What was your first vehicle?

[MotoGary]

'68 Mustang similar to this one. Not a GT though. Sold it to my college roommate who had it stolen and never recovered it.

 

[crownmountain]

1962 Ford Galaxie 500 2 door 2 tone White top copper bottom. Waite I could do that on my Slate?????

 

[Luxrage]

A lot of two doors and compacts as first cars, I can see why the Slate gets so much love.

My first car was a 1985 Dodge Charger. I though I was cool with that car back then

Dan

Was it the 2.2? There was recently a video of a person bringing an '82 back to life, it was quite an interesting watch.

1962 Ford Galaxie 500 2 door 2 tone White top copper bottom. Waite I could do that on my Slate?????

If you wrap the bottom copper you can get a white wrapped top!

 

[cvollers]

'68 Mustang similar to this one. Not a GT though. Sold it to my college roommate who had it stolen and never recovered it.

That is one beautiful car.

 

[DRugerH]

Was it the 2.2? There was recently a video of a person bringing an '82 back to life, it was quite an interesting watch.

Yup. Mine had the 2.2, automatic, but was not the Shelby model. As my first car, I loved it.

Dan

 

[Jimw]

1962 VW Bug.

 

[Mark in N. E. Ohio]

Slate’s icebreaker question is: What was your first vehicle? We might as well have a thread with that.

Mine. 1984 Nissan 2 door pickup 2 wheel drive 5 speed manual. Pre hard body with the tie down hooks on the outside of the bed. The easiest truck I have ever owned to load things secure and transport items.

The Slate is taking me back.

Similar to this one.

Slate’s icebreaker question is: What was your first vehicle? We might as well have a thread with that.

Mine. 1984 Nissan 2 door pickup 2 wheel drive 5 speed manual. Pre hard body with the tie down hooks on the outside of the bed. The easiest truck I have ever owned to load things secure and transport items.

The Slate is taking me back.

Similar to this one.

My first car was a 1985 Dodge Charger. I though I was cool with that car back then

Dan

I bought a 1957 T-Bird immediately after graduating from high school in 1966. When it rained or I drove through a water puddle the passenger and I both got soaked because the inner fenders were gone and the firewall was rotting away. I plan to sell my 2009 Hummer H3T which I have owned since new when the Slate becomes available. Cost to operate should decrease dramically

 

[Mark in N. E. Ohio]

Slate’s icebreaker question is: What was your first vehicle? We might as well have a thread with that.

Mine. 1984 Nissan 2 door pickup 2 wheel drive 5 speed manual. Pre hard body with the tie down hooks on the outside of the bed. The easiest truck I have ever owned to load things secure and transport items.

The Slate is taking me back.

Similar to this one.

Slate’s icebreaker question is: What was your first vehicle? We might as well have a thread with that.

Mine. 1984 Nissan 2 door pickup 2 wheel drive 5 speed manual. Pre hard body with the tie down hooks on the outside of the bed. The easiest truck I have ever owned to load things secure and transport items.

The Slate is taking me back.

Similar to this one.

My first car was a 1985 Dodge Charger. I though I was cool with that car back then

Dan

I bought a 1957 T-Bird immediately after graduating from high school in 1966. When it rained or I drove through a water puddle the passenger and I both got soaked because the inner fenders were gone and the firewall was rotting away. I plan to sell my 2009 Hummer H3T which I have owned since new when the Slate becomes available. Cost to operate should decrease dramatically

 

[RevCaptJack]

Mid 60s VW Cost $35 had a wrecked front corner. Fixed it up. Loved it. As basic as it gets. Why I like the Slate. After a few years it got totaled in a snowstorm by a big Plymouth. But still have a girl…58 years and counting! ❤

 

[Sparkie]

When I got my learner's permit and my dad taught me how to drive in a 1967 Jeepster Commando pickup truck. When I got my license, I bought it from him. It looked just like the one pictured below but with more rust.

It was a manual 3 speed on the floor, 4 wheel transfer case lever on the floor, no power brakes, no auto-locking hubs (manual Warner), no power steering, and the dashboard heat lever was simply labelled "off, low, high". It did not come with a radio, but the "new tech" option for the vehicle were seat belts (lap seat restraints were not federally required until 1968).

 

[GeoLogic]

84 Mazda, exactly like the one in the brochure, was my first brand new vehicle

I always loved Japanese trucks of this era. And this was back when a Mazda branded truck really was a Mazda (instead of a badge engineered Ford Ranger). I also love the graphics common on vehicles back then, and really appreciate that Slate will be offering ability to adorn their new offerings with something similar, if so wished.

Also appreciate seeing that there appears to be many of similar age to I, or perhaps even older, here on the forum. Thus, many of you likewise were there during this golden age of small pickups, which I miss. Perhaps by chance I'll see some of you at Radwood PNW this Summer in my '89 Chevy G20, which I had the fortune of retaining after losing my dad to cancer. Something positive at least, amidst the anguish of loss