How many cars and trucks have you had over the years?

Old Ironmaker

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We were talking about vehicles we have owned over the years at the shop. I decided to list them all over the last 48 years. I listed 32, then the next day would remember 2 more, then 3 more then my brother said what about the 65 Impala, oops missed another. I am putting together an album of old grainy pics taken by an Instamatic and forgot this one and that one. I'm up to 43. Most I killed, dead, morto, deep sixed. I can't watch Wayne Carrini's show Chasing Classic Cars. I had a 69 280 SE Benz rag top I paid 3 grand for in 75. He just sold one for $175,000. The internet has pics of every car and truck I ever had in the right colour and I am sick looking at them as I put the album together. I don't want to know what they would be worth today had I not killed most. I just remembered the 61 International Harvester pick up. I think it was a 1 ton and maybe a 4X4. Up to 44 now. Lately I keep a car for up to 10 years. There were times I was curbsiding a bit I had 3 or more in a year.

Can anyone remember how many you have had? 20 somethings need not apply.
 

dingbat

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Got me beat by a mile....14 since 1973

1963 Bug
1967 Chevy Impala
1972 Chevy Vandura
1978 Grand Prix
1974 Bug
1979 Toyota Pickup 4 x4
1984 Honda CRX
1988 Honda Accord
1990 Jeep Cherokee
1994 Honda Civic
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2000 Chevy Tahoe
2008 Honda Civic EX
2016 Mazda 3
 

BWR1953

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Yup, I went through the same "album creation" thing about a year ago. I remembered 51 vehicles.

Then a couple weeks ago I remembered another. Sigh. What a waste of money. I could have been rich if I'd invested in almost anything except dumping cash into cars. LOL! :lol:
 

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Hmmmmm ... 14 (Had two of the Chrysler Laser's), and if you add the Tercel the Admiral had when we got married that would make 15.

1976 Ford Pinto (<== actually loved that car)
1977 Ford Mustang II
1986 Chrysler Laser Turbo
1992 Ford Escort Wagon
1987 Chevy Celebrity
1992 Dodge 250 Conversion Van
1998 Pontiac Montana
1997 Dodge Caravan
2000 Mercury Mountaineer
1984 Chevy 1500 Van
2007 Ford E150
2004 Dodge RAM 2500
1999 Pontiac Firebird

That little '92 Escort was a pretty solid little car.
 

Old Ironmaker

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I just remembered the 98' Grand Prix. What an eclectic list you have South hogs. You sure aren't stuck on 1 of the big 3 eh? I only had 1 Chrysler in my life a 03' Intrepid and that was for work and it will be the very last. I hated Chryslers back when we were kids in the 70's simply because the starters sounded like a Cat in heat. Ringringringaring. We can be a strange species.

dingbat, no wonder you haven't had that many over the years, mostly Japanese and GM products. I'll forgive you for the Jeep. Man I just remembered my AMC era YJ, another one forgotten! Ford ignition, GM or Chrysler 6 banger I think and a conglomeration of parts from around the world. Fun as Hell though if you have a good strong back. I had that for 6 months before the timing chain snapped and I threw a rod into the underside of the hood. The valve cover was paper thin. I traded it for 20 sheets of 5/8's plywood.

Most of the cars were for going in and out of the Steel plant. Driving through all the chemicals, mostly sulphur dioxide and iron oxide that ran across the roads and laid on the body work would kill a Humvee in a year. Our rental trucks would be scrapped after 10 thousand miles. Max speed was 15 MPH, imagine what that did to a V-8. I remembering going to the Mobile Shop to pick up our dept. little short box Ford and the shop Foreman handed me a half dozen pencils he found down the carb. I have stories that would make a good car owner cry.
 
