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  Jan. 8, 2011 6:46 p.m. Supercoupe Reader

  first car I bought was a 62 Bug $60, next was a 65 Mustang 289 HiPerf 4bbl 4 speed $250, then I got my parents 63 Olds F85 Wagon with a 215 aluminum V8 $free, and then my favorite, that I still have, a 60 Frogeye $75. Of course it needs a litle freshening up and I've toyed with making it a challenge car.

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  Jan. 9, 2011 8:20 a.m. DeadSkunk HalfDork

  My first car was a 1971 Datsun 510 (in 1976), paid $600 for it. Six months later ,I "upgraded" to a 1975 Ford Grenada, 250 cu.in. six, 3 speed manual on the floor. No power steering or brakes, either. What a pig, good thing I had kept the 510. I learned to drive a stick on my mother's Vauxhall Viva HA (look it up on Google). 995 CCs of thundering power!

  '99 Miata,'03 CooperS,'91 GTI 16V, '96 Astro,06 Scion Xb

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  Jan. 9, 2011 11:29 p.m. wspohn Reader

  First classic car was a 1958 MGA that I still own.

  Looks bit different than it did when I bought it....

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  Jan. 10, 2011 7:53 a.m. bravenrace SuperDork

  In reply to wspohn:

  Why does it look like it has a "V" engine in it?
  And am I the only one who had an American first car?

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  Jan. 10, 2011 1:49 p.m. wspohn Reader

  bravenrace wrote: In reply to wspohn: Why does it look like it has a "V" engine in it?

  Because it is an MGA Twin Cam. This was back when BMC was actually doing interesting things. A 1600 cc engine that turned 7000 RPM and put out 108 BHP (better than the Lotus Ford a few years later) and had 4 wheel disc brakes and peg drive knock off wheels.

  

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  Jan. 13, 2011 2:21 p.m. GSCReno Reader

  A 1962 Ford Galaxy 2dr post sedan. 292 Y-block with the Cruise-O-Matic trans. Paid my Grandmother $150.00 when I was 15. First sports car? 1970 Datsun Fairlady Z. Bought in 1981 for $250,00. That car began a love affair with first gen. Zs that continues to this day. Cheers, Scott

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  Jan. 17, 2011 7:53 p.m. cjcharvet None

  

  Hi everyone, I'm new. Here is my first car a 1975 Spitfire. It was the only one in the parking lot at my high school in the early nineties.

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  Feb. 7, 2011 6:04 p.m. naparsei New Reader

  Snaps are filed away, but my first car, and my first classic, was a '57 356A Normal. I learned to drive a stick on that car, since my family only had automatics. I bought it in the mid eighties for $3200 - it had some cosmetic issues along with 400K miles on it. At the time, I wasn't even a Porsche fan. I've never shaken it off though; I am knee deep in 911s.

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  Feb. 7, 2011 6:44 p.m. lasttr New Reader

  My first car was a '57 MGA that I bought for $450 in 1966. I test drove an Austin Healey 100-6, but it was $1000, and my $1.25/hour wage wouldn't stretch that far.

  Ken

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  Feb. 8, 2011 11:43 a.m. andy303

  My first car was a '70 Spitfire MkIII purchased in 1974. I was banned from driving it to school when I was doing some "spirited" driving in the parking lot and it spun 360 degrees on loose gravel. I parked it calmly, but a teacher saw me and sent me to the vice-principle. I think I've owned about 55 or so cars since then, mostly British with a number of Alfas, BMWs and Volvos thrown in for fun.

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  Feb. 9, 2011 7:59 p.m. Sownman Reader

  Mine was a Mk1 Lotus Cortina. Very sad I don't still have it. Who knew ?

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  Feb. 14, 2011 2:50 p.m. MadScientistMatt Dork

  Mine is a '66 Dodge Dart. Four doors, slant six, automatic. I still have it. When I originally got it, the car was a total beater painted a color I could best describe as lemon juice fog. With rust highlights. It's now repainted the original W1 White.

  Unfortunately, I've gotten kind of bogged down in a turbo project that's kept it off the road the past couple years.

  "Mad Scientist" Matt Cramer

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  Feb. 14, 2011 3:26 p.m. oldeskewltoy Reader

  1964 Volvo 1800S built by Jensen. poor thing rusted away.... but it did have nearly 300k miles on her when she finally succumb

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