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Posted: 2/2/2024 11:00:20 PM EDT

The spirit of this thread is about your earliest memories of your parents cars (and what cars those were). If you want to talk about cars they had when you got older, that is also fine.

So, what did your folks drive in your earliest memories? (I guess this is functionally about the cars your folks had when you were 3-6.

Do you know why they had that (those) vehicles? Did your dad have to get rid of a cool ride because "I am pregnant...." or any other stories?

I was an only child. Mom had a 70's model Cadillac Seville and Dad had a 70's model Buick La Sabre. These were the cars they had before me and they had no need to change. Of course I grew up in an age before car seats. (Mom always had a new Cadillac, but would keep them for a while. Dad had a company car that was always a two door Chevy or Buick).

I liked Dad's cars better because they were "sportier" and no one really noticed them. Strangers would comment on Mom's Cadillac. Even as a very young kid, it usually felt "off" the way people would say things.

Mom MADE me ride in the back. Dad NEVER would let me ride in the back. He would say "I am not your Chauffeur." And i would ride in the front. No one wore seat belts back then.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:01:37 PM EDT

[#1]

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:01:50 PM EDT

[#2]

Ford Gran Torino

Chevy Monte Carlo

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:03:47 PM EDT

[#3]

Pops had a 71 F250. I absolutely loved riding in it. He bought a new truck before I turned three, which I also loved. Because trucks.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:03:49 PM EDT

[#4]

Mom: 70 Impala convertible
Dad: 70 Cougar XR7

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:03:52 PM EDT

[#5]

My dad had some old 50s-60s pickup that broke down all the time. Got rid of that and got a Plymouth Duster. My mom had a bare bones Ford van that my grandpa gave her.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:04:13 PM EDT

[#6]

Chevy Caprice. I learned to drive in that boat. The police version was a nice car. Drove it in highschool.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:04:44 PM EDT

[#7]

A big white 1972 Chevrolet station wagon was the family truckster. My dad collected and restored Corvairs so there were always a few around.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:05:04 PM EDT

[#8]

mid 70s

dad had a 60 something ford

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:05:07 PM EDT

[#9]

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:06:41 PM EDT

[#10]

Dad bought this Mercury new in 1973. He gave it to me, my first car when I turned 16 in 1980.

Thanks Dad, miss you.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:06:59 PM EDT

[#11]

Dad a Dodge pickup. Bought an 83 D150 shortbed recently.

Family car earlier was a 67 Plymouth fury 3. Still looking for a mid 60s coupe like that.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:08:04 PM EDT

[#12]

A big assed ford station wagon
Jeep Grand Cherokee
Subaru sedan of some type
MGB convertible
Oldsmobile Calais

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:09:09 PM EDT

[#13]

Earliest I remember 1989 Subaru GL Loyale wagon, 4x4 was my moms car. Dad had some late 80s 2 door Toyota corolla. Would love to have a non-rusted out one of either.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:10:37 PM EDT

[#14]

My dad worked for Chrysler my whole childhood, so we always had year long leases of new cars. Although I think my dad was laid off at the time I was born (late 1991) and we had a Pontiac Grand Am. Throughout my childhood we had various Cherokees, Grand Cherokees, Durangos, a Stratus or two. When I was in junior high dad had a Magnum R/T that was pretty cool, then a Charger R/T. I remember once when I was pretty young my dad brought home a RHD first gen Neon for a couple days.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:11:19 PM EDT

[#15]

Raised by grandparents. If I was good, in the back of a 65 ford truck. If I was bad, in the back of a 65 ford truck.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:12:03 PM EDT

[#16]

Skodas

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:12:21 PM EDT

[#17]

I'm not positive on the model, but it was definitely a green station wagon. After some searching I believe it was an '80s Chevy Caprice

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:12:21 PM EDT

[#18]

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:12:34 PM EDT

[#19]

Attached File

1950 Chevy similar to this but black. Gray flannel interior with a metal chain covered in a rubber hose on the back of the front seat. When dad went around a corner fast you would hold onto to it so you did not slide across the back seat.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:13:56 PM EDT

