Let’s see your first car.

[1967 4K]

It was a 350 SS/RS ermine white with black vinyl top and black interior 4 speed with console.I painted it blue and removed the vinyl top. The pic with the black wheels are circa 1973 and the one with Keystones all around is circa 1975. Keystone pic is with a big block 70 402 from my brothers Chevelle. With the big block I ran headers and 456 gears. It was a really good running car. Ripped it n street raced, went through other engines, a 68 Z 302. The big block was my favorite and that’s the reason I chose my present 67 4K.
Show us your first car everyone.

Richard

[dykstra]

Bought Jan 2, 1989. I was 15 years old. Still have it today.:biggthumpup:

[Too Many Projects]

This is the same as my first car in early 1970. 1954 2 dr sedan. It had the 235 with babbit bearings and didn't last very long...3-4 months as I recall.


https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/q752/Stillwaterchevs/1954%20Chev%20210/.highres/DSC05007_zpsxefwobdf.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds

[1967Z28]

My first car was a Fathom Green '69 Z with black standard interior, 4.10 gears, AM radio with rear speaker. Also Z21 style trim, N34 wood wheel, and spoilers. It came with a set of headers with the air pump plumbed in but I removed the air pump stuff and put it on the shelf in my parents' garage. I think my parents tossed that stuff because I never saw it again. I kept the car for three years and traded it for a Tahoe Turquoise '67 Z.

[70Guy]

Ls6.....

[Bill Pritchard]

70 Nova, bought new in June 1970. Hugger Orange, black standard interior with rubber floor covering (no carpet), 307, factory floor mounted 3 speed. Picture is at my parents house....you can see window sticker still in the rear quarter window. Within 3 weeks, OEM exhaust was gone replaced by a Midas dual system with glasspacks, and the rally wheels were replaced by some Keystone mags that looked similar to Torq-Thrusts but with dark spokes. Sold it 5 months later because it wasn't fast enough :3gears: The guy I sold it to, his girlfriend rolled it a couple months later and it was fixed but repainted blue. They eventually got married and put over 100K miles on it.

What I REALLY wanted was the Citrus Green 70 Z28/RS on the showroom floor, but the $140/month payments scared me so I bought the Nova with $77/month payments....and proceeded to make double payments every month :stupid:

[Lynn]

This is the same as my first car in early 1970. 1954 2 dr sedan. It had the 235 with babbit bearings and didn't last very long...3-4 months as I recall.


https://hosting.photobucket.com/albums/q752/Stillwaterchevs/1954%20Chev%20210/.highres/DSC05007_zpsxefwobdf.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds

OMG. That is frikken amazing. We may be cousins in a parallel universe. My first car (Jan 6, 1969; twelve days before I turned 16 and got my license) was a light green 54 two door sedan Chevy. Paid $75 for it. Previous owner blasted through a police barricade, so the hood was concave in the front, and headlight buckets were toast. I had to change out the popsicle sticks and rubber bands that held the headlights in position every two weeks (didn't know how to describe it back then, but today we would say no UV protection on the rubber bands).

Brakes failed. I rebuilt the master in the driveway, but it didn't hold (I am certain it had deep pits in the bore, but at 16, wasn't smart enough to know the difference). I drove it for a month (including taking other kids to school on car pool day) with no brakes other than the hand brake. The last two weeks of that there was not handle on the park brake.... just a pair of vice grips. The kid's parents would have gone into a coma had they known. One of those "kids" is still a very good friend of mine). Drove it til it threw a rod. Actually drove it another 20 miles AFTER it threw a rod. What a wild noise, that broken rod swinging around and hitting the block with each revolution. But it made it home. Sold it for $10. The guy who bought it (he ended up in prison for "chop shop" stuff") hooked a chain to the front bumper to tow it away from my parent's house.... and the front bumper fell off... seriously. Hooked the chain to the frame and drove it off. He sold the AM radio for $10 so considered it a win.

Now, my second car....... really nice 57 Chevy 210 2 door sedan, Tropical Turquoise with white top and side panel. Wish I had never let that one go. Not a fast car by any means, 283 PG, but so many memories. Still have a hard time passing on a nice 210 two door, two tone car, especially if it is tropical turquoise and white. Guess I could settle for black and white.

[1967Z28]

Were they Keystone Digger mags like these, Bill? Probably looked pretty cool.

[TimG]

I did my best to keep it clean.

[1972convss454]

Here is my first Car. 1968 Chevelle SS396. Purchased in 1982.
BTW my second Car is also in the pic. 1970 Chevelle LS5 Vert purchased in 1984.

[Lee Stewart]

https://i.postimg.cc/ydQ4rNgQ/23W-6.jpg (https://postimages.cc/)

1964 Impala SS Convertible- Lagoon Aqua with matching interior and a white top. 327/300 HP, PS, PB and a Powerglide. Added an 8-Track player and a reverb. Bought it on May 2, 1969 - day before my 18th birthday for $900.

