When You Were 10 Years Old...

[algy]

What did your parents drive? (Post a Pic(s)!)

Me: 1973 Gremlin
I also remember the environment controls read (Heat, Vent, Cold, Desert)

[rainman]

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aahhh, the '76 el camino. is it a car, is it a truck? wtf was my dad thinking?

[beanzncheez]

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When I was 10 years old, I know my parents had these cars:
'82 Mustang
'77 Honda CVCC Wagon
'76 full-sized Chevy
'87 Honda Civic sedan
'87 Honda Civic wagon
... and yes, they were all in working order. ha ha.

[NastyD]

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A Vauxhall Victor 101 Estate. When I was little I used to think that everyone's Dad had to spend a week underneath the car fixing it before going on holiday.

[KinKyJ]

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Opel Manta (fluo'ish yellow/green, very funky)



Ford Capri



Peugeot 405

[Funky Dredd]

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My parents had a Vega Wagon. My dad was into customizing, so he had rims on it, different pipes and dark tinted windows. My brothers and I thought we were the shit driving in that car!

[Huggie Smiles]

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Opel Manta (fluo'ish yellow/green, very funky)



Ford Capri

Isnt that still you car KinkyJ???

[Jenks]

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[Huggie Smiles]

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Ford Cortina - it was Blue.

[TomTom]

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Looking at all those old cars from the past is funny, good post Algy. Gremlins are the most ugly pieces of shit I have ever seen lol. Ford Capri is Cult though. My parents had a BMW 3000 V8 when I was ten years old. I still remember how I fell in love with that car when I saw it for the 1st time (1978 ).



My Mother was against the car because it used too much fuel and insurrance was very high but my Father bought it nevertheless and crashed it completely only 4 years later.

After the BMW experience, my dad bought a Toyota Celica Liftback..also a nice car. I know why a car is not only a vehicle to drive from point a to point b for me.

[Kinetic]

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My mother had one of these

Fiat 127



And my father had one of these

Renault 16


The Renault had the gearstick right next to the steering wheel...it was really weird, but it already had electric windows, which was quite rare at the time (at least over here).

[unkownartist]

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cant remember lol i think it was a mk1 corrolla

[peloquin]

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my mum drove a rover... not sure what kind, and my dad had a porsche 944.

i still want a 944, guess it made an impression on me . he sold it when we left england and moved to the states.

[KinKyJ]

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Isnt that still you car KinkyJ???

Hell yeah, the ultimate pussy wagon imo

[BureOne]

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2 different ones: A Datsun Station wagon (70's) and a Ford Cortina... before the Datsun of course.



Ford