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kozar

(2,851 posts)
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 02:33 PM Nov 4

I learned to drive, in a '64 Comet, my how times change

As we age.
My second car was a Plymouth Fury, with a 318 in it. Then, I fell in love, with an engine, my next, 2 cars, I didn't care how the body looked, I just wanted the 318.
Now, I drive a hybrid.
I would pay , way too much,today, for a Fury, with a 318, if, I had that kind of money.
Cars, are as much of our life ( older members) as the memories.
First date, first kiss, among other firsts,
The older members, here, will probably, remember,
The car.

Koz

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I learned to drive, in a '64 Comet, my how times change (Original Post) kozar Nov 4 OP
lol, memories differ. Biophilic Nov 4 #1
Exactly, kozar Nov 4 #4
My dad had I think a Fury III about 1969 bucolic_frolic Nov 4 #2
The Fury III, Idrove comes with a story, kozar Nov 10 #20
Double post, deleted kozar Nov 10 #21
First car: '63 Plymouth Belvedere. Slant 6, three on the tree. Onthefly Nov 4 #3
Bonus points for the 318!! kozar Nov 4 #5
Thanks! Durable engine. The Fiesta was tiny car but got 46 actual mpg. Onthefly Nov 4 #6
Plymouth Fury III Station Wagon Florida Dem Nov 4 #7
383 was a beast also, but broke down also, kozar Nov 4 #8
I learned to drive my father's VW Beetle when I was in high school. Deuxcents Nov 4 #9
I learned, to drive a stick, on my grandfathers farm, kozar Nov 4 #14
I raked hay, kozar Nov 4 #15
Graduated in '64, Mom had a new Comet sanatanadharma Nov 4 #10
Great question! kozar Nov 4 #12
65 Mustang.....a 283 I think.... bahboo Nov 4 #11
The 1st MrsK, we were kozar Nov 8 #17
Ford, it was a 289 kozar Nov 8 #18
I learned to drive in a '71 Torino. discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 4 #13
My father said I learned to steer in a 65 Comet Old Crank Nov 8 #16
Post removed Post removed Nov 9 #19

Biophilic

(4,740 posts)
1. lol, memories differ.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 02:41 PM
Nov 4

My first and most beloved car was a yellow Volkswagen, ‘68? It was perfect. Fun to drive, never got stuck in snow, ice or mud. I have been known to occasionally have a yellow Volkswagen show up in my dreams. The motor was in the back. That’s all I knew or needed to know about it.

kozar

(2,851 posts)
4. Exactly,
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 02:48 PM
Nov 4

We all have memories, even dreams, as we age.
I still dream about, that Fury.
Actually, the dreams, make me smile.
I never drove a beetle, wish I would have. I'm familiar with the set up.
Im a fairly big man, as was, my Father, he always bought bigger cars. It was a different time.
Koz

bucolic_frolic

(46,995 posts)
2. My dad had I think a Fury III about 1969
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 02:44 PM
Nov 4

I don't know what engine it had. I don't know if any records on it are still around. It had problems. Pre-ignition, which is when the engine won't shut off. The engine pinged. The service manager was always coming to our house with a screwdriver and tinkering. I don't know why. We went up a tourist attraction, a ski slope I think. You could drive to the top. The engine pinged and pinged, and finally it overheated.

I hope you had better experiences!

kozar

(2,851 posts)
20. The Fury III, Idrove comes with a story,
Sun Nov 10, 2024, 09:04 AM
Nov 10

North Dakota, snow and packed covered roads.
I was a senior in HS, was going to pick up g/f for a basketball game.
Someone ran a stop sign, I t- boned him, radiator, was on top of air cleaner, and I was in some ones front yard.
Dad came and picked us up, I played the game, scored my 24 points , and had a headache. Dad took me to ER, took gf home.
Seems I played the game, with a concussion.
I expected Dad to be mad, but he wasn't, he just did , what Dads, do.
I learned a lesson that day.

Koz

Onthefly

(505 posts)
3. First car: '63 Plymouth Belvedere. Slant 6, three on the tree.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 02:45 PM
Nov 4

Next, ‘69 Dodge Dart 318. Fast and dangerous. During the oil embargo of the ‘70’s, bought a sweet little Ford Fiesta. British Kent engine. Currently, several Subaru models.

kozar

(2,851 posts)
5. Bonus points for the 318!!
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 02:52 PM
Nov 4

I actually test drove a Fiesta, for a week,
I couldn't get in or out of the car.
Koz

Onthefly

(505 posts)
6. Thanks! Durable engine. The Fiesta was tiny car but got 46 actual mpg.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 02:58 PM
Nov 4

Rented a Ford Fiesta in England in 1992 and drove around for a month shifting with my left hand.

