Favorite cars I have owned....and sold

[73c20jim]

EITHER MINE OR JOINT AFTER MARRIAGE

1956 Plymouth "3 on the tree" - my first car
1963 Chevrolet SS 409 Convertible - 4 speed (new) *all time sentimental favorite*
1962 Chevrolet - 396 4 speed hard top
1965 Buick 401 CID Wildcat
1965 Buick 401 CID Wildcat Custom convertible
1970 Buick 455 GS (new)
1969 Corvette 350/350 coupe 4 speed- *Wife's all time sentimental favorite*
1971 Corvette 270/350 convertible - 4 speed (new)
1971 Corvette 390/454 coupe - 4 speed
1971 Corvette L88 '430'/427 coupe race car - 4 speed
1980 Buick Skylark - turned out to be death trap - 4 speed (new)
1982 Buick Regal with "T" tops
1973 Chevrolet Suburban (tow car)
1985 Chevrolet Van (new)
1989 Honda Civic (new) - 4 speed
1998 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (new) added SS options- 6 speed
1999 Chevrolet Camaro SS - with ALL SS options (new) - 6 speed
2007 Chevrolet Silverado LT Z71 (new)
2010 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD LT Z71 - diesel (new)
2006 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon - 6 speed - current
2012 Buick Regal Turbo - current

and of course, my newest acquisition

my 1973 Chevrolet C20 "The Money Pit" - current

and several more that were favorites that I can't remember, plus ones I hated.

 

[Crispy]

Thats a hell of a lineup. A lot of cars I would have trouble getting rid of on that list.

I'll see your list (in chronological order, as best I can remember:

1997 Ford Mustang (v6, 1st car, 17 years old)
1979 Trans Am 301
1988 Monte Carlo SS
1987 Mustang GT hatch
1999 Cherokee I6, mild lift, tires
2001 Firebird V6
1980 Trans Am with an earlier 400
1995 Trans Am LT1
1996 Tahoe Sport
1985 Monte Carlo SS
*1999 Trans Am LS1
1964 Skylark 225 V6
2003 Ram 1500 Hemi
*2012 Ram 2500 Cummins
1989 Suburban 2500
*1979 Trans Am 403
*1989 Suburban 1500

(still have the * cars)


and I'll raise you some crappy cars I bought because I needed a ride in between projects
1998 Civic DX
1993 Civic VX
1999 Grand Cherokee
1999 Tahoe (OBS)
1999 Mustang GT
2001 Blazer 2 door v6

 

[73c20jim]

Crappy....

1963 Dodge - bought from my sister. Later found out why she sold it.

1963 Chevrolet SS 283 automatic - got it rather old in its life. Always wanted to break during the coldest NY weather. Had Flintstone's floor option.

Some Olds Cutlass - immediate trash

1980 Buick Skylark - with "spin around when you hit the brakes hard" option.


and more....

 

[hatzie]

M35A2 Deuce
1963 VW 1200 Beetle
*1967 3/4 ton Dodge 4x4 pickup 383
*1969 Dodge Polara 500 383 C-Body in drydock.
1970 Oldsmobile Delta 88
*1972 Ford F250 Ranger FE390
1973 Pontiac Catalina
1973 Pontiac Bonneville Wagon
1974 Pontiac Grand Prix
1975 C10 Chevy
*1976 K20 Silverado Camper Special
1975 VW Scirocco
1978 VW Rabbit Fi with the 1.8L and close ratio gearbox out of the GTI. The 78 was lighter than the 84 by around 1,200 lbs and I ran the 78 CIS fuel system on it. It was scary fast for a four banger. Ran mid 11s and right around 120mph in a 1/4 mile without the spare tire, trunk mat, and passenger seats. I weighed a bit less back then. LOL
1978 VW Rabbit Diesel... this one really did get 53mpg. None of the later VW diesels I ran got any better than 45-47mpg.
1978 Thunderbird with T-Tops. White exterior and Red interior. This was a land yacht that makes the 69 Polara look tiny. A 12 body trunk and a hood almost as long as the rest of the car. Basically a Lincoln Continental with a different trunk lid and T-Tops.
1979 VW Scirocco S
1981 VW Rabbit S
1981 VW Rabbit Diesel LS
1984 VW Rabbit GTI
1985 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe
1986 M1008 CUCV (K30 4wd)
1995 GMC K1500 Extended cab
*2000 T400 GMC C2500HD
*2001 Chevrolet Silverado K2500HD 6.0 4L80
*2005 VW Jetta TDI
2005 Impala SS
*2009 Impala SS
2015 Chevrolet Suburban

Yes that's 8 in my posession. I miss the Pontiacs and my sweet 78 T-Bird that only had 40K on it when I sold it for more than it was worth but less than I should've asked. The 78 Rabbit, 79 Scirocco, and the 84 GTI were really fun inexpensive little cars that cornered like they were on rails. Those V-dubs were totaled by a family member with less than 20K on the clocks. Not real keen on addicts.

