What was your very first Antique Vintage car. When the old car bug began.

[Longstroke]

It had to start somewhere and with that very first antique vintage car. What car that you bought or was given to you, started the long old car journey in your life.  For me it was a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air sedan that I bought as a very young punk teen. I was very green and bought this 56 with my heart because I already loved 56 Chevy's and 55 56 57 Chevy's in general. The 56 was way over my head even though the 56 was all there and it ran great. Being so green and thinking with my heart, I did not know how badly rusted the car was. As a very young punk teen I could not afford to properly repair the 56, so I sold it about a year after I bought it. This was the car that started the life long addiction for me . Share your very first antique vintage car with the Forever Pontiac brotherhood. Share the story and even better with photos. Cheers.

[JUSTA6]

Always loved my Grandfathers cars N trucks.  Helping him work on them. I was 4-5 and always wanted one of his cars or trucks.   But my Dad was working for Pontiac in 66 when he brought home his GTO.  Have told this story many times, but every guy on our street came down to chat N look at the car.  Dad was the coolest or maybe the groovyist guy ever.  I made a promise to myself I would have a 66 GTO.  Dad was gone by the time I got mine.  

[Longstroke]

No one else has thoughts on their very first "Old Car". The vintage car that started the whole journey.  Cheers.

[Macattack1812]

My first car was a 1972 Pontiac Lemans. 400ci! Bench seat! Honeycomb wheels!!!

[Frosty]

I'm not sure where to start this. My first "vintage" or antique car would be my '72 Lemans Sport convertible (Lucy) that I got back in 1995 and I've owned ever since.

However, the 'car bug' hit me after my first car, which was my late grandmother's '71 Vega. I was reading Popular Hot Rodding when I was teenager and young man in my 20s. So I was aware of the potential of a V8 swap. I actually kept that car until the mid-80s when during a time of low funds and a bit of personal depression I sold it. I still regret selling it. I never did get the V8 in it either.

My next antique I purchased brand new in November '85. It is my '86 Trans Am, Black Beauty. I am the original and sole owner. It only has 42,000 miles on it. I just got it back out of a decade long cold storage. I hope to take it out on Hot Rod Power Tour this summer.

My final antique is my parent's last brand new car, a 1994 Buick Roadmaster Limited (the Roadmonster). It is the last of the land yachts with an LT-1 350 that will get out of it's own shadow and it's fully loaded.

Edited February 4, 2022 by Frosty

[Ringo64]

Being only in my 30s, I haven't bought a true vintage car yet but my first car was a '95 Monte Carlo Z34 (now it is a classic  ). Loved that thing and definitely got me into cars (and trouble) more. Handled like a dream for being a boat compared to my G6. Cruised heavy for 210 HP from a V6.

[JUSTA6]

5 hours ago, Frosty said:

I'm not sure where to start this. My first "vintage" or antique car would be my '72 Lemans Sport convertible (Lucy) that I got back in 1995 and I've owned ever since.

However, the 'car bug' hit me after my first car, which was my late grandmother's '71 Vega. I was reading Popular Hot Rodding when I was teenager and young man in my 20s. So I was aware of the potential of a V8 swap. I actually kept that car until the mid-80s when during a time of low funds and a bit of personal depression I sold it. I still regret selling it. I never did get the V8 in it either.

My next antique I purchased brand new in November '85. It is my '86 Trans Am, Black Beauty. I am the original and sole owner. It only has 42,000 miles on it. I just got it back out of a decade long cold storage. I hope to take it out on Hot Rod Power Tour this summer.

My final antique is my parent's last brand new car, a 1994 Buick Roadmaster Limited (the Roadmonster). It is the last of the land yachts with an LT-1 350 that will get out of it's own shadow and it's fully loaded.

Thought you told me once, you had a 73 Lemans too?  Seem to remember a pic of a 2 tone.

