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What was it?
For me it was my grandfather's Lada VAZ 21013 when I was just a kid. He would put me in his lap and let me steer on back country roads.
Was was the first car you ever piloted?
sm70- why not Duesenberg?
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11/28/2014 at 18:23 |
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Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
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11/28/2014 at 18:25 |
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The first car I properly drove (not counting moving them about on the driveway) was one of these on track.
Spaceball-Two
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11/28/2014 at 18:26 |
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Not this exact one but darn close even with the lid.
Cé hé sin
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11/28/2014 at 18:28 |
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BmanUltima's car still hasn't been fixed yet, he'll get on it tomorrow, honest.
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11/28/2014 at 18:29 |
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2003 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie
With the Hemi.
Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage
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11/28/2014 at 18:29 |
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2002 Regal LS, nearly the same as the one pictured.
Mike
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11/28/2014 at 18:31 |
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First car on public roads was an old 1996 Buick Park Avenue. I hated that thing. But the first car that I drove was my dad's Audi A4. I ended up learning to drive a manual in that. Secretly, of course, because my dad would never let me touch his baby.
T5Killer
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11/28/2014 at 18:33 |
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My Step dads 91 Cavailer. It looked just like this.
camaroboy68ss
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11/28/2014 at 18:34 |
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early 90's s10, (not this one) it was my dads work truck. he would put me in his lap and I would steer
Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready
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11/28/2014 at 18:36 |
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2008 Ford Ranger 2.3 RWD 5MT base.
Photo not of it but otherwise pretty much the same. I stalled out twice just rolling downhill for maybe 130 feet. Photo not of it but otherwise pretty much the same.
Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna
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11/28/2014 at 18:37 |
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:| 2006 Acura TSX
Steve in Manhattan
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11/28/2014 at 18:39 |
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Unless you count me sitting on my Great Uncle Jack's lap and helping steer his Sedan de Ville ... this is all correct except the paint color. The pillarless option was called the Sport Sedan. I'd have preferred the pillars ....
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
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11/28/2014 at 18:40 |
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2005 Impala w/ the sport appearance package.
Looked exactly like this, just without those headlights and foglights. It was reliable and stupidly efficient, but it was awful in every other way.
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> Steve in Manhattan
11/28/2014 at 18:42 |
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It counts.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> Spaceball-Two
11/28/2014 at 18:44 |
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Stunning!
Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast
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11/28/2014 at 18:46 |
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1965 beetle, bought it when I was 14 yrs old, drove it in a paddock for a while and built a buggy out of it, much fun.
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Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
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11/28/2014 at 18:46 |
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'92 Autotragic
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Spaceball-Two
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
11/28/2014 at 18:47 |
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I knew you'd like that.
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> Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast
11/28/2014 at 18:48 |
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Pics?
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Tinfoil Hat in a thunderstorm, now with added diecast
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11/28/2014 at 18:50 |
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Sorry, it was long ago and photos got lost :(
fhrblig
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11/28/2014 at 18:54 |
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My mom's blue 3-door 1986 Honda Civic (similar to this pic). It had the base 1.3 and 4-speed manual. It was fun to drive, though not at first with her and my stepdad hollering at me about how I wasn't doing it right.
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Steve in Manhattan
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11/28/2014 at 18:54 |
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In that case, this '69 looks identical (dad's Impala was a '69 as well):
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fhrblig
> Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready
11/28/2014 at 18:56 |
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My previous vehicle was almost identical to that Ranger. Mine was a 2009.
Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy
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11/28/2014 at 18:57 |
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Chevrolet Prisma, in Brazil. has a tiny engine.
TDogg
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11/28/2014 at 18:58 |
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2002 Ford Windstar in green...
Aww yeahhhhh
Tohru
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11/28/2014 at 18:58 |
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1978 Ford LTD II Coupe. In green.
George McNally
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11/28/2014 at 19:00 |
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2nd truck from the right......My dad worked for a large tire wholesaler and had a company truck and a company car. (this was the first Chevy C10 they purchased) I remember it had "0" options....6 cylinder and three on the tree. I nearly burnt the clutch out of it learning how to do hill starts.
I took my drivers test in his 72 Gran Torino wagon company car with the 460cu motor......that car was *fun*:-)
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> TDogg
11/28/2014 at 19:01 |
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> George McNally
11/28/2014 at 19:01 |
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So jelly.
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Hahayoustupidludditeshutupandgohandcrankyourmodeltalready
> fhrblig
11/28/2014 at 19:06 |
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My dad still has it, hopefully it will run a few more years with oversalted Canadian winters.
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Steve in Manhattan
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11/28/2014 at 19:06 |
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I believe I have the honor of my first drive being the largest thing here (whether the Impala or the Sedan de Ville). Imagine an 8-year-old me sitting on a retired champion welterweight's lap and trying to keep that car in a lane on Park Heights Avenue in Baltimore. I can still remember what a yacht it was, and putting it back into drive when Jack decided we might both die. And that Impala? I had to take my drivers test in that fucker.
twochevrons
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11/28/2014 at 19:10 |
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My parents' 1976 Triumph 2500TC. It had an utterly lovely 2.5 litre inline-six (same as the US models of the TR6 sports car), and a 4+overdrive manual transmission. With thirty years of wear on it, unassisted steering, a slightly touchy transmission, and some interesting handling vices, it wasn't the easiest car to learn to drive in, but at the same time, it taught me a lot about how to drive a car with 'mechanical sympathy' – knowing what's going on behind the scenes, and driving to keep everything in harmony. My folks only sold it earlier this year, and I genuinely miss it.
4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
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11/28/2014 at 19:41 |
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'94 Saab 900 Turbo, my dad's company car, in a field no less. I was 8 and it was best day ever!
thisOneTime
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11/28/2014 at 19:45 |
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I learned to drive in one of this! A very small car, but I have yet to find a little car that could fit as much stuff as this could. Manual transmission of course!
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> thisOneTime
11/28/2014 at 19:47 |
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Is that a Twingo?
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George McNally
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11/28/2014 at 19:54 |
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The Gran Torino wagon was *soooooo* much fun.
I swear it was like a "police package" equipped car.....it had fat tires and those tiny pie plate hubcaps and no options with the full vinyl green interior.
I would take the aircleaner element out and lid off and it would sound like it was going to suck the hood into the carburetor.
Couldn't get more awesome for a 17 year old in 1976.....the only problem was that it got 7 mpg when I took it cruising. Back in 1976...it would cost me 12 bucks to fill up the gas tank-which was 5 hours of pushing shopping carts at my grocery store job.
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thisOneTime
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11/28/2014 at 19:55 |
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Yes Sir! Sadly, I got no pictures of the little guy, but the one in the picture is the same colour as ours.
VonBelmont
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11/28/2014 at 19:56 |
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1999 BMW 750iL (dead ringer for this one, but w/ 5 spoke wheels). Dad bought it in 1999/2000, gave it to my brother in 2004, then my other brother got it in 2009. I had it for all of three weeks before the transmission crapped out. It was like 80 in BMW years. Stuck with a lifeless blob of a CR-V for the time being :(
5-Speed Gangsta
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11/28/2014 at 20:05 |
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3rd gen supra. It was my dads best friend's and since he didn't have a job and traveled a lot, it was stored in our driveway. We started it up and I got to steer it arround the block once a week.
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thisOneTime
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11/28/2014 at 20:06 |
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Come to think of it, I blame my Mom for making me fall in love with quirk french cars... Thanks Mom for all the maintenance bills I have now! (I have a Citröen now)
WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe
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11/28/2014 at 20:41 |
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First car I ever drove was a '98 Saturn SL sedan. This was back in 2005, just after I turned 16. It was my dad's car, 5 speed, manual locks, windows, no power steering, completely base car. It was definitely a learning experience.
Looked identical to this one
SALfan
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11/28/2014 at 22:18 |
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My father's 1969 Ford pickup, probably in 1971. Auto trans, camper springs, no other options. I have the truck now.
evil2win
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11/28/2014 at 22:27 |
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This was what my father had. My first driving lesson was in one of these with a manual in a blizzard driving between Boulder Colorado and Denver. My father was not a calm person. it was a tense drive.
AMC/Renauledge
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11/28/2014 at 22:28 |
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My Stepdad's 1972 Buick Skylark 350 hardtop coupe. Almost exactly like this, except his didn't have the vinyl roof.
I adored that car. Wish he would have kept it.
gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee
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11/28/2014 at 23:24 |
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My dad's '85 Chevy Van.
For whatever reason he decided he wanted me to try moving it forwards an inch to line up the hitch to our camper trailer. I was thirteen, had never operated a motor vehicle of any kind, and didn't really know what I was doing. I put it in drive and let go of the brake pedal and moved my foot over to the gas. It was already moving from releasing the brake and it lurched forwards unexpectedly so I slammed back onto the brake pedal.
My mother and sister (inside the camper) were not very appreciative. The hitch dropped onto the ball and the trailer was jerked abruptly forwards about three feet and stopped just as suddenly. I literally had pulled the floor out from under their feet. My sister had just stood up and got sat back down again. My mom landed in the sink. It's funny now, but it wasn't when my mom was yelling at my dad. I miraculously remain blameless to this day.
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thisOneTime
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11/29/2014 at 00:40 |
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Hey man, how can I post something to oppo? Your question made me write a whole post and I would love to share with you all! Thanks!
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> thisOneTime
11/29/2014 at 00:49 |
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You have to have editing rights or have someone with rights share it.
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thisOneTime
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11/29/2014 at 00:54 |
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Thanks man, I´ll try to post it, I poked around and it says I can post to a private or public thingy so I´ll see what happens!
orcim
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11/29/2014 at 02:22 |
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"Car" was truck or tractor. I don't remember which, but I got put on the form for 4 weeks and ended up driving multiple vehicles. It was either:
Or it was...
TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
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11/29/2014 at 03:30 |
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My parent's Land Rover Freelander Sport. I first drove it when I was 11 or 12 in my school carpark. Manual too!
(I stalled it when I stopped though)
Clown Shoe Pilot
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12/03/2014 at 21:14 |
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E23 733i. The one I drove had a much more terrible paint job - it was a this weird metallic salmon pink (sort of?) that BMW made in the early 80s.
It was the CEO's car at my dad's company. He asked me to move it in the parking lot. I think I was 12.
