75 Pontiac LeMans, 350-2, my Dad bought a new one every three years back to 65 and this was his last before he passed suddenly a few months after he bought it. Only option was an AM radio, as in those days, AC, Power windows etc, were considered frivolous extras. I learned every possible driving maneuver a dumb kid could attempt inclusive of the "Jim Rockford" and smoked the right rear tire down to the belts. first pic is me around 77, second picture was around 82 when my mom traded it for a new Regal. Not sure if you can make it out but the New England winters had eaten the car about 1/3 way up the rear quarters and the rockers were shot in 7 years.
First car I drove was a neighbor's '61 pale yellow Electra 4dr, hdtp. Then I drove Dad's first ever new car, '66 Midnight Blue '66 Ford Custom 500 2dr. sedan, 289, three on the tree. I took my license test with that car. Driver Training was a '66 white Dodge Coronet 4dr. sedan 273 automatic. First car was a '62 dark seagreen Falcon 2dr. sedan 6, three on the tree.
My Uncle's 1959 Corvette Hardtop Conv. Factory 4 Gear 283 Dual Quad. Light Green Black int. He STILL HAS IT
Those old Big Mopar were vast slabs of nothingness. It’s almost as if someone said “let’s see how much steel we can waste. My sister bought a 68 Plymouth Fury light blue from a US Government auction dirt cheap. There was so much room under the hood you could crawl in there with the engine and close the hood. The trunk was rediculous. Car was low mileage and mint for around 1975. I wished I still had that. I wasn’t interested when she sold it.
Took my drivers test in my sister’s brand new 1978 silver rallye sport Camaro with 4-speed transmission and posi
The question is "what kind of car did you learn to drive on?' My brother Tom taught me in what was then our mother's 1938 Plymouth 4 dr sedan. I actually passed my driver's licence test in it's replacement - a 1949 Plymouth three on the tree 4 dr sedan. Both were great cars, but it's rare for someone in my age group to have learned to drive in a car with a three-speed floorshift.
Never owned a foreign car - nor an American motorcycle. Have owned every major American brand except Cadillac.
Learned to drive in a 69 Rambler American, 232 straight six and “Torque Command” automatic. I always wished that it had had the 290 V8 and T-10 4 speed, but then I would have gotten into quite a bit more trouble with it! That 232 seemed to be nearly indestructible, the only thing that gave me trouble consistently was the choke. Can’t remember how many times I had to start it by sticking a pencil in the top of the carburetor!
When my kids were learning to drive, I had a 1970 Skylark with a 1967 430 in it that they drove as their car. It was the cheapest car I could put them in for the cost of the insurance. I also had a 1971 GS 455 that was my daily driver and I would let them drive it sometimes. They soon learned that I kept an eye on the roads around here and when I discovered long patches of black strips on the highway, I would be checking the tires and questioning them about who done it. When they tried to blame it on the neighbor kids, I would remind them that the neighbors didn't drive Buicks. Marv.
Cool!! Regarding the ‘55 Carribean , is that the Packard with the reversible seat cushions? the two sides different colors?
I had a Spirit of '76 Dodge shortbox with the 6, three on the tree. Slow as hell and not good on gas.
...no, reversible cushions were '56. Don't know if that was hardtop only, can't imagine fabric seats on a convertible. It was tri-tone, with pinkish color in middle, not red. Wouldn't think pink would work, but it did. Full torsion suspension was actually smoother than Buick...
