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Old 03-14-2009, 09:51 AM
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i bought my 2000 ss this past october. first car i ever bought i was 16 when i got it turning 17 next month. but first car i drove was my moms cavalier while i was looking for a camaro lol
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My girl did, her first car was an 89 Formula 305. After a tree jumped out and bit that one, she got an 01 V6. Traded that in for the T/A

Didn't get an F body until my fourth car.
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1988 Camaro Sport Coupe. It was a beast with its 305 TBI motor, 700r4 and 2.73 open rear. I bet I was pushing nearly 140hp to the rear tires.
Old 03-14-2009, 08:45 PM
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i bought my 69 camaro when i was 14 for $3000.00. it had no motor or trans and it was wrecked in the front. i've been working on it since then and i'm almost 19 now.
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1974 Camaro, 6 cylinder car converted to 350. Bought it with my paper route money (almost bought a '73 Charger, but my dad didn't like it).
1980 TA, 301 Turbo car converted to 400 Pontiac.
1975 TA, 400 swapped to 455.
1981 Z28, 350 4bbl, auto.
1984 TA, 305 4bbl, 5 speed.
1987 Formula, 305 TPI, A4.
1989 Formula 350.
1992 Formula, 305 TPI, 5 speed.
1979 TA, SE 403 Olds, but had plans to swap to 400 Pontiac.
1993 TA, LT1 A4.
1987 GTA 350.
1991 Formula, 305 TPI, 5 speed.
1989 GTA 350.
1991 Formula 350.
1998 Formula, LS1 6 speed. My 'new' car.

This is over more than 20 years, plus a bunch of Corvettes, GN, Typhoon, Mustangs, other performance cars, trucks, SUVs, etc.
Oh yeah, that first F-body... 8 track CONVERTED to cassette deck.
Old 03-14-2009, 09:38 PM
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my first car was a purple 94 Firebird
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Just bought my first f-body last friday. Its a 98 Z28 with the six speed. It was one hell of a deal with only 113,000 on the clock and stole her for 5k.
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Yes my camaro was the first car that I ever bought. Got it for 3k back when I was 18, and I've had it ever since. First car that I drove on a regular basis though was a base model 89 ford taurus.. man I hated that car
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Got a 99 camaro hardtop for Christmas when I was 15. miss that car. Pic in my album of my 99 camaro b4 i totalled it
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1983 Camaro Barlinette ( SP ? ) - 16 I think but it was F'ed with by the guy I bought it from. I had no help getting it running at the time so it got sold. Then I ended up with a 87 Suburban.
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I wish i did...

1993 Saturn - red
1989 Porsche 944 - red
1985 TA - Black
1984 Caprice- blue
1996 Grand Am- red
1995 Camaro - chamelion
1981 Corvette- red
1989 GTA - black
1990 Formula - red
2003 Dakota -blue
1998 TA - black
1999 TA - black
2006 Legacy GT - black
1997 Maxima - black
2007 Grand Cherokee - black
Old 03-19-2009, 05:13 AM
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got my 96 TA at 17
Old 03-19-2009, 04:38 PM
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when i was 8 i started saving for an ls1 vette. that was my dream car, and still is. i didn't spend a dime until i was 16 hoping that i would have enough. i turned 17 only having 4500 in my pocket so i settled for a 93 formula 6spd. i've been hooked ever since.
Old 03-19-2009, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by MrElectric03
Not me...and im glad I didnt. At the age of 17(4 years ago) I took my moms 93 Z28 out for a spirited drive and limped home in it after running it up a curb. I am convinced that if I had a car like my WS6 back then I would have killed myself in it.It only took one fu** up for me to learn not to mess around like that.
well i was 16 got my first. a 98 trans am and guess what happened to me in my trans am with an ls1! The same **** with your moms z28. learned my lesson and im a little happy it happened because of the fact i now drive more safe and save gas money haha. i thought i was untouchable in my car before i had my wreck like any other typical teenager well im 17 now

lets just say owning an f-body taught me a lot of life lessons in just 6 months

Before i bought the car i was looking into the engine bay at the ls1 and could not believe my dad was letting me buy it.
just picture a 16 year old kid sitting in his first car with an ls1. Well thats got SAFE written all over it.
Old 03-19-2009, 09:12 PM
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At age 14, in Richmond, VA, I bought a white with red interior 1978 Camaro sport coupe with a 145 hp 2-barrel 305, a rebuilt TH350, a 2.41:1 axle, a broken left-rear main leaf spring, no muffler, and new P205/75R14 tires on the stock 14x7" 6-hole rally wheels, for $250. On the interstate it got 26 mpg at 55 mph.
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Bought a V6 1986 camaro in 1991 for my first car. dumped it in 1996 for a 1997 RS and traded that for my 1999 Z28 that I still have today.
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F-body is my fifth car.
93 Grand Cherokee (3 months blew up)
93 Chevy Lumina (1 month blew up)
02 Jeep Liberty (terrible POS)
00 Buick Lesabre

Then I got real tired of driving cars my dad picked up for me so at 19 I had enough money saved from when I started saving for a car when the first GC blew that I bought a 99 Trans Am. First car titled in my name.
Old 03-21-2009, 06:32 PM
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my first car was a 79 camaro with a sbc350 I got when I was 16 in 1988. Been hooked on f-bodies ever since.Currently own 2002 trans am and a 68 camaro project.
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My first was a '94 LT1 Trans Am in Bright White with an auto trans. That was back in 2000, I was 16 yrs old. It was a total surprise; I was looking for a 2-door Yukon/Tahoe and the parents dropped the keys to that beast in my hand. It had just broken 90K miles and was an absolute cherry; I was the second owner. It was fast *grin* Been stuck on Trans Am's since
Old 05-18-2009, 02:25 PM
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My first was an '86 Z28 with a 305 white with ttops at 15. didn't even drive it and bought a 96 silver Z28 with an LT1. Sold both of them and bought a 94 firebird and a 95 gmc pick up and am now trying to get an LS1 fbody as a cruiser. I am now 18.


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