How many vehicles have you owned?

[Eclipse]

Wow you guys had a lot of cars!
let's see what I had/have so far.
1. 96 Toyota Tercel Dx (a favorite, sold at 400 000+km)
2. 05 Chevy Optra 5 (a real lemon)
3. 94 GMC Safari (still own, my dog, bike and furniture hauler)
4. 08 Jeep Patriot (another favorite)
5. 89 Chevy Blazer S-10 Tahoe
6. 96 Ford Escort Lx
7. 92 Toyota Corolla All-Trac wagon (Another favorite, 326 000km on it, currently own)
Pictures of my cars










I won't even start listing all the cars my bf have and still owns.
The current ones
1. 87 BMW race car (his baby, generates 400+ Hp. He's getting it ready for racing this summer, currently being worked on)
2. 09 Jeep Wrangler (parked for preservation for his old days)
3. 89 Nissan Sentra (current daily driver)
4. 87 Jeep Comanche (almost no rust!, parked awaiting work but running)
5. 89 Toyota van (not running)
6. 96 Mitsubhi Pajero Mini (fresh of the boat from Japan, getting worked on to pass inspection)

[DesignIt]

Okay, my list is pretty short compared to most of these. I've been driving for 37 years and I've only had 14 vehicles.

1. 71 Ford Pinto (Castoff from my dad. I learned to do body work and painting on this because it was sideswiped before I got it. Bought for $750, driven for 10 years and sold for $650)
2. 67 MG BGT (Found abandoned on the side of the road, tracked down the owner and paid $200 for it. My first complete restoration)
3. 57 Thunderbird (312 3-speed stick. Not in great shape when I bought it. Long-term project car)
4. 85 Toyota Supra
5. 91 Mazda Miata (lowered, tweaked and mucho modified)
6. 95 Camaro Z-28 6-speed (lowered and all black)
7. 29 Ford Model A highboy coupe (53 full-house flathead with a T-10 4-speed. Painted with DP-90 flat black)
8. 01 Camaro SS 6-speed (lowered with a modified LS1)
9. 04 MINI Cooper S JCW (current 210hp commuter. Yeah, it's lowered too)
10. 05 Lotus Elise (unbelievable handling)
11. 47 MG TC
12. 48 MG TC (under restoration in my garage)
13. 11 Ford Flex
14. 56 Ford F-100 (restoration almost finished)

Favorite car? I would have to go with the Miata. I have no plans to ever sell it.

[Eclipse]

Designit,
how do you like working on the English cars?

[DesignIt]

Designit,
how do you like working on the English cars?

The Lotus was somewhat frustrating as "the ghost of Lucas" was resurrected in the electronics, and all work required multiple panels to be removed for access to the simplest things.

The MG TCs have been a learning curve since they have Metric threads, British Standard fine threads, and British Standard cycle threads, and most with Whitworth heads. I have blown the tap and die budget just on the first TC. The MGs are as simple to work on as the Lotus was complex... although there is a little performance difference. Oddly enough, with the proper maintenance commitment, the 47 TC has been very reliable even on long trips.

The MINI doesn't really need any serious work done to it but that hasn't stopped me from tweaking it... Somehow I just can't seem to leave things "stock".

[Eclipse]

I was reading an old article from Peter Egan where he was saying that English car have ghosts coming with them. Do you think the same?

[DesignIt]

Eclipse,

You're my kinda girl! Bikes, cars, and you read Peter Egan... wow! Peter is my all-time favorite automotive journalist. Whatever Peter says I pretty much agree with. I have to admit whenever I get home from a long drive in the TC I always pat the dashboard and say "What a good car!" So maybe I'm talking to the ghost of the 10 owners before me... or maybe Mr. MG himself, Cecil Kimber. Yes, I have the list of owners back to the original registration in England.

I really believe that older cars have much more "soul" than new ones. Something about one person guiding the design vision of what the car should be versus the corporate mentality of "what kind of appliance will sell to the lowest common denominator". I'm just unrepentantly Old School. Anyway, a car that has wood in the bodywork must have some kind of "Ghost in the Machine" don't you think?

