And what cars did your family have?

[OldsDoug]

Came home from the hospital in a '48 Plymouth.

That was traded in on a '54 Plymouth Plaza 2-door, no options. My dad took it to Sears and had a heater put in it (remember when Sears and Wards did that stuff, and seat covers?) when they brought my brother home from the hospital after he was born. He also had Sears put a Motorola AM radio in it somewhere along the line. We drove that car out to Minnesota (to see my mom's family) from Washington DC at least twice, before the interstates existed.

The '54 Plymouth was traded on a white '60 Plymouth Savoy 4-door... my dad drove me on my first date in that thing.

That was traded on a '66 Chevrolet Bel Air sedan with a 283 and PowerGlide. They sold the Chevrolet and bought a used '69 Cadillac, around 1972, for a trip my parents took to Florida. The Cadillac was traded on a used '74 BMW Bavaria (my brother found that, was working at the dealer.

There's been stuff since then, but it's boring!

Now for the second part, in about 1960 we got a second car... a '57 Renault Dauphine. That died in '65 and was replaced by a '56 Pontiac Star Chief 4-door hardtop that was purchased from friends of friends (those people bought a new '65 Grand Prix). The Pontiac was followed by a used '63 Mercury Monterey, followed by a used '69 VW.

So, as you can see, a lot of my family's cars were, well, let's say undistinguished - yet I'm not ashamed to tell you about them!

[Packard enthus.]

Family photographs confirm I was born in a 1936 Packard "120" series club sedan. This was in 1940. By the late 40's, I was totally obsessed by Packards, and was well aware that there were Packards, and there were PACKARDS, deciding I just HAD to have a Packard Twelve ( for those that do not know that era, in those days Packard was a legend in the industry, famous not only for its excellent engine designs, but also for establishing, in its early years, the engineering standards that made mass production of high quality possible.

Anyway, in 1955, I purchased my own Packard V-12 for the outrageous sum of twenty five bucks. Parents were furious, since it needed a battery !

Had a LOT of Packards since that time, But kept the Twelve. Tomorrow it gets still another extreme speed "run" to a car show in Williams, Arizona.

[Earl B.]

Hey 66... wanna double your money on that 12???? Got $50 cash in hand....and I'll even let you keep your battery!! hhahaha

[birky063]

lets see a 1949 plymonth , 1956 ford , 1960 plymonth, 1956 chevy 2 1973 buich 2door hardtop la saber, 1976 pontiac bonneville , we also had 1932 ford dump truck , 1946 dodge 1ton a 1956 ford 3/4 ton costom cab and a 1966 1ton dodge my father was in the construction bussiness

[Barry Wolk]

My father got a new Studebaker when he graduated from college in 1950. My next recollection was a '64 Buick Wildcat convertible, '66 Buick Electra 225 convertible, '68 Toronado and a '70 Lincoln Town Coupe. I was on my own after that so I'd don't recall what else he had.

My mother always had my aunt's hand me down 10-year-old cars. That's the way it was in the '50s.

[Guest Dr. Strangelove]

The first car I remember was my fathers first new car ever, a 1951 Chevrolet 2 door in some sort of tu-tone green. He had a series of used cars from his Army discharge in 1945 and was thrilled to be able to get finally get a new car, according to my mom. I remember a 'big project' he and his buddy under toke one Saturday - the addition of turn signal lights, which went into the next day and another case of beer. Although an engineer (chemical), he was not one to fiddle with things mechanical, unless $$$ driven.

That car was traded in on a buckskin tan, Ford tu-door, his first V-8 (three-on-the-tree). This car delivered good service. A day or two before it was traded in on a new Ford they ordered, my mom wrinkled the door post on the corner of the house (I remember seeing a 'Wonder Years' episode about a similar car incident...). That was the days before side rear-view mirrors, when you opened the car door to back up.

The new car, a 1958 Ford tu-door, in 'Sea Spray Green', (why I remember this stuff is beyond me...). It was their first automatic. It also had a 'Police interceptor' V-8 under the hood. I got my first 'weightless' experince in this car, several years before it was a well known phenomina due to the 'space race' of the 60's. My dad would romp that V-8 on one particular rise and it felt like you were about to hit the roof as your buttocks had left the seat! That motor always had valve train oiling issues that was finally fixed by an Olympic bicyclist, Bob Pfarr, now auto mechanic with his brothers, of Pfarr's Sinclair gas station in Kenosha, WI. On trips, back then, with many 2-lanes, it would howl by the cars as when the loud pedal was floored and scare the h*** out of my mother.

That car was traded in on a 1961 Ford 4-door plain wrapper at 'Jim Moran, the Courtesy Ford Man' in Chicago. I hated that car. I was becoming of driving age and we were driving this 'taxi' in some ugly bronze color. That car was traded on a 1964 1/2 Galaxie 2 door HT, with a 289. This was the 1st car I could drive. With it I was able to beat all the 283 2-bbl's that came around, thus allowing me to boast about Ford's in the high school hall 'forum's' of the day. It was a sweet car. My dad once found foot prints way up and spread apart on the inside of the windshield after a date with my girl D***** who used to car-hop at the Dog n'Suds. He went ballistic, but he never trated me as a 'boy' anymore....

My favorite car he ever owned, and I drove it very little (college years), was a '67 Galaxie 2 door HT in dark green with a 390. It looked good and it could GO!

Ironically, the worst car he ever owned, I may have had a hand in building. I worked at the Ford S. Chicago assy. plant one college summer where his 1971 Galaxie 2 door HT was built. It was a bloated boat. It's legacy was 'on a quiet night, you could hear it rust' I ended up getting that car from him to use as a second car - I hated it too.

By the way, he is still driving - at 89, now in an Oldsmobile - sort of fitting...

