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Vashthestampede 05-20-2008 07:02 PM

1990 Dodge Shadow. 2.5 turbo @15psi. It was pretty fast, but I always wished it was the Shelby csx model.

Vash-

rza52 05-20-2008 07:36 PM

1994 caprice 9c1 police package :)

Rafa 05-20-2008 08:24 PM

1967 Fiat 124 Sport. I'm sure you guys have never seen one! :giggle:

m2cupcar 05-21-2008 08:49 AM

1969 Kaiser Jeepster Commando
http://www.jeep-picture.com/images/c...ommando006.jpg

thymer 05-21-2008 08:59 AM

71 beetle. 60 HP of screaming fury!!

cueball1 05-21-2008 11:55 AM

1968 Chevelle. Insanely built 327 with a 4 speed. Could light up the tires at 80mph without much effort. Drove downhill all the time with skinny's in the front and beefy tires in the rear. Would run the 1/4 in low 12's with street tires. Took longer to stop than to accellerate. Who ever thought drum brakes was a good idea was smoking crack. Took me about a week just to learn to shift into 2nd without chirping the tires. Way twitchy throttle and short throw competition clutch.

Paid $850 for it in 1982. When I was at school my Dad would take his buddies out in it and scare the crap out of them. Didn't learn about that till after I sold it.

Rafa,

Loved the looks of those Fiat's but I can't think of a worse 1st car! How did you keep it running?!?

Rafa 05-21-2008 12:32 PM


Originally Posted by cueball1 (Post 260304)

Rafa,

Loved the looks of those Fiat's but I can't think of a worse 1st car! How did you keep it running?!?


Actually the transmission gave up less than 1 year after I bought the car!

It looked awesome but it was totally unreliable.

bradlee 05-21-2008 01:08 PM

I see a lot of VWs as first cars. Mine was a 1988 Jetta, which was sadly one of the cleanest and most reliable cars I've owned. The 1.8L 8v motor was weak, but awesome. Power nothing, even the sunroof had to be cranked open with a handle. I drove it through high school and sold it to my English teacher for what I paid. From there I ventured into the darkside of Nissan Z cars. I wish I still had it, but a manual tranny and RWD seemed more important at the time.

TurboTim 05-21-2008 02:40 PM

'87 fiero gt

fmowry 05-21-2008 03:09 PM


Originally Posted by Rafa (Post 259948)
1967 Fiat 124 Sport. I'm sure you guys have never seen one! :giggle:

My dad had a 124 Spider when I was a kid and I thought that was cool. This was when we were in Germany. Then he bought a '79 X1/9. We brought it back to the states and that was my first car.

Cool car but try finding a Marelli alternator in BFE Virginia prior to the internet. :jerkit:

Frank

Rafa 05-21-2008 03:44 PM


Originally Posted by fmowry (Post 260434)
My dad had a 124 Spider when I was a kid and I thought that was cool. This was when we were in Germany. Then he bought a '79 X1/9. We brought it back to the states and that was my first car.

Cool car but try finding a Marelli alternator in BFE Virginia prior to the internet. :jerkit:

Frank

Frank, your dad's spider was one of the most beautiful cars of that era.

I also remember the X 1/9. I imagine how difficult it must have been to get parts in the US!

BTW, I'm going to scan a pic of my fourth car tonight and challenge you guys to figure out which car it was.

evank 06-01-2008 01:41 AM

'79 Caprice Classic. Two-tone paint scheme -- white and rust, mostly rust though! My aunt and uncle gave me that car for free when I got my learner's permit at 16-1/2, rather than pay the junkyard to haul it away. My friends in high school promptly named it the "S.S. Evan" because, ya know, it needed tugboats to steer ... I wonder how many Miatas would fit in the trunk?

Fergus 06-01-2008 03:30 AM

My first car......
1991 Eunos Roadster Mk1 NA GTi @ 6 Psi/10 Degrees Timing....Eibach Sports Springs, KYB AGX 8 Way Adjustable Shocks, Polyurethane Bushings, Cat By-Pass, DePowered PS Rack (FM Style), Removed AC - ZoomZoomBOOOooST !!

Yup, I'm still driving it :naughty:

18psi 06-01-2008 04:07 AM

me? i had a TOTAL PIMP MOBILE:
http://images.cars.com/main/DMI/107690/C354464.03.jpg
1998 CHEVY PRIZM, OHHHH YEAHHH BABY!!!! :D
put a home-made intake on it, and welded together a straight through exhaust, it sounded like complete shit but kept up with civic lx's and at that time in my life (16) it was the shit hahahahha:giggle:

Lincoln Terns 06-01-2008 11:23 AM

1969 GTO Judge...STOOPID FAST! Bought used.
1984 VW Rabbit GTi...STOOPID QUICK (for the day)! Bought new.

disturbedfan121 06-01-2008 06:09 PM

1994 mazda protege
had the jdm bp-t motor for it but sold it before i got the miata.....now i wish i held onto it lol

Wheel Magic 06-01-2008 11:05 PM

1951 black 2-door lead sled Mercury, 3 on the tree with overdrive. Wish I had it now!

Fergus 06-02-2008 06:40 PM


Originally Posted by 18psi (Post 265049)
me? i had a TOTAL PIMP MOBILE:1998 CHEVY PRIZM, OHHHH YEAHHH BABY!!!![/B] :D
put a home-made intake on it, and welded together a straight through exhaust, it sounded like complete shit but kept up with civic lx's and at that time in my life (16) it was the shit hahahahha:giggle:

Jazes 16 ?
You can only get a motorbike over here at that age, can get a car when 18 :giggle:

xturner 06-02-2008 07:14 PM


Originally Posted by Fergus (Post 265635)
Jazes 16 ?
You can only get a motorbike over here at that age, can get a car when 18 :giggle:

Based on the highways(????) I drove around Donegal and Limerick, everybody should get a motorbike and leave it at that. Those roads weren't built with cars in mind.

deliverator 06-02-2008 08:40 PM

94 Saturn SC1. 84hp auto transmission. Sucked. Almost shit my pants the first time I hit the speed limiter (104mph, iirc).

Sold it after a year and got a '96 SC2. 124hp with a 5 speed manual trans. Loved it. Spent way, way too much modifying it. Pissed off many, many mustang owners.


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