So my grandfather did this. Had a Volkswagen in 1966 and the minute he started making good money bought a bad ass 442. But the answer clearly is Volvo.
gubanana
Can’t decide between the ambassador or the beetle
Dangerous-Sort-6238
I’ll take the Falcon please
Legitimate_Lack_8350
The volvo or either of the slant 6 cars. Both fit the category of slow (i’d get the 4 speed on the slant 6s), but at least where I grew up, there were distance drives on highways where the low power would get exposed – but driving on local roads was a lot more common and 100 hp would get you anywhere you needed to go.
Same year, my mother got a galaxie 500 fastback with a 390. Not a rocket ship, but better fit for the highway, I guess. Seems unlikely it would last as long as a 170 slant 6. there is still equipment on farms running on those, albeit antique.
My dad drove a valiant with a slant 6 same year – he has nothing but praise for it – always ran, never trouble. He didn’t have much money and was working two jobs entering college so that he could get go to college and pay for it at the same time with no debt leaving (which he did). Showing off going fast wasn’t on his list of things to do.
Alternative-Cry3369
Mini
MatthewG141
I’d take either the Volvo or the Saab.
HATECELL
Glorious Amazon
oldsoul6465
The 1966 Chevy 2. With either a 283 or a 327 (which were options) it goes from being an economy car to a quick little terror on the streets and drag strip.
DeNomoloss
Beetle for the familiar engine and handling of a go-kart. That’s a positive for me. I prefer a highly mobile small car.
whitemagicseal
The beetle
DittoGTI
Mini Cooper S
Brilliant-Emu851
411
Strength-Certain
Plymouth with a slant 6. Save up and later buy the Hyper-Pack go fast goodies
WorkerEquivalent4278
Volvo or the Chevy with the 250 straight 6.
Karvast
The beetle cause it’s sure not confortable or fast but it’s going to be dead reliable
Cornholio231
My grandfather went for a used Nash Metropolitan
cor_the_cross
I’ll have the Volvo!
njtalp46
NA miata duhhh
RedditVince
Chevy II please, some had V8’s and you can easily drop in a modern LT and 6 speed.
sea_king67
You could get a pretty well-optioned Corvair Monza for $2500 in 1966. $2520 would get you an entry-level Corsa. The later Corvairs were great.
AlienSporez
Volvo 124. Because my step dad had one and gave it to me in 1987 to drive to school. Her name was Annabelle. That car was absolutely unstoppable; never broke down, everything worked, and it was a tank in the snow. It wasn’t fast but damn it was a fantastic car. Still miss Annabelle
chinmakes5
Volvo, but if you want a car that would last forever the slant 6 Dodge. A friend had one he and his brothers drove it, had over150k miles on it in the day of getting 100,000 was impressive. We joked that the engine would never die. Eventually his brother rolled the car. it was totaled but the wheels were still spinning as he walked away from the car. The engine truly never died.
Robpaulssen
The Volvo is the prettiest
Emerald_official
Rambler or the Volvo, easy
dan1101
Falcon all the way. I have reliability questions on the rest except perhaps the Beetle.
psyco187
Falcon for me. Those cars are awesome.
CookingDrunk
Ford Falcon to keep until now; Volvo purchase would depend on parts’ availability where I lived back in 1966.
WrongnessMaximus2-0
That Falcon would run forever, I still saw those growing up in the 80s. I think people got rid of them when they were tired of them, not because they had to.
oim8itsme
I’ll go With the saab 96 only to confuse petrol heads when i say my cars got a v4.
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So my grandfather did this. Had a Volkswagen in 1966 and the minute he started making good money bought a bad ass 442. But the answer clearly is Volvo.
Can’t decide between the ambassador or the beetle
I’ll take the Falcon please
The volvo or either of the slant 6 cars. Both fit the category of slow (i’d get the 4 speed on the slant 6s), but at least where I grew up, there were distance drives on highways where the low power would get exposed – but driving on local roads was a lot more common and 100 hp would get you anywhere you needed to go.
Same year, my mother got a galaxie 500 fastback with a 390. Not a rocket ship, but better fit for the highway, I guess. Seems unlikely it would last as long as a 170 slant 6. there is still equipment on farms running on those, albeit antique.
My dad drove a valiant with a slant 6 same year – he has nothing but praise for it – always ran, never trouble. He didn’t have much money and was working two jobs entering college so that he could get go to college and pay for it at the same time with no debt leaving (which he did). Showing off going fast wasn’t on his list of things to do.
Mini
I’d take either the Volvo or the Saab.
Glorious Amazon
The 1966 Chevy 2. With either a 283 or a 327 (which were options) it goes from being an economy car to a quick little terror on the streets and drag strip.
Beetle for the familiar engine and handling of a go-kart. That’s a positive for me. I prefer a highly mobile small car.
The beetle
Mini Cooper S
411
Plymouth with a slant 6. Save up and later buy the Hyper-Pack go fast goodies
Volvo or the Chevy with the 250 straight 6.
The beetle cause it’s sure not confortable or fast but it’s going to be dead reliable
My grandfather went for a used Nash Metropolitan
I’ll have the Volvo!
NA miata duhhh
Chevy II please, some had V8’s and you can easily drop in a modern LT and 6 speed.
You could get a pretty well-optioned Corvair Monza for $2500 in 1966. $2520 would get you an entry-level Corsa. The later Corvairs were great.
Volvo 124. Because my step dad had one and gave it to me in 1987 to drive to school. Her name was Annabelle. That car was absolutely unstoppable; never broke down, everything worked, and it was a tank in the snow. It wasn’t fast but damn it was a fantastic car. Still miss Annabelle
Volvo, but if you want a car that would last forever the slant 6 Dodge. A friend had one he and his brothers drove it, had over150k miles on it in the day of getting 100,000 was impressive. We joked that the engine would never die. Eventually his brother rolled the car. it was totaled but the wheels were still spinning as he walked away from the car. The engine truly never died.
The Volvo is the prettiest
Rambler or the Volvo, easy
Falcon all the way. I have reliability questions on the rest except perhaps the Beetle.
Falcon for me. Those cars are awesome.
Ford Falcon to keep until now; Volvo purchase would depend on parts’ availability where I lived back in 1966.
That Falcon would run forever, I still saw those growing up in the 80s. I think people got rid of them when they were tired of them, not because they had to.
I’ll go With the saab 96 only to confuse petrol heads when i say my cars got a v4.
The Volvo!!