What was your first car? [Archive] - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

spina74

12-09-2009, 12:54 AM

Ok guys, I'm not sure if someone already made this post I tried searching for it but the search kept giving me completely unrelated posts. So here we are.

Mine was a teal green 1992 Camaro RS when I was 15 that started as an automatic, then when I was 16 swapped in a T56 and did a top end heads and TBI to carb swap. Ah..I miss her...doing burn outs through highlands parking lot once class let out and racing down the road..lol

thunder

12-09-2009, 01:03 AM

95 honda civic with 250,000 miles and a 5 speed. oh the fun that was
http://i604.photobucket.com/albums/tt125/theadmiralretart/honda111.jpg

SteveR

12-09-2009, 01:17 AM

1970 Firebird Formula. Got it when I was 16 and worked on it until I got my license. Loved that car!

bandit88

12-09-2009, 01:57 AM

88 grand am coupe with the 2.5 iron duke
my 16th birthday surprise lol

thunder

12-09-2009, 02:26 AM

88 grand am coupe with the 2.5 iron duke
my 16th birthday surprise lol

i thought the ironduke was 2.2?

Squirrel

12-09-2009, 02:37 AM

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/LT1Squirrel/DSCF0287.jpg

I made more money as a 15 year old than many people in their 20's do

Savage_Messiah

12-09-2009, 03:13 AM

my camaro

bubba428

12-09-2009, 03:50 AM

87 Pontiac Bonneville....I still miss that car.....1st car i bought was my 94 Camaro v6

bandit88

12-09-2009, 05:43 AM

i thought the ironduke was 2.2?

nope
wikipedia it

The Iron Duke (also called the 2500, 151, Pontiac 2.5, Cross Flow, and Tech IV, though the decal on the air filter assemblies actually reads "4 Tech") was a 2.5 L (150.8 cu in (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubic_inch)) I4 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straight-4) piston engine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piston_engine). All Iron Dukes were built by Pontiac (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac) beginning in 1977 and ending in 1993.

BlackBADaSS02

12-09-2009, 07:10 AM

My first car was given to me by my brother when I was 15. It was a 1996 Plymouth Neon Expresso. 2.0L SOHC, 5-Speed, red, cloth interior, 4door.

Frosty

12-09-2009, 07:37 AM

86 Trans Am

BonzoHansen

12-09-2009, 07:41 AM

76 Camaro Type LT

bad64chevelle

12-09-2009, 07:45 AM

My Chevelle...but it wasnt done, my grandfather left me his 79 Granada with 28k original miles, I drove that for a year.

TheV6Guy

12-09-2009, 08:42 AM

my first car was a 1996 ford explorer sport.lol

Slow-V6

12-09-2009, 08:48 AM

88 Dodge Daytona!!

Slow-V6

12-09-2009, 08:49 AM

I made more money as a 15 year old than many people in their 20's do

So what happened?

wretched73

12-09-2009, 08:56 AM

The 1983 camaro that I still drive around

qwikz28

12-09-2009, 08:56 AM

So what happened?

the cops found out.

My first car was a 1992 Camry V6, but my first car that wasn't a hand-me-down I still own today

jraney

12-09-2009, 09:06 AM

My first car was a 1940 Pontiac Chieftain sedan,Olive Drab paint (former military vehicle) straight 6, with 3 on the tree.

Slow-V6

12-09-2009, 09:08 AM

the cops found out.

Or the IRS?

mc73nova

12-09-2009, 09:16 AM

My Nova, completely stock with the original 307 2bbl, no radio, no a/c, drum brakes, hub caps and white vinyl top! I even drove it to my sr. prom!

BurninrubberGT

12-09-2009, 09:22 AM

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/1903/p1000149m.jpg

CHRIS67

12-09-2009, 09:25 AM

72' Olds Cutlas 442. What was I thinking selling that!?!?!? :banghead:

Anti_Rice_Guy

12-09-2009, 09:28 AM

1996 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL....3.1 V6, 33k miles. Sold it 5 months later to an Oldsmobile collector in Glen Gardner with 37k miles. Mint condition.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y218/nrfania/96_Olds_002.jpg

Z28Justin

12-09-2009, 09:32 AM

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a91/z28racer/100_0472.jpg

1984 z28 for $300... i found a dead a squirrel in the back seat.

my82roc

12-09-2009, 10:33 AM

1973 Chevelle

ZeroCool8891

12-09-2009, 10:40 AM

89 ford torus.

