I played around with old Alfa Romes and Fiats in my teens and early twenties. But I always had a VW Beatle around as a daily. It's an affliction. :rolleyes:

As much as I love my old Porsche, I have been into my Jeep since I bought it new in early 1997.
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Beautiful MkIV Hydrorocket. Are you in Sarnia?

Lately I have been collecting Yugos.

Cool! Pics?

Other stuff
 

Old pickups
94ish RX7s
Jeeps, Scouts, Broncos -K5 Blazers in a pinch
AMC AMXs the 390 ones

Lotsa stuff - not enough cash



And my guilty thing - 928s

Mflo

86-87 buick turbo regals

1g 92-94 Talon/Eclipse awd

Motorcycles(see sig)

Full-Size older SUVs. In no particular order I have had

86 Jeep Grand Wagoneer
91 Jeep Grand Wagoneer
79 Wagoneer Broughm
79 Wagoneer
96 LR Disco 1
78 Bronco
91 Range Rover Classic

and currently drive a 90 Land Crusier

Toyota FJ40.
LR Defender 90.
ICON.

My new hobby is the dune buggy.
250cc's of awesomeness. :D

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Anybody with a yard should really consider one of these.
Set up a course around the house and have solo events.
Whoever wins gets a beer.
Whoever loses has to drink a beer.
Lather, rinse, repeat!!

wacky!!!

Jokes aside, like most of yours, my car interests are broad. Nowadays I seem to lean more towards interest in cars from my teenage years - the 1980s.

BMW E28 M5, Renault R5 Turbo, Ruf Yellowbird, Ferrari 288GTO, European sports stuff.

And sports motorcycles :D

had a Datsun 240Z for 20 years before I sold it to buy my 911. Have not regretted that decision for one second :cool:

Cheers

d.

Motorcycles.

My 911 is an old, dear friend but when I'm looking for a rush, it's my motorcycles that I turn to. http://www.cristoferdelatorre.com/em...o-victoria.gif

Bmw 3,0Csi -72
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Jocke.

60's mustangs.

Studebakers (Specifically C-cab and coupe express trucks, and Loewy coupes)
TR-3s

Awesome looking car, Jocke.

Lots of older American cars... muscle or classic. Funny noises & funny smells, man!

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I learned to wrench on 911s, and started to feel like a one trick pony. So this past year I have branched out into 928s and E39 BMWs. They are both a pleasure to work on.

I had a 68 Dodge Dart GTS that I should have kept from my youth. That would have made my fantasy drag car fully tubbed and lowered with a fire breathing Hemi, but alas, I sold it in favor of a 78 Datsun 280Z and was into those Zs for the next 25 years until I sold my sweet 71 240 a few years back for family financial purposes.

I finally started looking for another Z and couldn't find anything that wasn't totally falling in half with rust and neglect for under $5000. Then I discovered Porsche 944s and just picked up my second one that is in great shape physically and mechanically.

I have always loved 911s, and I assume that I will have one when the kids are out of the house and the house is paid off (5-6 years), but am happy commuting in my 944 for now.

In my area, no one drives anything but pickup trucks, and boring commuter cars except for the occasional car show here they pull out thier 100 mile a year Camaro or Chevells so a Porsche is a big deal and I get alot of looks and comments.

Thanks!!


No...I live near Windsor.

Fell in love with Chocaholic's truck. Sold my SC today...too old and stove up to enjoy it anymore.

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I still love Porsche's and have had 20 of them from 356's a few 914's and mostly 911's and a 930. But I can't seem to stop buying and driving Unimogs! (have another on the way from Atlanta this week). And now that I am making my own biodiesel, I am getting into early Mercedes with diesel motors.

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Very cool. ;)

Nearly every European vintage sports car. Mostly things I can't afford.

Like this.

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1963 Type 3 Karmann Ghia (aka T34 or Type 34)

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My favorite is the '79 Pontiac TA, had an 80 turbo TA years ago too but the big block cars are a blast. In fact I have my eye on a 76 TA right now

big, low and loud- hot rods.

Most German cars (real german cars up to and including early watercooled VW)

rjp

My first love is my 1957 BMW Isetta 300 that we have owned since 1977 and in first grade I helped my Dad work on it.

Wasn't there also an "AC Bristol" as in "AC Cobra"?
 

Wasn't there also an "AC Bristol" as in "AC Cobra"?

Yep, it was the AC Ace Bristol, which is what Caroll Shelby bought (minus engine) to build the Cobra. The coupe version was the AC Aceca Bristol, also a very handsome car.

Funny you should mention an Isetta, as that was the first car I ever bought. I found it in a junkyard, with engine in a box, and bought it for $25, in 1969, when I was 14. It was the "cabriolet" model.

Looked like this but red, and looking like it came from a junkyard:

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My dad and I got the engine back together, redid the brake hydraulics, and got it yard driving. Never got to the body & paint, and it was traded for a Selmer soprano saxophone, since my dad and I both played sax, and one of his friends was crazy enough to trade a $700 (at the time) sax for a $75 investment.

That was my first venture into unordinary vehicles, which I still love.

Hey Dave cool story, and interesting starter car. I've never seen the cab model Isetta before. Bet you don't want to know what it would be worth now.

Cheers Richard

Richard...I know what it's worth today. A Cab sold for approx. $41k at auction recently, but that horse left the barn long ago. And so did my 57 Alfa 1900C Super Sprint Superleggera Coupe for the grand sum of $1,800 in 1977, and I know what that's worth now.:eek:

No regrets, I had my fun.

I am into mechanical things that I can tinker with. Cars. Trucks. Tools. Tube amps. Lots of stuff. I think my primary interest is really just something that I can successfully work on. Lots of trucks in the past. A 65MGB come to mind. A number of old American cars. I think we are mostly the same breed.

Except for Angela. That chick has it BAD. (in a good way)

Larry

That chick has it BAD. (in a good way)

I think we all agree that she is a remarkable woman, and Steve is one heck of a lucky man. In an ideal world, Angela would write a newspaper or magazine column about life in general, and her editor would give her carte blanche to write whatever she wanted. That would be good reading. :)

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I've enjoyed my Bimmers over the last few years.
I think it is fair to say Porsche (or at least the older ones) owners are in general car people.
Great company to be in!

Rod,
I think you are correct. I no longer have a P car but still enjoy cars in general. I won't be leaving the Pelican forums just cuz I'm Porsche-less...