[Charley Dog]

1972 Volvo 164E in frighteningly good, original condition. My pop bought it new (the only new car he ever bought until his 2000 540i sport). It had 240K on the clock and had never had an overhaul or even a valve job. Sadly, I was rear ended hard by an incompetent when I was 17. I literally saw it coming in the rear view mirror: she was heading towards me at over 50mph looking down at the dashboard trying to find her favorite station. She won a trip to the emergency room via ambulance, I didn't have a scratch. That was a great car!

I replaced it with the only new car my step mother ever bought -- a 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix in puke gold with a 400 and a white vinyl top. That was, by far, the coolest car in my high school. Until I got the 1983 Eldorado...