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What was your first car?
« 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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Re: What was your first car?
« 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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Re: What was your first car?
« 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.

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Re: What was your first car?
« 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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