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Just the ones I remembered

46 since 1983

1973 Gremlin 258-3 speed
1973 Opel GT (5 different engine/driveline transplants)
1976 Olds 88 350/TH350
1968 Plymouth Satelite 318 / Torquefight
1973 Pontiac Tempest 350/TH350
1969 Plymouth Satelite 318 / Torqueflight
1974 Opel Manta 92 engine/driveline transplants
1978 AMF Harley
1982 Mazda GLC 1.6 liter/5-speed
1970 Opel GT (cut-up for parts)
1978 Ford Fairmont 302/C4
1980 Pontiac Sunbird 2.5 / 5-speed
1973 Opel GT (bought as a flip)
1978 Dodge W150 (2 engine/driveline transplants)
1979 Pontiac Sunbird 2.5 / 4-speed
1980 Datsun 510 2.0 / 5-speed
1978 Pontiac Sunbird 2.5 / 4-speed
1984 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.0 / 5-speed
1980 Chevrolet Monza with custom 4.1 liter buick
1988 Chevrolet Astro with a factory 5-speed
1991 Pontiac Sunbird 3.1 / auto
1986 RX7 with 3.4 GM V6/5-speed conversion
1985 S-10 with 3 different engine/driveline transplants
1998 Jetta GLX - bought new 2.8 12-valve / 5 speed with custom cams and stainless exhaust
1999 Chevrolet Astro AWD
1994 Audi 90Q with 2 different engine/driveline transplants
1948 Chevrolet 3100 5-window truck (455 / TH400)
1940 Chevrolet Sedan 216 / 3-speed
1940 Chevrolet delux with 2 different engine/driveline transplants
1976 Chevrolet C10 with olds 455
1953 Chevrolet 3600 3-window cab with Cummins 4BTAA3.3 and T5
1997 Honda Civic 1.6 liter / 5-speed
1992 Chevrolet S-10 3.1 / 5-speed
1997 Chevrolet S-10 (bought for parts)
1990 Dodge Durango 4.7 / Auto
1991 Dodge Caravan 2.5 / Auto
1993 VW Fox 2-door 1.8 / 5-speed
1993 VW fox 4-door 1.8 / 5-speed
1998 VW Jetta GLX - bought used 2.8 12-valve / 5-speed
1972 Opel GT (bought without motor)
2003 Audi A4 Avant 2.8 5-valve / Auto
2003 Chevrolet S10 Blazer
2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.2 / 5-speed
2003 Hyundai Sonata (bought for step-son)
2014 VW Beetle convertible (wife's current whip)
2014 GMC Sierra (current tow vehicle)

Not included in the list
3 go-carts
2 gulf carts
4 mopeds
1 motorized bicycle
5 boats
one farm pig (custom built suzuki samari with a citation X-11 driveline plunked in the center 90 degrees from normal)
 

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dingbat, no wonder you haven't had that many over the years, mostly Japanese and GM products. I'll forgive you for the Jeep.
Actually, both Jeeps where out of necessity.
Avid surf fisherman....the Cherokee was the only 4WD "station wagon" after they stopped making the "Cadillac of the surf" the Jeep Grand Wagoneer.

The Cherokee was the victim of 2 foot'itice as was the Grand Cherokee Laredo. My wife loved that truck. The hot blonde in the black "grocery getter" with 5.2L under the hood and a heavy foot.

The girls still talk about hot rodding around with Mom listening to the yellow CD (Stone Temple Pilots - Purple) Must had been something...the girls where 3 and 6 when we sold the truck...lol
 