[Bill Pritchard]

Were they Keystone Digger mags like these, Bill? Probably looked pretty cool.

Wow, thanks for the picture....Pretty sure those are the ones! And yeah, I thought they went well with the black side molding and black interior.

[Jonesy]

My first car 1969 Camaro RS/SS 350 4 speed. Bought in Oct 1979 for $1100.
Original paint back then. I wanted a 1970-72 Chevelle SS but found this first.
Painted it in 1982 and changed stripe color to white, then in 2004 I went through it all over again and put the original IF coded 14x7's back on it. Build sheet was always on the tank but never retrieved it until around 1998 or so.
Still have it today. Its a miracle that it traveled around from storage shed to storage shed with me. Almost sold it numerous times. We have our 42nd Anniversary together in about 3 weeks!! :worship:

[x33rs]

56 Nomad with a 327 4-speed, purchased in 77. Daily drove it till about 1988 or so, been parked ever since. Still have it.

[earntaz]

Called it Rocky Racoon - 300 HP 327 ... 4 speed

[Jeff H]

My ultra rare 69 conv with the 250 6 cyl and PG transmission. It was all I could afford while in college in 1985 and I had the local vo-tech school do quarters and repaint it the original rally green. I liked the look of the Z28 stripes so I had them do that as well.

[Sean]

First car 396/4 speed oval port heads/850 holley dual point/strip dominator/flat tappet cam 5.88's 29.10.5 slicks/stock suspension to boot. 11.50's Ran it on AV gas. Was 17 then was the fastest high school car at the high school drags 2 years in a row. Still have it! Originally a 396/375 car.

[SuperNovaSS]

1966 Bronco with 170 inline 6 engine and 3 on the tree.


Jason

[Daves70SS]

1968 Mustang fastback lime green metallic with a 289ci.
This picture is my brother with the car from about 1972. I bought the car from him in 1976 and sold it in 1982. I recently found the vin # from the car 8F02C116621 and did a google search on it and found an ad for it from a dealer in Indiana from 2018. Below is the link to the ad I found.
https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1131039/1968-ford-mustang-for-sale-in-knightstown-indiana-46148

[Chuck_Burg]

My first car. Bought it from a neighbor in 2003. She was the second owner, owned it since 1972. The car was an original Maroon car 327 2 barrel with a glide and 2.73 gears. When I was 16 nothing was cooler than Lemans Blue, wish I would've kept it Maroon. Now a pretty stout 350 with a Tremec and a Moser 12 bolt. I still own the car.

[Keith Seymore]

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[Keith Seymore]

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[EZ Nova]

Back in 1982, my first car, CLONED 1968 GTX convert. when I was 16. Turn 16 in Feb and bought this May 1st. Black with black top, red int. 440 Hemi 4sp Dana 4.10. Centerlines picture is a couple weeks after I sold it in 1985.

[ALLZS]

not the best pictures the blue one was my hot rod and the burgundy one was my daily driver both where z cars I still have the burgundy car

[JRSully]

71 Nova SS, complete with Dents and Rust, but an awesome street racing weapon back in the early 5.0 Mustang, IROC, GN days. 350 4spd 12 bolt, bought from the OO for a snappy $400. I dressed appropriately in my Jams (remember Jams?) and Autometer T shirt. Fun, care free times....

[luzl78]

My 67 ss rs 4K convertible. Mike P. has the chassis and body. I have the original motor. Been on a stand since 1980

[RPOLS3]

Owned since 1987 and still have it. First summer since I owned it that it was not driven. I need to get the brakes finished so I can get it back on the ground and get it fired up.

[Gasrat]

High school graduation night. Black 1969 RS/Z28. Endura bumper car that was loaded. Me on the right and my brother on the left. I fought to get the headlamp covers to work correctly. Very cool car.

[1969L89]

My first car was a 71SS Chevelle 350 2 barrel, 245 hp I bought for $400. I ran the livin daylights out of that car. I ended up parting it out and selling the body to a stock car driver. I still have the protecto plate and 2 build sheets from it. In all the Chevelle's I've owned and seen I've never seen another factory 71SS 350 2 barrel.

[MYSTERYCHEVELLE]

Novas started it all

[chevyandpontiac]

1979 Monte Carlo bought new buy my mom at Ed James Chevy in Bolingbrook IL
I purchased it from her in 1982 and still have it today. I Pro streeted it in the 80's and raced it until I had kids, then the car was taken apart and left for over 20 years. pictures then and when I first put it back together. It has changed a little more over the years.

[dykstra]

1979 Monte Carlo bought new buy my mom at Ed James Chevy in Bolingbrook IL
I purchased it from her in 1982 and still have it today. I Pro streeted it in the 80's and raced it until I had kids, then the car was taken apart and left for over 20 years. pictures then and when I first put it back together. It has changed a little more over the years.

My family has bought many a car from Ed James Chevrolet.

[GM Powertrain]

Bolero red '67 Chevelle SS. L34 396, TH400,12 bolt 3.31. Black buckets, console and blinker tach. Stock except for a set of glasspacks and Crager SS wheels. $3000.00 in 1985.

