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Kansas Bob<\/a> tagged me with this on Facebook. Normally don’t go for most of these memes, but this one I couldn’t resist. Thought I’d do it here instead, but I might post it there too.
\nWant to play along? Answer for yourself on your blog or Facebook or here in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. What is your first “vehicular” memory?<\/strong><\/li>\n

    That’s hard to pinpoint. I guess it would be riding in Dad’s 1965 Barracuda in a Styrofoam car seat. Mom and Dad were ahead of their time, I had a car seat as a toddler in the early 70’s, but it was just a kiddie chair that they ran the seat belt through.<\/p>\n

  2. What was the first “amazing” vehicle you ever saw?<\/strong><\/li>\n

    The first car I remember being awed by was an early 70’s Camaro. It had to be a ’70-’73 because I remember being awestruck by the 4 round tail lights as they went by going the other way on the interstate. I still love Camaros to this day and a ’72 Z-28 RS is high on my favorites list.<\/p>\n

  3. What car did you learn to drive in?<\/strong><\/li>\n

    1977 Cutlass Supreme, Mandarin Orange with a Light Buckskin landau top, side moldings and pin striping. 350 Olds (not Chevy) V8 with a 4 bbl.<\/p>\n

  4. In what vehicle did you have your first date?<\/strong><\/li>\n

    Probably that same ’77 Olds, maybe Dad’s ’80 Citation 4 door hatch.<\/p>\n

  5. What vehicle do you most remember riding or driving to school?<\/strong><\/li>\n

    Well, I drove the Olds many times, then I drove my ’76 Camaro (more on it later), but one of the most memorable was riding with a friend for early driver’s ed classes (he took early bird Chemistry) in his ’68-ish Chevy Nova with 3 on the tree. It barely ran, looked like it had been attacked with a ball bat and was various shades of blue plus black primer. We called it the bruiser.<\/p>\n

  6. What was the first vehicle that was yours alone and where is it now?<\/strong><\/li>\n

    I always considered the ’76 Camaro mine, but I think I technically shared it with my sister. I found it in a junk yard a few years later looking for parts for my next car, a ’80 Chevy Monza.<\/p>\n

  7. \"\"<\/a><\/span>Have you ever totalled\/wrecked a car? Describe.<\/strong><\/li>\n

    I had an ’80 Chevy Monza 4 speed hatchback (at right, it started brown and ended up blue. Click the picture for a larger shot.) that had 9 altercations with other vehicles, only 2 of which were my fault. Probably 3 of them should have been considered totaled, but I didn’t have the money so I took the insurance money (except the time I was responsible), went junkyard shopping and put the car back together. It had no less than 3 complete replacement front ends while I owned it.<\/p>\n

  8. Your worst vehicle?<\/strong><\/li>\n

    Wow, this one is really hard. I’ve owned some deuseys<\/a>.<\/p>\n