1. Mazda 616 (early 70's, not rotary. 2. 73' Chevy Vega, that my bud and I drove to Mexico with no spare and fix a flat in two tires. 3. 1970 Chevelle....POS 305CI. 4. Came back from King Crab fishing in Alaska and bought a cherry Alfa Romeo GTV Sprint Veloce.....fast and fun! 5. 1978 Toyota Corolla HB. 6. 1988 Honda Prelude, fun car to drive for a front wheel driven car. 7. 2002 Lexus 300es 8.Ford F150 2003 9. 1965 Chevelle Malibu 283 Power glide..18k miles when I bought it.Selling that one haunts me to no end. I bought it for 4300.00 in 95' and sold it four years later for 8500.00
Motorcycles: 1.Yamaha 175 enduro 2.Suzuki GS 750 with full yoshimura kit. 3.Kawa 1300. 4.2004 KLR 650 that I still own and ride mainly on dirt roads/trails.
1. 1958 Vespa 2. 1963 Hillman Husky 3. 1966 Ford Falcon 4. 1966 Triumph 650 5. 1972 MG Midget 6. 1978 Oldsmobile Calais 7. 1980 Honda Prelude 8. 1983 Cadillac De Ville 9. 1986 Ford Bronco 10. 1990 Mitsubishi Montero 11. 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe 12. 1996 Triumph Trophy 1200 13. 1998 Harley Dyna Wide Glide 14. 2000 Chevrolet Tahoe 15. 2006 Ford 150 King Ranch
Wow. When I put it in writing it makes me think of how much money I could have saved if I had just stayed with my Hillman Husky. But I would have missed a lot of fun. Ha.
'70 ish Indian 70 cc dirt bike '79 Chevy Chevette '80 Pontiac Sunbird '84 Kawasaki KDX 200 '90 Ford Ranger '81 Suzuki GS 650 '92 Ford Ranger '94 Ford Ranger 4x4 '91 Ford Explorer Sport 4x4 '88 Jeep Wagoneer 4x4 '93 Ford Ranger 4x4 '97 Ford F150 4x4 2000 Ford Ranger 4x4 2002 Toyota Tundra 4x4 2007 Toyota Tundra 4x4
1. 197? Toyota Corona 2. 1985 Honda Accord 3. 1975 Pontiac Bonneville [FUN] 4. Chevy S10 Blazer 4x4 5. Isuzu "pup" 4x4 6. 1994 Ford Ranger 4x4 7. Chevy Luv pickup [baby blue with a hole in floor board, but great for commuting] 8. 2000 Lincoln LS 9. Ford Taurus [great for mail route] 10. 2008 Pontiac Gran Prix 11. 1994 Jeep Grande Cherokee 4x4
Suzuki DR 200 Suzuki Savage 650
~and there is a story with every vehicle :-) ....favorite is probably the 75 2-door black Bonneville with red interior.
1.1962 Ford Country Sedan 2.1968 Comet 3.1968 Ford Mustang 4.1972 Ford Mustang 5.80cc Yamaha Mini Enduro 6.1975 Pontiac Catalina 7.1971 Toyota land Crusier 8.1963 Chevy C-10 9.1992 Ford F-250 10.1968 Ford Mustang
1. Mazda 616 (early 70's, not rotary. 2. 73' Chevy Vega, that my bud drove to Mexico with no spare and fix a flat in two tires. 3. 1970 Chevelle....POS 305CI. 4. Came back from King Crab fishing in Alaska and bought a cherry Alfa Romeo GTV Sprint Veloce.....fast and fun! 5. 1978 Toyota Corolla HB. 6. 1988 Honda Prelude, fun car to drive for a front wheel driven car. 7. 2002 Lexus 300es 8. 1965 Chevelle Malibu 283 Power glide..18k miles when I bought it.Selling that one haunts me to no end. I bought it for 4300.00 in 95' and sold it four years later for 8500.00
Motorcycles: 1.Yamaha 175 enduro 2.Suzuki GS 750 with full yoshimura kit. 3.Kawa 1300. 4.2004 KLR 650 that I still own and ride mainly on dirt roads/trails.
I can't begin to list them all. I owned 14 motorcycles from age 31 to 41 alone. Can't begin to remember all the cars and trucks I've owned....probably close to 75.
I can't begin to list them all. I owned 14 motorcycles from age 31 to 41 alone. Can't begin to remember all the cars and trucks I've owned....probably close to 75.
I can't begin to list them all. I owned 14 motorcycles from age 31 to 41 alone. Can't begin to remember all the cars and trucks I've owned....probably close to 75.
