Your first F-body

***SMWS6TA*** · 04-25-2014, 08:24 PM

Found this pic of my first....1996 Firebird. Miss that car.

I think this pic was from Central TX

So what's yours? Post pics please.

**pajeff02** · 04-26-2014, 01:51 AM

Bought our first and only F-body in '08... sadly never owned one before.

**tatertot91** · 04-26-2014, 04:36 AM

My old 98, never gave me any problems
Came to an end when an at&t trick rear ended it

**98TransAmWs-6** · 04-26-2014, 04:47 AM

I owned a Corvette before the TA but never a F-body before.

**FasstChevys** · 04-26-2014, 05:55 AM

My first F-body was an '87 Firebird, 305/auto. I bought it in '90 I believe.

**transamtom** · 04-26-2014, 06:34 AM

Mine was an 80 Z28 that I bought in 1988,I traded it for a 78 Bandit with a 403 olds engine less than a year later and have owned only TA's since.(until I bought my 2010)

**transamtom** · 04-26-2014, 06:36 AM

BTW same color and stripes this wasn't my car,this one is nicer.

**CJREX** · 04-26-2014, 08:16 AM

My first F body was a 1985 Trans Am.

It was such a flaming POS that I never bought another GM until my 2001 SS

**az gt eater** · 04-27-2014, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by transamtom

Mine was an 80 Z28 that I bought in 1988,I traded it for a 78 Bandit with a 403 olds engine less than a year later and have owned only TA's since.(until I bought my 2010)

Gotta love the gaudy body panels right in front of the wheels. Whatever they are called.

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Nice looking car BTW

**az gt eater** · 04-27-2014, 12:03 PM

Oh, and keeping with the theme of this thread, this one is my first F body. I test drove one before this in ?96?. A camaro vert.

**Young11b** · 04-27-2014, 02:17 PM

First car I bought was an 89' Camaro RS, midnight blue with metallic flake, t-tops and a 5 speed. Sadly the only pic I have, pictures are at home and I'm in Iraq... I did have fun in this car though!

**transamtom** · 04-27-2014, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by az gt eater

Gotta love the gaudy body panels right in front of the wheels. Whatever they are called.

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Nice looking car BTW

Fender flares? Spats?

**Zapper2003** · 04-27-2014, 05:07 PM

Factory ground effects. Trans Ams of the same era had them as well.

My first Fbody was an 89 Firebird, 2.8 v6 with a 5spd. I filled the oil and checked the gas every stop, but that car was pretty bulletproof other than a faulty VATS ignition key. I replaced 3 starters in one day, I was sure that was the reason my car wouldn't start

**024mula** · 04-27-2014, 05:30 PM

My first f-body was a 1974 Firebird Esprit (350 2-barrel), boy could that car run. The only problem it rusted liked crazy.

**LimeNine** · 04-27-2014, 09:05 PM

My very first car ever was this nine year old 1976 Camaro with rust and 116,000.0 miles 350 auto

But a deer took the old '76 out and I then got this two year old Mustang GT 5.0 5-speed with 46k on odometer

I couldn't afford insurance on the Mustang and traded it on this brand new Pontiac Grand Am in 1986, 4 banger

Hated the lack of power and got rid of the 4 banger for this 1979 Z28

350 in it was a terd but better than that 4 banger, I wish I had better photos, wasn't into photography then like I am now, but I had painted the steel wheels on that Z white, looked cool with the chrome rings

**theorangeguy** · 04-28-2014, 05:03 AM

cant find a picture of it but my first one was a 97 Anniversary Camaro...loved that car. LT1 front end with the LS1 tail lights and interior.

**Zinergy** · 04-28-2014, 07:35 AM

My first was a 96 formula auto, cloth, no t-tops, very basic but it only had 55k miles on it and it was 10 years old. I had a lot of fun in it though, put a few mods on it. When I got rid of it I traded it in on my 2000 T/A. Wasn't planning on getting rid of it, I was planning on fixing it up and turning it into a drag car but I stopped at a dealer and fell in love with the fully optioned 2000 t/a 6 speed. So when I traded it in both window motors were shot, one headlight motor was on the way out, rear suspension was shot, and the opti-spark just started acting a little funny. They still gave me 3500 for it, I was expecting far worse.

**67CamaroRSSS** · 04-28-2014, 08:11 AM

1st Camaro was a 1969 SS 396 that I bought in 1974. Spun a rod bearing so I drove it to the yard and got $250 for it. Back then they were just used cars. I only paid $600 and my 63 Ford Fairlane 500 for it.

Next one was a 67 RS that I bought in 79. Have had a Camaro of some sort since then (I've had 14 in that time span - mostly 1st gens).

Sorry no digital pics

**Zinergy** · 04-28-2014, 09:29 AM

Yea, no digital pics of my first either..... even though it was 2005 lol.

**FasstChevys** · 04-28-2014, 09:54 AM

Originally Posted by Zinergy

My first was a 96 formula auto, cloth, no t-tops, very basic but it only had 55k miles on it and it was 10 years old. I had a lot of fun in it though, put a few mods on it. When I got rid of it I traded it in on my 2000 T/A. Wasn't planning on getting rid of it, I was planning on fixing it up and turning it into a drag car but I stopped at a dealer and fell in love with the fully optioned 2000 t/a 6 speed. So when I traded it in both window motors were shot, one headlight motor was on the way out, rear suspension was shot, and the opti-spark just started acting a little funny. They still gave me 3500 for it, I was expecting far worse.

Dammit Zin, knock it off! You're making me feel old!