New 1970 LC Torana 161c.i six, 4sp, front disks from memory, baby **** yellow, dealer copy of an Torana XU1. Traded on a used 1970 HG 350 Monaro 2 door, 300hp 350 Chev (10.25:1), 4sp Saginaw (Canadian?) g'box, 10 bolt Salisbury diff. Typical cr@p GM running gear, fine engine. Then an ex Bathurst 500 1971 XY GTHO Phase III Falcon (fastest four door car in the world at the time), factory modified Boss 351 Clev, 780 Holley, 524 lift solid cam, Top Loader close ratio g'box, 9" diff with Detroit Locker and Nodular Iron carrier. Stolen unfortunately.
What was the first 3 cars that you owned.
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sorry for the translation bit.
I started another thread (incomplete as of this post, trying to show what they all were).
If the link (heaps of hot-links) works, I'll post it, otherwise, I'd suggest a subscription to Austalian Muscle Car.
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sorry for the translation bit.
I started another thread (incomplete as of this post, trying to show what they all were).
If the link (heaps of hot-links) works, I'll post it, otherwise, I'd suggest a subscription to Austalian Muscle Car.
(still working on the other thread)
Well this one will show our age.
69 Ford Galaxy 429, Sold
70 Dodge Dart Swinger 340 4 speed, Totaled
68 Chevy Camaro Z/28 302, 4 speed 4.11. Still own but blew the 302 up decades ago. Motor is now a fairly stock 70 LT-1 350 crate motor. Last time it was run on a drag strip was around 1983 ran uncorrected 12:80s.
69 Ford Galaxy 429, Sold
70 Dodge Dart Swinger 340 4 speed, Totaled
68 Chevy Camaro Z/28 302, 4 speed 4.11. Still own but blew the 302 up decades ago. Motor is now a fairly stock 70 LT-1 350 crate motor. Last time it was run on a drag strip was around 1983 ran uncorrected 12:80s.
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79 Mustang
84 Laser
88 Dodge Shadow ES Turbo (first new car for me)
84 Laser
88 Dodge Shadow ES Turbo (first new car for me)
1. 1981 Honda Civic HB DX
2. 1989 Honda Civic HB Si
3. 1993 Toyota 4x4 X-cab V6 - currently
4. 1969 Chevelle Malibu w/ 396 in addition to #3
2. 1989 Honda Civic HB Si
3. 1993 Toyota 4x4 X-cab V6 - currently
4. 1969 Chevelle Malibu w/ 396 in addition to #3
1. 60 Chevy with 250HP 348.
2. 60 Chevy with 425HP 409 lifted from a 64 Chevy.
3. 68 Z/28, RS, Black with White sripes over Black custom interior, 4.56 gear and M-22 rock crusher, close ratio steering with the rosewood wheel. After I picked it up, I was turning 7000 RPM in 4th gear 2 miles from the dealership.
To be young again....
2. 60 Chevy with 425HP 409 lifted from a 64 Chevy.
3. 68 Z/28, RS, Black with White sripes over Black custom interior, 4.56 gear and M-22 rock crusher, close ratio steering with the rosewood wheel. After I picked it up, I was turning 7000 RPM in 4th gear 2 miles from the dealership.
To be young again....
Drove:
1978 Ford LTD full size wagon. 400cid, 2v, 8mpg
1979 Ford LTD, VV carb.
Bought
1986 Prelude purchased in 1988 (piece of junk)
1984 Olds 2dr Cutlass Supreme, nice 307 engine, 20mpg, but rusted away
1991 Saturn SL 185K, should have never sold it!
1978 Ford LTD full size wagon. 400cid, 2v, 8mpg
1979 Ford LTD, VV carb.
Bought
1986 Prelude purchased in 1988 (piece of junk)
1984 Olds 2dr Cutlass Supreme, nice 307 engine, 20mpg, but rusted away
1991 Saturn SL 185K, should have never sold it!
Well since it asked first 3 owned;
1. 1965 Mustang 6-cyl, Poppy Red
2. 1970 VW Beetle, Yellow
3. 1982 VW Rabbit Diesel, Green
And I wish I had all three of these setting in my driveway now.
1. 1965 Mustang 6-cyl, Poppy Red
2. 1970 VW Beetle, Yellow
3. 1982 VW Rabbit Diesel, Green
And I wish I had all three of these setting in my driveway now.
1. 84 Impala. Smashed a Granada that ran a light. Granada didn't fair too well.
2. 82 Rabbit Diesel. Drove the snot out of this car. Sold to Mexican immigrant for $200 with a bad water pump, bad injection pump, bad brakes, bad shocks, bad windshield washer. I still see it around town! Shoulda kept it & fixed it.