Mickey, give it a try. It should bring back some good memories.
wow, thats a tall order for a guy who has trouble remembering last night's dinner! First road worthy car ( not a farm, woods car...) 1961 Chevy Impala bubble top then a 64 Impala SS ( 289 ) 68 Ford Galaxie 500 XL ( best make our car ...ever! ) ?1972 AMC hornet X ( twisred it... drunk.) 1973 Subaru GL ( one of the first in northern Ohio..great woods car) 1974 Datsun 410 hatchback flipped it after one week, but owned it for many years 1983 Plymouth Horizon 4 dr. 1978 Chevy van ( same time ) 1991 Toyota ... small one 1994 Ford Escort wagon ( the one the son crashed in ) 1998 Mazda ( great car ) 2001 Hyundai Elantra GT ( still wife's car) 1997 Toyota 4 Runner 2002 Nissan Xterra work ride
don't ask about race cars.. too many to mention...
first bike 1968 ( or 71 ) Honda 50 trail 1972 Kawaski 175 19?? Huskvarna 450 motocross killer 1972 Honda 500 road dream 1976 Yamaha 400 ( cafe racer .. pipes and all... screamer )
53 chev 57 Olds 98 57 Triumph TR-3 69 Triumph TR-6 80 Triumph TR-8 69 Ford Galaxy wagon 72 Ford LTD 73 F-250 74 F-350 59 Chev C20 72 F-750 66 C-700 68 C-8000 77 F-250 73 Nissan sedan 69 Jag XKE 87 Jag XJS v-12 89 Hyundai Excel 90 Hyundai Elantra 92 � � 93 � � 95 � � 96 � � 97 � � 2000 � � 2004 � � 96 F-350 DRW 460 99 F-350 DRW PSD 04 F-350 DRW PSD 11 F-350 DRW PSD 2005 Hyundai XG300 71 Linc. MK-III 74 Linc MK-IV 78 Linc Cont (Sig series) 80 Linc Cont. 76 Courier 78 Courier 83 Ford Ranger 84 Ford Ranger 85 Ford Ranger 87 Ford Ranger 90 Ford ranger 85 Merc Topaz diesel 69 Ford Galaxie 64 Buick Wildcat 92 F-150 89 GMC Jimmy 05 Hyundai Santa Fe 07 Hyundai Santa Fe
Bikes:
73 Suz. 125 dual range 70 Triumph Trident 71 Triumph Trident 80 Suz GS1100L 84 Kawasaki Voyager 87 Kawasaki Voyager 04 HD Sportster 05 HD Ultra Classic 09 HD Ultra Classic 09 HD FXD 13 HD FLD 14 HD Ultra Classic
I probably have missed a couple...
Holy Harleys , Redneck! Not to mention your run with Hyundais. I thought about the Triumph for a next bike, but didn't see one that looked chopper-like...must not be a British thing.
1. Hondas...1 trail 55, 2 trail 90's 2 175 enduros a 305 Dream 250 scrambler, 175? Reflex, & a 250 Elsinore 2. Yamahas...2 250 enduros & one 400, one 175 & a 750? Virago. only one kawasaki. A KLR, One 1200 Harley sportster...several Rokons. ETA: 72 Norton Commando
2 chevy II's both 64 IIRC, 64 chevy Impala Convertable 67 Camaro 68 plymouth GTX 67 VW van 64 ford van 64, 61 & 94 ford pickups 2 chevy pickups a 64 & a 91...4 cj5 jeeps & a 72 chevy Blazer that I just remembered...I'm sure I forgot a few.
