1979 Volkswagon Rabbit C
Turquoise blue with red racing stripes
White Interior
Perfect Condition
First VW made in America - PA (first European car produced in the US)
Square headlights in a black grill (for the first time)
It was very low milage used, I payed $2500.

The Rabbit C package was equipped with an AM/FM radio, a color-coordinated interior, reclining front seats, a rear window defogger, and a day/night rearview mirror. MacPherson struts, large disc brakes, rack and pinion steering, four-wheel independent suspension, and energy-absorbing bumpers were all standard equipment.

I bought the 1979 Rabbit b/c it got great gas mileage at a time when gas prices were soaring. 1979 was the year of the Second Oil Crisis. The price of gas had soared to 90 cents a gallon (ROTFLMAO)!!!

 

'69 Olds Cutlass 4 door, hand-me-down from my parents when they got a newer car. This was in 1979. Only had the 2 barrel carb, pretty slow.

 

That my brother graciously totalled for me...I had just finished restoring it and my dad let him drive it to work. One and done! It cost me $200 and was a very nice car before he got t-boned. Baby blue with a small block 400.

 

429 SCJ
Dual quads
4 Spd
Posi Rear
Cragars!
Pioneer Super Tuner Cassette

Lotta car for a 16 year old.

Bought it with my own money. I worked building engines in my Dad's shop since I was 14. We paid $2500.00

 

1989 GEO Metro LT
New: $8500
Blue
Name: Blue
3-cylinders with AC
pristine interior (blue/gray)
pull out cassette deck
tinted windows
In 1992 it was the middle car of a 3 car pile-up, rebuilt.

Still have it--runs GREAT, just needs a paint job and the 'hanger' antenna replaced. (Niece in college currently drives it)

 

Mine was a 73' F-100 with a 360 and a 3 on the tree. Had baby moons on it and straight pipe. It was two tone blue and white. Got it for free from an aunt and all it needed was a carb rebuild. lol i got it in 2003.

Kind of off topic...but i wanted to list my second too...since it is the one i miss the most. It was a 1973 Oldmobile 98 Regency. Had the tiffany clock in it and all that. The car was PERFECT inside and my parents bought it at a auction for me for 1500. Had a 455 and th400 in it. had 62000 orig. on the odomenter when i got it. For a HUGE car it would do about 135mph and roast the tires till mid 2nd gear. They made me trade it for a pos 2000 cavalier and the dealer only gave me 300 for it....i still havent forgave my mom to this day lol.

 

1950 Pontiac 4 door. I was 14, and the owner (who I as hauling hay for that summer) said if I could drive it out of the field under it's own power, I could have it. Took me 4 months of evenings and weekends, but I did it. I learned a lot about flathead straight 8's and early hyrdamatic 2 speed autos that summer! LOL!

 

A 1953 Studebaker. Had to do a valve job to get it on the road. Pd 25 bucks for it, drove it for a year. Here is a pic of a model

 

'67 Dodge Coronet 440 fast back with a gazillion miles on it. Burned more oil than gas, but it was fast! Paid $300.00 for it in 1973. First car I was allowed to drive was Pop's 67 Plymouth Belvedere. Slant 6 wasn't fast, but the 4 doors and big back seat sure helped out at the drive in!

 

1974 Toyota Celica GT. Sort of a brick red or rust metallic color, with white and tan interior. 5 speed. Bought from a co-worker of my Mom's for $2,200. Had new tires on it -- turns out they were re-caps, 4 different re-caps at that. Also had a clutch that was slipping ... so where did I take it for my first weekend, drive? Onto the hills of San Francisco! Popped a set of B.F. Goodrich TA's on it, had the clutch rebuilt, and I was cruisin'. Spent a lot of time cleaning that car up and getting it back into the best possible shape. Sold it 2 years later and got $400 more for it than I paid. Took the money and bought ...

My first NEW car, a 1981 Toyota Celica ST coupe. Ice blue metallic, 5 speed.