your first car ????

[DRE85PTYPE]

ok so i know that mostly every one here owns a celicasupra but what did you own for your first car?? i would like to know if any one had the same first car as me???

- first-1983 toyota cressida with the w58 5 speed, it was sweet till i blew it up : )
-second- SDR 85 ptype

[jefe_not]

My first car was a VW Beetle from the '60's... but my first vehicle was actually a motorcycle!

[Junkie]

1st car we owned ? 1st car we drove ? 1st car we drove on a regular basis ?

1st car = 66 Pontiac Bonneville, 389 4bbl, BHG when purchased at the ripe old age of 13. Had it apart, bought all the parts to finish, was working a summer job for the neighbor. Dad got wind I was working off a tri-power set-up for 1/2 my wages, sold the car.

1st rig I drove was a 67 Chev 3/4 ton truck, at age 12 .... I was designated driver, when dad was drunk.

1st car after age 16 = daily driver for school and work --- 1970 Cougar, 351w, old school slotted mags Fats/skinny's :D

[rsdeo]

First car was in '86... back in high school. '83 Ptype MK2. Daily driver. Click on the flashing MK2 below and see pics on my site.

[kdsii]

1st car I drove: a 1969 Chevy 1/2 ton stepside pickup. 3 on the tree, straight six, dull faded gray, military surplus (had the radio "delete" option - yeah, not even an AM radio, just a metal plate on the dash covering the hole where the radio should go). Really light on the rear, would spin a wheel without any effort at all!

1st car I owned: a 1979 Toyota Celica Supra, bought it in August of 1982, 2nd owner, will have owned it 25 years next month! - (yes, I've already talked about it here, but you asked, so I'm going to say it again). Metallic black paint (a pain to keep clean, but shined like nothing else when it was clean!), beige vinyl interior, straight six, 5-speed manual (yeah, it would spin a wheel when I wanted to also), sunroof, louvers on the hatchback, aftermarket stereo system - the girls loved it! (and so did I - I still have it!!!)

[Dave A.]

1st car I owned at age 15: 66 Mustang rust bucket with chrome wheels, 283 V8, 4-speed, fried clutch and a cracked block. $50.00 wasted. :-)

1st car I owned and drove as a DD: 69 Corolla handed down from family at age 17.

[84ptype]

my first car was handed down to me by my older brother...
84 ptype two tone blue 216,xxx on odo....<10 on the motor...
same with rear end..
FREE

[Daves2JZGTE]

My first car was a black 83 P type second car was and still is my white 84 p type

[tiksman]

1st car owned was a 1968 Impala with a 327 2 speed powerglide, Gave up after 6 months I was only 13.

2nd car 1975 Dodge Charger (POS)

3rd 1980 Mercury Cougar (POS) it magicly caught on fire so I could get the supra

4th car a 1982 Supra L type silver with black leather 5 speed.

[TorqueMasterJay]

The first car I ever had in my name was a 79' Trans Am Bandit. It sat in the sellers yard for 4 years. So $400 for the car and $35 for the carb rebuild kit...$435 for a car that would easily leave twin tire marks for 200 feet. Front air dam found a brick in a dirt road the commenced it to tumbling under my car. It jammed up into the flexplate and broke the rear seal, spilling all its blood out, locking up the engine a short time afterwards. I cried that day.

[Xander]

Blue 84 p-type auto: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2097054

[83restomod]

94 dodge caravan LE. o yeah baby. 210,000 miles on the 3.3 V6. drove that shaggin waggin to high school. i put 17 inch cromies from pepboys on and rocked that sh*t. everyone made fun of me cause their parents gave them BMWs and Lexus'. dam rich kids. gotta love the red rocket. :crossjerk

[Angkistrodon]

68 super beetle...hand me down.

