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Ok I will play... (the list is not in chronological order)
1970 Karmann Ghia Coupe' Light Blue
1982 Volkswagen Rabbit Convertible Gold 1969 Porsche 911S Butterscotch <---miss 1971 Alfa Romeo Spider Dark Blue <---miss 1958 Volvo P544 Sport Beige 1972 Fiat 850 Spider Red 1975 Fiat X 1/9 White/Black 1973 Buick Centurion Convertible White 1986 Isuzu Trooper II Dark Blue 1977 BMW 530i Dark Grey 1969 Jaguar XKE Coupe Dark Brown<---miss 1985 Honda Prelude Dark Blue 1986 Chevrolet Nova Burgundy 1966 Plymouth Valiant Signet Dark Blue 1968 Mercedes Benz 200D Dark Green 1965 Mercedes Benz 230SL White 1966 Mercedes Benz 200D Dark Red <---miss (featured in Richard Lentinello's It's Only Original Once) 1984 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet Gold <--miss 1987 Mercedes Benz 190D Turbo Ivory 1973 Mercedes Benz 450SL Pea Green 1980 Porsche 924 Turbo Beige/Brown 1990 Ford Festiva Silver 1993 Ford F150 Grey 1991 Toyota Celica Convertible White 1993 Mazda Miata Red <---- love it!!!! sorry to see it go 1968 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Light Yellow 1982 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel Grey Green 1988 Porsche 911 Carrera CE Cabriolet Light Blue 1986 Ferrari 328GTS White <---- miss 1997 SAAB 900SE Gold 1969 Triumph Spitfire Yellow 1995 Mercedes Benz E320 White 1993 Dodge RamCharger Grey 1984 Jeep CJ7 Laredo Beige <--- miss 2004 Jeep Wrangler Red 1974 Volkswagen SuperBeetle Dark Green 1993 Dodge Spirit Light Blue 2002 BMW X5 Sport 5 speed Grey Green 2000 BMW 323ci Black 1989 Toyota Corolla White 1978 Ferrari 308GT4 Red <---miss 1978 Porsche 911SC Coupe(Euro) Dark Blue <--- Actual car was photographed and used on the cover of the 911SC Bentley manual 1995 BMW 525iT White 1995 BMW 525iT (5 speed) Gold <--- gave it to my little brother 1977 Chevrolet Chevette Light Green 2003 Chevrolet Silverado Dark Blue 1984 Jaguar XJ6 Black 1986 Jaguar XJ6 Silver 1978 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel Light Blue 2007 BMW 328i Black 1991 Volvo 240DL Wagon White 1977 Renault R5 LeCar Red <----miss 1974 Renault R12 Silver Blue 1988 SAAB 9000 Turbo Dark Red 1979 Triumph Spitfire White 1980 BMW 528i Dark Blue 2001 Harley Davidson FDXL Black [B]and this is my present "stable" [B]1996 Honda Civic H/B Red 1993 SAAB 900S Convertible Dark Blue 1976 Porsche 912E s/r Lime Green |
Forgot pic of my faithful winter beater
my trusty 900S FANTASTIC all around beater
car!http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1268598299.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1268598318.jpg |
My parents shipped me off to Roosevelt Military Academy in 1967. My choice was that or being an emancipated minor. The farmer across the street, in Aledo, had a barn full of old cars. I bought a 1930 Oldsmobile for $60., got it running, but never drove it because I was only 15.