[Frosty]

I did. It was the car I purchased with my high school graduation money in 1978. I first looked at a '73 GTO with a 455 and a 3-speed. I mistakenly passed on it and ended up with the Lemans Sport Coupe instead. I sold the Lemans about 4 years later. A bought an '80 Buick Regal after that. It definitely put me on a path to hot rodding for sure. But I never kept it as long as most of my other cars since it. I've owned GMC S-15 Jimmys longer than I owned my first Lemans.

[64 kiwi boni]

For me 

my first one was a Austin A 40 !! 

I dragged it home when I was 13 

didnt notice the chassis was bent ... old man spotted it so I sold it to my mate Bill 

who I still keep in contact with, till this very day ...

So I  bought a 1957 FE Holden 

the factory motor was a 149 but had been replaced with a 161 out of a eh Holden I think ... it was my first build and it was ready for the road when I turn 15 and could get my drivers licence 

Edited February 5, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[64 kiwi boni]

So I  drove it for 2 years before selling it to buy a mk 3 cortina off a car yard !! 

The cortina was full of rust , that had been bogged over and painted bright orange !! I got ripped off, so I cut all the rust out stuck a 2 litre pinto engine in it and sold it to get my very first 56 Chev... a nz assembled, Canadian built four door Belair ... it had a 283 out of some later model ( as it had side mounts in the block ) and a four speed on the floor 

by now I was 18 ... I completely rebuilt the car with a hot 327 and glide ... I remember always breaking spider gears .... don’t know why !!! Hahaha . Dame weak ten bolts !!! 

and missing my gate way as I was going to fast and the drum brakes would fade so bad it justA would not stop !!! 

Edited February 5, 2022 by 64 kiwi boni

[dualquadpete]

Jumping in late here, my 1st car back in 1966 was a 55 Chev 2 dr post, 6 cyl 3 on the tree for about 2 weeks before starting to upgrade. Built a 327 with pop up's, Duntov cam, 202 heads and "tri power" in my parent's garage and rolled short block 4 blocks on a creeper to garage i'd rented. Already had the 6 out, installed short block and finished putting rest together. Dad told my Mum " don't worry it will never run" Wrong!! It was a screamer, shook the to body to death, so bought a 56 BelAir [ $ 50 with smoking 6 cyl.]  post car and transplanted d/line about 6 mths later, and dropped the drive shaft, in front of house with dad sitting on front steps, which didn't go over very well!!! Both of those were "true sleepers" 1st Pontiac was a 1960 Strato Chief 4 dr 6 cyl that my uncle sold me, that smoked so bad after a week, it was returned for full refund, after my Mum chewed out her brother!!! bunch of other vehicles then came a 70 Catalina rag top, 64 Catalina 2+2 [ with dual quads] 51 Pontiac Torpedo back on Monty chassis SBC 5 speed Tremic & dualquads [lost in garage fire] & now my 74 Grandville Brougham convertible,

[Frosty]

I’ve had the pleasure of seeing Pete’s 2+2, ‘51 Torpedo, and some day, the Granville.  Oh yeah, the Cutlass convertible(lost in the fire), and the 409 too.

[Last Indian]

There is not a time I can remember that I didn’t love cars! Most of all, Hot Rods! My neighborhood consisted of 4 streets with 32 boys all within 4 years of age from each other, 1948-1951! Of that about 50% of us loved cars from as young as I can remember. We would build model cars constantly, modify them, put nice paint jobs on them. Then set up a plywood ramp & race them weekly. By the time I was 10, real Hot Rods were everywhere! Chopped “32” “55”-7” Chevys etc… Than in 1963 came the GTO! My first true love, had to have one. So in “67” I got a “64” GOAT. Heaven! But in “68” when the new “69” Z/28 came out it was all over for the GTO, sorry JustA! It took me till the end of “69” to be able to buy one, but that marriage lasted 35 plus years till sadly we departed! There will never be another one like that car for me. I imagine that’s true for most here.

This was just 4 years before it was sold in 2004! The day I always call “A bad day at black rock!”

Edited July 17, 2022 by Last Indian

[dualquadpete]

Frosty!!!  you left "oot" the Avanti II that I had at Doo WOP show!!!!!!!

[Frosty]

Duh! You're right Pete! I totally blanked on that one! My bad! Sorry!