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[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 months ago

1974 Datsun 180b.

Also slowest car I've driven, only car I've driven where 0-100kph in some real life situations is just 'no' instead of a time.

[–] robolemmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 months ago

Do tractors count? If so, 1939 John Deere. If not, a late 1950s studebaker, probably ‘58 or ‘59.

[–] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 months ago

Ford Sierra. I think it was a 1984 model. Somewhere early 1980s, at least.
It was my first car.
It is the main reason why I'm never buying a Ford ever again.

[–] Bo7a@piefed.ca 6 points 2 months ago

When I worked in a body shop I got to drive a lot of old cars but the absolute oldest was a 1932 Pontiac businessman's Coupe.

They are beautiful. They are nostalgic and they are a fucking death trap. That kind of makes them more fun.

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

1921 Ford Model T - Grandpa used to restore them and taught me how to drive. He also had a Model A but I forget what year it was.

[–] ptc075@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Now see, that's cool because the controls are actually different. I remember when I was a teenager, I found the equivalent of an owner's manual for a model T in my public library. And what really amazed me that although it had 3 pedals and appeared to drive like a normal manual transmission car, those 3 pedals actually had different functions. One of those things that got standardized over time I reckon.

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 3 points 2 months ago

Having throttle and engine timing on the steering column definitely throws people off. Funnily enough it was the first car I ever drove. As a child illegally and only in the empty church parking lot by his house, but still! Haha.

[–] tehWrapper@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

1972 Ford Courier

[–] ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

1953 Ford Prefect

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ever see Starsky & Hutch? That red car with the white Nike swoosh on the side? I drove one of those, only mine didn't have the Nike logo.

It was junk (because it was a Ford, and because when it came to me, it had a bunch of problems) but it was fun to drive and I got $200 more than I paid for it when I sold it, though I paid way more than that in fuel as it got like 8MPG.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago
[–] ptc075@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I own and am restoring a 1968 Chrysler Town & Country Wagon. Sat in my grandpa's garage for decades, was told I could have it if I got it running. It does technically run now, but needs work before I'd trust it at speed. So my drives are limited to my neighborhood at the moment.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 months ago

What a land yacht!

[–] U@piefed.social 4 points 2 months ago

A 1972 Ford Escort.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

A 1988 Toyota hiace van. It was mine and older then me.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 months ago

1930's tow truck, in operating condition. Oh that was interesting.

[–] Razorwire666@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

'91 Subaru Loyale.

I have ridden in a Ford Model A before, but I was like 9 at the time.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

1973 Ford Maverick sedan. It's my dad's, his parents bought it new.

Either a Geo Metro or a Toyota Tercel. Late 1980s or early 1990s.

[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

1984 Ford Ranger


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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago

Your mum one of those Chinese EVs?

[–] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

My older sister had a '62 Ford Falcon. I drove it a couple times about '85-'86.

I bet she regrets getting rid of it. I actually don't remember where it went.