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Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:48 pm

My own mother doesn't even remember. You'd think that the happiest day in her life would be ingrained permanently in her brain. It was either my grandma's brand-new Ford Cortina (preferably) or my dad's '67 Ford work truck.

Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:13 pm

Bet she remembers what car you drove away in when you moved out. You did move out didn't you? :wink:

Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:26 pm

68 ambassador in '69 - company car.

first 2 kids rode home in the 88 monte, third in the 04 exploder.

Tue Jun 24, 2008 2:35 pm

Bathtub Nash.

This is likely the actual car at 0:38 and 1:28 in this video.

Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:28 pm

I knew my mom drove herself to the hospital to have me with my grandmother riding shotgun. It was in her 1977 Toyota Celica coupe. She had to drive because my grandmother can't drive a stick.
So I asked her what I came home in. She said a grey Reliant K, YUK! My grandfather sold used cars on the side and it was one he was flipping. I know in 1985 the K car was probably pretty new, but still, a K car :roll:

Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:01 pm

'65 Impala SS. God, I wish my dad still had that car. If it's still around, it's probably a rotting shell in a Michigan junkyard.

Tue Jun 24, 2008 5:47 pm

This is what I road home in. It was also the last great car my Dad ever had. With me being #3 Mom made him sell it and buy a family car 1954 4 door Chevy. Its a 1947 New Yorker convertible. Damn I wish I had it. 8)

Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:03 pm

chickengeorge wrote: My own mother doesn't even remember. You'd think that the happiest day in her life would be ingrained permanently in her brain.

I'm sure it's ingrained in her brain..as that watermellon slowly squeezed out..doubt there is anything happy about that.. :shock:

Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:37 am

Opel Manta

Wed Jun 25, 2008 7:15 am

Brand new 1982 Ford F-150

Fri Jun 27, 2008 7:41 pm

Malokin Martin wrote: A red (and much more rusty) one of these....

what's this? an unique shape :lol: :lol:

Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:20 am

Damn now I know why I like vws so much. I called up my dad and asked he laughed and wondered why I was asking. So I told him. My 1st car to ride in was a 73 orange superbettle. I was born in 74 so it was pretty new.

Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:23 pm

gzg1406 wrote: Malokin Martin wrote: A red (and much more rusty) one of these....

what's this? an unique shape :lol: :lol: This is a AMC Pacer. It was built by the same people that built Jeeps. Kaiser-Willys to AMC (American Motors Corp.) to Chrysler to Mercedes Benz

Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:11 pm

65 Chevelle

Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:46 pm

VWAdam wrote: I know in 1985 the K car was probably pretty new, but still, a K car :roll:

Adam, that's exactly what my son rolls these days...same year, too!

I think my first ride was in my dad's 1957 Chevy Bel Air. I believe that's the only car my folks had at the time.

My oldest son came home from the hospital in my bug, and my b/f's oldest also came home from the hospital in a bug.

Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:57 pm

chickengeorge wrote: My own mother doesn't even remember. You'd think that the happiest day in her life would be ingrained permanently in her brain. It was either my grandma's brand-new Ford Cortina (preferably) or my dad's '67 Ford work truck.

Maybe it wasn't her happiest day??? :wink:

I don't know either. The first car I remember is a gold/tan Ford Maverick.

Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:59 pm

VWSwap wrote: VWAdam wrote: I know in 1985 the K car was probably pretty new, but still, a K car :roll:

Adam, that's exactly what my son rolls these days...same year, too!

I think my first ride was in my dad's 1957 Chevy Bel Air. I believe that's the only car my folks had at the time.

My oldest son came home from the hospital in my bug, and my b/f's oldest also came home from the hospital in a bug.

didn't they buy that new just before you was born?

j/k

Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:36 am

A Subaru GL Wagon (maybe that's what started the flat-four obsession).

Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:33 am

I asked my mom and she did remember! It was the Ford Maverick...color-wise, probably look like this one:

Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:42 am

I'm not sure of the model year, but it was a Plymouth Fury.