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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