[9Teen86]

'64 Chevy II Nova SS -

[Xeno_omega]

84 P-Type which I still own :D

[CJSREDPRA]

1st car that I owned that was in my name:

80 MKI Brownpra.

[pdupler]

1st car I owned at age 15: 66 Mustang rust bucket with chrome wheels, :-)

What a coincidence. Actually my second car bought at the age of 16 was a 66 Mustang rust bucket. It didn't stay a rust bucket tho. I restored it and enjoyed one car show season before selling it to help pay for college. Sad thing is that Mustangs have gone up in value so much in the intervening 20 years that I couldn't even afford to buy it back in the same condition as when I sold it.

[roadrash]

first car in my name
82 granada station wagon
3.8 v6 with c5 transmission.

[celica fanatic]

my first: 1969 chevrolet c/10 pickup. 3 on the tree, bored out 283. still have it as a matter of fact. its now 3 on the floor.

second car: 1989 chevrolet camaro. auto, 305.

third car: 1974 international scout terra II

forth car: 1973 jeep cj5, 5 speed, amc 304. still have it.

fifth car: 1984 celica gt-s. sold it, bought supra.

sixth car: 1984 supra P. still have it.

[ABUSEDDOG]

It was a 1974 astre station wagon... a 350 swap. Pure craziness
Same thing as a vega. Not sure if the americans got the pontiac versiion

[zack_odom]

My first car that I actually bought was a 1973 Dart swinger with 450k miles (Estimated lol:iocrunks2: )
The passenger floor was missing and the trunk fell out in the course of me owning it....
It aslo blew a headgasket and sucked a small bird into the carb...I loved that car lol!!!!

[4SFED]

'64 Olds Starfire 394cid in 1969 when I was 15. Second was a '65 Olds Cutlass convertible at 16 when I actually got my DL in 1970. Had a bunch of Oldsmobiles over the years and three Mustangs, two '67 Camaros, and two '70Monte Carlos.
I didn't get into foreign cars til the eighties when I bought a new MR2 in '88, then a Supra and another and another... 4 MR2's and about two dozen Supras later...

[Lexusboy]

My first car:

1998 saturn sl2, still have it, its at my dads in NE til i graduate high school it has an intake, rims (15 inches strong...oooo yyyeeeaa) www.myspace.com/3000gt0_man

My second car:

my beloved 1986 toyota MKII P-type,
no pics yet, still waitn for a camera...

[sowsley]

My first car was a 1948 Plymouth Special Deluxe Club Coupe. Bought it in 1974. Had the brake light in the center of the trunk. Fell in love with the brake light. Became obssessed with the car. (Sound familiar??) It was a very cool/uncool car. Taught both my sisters how to drive a 3 on the tree in it. Learned to drive a stick in this car driving the back alleys for a few days. It's still a topic of conversation at family gatherings after a few drinks. Ok, I'll admit it, I have Dork genes that I try to suppress. Am I a dork for falling in love with a 25 year old sports car? Believe it or not, The Plymouth was 26 years old when I bought it, and it seemed like it was ancient, man, built before I was born. The Supra, I remember when they were new. (I'm 53). It doesn't feel so old.

I'd love to get a clean original low mileage '48 Plyouth some day. I had a chance to drive one last year. Very strange, but satisfying. I live in San Francisco, so garage spaces are hard to come by. Traded it for a 1972 VW Convertible, another fun car that I drove for two years and sold for more than I paid for it. I also have access to a 1931 Model A Ford I can drive at will. Very primitive. I just love cars. Period. Too bad I can't also afford a new one right now. Test drove a new Rabbit a month ago. it was SWEET.

The photos are the same year, pulled off the web. Mine was 2 door, baby blue, oxidized paint that wax and rubbing compound would only help for a short while. First car I adjusted valves in, rebuilt a carburetor, changed a starter. Last car I serviced like that. Old oil got put in a hole in the ground in the back yard. This was the '70's, Who knew?

Brake light in center, tail lights on side. Turn signals were not available factory, were all aftermarket add ons. Inline flathead 6. Solid as a rock. (Heavy as a rock too :)
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x305/sowsley/Plymouth/p15green.jpg

starter button is the chrome button to left of steering wheel on dash
http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x305/sowsley/Plymouth/P15dash-1.jpg

[celica fanatic]

damn, shes in great shape.

