What Came First The Car Or The Luger!! - Page 2

318is_Parabellum · 02-28-2014, 01:26 PM

Y'all make me feel young, heh. 1st car was a 1986 Chevy Chevette I had as an undergraduate in 1994 and 1995. Parents sold it (with my permission) after I joined the Army in 1996. Great little car, 4sp manual, rack and pinion steering, cloth seats. Baby blue, as I recall. First car I bought was a grey 1986 BMW 525e in 1998 when I first was assigned to Germany. Traded that for my baby, a 1983 BMW 525i, 5sp manual, sport seats, factory front air dam and trunk spoiler, Hamann alloys. Bahama Beige metallic paint with factory amber tinted windows. Damn, that car was fast, would do an honest and sustained 140mph+ on the autobahn. I almost re-enlisted just to keep that car... It wasn't eligible for import into the US back in 2000. I saw a lot of Europe out of the windows of that car. Some of my best memories!!

1st Luger came much later, in 2005 while I was living in Richmond. I found my c-block byf 42 at "Bob Moates' Sport Shop" there. I still have it, and will never sell.

MikeP · 03-12-2014, 08:06 AM

1st Luger before I was old enough to drive. About 14.
BYF 41 matching, with zero finish, worn smooth wood grips and near smooth bore.
I never saw such a worn pistol. We had a few in training group at Ft Bragg that got handled and fired by hundreds of guys that were nearly as bad, so I think it came from a similar situation.

Jasta2 · 03-12-2014, 02:42 PM

Luger came before the cars. That was a matching 1915/1920. Bought in Alaska at 20(1970) Never owned a car before, but in the years of 1973 to 1976 I owned a 1967 XKE roadster, 1957 Corvette, Austin Healy 3000, lastly a 1972 Corvette. All long gone, including the Luger. Far from mint, but all very drivable. Never had more than $5000 in any of them!! All found in Elizabeth City, NC.
40 years later, their values today are, XKE 80K, 57 Corvette 65k, A-H 3000 30k, and the 72 Corvette around 15K. As for that 1st Luger, paid and sold it for $150. If we all knew !!

02-28-2014, 01:26 PM	#1
318is_Parabellum User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 130 Thanks: 80 Thanked 75 Times in 31 Posts	Y'all make me feel young, heh. 1st car was a 1986 Chevy Chevette I had as an undergraduate in 1994 and 1995. Parents sold it (with my permission) after I joined the Army in 1996. Great little car, 4sp manual, rack and pinion steering, cloth seats. Baby blue, as I recall. First car I bought was a grey 1986 BMW 525e in 1998 when I first was assigned to Germany. Traded that for my baby, a 1983 BMW 525i, 5sp manual, sport seats, factory front air dam and trunk spoiler, Hamann alloys. Bahama Beige metallic paint with factory amber tinted windows. Damn, that car was fast, would do an honest and sustained 140mph+ on the autobahn. I almost re-enlisted just to keep that car... It wasn't eligible for import into the US back in 2000. I saw a lot of Europe out of the windows of that car. Some of my best memories!! 1st Luger came much later, in 2005 while I was living in Richmond. I found my c-block byf 42 at "Bob Moates' Sport Shop" there. I still have it, and will never sell.

03-12-2014, 08:06 AM	#2
MikeP User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ILL Posts: 686 Thanks: 36 Thanked 452 Times in 198 Posts	1st Luger before I was old enough to drive. About 14. BYF 41 matching, with zero finish, worn smooth wood grips and near smooth bore. I never saw such a worn pistol. We had a few in training group at Ft Bragg that got handled and fired by hundreds of guys that were nearly as bad, so I think it came from a similar situation.

03-12-2014, 02:42 PM	#3
Jasta2 User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lakeland, Fl. Posts: 514 Thanks: 349 Thanked 101 Times in 52 Posts	Luger came before the cars. That was a matching 1915/1920. Bought in Alaska at 20(1970) Never owned a car before, but in the years of 1973 to 1976 I owned a 1967 XKE roadster, 1957 Corvette, Austin Healy 3000, lastly a 1972 Corvette. All long gone, including the Luger. Far from mint, but all very drivable. Never had more than $5000 in any of them!! All found in Elizabeth City, NC. 40 years later, their values today are, XKE 80K, 57 Corvette 65k, A-H 3000 30k, and the 72 Corvette around 15K. As for that 1st Luger, paid and sold it for $150. If we all knew !!