your first car

BretLuter · **Posted:** Fri Jul 22, 2016 5:40 pm

1972 Super Beetle "Baja" edition. Looked just like this one. Drove the hell out of it, wrecked it when someone in a Honda Civic turned left in front of me, which allowed me to get the insurance payoff, pay back my Dad for the $$ he loaned me to buy the car AND pay a backyard bodyman to fix the car for me (might have had a few $$'s left over to buy gas).

Sold this one and bought a 1973 VW Thing- really wish I still had that car.

Roger McDaniels · **Posted:** Fri Jul 22, 2016 5:54 pm

They sold Shuttle/Beagles here in the US. They just called them the Civic Wagon. They made them from '83-'91 here, and through '96 in the rest of the world. I have seen several excellent examples. They are one of my favorite Civics, although people tend to want a lot of $ for them since they are not common.

FrancisChan · **Posted:** Fri Jul 22, 2016 6:07 pm

RodneyWright wrote:

ok, I had to do and interwebs look up on a Honda Shuttle Beagle. Why....

Because...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7ZzqBPz4sY

brettmcwhorter · **Posted:** Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:55 pm

Had wire chrome wheels on it that were too low of offset and stuck out, plus a 15" 500w sub in the back. God what was I thinking at the time. :stick:

George Bright · **Posted:** Sat Jul 23, 2016 8:23 am

My first car was a Datsun 410 sedan. 1200 cc pushrod motor with 3 speeds on the column.

It also had a hand crank in the trunk. Leaving high school one day I had to hand crank it. I told the guys hanging around "Do that with you small block"

Arthur McDonald · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:54 am **Posts:** 2052

'66 Falcon Club Coupe. Mine was Silver Blue instead of the Arcadian Blue shown.

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Amongst its performance features were a 1 barrel Holley carburetor atop the optional 200 CID "Fairlane" six, churning out 120 HP gross, 3 speed column shift manual transmission with synchronizers for BOTH 2nd and 3rd gears, 4 wheel unassisted drum brakes, 13" steelies with bias-ply tires, and unassisted steering with 5.5 turns lock to lock.

Comfort and convenience features included a Mustang under-dash air conditioner. I added an FM radio from Radio Shack under the dash in 1979, because I didn't want to mess with the radio delete plate on the dash. (I liked the 3 Falcons flying right to left across it.)

I traded it in when I bought a brand new 1981 Mustang. And I want it back.

Bernie Baake · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2016 8:05 am

My first ride wish I still had it

Arthur McDonald · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:54 am **Posts:** 2052

'49 Business Coupe? Nice lake pipes!
My folks had a '51 Custom Tudor when I was little. Mexicali Maroon and rust.

Bernie Baake wrote:

My first ride wish I still had it

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2016 12:40 pm

Gotta admit, some very nice first cars here I'm seeing...

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2016 12:42 pm

BretLuter wrote:

1972 Super Beetle "Baja" edition. Looked just like this one. Drove the hell out of it, wrecked it when someone in a Honda Civic turned left in front of me, which allowed me to get the insurance payoff, pay back my Dad for the $$ he loaned me to buy the car AND pay a backyard bodyman to fix the car for me (might have had a few $$'s left over to buy gas).

Sold this one and bought a 1973 VW Thing- really wish I still had that car.

You sure this pic is of a super beetle? I thought they had the curved front windshield. As for the thing, yeah, you shoulda kept that one. I have about 4 cars I wished I'd been able to keep....

RobLupella · **Posted:** Mon Jul 25, 2016 1:04 pm

RodneyWright wrote:

BretLuter wrote:

1972 Super Beetle "Baja" edition. Looked just like this one. Drove the hell out of it, wrecked it when someone in a Honda Civic turned left in front of me, which allowed me to get the insurance payoff, pay back my Dad for the $$ he loaned me to buy the car AND pay a backyard bodyman to fix the car for me (might have had a few $$'s left over to buy gas).

Sold this one and bought a 1973 VW Thing- really wish I still had that car.

You sure this pic is of a super beetle? I thought they had the curved front windshield. As for the thing, yeah, you shoulda kept that one. I have about 4 cars I wished I'd been able to keep....

I think that supers had both flat and curved. The struts were the functional difference

Arthur McDonald · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 1:54 am **Posts:** 2052

RobLupella wrote:

Roger McDaniels wrote:

'66 or '68 Opel Kadett B Caravan:

Isn't that still in the shop

According to an article I saw on the Autoweek site, David Lee Roth had a '69 Kadett Caravan that may or may not have been nicknamed "Panama".

Coincidence?

JamesMilko · **Posted:** Tue Jul 26, 2016 9:23 am

There are way to many 'good' cars here.

clinehall · **Posted:** Tue Jul 26, 2016 11:49 am

Hand me down from my mom, 318 with no smog stuff, I didn't understand how fast it was compared to all the mid 70's cars. I just thought I was a better driver when I beat a 76 Trans Am in a race after a golf tournament. Both cars full of junior golfers!

RodneyWright · **Posted:** Tue Jul 26, 2016 1:01 pm

very cool ride...

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