[#20]

I'm old.
As a very young kid, my dad had a Nash Rambler.
Then he upgraded to some sort of Chevy station wagon, I've forgotten the model.
Then in 1973 I think he hit middle age, and he bought a Ford Gran Torino.
Shortly after that I left home to carry on with my life.
The last car he had shortly before he passed away was a Chevy Corsica.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:14:08 PM EDT

[#21]

60 bel aire wagon
& a 70 chevelle

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:14:13 PM EDT

[#22]

Mom always drove an Astro van. Dad always had VW GTI’s.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:14:40 PM EDT

[#23]

The first family car I remember was a 75 caprice classic 4 door baby blue 400 small block. The first truck I remember was a green f100 76 I think 302 v8 3 speed on the column. The first vehicle I drove was an 85 f250 6.9 non turbo and 4 speed.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:14:47 PM EDT

[#24]

Earliest car I remember them having was a white early 70's Pontiac Lemans. Started my auto painting career (well I used crayons to "paint" a quarter panel) on it at 5yrs old. Got my ass tanned also.

Fav cars of theirs was Dads 67 Plymouth Fury III since if we acted up, they had to stop the car to get to us. Rear seat was in another zip code from the front.

Another was moms baby blue 76 Pacer. Would had been my 1st car if I got it running. Was not into cars at 14 and spent most my time on my bicycle doing training rides. Dad just figured I could learn how to fix cars before I turned 16 and could drive myself to bicyce races. Spent 2 weeks on it and said "hell with this".

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:15:04 PM EDT

[#25]

Dad had two convertible '68 Impalas, then later on a Pontiac Bonneville. Mom had a '78 Pinto. She hated that car.

Funny story about Mom's car. I was with her and my aunt shopping in the early 80's and we came out of the store, she opened the door and we got in the car. You know, old school two door, lean the seat up so I could crawl in the back with the bags from the store. We all get situated and she puts the key in the ignition but it won't turn. About the time I notice the interior color of the car is not quite right, close but just not right, my aunt goes to hollering. "This ain't our car!"

Just one of those things I'll remember from being a little kid.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:15:35 PM EDT

[#26]

1975 Malibu. Same color even

My mom.

Attached File

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:15:46 PM EDT

[#27]

Plymouth Valiant, Dodge Dart (same thing) and my grandparents drove Dodge station wagons. I think my paternal grandfather drove a green Mercury Cougar for a while in the 70s. My stepmother had a Chevy Nova, and eventually they ended up with a Toyota Cressida and then an Accord and now are on their second Camry. My dad had a 1st gen Frontier for a while too.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:15:49 PM EDT

[#28]

1962 Jaguar MK II

1966 AMC Rambler, ours was Midnight Blue.

Then a 1970 Chevrolet Nova in green, 6 cyl, 3 in the tree.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:15:50 PM EDT

[#29]

Screw your intent, I found these actual pics today of my Grandfather ( right top pic ) and Great grandparents

Attached File

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:15:58 PM EDT

[#30]

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:16:03 PM EDT

[#31]

Oldsmobile station wagon. With wood panels of course.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:16:28 PM EDT

[#32]

Dad drove a county take home car until his third dui accident, when they took it away.

Mom drove the police auctioned off cars that he bought for her. Ford station wagons with 351 windsors and clevelands!

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:16:41 PM EDT

[#33]

63/4 Impala
69 AMC Ambassador
75 AMC Matador
85 Chevy Celebrity
95 Crown Vic

all 4-doors

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:16:46 PM EDT

[#34]

Bottom end British then Japanese junk cars with regular head gasket, brake and random parts falling out issues.

And once there was a Mercedes with a Ford transmission installed. That one didn't last too long.

I hated cars for a long time. Turns out they can be pretty reliable and even fun if you get one in decent shape and don't treat it like a rented red-headed step mule.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:17:19 PM EDT

[#35]

A piece of shit '82 Dodge Omni 024 that rusted out by '88...

