96 Prelude Si. Great car for its time.

 

I just started college, the Spec-V is the first I've bought (and am paying for) entirely on my own. Gas, monthly payments, insurance, maintenance and modifications.

 

A 1985 Pontiac Phoenix. Might not have heard of it, but no loss. Front wheel drive, 4 banger with no power. Kind of kept me away from 4 bangers until I drove a Honda.

Oh yeah, and the back brakes (drums!) had a tendency to lock up when braking. It would put you sideways on ice in no time! After that I became a big fan of great brakes. My 350Z Track definitely has the best brakes of any car I have owned.

 

2000 Black Civic Si. Loved it for what it was. I've drove an $800 1988 Ford Taurus for a year though.. Whats your worst??

 

I had a '77 Honda Civic that must have been the ORIGINAL ricer! I had fender flares, mag wheels, wide tires, custom bodywork and trick paint, side-draft weber carbs, and a big ol' Hurst shifter inside! That was the first car I owned, and I put a lot of work into it and loved that car. Next came an '81 RX7 that was a better car in most ways but I didn't put as much of my own sweat into it.

Maybe I will scan some old pictures of the Honda and post them (in off topic) if anyone's interested. When I did up the Honda back in 1982, nobody was modifying Civics, and now it's funny to see what a craze it has become. I always tell people "I was the original riceboy". (Of course I stopped that kind of nonsense years ago but I can still appreciate what the young people are doing to their fun economy cars.)

 

A '72 Karmann Ghia I bought in '82, just after I'd gotten back from a 2-yr gig in Saudi. Candyapple red, completely de-chromed, Pirelli's. Sweet ride, looked like a Maserati.

Z33

 

My car I have now, 2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT, paid for and funded by me .

My very first car my father bought me, a 1984 Nissan 200 SX I think.

 

1969 Dodge Dart GTS with 440 engine!

 

My first car was a 1959 Chevrolet; the one with the huge fins and cat's eye tail lights. It had a 283 cu. in. V8 w/2spd auto and it was green on top,fenders and hood, the rest of the car was light yellow. No joke, true story. Great car, traded it for my 1965 Triumph TR4.

Boomer

 

white '91 Toyota Celica GT-S

bought it in '97, I believe

 

8 year old 76 chevy nova (means "no go" in spanish an I know why). It had a large straight 6, but felt like it had a 4 cylinder. Worst car owned, but it was cheap.

 

My dad had one of those! He STILL talks about it today! We saw one in a parking lot a few months ago and he went into full nostalgia mode. Its too bad the catalytic converter killed the Dart...

 

A 2003 NISSAN 350 Z

 

1963 Ford Falcon I picked up in 1977. No power, main color was Gray Primer and it had a large hole where the firewall and floor met. (Great in the Winter)

 

1967 Mustang Convertable with 302 BOSS
British Racing Green
Original GT Rally wheels
3sp Manual tranny

I bought the car from my day in 1985
he bought it from a "little old lady" teacher in 1972

I was the third owner!

BTW I am also an idiot for selling that car. Although, I did buy a Silver 280Z next.

 

even with all the problems she gave me.. ring & valve jobs, difficult to start on cold days, jump starts in the winter, heat galore into the driver's side... fall, winter, spring, and worst of all... summer. But those summer days with the top down.... that is all you remember... only the good memories... my teal blue Austin Healy MK 3000 ....

 

in her glory

 

2001 honda civic ex...still paying for it. I swear I'll never do the "practical" thing again...next year it's a Z for me.