What was your very first car? - Page 7

Sir. Nate · #91 11-05-2007, 04:01 PM

1993 Chevy Suburban 1500, what a sweet first car

IceBlade · #92 11-05-2007, 04:37 PM

A 94' Subaru SVX :P

Royal Tiger · #93 11-05-2007, 04:59 PM

1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88, Holiday 88 Special Edition (bought in February 1988). 1 of about 320 or so. My dad was big into Oldsmobiles and we had a 1955 Olds Super 88 Holiday 2dr show car, and then a 1968 Olds 98 2dr after that. Both were regional and national show winners. My follow up car was a 1987 Olds Cutlass Supreme (August 1992), last of the V-8 RWD. Never mind the 1996 Subaru Impreza L 2dr that replaced it was faster and got better milage.

Royal Tiger · #94 11-05-2007, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by AlcyoneDaze

Unlike some other motor companies, such as Ford (founded by Henry) or Suzuki (founded by Michio), Subaru is not named after its founder. "Subaru" is the Japanese word for "Seven Sisters", a common name for the most prominent stars in Pleiades, an open cluster of about 500 young stars (only about 100 million years old), barely visible in our northern sky. At least six of the 500 or so stars are visible to the naked eye, while under moderate conditions the number increases to 9, and under clear dark skies, jumps to more than a dozen. To see the rest, good quality binoculars or a telescope is required; but the cluster is still difficult to locate as it is spread over only 2 degrees - about four times the diameter of the moon.

The name "Pleiades" itself may have been derived from the Greek word for "to sail" or the word "pleios" meaning "full" or "many".

Another theory is that the cluster is named after the mythological mother, Pleione, which is also the name of one of the brighter stars. According to Greek mythology, the main, visible stars are named for the seven daughters of "father" Atlas and "mother" Pleione: Alcyone, Asterope (a double star), Electra, Maia. .Merope, Taygeta and Celaeno.

Although somewhat similar to the constellation Crusis, comprising Gacrux, Alpha 1 Crusis, Beta Crusis and a few other unnamed stars, which we know (in Australia) to be the Southern Cross, the Subaru badge represents a totally different group of stars.

But why does the Subaru badge only have six stars?

Ken Takeuchi from Japan has provided this insight, including an alternative background for the star emblem:

To say first, SUBARU may stand for "seven sisters" may be true but the Pleiades stars are also called "Mutsura-Boshi", which means "six gathered stars". The star SUBARU even appears in the lyrics written more than 1000 years ago. The word has some romantic feelings to we Japanese.

Fuji Heavy industries, the maker of SUBARU cars, was known as Nakajima Aircraft before WW II, which made many fighters and bombers. Even the famous Mitsubishi Zero fighter had a Nakajima 14 cylinder engine. After the war, the company was forced to spread into 15 companies to cut the strength of the huge weapon industry. But in the early 1950s, five of the companies gathered into one again to restart as a transportation company. That's FUJI and that's why there are five little stars and one big star.

Awesome history. Thanks.

NiftySVX · #95 11-05-2007, 05:14 PM

Mine was also a 94 SVX... way back in 99... but it was 2wd then.

CorSVXette · #96 11-06-2007, 05:55 AM

My first was a 19?? "Corvair"

Wish I kept that car

SVXAPEAL · #97 11-06-2007, 06:44 AM

My first car was a 1987 Ford Escort...traded it three years later for a 1981 AMC Eagle SX4..lovingly called the BumbleBee.

Caryn

vrkSVX · #98 11-06-2007, 07:02 AM

My first car was a 1954 Nash Rambler. Anyone remember them?

Wikedjuggalo · #99 11-06-2007, 02:44 PM

Well my first "Running" car was a 1994 Subaru SVX >.> but I have had 2 cars before that, a 68 302 Mustang(Still working on it, just need a transmisson and some bodywork), a 92 Acura Integra GS(Promptly selling to a friend for 150, has a blown head gasket) but I can't be happier with the SVX.

msvx95 · #**100** 11-07-2007, 10:18 AM

1990 Subaru Legacy L - first owned vehicle
1985 Subaru Brat - Learned to drive at 16

porschekiller · #**101** 11-07-2007, 02:46 PM

'70 mustang fastback 2 bbl- min fuel 94 octane! glad it wasnt a 4bbl. installed vortech supercharged GT40 5.0L and lost the windsor firing order, but turned low 12s on 295/50r15 drag radials with the stock 4sp. talk about having an engine in your lap. it sounded like NASCAR off the barriers, and turned 3k rpm on the highway! not practical with gas prices and luxuries offered today. i'm hoping the svxspeedshop will have my boxer sounding like ALMS and handling like WRC with Lexus-like quality, as Automobile said. low 14's isnt bad either, but i wont be having those felonious races with vettes either.