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Old 12-13-2011, 06:40 PM
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Haha let's just say im 17 and owned over four cars. ALL f-bodies. Started off with a 86 standerd camaro with a 305 tbi, sold that because it just wasn't powerful enough. Got a red iroc with a 350 with like I wanted sooooo bad and then got a 305 iroc without a title. Used all the best parts and made one b/a black iroc with a 350 tpi . Ended up tired of that power and went and brought a wrecked 99z28 with a ls1 for the powerplant in my iroc. Well.. we will see how long this lasts
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My first car was a 1989 firebird with a 2.8 from 16-18 then traded it in on my current 1998 trans am
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over here we get the license @ 17, and start training at 16, take some lessions w/teacher and then drive about with our parents for most of the year before we go back in driving school,

i had a 3rd gen firebird w/sbc that i bougth when i was 15, and drove that with my mom in the training, and when i got the license a had a 2nd gen camaro w/big block.

i was 21 when i got the 4th gen i have now,
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1991 honda accord ex with a purple pearl paint for my first, then a 1997 camaro 3.8 V6 for my second, sold it and bought a 1994 z28, sold it and bought a 2005 SRT-4, lost to a 150 shot f body, sold it a week or two later, bought a 95 z28, wanted to do a swap so I got a 240sx and put the LT1 in it, bought a fox body and will be swapping my LQ4/4l80e in the near future. long post... Sorry
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If I had a z28 as my first car with no traction control, I am almost 100% sure I wouldve wrecked it and killed myself or someone else. I am glad I started with a slow FWD car and slowly upgraded to quicker rwd cars. I had some close calls with my turbo Miata haha After getting some emergency driving training with the crown Vic, I am confident now but would never do anything like I did when I was 16 17.
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Had a 96 TA at 17 and now my 98 at 21
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my first car at 17 years of age was a 1979 trans am
second car was a 98 z28 6speed
third car and curent car 1978 trans am
i am twenty now
Old 01-17-2012, 08:37 AM
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I have owned five, all were trans am's. My first was a 79 10th anny. 403 olds. I baught when I was 16, and she was stolen. My second was a black and gold 80 trans am with a 455 olds. I baught when I was 17. I blew the motor in her, then sold. Third was a 77 trans am red with 400. Sold to friend. Fourth was another 79 403 olds greenish/blue custom color. Sold back to prev. owner. Now I have my 98 mecham clone, red LS1 M6. I wish I had kept them all, but owell.
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My first car was a 1993 Trans am with 70,000 miles on it with the big 5.7 in it and I bought it when I was 18. That one is now long gone and 4 years later I now am on my 3rd car have a 6Speed 1995 Trans Am. Don't worry about the 2nd car is was kinda just a buffer haha
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When I was 15 I bought a 98 Formula still have it today at 22 never going to get rid of her
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My first ride was a 1985 camaro V6 5spd @ 18 yrs old. I got broadsided in that, and bought my brothers 84 Z28 5spd. A few years later I bought my current car which is a '86 IROC-Z, 305 TPI. I have had it now for 17 years, 2nd owner 86k miles, and it is now under the knife for a LS1/T56 swap !
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officially, my first car that was actually MINE is my current 93 ta, im 18
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I got mine back when i was 17 as a project car it was a broken down 95 3.4L that looks like 98+ with a 97 ss style hood. id had put a good amount of money into it drove it acouple times. then one day i had it at the shop at school then it got vandalized, so i towed the car left it for dead parted it got myself an lt1 for 100 bucks (the whole car) sold mine havent looked back since now im fixing my lt1 again hahaha how ironic
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started off with a 97 chevy blazer at 15 for 4 wheel drive purposes. Just recently bought my 02 camaro z28 at 20 (now 21 cheers!). But love everything about it!
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I got my 94 Camaro when i was 16. It was a 5spd v6 at first but, as soon as i had enough money i swapped it out for a a4/LS1 combo. I still drive the car today and have been modding it ever since. Still driving the wheels off of it and i'm almost 20 now.
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1985 Trans Am - LB9 305 A4 was mine. Loved it honesly. Gave me good groundword for learning basic mechanic skills and mods. Had slp runners, ported plenum, air foil, CAI, catback, 4th gen rear swap with 3.42s, and zr1s. Ran a best of 15.7 lol.
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I did, 1997 Firebird v6. Crashed it too. But I fixed it, just needs some paint that's all.
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I did. I was 15 when I got my 82 4 cylinder Camaro. That engine didn't last long, swapped a low horse 73 Chevelle 350 in it. Also had an 85 Iroc that I regret selling. I now have a 69 restoration project and a 2000 SS driver.
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Parents wouldnt let me buy a camaro with my own money wtf, so soon as I moved out at 18 saved for a year and bought my first fbody.
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81 Formula Firebird with a 6.6 swap
84 Cutlass with 305
97 Cougar XR7
79 Blazer
80 Camaro Berlinetta (project that never got finished)
...down hill fast from there till I got my 02 NHRA. First time I sat in it, I felt home.


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