How many vehicles have you owned?

[outskirtscustoms]

Harley Davidson Leggero

Awesome! Don't even get me started on mopeds. I've owned more than I care to count. My favorite was this 1979 Indian I had a few summers back. Only had 600 original miles on it!

 

[Gold Street Customs]

outskirtcustoms : 131. 68 Buick GTX ???????

 

[outskirtscustoms]

outskirtcustoms : 131. 68 Buick GTX ???????

GSX Sorry It was a clone too. Started out as a GS 400 and I added some paint, few badges, and a mild cam. Ah back when gas was cheap..... :roll:

 

[TheFlyingDingo]

1. 1990 Dodge Dynasty LE
2. 1992 Dodge Dynasty LE Parts car
3. 2007 Ford Police Interceptor

Still own them all :mrgreen:

 

[outskirtscustoms]

bump

 

[NLCTVWguy]

This thread looks like a lot of fun. I'll have to think back and make sure I didn't miss any.

1) 76 Dodge Aspen wagon. With a slant 6 and a 4-spd stick... the car I took my driver's test in.
2) 73 VW Beetle. $300 when I was 15, the car I drove illegally and blew up 3 engines in till it totally rusted away.
3) 62 Plymouth Belvedere 4dr. Fury's little brother. Weird and cool with a pushbutton auto.
4) 75 Volvo 164E. Wife's first car. Copper color.
5) 83 Chevy Citation. 2.5, 4spd, base model 2dr notchback. Hands down worst .... car I've ever had.
6) 73 Volvo 164. Too rusted to register.
7) 69 VW Beetle. Parts car with great engine.
8) 66 Beetle. Super long term project, technically my brothers. Rescued from junkyard and just sold, still a project.
9) 82 Subaru 1800GL-10 2-dr hardtop sedan. Great car but rust took its toll.
10) 74 VW Beetle. Gold "Sun Bug". Replaced the 73. Rusty eventually but my daily car for 5 years.
11) 86 Mazda 626 2-dr sedan, Silver, 5spd, totaled by drunk in front of my house while I slept.
12) 71 VW Notchback. Green. Sunroof, 1600, 4spd, terrible rust. Kept 15 yrs and sold as project.
13) 70 VW Bus. White. My baby. Saved from junkyard, restored, wonderful passenger/ bike hauler van. Still have it. 15K miles since 1999.
14) 86 Volvo 240 sedan. Silver. 4spd + OD. Great running, rusty car. Forget who I sold it to.
15) 87 Volvo 240 sedan. Silver. Auto. Not great running but I fixed it. Sold to tenant who moved away.
16) 88 Volvo 740GLE sedan. Dk blue. Wifes car for many years. Sold and bought it back twice. Finally engine blew up recently.
17) 89 Volvo 240 sedan. Blue. Ended up being a parts car, salvage title problems.
18) 87 Volvo 240 sedan. Blue. 5-speed. Wonderful fun great running rusty car. Sold for $400.
19) 91 Volvo 240 sedan. Grey. Auto. Traded for part payment on VW Bus singlecab pickup.
20) 70 VW Bus pickup. White. Rusty rusty rusty. Traded for payment on bodywork on other Bus.
21) 88 Volvo 240 sedan. Grey. 5-speed. Sold to downstairs neighbor. She still drives it. Strong runner.
22) 88 Volvo 240 wagon. Silver. Auto. Rusty but great around town car. Sold it, still see it around town.
23) 90 Volvo 740 wagon. Green. 5-speed. Awesome car with 320K miles. Drove it 100k and sold to neighbor. Still has it.
24) 90 Volvo 240 sedan. Maroon. Sold to a friend who broke it and gave it to someone who cut the roof off. Really.
25) 70 VW Bus. Beige. Parts car. Cut it up. Parts of it are welded to my other one.
26) 82 Volvo 240 Turbo wagon. Blue. 4-spd. Texas car. No rust! Wife drove it for a bit until I got:
27) 90 Volvo 740 Turbo wagon. Car I sold at dealership. Traded in 8 years later. Wife drives it now. 306K miles.
28) 92 Volvo 240 sedan. Green. 5-speed. Saved from abusive owners. Modified. I drive it every day. 240K miles.
29) 84 Volvo 242 sedan. Maroon. Auto. Was a cool project that needed engine. Sold to friend, kept the cool wheels.
29) 89 Volvo 240GL sedan. Green. Auto. Turbo conversion built by my friends' shop. Sleeper. 275K. Sweet car.
30) 88 Volvo 240 wagon. Grey. Auto. Given to us in payment for work done. Sold for $800 after fixing drivers seat.
31) 94 Volvo 940 wagon. Grey. Auto. Bought from mechanic friend. Sold to good friend, didn't make a cent, still see it every day.
32) 90 Volvo 740 Turbo wagon. Green. Auto. 295K. Drove it home with no brakes. Fun. Parted it out.

I technically didn't own but ended up with these other cars in my driveway. The 2 Volvos are still here getting parted out, but leaving very soon.
33) 88 Pontiac Grand Am. Engine threw a rod the day it was supposed to drive to Florida. Scrapped.
34) 93 Volvo 940T wagon. Blue. Brother in laws. Hit in side. Engine has been transplanted into #27 now.
35) 94 Volvo 940 wagon. White. Brother in laws. Replaced #34. Ran out of oil. Just about to go to the junkyard.

