What is the oldest car you have ever driven?

[bugo]

I've driven several older vehicles, including a 1966 Ford Mustang, a 1966 Ford F100 pickup truck, a 1965 Chevrolet pickup truck, a 1962 Ford Galaxie 500 2 door hardtop, and a 1959 Ford F100 pickup truck.  But by far the oldest vehicle I've ever driven was an unrestored 1922 Dodge phaeton.  It was surprisingly easy to drive, with the same 3 pedal setup that is in modern cars with manual transmissions and a 3 speed manual on the floor.  Of course it didn't have power anything, but it wasn't too hard to turn the wheel.  I have evidence that I drove this car (laugh all you want at the mullet, it was the early '90s):



Has anybody here driven anything older?

[cpzilliacus]

1966 Chevrolet C-10 pickup truck. 250 cid I-6 with three-on-the-tree.

[NE2]

A goat.

[formulanone]

I hand-cranked a 1927 Maxwell sedan. Otherwise, 1967 for actual driving.

[Takumi]

My dad had two first gen Mustangs at two different points of my childhood, but I never drove them. He and I each have a 91 Prelude, but I think his was built first. Whichever of them is older is the oldest vehicle I know I've driven.

[OracleUsr]

Can't beat the one mentioned by the OP.  Oldest I've ever driven was a 1973 IH Scout II

[corco]

Valeted a '57 Chevy

[1995hoo]

My brother's '74 Beetle.

[nexus73]

1948 Ford F-1 pickup.  For a rig with manual steering the wheel turned surprisingly easy.

Another old car I drove that impressed me was a 1954 Chevy 210.  It had the 6-cylinder with factory dual exhaust and exhaust manifolds.  For a Blue Flame 6 it got up and moved.

Rick

[Road Hog]

I drove my uncle's restored 1942 Ford coupe a couple of times. It looked sharp on the outside, but he had a hard time keeping that thing running. I think he finally gave up and sold it.

[Alex]

1977 Plymouth Fury. Was super fun to drive, one of the gasholes of the era.

[agentsteel53]

Can't beat the one mentioned by the OP.  Oldest I've ever driven was a 1973 IH Scout II

for me it's either a '74 Scout or a '74 Firebird.

the Scout has easiest manual transmission I've ever driven.  (apparently there are two transmission types for it; this one is the that doesn't have the granny gear)  first time I drove it, I had to take it home from a repair shop where I had dropped my Escort, and it was parked uphill.  I didn't even come close to stalling it, despite having no idea where the clutch break point was.

my friend who owns the Scout could start it in third; the engine is just that powerful.

[bugo]

Did the Scout have the V8 or the half-a-V8 slant 4?  My friend and his dad are Scout enthusiasts and both of them own one.  I went in their garage once and saw an engine sitting on a stand.  I asked my friend what that V8 came out of and he said "that's not a V8, that's a 4 cylinder."  I was looking it it at an angle that I couldn't tell half the engine was missing.

[agentsteel53]

Did the Scout have the V8 or the half-a-V8 slant 4?  My friend and his dad are Scout enthusiasts and both of them own one.  I went in their garage once and saw an engine sitting on a stand.  I asked my friend what that V8 came out of and he said "that's not a V8, that's a 4 cylinder."  I was looking it it at an angle that I couldn't tell half the engine was missing.

V8 for sure.  I think it's the 302.

[bugo]

Close.  304.  302 was the Ford small block "5.0" (actually 4.9L) engine that was used in everything from pickup trucks to full sized station wagons to high performance Mustangs.  Chevy also made a 302, which was only available in the '67-'69 Camaro Z28, and only with a 4 speed manual.  It was very conservatively rated at 290 HP.  Some experts say it put out over 400, which was very impressive output per cubic inch for its day.

[agentsteel53]

304 it is.  Between reading off of Wikipedia, and writing it here, I got a digit wrong.

my friend who owns the Scout has told me the displacement (years ago, in casual conversation!), so I looked it up, and 304 sounded more like what he said than 345, so I went with that.

it might be the 345 for all I know.

[DandyDan]

Technically, it's a pickup truck, but I drove my grandpa's 1960's era International pickup truck.  I can't remember the year, but it had to be before 1965, because mom said grandpa got it some time before her graduation.  I'm not even sure when International made pickups.

[Brandon]

Technically, it's a pickup truck, but I drove my grandpa's 1960's era International pickup truck.  I can't remember the year, but it had to be before 1965, because mom said grandpa got it some time before her graduation.  I'm not even sure when International made pickups.

They made several including the Travelall, Scout, K & KB Series, L Series, R Series, A/B/C Series, and D Series.  Production of most ended in 1975 with Scout going on until 1980.  The light pickups/SUVs seem to have been produced from 1947 to 1980 when IH decided to focus on the commercial trucks only.

[kphoger]

We went cruising in my friend's grandma's 1955 Ford, but I don't remember if I ever actually drove it or not.  If not, then I'm ashamed to say the oldest for me might be a 1984 or 1985.

[Stratuscaster]

The oldest car I've driven was the second car I owned - a '66 Ford Galaxie 4-door - it was a year younger than me.

[cpzilliacus]

The oldest car I've driven was the second car I owned - a '66 Ford Galaxie 4-door - it was a year younger than me.

My uncle had a 1965 Galaxie 4-door (352 cid V-8) which is actually the oldest car I have ever driven.

[bugo]

My uncle has a 1965 Galaxie 500 XL 2 door hardtop with the bucket seats, console, and floor shift.  It had a 352 in it but the parts are scattered about my dad's place.  My dad originally had the car but he sold it to my uncle.

[ctsignguy]

Once test-drove a 1959 Dodge, with the push-button transmission....my main recollection of it was that half its trunk was rusted out....literally!

[US81]

1960 Ford Falcon, I think.

[kphoger]

We went cruising in my friend's grandma's 1955 Ford, but I don't remember if I ever actually drove it or not.  If not, then I'm ashamed to say the oldest for me might be a 1984 or 1985.

Oops.  Scratch that.  I know I've driven a 1971 Dodge Ram.