Have had a few - here in order of acquisition (almost)
48 Chevrolet Coupe 49 Oldsmobile Slantback 51 Studebaker Coupe 48 Studebaker Starlight Coupe 50 Plymouth 50 Dodge 49 Chrysler Coupe 54 Chevrolet Station Wagon 51 Studebaker converted to Sand Buggy
From here, two or more at once - BOLD = still have it
62 Chevrolet Impala 55 Chrysler 60 Triumph TR3A 64 Cadillac Seville 65 Studebaker Avanti 67 Dodge Crew cab 3/4 ton 67 Corvette (*) 65 Chevrolet Corvair Coupe 66 Chevrolet Corvair Convertible 66 Olds Toronado 71 Volkswagen Bus 72 K20 Chevrolet Suburban 4wd 60s Plymouth Valiant 84 Chev Caprice Classic 78 Cadillac Seville 72 Chevrolet K10 Blazer 4wd (*) 84 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 72 Chevrolet K10 Blazer 4wd (*) 65 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa Convertible 89 Ford Thunderbird SuperCoupe (yes, supercharged) 78 Cadillac Seville 84 Chevrolet Malibu 72 Chevrolet C30 Motorhome, since converted to flatbed with sleeper (*) 70 Chevrolet C20 Pickup (*) 72 Chevrolet C20 Pickup (*) 01 Dodge Ram 2500 4wd w Cummins (*) 70 Chevrolet C30 Wrecker/Tow Truck (*) 69 Chevrolet C80 Fire Truck (*) 72 Chevrolet Blazer 4wd (*) 69 Chevrolet C20 4wd Pickup (*) 85 GMC 7500 Aerial Truck (*) 52 Mack LTL w big valve Cummins Supercharged and 49 Fruehauf 35' Stainless Steel Trailer (*) 72 GMC 3500 Utility with Lincoln 200A Welder/Generator (*) 70 Chevrolet C30 Flatbed (*) 70 GMC 3500 Utility with Alaskan Camper 72 Chevrolet C30 Motorhome (*) 71 Chevrolet C20 Pickup (*) 72 Chevrolet C20 Longhorn Pickup (*) 69 Chevrolet C20 Longhorn Pickup (*) 68 Chevrolet K10 Suburban 4wd
Long ago motorcycles: Harley 45 cu. in. flathead Norton Twin Vincent Black Shadow Indian Chief
53 chev 57 Olds 98 57 Triumph TR-3 69 Triumph TR-6 80 Triumph TR-8 69 Ford Galaxy wagon 72 Ford LTD 73 F-250 74 F-350 59 Chev C20 72 F-750 66 C-700 68 C-8000 77 F-250 73 Nissan sedan 69 Jag XKE 87 Jag XJS v-12 89 Hyundai Excel 90 Hyundai Elantra 92 � � 93 � � 95 � � 96 � � 97 � � 2000 � � 2004 � � 96 F-350 DRW 460 99 F-350 DRW PSD 04 F-350 DRW PSD 11 F-350 DRW PSD 2005 Hyundai XG300 71 Linc. MK-III 74 Linc MK-IV 78 Linc Cont (Sig series) 80 Linc Cont. 76 Courier 78 Courier 83 Ford Ranger 84 Ford Ranger 85 Ford Ranger 87 Ford Ranger 90 Ford ranger 85 Merc Topaz diesel 69 Ford Galaxie 64 Buick Wildcat 92 F-150 89 GMC Jimmy 05 Hyundai Santa Fe 07 Hyundai Santa Fe
Bikes:
73 Suz. 125 dual range 70 Triumph Trident 71 Triumph Trident 80 Suz GS1100L 84 Kawasaki Voyager 87 Kawasaki Voyager 04 HD Sportster 05 HD Ultra Classic 09 HD Ultra Classic 09 HD FXD 13 HD FLD 14 HD Ultra Classic
I probably have missed a couple...
Holy Harleys , Redneck! Not to mention your run with Hyundais. I thought about the Triumph for a next bike, but didn't see one that looked chopper-like...must not be a British thing.
Worked at a Hyundai dealer from '86-'90. Got to know those cars pretty well. Had a few myself - the rest I bought for the wifey-poo to drive when she had a long commute; like, 30K miles/year. (all above had my name on the title) Couldn't beat the 10/100K warranty. Used it twice, both times for major items (engine, trans) and both times they paid for everything including the tow - zero deductible... SIL has one now and absolutely LOVES it. The last one I had (07 Santa Fe) was one of the best running/best handling vehicles I've ever driven.., but I had leased it and didn't really need to buy it.. Some of the other vehicles were used in the business when I had a nursury/landscaping period from '71-'80..
Finally got over the sports car kick circa '98.. Hope to never have to buy another truck - this '11 F-350 PSD dually better last me the rest of my life..
1960 Ford Galaxy 1964 Pontiac Tempest 1965 Chevrolet BelAir 1975 Chevrolet Monte Carlo (first new car) 1985 Mustang GT 1993 Mustang LX 5.0 2005 Toyota Matrix 1981-2014....Nine Ford F-150 4x4's all purchased new. Specific years are a little fuzzy, currently a 2014 Ecoboost.
I did a LOT of car flipping years ago, sometimes driving them a month or two while I fixed them up and / or marketed them. The number was over 100 10 years ago.
I will list the more notable cars and motorcycles I owned later, after I think on it and remember some more detailes and timelines.