I think that's it. Somewhere there is a 1980 Honda CX 500 motorcycle that I own, but it's been away for so long now that I don't really own it anymore.

--Rob

 

[outskirtscustoms]

I take it you have a thing for Volvos...lol. It's okay i have a thing for VW and Internationals.

 

[Singlespeed92]

1.) 1983 Chevy Cavalier
2.) 1982 Ford Mustang GT
3.) 1984 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z CS
4.) 1978 International Harvester Scout II (complete with Chevy BB and 38" Swampers)
5.) 1974 VW Superbeetle
6.) 1972 Datsun 240Z (a Chevy SM powered car no less)
7.) 1990 Ford Escort GT
8.) 1982 VW Sportruck
9.) 1984 Ford Bronco II
10.) 1987 Chevy Camaro IROC Z (305 TPI/5 speed car)
11.) 1989 Chevy Camaro IROC Z (a real 1LE optioned car,5.7L TPI/700R4)
12.) 1988 Pontiac Fiero GT
13.) 1988 Ford Ranger (base model,2.0L carb'd/5 speed)
14.) 1994 Mitsubishi Mirage LS (the sporty one,our first brand new car)
15.) 1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX (AWD turbo,our second brand new car)
16.) 1976 Volvo 265DL Wagon (after losing both brand new cars due to having been laid off)
17.) 1969 VW Beetle
18.) 1985 Dodge Daytona CS Z
19.) 1984 Pontiac Grand Prix (Chevy 383cid stroker/TH400)
20.) 1988 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z
21.) 1988 Subaru sedan (front wheel drive only)
22.) 1988 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe (automatic)
23.) 1987 Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe (5 speed)
24.) 1988 Pontiac Grand AM
25.) 1988 Chevy S10 Sport 4x4
26.) 1988 Ford Ranger (like the other one)
27.) 1992 Plymouth Sundance
28.) 1969 VW Beetle
29.) 1990 VW Passat GLS (2.0L Twin Cam,all Nuespeeded out)
30.) 1988 Mazda B2000 Cab Plus (slammed,airbagged)
31.) 1988 Toyota 4Runner (SR5 V6/5 speed,lift and 35" tires)
32.) 1986 Honda Prelude
33.) 1988 Ford Tempo GL (2 door)
34.) 2002 Ford Focus ZX4
35.) 1990 Ford F150 (300cid I6,automatic,lift and 35" tires)
36.) 2005 Saturn VUE (AWD V6)
37.) 1994 Ford Probe GT
38.) 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT (this car was modded and ran 12's when I bought it-which was about the time 2 Fast 2 Furious came out,LOL)
39.) 2006 Chevy Silverado 4x4 Z71 (3rd and last ever new vehicle-then I was forced into lesser jobs until forced out of work entirely and it was repo'd)
40.) 1991 Chevy S10 (2wd,slammed)
41.) 1991 Chevy S10 (another 2WD slammed)
42.) 1990 Ford Ranger XLT (2WD slammed)
43.) 1984 Ford Bronco II
44.) 1992 Mazda B2200 (slammed)
45.) 1952 Dodge Coupe
46.) 1994 Ford Escort LX wagon
47.) 2000 Ford Contour GL
48.) 2000 KIA Sportage (2 door soft top)
49.) 2000 Dodge Neon ES (wife stil drives this one to work)
50.) 1996 Chevy S10 (2WD extended cab,slammed-4.3L/4L60E)
51.) 1995 Chevy S-Blazer-2WD 4 door,really slammed (frame was literally 3" from terra firma,LS2/automatic,static drop,18" pollished Torq Thrusts,cowl hood,black on black on black)
52.) 1994 Ford Mustang GT ragtop (modded enough to run mid 13's on bald street tires with bad clutch-sold due to the fact that on bad spinal days I couldn't get into/out of it,on good days,I couldn't haul bikes)
53.) 1998 Merc (Villager Minivan...replaced the Mustang a month ago,hauls as many as 9 bikes with 2 passengers,4 with 4. Couldn't be happier-well,if it ran 12's..... :lol: )

It's entirely possible (even probable) that I forgot some along the way,if so and when I remember them,I'll edit em in

 

[outskirtscustoms]

In my honest opinion any time you buy a car new or through a buy here cry here place you get a bad deal. Most of my cars that I got used run better and I didn't have to pay out the nose for them. Also there is something about driving a cheap $300 car, you don't have to worry about scratching it when loading your bike, you don't have to worry about people stealing it...somedays you pray they would, if it dies on the road you leave it there, and if you crash it just have a good insurance policy and get something better.

My VW beetle was totaled 7 times and paid for 3 of my other vehicles. First time was the day I got it, called in and put full coverage on it just in case since I was driving it home from Ohio with a buddy following me. I get a block from home and a guy runs a stop sign and barely taps the passenger door knocking a piece of trim off. Body shop quoted an outrageous price because of some rust and insurance totaled it and sent me a check for $1200! $75 went to the tow yard to get the car back and I never did fix it.

 

[joesole]

Only one, a Mitsubishi, it was very reliable did over 200k miles. And a 2 stroke bike, which required cylinder rebuilds every few thousand miles

 

[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. :roll:

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. :shock: 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