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You see berea just because you change your hair color, doesn't mean you don't still stand out like an albino at a black panther party.

First car when I was 16 was a pale yellow '62 VW Bug. Paid $300 to private owner. Total POS; the engine blew up after a month. I think I got it up to 53 MPH once.




After the VW, I bought a red '68 Ford Fairlane for $1900. Really fast 302 engine. I once got from our house on the westside of Cleveland to a class at BW in Berea in like 12 minutes. Topped 100 MPH most of the way on the freeway. Loved that car, girls seemed to like it too.



(BTW, the pics are just what they looked like, not actual photos.)

My first thought was does your your wife really call you FBHO71? LOL

Just kidding..

I and a lot of my friends are upside down in our sports cars.

I have a lotta money tied up in a car that if I tried to sell it, I'd be lucky to get 1/4 of what I have in it.

But I do love that car., Lots of fun to drive, fast but not overly.

Certainly not my first car however

Would you believe me if I said yes:) she read some of my posts on here wondering why after 10 yrs of lurking it has had my attention for a week..plus it really does go against who I am..posting that is. Something I'm obviously working on:)

I've read your post about your car and saw the pics you posted, black, I think was the color of it..or am I having a senior moment?

If I still had it those would certainly be the conditions!

Well done sir! Well done!

Not at all, My Dawg. These are local folk I knew. Matter of fact, I think I've missed the posts you've made that mention your crib.

My second was '64 TBird soft top with 390,fully loaded miss that car. At time my dad had '64 TBird Landau fully loaded with 390. Got about 19/20 city mpg 25/29hwy mpg at 27cent/gal regular 33cents hi test. Only problem was the top cycling system. After so many uses or bumps in road it would not cycle completely would have to disconnect feed to switch then would work fine for time. Figured out problem when purchasing next car that relay system contact points in trunk stacked instead of horizontal. Purchased in '69 and owned for 5 1/2 years.

Yes great car! When I had the '65, my Dad bought a "69 4 door with a 426? I think it was a 426 V8, maybe 429?

Fast Fast Fast car!

I also bought myself an '87 T-Bird brand new. Nice ride and lasted almost 15 years, taught my kids to drive in that one.

Hey columbusdawg, what's the story on that Shelby?

Probably a kit car..would be my guess..I could be wrong.

1977 Pontiac Gran Prix with a 400 4 barrel carb got a whopping 7 MPG

My first real girlfriends brother had that car..and I would make a road trip and sometimes cruise the strip in Norwalk with him..it drew attention and was pretty damn fast once the tires took hold.

His lady friend was from there and my girlfriend and I would go to visit there with him.

That's what I'm thinkin', but still looks great don't it?

God yes I wasnt trying to take anything away from it..The real deal ones are COIN

My dream car is a Ford GT, my brother told me the easiest way to get one is to build a Shelby kit, sell it, build another Shelby kit and sell that and then you'll have enough to buy a Ford GT.

Maybe one day...

sorry my phone is acting goofy..That is a lot of car flipping..I googled the GT..a used one 2005 was 259,980.

Good god thats money for a car good luck i hope u achieve it..and don't have buyers remorse..

I do think the GT is the nicest looking sports car Ford makes

Thanks! That is a lot of work just to get to a car for sure. There's one down in Florida (there was one, just looked) that went for just over $120 that needed body work.

Read on yahoo a while back that the ones made in the last decade are going to leap over $1m when the '16s come out.

My father has the GT500 and it is freaking faaast..one ofthe few I've been in that put me back into the seat...when he bought it he come buy and picked me up..got on the on ramp to the interstate..no one around..mashed the pedal and I swear to God it ripppped the tires in 3rd gear.

I couldnt imagine driving the GT after riding in the shelby gt 500

I can believe that..I knew they was pricey but not like what I just googled my goodness.

I had a VW Rabbit that was absolutely garbage. I bought the car thinking that it would be a good car, and it blew up within a week.

I never liked the '73+ Grand Prix's that had the license plate cutout in the decklid.

Yeah, it is a Factory 5 roadster - basically a 2200# Mustang drivetrain on a 4" tubular frame. It's got a 306 small block Ford with Vortech supercharger pushing about 9lbs of boost. Makes around 475hp at the tires. Pretty fun car.

In the Mustang I've got a 331 small block Ford with a turbo charger pushing around 15lbs of boost. That one makes around 900hp at the tires. Really fun car if you don't want to turn.

Pretty sweet dude! Pretty sweet!

The GT is an amazing car - not sure if you are referencing the original, 2005, or 2016.

Had a friend that had an 05, the 16 is amazing looking.

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If I could swing it I'd prefer the '05 but they're gonna shoot up out of my range rather quickly once the '16 comes out.
Might just have to get one of the Superformance GT's. You can still fit a 427 into one of those things!

My first car had 4 legs and a tail... no wait, it was 2 legs and a pony tail.. no that's not right, damn taxies

Man how old was you here? Taxis are freaking expensive to travel around with.

Or am I being slow and missing the joke? which is very possible.

Damn Swish I thought for sure you would've posted on this topic since it's your self proclaimed hobby..What's up bruh?? Didn't like your first ride give you nightmares or something?

I was looking forward to hearing your story or response..Whats up man lets hear it:)

Cheaper than feeding a horse..

My first car was a 57 nomad with the Super Turbo Fire V8..

Ok humor it was..that was funny...sure it was cheaper? or was it because gas was cheap when you drove it??

Kidding..kind of..like to know the answer to the gas question actually.

55 cents a gallon in "75" when I started driving.. and by the way... I lived in Ala Moana Hawaii.. Hope you got to see that while you was on Oahu

I believe so..my oldest boy took the immediate family on a chartered boat that went to all of the islands..gave you time to eat shop ect..