And a '76 Ford F250 4x4

Dad sold the truck to my uncle around 1990

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:17:29 PM EDT

[#36]

Amish so pretty easy to figure out.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:18:11 PM EDT

[#37]

Earliest car I remember for my dad was a late 80s golf that I burned my face with the cigarette lighter. For my mom it was an Acura vigor that my younger sister opened the door as she was backing out of the garage and took the door off. After that we had a lot of grand Cherokees.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:18:21 PM EDT

[#38]

My mom drove 1980s honda accords.

Father and stepfather drove square body chevys. My hatred of those trucks started young. They were giant piles of shit. New or old didn't matter. You didn't dare try and switch fuel tanks or the fucker may leave you stranded. Overheats going up mountain passes drinks fuel and no power. No redeeming Quality just piles of shit. Wing windows didn't seal and whistled all the time. Window motors regularly fucking quit. Interior door handles were poor quality.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:18:48 PM EDT

[#39]

My mom had an orange 1974 Vega with a black hood stripe. It was soooooo slow. My brother and I used to ride around in the rear hatch without seat belts (gasp).

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:19:24 PM EDT

[#40]

Big Ford station wagons with the wood paneling

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:19:29 PM EDT

[#41]

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You grew up in Europe (I assume)

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:19:31 PM EDT

[#42]

Dad had a F150 throughout the years
I remember some large 4 door red Chrysler, some large yellow 4 door Chrysler.
The we had an AMC Eagle Sedan
Eagle Premier
All the while having some year model of F150
Last car my dad bought after mom died, was a Range Rover Discovery around 97 or so, maybe 98.
I kept it in WV after he died, like 1999 or 98, not sure when passed.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:19:32 PM EDT

[#43]

I can't remember the early ones. First, I remember was my dad's 1969 Mercury comet with the shifter in the floor and my mom's 64 mercury Comet with the three speed on the column. She traded it with all the patched bullet holes from a couple of boyfriend and ex's shoot outs for a 69 Shelby GT 500. Loved that car when she would loan it to me. might have snuck a few friends in the R rated drive in movies with the back seat that would fold down flat and the door into the trunk from the inside of the car.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:20:21 PM EDT

[#44]

Dodge Stealth
Plymouth voyager
Chrysler town and country
Chrysler Lebaron
Dodge intrepid
Chrysler 300 (the m)
Ram 150
Ram 1500

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:20:23 PM EDT

[#45]

Suburban (mom)

Dodge pickup (dad)

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:20:41 PM EDT

[#46]

72 Nova.

One of my earliest childhood memories is that car being stolen and later recovered ( albeit trashed). It caused major trauma for my 3-year-old sister because my parents threw away her favorite doll that was found still in the car (but covered in filth and unsalvageable). My hatred of thieves formed early.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:21:18 PM EDT

[#47]

Some old brown pedo conversion van with no power steering is the earliest vehicle I remember.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:21:24 PM EDT

[#48]

Mom brought my home in a 1976 Camaro.

Father had a 1976 Caddy Fleetwood

Same mint green with green landau.....

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:21:35 PM EDT

[#49]

First I remember was a blue '57 Chevy. Next one was a '59 El Camino. Neither of those were that old at the time, my parents divorced in 1964. Mother married her second husband in '65, he had a '56 Pontiac.

Posted: 2/2/2024 11:21:48 PM EDT

[#50]

My mother had a Chrysler (don't remember the year) that was built like a tank. We moved to a rental house in Mobile in '56-'57. Her next car was a '57 or '58 Plymouth. I thought the push button drive shift was neat. IIRC, it also had fins. After we built our house my dad bought a 1960 Ford Thunderbird.

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My mom was like

at the price. My dad was ticked off and said he'd keep it 20 years. He kept it for 42 years. After he died my brothers and I drew lots to see who would get it. I won and sold it for 4000 (depreciated) dollars.

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