Mine was a 1977 Buick Skyhawk. It had a 3.8L V6 and a Borg Warner 5 speed that either had a burned synchro in 1st gear or more likely didn't have a 1st gear synchro. I liked the car well enough, but it was a pain to get that car in 1st if you didn't know the trick.

 

I serched cortina on bing.com Pic was there,
I agree a pretty sweet lookin car.

 

Mine wasn't nearly as cool as half the cars in this thread. First one was an '86 full-size Bronco with a 2" lift and 33's in OJ Simpson white. The one thing that stands out about the bronco was it was a sesquicentennial edition

 

1977 Pontiac Ventura 4 door. Sloooooow v-6 Yes done neutral drops to get rubber lol. she took a licking but never failed me

 

Cortina was an English built Ford. With the ususal English car electrical issues.... I remember it had a manual choke! Haven't seen one of those since....

 

my first ride was a 1972 chevy C20. 3/4 ton with a 350. my dad gave it to me when i turned 16. cost of the vehicle, he told me was to never ask to borrow money to do maintenance on it. so if i wanted it to stay in tip top shape, it was all on me. have loved bowties since then and will only ever drive bowties.

 

1977 Chev Nova. Brand new. I was 19yrs old. Paid $4700.

 

1963 Black Chevy Impala w/409 engine. Saved up my grass cutting and paper route money. Paid $450 in 1973. Kept it about a year and then traded it straight up for a 1967 GTO w/400 engine. Wish I still had those two cars. Be worth a lot today.

 

1957 Chevrolet Bel-Aire 4 door. I bought it in 1968 after it had an underhood fire for $200. Had to do some wiring and replace the hood and bushings in the upper A frames. It had a 283 with a cast iron Powerglide. I built a 12 1/2 : 1 compression ratio 302 backed with a Muncie 4 speed.

 

Mine was a 1963 VW Bug, man I still remember that summer of 1970 free at last,and gas at 29 cents a gallon, I could fill that gas tank for 2.50.