MonkeyMD
Autocross Champion
Nice. Always liked the coupe vs the hb. Maybe it was the cool looking highway patrol cars here in tx.
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What was your first car?
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Nice. Always liked the coupe vs the hb. Maybe it was the cool looking highway patrol cars here in tx.
Phur
Autocross Champion
My stepfather bought my first car for me, simply because he wanted to screw some guy over for running his mouth that he would sell it for $1000 that day. It was in 1994, Mine wasn't a second gen, it was a third gen. 1984 Camaro base coupe. Rusted out rear fenders, backyard (probably) paint job in Champagne with no clear coat or shine whatsoever, moldy brown tweed interior, automatic, AM/FM radio. It didn't even have the spoiler that you see on pretty much any third-gen. The only thing that they actually chose to get better than base was the 305 V8. The thing broke down all the time. I had to pay all of my insurance, and gas, and repairs. I put WAY more than $1000 in it, just trying to keep it running. And I wasn't allowed to get a different car.Pretty sure my dad hated me
Back in the early 90s there were plenty of ratted out 2nd generation Camaros and Firebirds with backyard engine swaps for $500.
brat_burner
Autocross Champion
Damn, mine was pretty reliable unless I did something stupid. I remember the heater core blew out one day, and I had no idea what was happening. I just turned around and hauled ass back home to figure it out.
MonkeyMD
Autocross Champion
92 Mazda B2600 manual. Was actually a hand me down. Loved that thing, before they started rebadging Ford Rangers. Manual, rwd, bright red (now hate red on cars, but man that thing would shine when polished). Was a blast to drift anytime it rained or on dirt roads.
Love the look of those 80's, early 90's mini trucks. Would love to get another one and LS swap it.
Not mine but it was identical to this except sunroof.
Love the look of those 80's, early 90's mini trucks. Would love to get another one and LS swap it.
Not mine but it was identical to this except sunroof.
brat_burner
Autocross Champion
Yea I liked those mini trucks back in the day. That was my original plan actually, a truck of some sort. Used to go to the grocery store and look at all the cool builds in the magazines.
Phur
Autocross Champion
The heater core was the last straw for me. It went out in the late fall. I had to keep an icescraper in my passenger seat to scrape the frost off of the inside of the windshield from by breath as I drove. I had luckily gotten kicked out and was living with my grandparents. They gave me my graduation present early ($) and I bought an '88 Fiero. It was a lemon too.
brat_burner
Autocross Champion
91 MR2 NA auto. The first time where I had the modders dilemma- a car I loved without the engine I wanted or the transmission I wanted.
It also almost killed me four years later. Oh hell- let's be real... I almost killed myself in it.
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Dang man what were you doing, trying to intercept some spoon engines? lol
CarlosCanizares
Autocross Newbie
1991 Mazda RX-7 NA, Brave Blue, auto swapped into 5sp.
GolNat
Autocross Champion
My first car was a hand me down from my dad so he could get a new car. It was an 88 Honda Accord Sedan LX 5 speed (older then me). I learned to drive a manual on that car as soon as I was old enough to reach the pedals. The paint was faded and it had 250k miles on it but she ran like a dream and was free. I still miss that cable clutch and shifter. Carburetor that you had to stab the gas pedal to get the choke off. I rattle can painted it flat black and did some practice welding on the fenders that were all rusted out. Saved up some money cutting grass and installed a banging sound system. Sony Xplod (yeah buddy) head unit, door speakers, duel Infinity amps and 2 10" Pioneer subs in the trunk. The neighbor guy who was a gear head helped me install it. I then cut some more grass and saved up some money to put some rims on it. Can't find a picture of them but they were some gangster Voxx wheels that I bought from a speed shop in Wilmington, DE. Oh, and it had a Pace Setter exhaust since the factory one rusted out.
Got so many speeding tickets in that car. Not because it was fast, I was just stupid. A buddy of mine rear ended me while we were turning into high school and bent the frame. Removed all my stuff and drove it to the junk yard with 290k miles on it. I'd like to get one again and do like a J or K swap.
Google image. I know my dad has pictures of me when I am like 6 vacuuming the Accord out but I don't have any pictures. Pop up and down headlights were the shiz.
It was the perfect car to learn maintenance on. I remember the first time I changed the oil my dad asked where the filter was. Umm I didn't remove any filter
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Got so many speeding tickets in that car. Not because it was fast, I was just stupid. A buddy of mine rear ended me while we were turning into high school and bent the frame. Removed all my stuff and drove it to the junk yard with 290k miles on it. I'd like to get one again and do like a J or K swap.
Google image. I know my dad has pictures of me when I am like 6 vacuuming the Accord out but I don't have any pictures. Pop up and down headlights were the shiz.
It was the perfect car to learn maintenance on. I remember the first time I changed the oil my dad asked where the filter was. Umm I didn't remove any filter
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jimlloyd40
Autocross Champion
A 64 Plymouth Sport Fury with a 426 engine. I was 17 at the time which makes me old.