The trucks are/were all 8' beds and almost all with manual gearboxes (the 2001 & 2015 are the exception). If you can't put a full sheet of plywood in the bed with the gate closed it ain't a useful truck... I could put a full sheet in the Suburban with the seats down.

 

[dvdswan]

1976 Chevy K5 Blazer - great toy
1986 Nissan King Cab 4x4
1989 Toyota Xtra Cab 4x4
1993 Toyota Camry - wife's car
1995 Toyota 4Runner - wife's
1996 Nissan NX - wife's
1995 Nissan Maxima - wife's
1996 Dodge Caravan - wife's - worst decision ever!
1995 Ford 2dr Explorer - wife's
*1996 Nissan Pickup 4x4 - current project - its close to being done.
1995 Ford Freestar - wife's - amazing gas mileage - sold to brother-in-law and it caught fire a month later. blamed me for the trans leak that caused the fire. schmuck
2003 Ford Escape 4wd - wife's
*1978 Chevy K10 Stepside - next project - wife says its gross, because it still have the "gross gvwr" label on it still.
2012 Ford Explorer - wife's, turns out it was too big for her.
*2013 Honda Civic - wife's

*still have

why is it women just can't be happy with a car and hold on to it. I know there is a couple missing in there...

 

[roundhouse]

I’ve owned a
66 thunderbird 428
62 mercury meteor 4 door 221 V8
63 mercury meteor 2 door 260 V8
69 mercury cyclone 351W Cale Yarbrough edition

77 dodge Aspen
78 Formula Firebird
82 Chevette
71 trans am
90 dodge power wagon
74 bronco
77 bronco
76 K10
04 expedition
06. Expedition
93 burban


Probabaly a couple more

 

[79ramp]

I'll play this one, I've had:
*-1970 Ford F-100 - my first, still have it today
-1991 Toyota Camry - commuter while I was in college in AZ
-1980 Toyota Corolla - another commuter after '91 was totaled by a left-turner, sold to a guy from CT...probably the only car I truly miss that I've sold
-1988 Toyota Camry - third commuter in college
-1966 Dodge D-200 - project, moved and had to sell before I finished
-1972 Ford F-100 - parts truck, '70 F-100 was in a hit-and-run
-1970 Ford F-250 - parts truck, also for '70 F-100 hit and run
-1991 Acura Legend - project, sold to my dad for my step-brother to drive once I fixed it
*-1948 Chevy 3800 - project, hopefully running this summer
-1990 Cadillac Sedan Deville - commuter while working on other side of the state, then sold to my dad for my step-bro to drive (he destroyed the Acura)
*-1995 Jeep Cherokee - daily driver, wheeler
-2001 Suzuki Intruder 800 - cruiser
-1973 Olds Cutlass Supreme - was going to be a drag car but sold...455 speed parts were too spendy and the car needed to much work to be a driver
*-1979 Chevy C30 - ramp truck
*-1970 Ford F-100 - donating 4x4 frame and motor to my first '70 F-100
-1979 Ford Thunderbird - was going to run the Gambler 500 but developed a monumental front trans seal leak before even making it to Oregon
*-2004 Honda Shadow 1100 - bigger cruiser
*-1973 Ford Maverick - drag race car
*-1976 Chevy C10 - parts truck, donating motor to ramp truck

I am probably forgetting a couple, * for currently still in my posession

 

[Boonie]

1970 Dodge Challenger R/T
1979 Pontiac Trans Am (400 4spd)
1967 Pontiac GTO
1970 Pontiac Firebird
1996 Chevrolet Impala
1999 Mustang SVT Cobra
1975 Chevy Cheyenne 4x4
1984 Chevy 4x4 (roller 454, 1 ton axles)
1971 GMC Jimmy
1966 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible
1966 Pontiac Bonneville Sedan (bought new in late 65 by my dad)


Probably forgotten a few, apparently they weren't that memorable. Have had several others, but these are the ones I really miss.

