What was the first car you learned to drive in?

I was 16. My first car was a 72 Nova.

Nice! What color?

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I was 16. My first car was a 72 Nova.

Nice! What color?

It was solid white with a blue vinyl interior. 2 speed Powerglide
tansmission and a 307ci V-8. It was my high school wheels and later my go to college car. My dad bought the car from a friend of his. It had belonged to the friends mother and she passed away. It had 18k on it as she never drove it. College was on the other end of the state and the 2 speed made interstate speeds sound like the motor was fixing to blow. My dad gave me 50.00 in case I ran into car trouble on the interstate. I was afraid I would lose the cash or buy beer with it so I took the drivers side armrest off and stashed the cash
in there. Car got me through college and several years later. I do not recall if I ever got the cash back out before I sold it!

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was afraid I would lose the cash or buy beer with it so I took the
drivers side armrest off and stashed the cash in there. Car got me
through college and several years later. I do not recall if I ever got
the cash back out before I sold it!

That's a cool story.

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On 09 Sep 2021, fang-castro said the following...

What was the first car you learned to drive in?

I was 16. My first car was a 72 Nova.

Nice! What color?

I just passed a Red Nova on Wisconsin Collectors Plates on I-43

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was afraid I would lose the cash or buy beer with it so I took the
drivers side armrest off and stashed the cash in there. Car got me
through college and several years later. I do not recall if I ever got
the cash back out before I sold it!

That's a cool story.

nristen (Karl Harris)

I wish I had that car back again. Those cars were simple as a brick. No electronics to speak of just basic transportation. If you could wrench on a tractor you could most likley fix a car. We raised cattle when I was a kid. Had
a '52 Ford 8N tractor with a 4 cylinder flat head engine. It is what taught me
how to operate a clutch.

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On 09 Sep 2021, fang-castro said the following...

What was the first car you learned to drive in?

I was 16. My first car was a 72 Nova.

Nice! What color?

I just passed a Red Nova on Wisconsin Collectors Plates on I-43

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White was the fastest color! lol

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I wish I had that car back again. Those cars were simple as a brick. No electronics to speak of just basic transportation. If you could wrench
on a tractor you could most likley fix a car. We raised cattle when I
was a kid. Had a '52 Ford 8N tractor with a 4 cylinder flat head engine. It is what taught me how to operate a clutch.

I actually learned to use a clutch on a very old Farmall Cub tractor. I believe it was a 1949 model (at least the pictures of that model look the
most familiar to me). I was probably 6 or 7 at that time. I remember
feeling really proud to be allowed to drive the tractor. Usually my job was drive slowly ahead while people loaded hay into the trailer. I never worked
on the tractor however I remember that the short muffler broke off from where it attached (I think to the head). This made the 13 HD engine a bit louder.
I also remember that it had a hand crank for starting.

Cool memories!

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13 HD engine a bit louder. I also remember that it had a hand crank for starting.

My dad use to tell me that urban legend had it that there was danger of
getting your arm broken if the vehicle backfired. I always thought that was a "dad story" not unlike Harley riders getting thrown over the handlebars while kickstarting their bikes!

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My dad use to tell me that urban legend had it that there was danger of getting your arm broken if the vehicle backfired. I always thought that

My father taught me to make sure my thumb was on the same side of the crank handle as my fingers to protect against backfiring. I never experienced a backfire though and am not sure how well changing your thumb position would protect you.

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On 17 Sep 2021, nristen said the following...

My dad use to tell me that urban legend had it that there was danger getting your arm broken if the vehicle backfired. I always thought th

My father taught me to make sure my thumb was on the same side of the crank handle as my fingers to protect against backfiring. I never experienced a backfire though and am not sure how well changing your
thumb position would protect you.

That is good advice, as if the engine kicks back you could break you thumb.

You should also do this is driving certain vehicles, Army Jeeps being one, as they can break fingers/thumbs if they hit a bad pothole or blow a tire.

Also when you hand-prop start an airplane, which done wrong can have horrible consequences, yet I flew a starter-less plane for years, and had to hand-prop it every time.

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horrible consequences, yet I flew a starter-less plane for years, and
had to hand-prop it every time.

What kind of plane was that?

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On 19 Sep 2021, nristen said the following...

horrible consequences, yet I flew a starter-less plane for years, and had to hand-prop it every time.

What kind of plane was that?

1946 Aeronca Champ 7AC

Good cheap flying fun!

Also flew a Piper Cub-Cruiser on Floats which was hand-prop only.

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What kind of plane was that?

1946 Aeronca Champ 7AC

Ah, that looks cool - was that fabric covered wings?

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On 12 Oct 2021, nristen said the following...

What kind of plane was that?

1946 Aeronca Champ 7AC

Ah, that looks cool - was that fabric covered wings?

Wings, control surfaces and body were all fabric.

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My father taught me to make sure my thumb was on the same side of the crank handle as my fingers to protect against backfiring. I never experienced a backfire though and am not sure how well changing your thumb position would

Sounds like good advice!





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