I was so upset with my youngest that i just stayed on my phone posting here at least till there was something that caught my eye or the wife just flat out gave me the LOOK.

I highly recommend doing this boat, island hopping ordeal which I'm guessing if you lived here you probably did it..It is truly beautiful here but I don't see how people want to live here. It was my first visit and cant believe what is a 15 min drive when there is no traffic..can turn into 2 and half hour drive/wait in traffic:/ I may have exaggerated a touch but not much.

My oldest has been here for 4yrs..him and his wife are both in intel and bought a home here..They just got the orders to go to Fort Carson..and are selling or have it sold..I don't remember what he said exactly because I was paying more attention to my first grandchild.

By the way thanks for replying..

It bothered me you were fighting with your youngest, No boat going to take you to all the Islands unless you have a month there..

It was alot or what seemed like alot of them..Ive had my face in a phone and posting here and it was/is a 2 day charter..but touche sir you would be correct.

Man my youngest is still bothering me he is a knucklehead sometimes..most of the time:/

And sorry I'm posting from my phone trying to pay attention to my surroundings/family talking and I could have misspoke/typed a word..which I understand can drastically change the meaning of a sentence.

Plus the 5hour difference in time from Ohio to here i didnt think would bother me..has got me in a zombie land and I need sleep.

LOL That's funny about your wife.. yes, black.. 300ZX

My first car was a 61 Falcon, if I wasn't going downhill I could make 50mph. 2nd was a 65 Mustang convertible. 3rd was a 66 Chevy ss. Fourth was a 77 Ford pickup, and I have been driving trucks since 1979.

'61 Falcon





The first car I actually remember riding in as a kid. One of the first true modern compact cars. And a helluvalot safer than the Corvair. Ours was a burgundy 2-door Futura.

It was the first new car My Pops ever owned. He was so proud of that car. He had a 'pat line' he'd use to everyone who commented on his little whip: "It's my starter T-Bird. Someday, I'll have the real thing." That car started the tradition: he'd hand wash it every Saturday afternoon, weather/season permitting. I was 5 when he bought it. My job was to hose-rinse it as he washed. Later, I got expanded duties, including detailing the interior. It was one of those Father/Son things that bind a young man to His Pops.

Years later, I'd 'stopped out' of college, and was temporarily hunkering down at home, while I was getting my feet wet at my new SOHIO refinery job. One afternoon in late May, I came home after my 1st shift gig at the Coke Drums was over. There in the driveway, was a brand-new 1979 Ford Thunderbird.

You Dawgs remember these- the most 'unfortunate' styling era in the history of T-Birds: the 80-ft long "coupe" (DAMN... those longazz doors were heavy to swing open...) with the hood that was perfectly-sized to host a game of tennis? GAD, what an ugly car!




Pops had taken a half-day off just to take possession of the car at Timmerman Ford when it was delivered to the dealership. Another 'first' for him... and I was there, on the day it happened. Custom order. In-dash cassette deck. Upgraded sound package. Upgraded engine package. Custom-order color scheme:

Beige body.
Burgundy (textured pleather) Landau roof.

When I rolled up in my British racing green '77 Spit, he was standing next to the car. With a bucket of suds. And a garden hose.

I got out of my car and waved to him. He grinned back.... and picked up the hose, extending it to me as I walked up the drive. Water was sploshing all over the blacktop.... a big "no-no," where this 'Depression-Era Child' was concerned.

But this.... this was a 'special occasion.'
Rules be damned, yo.

I didn't say a word. I just started watering that car down- roof to tires. Just like he'd trained me when I was 13... and tall enough to take on new responsibilities. Pops started swirling that chamois... top-to-bottom, just like we'd done hundreds of times before. We washed that brand-new car without saying a word at all between us.

It took 2 hours to wash and wax that land yacht. When the last bit of Kit wax was polished off the front bumper, this went down:

"Now it looks right."
"Damn straight. Shop Boys missed spots- because the car isn't in their driveway."
"Damn. A T-Bird."
"Yup. Told you I'd get one."
"You happy with it?"
"It's a T-Bird. What do you think?"
"Trade it for a '61?"
"In a heartbeat."
"You pick the colors?"
"Yup."
(Pops was a lot of things... 'style savvy' wasn't one of them'... )

"...the Burgundy roof is for the Falcon."

I totally got it. That car was a hideous eye-bleeder, but it made My Pops proud and happy as hell. And that's why, even after years of indoctrination/education in The High Arts, that monstrosity of mechanics was one of the most beautiful things I'd ever seen.

Pops made exactly 3 payments on that car before he died of a massive heart attack on the racquetball courts at our local YMCA. Seniors Semi-Finals. When My Momz was asked to choose the color scheme for his casket, she reversed the colors of his beloved Thunderbird. Burgundy... with beige accents. Custom-ordered. Dick Siferd made it happen. In record time. Because THAT'S how we do it- in "small-town America."

Years later (when the shock & pain of his unexpected passing had been dulled by time), I asked her about that color choice. This amazing woman who had introduced me to the music of Beethoven and Bach, had taken me on 'Mother/Son' field trips to the Toledo Museum of Art, and introduced me to works by Flemish masters, world-class sculptors, cutting-edge glass artists, and my first exposure to Monet's 'Water Lilies', said only this:



"I wanted him to enjoy his last ride."


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Thanks so much for this trip down Memory Lane.

What a GREAT thread this is. I'm so glad I checked in here.

Man.... I'd love to have one of those '61 Falcons- just for the noststalgia factor alone.
But it's gotta be in Burgundy.