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[LilacTree]

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@Winkk wrote:

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@LilacTree wrote:

A '59 Chevy convertible, brand new, blue exterior, white interior . . . with the "wings" in the back, whitewall tires.  I felt like a princess.  My beloved sister and I had a ball in that car!!  Paid for it myself too.

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Did it look like this?  I love old cars.

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Yep!  Exactly.  Except the blue was a bit more turquoisy. 

All the car brands looked different in those days.  It was easy to tell a Ford from a Chevy, and an Olds from a Buick, a Caddy from a Lincoln.  Nowadays they all look the same.

[KathyPet]

1970 Ford Maverick Candy Apple Red and yes I loved it.

[AnikaBrodie]

I'm really enjoying reading this thread.    Glad to see no one (so far) has had a Model T as their first car.  ROFL. 

[LIndaMJ]

1963 white Oldsmobile '88. I had to sit on a pillow to see over the steering wheel and yes I loved it!

[teachergal]

1979 Chevy Capris Classic with Landu roof.  My parents surprized me with a brand new car for my 20th birthday.  Loved it! It was rust colored with a cream roof.  Oh my, did I make an enterance the first time I drive it to the local hang out (Village Inn Pub).

[GingerPeach]

I had a 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix  It was long and black and sleek. 

It used to be jealous of other cars.  Each time I'd point out a nice car while driving on the freeway the sun visor would plop down and try to cover my field of vision!

p.s.  It was not a new car and no one bought it for me.

[hckynutjohn]

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@sashamatthews wrote:

1971 VW Karmann Ghia convertible, brand new, for my 16th birthday.  It was orange with a brown top!  My parents had brought home a red Fiat for me to look at, but they decided on the KG.  I hated it!!!  If it had been a different color, maybe I would have liked it.  Being grateful just to have a car never entered my mind - it was simply awful.  After a year, they gave me a 1972 Triumph 2000 GTV - navy blue with baby blue interior.  Much better ...

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Given I brand new car and then 1 a year newer?  And you say "you  hated it"?  I am gonna break from my usual "tell it like it is" on this one.  Might say what i really mean and get shown the door by a mod. There is a word for what you have said here, but!!!

[Suziepeach]

I also had a 74 red corvette, .....   a

73 Triumph GT 6 Plus..

and in between van, other vehicles but my baby now is and hubby drives a Taurus..  funny how our tastes in rides stays classy over the years..  I love everyone's pictures by the way and thanks..   

[spud188]

In my world parents did not buy cars for children. I bought my first car 1950 Chevy for $30,hey it ran,got me to work,beat walking.

[hckynutjohn]

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@spud188 wrote:

In my world parents did not buy cars for children. I bought my first car 1950 Chevy for $30,hey it ran,got me to work,beat walking.

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Not in my world either. If I wanted something? I paid for it. Never had a $30 car. I was always into nice looking cars old and new.

My race cars?  Had to be spotless and I even wiped the dust off of them at the tracks I raced.