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qcbaker 09-25-2018 09:33 AM
I think buying my first car is what got me into cars. Doing all the research about what car I wanted and all that spiraled outward into looking at different cars just because I thought they were neat. I think my love for motorcycles also played a part because its not too big of a logical jump from liking riding/fixing dirt bikes to liking doing the same stuff with cars.

Tcoat 09-25-2018 09:38 AM
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Saw that movie about 10 times. My first slot car was a 55 Chevy.
My first car was a 55 Chevy and someday (when not looking for it) I will find the picture to prove it!
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I would never do that.
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Sapphireho 09-25-2018 09:50 AM
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When I was very young we had a Motorific set. My favorite car was the Mercedes. Memories are strange, every time I see one I get transported back to our living room floor when I was about 6. Smells, everything.

Gunman 09-25-2018 12:52 PM
Neighbor growing up had an old Buick, and a Packard, and my dad was a tool maker, with a small machine shop at home, so...eventually dad started making parts for the local antique car guys, which led to shows. The street rods got my attention, and about that time I got a subscription to Hot Rod, dad took me to some drag races, and the local dirt track.

...even before that though, Hot Wheels, and Matchbox cars, and taking apart any toy car I could get hold of. I think I was just born this way.

Ultramaroon 09-25-2018 01:20 PM
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I would never do that.
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Ultramaroon 09-25-2018 01:22 PM
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Kashyyyk sounds like a fun place.



As for my story... My parents owned a pizza shop in upstate NY. Drunk people want pizza late at night, and your average driver (kids) couldn't stay out till 2am. Lucky for me, my dad didn't tell me that when I was 'offered' the job when I was 16. Turns out, not ruining hot pizza on what I now call the twisties is hard (Cheese slides off). I must have killed like 20 pizzas before someone complained (yay drunk people!). Rather than tell me just to slow down like a rational person he just gave me some 'lessons' in driving he learned from watching racing (SMH now right?). Well, hes not really an expert, but it somehow worked and I started making it into a game to see how quickly I could make the round trip without ruining the pizza (no one is on those roads after midnight anyway). I guess that's how I came to like driving and fun cars. :iono:
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Spuds 09-25-2018 01:35 PM
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Sapphireho 09-25-2018 01:46 PM
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My first car was a 55 Chevy and someday (when not looking for it) I will find the picture to prove it!
Still have mine. The exhaust tips are broken and the chrome is gone from the bumpers. I put a faster more modern chassis under it, so I guess it is a resto-rod now.

DarkPira7e 09-25-2018 01:57 PM
I originally was obsessed with computers. Benchmarking, world record attempt overclocking runs with dry ice and phase change cooling, making custom computer cases and whatnot. Naturally after my first car, a Corolla rusted into a pile, my natural curiosity for how things work kicked in.

I knew cars could be modified and upgraded, but knew nothing about it and wanted to learn. My next few cars were e36 BMWs, Mitsubishi 3000GTs (I know, I know) and since then I've spent nearly every day discussing and researching all sorts of different platforms to understand what I like best in a car and what meets my needs as a driver. I love it and think it's a great way to spend some hard earned green with an immediate ROI in excitement and engagement with something you'd be doing anyway.

Leonardo 09-25-2018 02:11 PM
I lived in the middle of nowhere growing up. And, I went to a K-12 school. I got into cars by watching the older kids leave at lunch break. My closest friend lived 10 miles away; a long bike ride round trip.


Cars = Freedom


I love the feeling of leaving on a road trip. Gas card, Check! Co-Pilot, Check! GPS, Check! (LOL!) So many possibilities, so much highway to explore, almost endless roadside attractions: America the Beautiful!

Tcoat 09-25-2018 02:19 PM
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Still have mine. The exhaust tips are broken and the chrome is gone from the bumpers. I put a faster more modern chassis under it, so I guess it is a resto-rod now.
Mine probably got recycled into soup cans or something about 45 years ago.

Sapphireho 09-25-2018 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 3137296)
Mine probably got recycled into soup cans or something about 45 years ago.

Or about 5 Datsuns.

humfrz 09-25-2018 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Tcoat (Post 3137177)
My first car was a 55 Chevy and someday (when not looking for it) I will find the picture to prove it!
Four door hardtop no less - :iono:

:D


humfrz

BigTuna 09-25-2018 02:32 PM
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