Hey old timers what were you driving in 1973?

[Mwalterhouse]

Originally Posted by TheReaper

My first "New" car. 1973 Gran Torino Sport just like this one.

Sold mine in 2008, restored, numbers matching, Marti Report, 351 CJ. Still regret the sale to this day.

[midnighter]

Not an old timer here but I was riding in a baby seat being that 1973 was the year I was born. Child seat in the back seat of a 1973 Road Runner with no mufflers so my parents couldn't hear me crying over the major drone. lol

[SVThis]

1973 MG Midget in black tulip. My first new car.

[patternpilot]

Judging by some of the responses I am guessing there may only be a few driving back then. Heck I graduated high school in 1969. Got my drivers license when I was 16. So I started driving in about 1966. Ya, I guess I am old.

[sizl1]

[Rod Knock]

1973

Got married in February. Graduated from college on December 14th. Turned 21 on December 20th. Drove my first "new car" a green
1971 Rally Nova - sticker price was $2770.70. Options were floor shifter & rear deck speaker (AM radio only) I added a cassette player, chrome rally wheel trim wheels then later chrome reverse wheels. As soon as the 12000 warrenty was over I added dual exhaust, Z-28 heads, Hooker headers, Edelbrock high rise manifold, Holley 750 cfm 4 barrel carb, and a cam.

Not mine - but same color combo

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by Rod Knock

1973

Got married in February. Graduated from college on December 14th. Turned 21 on December 20th. Drove my first "new car" a green
1971 Rally Nova - sticker price was $2770.70. Options were floor shifter & rear deck speaker (AM radio only) I added a cassette player, chrome rlly wheel trim wheels then later chrome reverse wheels. As soon as the 12000 warrenty was over I added dual exhaust, Z-28 heads, Hooker headers, Edelbrock high rise manifold, Holley 750 cfm 4 barrel carb, and a cam.

Not mine - but same color combo

Always liked those Rally Novas.

[arod55]

I believe I was driving a 62 VW, but my wife at the time was driving my 69 Camaro. Your wish I still owned the Camaro.

[SS ORANGE CRUSH SS]

A brand new Nova fully loaded was $4.000.00

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by SS ORANGE CRUSH SS

A brand new Nova fully loaded was $4.000.00

My 74 Camaro I bought in October of 73 had an MSRP of $3,850. A Vega GT of the same year had a MSRP of $3,500. At first I was going to trade my 71 Vega for the 74 GT, but when I saw the Camaro was just $350 more I changed my mind... Unfortunately a year later I got laid off and was out of work for a year so I ended up selling my Camaro. I got another one in 1980, then had to sell that one when my son was born in 81.
In January of 2009 I put my deposit down and order in on a 2010 Rally Yellow LS. In April of 2009 just as my car was cued to be built I was "Retired" by my company that I had worked for for 32 years. I had to cancel my order at that time until I could see what was going to happen. By late October 2009 I came up with a plan, sell My Saturn Sky and my El Camino and pay cash for a new Camaro. It only took me one week to sell the Sky and another week to sell the El Camino. I then put my order in for a Rally Yellow 1LT which I took delivery on on New Year's Eve. A year and a half later I got a deal I couldn't resist on the 2012 1LT Camaro I have today. Hopefully I can keep this one for a while.

[BDBiker]

Fitting into the 'Ole Timer' category, I was driving a very bad ass '69 Camaro that I bought with my own money after selling my '55 Chevy. I put so much money into that car, but I loved every minute that I spent building it. When I got married, my wife complained constantly about having to shift gears (competition clutch) and no A/C. After around 3 years of her begging for a car with an automatic transmission and A/C, I sold it for $1800. I regretted selling that car from the moment the little punk drove away in it after his daddy paid me for it.

[ChrisBlair]

I was driving a tricycle in 1973.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

For anyone that was old enough to have a drivers license and was driving a motorized vehicle ( car, truck, motorcycle, etc) 40 years ago (1973) what was it?
For the first 9 months I drove a 1971 Vega Hatcback. For the rest of the year a 1974 Camaro Sports Coupe.

No more baby buggys, bicycles, Tricycles or other pedal or push powered vehicles please...

I updated the original post so you can understand it means you have to had been old enough to have a drivers license in 1973.

[SGDM]

Light'in em up.