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sick472 · 04-23-2021, 02:34 PM

My story is a bit backwards compared to yours, CST. My first car was a 67 Pontiac (in '84). Dad told me at 13, if I got a job and saved my money he would match my savings for a car. At 15-1/2 years old we started looking at cars. Dad was not a car-guy and all I wanted was something with wheels. Long story short, a 67 GTO went up for sale about a mile away and we bought it for $4200.oo. I actually did not save up quite half of it, but "the kid" in Dad came out and he floated me the extra $200. I figured it was to help with tires as he burned them off pretty good during the test drive. lol

If it was not for Dad pushing for the purchase of that old muscle car, I would not have gotten hooked on the classics and would not have my 72 C10 today. I always feel a bit sorry for a kid who gets the old family car for there first car as they may not get to spend there life spending all their money on rusted steel and hard to find parts.

Your truck is beautiful! AND, you will like getting in and out of that much better than getting in an out of a old car.

04-23-2021, 02:34 PM	#18
sick472 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Sedalia Mo. Posts: 1,130	Re: I couldn't afford a SS 396 at 18 and 50 years later I still cant. My story is a bit backwards compared to yours, CST. My first car was a 67 Pontiac (in '84). Dad told me at 13, if I got a job and saved my money he would match my savings for a car. At 15-1/2 years old we started looking at cars. Dad was not a car-guy and all I wanted was something with wheels. Long story short, a 67 GTO went up for sale about a mile away and we bought it for $4200.oo. I actually did not save up quite half of it, but "the kid" in Dad came out and he floated me the extra $200. I figured it was to help with tires as he burned them off pretty good during the test drive. lol If it was not for Dad pushing for the purchase of that old muscle car, I would not have gotten hooked on the classics and would not have my 72 C10 today. I always feel a bit sorry for a kid who gets the old family car for there first car as they may not get to spend there life spending all their money on rusted steel and hard to find parts. Your truck is beautiful! AND, you will like getting in and out of that much better than getting in an out of a old car. __________________ He who is without oil shall throw the first rod. Compressions 8.7:1 1972 C10 1976 C10 (parts truck) 1985 K20