How did you pay for your first car?

My first one was a 1969 Opel GT, silver car with red interior, beautiful car. First yr this model was sold in the states, it also had the small 1.1 litre engine with 2 single barrel carbs on it. It would do 100 mph though. Paid $1500 for it off a Buick dealers lot, sold it 3 yrs later for $1500. Save my pennies from my part time mom and pop store job after school and from grass cutting jobs.

 

Paid $400.00 for a 1974 Ford Pinto wagon in 1982. The roof rack had rusted off the top and the holes were filled with Bondo, but it still leaked. Whenever it rained water came through the headliner, and if I hit the brakes hard, water came down the inside of the windshield.

 

I'm just jumping in late here, but that is not quite true. The '57 Chevy was always hot. It was one of the rare cars that never lost it. It was a hot seller when it was new and people who couldn't afford a new one, jumped on the used ones as soon as they became available. At the same time, the Hot Rodders wanted them. The '57 Hot Rod years really never ended. From Hot Rods they evolved into the Classic era and the rest is history!

Also not quite true for the '67 Camaro and the '65 Chevelle. It the "70s and 80s" these cars were well in demand. ...as long as that Chevelle was a 2-Dr.

Bill

 

LOL, that's a great start to car ownership! Enjoyed reading this thread, thanks Fat Tedy for starting it. :2_thumbs_up_-_anima