1988 Toyota 2wd pickup dad 'loaned' me. Drove through college and gave back in 2003. 2003 GMC Z71. My first actual vehicle purchase. 220,000 miles of absolute minimal repairs required Got married and 'acquired' a 2007 Chevy Z71 and a 2001 Honda Civic. Sold the Chevy, bought a 2006 F250. Still drive the Honda as my daily driver. Wife has a 2007 Camry now.
'68 Olds 4-4-2 Hurst equipped with the 455 V-8, springloaded shifter on the Saginaw close ration 4spd, 4.11 posi tracton rear end and other goodies. Bright red with perfect white leather interior.
69 Olds 442, 400ci, automatic and boring compared to the first one.
71, 74 and 78 for pinto's
'56 VW bug with 36hp motor and no gas guage, just a dipstick in the tank and an emergency/reserve switch
'80 Olds Cutlass Wagon, Formerly a 350 diesel but I put a 6.6L (403) V-8 from a Tran Am in there. Ran GOOD!
73 Ford 12 passenger Station wagon, plastic wood on the sides.
71 Thunderbird with PAW crate motor, 490 ci, Holley cam,intake and carb matched set up, 50.000 volt coil etc. License plate read "Rad Dad" Same years I was rollin with my Mullet
65 Ford Mustang GT fastback 4 speed, hot rodded 302 with all of the usual goodies i.e. Sig Erson cam, Edelbrock aluminum intake, Holley 750cfm carb etc.
66 Ford Bronco with a fiberglass body, lift kit, no windshield or doors
63 Scout, no windshield or doors
70 Ford "Hiboy" 3/4T 4x4 truck with 44 inch Dick Cepek mudder tires, 390 and 4 speed transmision, Dana 60 front and rear axles, 12 leafes in the rear, 8 in the front. Rode like a freight train derailed onto a rock bed.
78 Chevy BLazer C-10 with rare 4 speed, hot rodded 383 cu in motor, loads of fun.
Only car I ever bought new, owned it 6 years, first one in the county 2003 Cadillac CTS Sports coupe with sports pack (5 speed, low profile chromed wheel/tire combo, sunroof) AND luxury package with Bose Surround sound. Yes, that little DOHC V-6 car with variable valve timing WOULD do 144 plus, and handle well while doing it. Would also squeal the tires pretty good in the first three gears.
Current:
'03 Bright Yellow, lifted, Chev Avalanche with custom black wheels and 36 inch mud terrain tires.
'03 "R" series (sort of looks like a flat tracker) Harley Davidson Sportster, mildly hopped up or modified.
M/C's of the past include a couple other Harley's of various flavors, One Gold Wing (MAJOR league ICK factor! Just kill me if this is all I have to ride or can ride ever again) Yamaha Virago, and a whole big pile of Yamaha Enduro 125's, 250's 360's etc and one TT500 that was a POWERBEAST.
Also have owned about 6 or so ROKON's. 2WD 2 wheelers, look sort of like a giant mini bike with power to both ends and HUGE tires. Cannot handle them, physically, right now. Post kidney transplant if I survive it? Gettin me another one!
1971 Ford F250 4x4, brought this pickup to Adak Alaska and it never returned. 55 Chevy, wrecked 67 Mustang Fast Back 390, sold 75 Bronco 4x4, sold 64 Falcon 69 Charger 383, sold 67 GTX 440 (still have) 58 Ford PU, sold 79 CJ5 lifted on 36's, sold 83 Toyota 4x4 PU, junk 87 GMC step side 4x4 lifted on 40's, still have 70 Chevelle SS 396, now my daughters 38 Mercury coupe street rod, still have 90 Dodge 4x4 Cummings, junk 97 Toyota T100 4x4, junk 98 Dodge 4x4 Cummings, junk 2003 Dodge 4x4 Cummings, still have 2007 Dodge 4x4 Cummings, still have 2012 Dodge 4x4 Cummings, still have 2014 Plymouth Challenger SRT, last month
My 1st car was a 1969 Firebird convertable. Dad found one cheap. The car had been hit and rained on with the top down. I paid $500 for it in 1974. Dad knew a guy who did body work that fixed the dent and repainted it for $200. I replaced the carpet myself. Drove it through HS but had to sell it for something easier on gas when I went to college. Mine wasn't this clean, but was the same car. Same color. How I wish I'd have found a way to keep it.