69BirdX

12-09-2009, 11:02 AM

1985 oldsmobile culass ceira.....slowest car ive ever been in

racerx520

12-09-2009, 11:07 AM

1991 nissan stanza. it was a hand-me-down from my brother, too bad he broke tons of stuff in it that i had to pay to get fixed. my dad got it for 200 bucks cuz the timing chain broke and warped all the valves and he rebuilt it. it was a pretty good car, just a bit slow

DaSkinnyGuy

12-09-2009, 11:18 AM

92 Firebird V6

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n99/DaSkinnyGuy/Sunset.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n99/DaSkinnyGuy/april2nd06421.jpg

Mark B

12-09-2009, 11:33 AM

1991 Firebird 3.1/Auto

jts98z28

12-09-2009, 11:35 AM

88 camaro with 305 and a cam and headders....slow but really loud lol

Lt1_8U

12-09-2009, 11:44 AM

1969 nova 2 speed powerglide

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x94/69novaguy/DSCF0241.jpg

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x94/69novaguy/meandted-novacamaro.jpg
tough guys:lol:

LTb1ow

12-09-2009, 11:58 AM

1995 medium quasar blue Z28 camaro.

Used to be stock. :(

Squirrel

12-09-2009, 12:11 PM

So what happened?

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i239/LT1Squirrel/DSCF0852.jpg

19iroc88

12-09-2009, 12:12 PM

my 88 iroc was my first car... found it in my town the guy wanted $1200 for it but after 6 months of back and forth the dude said just give me 600 and its yours since you waited so long for it..
http://i46.tinypic.com/2ir1xsj.jpg

Scrat's_Camaro

12-09-2009, 12:13 PM

94 ford escort gt, miss that car

r0nin89

12-09-2009, 12:15 PM

1988 Camaro RS

Burgundy/Silver GFXs

LO3/700r4

Got it when I was 15 and worked on it til I could drive. Sold it 2 months after I got my license cause I knew I wouldnt have my license for long if I kept it...

NastyEllEssWon

12-09-2009, 12:58 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme.jpg/800px-Oldsmobile-Cutlass-Supreme.jpg

not the exact car....but the same everything...minus the rust. 60k original when i had it. got hit parked on the side of the road by a drunk driver.

85 cutlass supreme 4 door, 5.0 v8

91chevywt

12-09-2009, 01:34 PM

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm43/91chevywt/S3010132.jpg

Sold it and I miss it :-(

it was a '91 C1500 my dad bought new as a left over. I ended up with it and used it as a daily driver for a long time

B4C

12-09-2009, 01:43 PM

71 skylark. Bought it off e-bay for 3k with a blown motor that just gave up while Idling :eek: Yeah right 5 pistons were at top dead center and most of the valves were bent, and the cam broke into 4 pieces and shot one out the back of the block and broke the trans case...all while idling...:wink:
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r257/BrokeChevy/71%20Skylark/DSCF1274-1.jpg

1994lt1

12-09-2009, 02:09 PM

My Camaro. I got it 6 months before I could even get my leaners permit. That was a terrible 6 months! It was a very clean driveway ordiment :)

alamantia

12-09-2009, 02:16 PM

87 Pontiac Bonneville....I still miss that car.....1st car i bought was my 94 Camaro v6

Mine was a 87 Pontiac bonneville with a 3.8

LS1Hawk

12-09-2009, 02:32 PM

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/Johnboy81/Other/1987charger.jpg

1987 Dodge Charger. Looked EXACTLY like the one pictured above. Same color & wheels.

Featherburner

12-09-2009, 02:48 PM

70 Nova. Started life with a 230 straight 6, TH350 and 2.73 open end. Put a 355 with a TH400 and a 12 bolt with 3.73.

FlyingDutchman

12-09-2009, 02:49 PM

'97 Camaro Z28 yeaaa

http://i608.photobucket.com/albums/tt169/1997camaroz28/ForuthGenonFourthStreet.jpg

fmybody

12-09-2009, 02:56 PM

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/jonarroyo/untitled.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/jonarroyo/100_1288.jpg

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/jonarroyo/100_1274.jpg

and then this :cry:
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c387/jonarroyo/100_1293.jpg

miketa95

12-09-2009, 03:06 PM

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo281/MikeTA95/The%20Camaro/036.jpg

There she is, my baby 1988 Camaro 2.8L v6 Automatic. Fresh paint and rims, mint interior. I was in desperate search for a 350 car when I went to get my first car. I saw this for sale on someones driveway, went to test drive it and I was suprised to see someone put so much care into restoring a v6 car like that. I bought it when I realized it would make more sense for a long commute to school and for insurance costs. I loved that thing, and babied it to death. Then This happened...

http://i384.photobucket.com/albums/oo281/MikeTA95/The%20Camaro/037.jpg

...and i drove it into the ground after that and moved on to my TA.

KirkEvil

12-09-2009, 03:11 PM

1995 Firebird 3.4L

http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/P1013549.jpg

http://i704.photobucket.com/albums/ww42/KirkEvil/NJFBOA/P1013553.jpg

The Fixer

12-09-2009, 03:22 PM

http://www.bowtiepower.com/images/76rear.jpg

1976 Monte Carlo, an aging rust-bucket, but started my love-affair with Montes. Ya know, you guys should say what year you got your car as well. I was 16 years old, and bought it in 1990.

