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99 Toyota Camry. Took a hit by a Mack dump truck and still whipped ass.

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1971 Ford LTD with the 351 Cleveland engine.....a true ghetto cruiser. :r

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I had a '76 chevy 3/4 ton truck...bought used from the foresty department. got all of like 10 miles per gallon...
I saved up and then bought an old '67 porsche 912... that got me through okay...

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1981 Ford Thunderbird

Two tone, black on top and silver on bottom.

Had the pop on wheel covers. Everytime you slammed the breaks, four hubcabs would go rolling past you down the street.

Wish I still owned this one. After I sold it I saw it a year later and the guy had absolutly destroyed it. Wrecked on both sides, broken stering wheel, and huge rips up and down the back seat. I would have been happier if I never saw it again.

What a shame.

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Had a red 1978 Camaro. It was like a lot of my dates, not real pretty but effective.
:r

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'70 Ford Maverick. Puke green with black vinyl seats. Man could that thing fly! It had so much torque that the front of the car would yaw whenever you floored it. The heater was busted (which sucked in Michigan), there was no AC (which sucked in Michigan), there was no radio, and the battery drained every time it rained but I don't think I ever lost in a street race in that beast. Sadly it was lost in a flood only to be replaced by, ta-da!, a '72 Maverick.

And, yes, it's strange to see all the shiny new cars kids drive these days. I don't think I've ever seen a teenager working on a car in my neighborhood whereas when I was a kid that's all anybody did.

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I wish I still had pictures of mine. I drove a 1977 Chevrolet C/K 10 pickup with the Bonanza package. It was one of the very limited released numbers (less than 10,000 made) that included a four bolt main 350ci V8 and an oversized heavy duty automatic transmission (these were standard on a basic 1-ton truck, and nearly unheard of for a mere 1/2 ton). Factory A/C, cruise control, manual locks and windows, and upright rectangular towing mirrors (the tall kind that attatched at three points on the door side). Two-tone rust and tan (color rust, not actual rust :)) with the gold stripe trim and oversized bumper fenders. Aluminum hubcaps, whitewalls to the outside. Disc/drum (front/rear) brakes, and

The only things that we changed were new upholstery and carpet (old was pretty ratty) in 2004, an AM/FM/Cassette and back corner speakers that were from the '79 model, and shoulder seat belts, also from the '79 model which were all added in '80.

In 2004, with 600K miles, the engine finally gave out. After some cracked seals led to oil leakage, the number 1 & 2 rods stripped the camshaft and threw, causing the piston heads to sink and collect oil in the chamber above. Amazingly there was NO lip formed on the cylinder walls, so to fix it we only had to do a standard 30/1000ths re-bore. The hard part was a new camshaft which had to be custom ordered for the heavier engine.



Was a helluva good truck too.

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My first car/truck was a 1992 Ford F-150 Flareside

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1968 Javelin AMC 290 4BBL 4 speed posi,,,,,,chick magnet for the time.

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:r:r:r excellent line, excellent sir.

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i had a 1972 dodge charger with a 446 ci engine that got me 9mpg

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1st car at 14 was a 1960 Rambler Ambassador.....push button auto and full fold down seats. Soph year finished 1st build on '69 Charger R/T. Hit 10.95 sec on street tires once, then racing for pinks hit a deer at 110....so much for that.

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Hey! I had one of those - 3rd car I bought, used of course, in dark green. Bought it right after college when I enlisted in the Army.

High School car was a 65 Rambler 660 Classic Station Wagon - see below (not actual car).

After High School - starting college I got a 65 Chevy Impala, black lacquer finish - real ghetto cruiser! Again, picture not of actual car.

Ron

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My first high school car was a VW Sciroco - it was nasty fast honestly. It never ran for more than a week without something major going wrong but it was fun for a few days each month.

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My first car was a 78 fiat spyder. Red on tan top with tan interior. Man I loved that little 5 speed.

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1) 1965 Chevy Impala
2) 1968 Opel Kadett
3) 1973 AMC Javelin (bought new - I graduated in 1973)

I also had a Fiat 124 Sport Coupe I tried to restore, but I didn't get far with that.

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You rich kids. ;) This is what I rode to school:

http://www.joeydevilla.com/wordpress...06/ttc_bus.jpg

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I started my Softmore year with a 95 F-150, then I went to a 97 F-150. After my junior year I crashed my mothers car and my Dad took my truck away. I then saved up some money and finished my Senior year driving a jacked up 4X4 94 F-150. What can I say, I like Ford Trucks.

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I like the way you think

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Same 91 civic that I still have and drive :)
Just a lot closer to a 91 civic then it is now lol.