1973 Chevelle 1974 IH Scout 1978 Buick Regal 1973 Jeep J-10 1985 F-150 first new vehicle 1995 F-150 2000 Dodge PU 2002 F-150 super crew 2007 Tacoma
Those are the ones I primarily drove. A few others that were primariy driven by my wife
1989 Honda 1991 Cherokee 1996 Chevy Astro van 1998 Chevy Tahoe 2002 Ford Focus 2009 Honda Fit
In between we have also had 4 Jeep Wranglers that we used as a 3rd vehicle, a toy really
1971 Ford F250 4x4, brought this pickup to Adak Alaska and it never returned. 55 Chevy, wrecked 67 Mustang Fast Back 390, sold 75 Bronco 4x4, sold 69 Charger 383, sold 67 GTX 440 (still have) 58 Ford PU, sold 79 CJ5 lifted on 36's, sold 83 Toyota 4x4 PU, junk 87 GMC step side 4x4 lifted on 40's, still have 70 Chevelle SS 396, now my daughters 38 Mercury coupe street rod, still have 90 Dodge 4x4 Cummings, junk 97 Toyota T100 4x4, junk 98 Dodge 4x4 Cummings, junk 2003 Dodge 4x4 Cummings, still have 2007 Dodge 4x4 Cummings, still have 2012 Dodge 4x4 Cummings, still have 2014 Plymouth Challenger SRT, last month
If you figure the cost of plates, inspection fees and insurance over the years, I would be a millionaire if I had invested all that money instead. Wouldn't have been as much fun though.
1. 67 chevy truck 2. 80 chevy malibu 3. 79 jeep cherokee 4. 85 nissan truck 5. jeep wagoneer 6. 87 subaru brat (loved that little truck) wish I still had it. 7. 88 dodge dodge dakota biggest pos ever 8. 93 nissan sentra good car but hated it. 9. 95 wrangler still driving it will probably be buried in it. 10. 94 chevy truck 11. 2009 chevy silverado my current truck
1. Yamaha 60 ,70s model 2. 81 Yamaha MX 100 3. 79 Yamaha YZ 250 to big for me as a 5th grader! 4. 81 Yamaha YZ 80 traded the 250 for it. 5. 85 Yamaha YZ 125 6. 79 Kawisaki KZ 1000 7. 03 Yamaha R6 8. 06 Suzuki burgaman 400 9. 07 HONDA XR650R 4th gear wheelies throttle only, by far my fav.
My next bike will be a Suzuki DL 1000 for a adventure tour bike.
1. 69 f250 390 4 spd 2. 77 dodge monaco 318 turd paid 200.00 sold it for 250.00 3. 77 mustang II 4banger 4sp this little car got raped daily 4. 68 440 coronet. bought and sold but never drove it. Basket case. couldnt fall in love with mopar 5. 66 falcon 289 futura sport coupe raced this car hard wish i would of kept it. 6. 76 ford f250 400 auto 7. 89 nissan truck first new vehicle tough truck put 80,000 hard miles on it a year and a half. real hard miles. 8. 68 mustang 351 cleveland drag car toploader slicks 4 link ran pretty hard for a almost stock engine. got sold and parter out when I got my first serious girl friend. what a fool I was.
9. 91 f150 The last brand new vehicle that i have bought for myself 300 6cyl tough as nails. 200,000 in two years . 10. 77 fairmont trade foder 11. 73 bronco should of kept this trade foder 12. 77 f150 400 4 spd only engine I have ever blown up. gave 300.00 for it. parted it out for 500. 13. 83 f250 4x4 300 6 cyl farm truck 14. 83 f150 4x4 302 auto short bed looked good ran slow. 15.77 ford maverick 302 auto ran decent. 16. 89 plymouth acclaim wifes car first car i bought with the wife blew a head gasket turbo car 17. 91 plymouth acclaim wifes car dealer made it right on the first one. no turbo on this one good car 18. 89 f150 6 cyl 4 sp 19. 97 dodge diesel 4x4 5 spd should of kept this also 200,000 miler 20. 98 hyundia sonata wifes car 21. 99 beetle wifes car 22. 95 dodge diesel 2wd 300,000 miler 23. 97 dodge diesel 4wd 325,000 I put 200,000 pn it 24. 99 ford expedtion wifes rig to big 4 her 25. 04 taurus wife drove this for 9 years now stepson is driving it. 26. 99 ranger gave to stepson his wife drives it now.
27. 2002 f150 still got it has 300,000 on the 4.2 6 cyl 28. 2007 f150 4 dr 4x4 bought in 2010 still drive it every day has 200,000 on it 29. 2013 kia soul wifes car she loves this little thing.