 

[78C10BigTen]

I see alot of guys here with mid 90s impalas... great choice.

 

[shiftpro]

I can't compete with these lists...
Wish I could.

I have to admit I have owned a couple of nice Fords that i really liked.
The first was a '64 Falcon with 289. My first car actually not counting an off-road VW.

The other Ford I really liked was my '73 Thunderbird. Long and narrow with a 460. It was really hard to keep it under 75mph.

I also will admit I owned a Toyota. It was a 1999 Tacoma I called the Amocat. I installed the TRD supercharger and goodies.
Changed gears, lifted and 33" tires. Not a bad ride. I sold it in 2003 when I started traveling to South America. The guy who bought it had nothing but trouble so I guess I moved on at the right time.

All the rest of my vehicles have been GM trucks, and will continue this trend I imagine until I... can't.

 

[77 K20]

Lets see...

1978 Chevy K5 Blazer
1986 GMC Jimmy (full size)
1979 Chevy K5 Blazer
1982 Audi 4000 (totaled by Culligan truck)
1978 GMC K15
1986 Audi 4000
1982 Ford Fairmont station wagon (inherited from grandparents)
1993 Audi 90
1992 Audi 100 avant
1993 GMC Typhoon
1998 Chevy S-10 ZR2
1977 Chevy K20
2000 Audi S4
2000 Audi A6 avant
2004 VW Passat TDI wagon (totaled by a kid)
2003 Chevy 2500HD
2000 VW Golf TDI (totaled by college kid hitting me)
2004 VW Passat TDI
2007 VW Touareg
2014 VW Passat

The S4 and the Typhoon were a lot of fun.

 

[RetroC10Sport]

1970 Dodge Challenger R/T

I still have the data plate, VIN plate and title to a 1970 Challenger R/T hemi/4 speed. I found it half buried at a salvage yard we lived near growing up and for helping him, he gave me those and some others. The car had been stolen, stripped and set on fire in 1971.

 

[RetroC10Sport]

Lets see...


1993 GMC Typhoon

The S4 and the Typhoon were a lot of fun.

Nice, have a rolled over Syclone in storage and one of my best friends has another Sy. They are a blast.

 

[Termite_Delight]

My turn

1967 GMC van
1969 Chevrolet Handi-van
1978 Chrysler Labaron
1980 GMC cargo van
1983 Chevrolet Beauville 8 pass van
1937 Pontiac 2d coach
*1930 Chevrolet coupe
1930 Chevrolet Sedan
1985 GMC cargo van
1935 International Harvester panel
1994 GMC Sonoma 4x4
1929 Chevrolet Cabriolet
1996 Chevrolet cargo van
1987 Chrysler LeBaron
*1954 Chevrolet 3/4 ton pickup
2001 Chevrolet Jimmy
1928 Chevrolet Cabriolet
*1928 Chevrolet 1 ton wrecker
*1927 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup
*2009 Chevrolet 1 ton ext van
1936 Chevrolet pickup
*1925 Chevrolet Touring
1979 Chevrolet c10
1986 Chevrolet c10
1918 Chevrolet 490 touring
*1924 Chevrolet pickup
*1985 Chevrolet C30 Dually
*1976 GMC K2500
*2013 Fiat 500
*2015 Trax

* still have

Notice NO f#@ds...

 

[78C10BigTen]

My turn

1967 GMC van
1969 Chevrolet Handi-van
1978 Chrysler Labaron
1980 GMC cargo van
1983 Chevrolet Beauville 8 pass van
1937 Pontiac 2d coach
*1930 Chevrolet coupe
1930 Chevrolet Sedan
1985 GMC cargo van
1935 International Harvester panel
1994 GMC Sonoma 4x4
1929 Chevrolet Cabriolet
1996 Chevrolet cargo van
1987 Chrysler LeBaron
*1954 Chevrolet 3/4 ton pickup
2001 Chevrolet Jimmy
1928 Chevrolet Cabriolet
*1928 Chevrolet 1 ton wrecker
*1927 Chevrolet 1/2 ton pickup
*2009 Chevrolet 1 ton ext van
1936 Chevrolet pickup
*1925 Chevrolet Touring
1979 Chevrolet c10
1986 Chevrolet c10
1918 Chevrolet 490 touring
*1924 Chevrolet pickup
*1985 Chevrolet C30 Dually
*1976 GMC K2500
*2013 Fiat 500
*2015 Trax

* still have

Notice NO f#@ds...

Im diggin the 1918-1954