Re: Cheap Cars for Teenager-now first cars

["Timothy O'Connell" <toconnel@xxxxxxx>]

My first car was a '63 Rambler Classic Wagon.....and it happens to be parked
in the garage (eyes tear up).  Life is good!

T.


> From: <fljab@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 14:36:25 -0400
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> Subject: Re: Cheap Cars for Teenager-now first cars
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> On May 12, 2005 Widiker, John D wrote:
> 
>> My first car was a '64 GTO convertible,
> 
> My first car was a '65 Ford Galaxie LTD 4 dr with 352/auto and cost $150 on a
> special "Dad deal".  Rusty with alot of miles, but man, you sure could get a
> load of teenagers in that car!  We used to go to the drive-in with it and
> could get 2-3 guys in the trunk.  That's back when gas was ~.30/gal, gas
> stations had "used oil" for .10/qt, and part-time summer jobs paid $1.60/hr.
> We never had much, but it didn't cost much to have a good time. 4 or 5 of us
> could throw in a buck apiece and ride all night.
> 
> That car lasted a yr or so before I tore it up; went through a few cheapie's
> and a couple of hand-me-downs after that.  Dad was smart to let me have that
> LTD as I didn't trash his.  I remember that my friends and I were always on
> the lookout for those cheap ~$50-100 cars.  My one friend's brother paid $700
> for a nice SS Impala 396 '65 and we thought that he was the king of cool car
> guys!
> 
> To me, that's what a teen needs, something that is solid and reliable, but
> able to take some abuse and dents/dings.  When they're done, haul it off!
> But, that's just me thinking.
> 
> Jim Boone
> Mims, FL
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