Your Very First Car - Page 6

dave351cid · 04-01-2007, 12:28 AM

`70 XW Falcon , white with green interior trim . base model with 188 big block six and 3 on the tree.
cost me $1400.

bought it in 1980, a week before i got my 'L's and drove it the 120km home by myself with Dad following.

soon fitted a new 250 and single rail 4 speed.

nb_351 · 04-01-2007, 09:25 AM

started with an eb1 fairmont ghia... had the worse 3.9, but i didnt think they were that bad... bought it for 3 grand, sold it for 3 grand 2 years later...
than bought a rodeo, v6 5 speed...
sold that, now i finally have a car i can be proud of... the xe
well i cant be proud yet,tis not on the road...
also have the mazda 3... great little car...

ba_5speed · 04-01-2007, 09:31 PM

first car was an XF. that machine was a beast. regret getting rid of it, but i regret getting rid of all my cars

PoMmYwOG · 04-01-2007, 09:48 PM

1st car was a 1993 VP Wagon($3000 immac cond. in 2004), very reliable but had bad driveline shudder.

jd dad · 04-01-2007, 09:59 PM

An XY fitted with an alloy head 3.3 and 4 spd from a then brand new XE S pack

irsa76 · 04-01-2007, 10:31 PM

1971 Triumph 2000 auto sedan. White with red leathercloth trim. Even had the orginal bill of sale and owners manual. My uncle saw the original purchase price and commented that he sold new GTs for less then what this car cost new. Also admitted to selling a GTHO for less as well. As a matter of interest, I paid $500 for it in average, very, condition in 1993.

GT 0909 · 05-01-2007, 11:23 AM

FC Holden sedan in 1975 - had a lot of fun times in that car. Sold it and bought mum's XR Fairmont when I joined the RAAF in '76.

Bill_R · 05-01-2007, 01:41 PM

1975 Ford Escort. 3 years old when I got it. Totally fun car to drive.

Harro · 05-01-2007, 01:45 PM

1992 TR Magna SE 5-Speed. Had it for 4 years, want it gone!

Ringo · 05-01-2007, 01:49 PM

85 Ford Laser S 5 speed with twin carbies

The fact that it was red made it go faster than the twin carbs I think...

damoose · 05-01-2007, 04:23 PM

1970 toyota corona way back in 1980 Paid 400 smackers spent 4000 smackers
sold it for 1000 smackers and I still didnt learn a lesson from it

T3ts50 · 05-01-2007, 04:28 PM

Got a ZL Fairlane for my first car in 2000. Bought it in excellent condition of Dads mate for $4000.00, then got stolen 2 months later.

05-01-2007, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by aktomkins

My first car was a 1985 N12 Nissan Pulsar Hatchback.
it had 266,000 km on the clock when i got it, and it had 302,000 when the head gasket went. It had a $3000 stereo in it, and a $500 security system , yet the car cost me $400, as is.

Go the N12s! I had so much fun in mine...

Gadgetman · 05-01-2007, 05:05 PM

My first car which i bought 10 years ago was a 1997 EL XR8 sedan, 5 speed manual dynamic white in colour with air (which was optional back then) 16" wheels, Body kit and the whale tail spoiler. Loved that car. Being a salesperson at a Ford Dealer, i bought it as a Executive car for $36000 with 9800ks on the clock and sold it a year and a half later for $32000 with 60000ks on the clock. Now that was great resale value

caprispecial · 05-01-2007, 05:24 PM

52 standard 10 in 1966. When i see one today i look hard at the owner to see if i can pick what sort of insanity possesses them.

Bill_R · 05-01-2007, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ringo

The fact that it was red made it go faster than the twin carbs I think...

I had a Twin Carb Meteor that would perform but you had to keep it in tune to get anything over the standard single-carb. The high compression (10:1) could be a hassle. I heard all sorts of odd suggestiosn from Ford to stop the pinging: double head gasket, drill out the jets.... In the end a distributor regraph fixed that.

ThoR_ · 06-01-2007, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by j0nni

I was going to edit my post but for some reason couldn't find the edit button, maybe I'm blind, who knows, here it is in picture, not very exciting

Belive it or not if thats manual it would kill most 6`s. My brother had one and it gave me a saw neck all the time it was that quick. Maybe it was a freak. Could leave commodores and falcons sitting still

ThoR_ · 06-01-2007, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by GlennAUII

Mum and Dad's old AU2 Forte (and i did pay)

sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

Rastus · 06-01-2007, 11:01 AM

1971 XY Fairmont, Nugget Gold, 250 Column Auto. Got it in '89 when I was 17, but sold it only a couple of years later after getting the V8 bug! Pity, coz in '04 I got another one, but this time with the optional 351 fitted. Yay!

tamara1779 · 08-01-2007, 02:44 AM

HQ station wagon, V8 (until mum blew it up- forgot oil) bull bar made out of railway track. Man, I used to go through some front tyres. But great first car- can drive just about anything now after that heavy cow

benoxr · 08-01-2007, 05:45 AM

1971 HQ Premier but with 3 on the tree. 202 motor, dark purple, white interior.
The gears were pain at times - if you were too slow to change from 1st to 2nd, the gear shifter would get stuck and the only way to dislodge it was to pull over, lift the bonnet and yank the hell out of the linkages!

MITCHAY · 08-01-2007, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ThoR_

Belive it or not if thats manual it would kill most 6`s. My brother had one and it gave me a saw neck all the time it was that quick. Maybe it was a freak. Could leave commodores and falcons sitting still

I believe you ;) If you can launch it properly that is. I had a TX5 which is the exact same car just rebadged.

RED FGII · 09-01-2007, 11:23 PM

my first ford was a XY500 with factory 351,top loader and 9'' and that was in 1989

DTFRMONT · 10-01-2007, 01:25 AM

1983 Camira Wagon, back in 1992. Being a manual, it got a fair thrashing, got rid of it after a couple of years for a 280zx.

xr6fa · 10-01-2007, 01:26 AM

Ford xw fairmont ,It was only 5 years old at the time in 1974

normxb · 10-01-2007, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by benoxr

1971 HQ Premier but with 3 on the tree. 202 motor, dark purple, white interior.
The gears were pain at times - if you were too slow to change from 1st to 2nd, the gear shifter would get stuck and the only way to dislodge it was to pull over, lift the bonnet and yank the hell out of the linkages!

Geez , Glad I wasn't the only one who had this problem (mine was an HQ PanelVan), it picks up 2nd & reverse at the same time & used to come to an abrupt halt . Very embarrassing in Sydney CBD in Peak-Hour . Always had a BBS (Bloody Big Screwdriver) with me to fix the problem .

All it is , is a $2 bush in the bottom of the steering column , but $100 to get the job done so I put up with it , the whole car was only worth $400 at the time.

andrewts · 10-01-2007, 12:09 PM

It's still over 7 months until I can apply for my Learners permit, but at this stage, it looks like my first car will be an ED Shitter, or (hopefully) a newer (EF+) coon. With gas. I hope. Because the ED is not roadworthy, but the mechanic likes my mum for some reason, so he just passes it.

madmatz01 · 08-02-2007, 07:53 AM

UC TORANA CHOCOLATE BROWN
173 4SPEED

She Flew But all I ever picked up was speeding tickets :yeees:

bprint xr8 · 08-02-2007, 10:22 AM

1980 xd falcon. 3.3 litre 4 speed.

Wasnt quick but ultra reliable. Did 150000kms in it with hardly putting a spanner on it

OzJavelin · 08-02-2007, 10:36 AM

'61 Studebaker Lark VIII .. 259V8 auto