How old when you got your first wheels... car or pickup?
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My first car was a 1960 creamy white Rambler Wagon. Sort handed to me after I turned 16. Automatic push button transmission on the dash... cool factor? Drove it and buddies to our high school football games. Used to pull up next to another car on the left of them, and use the foot pedal to squirt wiper fluid straight into the driver's window of the other car. The nozzle somehow got misaligned. Problem was that little straight 6 cylinder had no gitty-up with a pile of my friends inside so we had a few tussles on Friday nights. Posting this picture I found as I imagine many have no idea what this slug looked like. Mine wasn't this pretty.
After a few months, realizing I needed a faster car for mischief, I saved my money and bought a '69 327 Camaro with big fatties on the back. I think they were L50s or something like that. This thing was easy to break loose so we discovered that pouring bleach on the rear tires made a really impressive display. That fun ended when a neighbor friend of my parents 'somehow' recognized my bright green aftermarket paint job and informed my father of nuisance. That activity promptly stopped!
Eventually sold that car to a friend who promptly wrapped it 'literally' around a telephone pole. I used the money bought a '68 Mustang GT fastback from my friend for a great deal because he laid down another friend's brand new motorcycle and had to cover that loss. Had that beloved 'stang for years and sold it to a collector when I needed a more practical P/U to help build my first house. Sure wish I would have somehow held on to that one but didn't have the luxury of a second car in those days.
After a few months, realizing I needed a faster car for mischief, I saved my money and bought a '69 327 Camaro with big fatties on the back. I think they were L50s or something like that. This thing was easy to break loose so we discovered that pouring bleach on the rear tires made a really impressive display. That fun ended when a neighbor friend of my parents 'somehow' recognized my bright green aftermarket paint job and informed my father of nuisance. That activity promptly stopped!
Eventually sold that car to a friend who promptly wrapped it 'literally' around a telephone pole. I used the money bought a '68 Mustang GT fastback from my friend for a great deal because he laid down another friend's brand new motorcycle and had to cover that loss. Had that beloved 'stang for years and sold it to a collector when I needed a more practical P/U to help build my first house. Sure wish I would have somehow held on to that one but didn't have the luxury of a second car in those days.
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"Sure wish I would have somehow held on to that one but didn't have the luxury of a second car in those days."
That is exactly why I don't have my '55 Packard Clipper Super Panama any more.
That is exactly why I don't have my '55 Packard Clipper Super Panama any more.
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My first car was a 1955 Buick Special. I got it when I was 16. It was in super shape and loved it, but had it for a year before I wrecked it going through a 4 way intersection with no stop signs. Luckily for me, technically it was the other guys fault.
Prior to that when I was 12-13 my dad would buy old cars so I could ram around on our farm on big open fields. When they crapped out we would rip them apart and sell to the junk man.
Prior to that when I was 12-13 my dad would buy old cars so I could ram around on our farm on big open fields. When they crapped out we would rip them apart and sell to the junk man.
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Lots of great cars here... always had a fondness for Ramblers...
As a young kid I would take care of my Great Aunts 59 Rambler American... she did leave it to me and I have it stored inside...
My nephew will have to work out the insurance with his Dad... just about impossible to have your own insurance as a minor... so it will need to go on the policy.
I told him he needs to take care of it and if someone offers him a good price... he can sell it as it is his... I think it books for around 4k... the body is perfect which is pretty unusual and it has 120k on the clock.
He told his parents they can use it anytime as long as they put gas in the tank... always thinking that boy.
It was said with a smile.
My only concern is should someone get hurt... surprised that his very cautious Mom and Grandmother are the ones that approached me about coming up for a way for him to buy it...
It wasn't totally altruistic on my part... nephew said I was covered going forward for Christmas and Birthdays!
As a young kid I would take care of my Great Aunts 59 Rambler American... she did leave it to me and I have it stored inside...
My nephew will have to work out the insurance with his Dad... just about impossible to have your own insurance as a minor... so it will need to go on the policy.
I told him he needs to take care of it and if someone offers him a good price... he can sell it as it is his... I think it books for around 4k... the body is perfect which is pretty unusual and it has 120k on the clock.
He told his parents they can use it anytime as long as they put gas in the tank... always thinking that boy.
It was said with a smile.
My only concern is should someone get hurt... surprised that his very cautious Mom and Grandmother are the ones that approached me about coming up for a way for him to buy it...
It wasn't totally altruistic on my part... nephew said I was covered going forward for Christmas and Birthdays!
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I was 16 when I got my first car. I had been working since I was 12 and saved the money. I bought a 1964 four door Chevelle, 6 cyl. 3 on the tree. My parents had 3 vehicles on the road and to add my car and being a new single male driver under 25 to their policy would have raised the premium on all 3 of their cars. It was cheaper to have my own policy.
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I was 21 and my first car was a 1936 Austin Seven (British made car), purchased for twenty five pounds or about $45 then.
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I was 14 years & 9 months old when I had earned enough money to buy a car and pay for insurance. It was a 53 Chevy kind of like this one.
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When I was 15, it was a '52 Chevy 1 ton flatbed. Louisiana Pacific had just put in a stud mill at their Moyie installation, and we had lots of lodgepole that fit the bill. Logged for a few summers with that.