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In reply to the discussion: What was your 1st car? [View all]hunter
(38,309 posts)114. I had a Corolla station wagon. I drove that all over the Western U.S.A.
I lived in it for a while as well.
The car once blew a head gasket which I replaced in the parking lot of a K-Mart.
People were walking by looking at me like
I was pretty feral looking at the time with a Grizzly Adams beard and long hair that went everywhere. I was also strong, making most of my money moving furniture. On a good day I could make $100, but it was usually closer to $50. That's $150 to $300 in today's money and part of the reason I graduated from college without any debt. College was much less expensive then as well.
Hardly anyone ever messed with me because I was crazy and looked crazy.
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I was 18 at the time. By the time I got rid of it for 50.00 it had no brakes and wipers didn't work
gopiscrap
Oct 2020
#19
1957 Ford Fairlane - hardtop convertible - automatic..manual choke...turquoise..paid
asiliveandbreathe
Oct 2020
#28
Holes in the floorboards that surprised passengers when I drove through puddles
soothsayer
Oct 2020
#55
72 Nova. paid 1500 in 77. 15k miles. Literally owned by wife who only used it for errands.
bullimiami
Oct 2020
#38
'52 Plymouth Cranbrook, 3 on the tree, wing windows all around, 50 bucks. I made a flatboat box
NBachers
Oct 2020
#54