[James Matthew Najera]

General Discussion Thread 03.09.2025​

Hey GrayViners!

Let’s take a little trip down memory lane: What was your very first car, and do you still remember the thrill of driving it for the first time?

You know, the one that maybe had a few quirks (or a lot of quirks), but you loved it anyway because it was YOURS.

Do you remember the vivid details? The smell of the interior, the way the engine sounded, or maybe the sheer panic of stalling at a stoplight?

Whether it was a hand-me-down, a clunker, or a dream ride, share your story!

Let’s hear about your four-wheeled pride and joy (or chaos machine) and the adventures it took you on. Bonus points if you’ve got a photo to share—let’s see those wheels!

Cheers!
Blue

 

[Rik1079]

1967 Chevy Nova hand me down from my mom, still holding a place in my heart.

 

[Scorpio1027]

My very first (and last) car was a 1978 Volkswagen Rabbit. I loved that car. She was mud brown, and I named her after Marilyn Monroe, and she took me everywhere. I lived in The Bronx at the time, and I would drive into Manhattan. I would drive up to Connecticut to Rye Playland. I even drove down to Florida with her. Eventually, she just started falling apart. She was my very first car. I bought her for $1500 cash. That was a very long time ago. I was 36 years old when I learned to drive, and there you go.

 

[LovelyRita]

1966 Ford Falcon Futura.

 

[GeorgannP]

I drove home a 1972 Ford Mustang Mach 1. I was 17 years old. My dad said it was too much car for a girl and bought me a Pinto! I did enjoy my little Pinto, got me through college, then I bought my Mustang brand new!

 

[ghandi44]

It was an old Ford sunliner with a floor shufter

 

[heidimidnight]

1965 white Plymouth fury with a push button console and red interior. Loved that car!

 

[smast409]

1973 VW powder blue

 

[tshandy]

It was a 1936 Dodge, shift on the floor. It leaked and burned oil, part of the floor was rusted out, and I had to park it on the hill, because it needed a rolling start. it cost me fifty bucks. It got me to Waltham to see my girlfriend, and that's all that mattered.

 

[Pattij50]

A dodge dart with push buttons

 

[lwchast]

A 1971 lime green Camaro with a white vinyl top! Loved this car! My parents passed away when I was 16 and after my father drove it from CT to NYC, it became mine. I took it to college in Wellesley, MA (near Boston - car theft capital of the US) where sure enough, it was stolen out of the “Maxi lot”! I was devastated. It wasn’t found in 30 days, so I had to buy a new car. It was the late 70’s and gas was harder and harder to find, so I elected to buy a Datsun B210 hatchback! Don’t laugh, it got 42 mpg! Fast forward 9 months: the insurance company called and said the Camaro had been found! Unfortunately, it had been totaled . But I still wanted to see it, so a friend of mine and I drove to RI to see it. I almost felt like I shouldn’t have as it really was totaled AND my personal items were still in it . It made me feel so violated. Miss it!

 

[Kitkin]

The first car I owned was an old MGB, and I loved it! One nice time was when I accidently skidded into a big snowbank near an exit on the Tacomnic, some guys came by and lifted the little car back onto the road. No damage!

 

[Kim Ann]

A ‘71 VW Bug- I loved that little car!

 

[red]

1935 3 window coup Ford

 

[AnneB53]

1948 Willys Jeep that my dad got for me and my bro - it was hard to share, but we learned very quickly how to drive a stick shift!

 

[Berly]

1969 VW bug. It was 9 years old. Automatic stick shift. Beige. No real heat. No AC. But all mine!

My girlfriends and I would pile 6-8 of in and go to the football games at school or a local pie house and just hang out!

 

[AnneM]

My first car was a 1976 Chevy Chevette, 2 seater with "4 on the floor". I had just graduated from Nursing school, then had surgery on my left knee, so I was in a long leg cast, the day we went to buy it. My dad had to test drive it for me, but we both loved it! Daddy had to co-sign the loan for me, but I was able to pay off a 2 year loan in only 18 months - my dad told me he was extremely proud of me for the way I handled my first loan, and if I ever needed him to co-sign for me again in the future, he would be more than happy to do so.

 

[JeanTowe]

A 66 mustang

 

[rabbidee]

My first car was a 1971 Chevy Impala...big car...I felt like I could beat any other car out there...used gas like crazy - but when you put your foot on the accelerator it took off like a bat in hell..until my boyfriend had an accident with it.

 

[Hockey4Gary]

My first car was a three tone '56 Dodge Cornet with push button transmission and so much rust, if you splashed a puddle, the water would come inside and get the passenger wet. It was dark blue, white and light blue and beat the heck out o hitchhiking.