Florida Dem

(35 posts)
7. Plymouth Fury III Station Wagon
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 03:01 PM
Nov 4

My parents handed me down their 1965 Plymouth Fury station wagon when I was still in high school. I believe mine had the 383 engine. It was an absolute beast! Great beach wagon for here in Pensacola Beach and also came in handy for the drive-in theater. LOL. I also recall schlepping a bunch of guys from my high school baseball team to nearby towns when we didn't have a bus available. Some of the guys teased me for driving a station wagon but they stopped laughing when they saw how fast and powerful the damn thing was. I loved it. And just like you, a lot of firsts and great memories in that car

Deuxcents

(19,720 posts)
9. I learned to drive my father's VW Beetle when I was in high school.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 03:29 PM
Nov 4

Don’t know the year but I graduated in ‘65 so it was older than that..no gas gauge so when ya got low on fuel, a lever for the reserve tank needed to be turned. Stick shift, of course, but a few years later, I bought one for myself! Great on gas n easy to park anywhere.

kozar

(2,851 posts)
14. I learned, to drive a stick, on my grandfathers farm,
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 06:18 PM
Nov 4

In North Dakota, when I was about, 13 years old. My brother and I were sent, to the farm, el dry summer,
Grandpa taught me clutch,and gas pedal, cuz, I had to drvie the tractor,and rake hay , that was my job at 13,
I learned manual clutches, way back then
Not used to auto clutched now
I just drive a car.

.koz

kozar

(2,851 posts)
15. I raked hay,
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 06:20 PM
Nov 4

In North Dakota, when I was about, 13 years old. My brother and I were sent, to the farm, e dry summer,
Grandpa taught me clutch,and gas pedal, cu, I had to drvie the tractor,and rake hay , that was my job at 13,
I learned manual clutches, way back then
Not used to auto clutched now,

sanatanadharma

(4,074 posts)
10. Graduated in '64, Mom had a new Comet
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 03:40 PM
Nov 4

Dad had an Austin Healey Sprite.
But enough of first cars, favorite cars, best trips, life styles, and all things US automotive culture.

What of the last car? The one you know will be or now is; the coming day of no longer driving.
The loss of freedom and the American way, some say.

I wasn't at deadline when my last car finally sold, but was sweating it as the expat move was just three months away. I actually got good money on a 14 year-old car that most of car-culture abhors.
$4200 eight years after paying $5500. The car took me from the Atlantic to the Pacific and the other way too; sleeping in my PT Cruiser.

kozar

(2,851 posts)
12. Great question!
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 04:12 PM
Nov 4

Im driving a 2014 Lincoln Mkz hybrid, 90K miles. Battery was dead this morning, ( my seat belt kept the driver door from closing) I honestly, didn't know, how to jump start it,
Seems battery, in trunk, but, you jump start it, under the hood.

Ty google
Koz

bahboo

(16,953 posts)
11. 65 Mustang.....a 283 I think....
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 03:57 PM
Nov 4

loved that car. Died on my wedding day. Some kind of symbolism there haha....

kozar

(2,851 posts)
17. The 1st MrsK, we were
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 05:31 AM
Nov 8

At our wedding reception. We left to change out of tux and gown, and saw a glow.
A Golf clubhouse caught fire.
We sat, on the 76 monte Carlo hood, in our wedding clothes, and watched the fire.
After about 45 mins, cops pulled up, asked us, if we were ok, people at the reception, were worried. Police put us inthe car,
Drove us to hotel, let us change clothes, and drove us back to reception.
Was 1983,
My oh my, how times have changed.
We need, a Carlo,mustang,Comet, Fury, chevelle, even a nova, again.
Cars, fixed,problems,
Back then, all I did , was , fix cars.
Koz

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,577 posts)
13. I learned to drive in a '71 Torino.
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 05:48 PM
Nov 4

It was the family station wagon. In spite of the weight, the 351 Cleveland gave it decent pickup.
It was big enough to carry stuff and, if it rained too much on camping trips, it could sleep two with back seat folded flat. That's what started my preference for wagons.

My first car, that was all mine, was a Chevy Caprice wagon that I bought from my cousin. Ahh...396... MPG = 9...(closer to 6 if there was good music on the radio.)

A friend had a 318 Newport. The best thing about that car was there was room under hood to get in and stand on the ground to do a tune up.

Thanks for this.

Old Crank

(4,647 posts)
16. My father said I learned to steer in a 65 Comet
Fri Nov 8, 2024, 04:57 AM
Nov 8

I learned to drive in a 61 Ford Anglia. The same tye as in a Harry Potter movie that ended up in a tree.

The Comet had a 289 with a 3 speed auto. The Anglia had about a 1.5 liter, 90 cid, engine with a manual 4 speed. Several of my friends got their first experience with drive a manual with that car.

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