We still had blue license plates back then. :)

ar0ck

12-09-2009, 03:50 PM

1985 Trans Am 305 LG4/700R4, got it in October 2002 on my 17th birthday.

http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/alexQTP/Full2-1.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/alexQTP/e2.jpg
http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e33/alexQTP/meta.jpg

Payed $1,100 for it and eventually swapped a 350/TH350 into it.

paul100

12-09-2009, 04:48 PM

Mine was a 72 Plymouth valiant 4 door . It had a 318 in it and it only weighed around 2900. So while i was attending an automotive school I replaced the heads and intake from a 360 and put on a four barrel. Added headers and dual exhaust. Rebuilt the trans and replaced the rear with a pumpkin style with 3:55 gears, old rear was a 2:76. It was a real sleeper. It fooled alot of people at red lights.

Iroc-z86

12-09-2009, 05:51 PM

1990 Cavalier base. 4 cyl, auto. the only option was a/c that didnt work. lol That car ran like a champ even tho i beat the hell out of it. shouldnt have sold that car...

BigRocsFirebird

12-09-2009, 06:05 PM

http://i518.photobucket.com/albums/u350/RockyV911/d12-1.jpg
my current car.. for now

jin1481

12-09-2009, 07:34 PM

1993 Cavalier Coupe, Red in 2002. Drove it so hard that i burnt all the oil out of it and melted the oil pan bolt into place and it still lived on for another 5 years after i sold it to a friend.

The first car i bought was my 1991 RS in 2006.

Mr.FIRD

12-09-2009, 08:02 PM

1977 cadillac deville and my 1996 trans am.. I got the 1977 befor my T/A but i never drove it it was a freebie and it needs a lot of work lol

maroman88

12-09-2009, 08:13 PM

the 88 in my sig.... got it wen i was 15 in i think 2002

NJ346

12-09-2009, 08:19 PM

http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs144.snc1/5328_1120855672835_1570365346_30303774_7447442_n.j pg

My 99 Z28 is my first car. Bought it bone stock in January of 2008..was 16 at the time and bought it with cash :D. In the nearly 2 years since I bought it, it's seen close to 10 grand in performance parts. I plan on keeping it for a long long time.

LTb1ow

12-09-2009, 08:30 PM

tastyle88

12-09-2009, 08:33 PM

1980 montecarlo lol primer black with oldschool 5 star craigars painted black, stuck out the wheel well bout 4 inches,blew out the trans 2 times from doing neutral drops lol

NJ346

12-09-2009, 08:34 PM

And it only runs 11.8s? :shock:

ok...3 grand was put into cosmetics between the hood, bumper, spoiler, etc....****ing deer. :wink:

NJ Torque

12-09-2009, 08:50 PM

87 Monte Carlo SS

http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs059.snc3/14657_1298459864334_1315523766_846266_71722_n.jpg

And with my second car, 87 Buick GN.

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs059.snc3/14657_1298459824333_1315523766_846265_7633573_n.jp g

1_Hot_SOM_WS6

12-09-2009, 09:41 PM

95 Camaro.

nj85z28

12-09-2009, 09:48 PM

1990 mistubishi precis rs..hand me down lasted 3 weeks. then bought an 88 camaro

cdacda13

12-09-2009, 09:48 PM

Old post deleted cause I'm an idiot.

First Car: 1990 Firebird V6. Bought when I was 16 for $700 from a friend. Was running on 5 cylinders when I drove it home.

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/2295/dsc02242xw2.th.jpg (http://img207.imageshack.us/i/dsc02242xw2.jpg/)
http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9497/dsc00029dq2.th.jpg (http://img340.imageshack.us/i/dsc00029dq2.jpg/)

HW72

12-09-2009, 11:28 PM

my first car... white 2001 Malibu with the 3.1. I actually bracket raced it a lot and had a bunch of success with it. Still have the car for most of driving and bad weather and such.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v252/MillerTime2/HoverShop14.jpg

Foosh

12-10-2009, 12:17 AM

04 Traiblazer... wanted a tahoe and i found a better deal.
Have a few little things done...

CamaroJoe1987

12-10-2009, 12:29 AM

1992 nissan sentra, baught it for $500, sold it back to last owner with blown head gasket for $500 lol

12-10-2009, 04:03 AM

1973 Dodge Coronet Custom 4dr,
....318 2bbl auto, 56k original miles, no rust at all. Was faster than my second car(an 88 GTA 305tpi)

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d50/SmokingSS/coronet-1-1.jpg

edit: and now i feel old....lmao

...and for what its worth...my 65th(i think) car... '08 SKY Redline, lol

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d50/SmokingSS/n1153986869_117776_3463.jpg

