Share your first love....(First car you got serious with)

Lets see,
1st car 1976 Fiat 128
1972 T/A 455 HO
1973 Monte with the 454
1981 Monte turbo
1983 Monte SS
1987 Grand National Ran 10.89 in the 1/4
Minivan hell
1992 Park Av Ultra
1999 Grand Prix GTP
2003 SSEi

Daily driver 2003 King Ranch.
6.0 with Big Sticks, GT3788VA with Bat wheel 45 Psi boost. 4' turbo back, intake ported, Self tuned, Around 500HP and 1100 Tq at wheels
 
I too am part of the young crowd at 27. The first car I had that I started to play around with was my first '94 SHO. It had custom flowmaster exhaust, custom stereo stuff, and a few other things, lights, etc... I loved that car so much!





After that I had a '91 Eagle Talon TSI, that had a lot done to it... Shifter, exhaust, intake, turbo, and plenty more that I've forgotten...

 
Keep em coming guys, love hearing all the stories. Lots of automotive history to be shared. Just goes to show why this is the best forum I've ever been part of, True enthusiasts reside here  :thankyou:
 
mine was a 1970 mustang mach 1 with a 351W  4bbl heads, holley dbl pumper carb, had the motor balanced, some head work, 302 blue racer cam, hi stall converter, dual exhaust and a heavy foot ! was red and had all the bells and whistles of the era like louvres, chin spoiler, rear spoiler etc

then was a 1983 mustang gt, motor was done - fastest car I beat was a ss396 chevelle
had my 94 supercoupe tbird for a long time till got munched, replaced it with my 2013 SHO pp

also had:
1967 fairlane 289 auto
1964 falcon 2dr ht  tubbed - was a rolling chassis ,never got the motor/tranny in it
1968 2 fastback stangs 1 was a gt
1965 fastback 289
1977 f250 4x4 460 4 spd, 40 inch swampers, winch, lift etc

had lots more, but those are the nicer ones..
 
Was never into too much visual bling. But my first was a 1973 240Z. As I was preparing to rounding up needed parts, to drop in Ford 302 car was stolen. Broke my heart. To this day, car never recovered. So I that's partly why I still don't do too much visual bling. That being said;

My sleeper, 1967 Camaro RS/SS. Small block, TH350with shift kit, 10 bolt posi. Dyno,d with 400hp 400 lb wtq. Pix taken before I finished side molding install.

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I am younger as well, at 32. My first car was a 1986 300zx that I loved, but never modded, it was n/a and auto. But fully loaded and ttops. Had a lot of fun in that car. 
But mine was a 98 Mustang GT 'vert I got right out of high school.  I still own it, crystal white with black leather and top. Automatic.
Took me years to start fiddling with it.
But it ended up with heads/cams, side exit exhaust, Cobra hood and 94 Cobra spoiler, Saleen wheels, CDC light bar, etc etc.

It started my hp addiction for sure.
 
I've had a bunch but one of my fav's was a '67 Cougar. Had a 457 screw with 4 two barrels on a Man-A-Fre manifold attached to a 289. The Mickey Thompson "J's" would rub if the air shocks were not at max pressure.

Here are a couple of the other rides in chronological order:

'57 Chevy
'61 Old's bubble top
'56 Chevy
The Cougar (above)
'58 Ranchero
'68 Impalla
'66 442
'70 Boss 302
'64 Corvette conv
'70 Grand Prix type J
'68 Impalla
'67 Fire Bird conv
'68 Corvette conv
'70 Coiugar
'77 Jeep
Then came 18 trucks of various flavors (all Fords).
And now, the SHO.
Haven't yet figured out what will occupy this line yet ;-)
 
My first car was a 1996 Grand Prix SE.  Wimpy 3100, but looked good and got great mileage.  Kept me out of trouble in high school and got me through a bit of college.  Sold it to my dad when I moved out of the house for my brother to drive.  Only add on was Magnaflow axle-backs.  Still in the family, and still a nice little car.


First love though was what replaced the Prix, 2004 Bonneville GXP.  Again, virtually no mods available but I did install Magnaflow axle-backs, K&N drop in, and had a black/performance orange theme going on.  The thing sounded great.  Wish I would have kept the darn thing.  Definitely was a head turner cruising the loop in Sioux Falls. 
 
