What was your first car?

[4.3LXJ]

What was the first car you owned? Besides your Jeep I mean. It is not really a car. Here is a list of brochures from old cars.

http://www.lov2xlr8.no/dodge.html

Mine was a 67 Charger with a 383. Gold with black vinyl top. Fully loaded

http://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/mopar/67cha/67cha.html

What was yours?

[xj4life2]

1971 Datsun truck , bought it from my Dad for $500 rebuilt the motor ,with a few mods, ended up running 13.89 in the quater mile.

[Mudderoy]

1973 Pontiac Ventura, blue, with a 250 straight 6. Kinda like this one...

http://ultimategto.com/1973/73_00059_1.jpg

mods included L60 tires, traction bars, 327 engine and 4 speed Munci transmission. After I totaled it, everything was moved over to a 1972 Nova. :D

[bluedragon436]

2000 Integra GSR - Completely rebuilt and upgraded Type R motor w/ Turbo kit
**was totaled by my step father while I was in Basic Training**

[cantab27]

1300cc of raw British power..brought it for 300 hundie and taught my self to drive on the way home , was 15 years old...man that thing was fun at 80 kph and slamming the hand brake on........got take out by a yo ta a month after buying it........

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/711018.jpg

and now i drive a wrangler mmmmmmmm

my boys first ...

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/baddriving.jpg

yep i taught him how to drive..........

[Mudderoy]

1300cc of raw British power..brought it for 300 hundie and taught my self to drive on the way home , was 15 years old...man that thing was fun at 80 kph and slamming the hand brake on........got take out by a yo ta a month after buying it........

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/711018.jpg

and now i drive a wrangler mmmmmmmm

my boys first ...

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/baddriving.jpg

yep i taught him how to drive..........

Well at least you have vehicles now that I recognize! :watermelon:

[XJ Wheeler]

I've only had (and still have) four vehicles. Two of which I've been able to drive and one that I've driven more than 1/4 mile.

In order of purchase. 1992 Jeep Cherokee, 1974 VW Beetle, 1972 VW Squareback, 1990 Ford Bronco 2. The xj is currently the only driver. I got them pretty cheap, total for all four $1950 with my xj being the most expensive at $1100.

Odd fact, all four were blue when i bought them.

[prerunner1982]

1982 Chevy Silverado. Still have it... needs a frame.

[msmoorenburg]

First to own or first to drive

First to own
http://www.livingpictures.org/imagestransportation/car-pictures/vwbugfront.jpg

First to drive yup it was a diesel

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j113/nomadic_isuzu/1983%20Pup/Vintage%20Pup%20add/IMG_0001-1.jpg

[XJ Rat]

1971 Datsun ... running 13.89 in the quater mile.

Mine was also a 71 Datsun pick up. But I used it for going camping and my intro into off roading. When it got stuck, 3 of us could lift the rear end and turn the truck. Bought my tires and wheels from Dick Cepek.

I learned a lot working on this truck. But it would probably only do 20+ in the 1/4 mile.

[OrangeXJ]

68 Camero Z28 paid $800 for it. Wish I still had it it would be worth 20-25k now :bang:

[xj4life2]

1300cc of raw British power..brought it for 300 hundie and taught my self to drive on the way home , was 15 years old...man that thing was fun at 80 kph and slamming the hand brake on........got take out by a yo ta a month after buying it........

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/711018.jpg



So where do you put the key to wind it up at ???

[alwaysxj]

My first Truck was a 1979 Doge power wagon on 33's. man I miss that truck.
I think I have had about 20 other trucks and jeeps since.

[Firemanray]

my boys first ...

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/cantab27/baddriving.jpg

yep i taught him how to drive..........

You forgot to tell him the 'ol hand brake trick don't work well on topsy vehicals. I guess he knows that now huh?!?

Just so you don't feel so bad here's a picture of my daughters Camaro 3 weeks after she got her license:
http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd11/firemanray21/September102007.jpg

[Firemanray]

Oh and back on subject I had a 1969 Ford Explorer pick-up w/ 390 and factory A/C, and a 1964 Chevy Chevelle SS 327. I could retire if I owned those now!!

[DETOURS]

My 1st car was a Ford Pinto at the age of 14, it was what we called a field car.......Had a blast!

1st car I stole was a Dodge Dart......age 15...
(I always returned it, so it could be stolen again!) Bwahaahaaaaaa!!!