[valzareh]

My first car was a 83 L type . i have some pics of it somewhere .. I did a p-type face lift on it . Sold it 5 months later and got a 89 mustang 5.0 t-top . Killed that one doing 100mph .. Young and dumb ..hahahah I have some pics of that car after i killed it
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/4/web/2656000-2656999/2656324_4_full.jpg

[zack_odom]

you=One lucky bastard lol

[Yotaholic]

First car I owned was a 83 Honda accord . Paid 4500 for it in 86 and sold it for 400 2 years later .. sure had a lot of fun in that car ...

short story .....a bunch of us were at a friends cabin one night and off we go down through a brook in a chev blazer... 200 ft down the brook it dies ....batt is dead . We then proceed to take the Accord down the brook with one of the guys up on the roof sitting on a rocking chair lookin for deep holes and big rocks , water is commin in the doors but the damn thing kept goin :duh: We boost the blazer , cruise back up the brook and party on !! Next day my roof needed a few good kicks before it popped up :kekekegay ohhh the good old days when mushrooms were fun and London dock actually tasted good .....

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m270/Yotaholic/83accord.jpg

[mkiimaniac]

1984 Toyota Celica Gt

[Supra Bob]

First car I drove: 84 Toyota Pickup at the age of 12. Worked on a Farm at the time, and I would drive it from Barn to barn while we were bailing Hay, and to get to different feilds when I was on the tractor.

First I bought: 1975 Chevy C-10 pickup. 2 Wheel drive, stepside. 250Straight 6 and a 4 speed. Bought it at 14, traded it to my brother for a 78 GMC 4x4 that didn't run.

First I drove legally: 1979 Blazer 4x4, 4 speed with a 305 from an 84 truck. Paid $250 for the truck, $800 to rebuild the motor and drop a cam into it. $500 for some 33" wheels and tires, and $200 worth of bondo in the body...LOL

[PhillySupra]

First car I drove at age 2 and crashed into a tree. My Mom's/Brother VW Rabbit

First car given to me as a graduation present in 04.
1985 near mint Mercedes 300sd Turbo Diesel..oh yeah it was fast
Until some idiot off duty police officer rear ended me doing 60 while I was at a Light:duh:

First car I owned. 1993 Mercury Villager/w intake! lol Maxima with a big body

First Supra...82 Ptype

[Solo1Supra]

My first car I bought was a '75 opel Ascona when I was in the Air Force in Germany in '83.

[Sparky]

First car I drove: late 80's Toyota pickup with a 5-spd. I spent a lot more time learning on a 91 Dodge Dynasty (super K-car, yeah!!!), but the pickup was the first.

First car I owned (and the slowest car I've owned): 88 Celica ST automatic. About the only thing it could outrun was Metros and stock Civic DXs. Blew it up about 2 years after buying it trying to manually shift the auto. Con-rod through the front of the engine block, it was pretty spectacular.

Since then...
85 Supra P-type (replaced the Celica, and I still have it, turning it into an SCCA car)
85 Nissan Pickup (got towed illegally, but didn't have the money to fight it)
84 318i
89 325i (traded the 318i for a BMW with some balls; still have it, debating selling it since the thing is always broken)
79 320i (picked up for a cheap DD/race car project; sold for parts & scrap about a year later)
69 F100 (needed a truck that could tow, proceeded to seize a near unreplacable Dana hybrid 2 weeks later; still doesn't run right)
86 RX7 (picked up as a temp DD while fixing the 325i. Might end up just keeping it instead... unless anyone wants to buy it? :p )

[Supracress]

1st car I drove was a 89 Toyota 4 runner with the roll cage! Was suppost to get handed down to me but my parents traded it in. Made me a sad panda.

1st car ended up being an 89 Berretta. Short lived n sold it for money towards...

