Jackal Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 (edited) All My Cars misled me a bit, and reminded me of a topic that is on many of my other forums, and I thought I'd try it here. What does your automobile past look like? What have you owned, and what do you miss the most? I'll start; 1989 GMC Sierra (The big safe learning to drive vehicle) 1968 VW Beetle (First project car, All show no go) 1995 Lada Niva (The toughest 4x4 of all my friends at the time) 2002 Subaru TS (Not a WRX ) 2003 WRX (My all go no show Auto-x car) 1999 Birkin (still not finished :willy_nilly:) 2012 Jeep Unlimited I miss the WRX and the Lada the most. I put my heart and soul into both cars. The WRX for racing, and the Lada for backwoods camping. Edited December 27, 2012 by Jackal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceBowker Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) used 1961 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder - would like it again but was a a mechanical nightmare new 1965 MGB - would like again!!!!! new 1968 VW squareback - nice car 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder - never ran - sold for $200 same as I paid Ford station wagon can't remember year 1965 VW bug - would really like that again newer bug can't remember year VW Combi bus - old 1932 Buick - would like again!! 1956 Austin Healey 100-4 - drove it but bad shape - sold for parts new 1969 Honda 450 cycle 1972 Toyota pickup - new - sold for more that I bought it. Honda Civic - 1975(?) very nice car There must be one or two more in there somewhere. Bonaire vehcles 2 VW bugs Mazda something 2 Mitsubishi trucks 1 Toyota truck I Ford Jeep from Brazil F150 Ford Ranger Currently 2 Toyota Hilux trucks 1 GMC dump truck 1 Ford Ranger Edited December 30, 2012 by BruceBowker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rzempel Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 The ones I can recall, in roughly the order I owned them, are: 1959 Triumph TR3A 1965 MGB 1972 Fiat 124 Sedan 1962 Abarth Allemano (wish I could have this one again) 1973 Pinto wagon 197? Triumph TR7 1965 Triumph TR4 Tonneau 1984 Oldsmobile wagon 1969 MGB GT 196? MGA 1986 Toyota MR2 19?? Mazda minivan 199? Ford Thunderbird 1987 Suzuki Samurai 199? Ford F150 4x4 1964 Triumph TR4 1960 Triumph TR3A project 1997 Mazda Miata 2003 Toyota Tacoma 2001 Honda CRV 1987 Toyota MR2 2006 Porsche Boxster 1960 Triumph TR3A restored 2001 Birkin 2008 Jeep Wrangler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blubarisax Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 here are a few of mine, I'll skip the boring ones: 1959 VW Beetle Ragtop ($300, painted the parking lot at work) 1956 Willys Jeep Wagon (great low gears) 1956 Land Rover Series One, 80", Rover 3.5L V8, RHD (great NYC car) 1960 MGA (always in the shop, but looked in LA; once got applauded climbing out since I am 6'6") 1978? Diesel Rabbit (40 gallon gas tank, 1500 miles between filling up) 1985 BMW M6 (grey market; great throttle response) 1989 BMW L6 (crazy audio system from previous owner) 1997 BMW 540i (white with aubergine interior; the girls from the Bronx loved it) 2004 BMW 645 (free BMW driving school with purchase at the time) By far my favorite was a motorcycle, 1975 BMW R90S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinnyG Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) Not the expected list of cars for a 7 owner, I'm sure: 1965 Plymouth Valiant 1971 Ford F-150 1972 Ford Pinto 1974 Ford Pinto V8 1975 Pontiac Astre (Vega clone) V8 1976 Ford Pinto Wagon V8 1977 Honda Civic 1978 Honda Civic 1980 Mazda GLC V6 1985 Pontiac Firefly 1986 Honda Civic 1500S 1986 Toyota Corolla GT-S 1987 Pontiac Firefly (Chevy Sprint clone) V8 1988 Pontiac Firebird 1994 Nissan Pickup 1995 Nissan Sentra (B13) 2006 Lethal Locost Edited December 23, 2012 by SkinnyG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 (edited) This is an entertaining basis for a post! 1971 VW Beetle 1600 (the fast one!) in seasick green - learned to drive on this. Has been in the family since brand new and is still trucking along on original engine and gearbox 300,000 miles - drove it yesterday. 