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From first to current;
  1. 1960 Ford Falcon Tudor. Sold when I joined the Air Force
  2. 1934 Ford convertible project with flathead V8 with more missing than present parts - It was gonna be my hot rod, never ran a minute. Sold for much less than I paid.
  3. 1961 Rambler American 2 dr. sedan, flathead 6 3 sp. stick. Wrecked by a roommate.
  4. 1957 Chevy Belaire 2 dr. hardtop. Started with no motor, dropped in a worn out 6, then a built 301 small block. I wrecked it by hitting a pole on an icy road while on leave.
  5. 1961 Corvair 500 4-door - almost killed my brother and I from the exhaust leak into the heater box. And I know it was Unsafe At Any Speed! Traded
  6. 1962 Mercury Monterey Custom convertible - What a boat! Traded.
  7. 1970 VW Bug, new - Cheap and unreliable transportation. Traded.
  8. 1965 Triumph TR6. The 2 wheel kind with a worked 650 CC motor. Don't know - It was in pieces the shed when the Ex-Admiral took possession of #14. :eek:
  9. 1962 Corvette - A joint venture with my brother.
  10. 1953 English Ford Anglia 2 dr. Once again an effort with my brother. This was converted to a drag car. The Vette and Anglia reverted to my brother when I married.
  11. 1972 AMC Gremlin X, new. 304 V8, Chrysler 727 auto.. First and only car I ordered. Loved this car , but I swear it started rusting before I left the dealer. Traded.
  12. 1978 Ford Pinto 2 dr., new. A fancy job - Dark blue with gold C stripe and a front spoiler made to plow snow. Traded.
  13. 1970 Toyota Corolla 2 dr. sedan. Beater for to and from work. Sold.
  14. 1982 Chrysler LeBaron coupe, new. It was a gussied up K-car. The ex-wife kept it.
  15. 1974 Triumph Spitfire 1500. Came with a blown motor. Later sold after years of use.
  16. 1973 Triumph Spitfire 1500. Every thing bad except the motor. Parts car for the '74. Scrapped for cash
  17. 1986 Chrysler LeBaron GTS turbo, new. A fast car. Sold
  18. 1975 Chevy Nova 2 dr. with Stovebolt 6 Another get to work car. Traded.
  19. 1985 Jeep Cherokee XJ Wagoneer. A luxe 4.0 HO 6 4X4 with power everything except flotation. It was drowned on a Galveston beach. :blue: Insurance paid more than I paid for it about 4 years earlier. Totaled.
  20. 1987 Dodge Ramcharger 4X4. A beast with a 360 V8, nothing stopped it except a gas station - 11 MPG! Sold.
  21. 1998 Jeep Cherokee Classic. 2X4 daily driver. Still have it.
  22. 2000 Toyota Avalon. Admiral's daily driver. Still have it.

I tend to hang on to cars.
 
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What an eclectic list you have South hogs. You sure aren't stuck on 1 of the big 3 eh?
No, not really. All three of them have produced some good cars - and all three of 'em have produced some real dogs. The Celebrity and the Montana were both problem children. But even with all of the trouble that Montana gave us, there were some really good things about it that made me want it to be a better car.

I tend to lean Ford & Dodge, but it's not a hard rule. Definitely a "Detroit Iron" kinda' guy ... and finding that I gravitate to the older cars. Drooling over some of Scott and GA's lists. But now I live in "Nissan" North America land, and I can't deny they make some sharp stuff too.
 

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No, not really. All three of them have produced some good cars - and all three of 'em have produced some real dogs. The Celebrity and the Montana were both problem children. But even with all of the trouble that Montana gave us, there were some really good things about it that made me want it to be a better car.

I tend to lean Ford & Dodge, but it's not a hard rule. Definitely a "Detroit Iron" kinda' guy ... and finding that I gravitate to the older cars. Drooling over some of Scott and GA's lists. But now I live in "Nissan" North America land, and I can't deny they make some sharp stuff too.

Now that we have my wife's ride settled for a few years and I AM going to sell my Superfisherman 190 this spring and my 2011 Silverado 4x4 , I know WHY???? I will be in the market for a daily driver classic. Not a trailer queen, something we can ride in every once in a while. It will be a rag top Detroit or WINDSOR iron. The problem there as the top goes down the price goes up. Maybe even a Brit micro or Italian. I would love an Alfa Spider Veloce, circa mid 70's. I wish. I can get a Chevy big block 70's for the same price, a Malibu SS or Chevelle, again a daily driver, no numbers matching but a nice driver. My dreamer is a 65' Impala SS, the car my Mom taught me to drive in. My father wasn't brave or stupid enough to try and teach me. He sure had good taste in cars, that I give him. He will be 91 next month. We are having lunch with them both tomorrow. Ask him what he misses most in life and he will say driving a GM car. Sex isn't above winters in FLA!! Good story. The last car he bought was a loaded 2010 Toyota Camry. 2 months later he insisted in trading it in on a new Impala and did. Believe it or not he only lost $1000.00 on the trade in.

I will get another 4x4 SUV to replace the pick up. My brother bought a beauty Cady SUV last summer but you need to take your shoes off to get in the thing. I won't miss the pick up, now I won't have a reason to say no to my friends to borrow it to move their kids or go to Homeless Despot. I just can't say no.