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...Cars/Scan7.jpg This is not the car, but it sure looked like it. I was forced to abandon the project when my parents wouldn't pay to ship it home. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...37d7993c17.jpg My next car my parents wouldn't have approved of, had they known I bought it. They went on a two week cruise while granny was supposed to be watching us. I was 16. I went on a 2-week building rampage. The day they left I came home with a '61 Corvair. I moved their cars out onto the circular drive as granny watched me take over the garage. With hacksaw and cutting torch I removed the top, removed the doors, cut the floorpan away between the doorposts and shortened the car by 3 feet. Bolted the halves together and drove it to a friend's father's station to do some welding underneath. The hoist was tied up and I didn't want to get caught driving it so I walked home. Came back the next day to find out that my friend's grandfather came in to run the night shift, thought someone had abandoned a POS behind his station, hooked it up to his wrecker and towed it to the scrap yard where it was promptly crushed. probably did me a favor. Short one with the look of displeasure on her face is granny and the tall one is me. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...Cars/Scan1.jpg When I actually got my license at 17 I shared a car with my mother. It was quite the date car. It was a 1967 Delmont 88 in canary yellow with a white painted top. To top it off it had a baby-puke green interior. I wrecked the fender and bumper, fixed it and changed the exterior color to match the interior. I taped the whole car and had an Earl Scheib paint job on it. They must not have left it in the oven long enough as my arm stuck to the paint when I casually signaled for a left. It was a totally uncool 4-door, too. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...8-pic-8619.jpg My very first car that I purchased with my own money was a 1968 Firebird that I bought in '71 for $1,600. It was an automatic with a 2-bbl 350, but it was a Firebird. The insurance was outrageous. I had already racked up a few points. My fiance, now wife of 38 years, suggested that I put my car in her name. It dropped the premium from $650 a year (a king's ransom for a 19 year old in 1971) to $250 a year with better coverage. Unfortunately, I didn't understand the scope of what I had just signed until I got a notice 2 weeks later that I had been made an EXCLUDED DRIVER on my own car. She had my car, my bank book and my stereo. I married her to get my stuff back. I was allowed back on the insurance once we were married. It became her daily driver as I had a work truck that I brought home. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...s/Firebird.jpg On our honeymoon I took all of our money and lived like a king, until 2 days before our trip home. I had run through $5,000 and only had $10 to last us the last two days of our honeymoon. It was the last time I was in charge of money. Came home to no money and no job. This is the Ford Grenada Consul I wrecked on our honeymoon. Failed to remember that I had half a car on the left of me. The Spanish speaking owner was not happy that I blew all the windows out of his MG Canback. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...Cars/Scan4.jpg I got some money on loan from a crooked car dealer and bought myself a 1968 Ford Country Squire that looked good for about 2 weeks. That's when the rust came through and the paint fell off. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...try_Squire.jpg That lasted me until 1974, when I got the Dodge van. My nickname was Bear and I had a thing for Pandas, as you can see. When we moved into a new neighborhood the next door neighbor ran in the house yelling "There's Hippies moving in next door!!!!!". http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...0Cars/Scan.jpg I bought a '70 Grand Marquis that had had a dash fire. It was too big a project. It languished and my landlord told me it had to go so I got a few bucks for it at a scrap yard. It languished because the fire was so hot that the carb melted and zinc rolled into the combustion chambers. I gave up. Besides. I needed a haircut. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...ars/Scan15.jpg Sometime in here I bought a 190SL. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...Cars/Scan8.jpg |
By 1976 the Firebird had turned into a Fred Flintstone Car as Michigan's winters did not interact with a poorly made unitbody car. You could see through the floor mats to the road below. We really needed a replacement car that I didn't have to work on as I was having severe back problems. Everything my wife wanted was too expensive and too small. I was doing some work at an AMC dealer and saw a Pacer and fit in it. Brought her to see it. She hated it, but was realistic. She cried on the way home. Her first new car is a Pacer!!!!!!!!! She cried when she sold it 5 years later.