1973 Mazda RX3 rotary Some mongrel of a Formula Vee that I started racing in. An even bigger mongrel of a 1967 Formula Ford that followed the Formula Vee. 1979 Holden Commodore sedan - 1.9L 4cyl - slugs are quicker. 1983 Ford Falcon 5.8L V8 Cleveland. Managed to clock the speedo in this one at 230km/h in the Aussie Outback and promptly lost my license a minute later and discovered it takes a few miles to stop at that speed. Epic car and engine! Looks like this - not the same car:http://www.roadrunner.the-best-hosting.org/pics/1983_XE_Falcon.jpg 1965 Lotus Seven S2 with 1189 BMC engine. Dad nicknamed this Elvis as it was always having hits. I vintage raced this car and sometimes used it on the street. It died in the hands of the next owner around 1998 when a Ford Galaxie decided to use it for brakes on track. 1983 Datsun Pulsar hatchback - taught me why I should not speed - I was restricted to 1.6L 4 cyl in my post-ticket recovery period. here is an old photo: http://datsun1000.com/Images/Models/Large/F8.jpg 1990 Nissan Pulsar Q - ballistically quick little road car. Had a 2.2L 4 cyl in a very light "flexible" body with a trick viscous diff to put the power down. Here she was: http://www.pbcars.com.au/cars/uploads/Products/product_228/1-674.jpg 1982 Holden Commodore V8 'Group C' race car. Still a shell in the family garage - to be restored Not the same car but looks like this:http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8028/7446141556_bdab627fdf_z.jpg 1977 Holden Torana V8 'Group C' race car - still in storage to be restored. Looks like this - not the same car http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7098/7187396572_742069eb35_z.jpg 1987 Holden Commodore V8 'Group A' touring car - needs a new engine and refresh but still runs. Still in the garage and is brilliant for clearing the sinus on a track day. Looks like this : http://125.7.120.148/QWA9JB4Y0DXF0B0A/A110DE7MDD8U4ET0/owl3d3kn5rnynn6u/jpg/590x410/vehicle/1985-Holden-Group-A-Commodore.jpg 1992 Nissan Pulsar SSS - even more ballistically quick road and rally car that one day I managed to unintentionally out run a police pursuit down some twisties. He only caught me and I only realized he was chasing me when I reached the 35mph speed zone at the end of the twisty road and I decided to obey the limit. Oops. Looks like this- mine was red: http://imgc.classistatic.com/cps/blnc/121116/615r1/1926jfc_20.jpeg 1997 Subaru Outback wagon - what else does an Aussie drive for his first car in the US especially when your ex-next door neighbor was spruiking them on TV. 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee with the 5.9L V8. What an engine! Brilliant traction in snow and ice. Handled like a bag of potatoes 2004 Caterham Seven SV SVT Zetec 2010 Audi A4 sedan - reminds me of an upmarket Toyota Camry. 2010 Caterham Seven CSR 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback FIA 289 race car also registered for road Edited December 23, 2012 by Croc fix links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBOLT Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 In close to order 1976 Datsun 260z 1982 Chevy Malibu 1983 BMW 528i 1988 turbo thunderbird 1989 corvette 1983 Volvo 245 wagon 1993 Toyota MR2 turbo 1968 Datsun 2000 1996 BMW 740 1991 Volvo 740 turbo 2000 Lexus GS400 "1968" Cobra kit "1962" Super Stalker 2001 Toyota Siena 1967 Torino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S1Steve Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Time to rattle the brain, First car, Fiat 850 spyder with more rust than good metal, bought it at 14 on the road by the time i could legally drive. Wrecked two months later when my buddy's Mom ran into it and folded the front end in half... very rusty tr4 very rusty 64 pull door handle MGB not so rusty 66MGB, later to become my first of many auto-x cars. many early MGB parts cars, I used to buy them out of the Philly papers for parts and make some cash... 71 ??? FV Autodymanic Mk4 70 something Caldwell D13 70's Winkelman FF, total rebuild, NE region champ, even with me driving March FA, had it for about a month , then I found out a BDA rebuild was 6K.. 77 MGB, perfect, Mom and Dad were so happy that we did'nt have to tow it home... Daily driver for many years, first car payment... Took photo's to prove that you can have sex in a " B" with my girl at the time.. All in the name of science of course.... 