• Hi, I am the owner and main administrator of Styleforum. If you find the forum useful and fun, please help support it by buying through the posted links on the forum. Our main, very popular sales thread, where the latest and best sales are listed, are posted HERE

    Purchases made through some of our links earns a commission for the forum and allows us to do the work of maintaining and improving it. Finally, thanks for being a part of this community. We realize that there are many choices today on the internet, and we have all of you to thank for making Styleforum the foremost destination for discussions of menswear.
  • This site contains affiliate links for which Styleforum may be compensated.
  • We would like to welcome House of Huntington as an official Affiliate Vendor. Shop past season Drake's, Nigel Cabourn, Private White V.C. and other menswear luxury brands at exceptional prices below retail. Please visit the Houise of Huntington thread and welcome them to the forum.

  • STYLE. COMMUNITY. GREAT CLOTHING.

    Bored of counting likes on social networks? At Styleforum, you’ll find rousing discussions that go beyond strings of emojis.

    Click Here to join Styleforum's thousands of style enthusiasts today!

    Styleforum is supported in part by commission earning affiliate links sitewide. Please support us by using them. You may learn more here.

Post pics of your FIRST car

Davidko19

Distinguished Member
Joined
Aug 6, 2008
Messages
2,268
Reaction score
4
Everyone has a special place in their heart for their first car. I know I did. I saw someone driving a similar one and it just brought back good memories... so post yours!


1993 Lincoln Mark 8
Bought Marroon color with 40k miles on it in 1998 for $10k

The car was nothing but problems, but so pimpin for a 17 year old. It was fast, i had a thumping system in it, moon roof, leather and it came with a CAR PHONE!!!

96_lincoln_mark8.jpg


98Mark8Int.jpg


1993.lincoln.markviii.6654-300x189.jpg
 

BBSLM

Distinguished Member
Joined
Dec 18, 2008
Messages
1,752
Reaction score
564
^ I actually dont hate that interior. Looks very cockpit-ish. Hell, its better than most of today's american and *** interiors.
 

dmash

Distinguished Member
Joined
Sep 24, 2009
Messages
4,438
Reaction score
349
I saved up 10 grand to buy this bad boy when I was 16 (just a little over 4 years ago) and parents covered the rest. Worked all the damn time from 12-16, but it was totally worth it. Car was completely stock when I got it and I added the 18" rims, full sound system and a couple of performance modifications all out of my pocket. I eventually hit an unmarked pothole about 2 years after having it. It was TWO feet deep, so it bent two of my rims and warped my frame as I was going about 50mph.
ffffuuuu.gif
God I miss my BMW so much. I drive a Honda Civic now, but I guess the 38mpg highway thing is pretty cool
smile.gif
car.jpg
 

TheFoo

THE FOO
Dubiously Honored
Joined
Feb 11, 2007
Messages
26,705
Reaction score
9,841
In high school, I drove a 1998 Honda Prelude Type SH. Sadly, it was sold years ago. I'll never forget it. These are from ad materials, but they show my car in the exact trim and color.
Honda-Prelude_Type_SH_1997_1280x960.jpg
Honda-Prelude_Type_SH_1997_1280x-1.jpg
 

jaypee

Distinguished Member
Joined
May 2, 2007
Messages
1,269
Reaction score
150
Vl Calais with an RB30ET in it.. Those were the days
DSCN4159.jpg
DCP_1637-1.jpg
 

Harold falcon

Stylish Dinosaur
Joined
Dec 6, 2009
Messages
32,028
Reaction score
11,364
I bought a 10 year old Audi 5000 Turbo after a summer working the late shift at a fast food restaurant for two thousand cash. If I recall the insurance cost more than that for a 16 year old driver.

1983_audi_5000_3_cd_gallery.jpg


It was actually quite a bit of fun to drive, and the near constant breakdowns started me working on cars myself, which helped save a lot of money over the years and taught me valuable lessons about most mechanics. I had some decent sex in that car my last year of high school, unfortunately it was destroyed when a pickup truck crashed into me my first year of college.
 

alexei

Senior Member
Joined
Aug 25, 2006
Messages
311
Reaction score
2
800px9091hondaaccordsed.jpg

1990 Honda Accord like one above. Bought in 1996 so it was only one model year old. Ran perfectly when I sold it with 180K+ miles on it. However, they had a problem developing rust around the rear wheel wells. I had that area fixed/repainted a few times. I don't like a car with rust showing on the body.
 

Mark from Plano

Stylish Dinosaur
Joined
Apr 11, 2007
Messages
11,059
Reaction score
1,477
The only picture of it I have:
1965VWKG001-1.jpg
A 1965 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia convertible. I bought it originally for $350 but by the time this picture was taken I'd spent another $1500 on it to replace the engine, the transmission, the chassis, the convertible top, the seats and to completely redo the body and paint job. Keep in mind that these were 1977-1978 dollars. The new version had a completely rebuilt 1972 Super Beetle engine with oversized jugs and pistons. I couldn't really race anyone, but it had impressive power for what it was. I'm not now, nor was I ever a mechanic, but I probably tore that carburetor down and rebuilt it half a dozen times in the few years I had it. That was back when you could actually work on a car with simple tools and without computerized diagnostics. Yes, that is my 16 year old face peering out the back window. The only car I've ever owned that I wish I still had.
 

turboman808

Senior Member
Joined
Nov 3, 2008
Messages
856
Reaction score
0
Had a triumph spitfire just like the one below. It was a really bad choice in a car for a 18 year old with no money, or mechanical skill, but it sure looked good.

Spit.gif
 

Huntsman

Distinguished Member
Joined
Jul 3, 2004
Messages
7,888
Reaction score
1,002
I drove this to college when it was 26 years old. While it had a 318, it unfortunately only had a 2bbl in it (would have swapped it for a 4bbl, but the reason I didn't want to consume more gas was the same reason I was driving a 26yo car).
7486240001_large.jpg
It had bad breaks and bad steering. The driveline shunting in snow was murderous. It's really annoying when the car in front of you can stop four times as fast as you can. It once took me 9.5 hrs to make a 1:45 trip when the first snow of the season dropped 2 inches before the DOT was ready (I had cheater chains I kept in it at all times, and threw them maybe six times, rebuilt them twice with the tools in the car). Worst of all, the Lean Burn system in it was horrific, but I never really had time to pull it off -- a few times I drove to work (2 miles) and because the carb got screwed up, I had to pull and sandblast the plugs at work to get back home, or it would stall when you hit the gas, or sometimes going down the long hill near me. Threw the alternator belt once, lost the radiator twice, dropped different parts of the exhaust system and had to wire them to the undercarriage on several occasions. Lost the windshield wipers once (tied string to one going each way so I could actuate from in the car. Got hit in it once by someone not realizing that when there are two lanes and you are pulling out, you have to look at both -- that Neon got pretty ripped up, I admit. The locks would fail for no reason, so I kept a jimmy bar in the trunk, which was interesting to explain to the campus police. But, it taught me to really be aware, to look far ahead, to break earlier rather than later. Its the only car I ever spun unintentionally, and the first car I did a skid-steer-skid-countersteer in, which was so easy I'd drift it on the back roads when driving home in light snow. So I guess that somehow I do have a soft spot for it. It still runs, but needs a new y-pipe to get through inspection, which we will do at least to use to quickly run down and get gas for the lawnmower and whatnot. ~ H
 

Cavalier

Senior Member
Joined
Aug 20, 2007
Messages
975
Reaction score
1
88 CRX SI when I was 14 ('01 or '02).. except mine was no where as clean
dsc00781uo9.jpg
 

MrG

Stylish Dinosaur
Joined
May 25, 2008
Messages
12,401
Reaction score
5,654
1984 Camaro Z28. I got it in '95, and it was a POS. It was constantly breaking down, though working on it served as a great learning experience. The repair bills got so high that I eventually had to start learning to fix it myself, and that knowledge has come in handy quite often in the years since.

Even with all of the problems, it was somehow extraordinarily fast. To this day, it's one of the fastest cars I've ever driven. In retrospect, I'm a little surprised I survived owning it.

IMG_4970_crop.jpg
 

whiteslashasian

Distinguished Member
Joined
Aug 20, 2008
Messages
9,913
Reaction score
1,477
I loved this car; 5spd, rwd, nice system in it, incredible handling. Freshman weren't allowed to park on campus so I didn't bring my car with me my first year at college. 2 weeks before summer break we had a freak flood in my hometown area and the car was at a friend's place (has a ton of land/space) who lives 100 feet from the river. The car was not insured as it was off the road...
ffffuuuu.gif


93stdfr.jpg
 

Gus

Stylish Dinosaur
Dubiously Honored
Supporting Member
Joined
Sep 18, 2007
Messages
18,576
Reaction score
8,072
I was lucky to find a used 1969 Mach I for sale in 1971 for $1, 300. It had 12K on the odometer and an 8 track with 3 tapes. I was a senior in High School. What a car!

December2007017.jpg
 

Featured Sponsor

How important is full vs half canvas to you for heavier sport jackets?

  • Definitely full canvas only

    Votes: 55 35.5%
  • Half canvas is fine

    Votes: 60 38.7%
  • Really don't care

    Votes: 17 11.0%
  • Depends on fabric

    Votes: 27 17.4%
  • Depends on price

    Votes: 28 18.1%

Forum statistics

Threads
505,203
Messages
10,579,247
Members
223,890
Latest member
2sleight
Top