My Very First Vehicle

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  1. Bill Boggs

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    I had a honda 90 and a honda 125 but my very first ride was a 1929 Buick Touring car. It had to be cranked to start It. It had a spark and a similar lever to give it the gas. Instead of a foot excellarator. It would purr right along from 3 mph to about 45 mph.
     
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  2. Jeff Tracy

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    After the motorcycle my first car was a Consul 375 convertible in 1972 but passed my driving test in an old ex-gas company minivan in 1971.
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    NOT THE ACTUAL ONE BUT EXACTLY AS THIS BUT IN PALE BLUE
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  3. Jeff Tracy

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    After the Consul it was a dark blue Jaguar XJ6 4.2 the same as this ;
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    after that it was a Ford Capri like this one ;
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    and now an old 1994 Mazda ... this is the ACTUAL one ;
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    Good looking cars, all.
     
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    I love Mazda's , and they are one of my favorite vehicles, along with Subaru and VW. For many years I had a great little Mazda pickup, and I put well over 200,000 miles on it. Several trips back and forth from Western Washington to central Missouri, as well as just a lot of other driving. I was working for Combined Insurance, and putting an average of 1,000 miles per week on my vehicle; so I needed one that was dependable.
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    Like this one Bill, or different?


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    or maybe this one....


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  7. Jeff Tracy

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    This was overheard by a reliable witness.
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    hahahaha.... now that's funny... :D:D:D
     
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    Nice one Babs ... is that a natural red ?
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    A young Ken seen here in his old Ford pickup truck out on a 'Vowel-Abuser Hunt'.

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    Some road safety advice ;
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    More road safety advice , give way to wildlife but beware of overprotective mothers.
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    Road safety and conception ..... Hollow Road Arizona is a popular place to make out ;
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    At 66 years old...that red is as natural as those reading glasses @Jeff Tracy. :)
     
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    Although this is not the exact Chevy Beretta that I had..it is the exact color with a pink "wave" etc. And this was my favorite car which I probaby would have kept until it fell apart if my ex hadn't "totaled" it in a wreck.
     
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