Contest Thread

[kelleymcm]

The first car that I actually bought was a 1959 VW .
I had tagged along with DH one day when he was checking out a VW for a guy, dh had a habit of buying & rebuilding VW's.
It was very well worn, being almost 30 yrs old,black & smelly....but was fairly straight.
When the guy said he'd take $180 for it, I could NOT get the $$ out of my pocket fast enough !!
NO WAY somebody else was gettin' it !

It took a year or so of sanding & scraping on weekends...but turned out great !
We showed it several times in TX & OK . It won peoples choice awards
It was Cute & Fun, had a HOT PINK Corduroy interior
It even had a pink PIG on the end of the turn indicator (my DIY),cuz we never could find a replacement knob
I drove it for a few years till pregnancy convinced me that I had to opt for a safer car .
Should have kept it cuz the lady I sold it to total'ed it within a few weeks, so sad .
pic from hubbys FB....

thanks for the contest , what a fun thing to know about folks...

[Starlight682]

First car i ever bought was a 1991 grey Ford Escort wagon which was so lovingly name the "grocery go-geter" by my friends i paid 100.00 for the car from my mom i was 18. by the time i bought a new car a few years later the car was missing all hub caps, the ac and heat was broken, none of the gauges worked and had some unidentifiable knocking in the engine, not to mention all the dents, scrapes and rust, but the thing still ran lol

[IThrenodyI]

The first car that I actually bought was a 1959 VW .
I had tagged along with DH one day when he was checking out a VW for a guy, dh had a habit of buying & rebuilding VW's.
It was very well worn, being almost 30 yrs old,black & smelly....but was fairly straight.
When the guy said he'd take $180 for it, I could NOT get the $$ out of my pocket fast enough !!
NO WAY somebody else was gettin' it !

It took a year or so of sanding & scraping on weekends...but turned out great !
We showed it several times in TX & OK . It won peoples choice awards
It was Cute & Fun, had a HOT PINK Corduroy interior
It even had a pink PIG on the end of the turn indicator (my DIY),cuz we never could find a replacement knob
I drove it for a few years till pregnancy convinced me that I had to opt for a safer car .
Should have kept it cuz the lady I sold it to total'ed it within a few weeks, so sad .
pic from hubbys FB....

thanks for the contest , what a fun thing to know about folks...

So cute!!!

[nick78]

My dad used to drive a Renault Le Car and then he sold it and bought a Yugo. They were both some ugly little cars. LOL

[happ]

My first car was a 1984 Buick Century Limited. It was not a bad car and got me through the famous Halloween blizard in Minnesota. 30 some inches of snow that day and 1.5 hour drive turned into 4 but she got me home!

[davelog]

First car I ever owned: '73 IH Scout, with 250,000+ miles on it.

First car I ever bought: '72 Buick LeSabre. It had a Sears car computer in it, it was like driving in the future! Thanks for the contest!

[LynneK]

The first car I bought was 1964 Ford Fairlane, yellow with a black interior. It was totalled in a parking lot accident.

[ToweKnee]

My first car purchased was 1967 GTO it had a 389 triple deuce in it. Thanks to my uncle who was a fabricator and made the linkage for the carbs for me. Or else I would of have to spend around $300 for one. I got pulled over driving on the highway and was sure i wasnt speeding. The cop just wanted to look at my car and talk about it. When we left he tried to drag race me but I still won. He flashed his cherries real quick and gave me a wave. Coolest thing ever especially when your 16 lol.

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[rel322]

Well since the contest ends a day after my birthday I'll enter.

First car I ever bought was a 1984 Oldsmobile '88 series. Grey exterior, with a brown top. Only $500, because it had over 100,000 miles on it. I loved that car, could fit a whole refrigerator in the back seat, (among other things ) Anyway, thanks for the memories, and great contest.

[sensay]

The first car I bought was a 1978 Mustang. It was such a beautiful car and I got it for 800 dollars. Out of the blue a few months after I got it, it died. Just would not start... I was only 17 and my Dad decided to sell it. I really wish I would have looked into fixing it.