^The 3100 was pretty potent for its time. Decent engine too.

On another note, GMs 3800 was an excellent engine. Great for longevity. My grandparents and my mom both clocked over 250K in their 94 Regals, with just mild maintenance. Solid.

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Well I have had a couple of cars but the first one I was serious about was my 2006 Impala SS







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That was a clean intake and fuel rail swap. Dt headers and drag radials. What else did you have done to your SS?

Here are a couple pictures of my prevois two cars. I gotta find photos of my first few cars.

1988 oldsmobile touring sedan 3.8 v6
1992 gmc pu with 454
1992 audi s4
1999 grand prix gtp
1992 audi s4
1977 dodge pu 360 full time 4wd still have
1990 oldsmobile touring sedan
2008 grand prix gxp
Traded it for a 2006 S60 R for like 24 hours but that car had issues so i got the gxp back.
2004 VW phaeton with W 12
2012 silverado crew cab short bed with 5.3
And finally my 2013 sho
 
My 13 SHO
2011 Fusion Sport
2008 Charger RT
2005 Roush Stage 3 Mustang
2001 Dodge Intrepid SE
1996 Olds Cutlass Supreme Coupe 3800
1993 Buick Regal
1991 Chevy  Cavalier SS    ....  pos
1988 Ford Tempo V6 5spd 2 Dr  ...  my favorite little sleeper , lots of mods.
1984 Mustang GT
1971 Mach 1
1969 fastback Mustang 428 Cobra Jet

1971 Mercury Cougar .. 351 Cleveland /4 bolt mains ,600 Holly double pumper,fully manual shift kit C6 auto , 4.11 rears , Some type of Crager's and BFG Comp T/A ... primer black , ugly as crap but nasty as hell !
My first LOVE  .... lots of other stuff in it.

1974 Dodge Dart .. my 1st car , given to me used after HS graduation.

 
panther427 said:
That was a clean intake and fuel rail swap. Dt headers and drag radials. What else did you have done to your SS?
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Thanks 1.8 roller rockers, trick flow push rods , cat delete, 3in. Exhaust  , Corsa exhaust, TEP 3.29 gears , shift kit .

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southtxSHO said:
panther427 said:
That was a clean intake and fuel rail swap. Dt headers and drag radials. What else did you have done to your SS?
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Thanks 1.8 roller rockers, trick flow push rods , cat delete, 3in. Exhaust  , Corsa exhaust, TEP 3.29 gears , shift kit .

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Damn that was a solid mod list. How did the,3.29 work at the track for you. I had a dyno tune cutout wrapped crossover, intake, and flipped dogbone. Then i decided from watching what others where getting out of there mods if i wasnt gonno drop the coin for a tep trans and turbo kit it wasnt worth it. Especially in colorado where my best run was 15.10
 
panther427 said:
southtxSHO said:
panther427 said:
That was a clean intake and fuel rail swap. Dt headers and drag radials. What else did you have done to your SS?
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Thanks 1.8 roller rockers, trick flow push rods , cat delete, 3in. Exhaust  , Corsa exhaust, TEP 3.29 gears , shift kit .

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Damn that was a solid mod list. How did the,3.29 work at the track for you. I had a dyno tune cutout wrapped crossover, intake, and flipped dogbone. Then i decided from watching what others where getting out of there mods if i wasnt gonno drop the coin for a tep trans and turbo kit it wasnt worth it. Especially in colorado where my best run was 15.10
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The 3.29s made it really hard to not spin even with DRs . Once I put spring blockers that solved the issue . Best time was 13.1 @104 . By any chance did you have an account on LS1tech ?
 
Wow, I've barely had any vehicles compared to you guys!

About to hit 32 and i've owned a

1992 Ford Ranger 4.0V6 4x4
2003 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP (first car I was serious with)
and the current, 2013 Explorer Sport.

I could cheat and count my wifes 2000 VW Jetta (hella slow), and then I convinced her to get something nice and she's now in a 2010 Audi A4 (even convinced her to tune it and now she loves it!)
 
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