The Car in Which You Learned to Drive

Wolferz · 06-22-15, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by GT182

1964 Pontiac Star Chief. I have no photos of it, so the one below is off the web. It had a white body with a dark Green top, dark green interior, and an electric front bench seat. Great for Saturday nights after the dance.

Ding ding ding! We have a winner in who started with the first fuel guzzling boat.

Eichhörnchen · 06-23-15, 01:23 AM

Yeah! As a Brit, I can hardly believe the HUGE cars some of you guys in the US learned to drive in. When you see a learner driver over here, he's in a small car creeping nervously along, almost on the grass verge.

Red October1984 · 06-23-15, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Eichhornchen

Yeah! As a Brit, I can hardly believe the HUGE cars some of you guys in the US learned to drive in. When you see a learner driver over here, he's in a small car creeping nervously along, almost on the grass verge.

I learned to drive in full size vehicles but I can't stand to drive bigger vehicles anymore.

I can zip around, squeeze through gaps and park without much effort in my Focus....but in a big truck I can't do a lot of things i do in smaller cars.

Although I do really like driving muscle/sport cars, for a daily driver, i'd much rather have something smaller.

Stealhead · 06-23-15, 11:50 PM

I learned to drive in a Toyota Van.

I learned to drive a manual in about 30 minutes in a VW transporter called the Pickel cause they messed up its repaint and it looked like a pickel more than olive drab. Anyway the guy riding with me didn't want to drive so he asked me if I knew the concept of stick I said yeah. So he tossed me the keys and statered reading Stars and Stripes.

swamprat69er · 06-26-15, 08:22 AM

This old boat. i was driving at 13 on the farm, but this is the one I learned to drive on the road. Same colour just really badly faded. Flat head 6, 3 on the tree, standard steering and brakes. I was 15 when I stole it, twice. Dads' car, but I did take it without his permission.

Jimbuna · 06-26-15, 09:00 AM

^ Reminds me of a hearse but I bet they were tough as anything in those days.

swamprat69er · 06-26-15, 09:29 AM

It wasn't that fast a car, 80 MPH. The back seat was big enough for me at aged 11 to stretch out without my feet on the door or my head either.

06-23-15, 01:23 AM	#2
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,501 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yeah! As a Brit, I can hardly believe the HUGE cars some of you guys in the US learned to drive in. When you see a learner driver over here, he's in a small car creeping nervously along, almost on the grass verge. __________________

06-23-15, 11:50 PM	#4
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I learned to drive in a Toyota Van. I learned to drive a manual in about 30 minutes in a VW transporter called the Pickel cause they messed up its repaint and it looked like a pickel more than olive drab. Anyway the guy riding with me didn't want to drive so he asked me if I knew the concept of stick I said yeah. So he tossed me the keys and statered reading Stars and Stripes. Last edited by Stealhead; 06-23-15 at 11:56 PM.

06-26-15, 08:22 AM	#5
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	This old boat. i was driving at 13 on the farm, but this is the one I learned to drive on the road. Same colour just really badly faded. Flat head 6, 3 on the tree, standard steering and brakes. I was 15 when I stole it, twice. Dads' car, but I did take it without his permission. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

06-26-15, 09:00 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,561 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	^ Reminds me of a hearse but I bet they were tough as anything in those days. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-26-15, 09:29 AM	#7
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	It wasn't that fast a car, 80 MPH. The back seat was big enough for me at aged 11 to stretch out without my feet on the door or my head either. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

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