[njsteve]

My first car when I was 14. A 69 Z11 Pace car with a 1964 327 under the hood. I still remember the engine pad info. Still stuck in my mind after 44 years: F0804HA

[njsteve]

And my brother's first Camaro A LOS built 69 SS396. original Daytona Yellow with a 1968 style vinyl top.

Last photo is from the day we were heading off to the 1979 Street Machine Nationals in Indy.

[njsteve]

My second car. 1970 Superbird. I was 16 when I got it in 1979. They were just 10 year old used cars back then.

[Crush]

My second car. 1970 Superbird. I was 16 when I got it in 1979. They were just 10 year old used cars back then.

You must of had a big paper route or a couple of jobs!!

[njsteve]

LOL. I saved every penny back when I was a kid. When all my friends were buying mini-bikes in junior high school and wasting money smoking that reefer in senior high school, I was putting all my pocket change in my savings accounts (back then you get 8+% interest in a savings account!).

Nerdiness pays off sometimes!

[tjs44]

first car I bought on my own.63 Pontiac tempest 326HO 3 speed stick.18 years old.Tom

[tjs44]

sorry,current car!

[67since67]

Seen here before, but since you asked...:3gears:

Bought from original owner Oct of '67. What we now call "Day 2" started immediately beginning with peeling off the SS stripes. I flogged the original 396 to death, Hurst, Hooker, Crower, 4:88s etc, etc, then an over the counter L88.

Since 1977 a '69 L78 that I've gone through twice.
Today it is unrestored with much original paint and 40K miles. MCACN Day 2 Display 2016 (Thanks Dan!!), MCACN MCR Cover Car Display 2017 (Thanks Arvid!!) and Day 2 Concours Gold.

Bill W

[KevinW]

First car was not a GM car, but fun! 1970 Triumph Spitfire. 3rd car was a 69 Camaro X44 327 manual (was Orange) from Virginia :)
First pic was as bought, then I painted it an unknown red-ish color and added the RS option :)

[olredalert]

My second car. 1970 Superbird. I was 16 when I got it in 1979. They were just 10 year old used cars back then.

----Steve,,,Jake Dykstra (senior), his wife (Birdie), Jan and I were there. Jake had his fairly fresh resto 62 Impala 409 and I had a white 69 El Camino with a low horse 454, and a 400hp Tri-Power set up with (at the time) a new set of 79 Corvette aluminum wheels and tires. I liked that old beast a lot!.....Bill S

[njsteve]

Here's me with my second Mopar, a Los Angeles built 70 440+6 4 speed Cuda in 1982. Im wearing my 1981 Street Machine Nationals T-shirt and the car has the 1980 Street Machine Nats license plate frame.

I still got that license plate frame...and none of that hair.

[goernie28]

Nothing exciting, but mine was a beige 1985 Olds Firenza sedan, in all its 85-horsepower overhead cam fury. First car also became my first wreck after hot dogging it on a gravel road, sliding off the edge of the road and parking it on its roof. No photos of the actual car seem to have survived.

[CanCOPO]

1969 Meteor Montcalm 2 dr ht 302 cid. No frame from the dog legs back. Rear bumper held on with wire to the trunk lid hinges. 105 mph top speed, down hill with a tailwind. House speakers in the back seat.

[x44d80]

Not my 1st car, but the 1st car I learned to drive in. A 1966 AMC Ambassador. My folks were willing to give it to me, but I wanted a 1969 Camaro. I eventually got the Garnet red/red 1969 Camaro by working at McDonalds etc. I think it cost me $1400. There's a guy close to me that has a red/red 1969 that I think is my 1st car. I told him to give me 1st crack at it if he sells it. The 1966 AMC Ambassador is really a pretty nice looking car. It had a 327CID engine and reminds me of a 1965 Chevelle. It would be cool to have today and would be a great LS swap car. Here's a pic off the web of what it looked like.

[SMS]

67 Camaro in 1975.

[PLATINUM6BBL]

My 1st car I bought. June 1984 I bought this off my cousin who was the 2nd owner. It sat in the back of the dealership building that his family had. Paid $3500 for it with the paint job that is still on it today. Factory quad black 1974 E58 360-4bbl auto 3.55 with 34k miles on it. Hardly gets out anymore. Oldest boy wants to get it up and going so he can race PSMCDR with me.

[PLATINUM6BBL]

2nd one in April 1987. Can find it in Member Rides section. https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?t=83327

[L78_Nova]

As purchased 1981 (seventeen)
204729
Couple Hi-boys out prowlin
204730
A little more cleaned up
204731
This Afternoon
204732

[GearheadSS]

Y'alls first cars were way cooler than mine. I turned 16 in 1992 and my first truck was my Grandmother's 10 year old GMC 1500 regular cab long bed. It only had 32k miles on it when I got it. I begged my parents to let me buy a 1st or 2nd gen Camaro or Trans Am but they weren't having it. So, I got the hand-me-down truck. It was pretty nice but I never stopped wanting a sports or muscle car.

