Before you ever got a 3rd gen, what was your first vehicle?

Figure it would be an interesting thread to see what ya people sported around town before tearin up the streets with a 3rd gen.

I drove a 03 Galant. Had it for four years before it got totaled. Now I'm a proud owner of an 87 camaro. Had it for 3 years already and counting

 

Honda Ruckus

 

Well usually before 3 comes a 2, so my 2nd gen Camaro, which is faster than your pink lug nut Camaro.

 

My orange egg beater is faster than anything you have.



WHAT'S UP NOW FOOL? HUH??

 

What ya talkin bout? Said anondized red on the package lol.

 

Well, lets see... First car was '77 toyota pickup, then '86 nissan pickup (New.) then '69 Z-28 (Wish I'd kept that one, but was young and stupid...) Then '88 mustang GT, then '88 IROC, then '92 chevy crew-cab dually... and many more over the years. Those are just a few of my favorites. Never owned a second gen and didnt keep my 4thgen long (9 months).

 

My first car was a '86 Mercury Sable wagon, then a '78 Z28, '86 IROC 5.0 TPI, '89 IROC 5.7 TPI, '97 S10 New, '94 Nissan Sentra, '91 Z28 1LE 5.7 (still have), '97 Camaro V6, '96 Z28 LT1, 2 '90 Toyota Pickups, '94 Toyota 4x4 V6, and a '07 Silverado (still have also). And I'm "only" 34.

 

05 srt4 with a 50 trim ,meth injected , 6 puck act clutch etc etc etc .....

 

85 HONDA CRX 2 SEATER. IT WAS T-BONED BY A 76 ISH MONTE CARLO IN THE RAIN. I EMERGED WITH MINOR CUTS AND BRUISES.

 

79 TOY CELICA ( WRECKED) 79 MAZDA RX-7 ( SOLD ) 85 HONDA CRX ( WRECKED ) 85 3RD GEN 2.8 173 MPFI ( SOLD ) 87 MITSU MIRAGE HATCHBAK THING ( SOLD ) 87 MITSU STARION 2.6 TURBO 142MPH ( SOLD ) 92 MITSU ECLIPSE 2.0 16 VALVE( SOLD) 93 S10 4.3 TBI TRUK ( STOLEN NEVER RECOVERED ) 93 S10 BLAZR 4.3 CMFI ( STILL HAVE ) 2000 S-10 BLAZER 4.3 ( STILL HAVE ) 88 L98 5.7 IROC-Z "PANDORA" ( MINE 4EVER TILL DEATH DO US PART )

 

First car: 63' Beetle, I was 17 and when I found out that I could pull the motor by my self,( i was in highschool, AutoIII)it was all she wrote. The following 25 yrs was swap city.

 

I drove a 1993 ford exploder sport with a 5 speed and 4.0L
It never did explode on me and it would leave some nice black marks

 

A 1978 Chevrolet Nova sedan. Beige, 305 2bbl., Air Conditioning. Sort of inherited it after I went head onto a Ford Ranger when I was 16. Replaced the front and lasted me throughout high school and two years of college. Then I got my Camaro.

 

the only car i'm proud of having was an 84 rx7 that i had for a week. all other cars were boring, and there are 2 in my least that you guys would hunt me down and shank me for having. i did have an 88 grand marquis i recently parted ways with. sure, its a ford, but it was a damn good car. it was my art project too.

i like talking about cars i want though! i want a nice beater 4 banger for a second more fun DD. maybe an old mr2 (haha) or something with the mighty IRON DUKE! and came across an 82 rabbit for sale. it would be more of an art project, and something to drive so i can put more work in to the usual DD.

and once i get back home... i plan on hunting down a 2nd gen.

 

jason, what happened to the old z28????

 

My first vehicle was actually a 1982 Camaro Berlinetta, with the whimpy V6, but T-tops....The ladies liked it though

 

The '69? Traded it in on a new BMW 325i vert in '94. (The ex-wife wanted one and who was I to tell her 'no'? LOL)
At the time, it was just an old car with no A/C and I hadnt really driven it in years. Just sat in the garage...

The prices skyrocketed in '99 and thats when I began to regret it. They are still cheap in VA where my wife is from...

 

1988 Olds delta88 drove it for a year then let someone borrow it and totalled it which paid for the camaro.......on another note i also owned a valid drivers license before the camaro haha

 

car list: does not include trucks and Jeeps. Which I still have a Jeep too.

64 Ford Custom 500
68 Olds Delmont 88
72 Buick Century Luxus
78 Fiat 124 Sport Spider
85 Honda Accord
98 Acura Integra
04 Acura TL

 

how do they hold up with rust out there?

 

So-so. Depends on weather they are driven in winter or not. The nice thing about the firstgen is that EVERY piece of sheetmetal is being reproduced, so really, not too bad as long as you can get a title and the V.I.N. is still there.

 

Define "cheap"? I don't have a first gen right now....

 

1971 Chevelle Malibu (loved that car) wrecked by drunk driver..

1971 Ford LTD 2dr 400 C6, paid $300 for it. Was ugly as hell and didn't have a straight panel on it but was absolutely indestructible.

Love my IROC..

 

Between $500 and $2,000 depending on weather or not they run. For those prices they will have some rust (Usually trunk, sail panels, floor, but not rusted through in most cases.) They also will not be "Numbers-matching, in most cases. I guess you could say... "Project cars".

 

I'd pay $500 for a shell any day. even with a little rust. And since I wouldn't be keeping the motor and trans anyway I really don't care about numbers matching. Maybe I need to start looking for one out that direction....

 

The trick is to drive the "Back roads" and keep your eyes open. When you spot one, go up to the house and start low ($250.oo or so for "That old chevy".) And work your way up. If you have 2k in your pocket you should score one. Next time I go back to visit my wifes family I'm going to make an offer on a '69 Z-28 vert I saw.

 

91 Metallic Black Cherry 2dr Dodge Shadow. Only had a 4 banger, but I loved the hell out of that car. I got it in 96 (16yrs old) with 82k, it died at 195k in 2002. It was in 2 accidents, fixed both times and since it was a base model I upgraded the outside each time with something new...spoiler, hood, etc...had an awesome stereo system in it that i was told even though it was bargain components, it put out competion quality sound. Who knows, if the internals of the water pump didnt give out and it didnt overheat, I might still have it somewhere in my 'fleet' of vehicles. I sold it to a junk yard for $50 and got on the credit map with a 95 nissan truck. At the same time I had the Shadow I also got a 67 camaro(maybe 99) So I guess it counts too. It was wrecked(in 01, not my fault) and I never got around to fixing it. Just needed a front clip. I sold it for $700 which was exactly what I needed for a down payment on my house. Found it in the auto trader the very next week for $2k.

 

I'm surprised no one mentioned the '85 in Gone in 60 Seconds.

 

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