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    Hey Volksnick, I enjoyed reading your history! Congratulations on your milestone!



    My first car? Sigh...

    Once I got my license, I was allowed to drive my father's car just about any time I wanted. It was a pale, milky green 1976 AMC Hornet - 4 doors, pointy hubcaps. The official color was Seafoam, but my friends called it "this is why you don't feed the baby Taco Bell when it's your turn to change it's diaper" green. LOL

    My actual 1st car - chosen by me and paid with my own money because I wasn't a very bright kid - was a 1975 Mustang II fastback. It was the stereotypical junkpile made to look purty by a sleazy used car lot. How funny - today's Ford 5 liter pumps out over 400 HP. That 1975 302 V8 (= 5 liters) wheezed out a measly 95-105 HP depending on the source! How I wish I had that car back -- so I could smash it into tiny pieces with a sledge hammer.


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    Not really

    Quote Originally Posted by tom4bren View Post
    Lucky bastards (except for circmand )

    My first car was a '65 Plymouth Fury III station wagon. That's what I learned to drive on. The first car I owned was a '74 Duster - 225 slant 6 with 3 speed on the floor.
    The Javelin was cool
    "Take it up with my butt, cuz he's the only one that gives a crap"

    Carter Pewterschmidt

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    71 Dodge Charger...mint condition,only had it about 3 months when I got hit by a drunk driver...totaled
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    Chi Dog...Dog is my Co-pilot
    Onward thru the fog
    Leave it BETTER than you found it!

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    Mine was a 1941 Ford convert. Wish I still had it, dont we all?
    3" suspension lift, shocks: Rancho 9000, tires 33"x11.5", wheels 16"x8", offset= 0, no front sway bar

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    My first car

    1978 Pontiac Trans Am - smokey and the bandit - black on black with the 403 Olds engine 6.6 litre...

    Was my favorite car.....
    "KILLER BEE" :

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    First car was a '74 Mustang Mach1. First year of the "gas wars" cars so the Mach1 had the huge 3.8L V6! Mine had a cam, headers, ofenhauser high rise and a holley 650 double pumper on it. I trashed the tranny and broke all the tranny mounts...rebuilt with heavy duty innerds. It was actually a fun little car...when it ran right. After the mods always had to tinker with it to keep it humming.
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    Haha, what a funny thread, and look at all you old men showing your age :P

    My first car, a 92 Acura Integra, and that was considered old when I was 16.
    good reliable car, anything else would have broken down on me or killed me.

    My third was my VX
    The Black one in the middle was the Acura, the kaiser is obviously the VX, and the white one is what i have now, all three have been prides and joys.
    "Do Not Seek Praise. Seek Criticism."

    "If You Can't Solve A Problem, It's Because You're Playing By The Rules."

    "The Perosn Who Doesn't Make Mistakes Is Unlikely To Make Anything."

    -Paul Arden

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    I don't know about you pb, but I'm so old I'm going through my fifth childhood. Did you wash all those cars just for us??

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    Quote Originally Posted by pbkid View Post
    Haha, what a funny thread, and look at all you old men showing your age :P
    ROFL ... I have no response to that ... but ...

    'snot nosed' & 'wet behind the ears' are phrases that are coming to mind.

    Just remember that Old & Sneaky beats Young & Energetic any day of the week.
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    Put a smiley after you say that Bub.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maddawg View Post
    I don't know about you pb, but I'm so old I'm going through my fifth childhood. Did you wash all those cars just for us??
    I wish i still had all three, that was the day i sold my VX. I only had all three together for a short time.

    Tom, dont get too worked up, i wouldnt want to get excited and break a hip our something.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pbkid View Post
    Tom, dont get too worked up, i wouldnt want to get excited and break a hip our something.
    Too late!!!

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    Wink

    Quote Originally Posted by tom4bren View Post
    ROFL ... I have no response to that ... but ...

    'snot nosed' & 'wet behind the ears' are phrases that are coming to mind.

    Just remember that Old & Sneaky beats Young & Energetic any day of the week.
    Hey Bro...IIRC, you gonna be out Moab way in the spring?...

    So am I,...& PK...& JO...& Jim...& Craig...you get where I'm goin' wit dis...

    Should be no problem school'n the youngsters proper...



    Unless they wanna play volleyball, or badminton, or frisbee...or prolly even croquet...

    Who knew that "badminton" was spelled that way?...not me...

    & BTW...this is the 10th anniv of the last time I played badminton...

    Also:..."my first car"

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    Dub,

    We are aimin' to attend. Prolly won't be able to spend the full week (on account of 3 days drivin to get there & 3 days drivin to get home) but hope to get in a full 3 days of wheelin' (& teachin certain children to respect their betters).

    Prolly be TOAD'n the VX behind the RV & camp rather than staying at Red Rock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tom4bren View Post

    Prolly be TOAD'n the VX behind the RV & camp rather than staying at Red Rock.
    Which brings up the question of "can the VX be flat towed or need to be trailered"??

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    All the cool kids camp Tom!

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