[Guest ChrisSummers]

Grandfather:

1934 Chrysler CA Six Sport Coupe (i don't believe any still exist)

1950 Mercury sedan

1954 Mercury Monterey sedan (still the worst car he ever owned, or so he says)

1959 Studebaker Lark six-cylinder

1939 Plymouth sedan (only car he ever restored--bought out of an abandoned Kroger store in WV's Kanawha Valley)

1979 Chevrolet Corvette (which he used to drive me down the A1 in Ft. Lauderdale in when I was a baby--got me into cars)

1989 Chevrolet S10

Multiple Subarus

Parents:

1974 Ford Pinto wagon (the barbecue that seats four!)

1989 Ford Escort (turned us off Fords forever)

Myself:

2003 Mitsubishi Galant ES (less torque than a Model T)

[CarlLaFong]

Let's see, My folks earliest car that I remember was a 41 Plymouth, Then a 40 Ford Deluxe Fordor, a 57 Ford Country Sedan, a 65 Ford F-100, A Renault Dauphine (city horn, country horn), A Pinto (120,000 miles, no problems/fires)

My stuff, 49 Dodge, 52 Packard 300, 52 Hudson Wasp, 57 Ford Fairlane, 62 VW, 59? Renault Daupine (Mom and I both had one), 56 Dodge, 47 Buick Super Sedanette, 61 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible, 55 Buick Special, 53 Ford F-100, 31 Model A Coupe,59 & 62 Anglia, Austin Cambridge, 52 Stude P/U(2), 40 Ford COE/454 Chev, 60 Austin Healey 3000, 75 MGB, 25 "T" Roadster P/U, Fiberglass "T" Bucket, 78 Cad Seville, and a bunch of fairly uninteresting family cars and trucks

I've also had a boatload of M/Cs and scooters from A (Ariel/AJS) to Z (Zundapp)

[FomocoService]

I grew up with the following:

Grandfather:

1928 Ford Pickup

1929 Ford Sedan

1930 Ford Pickup(I own this one now)

1931 Ford Roadster(I have this one now too)

1931 Ford A-400

1931 Ford Coupe

1931 Ford Sport Coupe

1931 Ford Touring

1932 Ford Model B Pickup

Father:

1931 Ford Tudor Sedan

1931 Ford Panel Delivery 79-B

1955 Ford Victoria

1955 Ford Sunliner

1955 Ford Crown Victoria

1956 Ford Sedan(24,000 mile original car)

1968 Barracuda Convert.

As you can see I grew up with a bunch of cars and there was always something to do!

[Dosmo]

Cars that I can personally remember:

Grandparents:

53 Olds 88 4-dr

Parents:

48 Ford Conv

54 Merc 2-dr sedan

59 Ford 2-dr sedan

50 Nash Rambler wagon

53 Nash Rambler wagon

53 Studebaker Champion Starlight Coupe

56 Studebaker Champion Pelham wagon

59 Pontiac Bonneville 2-dr HT

67 Chevy Caprice 2-dr HT

77 Pontiac Firebird Esprit

Twin Uncles:

1951 Mercury Monterey

1936 Ford 5-window coupe

1936 Ford 2-dr sedan

1955 Chevrolet conv

1934 Ford Phaeton

1946 Plymouth conv

1934 Ford panel truck

1937 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe

1950 Olds 88 Coupe

1960 Nash Metropolitan conv

1959 Pontiac Bonneville 2-dr HT

1960 Pontiac Bonneville 2-dr HT

1960 Pontiac Bonneville conv

1963 Pontiac Grand Prix

1964 Pontiac Bonneville

1965 Buick Riviera GS

1971 Buick Riviera

1978 Cadillac El Dorado

1959 GMC pickup

1946 Chevy Pickup

1951 Chrysler T & C station wagon

1952 Chrysler T & C station wagon

1954 Chrysler T & C station wagon

1934 Packard 4-dr

1949 Willys Jeepster

My cars:

1959 Ford 2-dr sedan

1957 Chevy 210 wagon

1960 Studebaker Lark VII wagon

1960 Pontiac Bonneville 2-dr HT

1955 Dodge Pickup

1973 Chevy Malibu

1950 Studebaker

1951 Studebaker

1952 Studebaker

1954 Chrysler station wagon

[Guest windjamer]

My first car was a 1942 ford 2dr sedan. It was 13 years old when I bought it and I was 2 years older.I paid for that car by changing tires I should say fixing. I hung out at a gulf station at home, Sids Gulf. Sid sold me the car and stored it for me till it was paid for. I got 35cents for takeing a tire apart and patching the tube and puting it back togather, took me almost a year to pay for that car. How many kids would do that today.For that matter how many gas station owners would help a kid like that today?? I remember at christmas time it was all paid for except 5 dollers.Sid gave me the registration and said the last five was a xmas. present.He kept the car at his home untill spring and gave it to me the first clear day. I slaped a card board plate on it and took off for home. BTW, cost me 60. dollers.

[Guest De Soto Frank]

Listed in order of acquisition...

Dad:

'46 Plymouth P-15 four-door (retired taxi-cab)

'57 Rambler Cross-Country Wagon ( only New car !)

'48 Dodge Business Coupe

'53 Ford Anglia

'53 Packard Patrician

'53 Ford Mainline

'48 Studebaker 2E5 Pick-up

'55 De Soto Fireflite Sportsman 2 dr HT

'66 VW Beetles (2), both desert tan w/ white perf vinyl interior

'63 Falcon Futura 4 dr

'70 Nova 2 dr

'73 Pontiac LeMans 2 dr (250 six cyl, 3-speed column)

'62 Galaxie Fordor (223 six, 2-speed Ford-O-Matic)

'65 Falcon Fordor (200 six, 3-speed)

'66 Impala 4-dr (283, P-Glide)

'85 Subaru Sedan

'87 Dodge Caravan

'93 Dodge Caravan

Mom:

'61 Rambler American CONVERTIBLE (when did YOU last see one?)

'61 Buick Le Sabre 4 dr HT

'70 Rambler Ambassador SST 2 dr HT

'74 VW Campmobile

'62 Falcon Tudor (144 six and 2-speed Dog-O-Matic)

'82 Olds Cutlas 4-dr

'99 Plymouth Voyager

Paternal G-Father:

'29 Packard seven passenger sedan (Grandma called it "The Bus")

'30 Chevy Standard coupe (family called it "The Bug")

'41 Chevy Special Deluxe 2dr (his only New car)

Maternal G-father:

'24 Ford Coup`e (purchased new)

'26 Ford Runabout (purchased new)

The rest were "used":

'28 Chevy Sedan

'36 Chevy Master Sedan

'41 Chevy Sedan

'52 Plymouth Cranbrook

'56 Chevy Bel Air "Sport Coupe" (2 dr HT, 235 six & 3-speed)

'67 Impala "Sport Coupe"(283 & P-glide)

'54 Chevy 3600 3/4ton pick-up; 5-window "stripper"

'65 Ford F-100 pick-up (240 six, 3-speed, heater)

[Guest Dave Mills]

Came home from the hospital in a '40 Ford; then 1951

Plymouth Cranbrook; 1956 Plymouth Savoy; 1959 Plymouth Belvedere; 1962 Buick Electra; and my Dad's last car was a 1970 Plymouth Sport Satellite.