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...ars/Scan10.jpg I liked it so much I bought a '77. Sold it to one of my employees and he tried to make it fly, which it did, it just didn't land well. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...ars/Scan11.jpg This is the only picture I can find of our TR-6. I was restoring it when the garage burned to the ground. Still have a brand new tail panel. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...Cars/Scan5.jpg Back problem cleared up so I bought a '79 RX-7. It's funny seeing someone 6'5" get out of one. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...Cars/Scan9.jpg Liked the style change on the '80 RX-7 and wanted to trade in the '79. Wife said, "I'll be damned if I'm going to drive a 5 year old Pacer while you get another new car, so she took the '79 while I got an '80. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...ars/Scan12.jpg My next car was a BMW 528e. I hated it. It was so slow it wouldn't get out of it's own way. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...ars/Scan13.jpg My wife got an '82 325e and loved it, but it was for **** in the winter. I got tired of the 528e and got an '83 533i and loved it. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...Cars/Scan2.jpg In '88 we got another two BMWs. I got a 750iL that had horrible electrical problems. replacement car was defective, too. Sent us to Munich first class to pick up number 3, which I still have. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...Linthesnow.jpg |
My wife got a 325iX after T-boning a cop car with her 325e, and not getting a ticket. Still uses it as a winter beater. It has 105,000 on the original clutch.
http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...0132_large.jpg In '90 I got a fwd Mazda MPV and loved it. Put 135,000 miles on 3 transmissions and donated it. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...ars/Scan14.jpg In '97 my wife got a Z-3 that she will never part with. http://users.belgacom.net/bmw_z3/ima..._Goldeneye.jpg In '97 I got an ML-320 that currently has 165,000 miles. http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...0131_large.jpg In 2002 I got a 13,000 mile '77 Town Car. We call it Blinky, in honor of a 3-eyed fish. http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...0133_large.jpg Then came the Continental twins. http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/g...nMkll-69-2.jpg Then the limo. http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...0001_large.jpg Then the Mark III convertible. http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...0001_large.jpg |
Love your garage... not going to comment on the fishbowl! :)
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1975 Toyota Celica. Brown. My first car, a hand me down from my mother. 1983-1985
1970 Mustang Mach I. Grabber orange. I wish I still had her. 1985 1959 Chevrolet Impala. Primer whatever color I had that day. I was too young and poor to keep this car. 1986 1980 Buick Regal. White. A hand me down from my grandmother 1987-1988 1980 Buick Century 1989. Blue. Sold it to deploy overseas in the Marines. 1988-1989 1990 Chevrolet Beretta. Blue. Bought this car when I got back to the states. 1990-1997 1989 ZX10 Ninja. Purple. Great fun for my last year in the Corps. 1993-1994 1997 Jeep Wrangler. Black. Still own and drive. Bought new. Very modified. 1997-present 1988 Porsche 944. Black. Still own and drive. Bought a year ago. 2009-present |
1955 Cadilliac Coupe De Ville..the car I drove around in HS...sometimes I still dream about that car..I remember the day my Dad bought that car in 1956.
