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Location: N. Phoenix AZ USA
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 Fun little car but rarely seen outside of Europe.
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2021 Subaru Legacy, 2002 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins (the workhorse), 1992 Jaguar XJ S-3 V-12 VDP (one of only 100 examples made), 1969 Jaguar XJ (been in the family since new), 1985 911 Targa backdated to 1973 RS specs with a 3.6 shoehorned in the back, 1959 Austin Healey Sprite (former SCCA H-Prod), 1995 BMW R1100RSL, 1971 & '72 BMW R75/5 "Toaster," Ural Tourist w/sidecar, 1949 Aeronca Sedan / QB |
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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 similar color1980 Rabbit Diesel. Slow. AM radio with one speaker. Hot air always came out the vents, even in summer. |
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82 Prelude. Bought for $650 in '96, gave it away in '99.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: North of Pittsburgh
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I love Fiat 500's almost as much as Mini Coopers. (the real mini cooper of course) ohhhhh just notice that one is an Abarth...sweet!
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I used to be addicted to the hokey pokey..........but I turned myself around.. 75 914 1.8 2010 Cayenne base |
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1974 Buick LeSabre
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Location: Travelers Rest, South Carolina
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A 1949 Packard hearse, which my father picked up when I was 15 for $250.00 over in Charlotte. Lot's of fun. For a while, I had "access" to a 1959 Fiat 1300 Spyder. He took it in trade for a TV at his appliance store. Man, did that thing smoke.
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Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA
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Joe thanks for the pics ..... after the 500 I 'upgraded' to a 600 to later become an 850 Abarth, not as radical as this one
 but really scary-fun to drive, 847cc and almost 70hp, some friends at the time where lucky enough to get the 1000 Abarth; 982cc and 112hp at 8200rpm
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High School graduation present in 1974 was a 2 door, baby blue, '64 Ford Galaxie 500 that my dad owned for 9 years. It sat in the garage for a couple years with a bad trans waiting for me. The good ol' dependable 289 wasn't enough to move that land yacht very quickly and that probably saved me a few tickets.
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12-02-2006, 08:23 PM
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Location: Davidson NC
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coulda, woulda, shoulda
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Louisiana
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really bored here... just figured out I have owned at least one auto or bike who's make name starts with 18 different letters of the alphabet.. example.. American motors, Buick, Chevy, Dodge.. etc etc.. can anyone beat this? I fail to remember any cars manufactured by any company starting with E, I, K, N, Q, U, W, or Z I might have owned long ago. . stupid game I know.. just curious
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John 74 911s They laugh at me because I am different. I laugh at them because they are all the same. |
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12-02-2006, 09:29 PM
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I'm not even close:
BMW Chevy Truck Ford Trucks Fiat Honda Izuzu Lotus Mazda Porsches VW Willys Strange that I have never owned an American car
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Indiana
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1955 Ford Fairlane
Club Sedan (2door) 292cid Y-block Ford-O-matic auto tranny White over red..... With a HUGE back seat  -Nick
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Owner: Bennington Motorsports www.benms.com Sponsor for Midwest Region 944-SPEC racing series -When was your timing belt changed or tensioned?? -Yes, I'm the crazy man that will loan out my 9201. Just PM me, I will add you to the list and get it out ASAP. |
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I had a Rambler American, a gift from my Aunt. It was also the first car I ever worked on, instructed by my very Tomboyish handyman, Hazel. 3 Speed, on the column.
Found this page on them. Amazing they got 35 mpg with a 6cyl in late 50's http://www.fixrambler.com/art61.html I remember drag racing (if you can call it that) with an old Corvair down foothill blvd near San Dimas with 2 friends in the car. The lack of speed in the race had us laughing for hours after ;-)
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12-03-2006, 07:50 AM
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First Car
1981 Porsche 911SC was my first car, my girlfriend bought me it for my 20th birthday. Its been PITA since I got it, but its still a P-car
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12-28-2006, 03:41 PM
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This is going to be painful but... first car was Dad's purchased-new '55 Chevy two door hardtop. I rebuilt the front suspension - A frames bushings, ball joints, tie rod ends, and replaced the shocks, universal joints, tuneup, etc on my $1.90/hr Sears paint department job. THEN is an act indicating I was to be a future rocket scientist...I gave it back to him so I could buy a '66 Chevy (gulp!) VAN. Yes, I was THAT stupid! Built it out nicely; it was captured in some side shots at a
van "run" in the Aug or Sept '74 HotRod. EPILOGUE: My Dad sold that car for $450 (!!!!) a month or two later. I have been kicking myself since I was about 19 or 20. Gawd, it still hurts to remember.
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Dan in Pasadena '76 911S Sahara Beige/Cork |
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Location: On the edge
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Location: Monmouth county, NJ USA
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'72 340 Plymouth Duster
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Vinny Red '86 944, 05 Ford Super Duty Dually '02 Ram 3500 Diesel 4x4 Dually, '07Jeep Wrangler '62 Mercury Meteor '90 Harley 1200 XL "Live your Life in such a way that the Westboro Baptist Church will want to picket your funeral." |
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12-28-2006, 05:19 PM
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Age 19 - 1966 Sedan de Ville, bought for $200.
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Ken Justice 1985 Carrera (Ruby II) 1973.5 911T CIS (Ruby, gone but not forgotten) 2004 Buell Lightning (aka Elbow-Crusher, crashed) |
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My first car was a 1962 VW Beetle with 1200cc and 40hp - bought it from my mother in 1977 when it was still original.
By the time I sold it in 1983 only the shell and left door were original - man I had some fun learning how a car works and how to make it handle. By the time I finished it looked like this.  Tim
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Swapped my WRX Sti MY02 for a Porsche 911SC '83 Keep buying parts to make it look older. Mid life crisis is now in its 12th year. |
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Luft Kuhl
Big Blue
The SLK
Family Hauler
1981 Porsche 911SC 3.0L
1987 Porsche 944 2.5
MYT911
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