patrick66
Old Man with a Hat
My Dad had a used car dealer license all through when I was in high school in the mid-'70s, so he had a wide variety of cars that were prime candidates for taking little Susie down the street out for a little action at the drive-in movie. I bought and sold a few cars myself before I even had a driver license, with my first car being a 1952 Plymouth Cranbrook at age 12, that I bought for just ten bucks, AND drove home!
The car I had on my 16th birthday was a 1966 VW Type III fastback, white with red interior, AM/FM/SW Blaupunkt radio, twin carbs and bone stock. VW cars have never been known as the car you want to get all hot and bothered in, so after I blew up the engine in it and a second VW, I needed full-sized American iron to meet the needs of power, and other things.
Right after the VW debacle, I had a '68 Impala SS fastback that I paid $100 for at a Ford dealer auction. It was a blue/blue 327 4-bbl car with automatic and air...and a monster back seat! Mind you, this was in the day where if you had an underdash 8-track, or the new thing - cassette! - you were awesome! I had just installed a Realistic brand underdash cassette deck with two 6x9 Kraco 3-way speakers in the rear shelf. We're talking uptown here! Got some white rabbit fur and covered the dash pad wtih it (remember doing that???), and it came out pretty good, too! I'd have to call that Impala my first "bordello" car. Chrysler ownership came later on for me. It took until I turned 20 before I had a nice Mopar driver car.
What about you guys???
The car I had on my 16th birthday was a 1966 VW Type III fastback, white with red interior, AM/FM/SW Blaupunkt radio, twin carbs and bone stock. VW cars have never been known as the car you want to get all hot and bothered in, so after I blew up the engine in it and a second VW, I needed full-sized American iron to meet the needs of power, and other things.
Right after the VW debacle, I had a '68 Impala SS fastback that I paid $100 for at a Ford dealer auction. It was a blue/blue 327 4-bbl car with automatic and air...and a monster back seat! Mind you, this was in the day where if you had an underdash 8-track, or the new thing - cassette! - you were awesome! I had just installed a Realistic brand underdash cassette deck with two 6x9 Kraco 3-way speakers in the rear shelf. We're talking uptown here! Got some white rabbit fur and covered the dash pad wtih it (remember doing that???), and it came out pretty good, too! I'd have to call that Impala my first "bordello" car. Chrysler ownership came later on for me. It took until I turned 20 before I had a nice Mopar driver car.
What about you guys???