Mine was a 71 Monte Carlo, a sorta light metallic blue. My dad went
halves with me on it, I think he got the better deal as I was no longer
bugging him for his car. It was a nice car, and I wish I still had it
but it was starting to rust, ball joints going bad, etc. so I traded it
on a Grand Prix (and totally screwed the used car dealer on the trade,
which I felt good about).
--R (gotta go buy my lottery tickee and start looking for an MC)
On 1/29/15 11:20 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes wrote:
Kaleb's email about wanting a car like his first car got me thinking about my
first car. My first car was a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88. It was light
metallic blue. It was my older brother's car and he was going to sell it or
trade it in. I ended up buying it from him. It had the crappy 260 V8 and it
was worn out. We called it the Snookmobile. My brother called it the living
room on wheels. It had a whole bunch of problems. The headliner sagged, so
in my 16 year old wisdom, I staple gunned it back up. It took about 800
staples! The exhaust had a hole in it and if you opened the passenger door,
exhaust would poor in. If the car was parked with the nose downhill, the horn
would come through the rear speakers. If you pressed the cigarette lighter in,
it would shoot out onto the passengers lap. It required a quart of oil every
three days. By the end of its tenure, it was a quart every day and a pint of
power steering fluid. The little knobs on the window cranks were all b
roken, so it took forever to raise or lower the windows. One Spring break in
High School I decided I wanted to visit my father in Mississippi. He bought
new tires for the car. I made it about 65 miles out of town when it blew a
hose. I think it also blew a headgasket. I drove it for a few more months and
anytime I drove it over 15 minutes, it would overheat. Finally, I traded it in
to my Uncle who had a small car lot. He gave me a very generous $450 dollars
for it. He took the new tires off, and the trailer hitch, and junked it.
Even though it had a lot of problems, I loved it. Of course, what 16 year old
doesn't love their first car!
Don Snook
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