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33. Learned to drive on Dad's '68 Barracuda

Thu Aug 29, 2024, 04:30 PM

Aug 29

Gorgeous car, metallic green coupe with black stripes. Horrible to drive, way overpowered - you had to use a delicate touch on the gas pedal, plus you sat really low in the drivers seat (Dad was tall, I’m not).

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First car i drove, [View all] kozar Aug 29 OP

First I owned was a 72 Nova. bullimiami Aug 29 #1

Owened? Or drove? kozar Aug 29 #2

Mine was also a '72 Nova. Polly Hennessey Aug 29 #10

First car I drove was a Driver's Ed Chevy, with a brake pedal for the front passenger seat. rzemanfl Aug 29 #3

+1 WestMichRad Aug 31 #50

I learned on a '63 Chevy Bel Aire CanonRay Aug 29 #4

1963 Plymouth Belvedere. Slant six with 3 on the tree. Onthefly Aug 29 #5

My moms car, a '56 VW, with the sliding fabric sunroof. Enter stage left Aug 29 #6

1965 chevy Impala .aqua. colorored I was 15 years old and it was a TANK debm55 Aug 29 #7

Chrysler New Yorker. arkielib Aug 29 #8

1951 Chevy Truck BOSSHOG Aug 29 #9

My brother's 55 Ford Beatlelvr Aug 29 #11

I had a 72 Vega Nittersing Aug 29 #20

It was a black 1954 Bel Air. A four door that my father got to drive to work and back. OldBaldy1701E Aug 29 #12

51 Studebaker Floyd R. Turbo Aug 29 #13

I learned in a 1960 red VW Super Beatle lark Aug 29 #14

Learned to drive in a 1960s Chevy Monza. My first car was a 4-door Ford Fairlane with an 8-ball gearshift knob and Silent Type Aug 29 #15

I remember the baby moons; they sometimes came off while driving. quaint Aug 29 #19

72 Chevelle MiKenMi33 Aug 29 #16

Bet she still is kozar Aug 30 #44

In 1965, I learned on a 1953 Ford Mainline "Cheapo Sedan". quaint Aug 29 #17

A brand spanking new 1968/1969 Nissan Sentra....... a kennedy Aug 29 #18

A 1960s something VW Squareback Nittersing Aug 29 #21

A 1952 GMC pickup truck, my dad's daily driver. Mr.Bill Aug 29 #22

Fun post kozar Aug 29 #23

First car that I drove was a 1964 Plymouth Valiant with a push button automatic transmission. wnylib Aug 29 #24

1965 Chevy Impala. Standard shift. Three on the tree. LuckyCharms Aug 29 #25

1985 Oldsmobile Calais The Third Doctor Aug 29 #26

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. rsdsharp Aug 29 #27

A 60 something Pontiac Tempest TommieMommy Aug 29 #28

Dodge. Codifer Aug 29 #29

1958 Ford - 292 gab13by13 Aug 29 #30

1962 Ford Falcon Dave in VA Aug 29 #31

First car peachpit24 Aug 29 #32

Learned to drive on Dad's '68 Barracuda Freddie Aug 29 #33

1954 Chevy pickup. sinkingfeeling Aug 29 #34

1953 Mercury Monterey. gibraltar72 Aug 29 #35

1956 Chevy Bellaire, two tone green, four door, Powerglide with a 265 V8. It was my father's first new car. doc03 Aug 29 #36

first I drove was a 1973 Olds Cutlass. I think you could land an airplane on the hood and it was a 2 door coupe, bottomofthehill Aug 29 #37

And today, i drive kozar Aug 29 #38

1971 Plymouth Duster. My mother got a new car every 10 years so when I learned to drive, she gave the Duster to me Rhiannon12866 Aug 29 #39

Love the white rims!! kozar Aug 31 #47

Same here! The only difference with mine was that it had raised stripe along both sides as a dent-preventer Rhiannon12866 Aug 31 #49

The 64 Comet was Dads first car kozar Aug 31 #51

Awww, I can identify. When I was really little I rode in the car a lot with my Dad Rhiannon12866 Aug 31 #57

And,,Glad had a huge hairball kozar Aug 29 #40

1972 Black Plymouth Scamp some_of_us_are_sane Aug 29 #41

2 door light blue stick shift Figarosmom Aug 29 #42

1966 Ford Falcon Futura Sports Coupe GoodRaisin Aug 30 #43

1975 Ford Thunderbird NEOH Aug 30 #45

I grew up in North Dakota, kozar Aug 31 #46

Do you remember? kozar Aug 31 #48

1964 Chevy Impala PikaBlue Aug 31 #52

Impala was THE CAR! kozar Aug 31 #54

And gas was 31 cents a gallon. Good times! PikaBlue Aug 31 #55

Yeah kozar Aug 31 #56

Yep kozar Aug 31 #58

I had 1961 comet once 10 Turtle Day Aug 31 #53

1965 GMC pickup redstatebluegirl Aug 31 #59

I learned to drive a stick shift on a 64 lovely blue beetle. dhol82 Aug 31 #60

1960 Chevy Apache 10, 3 on the tree Hermit-The-Prog Aug 31 #61

1961 Ford Falcon OLDMDDEM Aug 31 #62

Two tone '57 DeSoto FireFlyte Conjuay Aug 31 #63

I don't remember what car I first drove to be honest Niagara Aug 31 #64

first vehicle, not a car onethatcares Aug 31 #65