Author Topic: What was your first car? (Read 102 times)

Jim · « **on:** July 19, 2026, 01:33:32 am »

What was your first car?

Mine was a 1972 Ford Cortina Ghia with a hard vinyl roof -

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Stoker · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2026, 09:32:31 am »

My first vehical was a 1962 Vespa 150 Motor Scooter, much like this one from an internet image, only I had a small rack on back and a windscreen.

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While my first actual car was a 1966 VW Square Back type 3 much like this internet image, only mine was off white.

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Then I traded up with that, and about another "Grand", to get a 1967 VW Bus (Transporter Van) that I had until just a few years ago. It has since been completely refurbished, though the aftermarket camper interior was mostly kept intact, along with the last set of curtains that I made for it are still there also, but it now lives the life of a show car down on the California South Coast!!!

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komet163b · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2026, 03:10:21 pm »

Summer of 1969...Hyde Park NY

1958 Beetle (36hp) w/trimmed fenders, water pipe nerf bars, and
big American tires. Pretty cool. Car cost $25, body/fender trimming
and nerf bars $35, bits-n-pieces $45, and Sky Blue paint job $35.
Dealer plates to run it on the road. No heat....it was a cold winter
but my sweetie that winter, Debbie V, helped to warm it up.

Wayne

jkbixby · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2026, 06:00:17 pm »

My first car was a 1951 Packard 300 with an ultramatic transmission. It started in 2nd and automatically shifted to 3rd. Low range had to be selected and there was no automatic clutch into 2nd/3rd, just a big thump. Had a 327 straight eight that would turn almost 3000 rpm stock but it sure was smooth. Inside was like a living room sofa with a backseat that would put a smile on a young man's face. What a car - should never have gotten rid of it.

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Kmot · « **Reply #4 on:** August 17, 2026, 08:43:04 pm »

1959 Triumph TR3-A.

The first of several British sports cars I owned over the years.

RedRyder · « **Reply #5 on:** August 18, 2026, 09:24:37 am »

If the answer to this post is also the answer to one of your "secret questions" needed to access any of your accounts or personal data, you should not publish it anywhere.

I don't mean to be a killjoy but your security is of the utmost importance in the digital age.

If you have answered this thread and your first car is the answer to one of your personal data access questions, you should change the questions if you wish to leave your first car posted online.

Stoker · « **Reply #6 on:** August 18, 2026, 11:21:31 am »

Never used that one as a security question myself, but I would have to say that the actual question of "security in the digital age" has got to be the biggest Oxymoron phrase out there, right next to "military intelligence"! Local hospital has been hacked for all patient records five times that I know of, and my local bank has been hacked twice!!! I believe virtually every government agency has been hacked, though they are unlikely to admit it.

Yes, we do still need to go through the motions of "trying" to be secure, just as Gil suggests. But to think that you actually are secure may be a bit too much wishful thinking!!!

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Jim

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