2nd: Dodge Avenger. The car I've done most my drive in so far. Ended up catching itself on fire two years ago on september 11th!? Ya, as if the car randomly catching on fire while parked for 2 straight days wasn't weird enough.

3rd: Teh 85 supra! Bought it as a project/fun car before the avenger blew up and forced me to drive the 20 year old supra in a bad, icey Michigan winter. Currently under going cosmetic surgery... still.

4th: Biggest mistake of my life, 97 dodge Stratus. Bought to replace the avenger. Got fed up with all the random problems the car had and traded it in the my wifes latest car, 04 camry. If you own one of these, I feel very sorry for you.

5th: 95 Escort. Wifes first car, traded her the stratus and use the escort as the winter beater to save the supra from another winter.

6th and current: 95 s10. Found out that when you own a house, a pick-up truck is a must. Now my winter whip & sh!t huller.

[SlapFunkWarrior]

the first car i owned at age 16 was a 1981 chevette. got it for 250 bucks.got me through high school though.

[Phil G.]

Hmm....first car not in my name was a 1977 Dodge Charger (think Chrysler Cordoba) with a 360 2 barrel. It was a gas hog POS.

2nd car - 1982 P-Type (Black) bought used w/48,000 miles as a joint venture (me and my parents) in 1986.

[Austin E]

bought when i was 16. $3500 bucks, 1985 silver p-type with 90,000 miles. now i'm 19 and its got 135,000. still stock completely.

[Darrow]

1st rig I drove was a 67 Chev 3/4 ton truck, at age 12 .... I was designated driver, when dad was drunk.


Same age and reason here, except it was a '71. odd. Wait a sec how did you drive a truck when you were 12 that was built after you were 12, or do you mean 1867.:iocrunks2:

First daily driver was a '74 4 door Volvo. My dad bought it from my uncle for Ten dollars.

First vehicle with my name on the title was a '78 Chev LUV. Still have it too.

[Nogoodnik]

I actually learned to drive in Japan at the ripe age of 25. I had to drive a LiteAce for work and then I bought an '89 Toyota Carina. "Alice" was her name. I miss that car.

[guitar4sr]

Learned to drive on a 80's something Monte Carlo SS.

Bought my first car, my 83 supra, at 15yo for $500.

[DRE85PTYPE]

wow a lot of responses and a lot of interesting stories on every ones first cars. it was good to see all the variety before we found supra's . :sheep2:

[TorqueMasterJay]

Heh...I only listed the first car I had in my name like the thread asked. Ive had 10 mustang IIs, 3 79 trans ams, 1 dodge demon, 1 dodge daytona, 3 pontiac firebirds/trans ams/formulas, 2 half ton chevy pickups, 2 suburbans(1 1/2 ton and 1 3/4 ton hd) a 35' motor home, a 1 ton box van, an 85 camaro v6, late 70's german mercury capri, a 61 HD panhead, late 70's 750cc 3 cyl drag bike, 73 125 honda cb, 79 ford ranger full size with a 400, 73 firebird with a 400, a maveric and a comet, and 2 64 impalas. There are more, but Im just running out of time to write...gotta go to work.

[eagles5108]

my first car was a 1984 celicasupra 5spd d.o.h.c.



im new to this site

[Junkie]

Jay, let's not get a "how many" thread going ;) I don't want to remember.

[robidunno]

First car driven was a blue '79 Corolla Sedan when I was 5 (open road on a large ranch family worked on with older brother).

First car owned was a 1991 Plymouth Sundance. Just gave it away about a year ago.

[scorpmatt]

first car owned by me... 1989 Ford Taurus 3.0 v6, 3spd /od auto, pos... That car got sammiched at a light.. still have whiplash from that.. bought it used at an auto auction and it lasted me a month and a half before some dumb blonde decided to slam into the back of it... causing the car to lurch and slide forward into the van in front of me... that car had blown struts and shocks, bald tires (pass side started showing metal after a long brake skid to avoid another accident), shitty steering (wheel had major issues... you could rotate the wheel over a 1/4 of the way and still drive straight)... glad it got wrecked.