[Brasscatz]

It was a 1989 Nissan Pulsar NX. In Australia, it was known as the EXA. This isn't mine, but almost identical minus the wheels.

http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo7/thestalliontruck/Random/pulsar.jpg

http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo7/thestalliontruck/Random/pulsar2.jpg

It was soon replaced by this... (again, not mine but identical)

http://i356.photobucket.com/albums/oo7/thestalliontruck/Random/1980transam.jpg

1980 Trans Am
400 Big Block 6.6 ltr
4 speed Muncie with Hurst shifter
All Edlebrock under the hood
I bought it 2 days before my 17th birthday for $2500 and spent God-only-knows how much money and time restoring that thing!

[Dirt Dogg Rydas]

I probably had the crapiest first car of anyone.
When I was 16 I got a girl pregnant and my mom rewarded me by getting me a 1985 Nissan pulsar nx
Very similar to this one http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4654707821_b690aebf49.jpg

[Brasscatz]

I probably had the crapiest first car of anyone.
When I was 16 I got a girl pregnant and my mom rewarded me by getting me a 1985 Nissan pulsar nx
Very similar to this one http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4654707821_b690aebf49.jpg

PULSAR POWER!!!! I feel ya!

[Mudderoy]

I probably had the crapiest first car of anyone.
When I was 16 I got a girl pregnant and my mom rewarded me by getting me a 1985 Nissan pulsar nx
Very similar to this one http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4010/4654707821_b690aebf49.jpg

So you are saying you both got screwed? :rolleye0012:

[bigjim350]

I had a 68 chevy stepside. Me and my dad started building it when i was around 14. The truck was completely custom.

[Mudderoy]

lol did I upset someone? Bad posts are easily removed, no prob... :nuke: :noevil:

[Brasscatz]

lol did I upset someone? Bad posts are easily removed, no prob... :nuke: :noevil:

Not at all good buddy! I thought you were talking about both of us being screwed for having Nissan Pulsars for first cars and I made a post saying I liked mine.... then I realized the point of your post! I was simply an idiot and didn't read thoroughly :D:D:D

[saar]

Y10 Fire.

That is not mine, but looks the same...
http://i39.tinypic.com/2j5ned2.jpg

A fun little car, I can only dream of its miles/gallon that it did back than...
Saar

[Mudderoy]

Not at all good buddy! I thought you were talking about both of us being screwed for having Nissan Pulsars for first cars and I made a post saying I liked mine.... then I realized the point of your post! I was simply an idiot and didn't read thoroughly :D:D:D

lol I hate reading and I often read one sentence and reply to things.

[Dirt Dogg Rydas]

PULSAR POWER!!!! I feel ya!

Yours was the nice one though with the sportback.
It was a fun car don't get me wrong, it just wasn't very practical when you have a newborn.
Yeah tony! I guess you could say that.
Lol
I do appreciate that my parents got me something at least cuz I was actually worried that they would throw me out of the house. Lol

[cpttuna]

1960 ford fairlane 500:4 door,black, auto, am radio(dad and mom listened to pirate baseball all the time, and 292ci V-8. They paid $3,088.00 for it new in 1960. They gave it to me im the spring of 1971.

[Showtime3492]

1990 s10 blazer 2wd!!!! hahaha
Totally restored the body new front clip gearin up for a sbc swap and then some d.b ran a red light and totalled it... Then i bought a 4x4 s10 and built it..5 inchs of lift on 32s was an awesome daily driver it was sweet then i got bored and sold it. Now i think i own a jeep idk though someone may have just forgot it in my driveway cuz it hasnt moved in a while....
http://i1127.photobucket.com/albums/l626/Showtime3492/l-1.jpg

[bigjim350]

This is a cool thread. Some of yalls first cars make me feel really young, BUT some of yall first cars also make me feel really old lol

[KH96XJ]

1981 Ford Thunderbird Town Landau with the 302 V8. I used to race my friend with his '68 mustang with 289 V8 home from school and I would always walk away from him once we got to the straights.

photo is of an '82 but it is the same style and color as the one I had.
http://www.tbirdranch.com/1982.JPG

http://www.automobile-catalog.com/car/1981/864620/ford_thunderbrd_town_landau_5_0l_v-8_automatic_overdrive.html

[XJMJeep]

Mine was a 1974 Ford F100 Explorer, for you kids that don't know, the "Explorer" use to be a trim package you could get on the trucks, not an SUV.
Anyway mine had the 302, 3 on the tree, 8 track, ect. and looked very much like this one:

http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb432/XJMJeep/1974F100.jpg

[4.3LXJ]

Mine was a 1974 Ford F100 Explorer, for you kids that don't know, the "Explorer" use to be a trim package you could get on the trucks, not an SUV.
Anyway mine had the 302, 3 on the tree, 8 track, ect. and looked very much like this one:


So was the "Ranger" package on large pick ups.

