My first car

My first car I bought was a Riley 1.5..
I can't remember what year it was but I remember the car extremely well.. I think it was a 1959 but not sure..

I paid all of $250.00 for it and I drove it for about 3 years.. It was a 4 door, black outside and red leather inside with a hand rubbed wooden dash..

I lived in Montreal at the time......
 

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1965 Plymouth Belvidere, 383 and a 4-speed Black w/red interior. Ran great for a small block. In those OH/PA winters, with snow tires, went anywhere I needed to be without issues.

Back in those days, it was about power and speed on the short distance (light-to-light). No top end racing for me, that's how people get killed.

Being a female in a man's street racing world got me a lot of wins I shouldn't have had. Nobody figured I could dump the clutch and power shift with the best of them thar testicles behind the steering wheel - caught a lot of you Gents completely off guard, so I did - lol lol
 
That Guy said:
My second vehicle

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My younger brother still has the 1966?? Ford Econoline our dad bought brand new. The brakes went out before the ink on the warranty was dry; dad got really *issed off about that, put it up on the blocks down in the barn and that's where it's still sitting to this very day. I told baby brother years ago, he needed to make a project out of that with his son, but he hasn't. I don't even know what it might look like by now; I know I'd like to strangle my brother, much as I love him---:sentimental:
 
TWHRider said:
My younger brother still has the 1966?? Ford Econoline our dad bought brand new. The brakes went out before the ink on the warranty was dry; dad got really *issed off about that, put it up on the blocks down in the barn and that's where it's still sitting to this very day. I told baby brother years ago, he needed to make a project out of that with his son, but he hasn't. I don't even know what it might look like by now; I know I'd like to strangle my brother, much as I love him---:sentimental:
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Seriously? That thing could be cherried out and put in car shows.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRbxi9Af9tY (That Guy style)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx_RVuLDPXo (TWH, you could appreciate this one! Tell your brother to get on it!!)

This was my first car...not the actual one, but a 1955 Plymouth that my boyfriend restored,painted black and then sold to me for $250 when he decided he wanted a different car. He was a Chrysler Dodge fanatic. I thought it was an ugly car at the time, now it looks pretty cool. I have a few pics of it, but can't scan them.
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Ozarkgal said:
Lucky man..Cute car and wife!. I am Ford girl all the way!
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There was nothing that sounded better than a flat head V-8 with glass packed duel mufflers. These tin can mufflers they use today make me laugh. The sound you got from the flat head could be regulated with the gas pedal. Easy take off, or step on it and listen to the roar.

I lived on a hill which ended up in town, about 2 miles long, and if you pulled off the vacuum hose to the windshield wipers, the car would blackfire all the way down the hill. Also good from getting 6 volt engines to start in cold weather. Coasting down the hill and popping the clutch.
 
Pappy said:
There was nothing that sounded better than a flat head V-8 with glass packed duel mufflers. These tin can mufflers they use today make me laugh. The sound you got from the flat head could be regulated with the gas pedal. Easy take off, or step on it and listen to the roar.
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True true true. I was raised on Fords because of the farm but when my parents split, it was GM. I drove MoPars in the late 60's because they ran pretty good without having to beef them up.

Who remembers those non-shifting Buick Dynaflows? My ex SIL had one and I never could get used to it always sounding like it needed to shift and never would - lol
 
Now, of course, as a teenaged surf-crazed California kid, I dreamed of one of these:

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They were not the beautiful restorations one sees at the car shows today. Guys got 'em because they were cheap, ya could sleep in 'em and they carried a buncha boards.

True story . . . Hey, this is The SENIOR Forum and us old guys love our stories! So, friend of mine . . . Santa Cruz Pleasure Point native-born hardcore local has the woody his parents owned when he as a boy. He drove it to the annual Woodies on the Wharf car show, parked and was pulling his ancient log of a longboard out of the back when a tourist started chatting him up all about cars and stuff. As my friend was tossing his board off the pier and preparing to jump in after it, he turned to the guy and said, "You just don't get it." Yeah Now! I admire a good smartass.
 
That Guy said:
My second vehicle

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I always wanted one of those - not necessarily the fancy pop-up ones, but just something like yours. My understanding though is that they were under-powered and prone to overheating (being air-cooled), but that they were easy to work on. How much of that is true?
 
SifuPhil said:
I always wanted one of those - not necessarily the fancy pop-up ones, but just something like yours. My understanding though is that they were under-powered and prone to overheating (being air-cooled), but that they were easy to work on. How much of that is true?
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Yeah, under powered and prone to overheating. But I loved it! No windows along the sides. Just a bench seat and wide open in back. Sure had a lot of fun in that thing. 1966!
 

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