As far as the boat I'm going to downsize. I may buy a 16'er side council Smoker Craft we totally redid this winter. New everything exempt hull. 1998 70HP Mariner. Small enough for me to go solo close to Erie's shore for Perch, Smallies or the river for Cats, Bass and Pics, plus all my crew have the big boats to hit the Great Lakes fish. We argue as to whos boat we are going to take, now I can sit back and say you choose. I'll end up with a few inches of money in my Jeans in the fall to buy my classic to boot. After I pay my share for a day fishing it's a win win.
 

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Just the ones I remembered

46 since 1983

1973 Gremlin 258-3 speed
1973 Opel GT (5 different engine/driveline transplants)
1976 Olds 88 350/TH350
1968 Plymouth Satelite 318 / Torquefight
1973 Pontiac Tempest 350/TH350
1969 Plymouth Satelite 318 / Torqueflight
1974 Opel Manta 92 engine/driveline transplants
1978 AMF Harley
1982 Mazda GLC 1.6 liter/5-speed
1970 Opel GT (cut-up for parts)
1978 Ford Fairmont 302/C4
1980 Pontiac Sunbird 2.5 / 5-speed
1973 Opel GT (bought as a flip)
1978 Dodge W150 (2 engine/driveline transplants)
1979 Pontiac Sunbird 2.5 / 4-speed
1980 Datsun 510 2.0 / 5-speed
1978 Pontiac Sunbird 2.5 / 4-speed
1984 Chevrolet Cavalier 2.0 / 5-speed
1980 Chevrolet Monza with custom 4.1 liter buick
1988 Chevrolet Astro with a factory 5-speed
1991 Pontiac Sunbird 3.1 / auto
1986 RX7 with 3.4 GM V6/5-speed conversion
1985 S-10 with 3 different engine/driveline transplants
1998 Jetta GLX - bought new 2.8 12-valve / 5 speed with custom cams and stainless exhaust
1999 Chevrolet Astro AWD
1994 Audi 90Q with 2 different engine/driveline transplants
1948 Chevrolet 3100 5-window truck (455 / TH400)
1940 Chevrolet Sedan 216 / 3-speed
1940 Chevrolet delux with 2 different engine/driveline transplants
1976 Chevrolet C10 with olds 455
1953 Chevrolet 3600 3-window cab with Cummins 4BTAA3.3 and T5
1997 Honda Civic 1.6 liter / 5-speed
1992 Chevrolet S-10 3.1 / 5-speed
1997 Chevrolet S-10 (bought for parts)
1990 Dodge Durango 4.7 / Auto
1991 Dodge Caravan 2.5 / Auto
1993 VW Fox 2-door 1.8 / 5-speed
1993 VW fox 4-door 1.8 / 5-speed
1998 VW Jetta GLX - bought used 2.8 12-valve / 5-speed
1972 Opel GT (bought without motor)
2003 Audi A4 Avant 2.8 5-valve / Auto
2003 Chevrolet S10 Blazer
2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser 2.2 / 5-speed
2003 Hyundai Sonata (bought for step-son)
2014 VW Beetle convertible (wife's current whip)
2014 GMC Sierra (current tow vehicle)

Not included in the list
3 go-carts
2 gulf carts
4 mopeds
1 motorized bicycle
5 boats
one farm pig (custom built suzuki samari with a citation X-11 driveline plunked in the center 90 degrees from normal)
Scott

Jeeze Scott you got me beat. Man that is an eclectic list for certain. Those Opals were classics. I think I paid more in repairs for my 79' Audi 5000S, 5 cylinder, than the original 11K price in 1980.That was a lot of money then, hell still is. It was the first sedan I had that vacuumed the road though. Massive understeer. I forgot about bikes, they are vehicles too eh? Back to the drawing board. Only 4 bikes. I do have to say there are a few I wouldn't get caught dead in. They must have been your wife's. Astro's and Sunbirds?

You have a trap door for a mind. I would never be able to determine the outcome of all mine, lest the origin.

(on my 3rd Vodka, sorry Scott)
 

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Too many to remember that I have owned over the last 62 years. It is sort of like remembering how many girlfriends you have had. You can always remember the first one and the last one but the ones in between gets a little fuzzy.
 

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Great Idea for a thread. I am including cars/trucks/boats/motorcycles/etc on my list.