91 Madza Miata, it would not break or dye... 80's something Kawaski 350 3 Cyl. 80 something Kawaski 750 3 Cyl. Death ride on 2 wheels.... If I lived driving that, I'm good.... Brand New Thunderbird SuperCoup..... Really nice . A few Ford pick-up trucks 2 GMC envoys Superformance S1 Norton 650 Honda 750 94 Mustang Cobra, Track beast, show car, still miss it.... 2010 BMW 128 conv. Bosses car... I may have missed something.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 List pulled from a similar thread in 2011 and updated. These are the more interesting of those I have owned. Current vehicles: 2004 Caterham SV Roadsport 1992 Miata (highly modified) 2011 Ram 1500 pickup (tow vehicle) 2011 Suzuki SX4 Crossover Previously owned: 1963 Porsche 356B (2 of them) 1965 Porsche 911 1966 Porsche 911 1967 Porsche 912 1968 Porsche 912 1969 Porsche 911E Targa 1980 Porsche 911SC (gray marketed that one in) 1985 Porsche 944 1967 BMW 1600 (I put a 2002 engine in it) 1968 BMW 2002 1973 BMW 2002 1976 BMW 2002 19XX BMW Bavaria 1982? BMW 635CSi (another gray market car) 1987 BMW 325ci convert (picked up new at factory) A number of other 2002s that I cannot remember the years. A total of 14 BMWs. 1955 Austin Healey 100-4L 1957 Austin Healey 100-6 1961 Austin Healey 3000 (I put a Corvette drive train in this one 1957? Bugeye Sprite 1953 MG TD 1961 Sunbeam Alpine 1965 Sunbeam Alpine 1967 Sunbeam Alpine 1959? Jaguar XK140 fixed head coupe 31 Miatas (8 were bought to part out) 1957 Corvette 1958 Corvette 1963 Corvette split window coupe 1951 Studebaker Convert (V8 & 3 on the tree) 1959 Rambler American 1961 Rambler American convert 1947 Cadillac convert 1951 Cadillac Fleetwood 60 1955 Cadillac Eldorado convert 1967 Eldorado 1950 Oldsmobile 2 dr hardtop 1966 Oldsmobile Toronado 1967 Oldsmobile Toronado 1969 Oldsmobile Toronado 1965 F-85 coupe (had the ali V8 and 4 speed) 1987 Cutlass Supreme coupe (turbo version) 1959 Plymouth Sport Fury 1951 Plymouth wagon 1963 Plymouth 2 dr 1966 Plymouth 2 dr 383 engine and 4 speed 1960 Dodge 2 dr 1983 VW GTi 1977 Scrirocco 6 other Sciroccos 1st and 2nd gen. 198X Golf 1969? Westphalia camper 1985? Rabbit Cabriolet (1st year they put the GTi engine in it) 1961 Corvair Rampside pickup (2 of these) 1960 Corvair sedan 196X Corvair Greenbriar 1964 Corvair Corsa convert 1967 Corvair Corsa coupe 1940 Ford coupe hotrods (2 of these, one had a Chrysler 392 hemi the other a 394? Oldsmobile engine) 1929 Ford Model A pickup 1950 Ford woody wagon 1957 Ford sedan 1953 Mercury lead sled 1947 Mercury convert 194X Army Halftrack (1/2 ownership) 1973 Volvo 1800ES Sport Wagon 195X Volvo P544 1973 El Camino SS 1971 El Camino 1961 Chevrolet Panel truck 2005 Silverado extended cab pickup (tow vehicle) Which ones would I most like to have back? 1965 Porsche 911 1967 Cadillac Eldorado 1961 Austin Healey 3000 with the Corvette engine. 2005 Subaru Legacy GT Wagon with 5 MT. Any of the 3 Corvettes My current total is now 351 cars and 16 motorcycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky dawg Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Just the highlights: '70 Dodge Dart 340 (my 1st car, factory underrated at 275hp small block); '68 Dodge GTS (original 383 with a 4speed, only 600 made, few survived); '79 Dodge Little Red Express (oddly fun, w/ vertical exhaust stacks); '89 Ford E-350 Ambulance (great for tailgating & embarrassing daughter); '91 Jeep Cherokee (amazing off-road, especially with a few modifications) '04 Corvette (best ratio of fast-for-price of any car) '08 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (remote locking diffs and sway bar disconnect) '12 Caterham CSR 260 (owned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locost7018 Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 Here is as best as I can remember: 57 Chevy BelAir (the ultimate Teenagers car) 1963 Honda Trail 90 (my first motorcycle) 1968 VW Westfalia camper 1963 Ford Econoline 90cc Yamaha motocrosser 1970 350cc Kawasaki Bighorn dirt bike (drove it from Denver to San Franisco