Topic: Talking about old cars you used to have
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Cars worth mentioning ...........1969 Chevelle SS 396 (actually was a 402) with a Muncie 4 sp., that car was fast! ...Also had a 1965 Chevy P/U That I put a High hp 327 corvette engine with a Muncie 4 speed, and a 3:73 posi-rearend in it. That was one fast truck ! .............
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Moses Lake, WA - USA
Joined: 4/16/2005
Posts: 2134
Vette(s): 1976 L48 4-spd, Mahogany Metalic exterior, Buckskin interior 350ci/350hp, 3rd owner, fiberglass spring, 255/50-16's Torq-Thrust II
65 Mustang which I proceeded to total
67 Mustang GT Fastback
70 Duster 340 4-spd
Some not so exciting
Now
94 BMW 325 IS
F150 SuperCrew
66 MGB
76 Corvette
96 Mazda MX6 SE Daughters new car
Beater 96 Ford Aerostar
cars I've had.....62 Galaxie Xl, 352 Police Interceptor, 63 1/2 Galaxie xl, 390 4spd, 66 Galaxie 500, 289 auto, 53 F100, w/62 327-turbo 350, tilt/tle wheel, p/s abd p/b..66 triumph spitfire, 57 Chev 1/2 ton p/u, 66 Ford Ranchero......Yea I know....lots of Fords....But the F100 beat my Vette which at the time belonged to my brother in law....Got a good deal on the vette and put the truck motor in it....
Now.....72 Corvette, 64 El Camino, 95 Explorer, 94 F150 (226,000 miles daily driver)
Reid '72 T-top
Noteworthy cars I have owned: 63 Impala SS Convertable, 327, 4 Speed.
1969 L46 2007-10-09 06:39:03
68 Pontiac Firebird 400, 4 Speed.
70 Nova SS 396, 4 Speed, 4:10 12 Bolt, heater and radio delete, rubber floor, bench seat, factory race car. (I bought it in 72 from the original owner and sold it in 77 when I was shipped to Germany) (Still considered as the one that got away).
75 Camaro 400, 4 Speed (550 HP Street Machine).
93 Camaro Z28, 6 Speed.
I still own: 69 Camaro SS 350, 4 Speed
69 Corvette L46 Convertable, 4 Speed
99 Cavalier Z24, 5 Speed.
03 Silverado 2500 HD 4X4 Ext Cab
I also had a '63, 2 door Impala. Traded an old SL70 Honda and $25 for it. Replaced the motor and painted it before I was old enough to drive it. That is one I would like to have back. The only other notable was a '71 Satellite. It was fun.
71Shark 2007-10-09 07:23:55
Now Own
71 Vette
66 Mustang
58 Apache
97 Blazer
98 Blazer
95 Jaguar
I haven't had the nerve to buy anything from the 21st Century yet.
'58 Chev Bel Air 348 w/two 4-barrels. trashed the engine, rebuilt it and sold it.
'66 Chevelle
'71 Chevelle
'78 Chevy van
'81 Chevette
A few non-descript drivers.
Today- my Vette and a 2001 Malibu.
Wife has the 2005 Toyota.
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Departed favorites I wish I still had....
1963 Oldsmobile Starfire Convertible....Slow of the line, but could stay with almost anything between 60-80.
1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse - GSX....a rice burner, sorry....turbo charged, all wheel drive.....loved to go BMW hunting
One I wish I could have had?....Grandfather's 1950 Studebaker Champion Convertible
Today:
2002 Chrysler Sebring Convertible....my daily driver
2003 Jeep Grand Cherokee....wife's vehicle for real estate and camper towing
1974 Corvette....'nuff said.
There is no substitute for low end torque! 
'Never had a fun car until I got my first (and current) Corvette.
However, one noteable old clunker I had back in the day was a totally beat '79 Checker. It had been a NYC Taxi. After I got it for about 300 bucks I just left it bright yellow with the checker stripes that ran around the edges of the roof and along the sides. Now that thing was cool for a broke young guy to careen around in!
Once my buddies and I were out drinking at McSorley's Olde Ale House in Manhattan. (Anyone ever been there?) That's the bar where they threw you out for the following 3 reasons;
1) You were'nt drinking fast enough.
2) You were too drunk.
3) You were broke.
So, before we got too drunk (Yeah, I know. Things were different back then.) I drove around picking up and dropping off people. I made enough cash for us all to finish the night off at MsCorley's.
Ahhh, to be young again!!!
Lifetime MemberDeBerry, TX - USA
Joined: 2/27/2002
Posts: 1006
Vette(s): 1971 383 Stroker- mille miglia red...5 speed
Lets see, there was:
'54 MGTD paid $650 primered and complete
'62 356B Porsche Karmann Hardtop Coupe (rare)
'59 356A Porsche Coupe
'59 356A Porsche Cabriolet
'71 or '72 914-6 Porsche
'66 Dodge p/u slant six...bulletproof
'70 #'s matching Vette $2500 in 1981
lots of VW's.. '73 camper still sitting in my pasture
Current:
'71 Vette
'02 GMC Ext. Cab 2500HD Duramax/Allison
'82 Chevy p/u 104K original miles and seat covers
'04 Civic wifes car
'92 Civic wifes ex car 280K+ miles...my gas saver now
Wish I still had '70 Vette and 914-6 Porsche. Both were awesome rides!
I know the voices aren't real, but they have some pretty cool ideas... 
Notables that I wish I had owned but ol Dad used them up before me:
66 Hemi Coronet would eat anything on the street. He spend more on tires than food. 
68 Cougar Eliminator 428 4 speed, he use to place a $100 bill on the dash and ask you to grab it when he launched the car not very easy
66 Galaxie 500 429 C6 was my Grandmas car, I had the choice between it and a 1914 Savage pump action 22 took the 22 should have shot myself with it for not taking the car.
My notables:
73 Chev 1500 Grande Seirra was first truck and boy did I abuse it. Ended up driving it off a small cliff 20' enough said
74 Ford LTD affectionatley known as the flying boat.
78 Chev Monza Spider 350 4 speed was lots of fun and quite quick. Not to many around any more
04 Supercharged Monte Carlo was fun and confortable could smoke stock 5 litre mustards.
Current rides:
77Chev Pick up restored nice ride
07 Charger Daytona SUblime Green #34 out of 150 in Canada
and of course the baby 80 Vette.
Those were the days and if still owned would be worth a small fortune, the Hemi and Eliminator. Oh well it is like Gunslinger previously said no sense looking to the past when the furture holds endless possibilities.
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