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Mine came complete with a family to ride around in it 
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Thats funny,
My first car wasn't actually mine. I turned 16 in February 1975, but at the time my parents were unable to provide me with a car and I couldn't afford to buy one myself. For this reason, I used my bicycle to make the 8-mile trip back and forth to work. As we neared the fall, my parents decided to help me out by purchasing a 1966 Chevy 2-door Impala. I was told that I could use the car until my brother got his license the following June and while I used it, I would be responsible for licensing, fuel, maintenance, etc.
When I finally got my first car it was a 1966 Ford Galaxy 500. I paid $200.00 for it.
The first three vehicles I owned were about 10 years old and pretty much rust buckets. I hear all the time how they don't make cars like they used to and I am grateful for that.
When I finally got my first car it was a 1966 Ford Galaxy 500. I paid $200.00 for it.
The first three vehicles I owned were about 10 years old and pretty much rust buckets. I hear all the time how they don't make cars like they used to and I am grateful for that.
There are treatments for metals they do for rust during the production of cars
69 Dodge Monaco 383 magnum.
4 door land yacht.
Tried to post a photo, but no go,
Not sure why I cannot upload from device.
4 door land yacht.
Tried to post a photo, but no go,
Not sure why I cannot upload from device.
Apparently not in the 1960's. The '66 Impala was 9 years old and putting something in the trunk was risky. The '66 Galaxy too was much the same. My next vehicle was a '67 Ford Fairlane that I bought in '78 so it was 11 years old and not only the trunk was rusted out, but I soon discovered that the frame was not good as it broke on both sides just in front of the rear axle. Lucky I was going slow when it happened and not cruising down the highway.
The next vehicle I bought was a '74 Grand Torino Elite. Looked pretty good until I discovered a quarter sized bubble in the paint on the left rear quarter panel. A friend was learning to do body work and told me it was rust so we decided to fix it. By the time we were done taking care of the rust, we had replaced the bottom 6"-8" of metal all along the quarter panels, bottoms of the doors, and front quarter panels on both sides of the vehicle. Looked nice when we got it done though and I used it for about four years before selling it.
1967 fastback Mustang.
It was four years old, and I had been saving every penny for a couple of years in order to get that sort of car.
I didn't even drive clutch when I bought it, and had to take my dad with me to pick it up and bring it home.
Within 5 years I had replaced almost everything on that racer but the quarter panels, one front fender, one door, glass, back seat, and two wheels.
It turned me into a mechanic.
Patience is a virtue : )
1976 Granada (I think). Not my car of choice, but then I still don't drive my car of choice. Cruel stroke of fate having to watch those dudes driving $50,000 sports cars these days. I object! LoL.
My first car I bought myself was a cherry 68 Olds Cutlass back in the early 80's. Unfortunate circumstances I was forced to give up my car. 
1970 Chevy Monte Carlo was mine . 100 octane gas was a must . "Fill it up with Ethyl ! "
My 73 Ford Galaxy had so much play in the steering wheel, that holding the steering wheel steady, I could float left or right depending on the last bump I went over. I got it in 83. Shortly after , my next car was a 6 banger, an AMC Hornet. Both 4 doors, BTW. The Hornet didn't have much from a start, but after it got up to about 30 MPH, it could hit sixty in no time. It was a great freeway car for that reason. The previous owner (my neighbor) put cardboard in front of the radiator because the thermostat had been taken out. I never asked why. I destroyed both cars within a year each. Daily drivers rarely lasted more than 10 years back then in my neck of the woods. Hey is it bad when the oil is black?
Anyways, I've driven stick for twenty five of my forty years of driving. Driving stick now. They say it's the best anti theft devise out their, because nobody drives stick anymore.
, my next car was a 6 banger, an AMC Hornet. Both 4 doors, BTW. The Hornet didn't have much from a start, but after it got up to about 30 MPH, it could hit sixty in no time. It was a great freeway car for that reason. The previous owner (my neighbor) put cardboard in front of the radiator because the thermostat had been taken out. I never asked why. I destroyed both cars within a year each. Daily drivers rarely lasted more than 10 years back then in my neck of the woods. Hey is it bad when the oil is black? Anyways, I've driven stick for twenty five of my forty years of driving. Driving stick now. They say it's the best anti theft devise out their, because nobody drives stick anymore.
The thermostat he took out was bad and he did not want to spend money on a new one ? Cardboard is cheap , lol !
Upon my buying a 5 speed stick car my daughter looked in the car and said " What is that third pedal for ! ? ! " LOL , she had never seen a straight shift car .
I don't even think that they sell them new anymore. Maybe the Nissan Versa still does. Every kid should learn on manual.I bought a new 86 Mazda b2000, base, stick. 7,200 out the door. That's how I learned. First time driving stick. I drove it home.
I bought a new 86 Mazda b2000, base, stick. 7,200 out the door. That's how I learned. First time driving stick. I drove it home.
Honestly even manually cars have more sensors on them these days .
03 Nissan frontier of mine has a speed sensor for the input speed of the transmission by reading the flywheel .it has a output speed sensor and also two vss sensors one for the speedometer and the other for the abs and it has an abs sensor at the pinion shaft .
In short the ecm can know what gear I am in and will adjust fuel and throttle .I have seen it do that while I coast with the clutch engaged .
I really miss the size of the old cars and how easy they were to work on.
Today's cars, forget it.
Sold my 98 Corvette a few years back, that was a pain to work on.
Had to pull the car up on rhino ramps and jack up the back end so it was higher than the front and put on jacks, just to change the oil.
True story.
Today's cars, forget it.
Sold my 98 Corvette a few years back, that was a pain to work on.
Had to pull the car up on rhino ramps and jack up the back end so it was higher than the front and put on jacks, just to change the oil.
True story.