1960 Plymouth Wagon - purchased from Dad.........ugliest car ever made! 1955 Plymouth - purchased from Grandmother 1965 Plymouth Fury - wife #1's car 1972 Vega.........POS! 1972 Dodge Colt - wife #1's car 1972 Ford Courier 1973 Dodge Dart Swinger 1967 Plymouth Valiant - purchased from Mom 1970 VW Bug 1959 Ford pick-up....hard to keep in one lane! 1966 Volvo 122 - wife #3's car 1972 Volvo 144 wife #3's car 1975 Volvo 164 wife #3's car...."The Love Boat" 1964 Chevy Pick-up - gift from Father-in-law....350 w/ Muncie close ratio 4-speed - FUN RIDE! 1977 Harley Sportster "one-off" with shaved legs, many hand-built parts (by me) 1975 Yamaha YZ 360 1983 Yamaha TT 600 1977 Chevy van - camped -out in it every weekend 1986 GMC Sonoma pick-up 1994 Ford Ranger Super Cab 2000 Subaru Outback Wagon 2001 Subaru Outback Sedan - wife #3's car 2005 Ford Ranger Super Cab 2006 Honda Accord - wife #3's car inherited from her Mom 1976 Yamaha XT 500 - inherited from Father-in-law...1176 original miles and looks exactly like it did when new! 2010 Subaru Legacy - wife #3's car 1963 Nova Wagon - completely restored...pretty much stock, but a REAL head-turner! Daily driver and goes to car shows. A fantastic ride that drives much better than many new cars.
1951 Allstate motor scooter (Cushman made for Sears) * 1951 Indian Brave 1936 Ford Convertible with 1948 Merc engine replaced by 56 Chev V8 in 1956 1956 Olds 88 1960 Corvette * 1962 Chev pickup * 1964 Jeep CJ5 * 1964 Corvette * 1965 Corvette * 1966 Chev pickup * 1969 Corvette * 1969 Bultaco * 1970 3/4 ton Chev pickup * 1943 Jeep 1973 Cadillac Coupe Deville * 1955 Ford Thunderbird still have 2nd owner, purchased from family member. 1975 Chev 3/4 ton Silverado * 1976 Chev Monte Carlo * 1979 Chev 1 ton pickup * 1975 Ford Gran Torino inherited 1977 Buick Electra (deuce and a quarter) 1979 Harley Electra Glide still have 1983 Buick Park Avenue 1987 Cadillac Coupe Deville inherited 1987 Chev 3/4 ton pickup still have 1987 Ford Bronco II 2000 Ford F250 Diesel * 2002 Chrysler PT Cruiser * 2005 Ford F250 Diesel * still have 2006 Chrysler Crossfire * still have
While I have had a few cars that are supposed to be interesting such as a new Porsche and a number of Corvettes. The greatest car I ever owned was my new 1969 Ford XL convertible. I ordered it with the 429 4 bbl. and air.
It was black with a white top and gold seats. It was the king of the road for me back then. In the winter I drove a Toronado with snows on the front.
Early 70's Ford Falcon 70's Bultaco Pursang 125 72 Olds Cutlass Mid 80's Nissan Skyline (RH drive) Early 70's Jeep CJ5 74 Dodge Challenger Late 70's Datusn B210 Late 80's GMC Jimmy S-15 92 Ford Ranger EC 2000 Ford F150 Reg Cab 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 1997 Ford f250HD
I bet you liked your Datsun the best. LOL. Was it orange with black trim?
Actually, I liked the Challenger the best, wish I would have kept it.
The B210 was brown and fugly as hell but it had a crankin stereo in it. lol
That reminds me of high school so much. Funny stuff. I remember that color as well. ..and when Datsun changed to Nissan [or at least that's what I was told]. If we're going for a "cool" factor, the challenger is my first pick.
51 Ford PU 49 GMC PU 54 International PU...still have/drive it 57 Chev Bel Air convertible 58 Chev Bel Air 63 Merc Monterrey 64 Jeep Wagoneer 63 Merc Meteor 64 Ford Galaxy 427/428 64 Mustang...still have this one with 98,000 actual miles 60 Chev pu 90 Chev 1 ton pu 95 Buick 97 Cad/still have 99 Chev 4X4 PU/still have 2005 Chev 4X4 PU 2009 Chev HHR 64 Chev PU step side 4X4 65 Ford F250 4X4 67 Ford F100 4X4 67 Chev Suburban 4X4 69 Ford Fairlane 390 71 Chev Suburban 76 Chev Blazer 4X4 72 Chev Luv 79 Chev Luv 4X4 75 MK IV Lincoln 79 Mk V Lincoln 79 Dodge D 50 4X4 81 Chev Blazer 83 S-10 Blazer...The worst vehicle I ever owned 2 ea 86 Ford Broncos 86 Ford Ranger 4X4 89 Ford Bronco 85 Chrysler new Yorker 87 Chev Cavalier Plymouth Horizon...Year ???...junk 1947 International Dump Truck 1954 Ford Dump Truck/ 1950 International 2 1/2 ton Cattle Truck
fun exercise, brings back memories. Boring cars, but great memories! All were/are good vehicles, with very little maintenance, except the 2004 Suburban and my wife's first car, her mustang which blew a head gasket at 110,000 miles, with lots of other problems before that.