[prcjeep]

My first car was this motorcycle when I was 15 was just like this...
1992 Suzuki VX 800... paid 850 for it, drove it til the motor blew and sold it for 1000... go figure lol
http://motoride.sk/pictures/stroje/979.3.jpg

[LizardRunner]

the first year I could drive on the streets I had, in order. Corvair twin turbo, 62 Chevy Belair station wagon, 56 Buick 4 hole, 62 Ford Sunliner, all sold just as I got them to the nearly completed stage. Then came my first VW Campmobile and at the same time my beloved 66 Pontiac GTO hill climber. I sold the complete drive train when the GTO was totaled and went to SF and bought a nice little Italian car (365 GTB)http://ts1.mm.bing.net/images/thumbnail.aspx?q=1607493492728&id=925d086a7f22b68f9845ba774fd32b91&url=http%3a%2f%2fautosclasicos.espaciolatino.com%2 farchivos%2fferrari-365gtb4daytona01.jpg with the money, I still had the VW.

[TeXJ]

4cyl blk 5spd ranger haha

[oderdene]

mine was one like this, 1995 Mitsubishi Chariot

http://www.tomsautos.co.nz/1994_Mitsubishi_Chariot.jpg

[Mudderoy]

mine was one like this, 1995 Mitsubishi Chariot

http://www.tomsautos.co.nz/1994_Mitsubishi_Chariot.jpg

Party van!

[dagr8tim]

1988 Ford Tempo

http://buckeyejeeps.com/albums/88tempo/Timdog3.jpg

[TeXJ]

1988 Ford Tempo

http://buckeyejeeps.com/albums/88tempo/Timdog3.jpg

That was just last month wasnt it? :mock:

[dagr8tim]

That was just last month wasnt it? :mock:

Yeah, that was like 15 or more years ago.

[07Negative]

I bought a 1950 Chevy truck w 5 window cab. I picked it up from the original owners son whom was this old Filipino dude and the truck was used as a farm truck. Frickin loved that truck!

[dagr8tim]

If you're talking learned to drive. It was an 87 Subaru Gl 4dr 5 speed.

I got about 5 minutes worth of instructions and told to drive around the yard until they came back. Then it was off to the races.

[pvt.tadpolxj]

I wish i had a picture, but I was one of those that did not think ahead at age 16....My first car was a 1967 chevrolet Impala....:patriot::patriot::patriot:

[HockeyDawg]

First car I owned was a 1964 Ford Falcon Sprint, came factory with a 260/2spd auto but the guy I bought it from put in a Mustang 289/C4. But through high school I drove my dad's beat up '74 Ford Courier pickup. Wish I still had the Falcon, it was a very fun little car.

[BlueXJ]

1954 Chevrolet Convertible
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll187/90BlueXJ/Old%20car%20pics/1954chevycnvtsr120808.jpg

[pvt.tadpolxj]

Very nice ride Blue xj...

[jccatt]

1956 Ford Prefect. Flat head 4 POS

[Jamie Lynn]

My very first car was a 1978 Sunbird hatchback..I loved that thing.

[xjrev10]

89 xj with 220k when I was 14. That thing took a beating.

[XJ408]

1997 Volkswagen Jetta...:sniper:

[illuminator]

My first vehicle was a '78 CJ-5, I still have it, it's a project that I've been slow to finish.

http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z348/4jeep/d1846020.jpg

[EekGirl96]

My current 96 Cherokee, as well as a 69 Dodge Dart

[Mudderoy]

My first vehicle was a '78 CJ-5, I still have it, it's a project that I've been slow to finish.

http://i1185.photobucket.com/albums/z348/4jeep/d1846020.jpg

Ooooo I'd love to get you on http://www.WranglerTalk.com/

[illuminator]

Ooooo I'd love to get you on http://www.WranglerTalk.com/

I fill kind of guilty about this but I've been trying to get my xj where I want it and have been neglecting my CJ. Once I get to wrenching on it again I'll probably be spending lots of time on wranglertalk.

