What is your first car...memory ?
 

Just for fun, what is the first motor you remember - either riding in, or just being aware of ?

For me it would be my Dad's navy blue FIAT 500 (the old, sensible sized one). This one had a fold back roof so in those pre-seat belt, safety nanny days I could stand on the passenger seat and poke my headout of the roof "tank commander" style whilst driving through Lancaster.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/uploa...at/2069249.jpg

(this isn't it, just an identical one - his died due to over use).

first car........1966 Ford Mustang Coupe, 6 Cylinder, Automatic trans. Baby Blue
Got it in 1975 from my boss at the Gas Station I worked at.
It had 60,000 miles and it ran great. He sold it to me for $500. which was a Deal even back then.
http://i678.photobucket.com/albums/v...rdsHouseMe.jpg

aged 3- piloting one of these

http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/...AustinMaxi.jpg

down the street where I grew up (private road, so no licence/ability to reach the pedals required)



First ever car was one of these- a 1.8 90bhp Single point version of the mk2 golf engine-rapid!

http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/...seattoledo.jpg

My first car memory was a mid 70s chevy nova my mom and dad had. I remember sitting in the back seat, and my mom would drive to the gas station Dad worked at, and I would stand up to look out the window. And I remember wondering to myself how it moved....were there feet that propelled it like the Flinstones? And my dad would have to saw the steering wheel slightly back and forth to go straight....didn't make sense at the time, but I suspect he had manual steering.

I was also only 3 at the time, but those memories are seared onto my mind. My parents had some robust vehicles back then....a Ford Maverick with a 400 some odd cubic inch v8 shoehorned in comes to mind. That and a faithful 71 ford f250 that always got 10 mpg with or without a load. There was the Buick Century station wagon with the 5L v8 that was running on 7 cylinders, but still willingly pulled heavy loads on our trailer, and a 85ish Olds station wagon with a broken engine mount that would make the fan hit the shroud under acceleration or hill climbs.

I could talk for a long time about cars, but that would be indicative of a true gear head.

My dad's Chevette and Triumph TR4A IRS were the first cars printed in my memory.

I will see if I can dig up some pictures.

...a 1950's Simca Aronde with 4-speed on the column in this exact color:

http://www.thecartorialist.com/wp-co...mca_aronde.jpg

My Grandfather had one of these- my Grandmother referred to it as "the Scottish Nationalist Car" as it broke down every time he attempted to cross any border (e.g. Ireland/England/Wales)

When i was growing up in Serbia, my family's first car was a early 70's Morris Mini. My first car was a 90 Ford Festiva

My thunderbird

'54 Ford

http://www.remarkablecars.com/main/f...rd-00307-2.jpg