[mallow]

The first car I ever owned was a '92 Ford Bronco. 4x4, 5.8L Previous owner had a Flowmaster on it so it sounds really nice. Traded it to my dad for my '82 L-Type since gas was killing me.

First ever driven was a '90 Chevy Silverado with a 350 in it. Turns out it was the first car I ever totalled too. I loved that truck.

[celica fanatic]

my old celica, and the 69. i still have the truck. sold the celica to buy my supra..

http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g89/gt-s_photos/100_2585.jpg

[DRE85PTYPE]

NICE CARS EVERY ONE , we all have different tastes and likes... other cars owned

1978 bmw M3 : )

[suprahusker]

my first car was a chevy chevette I can't remember what year it was though

[Sparky]

NICE CARS EVERY ONE , we all have different tastes and likes... other cars owned

1978 bmw M3 : )

I assume you mean 1987? Since the M3 didn't exist until the E30? Sorry, as the what would seem to be the resident Beemer-phile, I had to speak up...

[DRE85PTYPE]

i have a 1978 BMW m3 modified by moran motorsports in the 70's before the M was a production car by BMW. all custom all stock. ( BBS wheels, sports body kit, had a performance header and those cars came with no cats b/c the air injection system was good enough for smog) i can have pics when i get off work to show you, as you said in 87 it was in production by BMW, i am not sure if mine is a genuine M3 but it has all the badges. this car is confusing me, time for research...........ahhhhh

[TorqueMasterJay]

The first series of M3 was produced from 86-91. You dont have a real one. It may have the correct engine and badging, but as you can tell from all the 7m, 1j and 2j's in MKII Supras here on this forum, it isnt all that hard to do. How bout ya post sum pics of it. Im sure there is several people here that would like to see it.

[suprarossa]

Very very very first car.... 1963 VW Bug with the huge sliding canvass sunroof. As far as I know I still hold at least the Nebraska state record for most drunk teenagers in a bug - I had 13 in that car one night at a party on the other side of the Kansas state line (legal age was 18 over there - 19 in NE at the time - 1972). Blew it up on the 50 mile drive to see my gf in McCook when I didn't know what that teeny tiny red light below the speedo was telling me. No oil = disaster

Next was a '67 GTX with bass boat-style metallic paint job. This WAS the 70s, after all:loser: (my prom outfit was a blue leasure suit with white buttons/piping, white shoes, white belt.... you get the (ugly) picture!) The "X" had a 383 and quite a step up from the bug. Nearly didn't make it through HS with this car....

Other highlights (and lowlights) from my youth...
1958 Porche 356A (my Mom & Dads original car - they used to stick my baby butt in the rear cargo area! Car seat, my butt! And I still have it)
1967 Ford Fairlane 390 (g-mom's car:rolleyes: )
1974 Plymouth Roadrunner
1974 Opal 1900 (LOVED this car!)
1975 Chevy Cosworth Vega (quickest damned showroom stock car I've ever owned)
1976 AMC AMX (just a Concord with decals and a 258 6cyl - not my smartest purchase)
1979 Toyota HiLux 4WD Shortbed - first on the right coast to have the new factory 4X4

GO BIG RED back at ya suprahusker!

[socalsupra]

my first car is embarrassing, 85 ford fiesta. bought it for $250 when i was 16, proceeded to break motor mounts once a week, then blowing up the engine. i then bought a 75 Plymouth duster that had the slant 6, never could blow that engine no matter how hard i tried.

