My first car was a 77 Chevy Monza Spyder with a 305V8 2bbl turbo 250 that I bought for $400 in '93. It had a spoiler and sunroof. I have a lot of good memories with that car. A good friend of mine's sister had it, then the friend, then my cousin before I had it. I cruised Main Street with them. We did race a lot off the stoplights. That car was quick and it beat many of the bigger engine cars. But then again that car weighed 1800 lbs against the 3500+lb cars. That car was beat on by the previous owners and kept going. It started up great in the winter in below freezing temperature without being plugged in or started for a few days. I got in my first accident in that car from my own stupidity. I had more than a few drinks, speeding down a grated gravel road, and the back end got loose. I oversteered it, did at least three spins, and clipped the front end. That was a wild ride. Lucky I didn't roll it. I ended up trading the car and got a $400 trade-in value for it. Here's a pic of it after the accident:

It's seen better days. That's not me in it, that was my ex.

The first car I drove was my mom's 73 Pontiac Catalina 400V8. If I remember right, it was green with the white top.