Here it is;

Vehicles , Boats, Motorcycles I Have Owned
Cars/Trucks
  1. 1959 Ford Galaxie 223 6 cylinder manual (paid $75) (used)
  2. 1960 Chevrolet Impala 283 8 cylinder manual (used)
  3. 1963 Ford Galaxie 500 XL 352 8 cylinder automatic (used)
  4. 1967 Mercury Calinete 390 8 cylinder automatic (still my favorite car)(used)
  5. 1967 Ford Fairlane 500 289 8 cylinder automatic (used)
  6. 1966 Mercury Comet 390 High Performance 8 cylinder manual (used)
  7. 1964 Ford Fairlane 500 289 8 cylinder automatic (used)
  8. 1972 Ford Pinto 2000 CC 4 cylinder manual (My first new car)
  9. 1967 Chevrolet Biscayne 250 6 cylinder automatic (used)
  10. 1976 Ford Thunderbird 429 8 cylinder automatic (used)
  11. 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 352 8 cylinder automatic (used)
  12. 1975 Ford Torino 302 8 cylinder automatic (used)
  13. 1977 Ford Econoline 150 Van 351 8 cylinder manual (new)
  14. 1978 Ford F-100 302 8 cylinder automatic (new)
  15. 1975 Ford Torino Elite 351 8 cylinder automatic (used)
  16. 1979 Ford Pinto 2.5L 4 cylinder manual (new)
  17. 1977 AMC Pacer 305 8 cylinder automatic (used)
  18. 1977 Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon 460 8 cylinder automatic (used)
  19. 1962 Ford F-100 289 8 cylinder automatic (used)
  20. 1976 Ford Econoline 150 van 351 8 cylinder automatic (used)
  21. 1983 Ford F-100 300 6 cylinder manual (new)
  22. 1983 Dodge B-250 Conversion van 318 8 cylinder automatic (new)
  23. 1978 Ford Fairmont 200 6 cylinder automatic (used)
  24. 1977 Dodge D-250 truck 225 6 cylinder automatic (used)
  25. 1986 Ford F-150 4 x 4 300 6 cylinder manual (new)
  26. 1986 Ford F-150 4 x 4 Supercab 302 8 cylinder (new)
  27. 1988 Ford Festiva 1.7L 4 cylinder manual (new)(this car got 51 MPG highway)
  28. 1988 Ford Aerostar 3.0L 6 cylinder automatic (new)
  29. 1989 Ford F-150 302 8 cylinder automatic (new)
  30. 1967 Chevrolet Impala 283 8 cylinder automatic (used)
  31. 1983 Pontiac Sunfire 1.8L 4 cylinder automatic (used)
  32. 1994 Ford Tempo GL 2.5L 4 cylinder automatic (new) Ex wife got this car in the divorce. I got the payment book.
  33. 1995 Ford Taurus LX 3.0L 6 cylinder automatic (new)
  34. 1996 Ford Thunderbird LX 4.6 8 cylinder automatic (new)
  35. 1999 Ford Ranger 2.5L 4 cylinder automatic (leased new)
  36. 2000 Ford F-250 4 x 4 Lariat Supercab 7.3L Diesel 8 cylinder automatic (new)
  37. 2002 Ford Explorer 4 x 4 4.0L 6 cylinder automatic (new)
  38. 2003 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L 8 cylinder automatic (new)
  39. 2005 Ford Five Hundred Limited 3.0L 6 cylinder automatic (new)
  40. 2008 Ford Fusion SE 2.3L 4 cylinder automatic (leased new)
  41. 1988 Dodge B-250 Conversion van 318 8 cylinder automatic (used)
  42. 2004 Ford Taurus SES 3.0 6 cylinder automatic (used)
  43. 2014 Ford Taurus SEL 3.5L 6 cylinder automatic (new)
  44. 2016 Ford Escape SE 1.6L Turbo 4 cylinder automatic (leased new)(current vehicle)
Boats
  1. 1960 Fiberform 12’ with 5 HP Firestone O/B 2 cylinder (used)
  2. 1972 Penn Yan 14’ with 75 HP Evinrude O/B 3 cylinder (used)
  3. 1983 Rinker V165 16’ with 120 HP Mercruiser 3.0 I/O Alpha 4 cylinder (new)
  4. 1987 Bayliner 2450 Ciera Sunbridge 230 HP 305 OMC I/O 8 cylinder (new)
  5. 1963 Chris Craft Constellation with twin 283’s inboards 16 cylinders (used)
  6. 1995 Bayliner 2052 Capri with 195 HP 4.3LX I/O Alpha 6 cylinder (new)
  7. 1996 Bayliner 2655 Ciera Sunbridge with 220 HP 5.7 I/O Alpha 8 cylinder (new)
  8. 1996 Bayliner 2855 Ciera Sunbridge with 300 HP 7.4L I/O Bravo III 8 cylinder (new)
  9. 1999 Bayliner 3055 Ciera Sunbridge with twin 250 HP 5.7L I/O’s Bravo II 16 cylinders (new)
  10. 1981 Carver 3007 Aft Cabin with twin 270 HP 5.7 Inboards 16 Cylinders (used)(current boat)
Inflatables
  1. 1988 Zodiac Cadet 310 with 9.9HP Sears outboard 2 cylinders (new)
  2. 1997 Quicksilver 330 with 15 HP Mercury outboard 2 cylinders (new) (still own)
Tractor
  1. 1947 Alles Chalmers 4 cylinder with 59” mower deck (used)
Motorcycles
  1. 1976 Honda CB-360T 356 CC 2 cylinder (new)
  2. 1983 Honda 550 Nighthawk 572 CC 2 cylinder (new)
  3. 1987 Honda Goldwing Interstate 1181 CC 4 cylinder (new)
My Ford Escape lease is up in December. Not sure what my next vehicle will be. I am leaning towards a truck. An F-150 2.7 V-6 is a possibility. I may also extend my lease for a couple of months as the new Ford Ranger is coming out in January. I may wait and lease a Ranger.

