Do you miss it?

[olredalert]

----Don't miss mine either. My Dad gave it to me with the proviso that I would keep it when I was 14. 1948 Willys Jeepster. I haven't even had it out of storage this year and it makes me sad as it's really a fun old bugger that I have done a driver style resto on in bits and pieces over the years. I really should do some suspension work on it as it loves to change lanes for no reason at all! Funny part,,,,My dad trade a Maytag washer and dryer for it in 1955......Bill S

[PeteLeathersac]

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If you have the Vin, try Googling if you haven't already also asking your current Insurance Co. if in their system.
When at your Vehicle Licensing Office for other reasons, ask nicely while offering a piece of paper w/ Vin clearly noted right after they ask if anything else they can help you with today.
If Plate known but not Vin, note Plate # + Year/Make/Model/Body style etc on the paper and be ready w/ pen in case a nice lady tries for you and offers any results.

Love to hear more of the Factory Drive-away story also see any pics you can share.

~ Pete

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[Stihl]

Great story. Did you all buy thru the same dealership/ salesman? That would be an awesome sight to see 150 of those rolling in to town.

[Mr70]

Helluva commission for that dealership/salesmen if he did.
They're still probably talking about that today..

[dykstra]

Great stories! I’m fortunate to have my first car since 1989.

[Pro Stock John]

Yeah that '64 GTO former drag car was my first car that I purchased. It had a white top, most of the body was kind of a purple, had "Insanity" pin striped on the quarters. One fender and the hood were an electric blue, I saw the donor parts car they came off of. I sold it to a guy named Rick who later told me he repainted it red, which it was originally. It had a SBC Chevy with a slightly busted block where the starter goes.

[SS4Real]

It was a big deal back then too. Always made the local news plus there was usually a full color picture on the front page of the Denver Post or Colorado Springs Gazette. The class before me had a huge spread on it as their cars were lined up in the staging area to look like a giant jet fighter. Way cool. The vast majority of the cars were Trans Ams and were bought through Colvin Pontiac in Denver who was the lead on this deal and arranged the factory pickup. They had a young rep from Colvin come out to the Academy all decked out in Pontiac Gear with a Pontiac Racing type jacket on and he got us all pumped up about the 400/4 speed versions. Sometime during the order period, we found out that was no longer possible so we split between the 301/4 speeds and the 403 Olds with the automatic. I think we got them for like $50 over cost which was unheard of back then before the internet. I'm guessing Colvin got between 75-100 of the orders and the rest were done by local Pontiac dealers across the country as many guys got them through their hometown dealers, but we all picked them up at the factory at the same time. It was like a big party and Pontiac was all over it. I think the year we did it (May, 1979) was the biggest selling year for the Trans Am. I remember we ran into a pack of my classmates driving new Z/28's on the way home on either I70 or I80 and we had a hell of a time. The Academy would inform all the highway patrols in the different states that we were coming to deter us from racing on the highway, but we did not care. Young guys with fast new cars. Yeah, we lit them up for sure.

[dustinm]

I only miss my first car whenever I see a 70 Chevelle. I wasnt allowed to keep mine because my dad wasnt running a junkyard and it was "never going to be a cool car like his 63 Impala". I was in high school, driving 60 miles per day between school, work, and home and needed something that got 30mpg.

[EZ Nova]

YES I do miss my first car. I'm 55 and bought a Black on Black, red interior 1968 GTX convertible, 440 4sp Dana 4.10!! Well came to find out it was a clone. This was in 1983 that I bought it. I was 17 in high school. Man I had fun in that old Plymouth. Here is the car from back in 1985:

[EZ Nova]

I always kept in touch with the 3 owners after I sold it. But the last guy died and gave it to his daughters. I didn't have any way of getting ahold of them. Then in 2016 the car went up for sale, and sold to a guy in Maine. I'm in Ontario Canada. Well I was able to go through Lost Musclecars on Facebook and they located the car and I have been talking to the current owner. Not sure what he want to do yet, he knows it was my FIRST CAR. First picture is the for sale add. The 2nd is what the current owner sent me last month: