ford Pinto

Blue, very much like this one.
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  Quote medenaywe Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19-Jan-2012 at 14:11
Cause i posted 2 of three will post here third car:(with trunk spoiler!My last are my footsBig smile)




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My second car, 1973 Monte Carlo with white Landau roof.
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  Quote medenaywe Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19-Jan-2012 at 16:06
Are you claustrophobic TJ?My next car have to be economic first and safe!I am thinking about diesel or LPG&benzene petrol?What does it future's choice?Hybrids?   

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  Quote Nick1986 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19-Jan-2012 at 19:02
I wish i was born 20 years earlier. No doubt about it, my parents' generation had the best cars
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  Quote Centrix Vigilis Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20-Jan-2012 at 00:49
First was 1954 Chevy 4 door 'bomber'. Forest Green. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/1954_Chevrolet_2103_4-Door_Sedan.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1954_Chevrolet_2103_4-Door_Sedan.jpg&h=460&w=800&sz=44&tbnid=sLGq7sF75j48GM:&tbnh=76&tbnw=132&prev=/search%3Fq%3D1954%2Bchevy%2B4%2Bdoor%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=1954+chevy+4+door&docid=RYuzoCBJM8_krM&sa=X&ei=dP0YT52zFOaC2wXN-dCgCA&ved=0CDQQ9QEwAA&dur=187
 
 
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  Quote Nick1986 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20-Jan-2012 at 19:27
Sadly, we don't have many cars like that in the UK.Disapprove I learned to drive in two cars belonging to my parents: an ancient Volvo 440 and a Peugeot 106 which i could hardly fit inside. After passing my test i had a Ford Fiesta but gave it to my brother and bought a PT Cruiser as the manual transmission was tiring when driving long distances
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  Quote red clay Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21-Jan-2012 at 10:39
I rented a PT Cruiser once.  It's the only car that I've ever seen that rocks with the motion of the windshield wipers.  Big smile
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  Quote Cywr Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22-Jan-2012 at 11:42
Renault Clio, still got it. Not much of a car person.
The Ideal car is small, cheap, and French or Japanese.
Hmm could work with women too LOL
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  Quote medenaywe Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22-Jan-2012 at 11:47
Agree with You.Best car is that,you fill petrolWink free of charge!You have more money for cooking!

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  Quote Nick1986 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22-Jan-2012 at 19:10
Originally posted by red clay

I rented a PT Cruiser once.  It's the only car that I've ever seen that rocks with the motion of the windshield wipers.  Big smile


Here's a photo of my car. Inside it has Ed Hardy mats and seat covers, plus a shrunken head hanging from the rear-view mirror. They might be bigger and slower than Japanese or French imports, but the great thing about American (and German) cars is they're reliable and built to last
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  Quote Nick1986 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23-Jan-2012 at 19:27
Here are some of the other cars i learned to drive in:

Volvo 440 family bus

Peugeot 106 (ours was white with multi-color seats)

Ford Fiesta (mine is red and much rustier than this one)

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  Quote red clay Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24-Jan-2012 at 10:01
I didn't own this car, it's what I rented when I was in Bamberg in 02 and again in 03.  I had never heard of the car until then.  Great mileage, but too much plastic.  I was wondering how popular the cars actually are in the UK and Europe.  They don't comply with US safety standards so they aren't available here.
 
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  Quote Nick1986 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24-Jan-2012 at 19:05

My first instructor drove a Ford Escort. During my lessons the dirty old man spent the whole time eyeing up women
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This is my first car, that i had bought in last summer

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