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Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:11 am

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

Yes, and you've been a maverick ever since. :lol:

Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:45 pm

1985 Ford Bronco II

They finally sold it mid 90's because the engine died......there's a surprise!! :lol: It was a pretty cool car though. I remember the curved glass on the sides and the RED interior. Red on red on red on red everything!!!!!

Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:33 pm

If I remember correctly it was a 63 Impala Convertible, or a '59 Buick.

Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:01 pm

My first ride was in December of 1985 in a 1976 Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser almost exactly like this one

Mon Jun 30, 2008 7:23 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.

im sorry haha :lol: :lol:

Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:08 pm

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

I recognize that photo from DOTS!!

Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:44 pm

Home from the hospital in a black '57 Oval. About a month later Dad traded it in on a new red '67 Sedan " 'Cause it had a bigger back window" DOH!

Mon Aug 11, 2008 8:46 pm

Came home from the hospital in a 48 Plymouth! :) :)

'course ti probably looked more like this... :(

Tue Aug 12, 2008 5:10 pm

1980 Chev Mailbu Wagon

Minus the decals, racing slicks and air scoop. Same color too :D

Wed Aug 13, 2008 4:09 am

63 Chevy pickup

Wed Aug 13, 2008 9:59 am

1960 Rambler Wagon

i'm the one sitting ..
codeman

Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:02 am

1959 TR3 - in the tiny little "back seat". I am still blamed for my dad having to sell it.

Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:09 am

Emily's Owner wrote: 1959 TR3 - in the tiny little "back seat". I am still blamed for my dad having to sell it.

He should have thought about keeping it in his pants.. :lol:

Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:30 am

1948 Chevy (not the actual car, ours was maroon)

Wed Aug 13, 2008 12:55 pm

Hemi Desoto (not actual car either)
276 CI and 160 HP

Remember sitting on Dad's lap going down the long driveway leading to our house.
I was "driving".......... 8)

Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:26 pm

65 Chevelle 2 Dr Hardtop

Wed Aug 13, 2008 1:45 pm

A 65 GTO with a straight axle and a 427 Chevy in it. :twisted:
My mom had a 64 Karmann Ghia but my dad would not drive it.To this day, he still brings up the number 3 exhaust valve. :roll: He does not understand why I like VW's ,but, he doesn't criticize either.

Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:31 am

1969 Plymouth station wagon. When my mother was pregnant with me she was in the sand rail in the dunes. So which one counts?

Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:37 pm

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

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

It's not really that unique shape (well not now anyway), it's a two door hatchback which is quite common.

The Pacer was originally designed to use the rotary engine and front wheel drive setup GM was designing. However GM was unable to the good enough gas mileage out of the engines and wound up scrapping the whole project (What became the Chevy Monza was also going to use the that drivetrain).

AMC was too far into the Pacer project to scrap it so they redesigned it to use their venerable straight six (the same engine that evolved into the Jeep 4.0 engine) and a conventional rear wheel drive setup.

AMC Pacer - "The Wide Small Car".

I have no idea what kind of car my parents brought me home from the hospital in, and neither does my Mom. She is going to look at some old pictures and see if she can find one of the car. I'm usually the one to answer family historical car questions but obviously I wasn't much aware of cars in those days!

Sat Aug 23, 2008 8:38 pm

Parents brought me home from the Hospital in 61 in their 1957 Chevy convert