MY FIRST CAR................1983 Chevrolet Chevette Scooter

[Michael.Felli]

I used to love when people would ask me, "What kind've car do you drive?" I used to say, "A vette!"

Brand new, in 1983, $4995.00. 17 years old and my first taste of freedom. IIRC, I put in a badass Pioneer Sound System. Was the only reason I was able to sell the car (to another teenager in 1987).

Oh, if only those back seats could talk.

 

[zd]

This was my first. 87 Subaru Wagon. Man I went some places in that.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

1979 Mazda RX-7. Got it for my 16th birthday when my dad was stationed in Japan. Different from the US version since it actually had two small bucket backseats. Was a 5 speed too, so I learned to shift with my left hand. Loved that car.

 

[psuro]

1978 Chevy Camaro - almost exactly like this one.

 

[phillybillyreprise]

1959 Volkswagon Beetle canvas sunroof
$200 in 1968
No gas gauge but switch on floor to "spare tank"
Light green in the front and light blue in the back or vise versa
Blew a piston on 322 near Watts
Bought a used VW bus engine for $150
Had it when I met my future wife. She had been dating a guy with a Corvette.

 

[KCLion]

1969 VW Fastback. Aging myself.

 

[LionDeNittany]

1983 Dodge Shelby Charger. 2.2L 5 speed

 

[dawgduice]

1961 Austin Healey 3000. Bought in 66. No role down windows, heater broke after 6 months. Waited 3 months for replacement oil pan to be shipped from England. Starter went so I had to park on an incline to "pop the clutch" to start.
Wish I had the car today. I had NO IDEA of future value. Sold it for $300.00

 

[olelion]

1961 Austin Healey 3000. Bought in 66. No role down windows, heater broke after 6 months. Waited 3 months for replacement oil pan to be shipped from England. Starter went so I had to park on an incline to "pop the clutch" to start.
Wish I had the car today. I had NO IDEA of future value. Sold it for $300.00

Loved the 3000. I think the last model year was about 1966. I shopped around for one a few years ago and was stunned by the price. Dropped down to a Triumph tr4a but even a decent tr was north of 12K. Almost bought it when I realized my knuckles would bleed and I' d have oil on the garage floor. I bought a Pontiac Solstice

 

[mn78psu83]

1976 Olds Cutlass Supreme - same car.

 

[zd]

1983 Dodge Shelby Charger. 2.2L 5 speed

I had the Plymouth Turismo version of this car immediately after my Subaru, also an 87. Fun to drive, especially as a 5 speed. 2.2L HO engine.

 

[RLCookie]

1985 Chevy Cavalier Type 10 Hatchback. 4-Speed Manual Transmission, 2.0 Liter 4 cylinder that motor just ran and ran!

 

[step.eng69]

My first muscle car...61' Corvair, got it my senior year in HS. Paid $250. the damn thing used more oil than gas, had worn rings. Had to leave the windows down... clouds of blue smoke emitting from the rear engine onto the cabin.
It was white and in very much the condition of the car below.

although my car isn't exactly appealing to todays generation, you do have to DIG the Corvair emblem

 

[step.eng69]

1959 Volkswagon Beetle canvas sunroof
$200 in 1968
No gas gauge but switch on floor to "spare tank"
Light green in the front and light blue in the back or vise versa
Blew a piston on 322 near Watts
Bought a used VW bus engine for $150
Had it when I met my future wife. She had been dating a guy with a Corvette.

"YOU THE MAN"... WITH WHEELS LIKE THAT....SOUNDS LIKE YOUR WIFE HAS GOOD TASTES

 

[wplion]

I had a 1973 Mercury Cougar which ran out of gas on the way to State College on more than one occasion.

 

[mn78psu83]

My first muscle car...61' Corvair, got it my senior year in HS. Paid $250. the damn thing used more oil than gas, had worn rings. Had to leave the windows down... clouds of blue smoke emitting from the rear engine onto the cabin.
It was white and in very much the condition of the car below.