I kept it for 2 years before buying a 1988 300ZX 2 seater automatic that was loaded with every option except for the turbo. I was still under my parents roof so a Camaro was still out of the question. The 300ZX only had about 30k miles on it and it was a great car. I thought it was the coolest with the digital dash and t-tops. Definitely one of the nicest cars in the high school parking lot.

One day, the summer after graduating high school, I was in a neighboring town(Sherman, Tx) and drove past a used car lot with a red '87 IROC Z that I just had to have. It was a 305 TPI automatic with power everything and t-tops. Swapped the 300ZX even for it and didn't even ask my parents. They were not pleased with me. Of course, it ended up being the biggest turd I've ever owned. lol After finally getting fed up with the constant problems that car had, I ended up swapping that even for another low mileage 300ZX 2 seater. This one was a 87 but it was a 5 speed manual, my first manual! Loved that car too.

No pics of the GMC or IROC but here's the first 300ZX. I thought those terrible wheels looked good back then. Uggh. Anyway, like I said, you guys had way cooler first and second cars than me. Makes me wish I had been born about 10-15 years earlier!

[L16pilot]

My first car in 1980 was a 70 SS-350 Camaro. Bone stock Camaro Gold w/ vinyl top, auto on column and no gauges. By '83, I had the vinyl top removed, repainted blue with Z-28 stripes, spoiler and snorkel. Changed it to 3-pedal about the same time. Drove it from MD to CO and back twice for college. Somewhere along the way, I replaced the snorkel hood with an L-88 glass hood. Graduated college in '87 and sold it in '88 as I thought it was "the adult thing to do"...urgh...regretted it the moment I took the kid's money. Heard it got wrapped around a tree in the early 90s. Still have the snorkel hood in my shed.

[Jeff H]

67 Camaro in 1975.

Is that an Olds Toronado with a 455 and fwd in the background? A friend had one in college and it was a ton of fun going out in the Rochester NY winters with.

[Steve Shauger]

Richard,

This is a great thread, and ties nicely into the My Garage & Journey application we've been working on. My first car is the beginning of the Journey.

It was a 350 SS/RS ermine white with black vinyl top and black interior 4 speed with console.I painted it blue and removed the vinyl top. The pic with the black wheels are circa 1973 and the one with Keystones all around is circa 1975. Keystone pic is with a big block 70 402 from my brothers Chevelle. With the big block I ran headers and 456 gears. It was a really good running car. Ripped it n street raced, went through other engines, a 68 Z 302. The big block was my favorite and that’s the reason I chose my present 67 4K.
Show us your first car everyone.

Richard

[169indy]

My FIRST (KYT286) car was this Sweet little 1967 F Body; My then brother in law was marrying my sister Feb 14 1981 and I was at the reception in my Brown ruffled Monkey suit, Usher duty and he handed me the Key when I was chatting up a Girl Named "Ginger" he said Hey Take the Camaro & Girl out for a drive. I fell in love with the Car. 230 cu in Turbo Thrift, with Iron Saginaw 4 speed, Muncie shifter, Alpine Stereo, Appliance mags & AMX hood scoops grafted on a flat hood. Called a Singer-Special for Bremerton Washington's Longs Autobody Fluff and Buff sourced cars in our local area. ALL looks and No Go. Turned out to be a Fun car that lead to the passion and purchase of a second Car 1983 68 SSRS 396,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[It_is_tuff]

This is my 1st, 68 el camino, factory 327, bench, 4sp, 12 bolt, no power anything. Had healthy 70 LT1 350, headers, flowmasters, weld wheels, m-21, 373's. Man that was a fun car, pic 1988ish.
Thanks guys,
Mitchell

Sorry if pic isn't straight, I rotated the pic, then saved it.

[dykstra]

Fixed it for ya.:beers:

[1967 4K]

Thanks Steve, I never thought the thread would take off like it has. Seems as if most guys on the site are like me, once a gearhead always a gearhead!
Bring it on, more pics and stories please.

Richard

P.S. I found an old pic of my first car when it was white with black top circa 1972 that i'll post up soon.

[GotGrunt]

Awesome pics guys, keep them coming :biggthumpup:

[camarojoe]

My 1st.

[SMS]

Is that an Olds Toronado with a 455 and fwd in the background? A friend had one in college and it was a ton of fun going out in the Rochester NY winters with.

Yes, my Dad's 66.

[drdave69]

Not a great first car but it was free since my parents gave it to me. Around 1978-79 they bought a new car for my mom and I got her 1972 Buick Skylark 2 door. Gold, black vinyl top and saddle/gold interior. 350/automatic on the floor. Was a nice car but not muscle/sporty.

[Lynn]

Not a great first car but it was free since my parents gave it to me. Around 1978-79 they bought a new car for my mom and I got her 1972 Buick Skylark 2 door. Gold, black vinyl top and saddle/gold interior. 350/automatic on the floor. Was a nice car but not muscle/sporty.