Between my wife and I: 72 Buick Skylark (good car) 79 mustang (bad bad car) 80 Citation (good car) 84 K-5 Blazer (great truck) 85 Accord (great car) 88 4-runner (great truck) 92 Corolla (good) 2001 Suburban (good) 2002 Tundra pickup (still have, great truck) 2004 Suburban (still have, oil burner, good enough truck, great ride, but lots of repairs needed) 2010 Corolla (still have, good car)
Things to ride for hunting or ice fishing: 72 Johnson snowmobile with reverse (good enough) 84 Polaris 340 TXC (good, fun to ride) 1987 Skidoo Tundra (great machine, still have) 1993 Skidoo Tundra (great machine, still have) 2007 450 Yamaha Grizzly (great wheeler, still have)
68 Pontiac Catalina. 400 V-8 and a trunk so big it had it's own area code. 70 Cutlass 76 Chevette-"the vette" 80 Chevette cuz one "vette" experience wasn't enough 66 Scout-posi front and rear. That ugly old crate could climb a telephone pole 66 Jeep Wagoneer, with the infamous Pontiack 230 Tornado straight 6. You could have mounted a 55 gallon drum of oil on that thing and it would still be low. 84 Pontiac Sunbird. 78 Bronco 82 Blazer Mercury Sable Several Chrysler Mini-Vans 2 Chevy Luminas Ford Explorer
Of all these, I wish I still had the Catalina. Just nice big old piece of Detroit metal.
I saw a list of "other vehicles" so I'll post some of ours too. My brother and I did a 2 year stint racing sleds, and managed to go through a lot of equipment between racing and just riding.
72 Polaris Colt 295 73 Polaris Colt 340 70 Mercury a.k.a. The Beast 72 Artic Cat EXT the only black piece of crap we ever owned or ever will 74 Massey Ferguson enough said 75 Rupp Nitro 440 FA Fast out of the hole and could turn with the best of them.. 76 Mercury Sno-Jets one in 440 and one in 340. Just about untouchable on the flat tracks until Polaris came out with it's I.F.S. RXL models. Truly a shame that Merc pulled the plug on their sled business, as these were tough, hard to beat machines. We swapped through a bunch of old stuff to get parts we needed for barter or to fix up wrecks we bought. There were Ski-doos, Moto Skis, Skiroules, Bruts, Vikings, Speedways, Scorpions, Chapparals, Herters, and even a very weird looking Bolens. Oh yeah, we owned a Harley Davidson for about a week also.
Racing on the tightest of shoestring budgets was always an adventure. We mostly ran the Mercs until parts became tough to find. We'd buy blown up motors, used skis and tracks, anything we could get a deal on. Put 'em back together and bring those old war horses back to life for another weekend. Our mantra always was that as long as we beat the Arctic Cats, it was a successful weekend. Gawd, how we hated anything BLACK! IMO, Arctic never made a decent sled once they quit running Kawasaki power plants. The El-Tigre's were a much better sled with Kawasaki engines.
I forgot to add we had a 85' Blazer S-10....I know what you mean about the biggest POS EVA! That little gutless 2.8 liter could barely pull a 12' alum boat over Snoqualmie pass, and the tranny was the loudest,clunky piece of garbage.