We all know you must have been a wildman in the day. For the sake of nostalgia, you should pick up a copy of this:

LINK: Unsafe at Any Speed

Photo of a sweet Corvair in the Ralph Nader Museum with this article:
LINK: Unsafe at Any Speed Shook the Auto World

 

[delcojim]

1963 VW Karman Ghia......all of 41 horsepower. My friends called it 'The Roach."

 

[91Joe95]

86 Buick Lesabre. 308 V8, rearwheel drive, and lots of snow made for an awful lot of fun. Fast, decent highway mileage, and AM stereo. Thirty gallon gas tank had a range of over 650 miles. Very plush and roomy interior, it was the biggest car I could find. I learned a lot about fixing a vehicle, you could literally climb into the engine well it was that big. I nicknamed it the blue bitch, it was a love/hate vehicle.

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[step.eng69]

We all know you must have been a wildman in the day. For the sake of nostalgia, you should pick up a copy of this:

LINK: Unsafe at Any Speed

Photo of a sweet Corvair in the Ralph Nader Museum with this article:
LINK: Unsafe at Any Speed Shook the Auto World

mn78psu83, you have me pissing my depends right now I'm laughing so hard.
good pick-up, I thought it was another car Nader had troubles about, caught on fire when collided in the rear.

 

[ForesterGump]

'55 Chevy. Bought for $200. Stick on the column.

 

[joeparules]

1980 Toyota Celica hatchback in beautiful brown (much like this pic). Absolutely NOTHING like getting your first car!

Only had it a year my last semester at PSU and first six months in the "real world" before a 15 year old joy riding in his parent's station wagon ran a red light at 1:00 am and totaled it. Gave me a reason to step up to an 83 Supra. Loved, loved, loved this car!!

 

[Obliviax]

1964 pushbutton automatic Plymouth Valiant.

 

[Lion78]

70 maverick - cousin of the Pinto.

 

[mhentz]

1973 plymouth valiant. Affectionately dubbed the "boxmobile"

 

[nitanee123]

1979 Olds Cutlass Supreme - same color

 

[hawkeyePSU]

1963 VW Karman Ghia......all of 41 horsepower. My friends called it 'The Roach."

Mine was a 74 Karman Ghia with the 1600cc motor...all of 46hp. No heat to speak of and windows down...60mph (maybe) AC.

 

[njlion73]

1962 MG Midget Plexi glass windows that slid open half way. Had to unscrew the window frame and put in trunk for a fully open window.

 

[bhill29]

70 maverick - cousin of the Pinto.

This was the first car I owned also and in the color shown in the Pic. I hated it but but the inline 6 was indestructible, I blew the soft plugs on the block several times, overheated it and even had the engine seize on me several times only to start again after the it cooled down.

 

[Tweedbear]

1937 Plymouth with a leather inset roof.
Paid $35 sold for junk 3years later for 25.
No where in western PA or eastern Ohio was safe.

 

[androcles]

...1937 Lafayette - inline 6...
... my Dad told me he would teach me to drive AFTER I bought my own car and insurance...
...I paid $40 for my neighbor's car in 1948 - and the insurance cost $65!!!...

 

[Lion84]

68 Barracuda - One sweet ride:

 

[mn78psu83]

70 maverick - cousin of the Pinto.

Love that color. We were just laughing the other day about some of the super cars of the 70s - Maverick, Pinto, Pacer and perhaps the worst of them all - the Gremlin. Bad stuff.

 

[dawgduice]

1962 MG Midget Plexi glass windows that slid open half way. Had to unscrew the window frame and put in trunk for a fully open window.

The AH 300 I had had the same kind of windows. It was a hoot getting it through state inspection

 

[CairoLion25]

I was 16 in 1996. I got an 84 Chevy Blazer. A pig. Could not have radio on in dark. It made the headlights short out. Hated it then. Wish I still had it now.

 

[CairoLion25]

The AH 300 I had had the same kind of windows. It was a hoot getting it through state inspection

My dad has an MGA that is in the process of being redone. Has the blade-type hubcaps that stick out...the one's you'd associate with gangster cars. Its awesome.

 

[AWS1022]

1986 Renault Alliance...really bad car. Got rid of it two years later and got an '88 Honda CRX and loved that car.