Beat the snot out of my first car.

[ohhawk]

Purchased for $500 and eventually installed a mid 60's Corvette motor (L76 I think) and 3 speed Hurst floor shifter. Owned several '57s in my early years including a Nomad but this was my first.

[1967 4K]

I like those early style mags on front of your 57. Lot of those mags back in the day. Cool!

Richard

[olredalert]

----Those are Mickey Thompson's.....Bill S

[Pro Stock John]

My first purchased-by-me was a 1964 GTO I bought on the Southside of Chicago, my college roomate has a pic buried in a box. I don't have the vin otherwise I would try to find it, I heard it was repainted but still had the Chevy 327 in there. White vinyl top, orig a red car, body was a plum color and it has "Insanity" stenciled on the rear quarters. I sold it to a guy named Rich back in 1987.

[1967 4K]

I’ve got a pic of a Thunderbolt with those mags in the front. The local Ford dealer in my hometown raced it. I think the pic is circa 1967,68. I’ve got to get my daughter to scan these pics I’m talking about on to her computer.
Thanks Bill, all these years and I never knew what brand those mags were.

Richard

[ohhawk]

My memory, though operating on less than 100% these days, recalls them being Fenton. When's the last time you saw redlines on a '57 by the way :)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334144976156?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1uZnXx44gQUqBx7QRxpvYkA71&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=334144976156&targetid=1262407448300&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9017849&poi=&campaignid=12873834706&mkgroupid=117462210850&rlsatarget=aud-622027676548:pla-1262407448300&abcId=9300536&merchantid=138373525&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyuf3kJ608wIV5mxvBB3vnwI0EAQYASAB EgLZp_D_BwE

P.S. Had Fenton slots on my next '57........Nomad

[GotGrunt]

My memory, though operating on less than 100% these days, recalls them being Fenton. When's the last time you saw redlines on a '57 by the way :)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334144976156?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1uZnXx44gQUqBx7QRxpvYkA71&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=334144976156&targetid=1262407448300&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9017849&poi=&campaignid=12873834706&mkgroupid=117462210850&rlsatarget=aud-622027676548:pla-1262407448300&abcId=9300536&merchantid=138373525&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyuf3kJ608wIV5mxvBB3vnwI0EAQYASAB EgLZp_D_BwE

P.S. Had Fenton slots on my next '57........Nomad

They are Mickey Thompson Rader wheels. They have a single rib down the center of each spoke. The George Barris batmobile had those wheels on it too.

[olredalert]

My memory, though operating on less than 100% these days, recalls them being Fenton. When's the last time you saw redlines on a '57 by the way :)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/334144976156?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1uZnXx44gQUqBx7QRxpvYkA71&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=334144976156&targetid=1262407448300&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9017849&poi=&campaignid=12873834706&mkgroupid=117462210850&rlsatarget=aud-622027676548:pla-1262407448300&abcId=9300536&merchantid=138373525&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyuf3kJ608wIV5mxvBB3vnwI0EAQYASAB EgLZp_D_BwE

P.S. Had Fenton slots on my next '57........Nomad

----The add shows a Fenton. An MT Rader wheel would have a different center section with a rib in the center of each spoke......Bill S
----Guess we both responed at the same time, Got Grunt.

[69W31post]

My first car on this date 1988 - 10/7/88 - I was 15
'69 Olds F-85 W-31 4 speed

Followed by pics on the 30th Anniversary at the very same house we bought it.

[69W31post]

Ill also show pics of my daughters first car - purchased on April 27, 2019 in extremely rough - abandoned condition.
1969 Cutlass Convertible

The last picture is in real time - in the garage.

[Postsedan]

LOVE your 1969 F-85 W-31 :)

Great garage too....thanks for sharing.

Dan

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

At the ripe old age of 15 (1987) I bought my first 1969 GM A Body.

1969 Beaumont (with Chevelle front clip)

Side note: Soon after a girl caught my eye and this car took a back seat. You can see the church we got married in, in the back ground of the photo, we walked across our neighbours back yard to get to the church on time…. I forgot the rings so Dad ran home and got them :-)

Ryan W31

[L72Biscayne]

Here’s my first car. 1969 Z24 convertible four Spd.

[69W31post]

LOVE a 69 Chevelle!!! Funny - a chevelle was my first "want" a 1969 at that! but would've taken a 66-72. My dad and I looked and looked at every Chevelle around for over a year. This was 1987-1988. With his encouragement to consider something other than a Chevy, I began to research a bit more.
He suggested i look at Buicks , Olds and Pontiacs and offered to match every dollar that I saved so I could get a much better car to start with.
Not long after we found the W-31.
While Ive never owned a chevelle I did recently purchase my next project.
A 1968 El Camino SS396. Maybe that will fill the chevelle void?