My first car was a 1951 Plymouth Cambridge; then in order 1971 Plymouth Duster 340; 1975 Plymouth Duster; 1977 Plymouth Volare; 1979 Ford F-150; 1981 Cutlass Calais; 1983 Eagle Limited; 1988 Dodge Shadow; 1994 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible; 1999 Blazer; 2001 Blazer; and 2004 Chrysler Pacifica. These are just the daily drivers.... so far!

[Barry Wolk]

I guess I posted what my folks had but not what I've had. My first car was a 1930 Oldsmobile. I bought it off the guy across the street from the Military School I went to. He let me work on it there. I abandoned the car in his garage since I never went back to school there. I wonder how many cadets he sold that car to?

The first car I drove was my parent's '74 Tempest. I was a tad underaged at the time and paid the price. My first car was a '68 Firebird, purchased in '71. Then I got married and it became her car. I got a '68 Ford station wagon. Then a '70 Toyota pick-up. I looked pretty funny in that. Then I bought a new '74 Dodge (hippie) van.

Our first new car was a '76 Pacer, followed by a '77 Pacer wagon for me. To keep us grounded in the real world we bought a '74 TR-6 for weekend jaunts. That looked like a Shriner car with me in it, too. Then I got a '79 Mazda RX-7 and really liked the new style '80 model. My wife said she wasn't going to drive a Pacer with an RX-7 bought and paid for so we had two. Then we got two '82 BMWs. She got a 325e and I a 528e. They were both dogs so I got a 533i which I kept until '88 when I got my first of 3 750iLs (another long story).

My wife got an '88 325iX 4WD which now has just under 100,000 miles on it. I still have the 750iL with 77,000 miles. I bought a Mazda MPV in '90 and kept it until it had 135,000 miles on it. It died and I got the '98 ML-320. It has 135,000 miles on it.

In '97 My wife got a new BMW Z-3 and has only used it during the summer. The 325iX is only used in the winter now.

I just realized that we havent bought a new car in 10 years.

Along the way I've picked up a few old Lincolns and an old Porsche.

[Mike Cullen]

The ones I remember:

Dad- 29 A, drove it up until 62 (second work only car)

50 Buick Special

53 Buick Roadmaster

58 Chevy Wagon (auto-level air ride, never worked right)

59 Rambler Classic Wagon

61 Galaxie

63 Galaxie Wagon

63 Galaxie sedan (got rid of A)

66 Country Sedan Wagon

65 Chevy "95" van

66 Bel-air

70 LTD Country Squire

76 GMC Sierra

78 Impala

86 LeSabre

92 Tempo

He also told me about his pre-war cars, 24 Franklin, partners with a guy on a Dort (wrecked and left in a field near Constantia NY, it was still there in the 60s), his own Harley JD, a HD 80" ULH, a 38 EL, 2 different Ts, and his pride and joy a 36 Ford Convertible coupe.

He always wanted a Lincoln, never owned one.

[Restorer32]

Dad was a big guy and always drove used Cadillacs. I remember a '53, a '61, a '63 and a '71. I learned to drive in the '63 Coupe Deville and remember many memorable evenings at the Drive In movies in that car. Dad was in the tire biz and advertised at the theatre so there were always free passes available. My first car was a '60 Corvair 4 Door Automatic with hideous faded blue paint and Pep Boys seat covers. Even driving that beast I was still able to get dates!

[R W Burgess]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Even driving that beast I was still able to get dates! </div></div>

Proves how cute you were in those days Jeff!

Earliest car I remember Dad owning was a 53-54 black chevy that Mom crashed in a nearby town...with me in it. Don't remember a thing, not even a scratch....way before seat belts!

Then, it was '55 Pontiac colored like Ron Green's

'58 red Chevy coupe, beautiful car (engine problems)

'60 red Ford, real dog with a small V-8

'63 Impala coupe/327, a runner

'65 Impala coupe/327 (another red one)

'67 Impala coupe/327

'69, 71 Impala's

'73 Caddy coupe (the only Caddy)

and many Mercury's there after that I forget, besides, who even cares about non-descript automobiles.

The 1st car I drove on a date was a '63-4 GMC pickup that kept hanging up in second. Used that to get to my friend's nice car and a double date. My first car was a used black '64 Chevy I got to run back and forth to college in '66.

Wayne

[Guest aussie610]

Lets see,....

Maternal Grandfather, not much info on him he disapeared early on in the peice...

at least a 34 Chev Roadster

at some point used a silver ghost as a taxi in Tasmania

numerous truck for hauling timber, but no records of what.

Paternal Grandfather

chev 4 about 25-26

28-29 Chrysler 72 close coupled sedan (Roumored motor show car). This was a sedan with a fabric roof that came all the way down to the bottom of the windows.

50? ford custom 4 door

63 Chev belair First car purchased new and we inherited it when he died)

Father.

38 Chev 4 door

3 or four 36-38 Morris 8/40's he seemed to like them

Triumph mayflower (He loved it, still dont know why)

57-58 Ford customline four door

Numerous Volkswagens (Cant count the exact number as some got rebodied then re engined and still used the same plates)

1928 Graham Paige (Its now mine)

48 Mk 5 Jaguar (He still regrets selling it)

69 Valiant wagon

22 Indian Scout

Kawasaki 600 (Tried to kill him this one)

72 Holden Torana 4 door 6 cyl

28 Indian super scout (Ended up loosing it in a legal battle)

80 Holden Commodore.

Kawasaki Mach 3 (Scared me off bike for life, almost cost him his licence)

various vans for work

Now a Toyota avalon..

As well as numerous Graham parts cars

[Guest 1926pack]

Hmm, lets see. The first car I remember was my dad's 1955 Ford. Don't remember the make but it was blue, had a 6 cylinder and a 3 at the knee. Then in 1960 my mom got an Olds Dynamic 88, white with a blue interior. We called her Becky.

In 1965 my dad sold the Ford and got a bug. He kept it for 2 years and traded it in for, drum roll please, a 67 Goat. Now that was a car. Big 400 ci engine, Hurst his and her shifter, wow! Maroon with a black vinyl top and a creme interior. We drove that car until it literally fell apart, with over 225,000 miles on it. And when driving it to the junk yard, that engine still ran like a bat out of hell.

After that, a bunch of 70s stuff. A 72 Buick Estate Wagon, a 78 Olds Cutlass, my dad drove a used Rambler for a while, then a Jeep Wagoneer. His last car was a 1990 Toyota 4wd pick up.

After her Cutlass, Mom got a 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix. She got rid of it in 2005 for a Honda Civic.

Me, my first car was a 60 something bug. I say 60 something because depending on what part you were looking at, that was the year. Fun car. The starter wires were oxidixed so I had a 12 volt battery in the back. When I jump started the car using the 12 volt, you should heard that engine crank! After that I had a 63 Ford Galaxie convertible. Red with a white top. Had the small 263 V8 which imploded, so I replaced it with a big 350. Drove it for years. Then a 66 Chevy Impala with a 283 V8.

In 1979 I bought my first new car, a Jeep CJ-7 Laredo. Real dog. Had the 4 cylinder "Iron Duke". Lifter noise started at about 15,000 miles. Best thing that ever happed to it was when it got stolen.

For a while, I drove a car I adopted from my grandfather. a 60 Corvair Monza. Sorry Corvair lovers, that car was a death trap. Tried to kill me in more ways then I can count. So in 1983, I bought a used 80 Jeep CJ-7 Laredo with the 6 cylinder engine. Did a lot of skiing in Vermont back then. Sold the Jeep in 1990 for a new Miata. Still have it. Great car.

And oh yeah. I also have a 26 Packard six.

Great thread! Makes for a nice trip down memory lane. Thanks.

[novaman]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> 53-54 black chevy that Mom crashed in a nearby town...with me in it. <span style="color: #FF0000">Don't remember a thing</span>, not even a scratch </div></div>

Wayne, brain damage doesn't require scratches.

[MCHinson]

My parents cars...

(Before I was born)A Willys station wagon

Several Ford sedans of the 50's

(More kids came along)

A Ford Falcon wagon or two

(More kids came along)

Larger Ford Station Wagons

(I was born the youngest of 8 kids in 1960)

More Ford Station Wagons

The first family car that I remember well was

A Burgundy 1969 Mercury Montego MX Station Wagon

1977 Ford LTD (enough kids left we did not need a wagon anymore)

1972 Datsun Wagon (I drove it for a short while until we figured out that the odometer had been rolled back by a dealer before we got it... DMV made them buy back that problem vehicle)

1971 Fiat (Very high center of gravity... I rolled it on a badly banked curve avoiding a drunk walking in the road)

A Chevrolet Luv truck that my father kept until he died.

A series of Ford Escorts that my mother drove until shortly before her death.

My brother Steve was the family mechanic (and motorhead).

He started with 1951 Chevrolet 5 window Truck and later had a 1964 or 1965 Ford F100. He then went through a series of 1957 Chevrolets (some street cars and some for the track), until he moved up to a 1967 Pontiac GTO and then onto a 1969 (I think) Chevrolet SS396 Chevelle.

My mother's car would not start when I was scheduled to go get my learner's permit so Mom drove me to the license examiner's office in the Chevelle. Steve's Chevelle would go 35 mph at idle. You had to put on the brakes if you wanted to go any slower. I always wondered what the license examiner thought after he issued me the learners permit and heard me crank up that SS396 to drive home.

My first car, in 1976, was a 1961 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Hearse (People just die to ride in them)

I then went through...

1973 Olds 98 LS

1975 Olds 98 Regency

1979 Buick Park Avenue 2 door

1981 Buick Riviera

1984 Buick Riviera

1986 Buick Riviera

1985 Buick Riviera

1990 Chevrolet Cavalier

1997 Chevrolet Suburban

1997 Buick Lesabre

1931 Ford Model A Briggs Town Sedan

1965 Cadillac Limousine

1930 Ford Model A Coupe

1986 Jaguar (It was free...I kept it for about 2 months and then I sold it)

1999 Chevrole Tahoe

1929 Ford Model A Sport Coupe

1992 Chevrolet Lumina Euro (first car for my son to drive)

What I still own...

1964 Ford F100

2000 Olds Silhouette Minivan

2003 Chevrolet Tahoe

1929 Ford Model A Phaeton

[R W Burgess]

Thanks David! Gloria says that explains a lot of things.

Wayne

[Centurion]

I arrived home from the hospital in August, '53 in my parents' 1951 Pontiac 8-cyl. 2-door sedan.

In January, 1956, they traded for a new 1956 Pontiac Chieftain 870 2-door Catalina.

I was with them on 10/10/1960, when they traded for the first new 1961 Buick in my hometown -- a LeSabre 4-door hardtop.

On 2/20/1965, they traded again on a new 1965 Buick Wildcat 2-door hardtop -- the car that I learned to drive on.

On 12/17/1970, they traded yet again on a new 1971 Buick Centurion Formal Coupe -- a car which I still have.

They purchased a new 1977 Electra 225 Limited Landau coupe, which they ultimately traded on a new 1989 LeSabre Limited Coupe. The '89 LeSabre remains in the family as my personal daily driver, cruising reliably with 175,000-miles on the clock.

[Durant Mike]

First car I remember my parents having was a Studebaker Golden Hawk, Then a Pontiac 4 dr, mid 50's. Dad purchased a 1957 Ford Fairlane 4 door and only had it two weeks when a 1954 Packard ran a red light and totaled it out. Packard only received a dimple on the bumper. Then they had a 1958 Plymouth with the fins, 1963 Thunderbird, 1966 Dodge Coronet wagon (I hated that slant 6, would stall out everytime you went through a puddle)and finally a 1971 Mercury Cougar. The first car I purchased was a 1972 Ford Torino, baby blue with a white vinyl top and white interior. Would love to have that car today, she was a beauty!

[Dave@Moon]

My Dad didn't/couldn't pay more than $50 for a car until I was about 6 years old. Most came from garages where he was working. He rarely kept one longer than a few months, so I remember very few of them. I know I was brought home in a 1950 Dodge (then 8 years old), and there was a '55 Rambler wagon somewhere in there.

I do remember a '56 Plymouth Belvedere (pink/white!), which was traded in 1963 on a 1960 Falcon. That car was soon doubled up with a 1957 Caddy, as usually only one at a time ran. In 1967 the Falcon was sold to buy a '64 Dodge 440 wagon (we were moving up!). It in turn was traded in on a new 1969 AMC Ambassador, our first new car.

A few $50 second cars ('61 & '62 Ramblers and a '59 Chevy) supplemented the Ambassador until my Dad bought a '65 Chevy cargo van in 1972. In 1974 my Dad bought a new Ford E-100 window van, which he converted into what we'd call a mini-van today. It was joined by a new 1976 Dodge Aspen (HUGE mistake), which replaced the Ambassador. He then got a '77 Buick Estate Wagon company car, which lasted 18 months and was almost as big a lemon as the Aspen. A Datsun 210 and a Honda Civic followed, but by that time I was out of the house.

I think I can safely say that my interest in old cars did not come from the ones I knew at home!

[jaxops]

These are always great stories.

I was told that I came home in Philadelphia in a 1949 Cadillac Series 75 (that my father had gone out and bought with my mother's savings...and didn't tell her). For my father's funeral home, we shared a 1958 Cadillac hearse with the Osbourne Funeral Home until the 1970s when we got our own hearse. We had a variety of older professional cars, mostly 1964 and 1966-68 limousines. We rode around in a 1960 Cadillac limousine affectionally known to us as "Big Black" until dad sold it around 1966. Dad's first new car was a 1966 Cadillac limousine with a blue interior. He sold cars for Hess & Eisenhardt in Ohio, and we both sat in President Nixon's new limousine in the factory with the H&E president eating ice cream cones. This was the year we picked up a new hearse, and Dad slammed the side door on my arm. Not a fun trip home! The car business shifted to Lincoln Town Cars stretched into limouines when Cadillac started going plastic and eventually eliminated the Series 75. That lasted through the 1980s. Dad sold some of the first box-ambulances in the 1970s. Car sales dwindled and then stopped in the early 1990s.

Mom always had Fords growing up. Dad bought her a 1961 Pontiac convertible. Great car with the chief emblem in the back...but the roof leaked water everytime it rained and the back seat flooded. Her next convertible was a 1964 Cadillac, and then a 1966. Her last was beautiful 1968 blue Cadillac convertible, which my brother trashed by pretending to shift like a race car driver. After the separation, Mom bought her first "on-her-own" car, a 1974 Maverick. It rusted to nothing, and she has had bad paint jobs with her Fords and Chrysler products. The pain seems to wear off and then the car rusts away.

My brother and I used to work for Dad cleaning and delivering cars and ambulances. He would lend us some of the trade-ins. Not one of those cars had a good battery. Not one would run reliably either. My sister was given the "3-wheeler" to use.... a 1969 Cadillac Sedan in gold. On the PA Turnpike, a wheel came off and passed her. Somehow she pulled the car over and never borrowed a car from Dad again.

My first car was a 1969 Buick LeSabre. It was a NJ car, and I found out the hard way that it had no floor left. After I repaired it and the rusted out quarter panel, I traded up for a 1970 Electra convertible in 1977, which I still have today. The 69 LeSabre was sold by Dad to the Pocono Manor Inn and disappeared from there. We drove the Electra as a family car until we bought a 1984 AMC Concord Station Wagon. Great little car, but not built to last. It was run-out by 1988 when we bought our 1989 Ford Crown Victoria Station Wagon (still have it). I bought a used 1987 Ford Crown Victoria Sedan until 1994 when I sold it and bought my 1990 Mercury GS Sedan (still have it). When Dad lost his garage space in Philly, we got the 1956 Cadillac which was pretty rough, and leaked from every hose like a fountain. With my daughter's 1999 Toyota Avalon, I had 6 cars. Now that she is married, I am back down to 5. Of course the younger one is wanting one, but the Ford station wagon will do for her for now.

[Guest Skyking]

When I was born in 1946 my dad owned a 1938 Buick Special slantback. I remember it being shiney black with duel sidemounts and a "huge" floor shift. I call it huge because he used to let me shift it. After the 38, he traded it for a new 1950 Super 4dr sedan which had loud tappet noises. Giving up on all the returns to the dealer on the tappet noises he traded it for a new 1955 Buick Century 4 door hardtop. That was one of his prettiest cars.(That car left the family in 1993). In 1966 he bought a new Wildcat 4 door hardtop. He always bought 4 door cars. Whenever he sees my 62 Invicta convertible, he always regrets on not buying new Buick convertibles, especially his 55.

My mother on the other hand had a 1961 Impala convertible, red with the white insert that my brother got in trade for two tires,(those were the days) the car was like new. That was a beauty until a drunk'in priest broadsided it and totaled it. She then bought a 1968 Sport Fury convertible which was also involved in a few accidents.

After the Buicks my dad went to Chevrolets, his last being a 1987 Monte Carlo. We had to take it away because his eyesight was failing. Today at 94, he still complains about not being able to drive......................but we all know the neighborhood is a little safer!

[Gary_N]

Well, it seems there were a lot of cool cars in everyone's family. To take this thread in a bit of a different direction, here are some of the cars I remember in the family that should have never left:

'54 Buick Skylark - Eventually sold for $500

'55 Ford Sunliner Convertible (Turquoise and White)

'55 Pontiac Safari Wagon

'56 Mercury Monterey 2 Dr. Hardtop (Turquoise and White)

'57 Mercury Monterey 2 Dr. Hardtop (Salmon and White)

'63 Riviera - Eventually sold for $250

'64 Corvette Convertible

'66 Toronado

The rest were not too memorable. This list makes me a little sick. Wish I had these in my garage now!

[Guest Leonard Shepherd]

My Grandfather’s first car was an Overland “Red Bird” then in 1928 he bought a Dodge Victory Six. He lost his drug store business and home in 1932 during the depression. He finally got a job as Drug store inspector for the state in 1936 and immediately bought a new 36 Pontiac. My Grandmother was very mad, but he said he needed a reliable car to travel in his job. He traded the Pontiac for a 38 Buick. (There is a picture below (Family Cars)of my two uncles with he car. They are both still living.) He traded the Buick for a 42 Studebaker Commander, which he wore out during the war on his job. He bought a 47 Studebaker Land Cruiser after the war. It was one of the first new cars in town and my Grandmother said that country people coming into town would ask if they could stop and just look at the car! He traded the 47 for a 50 Studebaker Commander. That was his last car as he died in 1957.

My father, who we called Dede, had a Star and then a 35 Chevy. When he married my Mother he owned a 40 Chevrolet. When I was 5 years old in 1950 a garage door fell on me and broke my leg. They took me to the hospital in the Chevy. We lived in rural Virginia and had to travel on bumpy dirt roads and I was in pain. My mother wanted a new car to bring me home from the hospital. My father wanted a Chevrolet, but the dealer didn’t have one in stock, so my Grandfather talked them into a Studebaker. They bought a new 50 Studebaker Champion. My father died of cancer in 1952 and my Mother traded the 50 for a 53 Studebaker Champion.

In 1958 when I was 13, my Mother was ready, with my prodding, to buy a new car. The salesman from Pence-Briggs Studebaker brought out a 58 Champion 4 door sedan for her to see. It was white with a black top, single headlights in dual pods and dog dish hub caps. I thought it was the ugliest car I had ever seen and I made it known. The salesman realized that he had to please me to sell a car to my Mother, so he took the car back and a few days later brought out a 58 Silver Hawk. It was white with gold fins and had a 289 V8 with a 4 barrel carburetor. I was ecstatic. I made all kinds of promises and my Mother bought the car. It was the happiest day of my life. I learned to drive on that car, and my best friend and I spent many happy hours in that car.

Mother traded the Hawk for a 61 Lark which I eventually took to college

My first car was a 40 Plymouth that a friend of the family gave me when I was 13. The first car I bought was a 53 Studebaker Commander hardtop. I completely took it apart and was going to put a Chevy engine in it, but it took too long and my Mother had all the parts hauled away before I could do it. My next car was a 56 Ford, then I had another 53 Studebaker, then I bought a 55 Chevy 210 sedan that I put a 327 Chevy engine in. I sold the Chevy and I wanted a 59 Chevy convertible, but I got a deal on a 59 Buick convertible so I bought it. I sold the Buick when I went to college and took my Mother’s 61 Lark and she bought a 65 Buick Special. I traded the Lark for a 62 Studebaker GT Hawk in 1965. I traded the Hawk for a new 67 Mustang 2+2, but I wasn’t happy with it, so I traded it for a new 67 Olds 442. I totaled the Olds in Savannah, Georgia while at summer camp in the National Guard in 1969 so I bought a 69 Olds Cutlass S convertible.

There are pictures on most of these cars on my Webshots albums. Here are the links:

Family cars

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/556878601CJprpF

My cars

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/559810273sFGAPc

[jimkf]

Let's see...

A few of dad's more memorable rides:

39 Pontiac

47 Kaiser

54 Kaiser (two...I have one of them now)

55 Olds 98

60 Dodge Pioneer wagon (mom called it the hearse)

68 Dodge Dart (as anemic as a car could be)

70 Ford XL

68 Buick Special wagon (the bumblebee)

82 Buick

A few of mine:

71 Buick Riviera (A state cop demolished it chasing a speeder)

73 Vega hatchback (almost as anemic as the 68 Dart)

73 Mazda RX3 (great bracket racer)

73 Buick Century

74 Buick Regal

72 Pontiac Grandville

72 Road Runner

70 Trans Am

54 Kaiser Manhattan

54 Kaiser Special

50 Kaiser Traveler

51 Frazer Manhattan hardtop

51 Frazer Convertible (last one made)

54 Kaiser Darrin

53 Sears Allstate (Henry J clone)

51 Willys Jeepster (last one made)

48 Willys Jeepster

72 Lincoln Mark IV

77 Lincoln Town Coupe

And more!

[R Walling]

My father owned a 38 Buick when I was little. I noticed that the paint was very thin layer and very brittle, and wondered how they packaged it in a box and then glued it onto the car with out breaking it!

I finally figured it out and have spent a lifetime painting trucks ever since.

Ps, I finally ended up with a 38 Buick as my next project.

[Guest Leonard Shepherd]

Roger, my Grandfather had a 38 Buick also. Below is a picture of my Uncle Billy and Uncle Oscar next to it. Both are still alive and their recent pictures are above.

[Sweepspear]

1957 Ford Ranch Wagon

1960 Ford Galaxie 500

1962 Pontiac Tempest

1964 Pontiac Lemans

1967 Ford Mustang

1968 Olds Toronado

1971 Olds Toronado

1972 Olds Cutlass

That's the list up to about age 16.

[Oldsfan]

I'll have to break this up so as not to bore people...

We'll start with mother's parents.

My grandfather's first car was a '36 Ford Cabriolet. It must have been his favorite, because it was the only one he ever talked about. He had it painted Fire Engine Red. After he had it painted, he stood out like a sore thumb (this was in '41 when colors were still pretty subdued), and if he was going somewhere, he's park it around the corner and walk the rest of the way. He sold it when he went off to war, and from what we understand the guy he sold it to wrapped it around a utility pole.

After the war I believe there was a late 30s Studebaker, and then a '37 or '38 Chevy.

In 1950, my grandparents moved into my great grandfather's house, which was right next door to the local Oldsmobile dealer - this is why I am an Oldsmobile man. In 1952 they bought their first new Olds - an Arctic Blue '52 Deluxe 88 sedan. The '52 was traded for a '61 Super 88 sedan. That was the flashiest car they ever owned. It was Provincial White with a Garnet Mist roof and matching wheel covers (the ones with the stupid clips - he hated them) and had a matching red interior. This car was lightly hit broadside on a trip to Florida in 1968. Grandpa wanted to trade it off, but the insurance company made him fix it. After it was fixed it was sold to my newly married parents, and replaced with a Willow Gold '68 Delta 88 sedan. And then I came along (and the world hasn't been the same since). In the fall of '76 my grandparents took me to my first new car announcement. It was that night that they ordered their Corporate Light Blue Metallic (at my prompting) '77 Delta 88 sedan with a 403 (my grandmother liked them to go!) - their first car with air conditioning. My grandmother never saw that car - she passed away a few weeks after ordering it. Before it came in, the '68 was rear ended by a drunk driver, and shoved into a utility pole while parked in front of the house overnight. The pole didn't snap, but was moved three inches in the ground. When the '77 finally came, the driver scraped the entire driver's side along the truck while unloading it and the car had to be repainted on that side. My grandfather kept the '77 into the early 80s. He finally traded on a used, beige, '78 Sedan DeVille - my grandmother wouldn't let him get a Cadillac when she was living. The '78 was traded for a beige '82 SDV (which I borrowed for the Senior Prom), which was traded for a silver '84 SDV, which was traded for a Cotillion White '86 Fleetwood Brougham d'Elegance. In early '92 he traded the '86 for a leftover Antelope Firemist '91 Fleetwood Brougham. It was his last car. He passed away in '96. I sure wish I had that '91. His "lady friend" traded it for a Taurus.

*Here's an interesting side note - the building that housed that Oldsmobile dealership was built by my great grandfather in the early 20s. He was a Studebaker and Star dealer for a brief time.

Paul

[Bill Stoneberg]

First car I remember was a late 50's Plymoth Station wagon for us 3 boys. Then we graduated to a Rambler wagon. Next came a toy for Dad, a 1959 T-Bird. Then we inherited a Rambler 2 door sedan. Later on came a big Pontiac wagon with 3 seats. The Dad started buying Grand Prix's and Mom always got the hand me downs. Eventually he moved up to Audi's and he still has one today.

My brothers and me liked the British cars and bikes. We had a wide assortment of TR's, MG's and Austun Healey's while we were young. I had a Dodge Coronet that I bought brand new but got caught racing on a closed tollway and we sold the car after that. I then got an XKE that I kept for 20 + years.

My wife and I each drive Pickup trucks and I take a 1988 Buick Station Wagon to work.

Sorry, I cant remember years so well, American cars didn't interest me at all when I was younger. It wasn't till I was into my 40's that they did.

[ex98thdrill]

With having relatives on both sides owning Ford dealerships, most of my family has driven Fords. In order to avoid any potential conflists from within the family, my parents always took their business outside the family. As a rule they've always bought whatever they got a good deal on, where I have stayed mainly with Fords.

From my memory, and not to include what my dad had before I could remember....

Maternal Grandmother (my grandfather was too sick to drive):

- 1964 Ford Galaxie 4-door - black with red interior.

- 1970 Ford LTD 2-door - mint green.

- 1976 Mercury Marquis 2-door - red with white interior.

- 1977 Ford Maverick 4-door - silver - her last car.

Paternal Grandfather (my grandmother never drove):

- 1968 Ford Thunderbird 4-door - light blue.

- 1973 Ford Galaxie 4-door - white - former Livinston County Sheriff's patrol car.

- 1976 Ford Galaxie 4-door - white - former Livinston County Sheriff's patrol car.

- 1978 Ford Thunderbird - light blue with dark blue interior.

Mom:

- 1968 Ford Country Squire station wagon - light green metallic.

- 1972 Ford LTD 4-door - light green metallic - her first new car.

- 1977 Pontiac Catalina 4-door - beige with beige interior.

- 1984 Nissan Sentra 4-door - beige with beige interior.

- 1983 Nissan Pulsar - metallic silver.

- 1990 Dodge Dynasty - metallic silver with dark blue interior.

- 1993 Chrysler New Yorker - powder blue metallic with dark blue interior.

- 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan - metallic pearl with dark gray interior.

- 2005 Chrysler Town & Country - metallic silver with dark gray interior - her current ride.

Dad's daily drivers:

- 1966 Ford Bronco - teal with white roof.

- 1969 Ford Fairlane station wagon - sand brown metallic.

- 1964 Chevy Bel-Air 4-door - frost color.

- 1974 Jeep J-20 pickup - metallic green - his first new truck.

- 1976 Jeep J-20 pickup - firecracker red with black interior.

- 1977 Jeep J-10 pickup - mocha brown with light brown interior.

- 1976 Chevy Chevette - Metallic red with beige interior.

- 1981 Pontiac T-1000 - Ice Blue metallic with drak blue interior.

- 1981 Yamaha 650 Special - black.

- 1982 Chevy C-20 Custom Deluxe - white with black interior.

- 1983 Nissan Sentra Station Wagon - Metallic Silver with light gray interior.

- 1980 Chevy Custom Deluxe C-20 4x4 - White.

- 1985 Ford F-150 XLT - Metallic Silver and dark blue with dark blue interior.

- 1989 Ford Ranger XLT - two tone red and silver club cab with red interior.

- 1993 Ford F-150 - daily driver.

- 1991 Ford F-150 - southern truck that will go into full time use when the '93 Ford dies.

Dad's company vehicles:

- 1979 Ford F-150.

- 1984 Ford Ranger.

- 1983 Ford F-250.

- 1983 Ford F-100.

- 1986 Ford Ranger.

- 1986 Ford F-150.

- 1997 Ford F-150 4x4.

- 2000 Dodge 2500 4x4.

- 2003 Ford F-350 4x4.

My daily drivers:

- 1976 Ford Mustang II Ghia - my first car and I still own it (was driving it on Friday).

- 1977 Dodge D-100 - light blue metallic with light blue interior - my original 'winter rat.'

- 1980 Chevy C-10 4x4.

- 1987 Ford Mustang GT - first new car and I still own it (12,000 miles).

- 1987 Ford Mustang LX.

- 1991 Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 extended cab.

- 1999 Chevy CK1500 4x4 extended cab.

- 2002 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail Classic - Warm weather daily ride.

- 2004 Chevy HD2500 4x4 quad cab - pull rig/bad weather vehicle.

- 1999 Ford Escort ZX-2 - cold and wet weather economy car.

Toys:

- 1929 Whippet 96-A Coupe with rumble seat - restored.

- 1931 Dodge 6 4-door sedan - unrestored.

- 1932 Plymouth 3-window coupe - unrestore and for sale.

- 1937 Plymouth pickup - restored going to Hershey.

- 1940 Dodge 4-door sedan - unrestored.

- 1940 Dodge 4-door sedan - unrestored, but going to be turned into a woodie wagon street rod.

- 1940 Plymouth woodie wagon - in the last issue of Antique Automobile.

- 1941 Ford Super Deluxe 4-door sedan - unrestored.

- 1942 Dodge 1-ton - unrestored.

- 1942 Ford / American LaFrance Fire Truck - going to Hershey.

- 1945 Ford / American LaFrance Fire Truck - parts donor.

- 1947 Empire Tractor - restored.

- 1950 Willys M-38 Army Jeep - unrestored.

- 1952 8N Ford Tractor - restored.

- 1967 Ford Mustang Coupe - being restored.

- 1969 MGB - unrestored.

- 1978 Ford Mustang Cobra II.

- 1978 Ford Mustang II King Cobra - going to the 2008 AGNM.

- 1978 Ford Bronco XLT Ranger - the "Denver" Bronco.

- 1979 Dodge D-100 'Lil Red Express - unrestored.

- 1979 Dodge D-100 'Lil Red Express - matching numbers rot box.

- 1980 Dodge D-100 Stepside - donor body for the 'Lil Red Express 'rot box.'

Toys that we had and sold:

- 1927 Ford Model 'T' Roadster pickups (2).

- 1932 Auburn Race car.

- 1936 Dodge pickup.

- 1938 Plymouth pickup - parted out.

- 1939 Dodge 4-door sedan.

- 1939 Dodge Coupe.

- 1940 Dodge 4-door sedan.

- 1947 Willys Jeep.

- 1950 Buick 2-door sedan - parted out.

- 1950 Ford 2-door sedan.

- 1957 Chevy Bel-Air 4-door sedan.

- 1960 Willys pickup.

- 1966 Ford Mustang Coupes (2).

- 1967 MGB convertible - parted out.

- 1972 MG Midget.

- 1975 Ford Mustang II hatchback - parted out.

- 1975 Ford Mustang II Mach I.

- 1976 Ford Mustang Cobra II - parted out.

- 1976 Ford Mustang II coupe - parted out.

- 1976 Cadillac / Miller Meteor Ambulance.

- 1978 Ford Mustang II hatchback - parted out.

- 1983 Nissan Sentra 2-door - parted out.

- 1983 Nissan Sentra 4-door - parted out.

[Guest 4buick7]

This is an interesting exercise. I had no idea there were so many cars in my families history until I started compiling this list. My grandfather was a "car guy" who encouraged my interest in cars. He bought me a new MG TD for my 17th birthday. However, I never saw the car. My Dad and Grandmother stopped "this nonsense" as they described it. I was the oldest of 9 grandchildren and my grandmother wasn't about to start a tradition of new cars for the grandchildren. She of course was right but I didn't see it that way at the time.

Paternal Grandparents

1919 Moon

1924 Star

1925 Pierce Arrow roadster

1929 Pierce Arrow 7 pass sedan

1930 Studebaker roadster

1934 La Salle 2 dr sed

1936 Buick Special bus coupe

1939 Chrysler New Yorker sed

1948 Hudson Commodore 8 coupe

1948 Lincoln coupe

1949 Hudson Commodore 8 sed

1950 Lincoln sed

1951 Husdon Hornet sed

1953 Chev Bel Air Hdtp

1953 Lincoln sed

1958 Cad Sed de Ville

Maternal grandmother

1929 Chev 2 dr sed

1934 Studebaker sed

1939 Hudson sed

1941 Studebaker Commander Club sed

1960 Studebaker Lark sed

Father

1937 Plymouth coupe

1940 Plymouth 2 dr sed

1949 Hudson Super Six sed

1952 Hudson Hornet sed

1955 Mercury Montclair conv

1957 Chrysler New Yorker 2 dr hdtp

1961 Continental sed

1965 " "

1967 " "

1969 Cont Mk III

1972 " " IV

1975 Mercury Monarch sed

1977 Cont Mk V

1979 Buick Riviera

1982 Lincoln Town Car

1985 " " "

1990 " " "

Mother

1953 Chev Bel Air

1960 Renault Caravelle

1965 Corvair coupe

1965 T-Bird

1975 Cougar

1975 Mercedes-Benz 450sl

My Own cars

1950 Ford 2 dr sed

1950 Ford conv

1950 Olds 88 2 dr

1947 Dodge conv (surf wagon)

1955 Austin Healey

1961 Renault Dauphine

1963 Chev Nova SS

1962 Comet wagon (1st family wagon)

1964 Econoline camper van

1967 Mustang conv

1969 VW camper van

47 Buick Estate wagon (still own)

1969 Volvo wagon

1972 " "

1973 Jensen Healey

1960 El Camino (hay hauler)

1972 Ranchero " "

1964 Buick Riviera

1966 Mustang conv

1978 Chrysler T & C wagon

1986 Buick Park Ave

1987 Mercury Colony Park wagon

1969 Buick Electra conv

1995 Ford F150

1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee

2001 Dodge Ram 2500

2004 P T Cruiser GT

Again, I had no idea of so many cars. I'd like to have some of them today!

[Oldsfan]

Time for another installment.

My mother's first car was a Sarasota White over Glade Green '54 Olds 98 DeLuxe Holiday coupe, given to her as a graduation present in 1964. "Power everything and nothing worked" she likes to say. It was purchased from the next-door Olds dealer as a "Mechanic's Special." Too bad my grandfather was an electrician, not a mechanic. Prior to her ownership, the dealership had been using it as their "shop truck."

After a few years, my mother spotted a yellow '60 Impala convertible that a local school teacher had traded at the local Chevrolet dealership. She and my grandfather went down there and a deal was struck and a deposit was made. My grandmother hit the roof. Divorce, and running away from home were threatened. In the end, the convertible stayed at the dealership. If my mother wanted a '60 Chevy, my grandmother knew of some relatives who where selling theirs. So that's what was bought - a Cascade Green Impala sedan. This is what she was driving when she met my father at the local drive-in - he in his Ermine White '60 Impala coupe.

My grandparents took back that green '60 in '68 and traded it on their '68 Olds Delta. They sold my parents their old '61 Olds Super 88 sedan in it's place (see earlier post).

The '61 was sold and my parents bought their first new car together - a Grabber Blue '71 Ford Pinto, the $1,995 deluxe model.

We had that car quite a few years, until my mother backed into a stone wall with it, wrinkling the rear bumper and 1/4 panel, rather than fix it, dad sold it and bought a white '71 Plymouth Duster. The Duster was traded on a white '77 Cutlass Supreme, which was later changed to Firethorn Red. This is one of the cars I learned to drive on. The Cutlass was replaced by a new, Black '88 Cutlass Ciera SL. This car had a black carriage roof and the big 3800 engine. Mom sold this car to her sister when she bought my two-year-old, Torch Red '96 Monte Carlo LS

Mom currently drives a white 2005 LaCrosse.

[SIPLOWGUY]

I came home from the hospital in a 60 Buick Invicta convertible my Dad borrowed from my cousin. We got a 62 Catalina in 66, a 66 Impala in 70, Then my Dad bought his first New car, a 73 Comet, followed by a 77 Aspen. Went used again with an 81 Grand LeMans in 85, an 89 Caprice in 92, then a new 98 Catera until Dad stopped driving in 02. We also had as 2nd cars a 68 LeSabre bought in 76, and a 71 LeMans in 77. I got the LeMans when I graduated HS.

[mastertech]

from when i can rember

1948 nash

1954 chevy belair

1960 ford

1964 mercury

1966 ford fairlane

1972 maverick

1973 ford

1984 buick skylark

1956 ford fairlane

1982 amc eagle

1975 jeep

1992 olds

1996 olds

2002 dodge

2006 dodge

those were my dads

my cars

1964 rambler american first car

1965 mustang

1966 chevy belair

1970 maverick

1970 ford f100

1971ford f100

1979 ford f100

1969 ford fairlane

1973 dodge challenger

1978 amx (amc concorde witha v8)

1975 thunderbird

1969 thunderbird 4door

1985 ford crown vic

1981 grandna

1989 plymouth acclaim

1983 dodge d100

1987 dodge d100

1991 dodge d100

1951 desoto

1965 chrysler 300

1993 plymouth mini van

2002 plymouth mini van

2001 jeep cheroke

2007 dodge caliber

2007 chrysler pacifica

2008 jeep liberty