I currently have on order a 2018 Aventus Sam 310 inflatable that I will take delivery of on May 2nd so that will be added to my list.
 
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Having grown up in a car dealership family, there are way too many to list. A few of my favorite fun cars were:

‘29 Oakland
’41 Pontiac Coupe
’58 Vette with ‘61 engine. Sold several times after I sold it, ended up in Thailand as a right hand drive Vette)
’72 Venaville (gold Bonneville with a green Ventura right front fender ... first car)
’72 Fiat Spider Convertible (driven till I blew my knee out and couldn’t depress clutch)
’72 Catalina Convertible (cherry red with white top and interior)
’76 Trans Am (black and gold 50th Anniversary Edition ... still have)
’78 Firebird (6cyl Red)
’80 Jeep Scrambler (Iron Duke 4cyl ... a blast)
’82 Toronado (Dark grey, sharp car)
’84 Trans Am (Black and Silver HO ... I walked for 15 days because of that car ...)
‘98 Bravado
‘00 Yukon Denali (Dad ordered it and died before it came in, Sentimental purchase)
’05 Grand Prix Supercharged

There were plenty of other vehicles, mostly Pontiac or GMC. Current vehicles are:

above mentioned ‘76 T/A
2005 Grand Am GT
2010 GMC Yukon
2013 GMC Acadia
 

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hmm see if I can remember them all

'66 Pontiac Bonneville
'71 AMC Hornet
'73 Plymouth Fury
'80 Chevy Chevette
'79 Olds Delta 88
'71 Camaro
'73 International Traveall
'76 AMC Gremlin
'78 Ford Taunus (Euro model)
'78 Dodge Power Wagon
'81 VW Rabbit
'88 GMC S15
'80 Chevy Blazer K5
'77 Toyota Corolla
'79 Chevy Camaro
'76 Chevy Camaro
'66 Pontiac GTO
'90 Toyota p/up
'86 Ford E250
'79 Pontiac Trans Am
'68 Ford Mustang
'85 Toyota p/up
'81 Cadillac Coupe
'73 Chevy Blazer
'71 Ford F100
'85 Nissan Sentra
'89 Chevy Beretta
'86 Chevy Blazer
'77 Fiat X1/9
'93 Geo Metro
'85 Chevy C20
'79 Ford F250
'97 Ford F150
'81 Camaro
'02 Ford F150
'08 Jeep Wrangler
'00 Ford F350
'13 Chevy 3500

there are more but those are the ones I remember LOL
 

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61 so far
All since 1972.
Some concurrent, some joint, some only.
Just the runners, had some unfinished projects along the way.

