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My first new vehicle was a nice simple 73 F100 short bed pickup. I ordered it with a 302V8, 3 speed, and traction lock rear with 3.7 gears. Maroon with black inside and chrome front and rear bumpers. Sticker price was about 3400-, but I got it for 2750-. Loved this truck which I used mostly as a car. Eventually, I put in a 3/4 cam and duals. Kept it about 25 years.
   My second new vehicle was a black 79 Camaro Z28. I also ordered this one. 4sp. with console delete so you just had the 4sp stick like the old muscle cars. I think it was around 6150- after dickering with the dealer. The 350 V8 was a disappointment though. It only put out 165 hp. Detroit was detuning everything at the time. Handling was fantastic though and it was sharp looking. I also ordered it without a/c. For some reason, the rear main seal kept leaking and after having 3 replaced under warranty the first year, I gave up and got rid of it. I told the younger guy who bought it all about the seal deal and he didn't care. He gave me 6100- for it. I only had a few thousand miles on it and GM had bumped up the prices quite a bit for 1980. He was thrilled and kept the car for years until a drunk t boned it. He came away unhurt, but that was the end of the car.
    Will post some old car stories and restoration projects another time beginning with my $200- specials I bought back in the 1960s.

  You mentioning the detuned Z28 brought back memories of a guy I went to high school with; he got a brand new 1981 Corvette for graduation and I routinely smoked him with my 69 Cadillac Sedan de Ville. The Caddy had a 472 and was rated at 420 horsepower and that was low. The Corvette also had a 165 hp smallblock in it too. How sad was that...

69 and 70 were great years for Caddy. I always wanted a 70 Eldorado, but never got one. Kind of expensive to maintain, but beautiful design.

  A buddy of mine had a 69 Eldo convertible and we'd take both cars out at the same time, it was cool because they were the same color Persian Aqua Blue.

Well, hubby has 6 model t fords that are out in his garages. Brass radiators and fixings for the '14s and '15s. They wont go very fast, but you will look cute as a button driving one!

  My dad's first car, probably like many of his generation I assume, was a Ford Model A.

My first and only full restoration was a 1946 Olds model 76 4 dr sedan. Finished it around 1980. It was a junk yard car, but only had 60k on it. The motor was still good, but it had severe rust throughout, a bad fuel pump, etc. etc. The interior was 95% still good. No water stains or anything. It had a flat head 6 cyl engine with standard shift. Luckily, locally there were two brothers who had a auto parts shop since the 1930s. They carried all kinds of new old stock mechanical parts and were reasonable. I found everything I needed for the most part there. The body was a different story. I was lucky enough to find an old time dealership up in Maine that had 4 new old stock fenders, splash pans, and all of the chrome for the car. Nothing like new old stock. After the car was put back together, I also found factory full fender skirts for the rear with the olds emblem and also a nos tail pipe extension with the emblem too. I painted the car in its original colors two tone Ivory and tan. many coats of laquer that were sanded in between. I also found a nos steering wheel, glove box lid with the clock intact, and some other odd trim pieces. I wood grained like the original the inside door trim and molding pieces. An old time local fabric store had all the felt and wool material I needed. I even found nos hubcaps, and put on 4 brand new period wide whites. When finished, the car was a pleasure to drive and show. It was probably the most comfortable car I ever drove. Like sitting on a living room couch with tons of room. After doing well at some local shows, I decided to enter it into a Regional. It took 2nd place in class. About that time, my daughter came along so we were both very busy. I kept the car a few more years and was lucky to get my costs back when I sold it. Nothing for labor of course lol. I also had tons of factory literature and complete manuals for the car that went with it. I know it continued to make the show circuit for some years, then ended up at a classic car auction. I lost track of it after that. It is probably still around and hopefully being enjoyed by its new owner. Getting too old now to tackle another project like that, but it was fun at the time.

  My dad's first car, probably like many of his generation I assume, was a Ford Model A.

My dad's and our first family car was a 1948 Nash Club Coupe 4 cyl. purchased in 1953 for $ 300-. I was only 5 or 6, but I remember helping him replace a piston in our driveway.

  There was a local Oldsmobile dealer near me and once I told him about my "project" Cutlass he got excited about it too and he sold me the new sheet metal for the car at his cost. He said that he loved seeing projects like this come together because Oldsmobiles aren't as plentiful as Chevy's. The only other Cutlass from that body style, 75-77, near by was owned by a guy who didn't do an hour's worth of work to the car. To make matters worse he went and had a big block Chevy motor stuffed under the hood. I bet your car was something to see and appreciate.

  There was a local Oldsmobile dealer near me and once I told him about my "project" Cutlass he got excited about it too and he sold me the new sheet metal for the car at his cost. He said that he loved seeing projects like this come together because Oldsmobiles aren't as plentiful as Chevy's. The only other Cutlass from that body style, 75-77, near by was owned by a guy who didn't do an hour's worth of work to the car. To make matters worse he went and had a big block Chevy motor stuffed under the hood. I bet your car was something to see and appreciate.

77 was a really sharp car. Especially the top of the line like you had. My friend had one too. 455 was a great engine