Z28 Heritage

12-10-2009, 06:04 AM

This is going to be it i'm saving for it. 2006 Ford Police Interceptor P71

http://i50.tinypic.com/tzcz4.jpg

firebirdcrazy

12-10-2009, 08:07 AM

1980 Oldsmobile Toronado. Fully loaded and had only 33,000 miles when I got it when I was still 16 years old

Brendan713

12-10-2009, 09:25 AM

1996 Jeep grand cherokee Limited. Got it with 213k miles on it that thing was so bad that it died at traffic lights, pissed out gas more than any camaro or trans am ever would and transmission slip if ya accelerated hard which i did all the time. RIP it was wreck on January 31st due to a dumb teenage driver

iroc86NJ

12-10-2009, 09:27 AM

1990 Lumina Euro sport 3.1......16.9 seconds of W body fury lol. Really miss that tank :cry:

Mark42

12-10-2009, 02:26 PM

Wow, some of you had really nice first cars.

My first ride was a '69 Chevy Impala 2 door coupe. 327 w/4 bbl. I didn't do much to it, other than fix the rust and painted it gold, then added some 60 series 15" tires and glass packs. That was in 1975.

enRo

12-10-2009, 02:55 PM

91 Hyundai S-Coupe with a 5-speed. If it were to run the 1/4, im sure it wouldve been a 21 second car :lol:

NastyEllEssWon

12-10-2009, 04:13 PM

91 Hyundai S-Coupe with a 5-speed. If it were to run the 1/4, im sure it wouldve been a 21 second car :lol:

lol dont make it sound cooler than it is....its a scoupe!!! :rofl: haha my buddy had one of them too.

enRo

12-10-2009, 09:32 PM

lol dont make it sound cooler than it is....its a scoupe!!! :rofl: haha my buddy had one of them too.

Very true :nod: It was my way to make the car sound like it had more than a base 85hp :rofl:

siguy

12-10-2009, 09:58 PM

1974 camaro

2kblackgtp

12-13-2009, 10:56 PM

2000 GTP Coupe- about 240whp when I sold it. Bought it off some guy cash bone stock with 35k, loved the car but needed something less family friendly.

Still on stock torque stars
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/thousandskysfall/Picture005.jpg

With the Mille Miglias
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/thousandskysfall/IMG00057-20090222-1349.jpg

With Stupercharged's old GTP
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/thousandskysfall/Picture0003.jpg

With the replacement
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/thousandskysfall/IMG00107-20090426-1950.jpg

Day I sold it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v292/thousandskysfall/Picture328.jpg

I have the nicer pictures in my intro thread from forever ago so I don't want to post those again

Z28 Heritage

12-13-2009, 11:33 PM

2000 GTP Coupe- about 240whp when I sold it. Bought it off some guy cash bone stock with 35k, loved the car but needed something less family friendly.

I have the nicer pictures in my intro thread from forever ago so I don't want to post those againVery Nice GTP and i mean VERY Nice!:drool:

1994lt1

12-13-2009, 11:49 PM

I wish mine was a GTP :/ Nice car.

88Z-Man

12-14-2009, 09:35 AM

74 Chevelle with a 350, Maroon with the "luxurious half white landau top."

gotmudnj

12-14-2009, 12:04 PM

1994 isuzu pickup. bought it wen i was 17 in 2004. best 400 bucks spent. still have it to this day. i have crashed it i slid into a parked car down hill on snow n ice totalled their car and mine just redid front end just bumper and grill and lights. its lowered 3 inchs with 14 on front and 15 on rear. 5 speed manual with manual locks and windows. ac works amazing still. i got a horrible oil leak and never did and oil change i actually fill the oil up wit my used oil from my jeep. ive takin it offroad. i ran it empty of oil n put soy sauce in it and ran it. it still ran. things amazingly fun but looks like death on wheels.

thunder

12-14-2009, 12:11 PM

B4C

12-14-2009, 12:13 PM

i ran it empty of oil n put soy sauce in it and ran it. it still ran.

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:HAHAHASHAHAHAH AHAHAHA:rofl:

HW72

12-14-2009, 02:53 PM

2000 GTP Coupe- about 240whp

that's a nice GTP man! I see numbers on the window... how did she do in the 1/4?

2kblackgtp

12-14-2009, 03:23 PM

Best was a 13.9 at 98 on stock pulley, 3" downpipe, tune, poly upper motor mounts, and a gutted intake with a 2.02 60'. After that, I just couldnt get a good launch anymore and didnt get tuned again until just before I sold the car. Mid 13's would have been very possible if I wouldve gotten better than 2.2 60's judging by the 102 mph traps I was getting before the tune. I had a cam, headers, intercooler, and some other parts waiting to go on that I never got to before the car got sold otherwise it would have made real good power and been running lowish 12's