1966 Porsche 912 1976 Ford F150 4X4...Thirsty 1980 Volvo 240 GT ..bought NEW still wish I had this car...213K when sold, I would have it so I could get the mileage badges 1985 Ford Ranger..Bought with 13,000 miles, 165K and 13 years when sold, I coulda had a Ferrari 330 GTC instead O this one:mad: 1962 Corvair Monza. Mothers car..a death wish on wheels 1979 Chevy Monte Carlo..it fell apart all by itself 1968 Porsche 911 Targa. had a 70S motor & Trans 1976 Rolls Royce LWB...ate me outa house and home 1970 Ford Shelby GT 350 1969 Ford Mach 1 Q Code 428 Cj..a real resto project..:eek: 1966 Chevy Corvette 427/425 HP matching numbers..Thirsty:cool: 1970 Dodge Challenger 440 6 Pack...Thirsty and liked to launch itself into sub orbit..:rolleyes: STILL HAVE: 1969 Porsche 911S.. original and NO RUST CA car..needs engine OH:D 1969 Ford Mach1 428 SCJ...Ground Up Resto on this one...CA Black Plate car:) 1998 Ford F150...SmileWavy Sitting in the wings....is a Ford 427 Center Oiler, dual quad, solid lifter...Standard Bore, all parts except the Crank are matching from the factory..bin on an engine stand since 1985....great for a GT40 or Cobra... And my Bicycles Araya Aero...Shumano AX Grupo, ovaled tubing etc...it keeps tellin me pedal faster.. Kline Mtn Bike. Shumano Devore Grupo Three cars I regret NOT BUYING: 1. 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC...20K:mad: 2. !964 Porsche 356C Coupe..complete resto..10K:mad: 3. 1965 Porsche 356C Cab...solid car needing some TLC..25K:mad: If I had to do it over, I wouldn't have played with the American Muscle...clanking, clunking rattling POS...good for only one thing a STRAIGHT LINE... |
Past:
1970 Buick Skylark 4-door 1984 Pontiac Sunbird 1990 Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo 1996 Ford Mustang V6 2000 BMW 323i E46 touring Current: 2007 BMW 335i coupe |
1982 Honda Prelude-maroon
1989 Jeep Wrangler-black 1985 Ford LTD-green 1983 Ford Mustang GT-red 1985 Pontiac Grand Am-silver 1986 Toyota Celica GTS-blue 1997 Subaru Outback Sport-white 2000 Oldsmobile Alero-maroon 1997 Ford Taurus-black 2005 Cheverolet Trailblazer-black (wife) 2004 Volvo V70 XC-white 2007 GMC Acadia-black (wife) Can't forget the bike: 1992 Yamaha FZR600 Vance and Hines Edition Current 1990 Nissan 300ZX-black 2008 Infiniti G35xS-black 1985 Porsche M491 Carrera-black 2010 Mercedes ML350-black (Wife) |
1970 Pontiac Lemans
1974 914 2.0 Special Edition--Wish I still had it 1980 Corvette-24k miles on original tires 1984 Nissan 300zx 1955 Chevy Truck Step Side 1984 Jeep Cherokee 2.4 1988 Ford Taurus 1989 Oldsmobile Delta 88 1987 Chevy Blazer K5 Diesel-Loved that truck 1987 Mercedes 420 SEL-Tank..GREAT car 1956 Intermeccanica Speedster 1997 Chevy Blazer 1985 Mercedes 300cd turbo-GREAT car 1997 Nissan 300zx 1997 Nissan Pathfinder 1986 Porsche 911-still own 1950 Chevy 1500 Truck-Still own 2001 Ford Taurus 1987 Chevy Suburban Diesel-Awesome truck-29mpg loaded with a/c cranking 2001 Chevy Blazer 2000 Ford Explorer Sport-Wife 1997 Volvo 850 Turbo Wagon-GREAT car 1997 Oldsmobile Bravada 1993 Jeep Cherokee 2003 EZ GO Golf cart with high speed motor---FAST 1998 Mercedes E320 Wagon-Wife-Still Have 1997 Chevy Tahoe 2009 Volkswagon Jetta Also had a few bikes... 1984 Honda Inteceptor 1984 Yahama 650 Maxim 1985 Honda V65 Crap, that's a lot of cars...wonder whats next??????? |
Past:
1978 Peugeot 104SL 1985 Peugeot 205GT 1996 Honda Civic 2000 Nissan Xterra Current 1978 Porsche 911SC 2001 Lexus ES300 2005 Nissan Xterra |
Past:
1994 Cadillac Sedan de Ville 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 2004 Subaru Impreza WRX 2001 BMW M5 2007 Mazda MX-5 Miata Current: 1984 Porsche 911 2006 Porsche Cayenne Turbo |
Past:
'81 Oldsmobile Toronado '88 Oldsmobile Delta 88 '82 Mazda GLC '87 Nissan Sentra '87 Ford Aerostar '95 Saturn SL1 '88 Chevy S10 4X4 '00 Saturn SL2 '87 Ford Tempo '78 Dodge full size van Current: '00 Oldsmobile Silhouette '93 Ford F150 4X4 '02 Mazda Protege '83 Porsche 944 '87 Porsche 944S (Legion's old car) '85.5 Porsche 944 (chitown944's old parts car) Speedy:) |
