What was your first car?

[Morgan D]

Wonder if the Tempest used the same v-8 distributor with every other plug wire deleted like my scout.

 

[DesertRatt]

Renault Daphine

 

[Mr Boochie]

Renault Daphine

https://wallup.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/593833-renault-dauphine-ondine-classic-cars-french.jpg

WHOA! Your first car was a Daulphine?

Was this in France or the US? I love 1950-60s rear-engine compact European cars.

 

[Morgan D]

Early Subaru two stroke, but a death trap.
Not any more than my type 2 buses though.

 

[Mr Boochie]

Early Subaru two stroke, but a death trap.
Not any more than my type 2 buses though.

What was the model-year of that Subaru?

Thanks!

 

[Morgan D]

They made vans, cars and trucks.

 

[Morgan D]

https://www.classic.com/veh/1970-subaru-360-van-project-k163l4683-pJKAyd4/

 

[Mr Boochie]

What a bitchin looking minivan. Do you still have it?

 

[avionic]

1970 " Grabber Blue " Ford Torino Cobra

 

[Morgan D]

They are going for completely stupid money now.

 

[Morgan D]

What a bitchin looking minivan. Do you still have it?

No, wish

 

[Morgan D]

No, I never owned one .
I really like the Subaru 360 truck though.

 

[kwayde]

I think mine was a '76 Pontiac Ventura, not sure of the year. Was a good runner but rusty. Had to route the exhaust from behind the rear wheel to out the back because the fumes were being sucked into the car where the rust opened some holes.

 

[spicer]

1962 Buick Skylark. 215 aluminum V8 with four on the floor and power windows, vinyl top... might have had vinyls for a top, can't remember. It did have a factory installed chrome Kleenex dispenser middle of lower dash, right where the tape player was installed. Never had a vinyls player though they were around. Fun car.

 

[Morgan D]

So you have to choose the tissue box or the tape deck?

 

[spicer]

So you have to choose the tissue box or the tape deck?

It got replaced with a Craig Pioneer open top four track tape player. First thing. No, second thing, first was a Sun tach.

 

[Morgan D]

Gotta have the Tach with the 4 speed!

 

[DesertRatt]

WHOA! Your first car was a Daulphine?

Was this in France or the US? I love 1950-60s rear-engine compact European cars.

SoCal. It was a hand-me-down from an older brother. Mine was a 1959, which I inhereted in 1964. I drove it stock for about a year then installed a Gordini racing engine, stripped it down a a bit and it would do wheelstands!

 

[Mr Boochie]

Gordini was the engine to have. Yes, a bit heavier, too.

 

[jayvis]

Got our old family hauler when I got my license at 16. A '65 Pontiac Catalina with stage 4 rust cancer and other issues. Drove it for a year and a half before it was finally laid to rest with 3 Dr. Pepper cans holding the exhaust together.