[Mudderoy]

I fill kind of guilty about this but I've been trying to get my xj where I want it and have been neglecting my CJ. Once I get to wrenching on it again I'll probably be spending lots of time on wranglertalk.

lol, no problem, just asking. People can always decline.

[XJScarlet]

1998 Dodge Neon :sniper:

Crappiest car ever. It did do some crazy 4 wheeling though. The engine blew at 80k due to ignorance and youth.

[XJ Wheeler]

lol, no problem, just asking. People can always decline.

Is there an area for CJs over on wranglertalk tony?

[?blue?sdriver]

a "Was red" 1963 Ford Falcon four door sedan. Three on the tree, flat four, till I got sick of that and dropped a v8 in it. THAT was cool. the thing didnt have one spot on its outer shell that wasnt dinged or dented, but the inside was strangely pristine.... Found it in a barn, actually, and paid $50 bucks for it. I was 16, and I dug the back seat. Roomy.;)

[olds-cool]

My first car was a brown 84 Chrysler LeBaron. Pretty much a glorified K car. I called it the turd and it lived up to its name. Had to drive it with 2 feet to keep it running because the IAC was bad. Ended up putting a hole through a piston on the way home from school. Still pushed her up to 45mph on 3 cylinders!

[cantab27]

lol, no problem, just asking. People can always decline.

then why did ya send ya hevies around for a wee chat......love wranglertalk:D

[AZDoug]

My first was a hunter green 1963 Chevy C10 long narrow bed pickup. Dad handed me the tool box and Motors manual. Had to rebuild the motor so I could drive it For the first time. paid $150 for it. AHHHH Good times!!!!!

[Mudderoy]

My first was a hunter green 1963 Chevy C10 long narrow bed pickup. Dad handed me the tool box and Motors manual. Had to rebuild the motor so I could drive it For the first time. paid $150 for it. AHHHH Good times!!!!!

I bet you'd like to have that now.

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/2914/1421/32283210001_large.jpg

[jeepxj95]

my first car is my 90 xj that hasnt moved in 4 years lol so then i bought my 95 xj and have been driving it ever since

[Joliet Johnny]

I learned to drive on my moms 1989 2.8 Chevrolet Celebrity. My 1st car was a 1989 Cadillac Fleetwood RWD for $150. I had taken quite a bad hit on the right front and the battery was dead so a friend helped me push it 1/4 mile home. When I was changing the front clip the village inspector came by to look at our house that was for sale and told me there was an ordinance against working on cars in the driveway. I told him I wasnt working on it I was cleaning the leaves and road junk from the firewall. He laughed and said "it better be back together when I come back tomorrow" and it was.

[countreeboy_23]

My first car was a 77 Dodge Monaco. It looked like this one.
http://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/mopar/77mon/bilder/4.jpg
I got from an old couple who only drove it into town to get groceries. It only had 60,000 miles on when I got in 2001.

[Brasscatz]

My first car was a 77 Dodge Monaco. It looked like this one. http://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/mopar/77mon/bilder/4.jpg
I got from an old couple who only drove it into town to get groceries. It only had 60,000 miles on when I got in 2001.

Some people may find it odd, but I like the old boats like that!

[Brasscatz]

I learned to drive on my moms 1989 2.8 Chevrolet Celebrity. My 1st car was a 1989 Cadillac Fleetwood RWD for $150. I had taken quite a bad hit on the right front and the battery was dead so a friend helped me push it 1/4 mile home. When I was changing the front clip the village inspector came by to look at our house that was for sale and told me there was an ordinance against working on cars in the driveway. I told him I wasnt working on it I was cleaning the leaves and road junk from the firewall. He laughed and said "it better be back together when I come back tomorrow" and it was.

Crap that that just bugs me.... Some people need to mind their own business and leave hard working people alone!

[sinat]

mine is my 1999 Xj, just got it sunday before last, and I love it!
:D

[bad luck]

I worked picking pears, and cucumbers, and green beans, and cutting apricots all summer to save up and buy a little Honda 90 motorbike. The next summer I bought a 1959 VW beetle, then after having that for a couple years I bought my moms old Datsun, I think it was a 67.