3. 84 Rabbit GTI. One of the best cars I have ever owned. Sold it when I got married. Wife didn't like 6 cars in the driveway. Now SHE wishes we had it back!
2. 82 Rabbit Diesel. Drove the snot out of this car. Sold to Mexican immigrant for $200 with a bad water pump, bad injection pump, bad brakes, bad shocks, bad windshield washer. I still see it around town! Shoulda kept it & fixed it.
3. 84 Rabbit GTI. One of the best cars I have ever owned. Sold it when I got married. Wife didn't like 6 cars in the driveway. Now SHE wishes we had it back!
They were hand me downs. (the first two)
A 1956 flat six Plymouth four door sedan. It was a death trap. Good riddance.
A 1951 Buick Special with an ohv straight 8. At the time I thought it was old, old old. But I wish I had it now.
A 1964 Corvette convertible, bright red, 365 hp 327. I was a 19 year old with a Corvette. Wow! Bought it used, 2 years old, and sold it 10 years later with 225,000 miles on it for twice what I paid for it. Wish I had it now.
A 1956 flat six Plymouth four door sedan. It was a death trap. Good riddance.
A 1951 Buick Special with an ohv straight 8. At the time I thought it was old, old old. But I wish I had it now.
A 1964 Corvette convertible, bright red, 365 hp 327. I was a 19 year old with a Corvette. Wow! Bought it used, 2 years old, and sold it 10 years later with 225,000 miles on it for twice what I paid for it. Wish I had it now.
1968 Chevy Nova
1982 Toyota Corolla
1984 Honda Accord (still driving)
1982 Toyota Corolla
1984 Honda Accord (still driving)
1954 Morris Minor
1938 Chev Coupe
1957 International AS110
1938 Chev Coupe
1957 International AS110
1970 Firebird- $600
1978 Alfa - $8000
1988 Crx- $11,100 - still my daily driver.
These are the only three cars I've owned other than than the '89 Accord my Mom gave me last year.
So, I average one car every 10 years. Not bad for someone who pees on tree huggers.
1978 Alfa - $8000
1988 Crx- $11,100 - still my daily driver.
These are the only three cars I've owned other than than the '89 Accord my Mom gave me last year.
So, I average one car every 10 years. Not bad for someone who pees on tree huggers.
Driver's licence since Feb 70-cars since drivers licence(had 51buick at age 13 & 48GMC at 14)
1.(age14-68)62 Pontiac Catalina 2dr HT-not fast but nice
2.(age16-70) 65 Pontiac GTO 2dr HT-stock 389- 4.33rear- No top end but quik off the line!
3.(age18-72) 70 Pontiac GTO 455 HT-loads of torque and top end!! owned this one 7 years the first time and 2 years the second!
1.(age14-68)62 Pontiac Catalina 2dr HT-not fast but nice
2.(age16-70) 65 Pontiac GTO 2dr HT-stock 389- 4.33rear- No top end but quik off the line!
3.(age18-72) 70 Pontiac GTO 455 HT-loads of torque and top end!! owned this one 7 years the first time and 2 years the second!
I've been driving since March of 1976.
1) 1975 Ford Maverick, the 4-door with the 250-cid six. (Actually belonged to fiancee, later Wife No. 1.) First car, and brand-new, too. Drove it for 5 years.
2) 1965 Mercury Park Lane 4-door with the Breezeway option, the power rear window. I was always replacing tires on it, but otherwise it wore like iron. Lousy gas mileage on the 390 T-Bird V-8, but no car note, as I bought it outright for $500. Drove it for 4 years in the early '80s.
3) 1975 Volvo 164 -- the infamous model that was known to catch on fire. Mine did, while I was driving it. If there's been an internet in those days, I'd have done my research and would never have touched it. It scared me off foreign cars for more than a decade. Drove it for only about 3 *months* in 1985.
-- Paul W.
1) 1975 Ford Maverick, the 4-door with the 250-cid six. (Actually belonged to fiancee, later Wife No. 1.) First car, and brand-new, too. Drove it for 5 years.
2) 1965 Mercury Park Lane 4-door with the Breezeway option, the power rear window. I was always replacing tires on it, but otherwise it wore like iron. Lousy gas mileage on the 390 T-Bird V-8, but no car note, as I bought it outright for $500. Drove it for 4 years in the early '80s.
3) 1975 Volvo 164 -- the infamous model that was known to catch on fire. Mine did, while I was driving it. If there's been an internet in those days, I'd have done my research and would never have touched it. It scared me off foreign cars for more than a decade. Drove it for only about 3 *months* in 1985.
-- Paul W.
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