[Eclipse]

I totally agree about the wood in the car. Wood is porous so I guess the ghosts would get in there to hide.
I love Peter Egan. I'm currently reading a compilation of articles he wrote back in the days in Road and Track. It's called Side Glance. I can't stop reading it and I'm always looking for the latest things he writes in R&T. I can't agree more with him. I've learn a lot about english cars with him and now I can show off to my landlord when we talk about the Spitfire in his garage. Sometimes I feel like Peter's wife as my partner is into cars A LOT and race one.
Glad to meet another Egan's fan.

[outskirtscustoms]

I was reading an old article from Peter Egan where he was saying that English car have ghosts coming with them. Do you think the same?

I've had a few English cars and a '58 hearse that was used up till the '80's. Hauled thousands of bodies and I never had any ghosts follow me around.

[A.S.BOLTNUT]

Lets see if i can remember them all ?

1) 65 impala
2) 54 f-150
3) 65 impala ss
4) 79 ford ranchero
5) 78 chevy silverado
6) 71 impala
7) 85 kawasaki GPZ 550
) 80 ford f-150
9) 78 ford f-150 4x4
10) 75 ford f-150
11) 85 toyota celica
12) 96 ford thunder bird
13) 2004 ford explorer
14) 69 ford f-250 crewcab shortbed
15) 65 impala ss
16)74 ford f-250 longbed
17)53 ford f-150
18)94 dodge caravan
19)86 toyota pickup
20)85 toyota pickup probably forgot a few and they are not in any kinda order , just added as i recalled them

[Henry morgan]

i have owned 98, the only reason I know this is because my insurance company gives each car a nr on the policy.
but I used to build cars as a hobby ... and stay with one car for about a year.. and by that i mean .. I would buy up every
old vw I could find wrecked.. burnt .. missing parts what every .. when i had about 15 or so .. would start with two take them
down to the frame .. and redo them..by the third car you now everything about them.. so for a year I would just do vw's
then switch to 69 camaros or 65 mustangs or c10 trucks.. but never kept any of them cars.. my fav wish i still had
69 RS camaro or my mini i put a turbo motorcycle motor in... or my 62 double cab vw

[outskirtscustoms]

i have owned 98, the only reason I know this is because my insurance company gives each car a nr on the policy.
but I used to build cars as a hobby ... and stay with one car for about a year.. and by that i mean .. I would buy up every
old vw I could find wrecked.. burnt .. missing parts what every .. when i had about 15 or so .. would start with two take them
down to the frame .. and redo them..by the third car you now everything about them.. so for a year I would just do vw's
then switch to 69 camaros or 65 mustangs or c10 trucks.. but never kept any of them cars.. my fav wish i still had
69 RS camaro or my mini i put a turbo motorcycle motor in... or my 62 double cab vw

Vw's......Now you're talking my language! I wouldn't mind finding a double cab myself. I know where a few bay windows are sitting right now that I could probably score cheap but they are both rust buckets and locked motors.

[MazdaFlyer]

1949 Plymouth
1953 Ford
1954 Ford
1963 Dodge Dart,fun car!
1966 VW Beetle, bought new while in Navy.
1970 VW Fastback
1973 American Motors Hornet Sportabout
1961 Ford Ranchero
1977 VW Rabbit, worst car ever a real lemon even though we bought it new.
1981 Chevy Malibu Classic Wagon
1965 VW beetle, project car
1986 Ford Taurus, very good car.
1990 Mercury Cougar, mid life crisis car.
1998 Mercury Sable
2001 Mazda pickup, great truck
2006 Nissan Pathfinder
2010 Mazda Tribute

[RailRider]

Have had a couple!

[RailRider]

My current project! 1969 Plymouth Road Runner

[Jboss]

Here Is my collection starting in 1994 to present:

1979 Pontiac Trans AM
1965 VW Bug
1987 Western 14ft Aluminum Fishing Boat
1987 Chevy Silverado Stepside
1996 Ski Centurion Bowrider
1969 Harley Davidson Sportster
1962 Mercury Meteor
2000 Chevy 2500 4x4 Utility
2000 Special Construction HD Heritage Softail
2003 Cadillac Escalade AWD
1998 Warlock 24' Cigarette boat
1959 Cadillac Coupe Deville
1956 Ford Fairlane
1964 Lincoln Continental Covert
2005 Chrysler 300C
1998 Honda Civic
2007 Cadillac DTS Performance Sedan
2001 Dodge 1500 Ram
2003 Dodge 1500 Ram 4x4
2006 Toyota Tundra
2004 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4
2001 VW Passat 4motion
2007 Lexus RX350 AWD