# What was your first car you bought with your own cash? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 7, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404 "2009-08-07T17:28:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/21 "2009-08-08T07:45:35Z")
I got a job when I was 15 and saved every penny…bought a 1981 Pontiac Firebird Formula with a 4.3 V-8. Maybe the slowest V-8 ever made. Here is a pic of what it looked like except mine was dark red. ![http://www.70-81.com/81blueffull3.jpg](http://www.70-81.com/81blueffull3.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/olds_rocketman/32/5942_2.png) [@OLDS\_ROCKETMAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OLDS_ROCKETMAN)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/22 "2009-08-08T11:33:30Z")
well… my 88 cutlass was paid for by my pops… it got stolen and we got twice what he paid for it from the insurance…that money combined with mine paid for my SS… first car on my dime… my 83 hurst olds. ---
**Author:** ![Sinner6.0L](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sinner6.0l/32/6016_2.png) [@Sinner6.0L](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sinner6.0L)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/23 "2009-08-08T11:53:51Z")
i got nothing ---
**Author:** ![4\_door\_love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/e19b73/32.png) [@4\_door\_love](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/4_door_love)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/24 "2009-08-08T12:04:05Z")
1991 blue civic dx hatch back 4spd picked it up to 300 bucks with 100,000 and a ton of rust… pretty much my favorite car to this day ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2009, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/25 "2009-08-08T20:01:00Z")
01 Grand Prix GTP ---
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/26 "2009-08-09T09:52:26Z")
1976 Grand Prix SJ - 400 4bbl with TH400. Bought it for $425 from a salvage yard & fixed it/reconstructed title. Drove it for about 7-8 years. ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/1976_GrandPrix_LF_Feb1990.jpg](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/1976_GrandPrix_LF_Feb1990.jpg) ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/1976_GrandPrix_LR_Feb1990.jpg](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/1976_GrandPrix_LR_Feb1990.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![steelcitysix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/steelcitysix/32/5992_2.png) [@steelcitysix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steelcitysix)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 12:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/27 "2009-08-09T12:09:31Z")
My uncle actually gave me my first car …a 1953 bel-aire 210 sedan. however I never did actually get it on the road. the first car I put on the road myslf was a 74 chevy LUV ![http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/luv.bmp](http://www.pittspeed.com/uploaded/luv.bmp) ---
**Author:** ![sasquach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a6a055/32.png) [@sasquach](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sasquach)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/28 "2009-08-09T13:55:33Z")
Todd I had that same car except with white interior . Wish I still had it ---
**Author:** ![flyinglow57](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/flyinglow57/32/5978_2.png) [@flyinglow57](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyinglow57)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/29 "2009-08-09T16:41:07Z")
> [@WTB: Winter classic tickets/ 2](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-winter-classic-tickets-2/40788/4): > > Great thread > > Inline 300 6 mac ??? 302 2bbl less tq then the inline 6 that year though :doh: ---
**Author:** ![SixSpeed454SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@SixSpeed454SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SixSpeed454SS)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/30 "2009-08-09T19:43:48Z")
> [@FS: 04 Tarmac Black Evo](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-04-tarmac-black-evo/40612/2): > > Todd I had that same car except with white interior . Wish I still had it Mine was the Red Denim/Red Velour bucket seats/console ---
**Author:** ![Jeff95TA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeff95ta/32/5935_2.png) [@Jeff95TA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jeff95TA)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/31 "2009-08-10T04:51:19Z")
1986 Ford Escort ---
**Author:** ![obi-1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@obi-1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/obi-1)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 7:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/32 "2009-08-10T07:16:56Z")
1983 Ford Ranger ---
**Author:** ![skilit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@skilit](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skilit)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 8:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/33 "2009-08-10T08:33:58Z")
1981 Chevy Malibu, that thing was a tank! ---
**Author:** ![Blackbelt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blackbelt/32/5998_2.png) [@Blackbelt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blackbelt)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/34 "2009-08-10T12:00:47Z")
1966 Chevy Impala 4 door hardtop with a 327 4bbl and a powerglide. Looked just like this one, except mine was dark blue ![http://www.chooseyouritem.com/classics/photos/894000/894022.jpg](http://www.chooseyouritem.com/classics/photos/894000/894022.jpg) That lasted about 3 weeks, and i sold it and bought a 67 Impala SS 2 door off of a buddy. Looked exactly liek this one ![http://www.seven82motors.com.au/showroom/albums/nicky-stevens-1967-ss-impala/67%20Impala%20047.jpg](http://www.seven82motors.com.au/showroom/albums/nicky-stevens-1967-ss-impala/67%20Impala%20047.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![stinkbox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@stinkbox](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stinkbox)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/35 "2009-08-10T12:44:06Z")
1987 Dodge Dakota rwd carb’d v6 5 speed long bed. Wrecked and beat the shiittt outta it all the time and took it all. Only year for the carb. Wish I woulda dumped a junkyard 360 or something in it. ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/36 "2009-08-10T15:11:55Z")
1987 vw quantum ---
**Author:** ![steelcitysix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/steelcitysix/32/5992_2.png) [@steelcitysix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/steelcitysix)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2009, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/37 "2009-08-10T16:46:51Z")
LOL I had a quantum wagon…easily the ugliest car ever ---
**Author:** ![77rednecktruck](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/77rednecktruck/32/5966_2.png) [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/38 "2009-08-11T07:45:23Z")
1962 Buick Special ---
**Author:** ![integrrac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bcef8e/32.png) [@integrrac](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/integrrac)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/39 "2009-08-11T08:07:30Z")
89 integra ---
**Author:** ![Bimmerman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bimmerman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bimmerman)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404/40 "2009-08-11T13:22:25Z")
86 Mustang 2.3L Bought it for 200 drove it for a year blew the motor and sold it for $200. Talk about an investment 🙂 [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-was-your-first-car-you-bought-with-your-own-cash/203404.md?page=3)