Just reread your Post. As a matter of fact I was 17 in 1983. You're just jealous, because you were named after your First Car.
First car I paid for was my 1987 Corvette. Miss that car from time to time. We'll ignore the $500 1973 Toyota Corona that my parents got for me... Image Unavailable, Please Login
Ha close! It's an Isuzu Gemini Coupe built with local Holden parts. Was never sold in Australia as a coupe so I built my own in 1982 (the things idle young minds do!). A few were also imported from Japan and used for racing.
I bought it in 05, was RHD and had been imported about 8-10 years before that (if I recall correctly). Conversion was done by Crossover Conversions, was actually a really nice job, but that model of C4 is pretty easy due to the symmetry of the dash. Sold it in 08 or 09 after I bought my ZX-6R Ninja and decided that it was too slow and didn't drive it as much anymore. (ZX-6R was later traded in for the Ducati 848)
The first car my dad ever bought for me was a Ferrari. He's bought me a further 7 since. I'm going to die happy. Probably soon.
Is it to late to join in - this is not the actual car but exactly like my first car. Same location. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Speaking of russian cars - here's my first car (not this particular one in the photo, but mine looked pretty much the same) Moskvitch 412, was given to me by my dad Easily the worst car I have ever driven Image Unavailable, Please Login
Will you join the Prius Club with PP? Are you going to talk about fuel economy ad nauseam like he does?