73 chevy 4x4 1/2 ton 98 dodge dakota w/v6 great little truck traded it For 04 gmc Z71 4x4 extended cab traded for This truck 06 gmc Z71 4x4 4 door traded it for This 08 dodge 2500 6.7 cummings traded it for This 10 f 250 4x4 v10 11 f150 4x4 ecoboost 14 f250 fx4 6.2 gasser
72-Honda SL-70 80cc Rupp 72-Honda SL125 370cc Bultaco that really taught me how to ride a motorcycle
1964 Falcon Ranchero-it had seen better days by the time I paid $250.00 for it in 1977. 1965 Ford Fairlane with every factory option. It was a great car in very good vintage condition. 1972 Pontiac Ventura-Kermit green with a white vinyl top and standard break, steering and transmission. No air and AM only radio. Smoked like a wood stove. Datson B-210-had to down shift to climb a moderate hill and carry a five gallon jerry can of water for the leaky radiator. 1970 Fiat that would only strand me in thunderstorm or blizzard or on days over 100 degrees and always far from home or in really bad parts of town. 1970 Ford Station wagon with a 460 motor with a bad muffler and fake wood trim. It was a chick magnet for a young guy to drive around in...not. A jeep I built containing parts from 1967-1976. Got me through college. 1978 Ford Fairmont 4 banger 3 on the tree. Top speed 55mph and had to remove the heater core to stop the flooding in the floor boards. Almost got me through grad school. 1983 Chevrolet S-10 Blazer 1987 Mitsubishi Mighty Max 4x4-great truck and the first new one I purchased after going to work as an assistant district attorney. 1991 Dodge Dakota club cab 4x4-junk, blown head gasket with 35 miles and never was worth a damn. It would eat distributor gears about every 10k miles 1996 Ford Ranger 4x4. Good truck until the day if caught on fire at my gun club 2000 Dodge Dakota 4 door 4x4 V-8-320,000 miles and still didn't burn oil when I traded it for the next one. Best vehicle I ever owned and the most comfortable truck I ever drove or have ridden in either the front or back seats. 2008 Dodge Dakota 4 door 4x4 V-8(purchased new in 2009)-100,000+ miles and still going strong. Not as comfortable or as powerful and the 2000 above, but a good truck so far.
1. 77 VW Rabbit - first car and beat the crap out of it and it just kept going 2. 76 VW Rabbit - parts car 3. 79 VW Rabbit - parts car 4. 84 VW Rabbit GTI - still my all time favorite. I messaged the engine a bit with larger throttle body, opened up intake, put a header on it, gutted the cat, put a cat-back system, eibach racing springs, bilstein shocks, short throw shift kit. I could smoke the tires shifting into third and surprised quite a few muscle cars with this thing, and the handling was unreal. Big downside was sucked in winter and I couldn't get back to my hunting spots in it. 5. 78 Chevy k1500 - see above. Got tired of getting stuck. This thing was driven hard and put away wet before I got it, and I continued the trend. This was bought to beat on and I did, but it got the job done. 6. 87 Pontiac Grand Am - total POS. During an era that GM produced some truly terrible cars, this one stood above the crowd and led the pack I think. Not sure if it was built on the Monday after the superbowl or what but words cannot describe how bad and unreliable this car was. 7. 90 Bronco II - good little rig, had a few quirks 8. 97 S10 ZR2 - great truck but had to sell it when the first kid was born as there wasn't room for a car seat in back. 9. 94 GMC S10 Jimmy SLT - wife's rig when we first met. Nice vehicle but really was a POS as it had a lot of gremlins 10. 97 Bravada - traded in above for it. This was a great vehicle for us but we sold it when kid #2 arrived and we needed more space. 11. 94 Chevy Silverado - good truck still see it buzzing around town though it's rusted to crap 12. 97 GMC Yukon SLT - sold Bravada to buy this. Our first full sized SUV and it was a good ride for us. 13. 01 Chevy Tahoe - newer/fancier version of the 97 Yukon for the wife 14. 04 Suburban Z71 - kid #3 arrived and once again needed more space 15. 04 GMC 2500 HD crew cab- still have it though relegated to work truck/plow truck status 16. 07 GMC Yukon XL SLT - wife still drives it good rig with a couple quirks 17. 04 Pontiac Vibe AWD - bought it to drive for a year until oldest daughter turned 16, which happened this summer. Great little car goes like a tank in snow and has no power so perfect for a 16 yr. old. 18. 08 Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD - my current rig the diesel is very nice put a OME/Bilstein lift on it.
As family happened/grew, vehicles got bigger. As they are getting older, vehicles will start getting a bit smaller again I have a feeling.
1st was 59 dodge pu with international bed $50 2nd was 61 Plymouth valiant station $25 3rd was 67 Buick special w/ alum v-8 hauled ass $200 4th was 69 vw w/2180 cc engine $400 5th was 74 toy celica $2000? 6th was 76 chev blaser $4000 7th was 86 chev mini blaser 8-20 or so many toyos, Chevys, gmc 2014 chev duramax
Motorcycles Started with 67 honda 90 20+ later 2012 Kawasaki vulcan
I bought it for 4300.00 in 95' and sold it four years later for 8500.00
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