Coolest car/cars you ever owned in your 20's?

[jkinbkk]

Coincidently in succession in the 80's they were:

Alfasud ti

Triumph Stag

Opel Manta A

Glorious days indeed!

[ivan96822]

1964 Chevrolet Nova two-door hard top.

[Tywais]

First car I bought after military service. 1970 Mercury Cyclone Spoiler. 429 cubic inch (7 liters) Cobra Jet Engine 4 barrel carb, 4 speed Hurst T-handle shifter, 370 HP. The photo is exactly the same as mine looked, color and stripes.

[Songhua]

A maroon 1949 Ford Single Spinner with a 302ci, quick shifter, LSD, big fat twelve slots and all leather interior.

Sold it to fund my first ever travels to LoS and elsewhere.

[Torrens54]

An MG TC, an MG A 1600, an MGB and at the same time an MGB Hatchtback.

Found a couple of pics, will try and locate the others.

Edited December 22, 2013 by Torrens54

[thrilled]

I had a 55 chevy when I was 18. When I was 22 I had just came back from Thailand ,after A year at udonthani bought A 69 Camaro..that was the best year for the Camaro..Great car

[David48]

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Same model and colour ...

[spiritrace]

Model "A" Ford Pickup, 1949 Studebaker, 1947 packard, 1952 Plymouth, 1949 Indian Chief............

[sustento]

[moradave]

1951 Kaiser. 20 years ahead of its time in styling, 20 years behind in mechanical reliability.

Edited December 22, 2013 by moradave

[krisb]

RX2 had 2 of those, and a Mini Cooper. Still love the Minis but got to big and fat to get in and out.

Naam had 1 of the loveliest cars ever made. Perhaps he would be willing to put the pic up for us?

[David48]

RX2 had 2 of those, and a Mini Cooper. Still love the Minis but got to big and fat to get in and out.

Naam had 1 of the loveliest cars ever made. Perhaps he would be willing to put the pic up for us?

Coolest car/cars you ever owned in your 20's?

Sadly, I don't think Naam is in his 20's now.

But agreed ... 'tis a fine car.

OH ... had a huge history with the Mini's ... but it was mate who owned them.

Cut my teeth working on them.

And yes, he did have a (copy) one in BRG with a white roof, 1,275 motor and those ROH mags plus duel tanks.

Apparently you could bore them out to 1,310cc and the NSW cops had a few as their pursuit cars.

[ToddWeston]

Damn thing's floor board was rusted out and I could count the cats eyes on the road. It was short lived sadly.

[CharlieH]

My first car, only mine was white, I remember how cool I thought it was because it had an 8 track cassette in it !

[harrry]

Mk 7 Jaguar

but when I went to New Guinea had the most beautiful car ever made....Renault Flouride. Underpowered but with only 100km of roads who cared.

The removeable hard top was great.

Edited December 23, 2013 by harrry

[krisb]

RX2 had 2 of those, and a Mini Cooper. Still love the Minis but got to big and fat to get in and out.

Naam had 1 of the loveliest cars ever made. Perhaps he would be willing to put the pic up for us?

Coolest car/cars you ever owned in your 20's?

Sadly, I don't think Naam is in his 20's now.

But agreed ... 'tis a fine car.

OH ... had a huge history with the Mini's ... but it was mate who owned them.

Cut my teeth working on them.

And yes, he did have a (copy) one in BRG with a white roof, 1,275 motor and those ROH mags plus duel tanks.

Apparently you could bore them out to 1,310cc and the NSW cops had a few as their pursuit cars.

Brilliant cars and still are. 1380cc you could take a 1275 out to. The piston walls became thin at that point but they were fun. Twin su carbs on them. 1 of the only cars you took the car out of the engine not the engine out of the car.

[krisb]

dam_n thing's floor board was rusted out and I could count the cats eyes on the road. It was short lived sadly.

Looks French? Is it a Renault Todd?

[ignis]

In my 20s...... some rather forget and sold on within weeks, but some cool and wish i still had....... Armstrong Siddeley Star......... Mk2 3.4 Jag....... Triumph 2.5 PI

Same colour 1960 model

Jag was a 1962 in powder blue

Triumph was a 1972 in dark blue, bought as a ex demo car..

Edited December 23, 2013 by ignis

[CharlieH]

This was the one I had the most fun in, 6 inch foam and shag pile carpet in the back. A sign on the window that said " Passion Wagon, dont laugh, your daughter may be inside "

Went everywhere in it, slept in it, holidays in it, and yes, many a girl too !

Edited December 23, 2013 by CharlieH

[Northwindhermit]

I had a 1976 Toyota Celica GT, and I loved it.

Edited December 23, 2013 by Northwindhermit

[tonytigerbkk]

My coolest car in my 20s was my first car, a Triumph 2000 TC.

Possibly one of the most underrated cars of its era.

Edited December 23, 2013 by tonytigerbkk

[krisb]

MCD's 1949 TCMG 1960's 001.jpgMCDs MGB Hatchback Mid 60s 001.jpgAn MG TC, an MG A 1600, an MGB and at the same time an MGB Hatchtback.

Found a couple of pics, will try and locate the others.

Is that 2nd pic taken in Australia?

[jaapfries]

Must have been my '64 Mustang Convertible; back in Canada's Edmonton. Very cold winters, but what a super-cool ride . . . .

[David48]

Must have been my '64 Mustang Convertible; back in Canada's Edmonton. Very cold winters, but what a super-cool ride . . . .

I have to admit, I'm not an American car fan, Shelby Cobra 2nd and that shape Mustang, maybe a year or two later ... I'd 'pony' up for.

A classic design which has stood the test of time ...

[David48]

While admiring the Alpha from that era ... what I never understood was how the 4 door ever got to production ... it's so fugly ...

Baby Poo Yellow wasn't it's finest colour ...

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Same model and colour as MINE ... Alpha Romeo 1750 GTV Coupe'

And the 1967 Spyder ... like the Mustang in the post above ... a shape which is still attractive today.

All variants of the same model by a year or two.
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[Tywais]

And the 1967 Spyder ... like the Mustang in the post above ... a shape which is still attractive today.

All variants of the same model by a year or two.

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Always really liked that car but got very close to buying the Jaguar XJ-S.

[HardenedSoul]

Bought when I was 29. Still got it. Same colour scheme.

[Shurup]

My 1st was a Ford Probe GT 1989 2.2L turbo - a fun sports car

Then I had an 86 Camaro - still love that style and will buy and restore one... when I get old and have time for that

Also another memorable one was a Chrysler Lazer, don't remmeber what year it was but again, it was a 2.2L Turbo, my buddy a turbo expert, worked on it and the car had a huge modified turbo installed into it, I had a hard time keeping the wheels on the ground!

[umbanda]

My first older car in 1964 was a VW bug 1958 with rag roof, and after that, my first brand new car, a FIAT 125 1971 coupe I drove to "fly" around. Expert car people says..."Cars are like women....German cars are boring... but last forever...Italian cars do not last forever...but are fun!"

[ToddWeston]

dam_n thing's floor board was rusted out and I could count the cats eyes on the road. It was short lived sadly.

Looks French? Is it a Renault Todd?

It was - Renault Le Car & it was that awful colour as well I even named it - had somthing to do with ones nose. After family & friends ridiculed me for months it eventually died & I've bought silver Volvo's ever since.