1967 Beetle
1989 Ford Probe GL 1989 Ford Probe GT 1987 Mercury Sable 1991 Ford Windstar 2000 Toyota Sienna 2001 VW Passat 4Motion 1975 Porsche 911S Targa ---- Mine 2007 Toyota Sienna -- Wife's 2007 Acura TL ---- Mine 2006 Hyundai Sonata V6 ---- Daughter's |
1976 CAMARO, sold
1983 MONTE CARLO, ragtop 1978 olds omega, sold 1979 Plymouth fury, sold 1983 Monte ss, sold 1983 Monte ss, sold 198? turbo regal, sold 1984 turbo regal, traded 1987 turbo regal, totaled, drivetrain put in ragtop monte 1987 turbo regal, sold 1987 turbo regal, black & chrome, stock 1993 Eagle Talon, awd, not stock 1970 dodge charger, General Lee paint job, sold |
1973 Dodge Dart Custom
1975 Dodge Dart Sport 360 1986 Dodge Charger 2.2 1984 Chrysler Laser 1988 Jeep Comanche Pioneer 1984 Dodge Shelby Charger 1982 Dodge Aries K 1994 Dodge Colt 1986 Chrysler Laser XT Turbo 1983 Yamaha Vision 550 (motorcycle) 1995 Jeep Cherokee Sport 1997 Jeep TJ SE 1987 Dodge Shelby Charger Turbo 1967 Plymouth Barracuda fastback 1991 Jeep Cherokee Laredo 1971 Dodge Demon 340 1972 Datsun 240Z 1990 Mazda Miata 1987 VW Fox (got for free!) 1998 Jeep Cherokee Sport 1987 Porsche 924S 1969 Porsche 912 1975 Porsche 911S* 2001 Jeep TJ SE 1989 Ford Mustang LX 5.0L 2005 Ford Mustang GT 1995 Jeep YJ SE 2003 Jeep TJ Rubicon 1989 Dodge Ramcharger 4x4 1972 Dodge Demon (360) 2000 Jeep TJ Sahara 1994 Suzuki RF600R (motorcycle) 2001 Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa (motorcycle)* 1972 Porsche 911T Targa 1982 Suzuki GSX1100S Katana (motorcycle)* 2005 Jeep TJ Unlimited* 2005 Suzuki GSX-R750 (motorcycle) 1999 Suzuki TL1000R (motorcycle)* Sort of in order, kind of, maybe... stupid brain. Vehicles marked with * are still in my possession. :) |
in order and some overlap
VW Super Beetle ( I can not recall the year) 66 Mustang (the one I shouldnt have gotten rid of) 86 RX-7 87 Mitsubishi Cordia 73 F-350 84 Jeep CJ-7 83 F-150 74 911 Targa 80 Fiat Spyder 90 Isuzu Trooper 98 Acura SLX 99 Acura SLX |
My first car was a 1984 Audi Quattro 4000, which was a 'hand me down' from my sister when she went off to college. It served both of us very well through the High School years. It was eventually scrapped at over 250,000 miles with only minor maintenance. Great car for the winters in Vermont.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1289533027.jpg I moved to NYC and had no need for a car until after college when I could finally afford to buy something of my own. I always liked the BMW 2002s and looked around for a good one. I found a decent example, but it was hiding some rust and needed constant small repairs, fun little car to drive though, very basic. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1289533784.jpg Decided to move up to a 911, after doing some research I realized I could afford a decent 911SC. We found a nice 79 Targa that was a blast to drive. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1289533960.jpg After our son was born, we needed a car with better heat and AC that worked so we bought a 964. Great car, still fun to drive but much more comfortable. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1289534117.jpg We moved to Japan in April. My Father-In-Law had a friend selling a VW Lupo, I knew nothing about this model, but it was a great deal and has been a perfect little car for us. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1289534360.jpg I notice that I have only owned German cars! I still want another 911, hopefully in the next couple of years... |
1970 Datsun 510
1972 Datsun 620 pickup. lowered. 1973 toyota celica 1971 datsun 240Z 1973 BMW2002Tii loved the car 1972 porsche 914 1987 honda accord 1986 honda accord 1994 volvo 850 wagon 1987 MB 190E-2.6 2002 honda odyssey 1994 bmw 325ic 2008 acura mdx 1987 porsche carrera targa |
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