while in college) 1970 Honda 600 sedan (one of my all time favorite cars) 1962 Rambler 1974 Yamaha TY250 trials bike (the start of my trials carrier which I still do today) 1975 VW Scirocco 1972 VW Westfalia Camper with a 2300cc Mustang engine in the back 1979 Bultaco 350 Sherpa T trials bike 1982 VW Jetta 1985 VW Rabbit 1986 Chevy Astro van 1986 240 Fantic trials bike 1989 Honda Accord 1988 Suzuki 250 4x4 quad * 1994 250cc Beta Trials bike 1995 Chevy Astro van 1997 250cc GasGas trials bike 2000 Chevy Astro van 2003 Chevy Silverado 1500HD* 1979 British made Locost 7* 2001 Saturn SL* For sale 2003 Toyota Yaris* 2012 Hyundai Elantra touring* 2012 250cc GasGas trials bike* 2013 Honda 500 foreman quad Pick up 12/27/12 * still own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solder_guy Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 1975 Caprice Classic Convertible 1976 Toyota Celica 1983 Honda Accord 1977 Toyota Celica 1976 Toyota Celica 1987 Toyota Celica* 1981 Rotus Seven with Toyota drivetrain.* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxologist Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 '81 Corolla '80 Civic '81? AMC Eagle '87 Chevy Celebrity '89 Eagle Premier '90 Camry '93 MR2 (in the family) 95 Subaru Impreza* 96 Impreza OBS (now has a WRX drivetrain)* 01 Miata* 02 Caterham 7 SV* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee break Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 (edited) My list is short, I keep 'em for ever and pile up the miles.... I was first owner on these (except as noted) 1967 Fairlane 289 2V, 3speed manual w/OD (aquired from Dad) 1980 Dodge Colt twinstick (2 speeds in reverse) 1988 Aerostar (family hauler) 1996 Saturn SW2 5 speed 2007 GMC Serria WT, basic truck - 2 doors, bench seat, rubber mats, 8 ft bed purchased used 1995 Caterham, purchased used this year Edited December 25, 2012 by coffee break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookwheel Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 1972 Datsun 240z 1960 MGA 1973 Bronko 1973 Grand Tourino Station wagon 1966 MGB 1983 Z28 1973 Dodge Demon 1984 Saab 900S 1985 VW GTI. Lost in flood 1980 Porsche 911. Lost in flood 1994 Dodge Stealth Twin Turbo 1998 Dodge Conversion Van (two of 'em, just can't remember the year of one) 2003 Toyota Avalon (totaled) 1998 Jaguar Vanden Plas 1998 Jeep Wrangler 2005 jeep Rubicon 1988 26' Uhaul box truck ( made a camper / jeep hauler ) 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 2002 Miata 2007 Solstice GXP 2008 Tundra 2006 Brunton SuperStalker 2008 Tomberlin NEV Whew... That was tough digging into the past! Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusaNostra Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 1969 Camaro Z28 LT1 1965 Mini cooper S 1969 Datsun Z 1970 Dodge Daytona Hemi 426 (i wished i kept this car) 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T 340 1973 Pantera 351 After 1973 I lost interest on emission type cars 1977 Datsun ZapZ 1975 Lotus Europa 1973 Lotus Europa 1970 Lotus Elan 1984 Lotus Esprit turbo 1966 Westfield (registered as Lotus) 1999 Lotus Esprit V8 Twin turbo 2001 Lotus Esprit v8 Twin turbo 2005 Mini Cooper I have a few: daily cars - Fiesta - VW - Audi - Nissan - Pathfinder - Mazda - TOYOTA HONDA....... OH ZHYTE, I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYMORE..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Croc Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 You know, I was going quite well reading this list, visualizing the various cars, suitably impressed by the eclectic nature of the members of this forum and the good taste (or lack of) in cars and then I hit it.... ....what the hell was a Tomberlin NEV? Luckily I dont feel ashamed to not recognize a glorified golf buggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsimon Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 1962 Radio Flyer wagon (size 6 Keds powered) 1969 Ranch Wholesale minibike (5HP Briggs) 1973 Datsun 510 (L16) 1959 Mercedes 220S (m180 Type III) 197something Kawasaki 175 dirt bike 1970 Yamaha R5 (350cc) 1969 Mustang Mach 1(428 SCJ & top loader, FE block) 1973 Mustang Coupe (429CJ & top loader, 385 block) (bought