[dandd93]

1969 Firebird with metalflake paint a friend and I did over a long weekend.

[Camaroinaz]

First car in high school at 16 - 1975 Camaro w/ a 350 my Dad and I built, 350 Turbo trans, 3.07 open rear end. Had it through college and then a woman ran a red light and totaled it. Miss that car.

[carnut4life]

Here are a couple Polaroids of my 70 Chevelle as purchased in May of 1987 at the ripe age of 15 for $250. It was originally a red L34 bench seat 4 speed car with tach and gauges and power steering being the only other option it had. Motor and tranny were long gone by the time I got it and over the next 15 years this car taught my why the pro's always say to buy the best car you can afford because it was a complete money pit and needed everything. Looking back my only regret was that I didn't give up and sell it sooner but 70 Chevelle Super Sports are still one of my all time favorite muscle cars. I ended up driving the green 77 Volare sitting next to it a lot more than the Chevelle, that car was literally bulletproof with a solid lifter slant six.

[olredalert]

Here’s my first car. 1969 Z24 convertible four Spd.

----Did that 69 have any Cape Cod history? A friend growing up bought a twin to that convert new. It was a 427 4-speed. Dark green with black bucket seats. I put a clutch in that Impala! He's passed on, but his name was Charlie Curran. He lived between Wellsley Hills and Cape Cod.....Bill S

[ORIGLS6]

"Let’s see your first car. (https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1568345#post1568345)"


I think we've played this game before, but here goes. First 'car' and first 'real cars'.
The '57 is the first car "I" purchased, but the '55 Olds in the background is what I drove in HS. Still have the '57 but I REALLY WISH I still had the Olds!

[jeffschevelle]

I can't find any pics of my first (a Marina Blue 66 Chevelle SS 396), but here are some good ones:

1. My Dad's first car - Factory solid red 55 Belair, lightly hot rodded.

2. My Mom's first car - Repainted red 55 Belair (born 2-tone red and white).

*These two 55's are why I exist. Mom and Dad were both cruising downtown Salisbury NC, and stopped to talk because of their matching cars. Now here I am!

3. My Dad's second car (with Mom's 55 in the background). 60 Impala, factory high-horse 348-tripower 4-spd car, but with a 63 409/425 2x4 transplanted into it in late 1963/early 1964. His buddy bought a new 63 Impala SS with the 409/425 and hated the cam and the temperamental carburetors. Told dad if he would put a single 4-barrel on the 348 and swap the engines, he could have the 409. Good deal for Dad!!

And yes, he liked those tube grills!
.

[Bill Pritchard]

Appears he liked fender skirts too, Jeff!

[67since67]

When you see Jeff have him tell you the story of Dad's Impala vs the Ford on I-85!! :grin:

[L72Biscayne]

----Did that 69 have any Cape Cod history? A friend growing up bought a twin to that convert new. It was a 427 4-speed. Dark green with black bucket seats. I put a clutch in that Impala! He's passed on, but his name was Charlie Curran. He lived between Wellsley Hills and Cape Cod.....Bill S

Bill, The first owner lived two streets over from me in Hanover Ma. I didn't know is name. It could have been Charlie because Hanover is in between Wellesley and Cape cod The second owner was Brad Quinn from Hanover. The third owner was Bobby Denneen from Deneen Auto Parts in Hanover. The forth owner was Julie McKinnen from Hanover. I was the fifth owner in 1976. When I bought it the floors, trunk, fenders and Quarters had already been patched from rot. Typical New England car. I pulled the motor and trans to put in a 71 Chevelle SS 454 roller I bought for $600 and sold the body for $200. I saw the car 6 months later at Barrows junk yard on top of 10 cars crushed. I still have the CE 512 motor that came out of it. I've had it in two different vehicles since.

[TWB]

April 1972. Yep, and nobody knew what they were, including myself at the time. One month shy of 15. All I knew was that it had the 427 that I had dreamed of.

[dykstra]

April 1972. Yep, and nobody knew what they were, including myself at the time. One month shy of 15. All I knew was that it had the 427 that I had dreamed of.

Your 1st car was a Yenko Camaro? That’s flipping awesome!

[Crush]

And you were 15?!

[L16pilot]

April 1972. Yep, and nobody knew what they were, including myself at the time. One month shy of 15. All I knew was that it had the 427 that I had dreamed of.

...not that it's a competition, but you're the winner so far on "most awesome first car"

[L16pilot]

April 1972. Yep, and nobody knew what they were, including myself at the time. One month shy of 15. All I knew was that it had the 427 that I had dreamed of.

...not that it's a competition, but you've got my vote so far on "most awesome first car"

[roadster]

1966 roadster , Divco truck frame with handmade all steel body (pictures circa 67 - 73 ish). First engine 406 Ford with tri - power from 62 Ford . In 69 got a 68 396/375 MQ shortblock with aluminum heads added turning the L78 into an L89 with a M/T crossram to top it off. Center picture is me in 1969 not long after the Ford to Chevy transplant . My dad in picture above couple years earlier .

