Do you know what car you FIRST rode in, or what car your parents - Page 3

sintid58 · February 10th, 2004

I was born in August 1957 and my dad has told me I was brought home from the hospital in my Grandfathers brand new 1958 Buick Special. At that time I don't know when they announced the new cars. If it wasn't the 58 it was Grandpa's 57 Special or Dad's 55 Special. My Grandfather traded cars every year or two until he got the 58. He liked that car so much he kept it until 1965 when he bought a new 1965 Special Wagon. The 58 is the first car I ever remember riding in, I think that is why I have a soft spot for them.

rocketraider · February 10th, 2004

Born late October 56, came home in a 1953 Olds Ninety-Eight sedan on Halloween! It was traded for a 1960 Dynamic 88 sedan which is the car I really remember from my childhood. It was named "Clyde" when Ray Stevens released "Ahab the Arab". My dad also had a 1949 Chevy pickup that he claimed was the coldest vehicle on earth to ride in!

michel88 · February 10th, 2004

I was born in July of '44 and I was brought home from the hospital in my dads '40 Buick Super coupe. He kept it until he traded it in for a new '51 Ford. I still remember riding in it very well and remember being sad to see it left at the Ford dealer. I guess thats why I choose a '40 Buick Roadmaster for my collector car.

Woody Michel

February 11th, 2004

Great topic / I was brought home from the hospital in my Godfathers 58 Chevy Impala 2-tone. Thankfully he kept the car until I was old enough to have a visual memory. It was always spotless and yes it had the tri-carb setup under the hood. His next car was a "Hot" '65 Super Sport w/327. Man Old Godpa Joe always had some mean cruisin machines. In my house Dad was always the practical 1 a 50 ford tudor / next up was a 57 Buick Special 4dr / then a 63 Ford Galaxie 4dr. He sure loved them 4dr's. Though now he's tooling around in a Yellow Punch Buggy, Ouch !! -"OldBlue" [color:\\"blue\\"] [/color]

imported_Dales90 · February 11th, 2004

I was born in 1948, and came home in the 1935 Dodge Dad held onto until 1950.
He then bought a Super, and my very earliest memory at age 2, was being on the salesroom floor, literally, looking underneath the car at the feet of the salesman and Dad.
We had that 50 FOREVER, until getting a new 1961 LeSabre.
My life has been Buicks since 1950, don't know how we let a Dodge slip in there.....
Dale

Shaffer · February 12th, 2004

Thanks for all of the replies folks. Really great stories!!!!!

Dans 77 Limited · February 12th, 2004

My Dad always bought a 1 year old used car.I was born in 64 I am sure I was brought home from the hospital in a 1962 Chevy Belair wagon white with a blue interior and after my brothers wreck , yellow fenders. It survived my older brother (52 today)learning how to drive on it , he even rolled it once but didnt do enough damge to it for my Dad to get rid of it . Dad kept it till 1970 so I remember it well. At that point he bought a 1969 Chevy Impala coupe, which didnt survive my brother, it was totaled in 74 , Dad then bought a 73 Chevelle , that I learned how to drive on , then in 1982 he got his 1st buick , an 81 Skylark Limited , he had that till I got married in 1990 when he bought an 89 Olds and gave the Buick to me.

He now has a 2002 Bonneville , anyone want to guess what year he bought that in

Dan

LeSabre Nut · February 14th, 2004

My first ride was a 1960 LeSabre Sedan. That is the car I was taken home in from the hospital. (I'll be 40 in May) My dad bought the car brand new two years before he married my mom. (Their still together but now drive Chrysler products) After the 60 LeSabre they had a 68 LeSabre. They drove Chevys for a while then got an 84 LeSabre which I bought from them and drove until it died. I now have another 84 LeSabre (daily driver) an 87 Century and an 89 LeSabre T-type (my Toycar). Guess that first ride in the 60 LeSabre put Buick in my blood!

Highway_101 · February 16th, 2004

Hello,

I was born in 1974. My ride home frome the Hospital was in my parents' 1971 Poneiac Grand Prix SJ (455). My dad say's that was the best driving and riding car he ever had. My second ride was most likely in a Studebaker Avanti....My parents had two....They still have one, and I have the other. The Avanti that I have is the one that I rode in when we moved from Illinois to Washington when I was 2 years old. My parents also had a 1957 Corvette at the time, but I think they weren't driving it much anymore. When I was 2, I rode around in my dad's 1934 Ford fordor sedan. He still has that along with the 33 Ford Coupe that he drove in college.

Philippe Racicot · February 18th, 2004

My first ride was in my parents metallic gray 1976 Century Custom coupe while my mother was still pregnant! Once I was born (in january 77), my parents had already changed it for a black 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix but since they sold the Buick to my uncle, I remember it well as he kept it until 1983. The Century had blue/white interior with a console and the rallye steering wheel. It was still very clean when he sold it and I REALLY liked that car. Back then, I didn't know that it once belonged to my parents!