wrecked, never got this one running) 1967 Ford Futura station wagon (289 Windsor block & C4, retrofitted a 302w & T10) 1956 Indian Woodsman (500cc, Royal Enfield) 1969 Ford Fairlane 4 door (351 Windsor block & 3 tree, retrofitted a 302w & T10) 1986 Mustang SVO (Turbo Lima block) 1986 Ford F350 Pickup (460ci, 385 block) 1963 Peterbilt 351 (743ci Cummins NHRS275) 1993 Chevrolet Blazer (350 SBC) 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe (350 SBC) 1994 Caterham HPC (GM C20XE) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnCh Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Gone but not forgotten: '74 Renault R17 Gordini (rally spec engine w/DCOEs) '85 Honda CRX '87 Honda CRX-Si (lots of Jackson Racing engine & suspension mods - a little giant killer of a car) '86 Porsche 944 '76 BMW 2002 (lots of suspension mods but still had skinny 165-13 tires) '69 Alfa Romeo 1750 GT Veloce (suspension & engine heavily modified - rust helped keep the weight down) '00 BMW M-coupe Current: '86 Porsche 944 turbo '95/'03 Westfield '95 Porsche 993 C2 '95 Miata (set up for track) Of the ones that are gone, I miss the Alfa the most. -John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowflyer Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) The ones that I owned: 1955 Chevy BelAir 2 door hardtop 1956 Volkswagon "oval window" sunroof 1956 MG roadster race car 1962 Corvair Monza - later with a Carter AFB 4 barrel carb 1962 Chevy Impala hardtop - 409, dual 4 barrels, 4.56 posi rear 1959 Berkeley 500 roadster, plus another one for parts 1960 Porsche 1600 roadster 1958 Porsche Carrera coupe - sadly with a pushrod engine 1961 Porsche S90 GT coupe - one of 6 made! 1966 Lotus Cortina sedan -one of about 800 imported - later turned into a B/Sedan SCCA racecar 1960 Volkswagon sedan racecar - took me through my first driver's school 1961 Austin Mini 997 sedan 1970 Datsun 510 sedan - with Japanese SSS engine mods 1969 Datsun 510 sedan - "flood car" turned into an autocross car 1972 Datsun 240Z coupe - w/engine mods, factory 5 speed and 4.11 Posi 1962 Merlyn Mk6 sports racer - never completed, now worth $$$$ 1977 Datsun 610 - with racing 5 speed, 4.11 posi 1970 Intermechanica Italia coupe - 351 Cleveland, 4 speed, one of 52 coupes made 1978 Mercedes-Benz 280 sedan 1979 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL sedan 1982 Nissan Maxima - the wife's car 1986 Mazda RX-7 - mid-life crisis? 1972 Chevy Monte Carlo hardtop 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo hardtop SS454 - one of 3800 made 1987 Mitsubishi Montero 2 door SUV 1991 Chevy Silverado "sport truck" - 5 speed 1992 Buick Century sedan - wife's ride 1956 Chevy 150 sedan "custom" - 350, 5 speed, etc. 1994 Chevy Monte Carlo "Brickyard 400" pace car replica 1996 Chevy Impala SS sedan 1976 Zink Z10 Formulla Ford - my return to SCCA Solo events 1987 Buick Eureka Hearse - wonderful tow vehicle 2003 Lincoln Towncar - wife's car 2005 Brunton Stalker 2008 Chevy Trailblazer SUV - grocery getter 2003 Chevy Corvette 50th Annivesary convertible 1993 Mercedes-Benz 350SL coupe/roadster The ones that I would like to have back: the Porsche S90 GT and the Lotus Cortina Over the years I have had many friends and employers that provided me with rides, some long term, some short term. Here's a list of some of the more "fun" cars I had occasion to drive. Bobsy Formula V race car Austin Healey 3000 Jaguar XKE Daimler SP250 Mercedes-Benz 230SL, 250SL, 280SL, 190SL, 300SL Gullwing, 6.3 sedan Citroen DS19 Ferrari 275 roadster Ferrari 330GT Ferrari 330GTC coupe Ferrari 365GT Virtually every Datsun model imported between 1971-77 Datsun Scarab prototype - 240Z with a 327 Chevy V8 and Muncie 4 speed Porsche 914, 914-6, 911T, 911E, 911S, 930 Turbo MG-TF Shelby 350GT Audi S90, 100 Porsche Speedster Delorean DMC12 Cars that I didn't drive, but had the privilege to work on: Hal Keck's Cobra 427 Roger Penske's 1967 Trans-Am Camaro Roger Penske's 1967 Can-Am Lola T70 Mk3 Lola Formula 5000 car There are some advantages to being an "old fart"! Ken Edney Chandler, AZ Edited December 26, 2012 by lowflyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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