[Keith Seymore]

"http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=576315&d=1635344853 (https://www.yenko.net/forum/showthread.php?p=1568345#post1568345)"


Ha!

I can do that, too (although I'm not totally sure this would be my first car).

Looks like it needed some work done.

K

[TWB]

Yes it was. Oddly enough, Jerry M. Was one of the guys in the crowd. We all hung at the Burger King and other spots like that. Nobody knew what the car actually was at that time. Sure would like to find it. Before I am too old to take it for another blast. Still friends with my buddy that drove it home that night. I was about a month shy in getting my license. All true!

[TWB]

Fortunately my Dad signed for me. Payments were I recall 63.00 a month and I paid every cent of them. It was advertised in the local newspaper classified section. Originally, I was trying to buy a GTO, 69 I believe. It had a 427 stuffed under the hood. Dad had heard a description of it and said he wouldn’t sign because it looked and sounded like a race car. The Yenko would have run circles around that GTO. Gosh, seat belts? No way. We didn’t even consider wearing them then. Amazing I didn’t get hurt in that car.

[Pat C]

64 Vette first car I had back in 1977. Had a 67 front end, flares and a 396/375 out of a 68 Camaro. Second picture is when I saw it again around 1995… Should have bought it back, I messed up!

[roadster]

4th of July parade 1975ish . Was around this time I was around 11 or 12 my dad told me to go in the garage and pick out something red I would like to have . Had to choose between a new red Schwinn 10 speed a wheel barrel or the roadster . I picked the roadster , was happy to keep pedaling my 3 speed bike . Ended up getting the ten speed later after all and dad kept his end of bargain after all conditions and stipulations were met . Thanks pops !

[Starship]

November 1967 and now

[SMS]

April 1972. Yep, and nobody knew what they were, including myself at the time. One month shy of 15. All I knew was that it had the 427 that I had dreamed of.

So cool. My first car was "almost" a green Yenko Nova. Dad and I looked at it and drove it but it was $1200 and he wouldn't cover the delta. Plus he thought it was too much for a first car. I ended up with a $250 67 Camaro 327 which was still ok, and probably why I survived. ;)

[luzl78]

November 1967 and now

Those redlines look like the repos that are sold now. The red is really protruding out.

[olredalert]

Those redlines look like the repos that are sold now. The red is really protruding out.

----I believe those red-lines are the original Firestones that would have been available in 1967. The stripe was further towards the tread than other tire manufacturers. Also Sal (an old friend) is a real clean freak,,,LOL!....Bill S

[Jimlt4383]

1970 charger R/T. 440 six pack, 4 speed with a Dana 60 rear-end. Paid 600$ in 1978. Those formula one super stocks didn't last very long. We were out street racing at least three nights a week.

[BCreekDave]

1970 Z28, circa 1979 photo. Got it in '78 while in high school. Doing my best Grumpy Jenkins impersonation.

Just out of frame to the left is my friends 69 Z. We had a great time back then. Seems like everybody in the neighborhood had some kind of musclecar.

[njsteve]

1970 charger R/T. 440 six pack, 4 speed with a Dana 60 rear-end. Paid 600$ in 1978. Those formula one super stocks didn't last very long. We were out street racing at least three nights a week.

Looks like the photo of the 70 Charger has deteriorated a bit. What was the actual color? That is a very rare car indeed!

[1967 4K]

Dave, the 70 Z is way cool with the 10 wide slots. Is it a black car or dark green?

[1967 4K]

Ooops sorry Dave I went back n read your post again. It’s a green car and you’ve still got it. That’s great!!

[Jimlt4383]

Looks like the photo of the 70 Charger has deteriorated a bit. What was the actual color? That is a very rare car indeed!

Sublime.

[DougA]

Bought new from Jerrys Chevrolet in Baltimore, 73 SS Camino.
First new car.

https://i.postimg.cc/zBhcBBbQ/el-camino.jpg (https://postimages.cc/)

[BCreekDave]

Ooops sorry Dave I went back n read your post again. It’s a green car and you’ve still got it. That’s great!!
Poor scan of a Polaroid darkened the colors. The car is slightly different at the moment

[Chevelle SS 396 L78]

My first car in early '60's. I think I was about 12 years old when the guys in Shop Class were undertaking projects to build a Hydroplane (I lived in Florida on the Gulf Coast) and my parents said "no way". So, I twisted their arms and said I won't even think about building one of those if you buy me a car, so that's what happened. They knew I was a car guy from a toddler....always had a car in my hands, then model car building (won awards in the Revell/Pactra Model Car Contests...remember those?). I could drive with my "Learners Permit" at 14 in Florida, so I was all set. I worked on my '55 for several years, including installing a new 327 crate engine (pulled the 6 cyl...great engine, but I had to have the V8)! When I turned 16 it was ready the first trip to High School! This is a pic my Dad took of me on my way to High School for the first time in my '55. Good times!!!