[shortfuse]

ok the first car I owned was a 1976 Datsun 280z, gotta love the inline 6 right? same body style as the 240z and 260z, before the changes for the 280zx. that car was great and I would like to buy another one someday, but right now I have 2 mk3 supras and my silver mk2, so no more cars---for now

[trucker]

1976 datdun hl610 pickup

parents made me give them 500 for it

outgrew it in like 6 months, didn't physically fit in it anymore

have gone thru 25-30 cars since then, last 5 purchased were four supras, and a trooper to tow them with

[Mercuralis]

71 Super Beetle. Blue. First car I learned to work on. w00t!

[fairon]

1990 Nissan 240SX. I handed it down to my sister when I bought my 1993 Toyota Tercel.

After those, it went:
1961 MG Midget
1989 Nissan Sentra XE hatchback
1972 MGB (i still have that)
1999 Miata (did you know you can roll a Miata?)
1993 Toyota Celica
1990 Plymouth Laser
1992 Nissan Maxima SE (275,000 miles and still going strong!)
1990 Toyota 4Runner
1985 Mercedes 190E (anybody want an 85 Mercedes? $1000.)

I have a "Master list" of every car I've ever driven in one of my notebooks... I'm not going to expose you guys to that, though.

[Phil G.]

1990 Nissan 240SX. I handed it down to my sister when I bought my 1993 Toyota Tercel.

After those, it went:
1961 MG Midget
1989 Nissan Sentra XE hatchback
1972 MGB (i still have that)
1999 Miata (did you know you can roll a Miata?)
1993 Toyota Celica
1990 Plymouth Laser
1992 Nissan Maxima SE (275,000 miles and still going strong!)
1990 Toyota 4Runner
1985 Mercedes 190E (anybody want an 85 Mercedes? $1000.)

I have a "Master list" of every car I've ever driven in one of my notebooks... I'm not going to expose you guys to that, though.

What no American cars on the list???? :zzzzz: The Laser does not count (it's a Mitsubishi).

I learned to drive stick shift on a 1977 MG Midget - those early to mid 70's MG's (Midgets and B's) are pretty sweet.

[KesekiSupra]

first car i drove: 94 or earlier toyota pickup. it was the last year it was called toyota pickup instead of toyota tacoma. it was the 22re, built, my older brothers, i was 14, he was in okinawa working on the ch-53 super stallions for the core. headers, intake, suspension, rims, tires, turbo, he put a lota money into that thing. yep, that was my first car i drove, and drove it a lot. first car owned, my supra :)


edit: o yea, gotta love how my uncle taught me to drive (stick to boot), makes me get i the truck, takes me out to a secluded street, and says "hope you paid attention, its ur turn." that was all the teaching i ever recieved at 14 to drive stick. i must say, it was probably the best, since ive taught many others that same way too. tell them too many things, they get confused, its a live and learn process

[MKIIproject]

The first car I drove and drove daily with was a 1990 chevy s-10 with RWD, a 2.8L six with a 5 speed. Honest to god that little truck is completely unstoppable. It has been through hell and back about 10 times, the engine has 347000 miles on it and it runs like a top. I still have it, it looks like shit because it's been in 5 accidents (all of them not my fault, 2 drunk drivers, 2 hit and runs and a woman pulled out in front of me at an intersection).I only use it now for driving in the winter on shitty days and for running into shopping carts, cookies, burnouts and whatnot. Oneday I'll enter it into a demolition derby to see if it will finally die, but I wouldn't put money on it.

[scorpmatt]

What no American cars on the list???? :zzzzz: The Laser does not count (it's a Mitsubishi).

I learned to drive stick shift on a 1977 MG Midget - those early to mid 70's MG's (Midgets and B's) are pretty sweet.

Technically the plymouth laser is as much a mitsubishi as the eclipse is a talon.... They have their own little quirks that make them what they are. :)




what they are is simple... pos 5-star cars. lol

[BBSupramk2]

My first car was a beauty. I wish I still had it. 1970 VW Karmann Ghia

[ttsupra98]

mine was a 1984 p type in mint condition

[84supra84]

84 Toyota SUPRA!! woo!!:mk2_vroom

[homestar]

I'm a youngin, and don't have a car yet, but since my older bro just got a 03 or 04 civic, the window of opportunity to get dad's mk2 is very nice...
:D