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> > Reply-To: <mail-From-toconnel-mac.com@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 14:36:25 -0400 > To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Cheap Cars for Teenager-now first cars > > 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 > > ============================================================= > Posted by wixList Archiver -- http://www.amxfiles.com/wixlist > > > > >