[69M22Z]

My first car in early '60's. I think I was about 12 years old when the guys in Shop Class were undertaking projects to build a Hydroplane (I lived in Florida on the Gulf Coast) and my parents said "no way". So, I twisted their arms and said I won't even think about building one of those if you buy me a car, so that's what happened. They knew I was a car guy from a toddler....always had a car in my hands, then model car building (won awards in the Revell/Pactra Model Car Contests...remember those?). I could drive with my "Learners Permit" at 14 in Florida, so I was all set. I worked on my '55 for several years, including installing a new 327 crate engine (pulled the 6 cyl...great engine, but I had to have the V8)! When I turned 16 it was ready the first trip to High School! This is a pic my Dad took of me on my way to High School for the first time in my '55. Good times!!!

Great story

[markinnaples]

My first car in early '60's. I think I was about 12 years old when the guys in Shop Class were undertaking projects to build a Hydroplane (I lived in Florida on the Gulf Coast) and my parents said "no way". So, I twisted their arms and said I won't even think about building one of those if you buy me a car, so that's what happened. They knew I was a car guy from a toddler....always had a car in my hands, then model car building (won awards in the Revell/Pactra Model Car Contests...remember those?). I could drive with my "Learners Permit" at 14 in Florida, so I was all set. I worked on my '55 for several years, including installing a new 327 crate engine (pulled the 6 cyl...great engine, but I had to have the V8)! When I turned 16 it was ready the first trip to High School! This is a pic my Dad took of me on my way to High School for the first time in my '55. Good times!!!

Great story. Are you still on the Gulf Coast of FL?

[Coltdogg]

My 68 SS when I was 16.

[TMagda]

Circa 1975

[Supergas990]

I really love these threads. Really cool to see all these old rides and pretty cool how many are still around.

Here's my 1967 Chevelle Circa 1985 and then summer 2021. She's like my best friend.

Blair

[Chevelle SS 396 L78]

Great story. Are you still on the Gulf Coast of FL?


No, I'm in Pennsylvania now. I do miss Florida, but there are some good things about living outside the Sunshine State (but not much!). I lived in Sarasota for around 20 years total (moved back after college, and living in Illinois where I bought my '67 Chevelle SS L78 in '67).


I do remember growing up in Sarasota in the late 50's when it was mostly orange groves and no condos on the keys...was pretty nice back then! And we rarely used the a/c!

[wayoutz]

1970 LS6 Chevelle Fathom Blue White stripes. Junior Year of high school 1981 paid 1900 dollars for her.
M22 Rock Crusher with a 410 rear bucket seats console and as a kid I was the 2nd owner. Original owners raced the @ Atco Dragway on the weekends. Boy If I could only turn the hands of the clock back

[69M22Z]

1970 LS6 Chevelle Fathom Blue White stripes. Junior Year of high school 1981 paid 1900 dollars for her.
M22 Rock Crusher with a 410 rear bucket seats console and as a kid I was the 2nd owner. Original owners raced the @ Atco Dragway on the weekends. Boy If I could only turn the hands of the clock back

Wow, cool

[1967 4K]

Wow LS6-rock crusher- 410 gear. Doesn’t get much better!
I never thought this thread would run this long, 13 pages so far. If your really a car guy like us you never forget that first ride you buy.
Bring on more pics n stories I enjoy seeing them.

Best regards,

[SS427]

1970 LS6 Chevelle Fathom Blue White stripes. Junior Year of high school 1981 paid 1900 dollars for her.
M22 Rock Crusher with a 410 rear bucket seats console and as a kid I was the 2nd owner. Original owners raced the @ Atco Dragway on the weekends. Boy If I could only turn the hands of the clock back

Any chance you would have any record of the VIN for that LS6? I have a database I started in 1981 and it would be cool to see if the car still exists. I have "approximately" 925 VIN's, buildsheets or other information on LS6 cars so who knows. Would be neat to find out it still exists.
Rick

[wayoutz]

Any chance you would have any record of the VIN for that LS6? I have a database I started in 1981 and it would be cool to see if the car still exists. I have "approximately" 925 VIN's, buildsheets or other information on LS6 cars so who knows. Would be need to find out it still exists.
Rick
Hi Rick. I will have to look and see but I dont think I kept any documents. I sold it to a fellow that lived in North East Philadelphia. Now he had shown the car several times at the civic center auto show in PA for a few years but I really wish I could find out where she is. I can tell you this that was one of the fastest cars I have ever been in. Sold it in 1983 for my first 1969 Z28 camaro and just never looked back.

[Teddy]

Mustang was first car, Chevelle was second. Camaro was my brother's first car. Jumpsuit was my first and last.

[66BoxNova]

Purchased car in 1982 , I was 15

[Crush]

First car. 1968 Firebird with 400/auto, paid $700 borrowed 300 from Mom and Dad. Had cherry bombs, later hush thrush! Bought it in 78.

Disassembled in 82, rebuilt sub frame, and had a built 403 Olds that never went in. Sold as a roller to fund the purchase of my 66 427 Corvette rag top. Shouldn’t of sold either.

Still looking for a 68!!