[XJ Wheeler]

I worked picking pears, and cucumbers, and green beans, and cutting apricots all summer to save up and buy a little Honda 90 motorbike. The next summer I bought a 1959 VW beetle, then after having that for a couple years I bought my moms old Datsun, I think it was a 67.

What i would do for a sweet oval window!

Sent via messenger pigeon - i talk, he types.

[editedforsafety]

I had a 1990 Ford Ranger. 4cyl, 5 speed. Dark grey with electric blue and pink stripes. I got it in 2000, I think the ridiculous 90's stripes are what made the price so low, because it was a great truck (until I crashed into both walls of the freeway about a year after I got it).

Next one was a 1986 Silverade 2wd longbed with a built up 350. Great motor, but the rest of the truck fell apart and I ended up selling it a few years later to a friend who wanted to put the motor and transmission in an s10. Wish I still had it.

[bad luck]

Jake,
At the time I wasn't that crazy about the old bug, but long after I got rid of it, I wished I had it back. It was so slow with a 1200 cc motor. 36 hp. Now I wish I had all the cars I ever owned back again. I had a 76 Bronco, and a 78 FJ40 that I stupidly sold also. Oh well live and learn, I am slow to learn though.

[cpttuna]

1960 ford fairlane 500- 292 V-8 auto 4 door black with AM radio

[XJ Wheeler]

Jake,
At the time I wasn't that crazy about the old bug, but long after I got rid of it, I wished I had it back. It was so slow with a 1200 cc motor. 36 hp. Now I wish I had all the cars I ever owned back again. I had a 76 Bronco, and a 78 FJ40 that I stupidly sold also. Oh well live and learn, I am slow to learn though.

Lol, that's why i'm never getting rid of the xj. Well, i haven't gotten rid of anything yet. :rolleyes: I guess i have the opposite problem.

Just think if you had gotten rid of say a hemi cuda or something. Worth millions now. :eek:

Sent via messenger pigeon - i talk, he types.

[finneys98xj]

72 pinto

[ArmyGuy45]

http://images1.americanlisted.com/nlarge/96_ford_ranger_1500_lindsay_10948463.jpg

[Rustbucket]

A rust free 96 xj. Got it with around 79,000 miles on it. Got totaled when a drunk driver hit me at a stop light a month or so after I bought it.
http://i44.tinypic.com/ml1loo.jpg

[nickyg]

1974 AMC Gremlin.

[BlueXJ]

This was my first car.
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll187/90BlueXJ/chevrolet-bel-air-17.jpg (http://s288.photobucket.com/user/90BlueXJ/media/chevrolet-bel-air-17.jpg.html)

[Outlaw star]

First road legal car was a Datsun 280ZX Turbo.

[2fastjeep]

My first was nothing less than a red 92 jeep yj wrangler I found all ready lifted on 32's. swore I'd never sell her but, 7 years later I had my second kid on the way and you can't fit two car seats in the back of a wrangler.

Sent from my GS3 via tapatalk

[runnerswife]

Chrysler 5th Avenue. Her name was "Hoopty" and I could get 5 friends in it.

[4.3LXJ]

Chrysler 5th Avenue. Her name was "Hoopty" and I could get 5 friends in it.

Ever see how many people could fit in a VW Bug. Great fun

[buffnutts]

my first was a 1986 jeep Cherokee chief 2.8 v6 stock

[4.3LXJ]

86 Lerado

[XJ Wheeler]

1974 AMC Gremlin.

Now that just fits!

Sent via messenger pigeon - i talk, he types.

[Paddletrucker]

Mine was a 1974 Ford F100 Explorer, for you kids that don't know, the "Explorer" use to be a trim package you could get on the trucks, not an SUV.
Anyway mine had the 302, 3 on the tree, 8 track, ect. and looked very much like this one:

http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb432/XJMJeep/1974F100.jpg


My first one was a 1977 F100 Custom with a 300 straight six and 3 on the column. No power steering, no power, brakes, no A/C, no nothing. It was an excellent truck. It was the easiest thing on the planet to work on. It was dependable as hell and got 16 mpg no matter how you drove it or what you did with it. I wish I still had it every week! I had a lot of good times in that old thing.

[pvt.tadpolxj]

A beatiful 1967 chevrolet impala...:xjtalk::patriot: