My first car

[Volksnick]

15 years this week!

I replaced the CV axles and put in good drive flanges. The popping persisted. I yanked the front drive shaft and now have a 2 wheel drive VX. Not ideal, but its drivable again!

15 years!

[RickOKC]

Hey Volksnick, I enjoyed reading your history! Congratulations on your milestone!



My first car? Sigh...

Once I got my license, I was allowed to drive my father's car just about any time I wanted. It was a pale, milky green 1976 AMC Hornet - 4 doors, pointy hubcaps. The official color was Seafoam, but my friends called it "this is why you don't feed the baby Taco Bell when it's your turn to change it's diaper" green. LOL

My actual 1st car - chosen by me and paid with my own money because I wasn't a very bright kid - was a 1975 Mustang II fastback. It was the stereotypical junkpile made to look purty by a sleazy used car lot. How funny - today's Ford 5 liter pumps out over 400 HP. That 1975 302 V8 (= 5 liters) wheezed out a measly 95-105 HP depending on the source! How I wish I had that car back -- so I could smash it into tiny pieces with a sledge hammer.

[Maddawg]

Mine was a 1941 Ford convert. Wish I still had it, dont we all?

[Triathlete]

First car was a '74 Mustang Mach1. First year of the "gas wars" cars so the Mach1 had the huge 3.8L V6! Mine had a cam, headers, ofenhauser high rise and a holley 650 double pumper on it. I trashed the tranny and broke all the tranny mounts...rebuilt with heavy duty innerds. It was actually a fun little car...when it ran right. After the mods always had to tinker with it to keep it humming.

[pbkid]

Haha, what a funny thread, and look at all you old men showing your age :P

My first car, a 92 Acura Integra, and that was considered old when I was 16.
good reliable car, anything else would have broken down on me or killed me.

My third was my VX
The Black one in the middle was the Acura, the kaiser is obviously the VX, and the white one is what i have now, all three have been prides and joys.

[tom4bren]

Haha, what a funny thread, and look at all you old men showing your age :P

ROFL ... I have no response to that ... but ...

'snot nosed' & 'wet behind the ears' are phrases that are coming to mind.

Just remember that Old & Sneaky beats Young & Energetic any day of the week.

[Ldub]

ROFL ... I have no response to that ... but ...

'snot nosed' & 'wet behind the ears' are phrases that are coming to mind.

Just remember that Old & Sneaky beats Young & Energetic any day of the week.

Hey Bro...IIRC, you gonna be out Moab way in the spring?...

So am I,...& PK...& JO...& Jim...& Craig...you get where I'm goin' wit dis...

Should be no problem school'n the youngsters proper...



Unless they wanna play volleyball, or badminton, or frisbee...or prolly even croquet...

Who knew that "badminton" was spelled that way?...not me...

& BTW...this is the 10th anniv of the last time I played badminton...

Also:..."my first car"

[tom4bren]

Dub,

We are aimin' to attend. Prolly won't be able to spend the full week (on account of 3 days drivin to get there & 3 days drivin to get home) but hope to get in a full 3 days of wheelin' (& teachin certain children to respect their betters).

Prolly be TOAD'n the VX behind the RV & camp rather than staying at Red Rock.

[Maddawg]

I don't know about you pb, but I'm so old I'm going through my fifth childhood. Did you wash all those cars just for us??

[pbkid]

I don't know about you pb, but I'm so old I'm going through my fifth childhood. Did you wash all those cars just for us??

I wish i still had all three, that was the day i sold my VX. I only had all three together for a short time.

Tom, dont get too worked up, i wouldnt want to get excited and break a hip our something.

[tom4bren]

Tom, dont get too worked up, i wouldnt want to get excited and break a hip our something.

Too late!!!

[Volksnick]

21 years today. It was supposed to go to an indoor car show this weekend to get displayed. Show got canceled due to Covid. Good thing that it was canceled because I tested positive Saturday.

[Mile High VX]

Hope all goes well for you...I'll be praying for you man.