1965 Plymouth Barracuda
1966 Dodge Dart GT
1969 Plymouth Roadrunner
1963 Chevrolet Belair
1972 Satellite Sebring Plus
1973 Plymouth Duster
1964 Chevrolet Nova
1972 Yamaha 650
1977 Olds Cutlass
1972 Toyota Corona
1978 Yamaha 650
1978 Yamaha XS11 Special
1965 Dodge Polara
1977 Chrysler Cordoba
1973 Chevrolet Nova
1978 Kawasaki 400
1980 Honda 650
1972 Dodge Colt SW
1972 Chrysler Satellite trihull
1978 Dodge Colt GT
1981 Chrysler Cordoba
1983 Plymouth Reliant
1985 Chrysler T&C Wagon
1986 Dodge Caravan
1988 Dodge Caravan
1973 Plymouth Fury
1972 Plymouth Valiant
1970 Dodge Charger 500
1965 Plymouth Racecar
1965 Plymouth Satellite altered wheel base racecar
1970 Dodge Challenger R/T SE
1989 Chrysler LeBaron GTC Convertible
1977 Dodge Ram 1500
1972 Plymouth Roadrunner
1983 Pontiac LeMans
1978 Chrysler LeBaron
1972 Dodge Challenger
1970 Chrysler New Yorker
1991 Pontiac 6000
1996 Olds Cutlass
1991 GMC Sierra
1997 Dodge Gran Caravan
1996 Chrysler Sebring Convertible
1969 Roadrunner
1986 Chrysler Imperial
1999 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport
1999 Dodge Intrepid
2003 Chrysler T&C Van
2003 Dodge Ram 1500 QC Hemi
1988 Deckboat name escapes me
1989 Dodge Ramcharger
2005 Ram 1500 4x4
1991 HyrdoSwift 2200 Cuddy
1996 Dodge Intrepid
1977 Dodge Motorhome
2006 Chrysler Pacifica
1980 Glastron SSV167
1996 Toyota Corolla
2016 Dodge Caravan
2004 Dodge Caravan (flipped in 3 days)
2001 Bryant 188
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to be continued hopefully :)
 
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I was able to list 21 since my first car in 1971, but I know there were a few more short-term, forgettable rides along the way. I'm calling it 24 in total. Many of them were pretty beat up when I bought them. I have lots of memories of epic breakdowns and other sundry adventures. This was a fun exercise!

65 Mustang Coupe - 6 cyl automatic
64 Triumph TR-4 - all the choke linkage was gone. Had to manually adjust the 2 carbs as it warmed up. Positive ground electrical system that I never really figured out.

67 Olds Cutlass Supreme Conv't - 330 4V. Nice.
69 Camaro Conv't - 6 cyl auto
64 Dodge Polara - pretty rusty. Burned a quart of oil a week. An unbreakable tank.
69 Toyota Corona 4-speed - $250. Drove it for 2 years and sold it for more than I paid.
73 VW Bus - NO HEAT

69 AMC AMX 2 -seater - my personal favorite - NOT the later Javelin with the AMX badges. 343 4V, leather reclining buckets, A/C. Very quick and handled great. I actually mourn that car to this day. My then-fiance (now my wife of 37 years) spun and totaled it while I was putting an AM-FM radio in her Ford Maverick :facepalm: I'm SO glad she wasn't hurt, but damn....

75 Triumph Spitfire
78(?) Pontiac LeMans Wagon - ugh.
82 Chevy Cavalier Wagon - zero power but it handled great.
84 Dodge 600 Turbo Conv't- tremendous turbo lag... then the power kicked in and scared the hell out of ya. Can you say 'torque steer'? I remember feathering the throttle to get it up on ramps without launching it through the garage door.

79 Chevy Impala
84(?) Chevy Celebrity Wagon
91 Chevy Lumina - had the short-lived 60-degree, 3.6 liter V-6. Very peppy.
2000 Honda Odyssey Van
1980 Fiat Spider 2000 (124 Spider) - restored it myself. Nice little car with plenty of 'character'.
95 Chevy 1500 4WD Pickup
2003 Dodge Ram 2500 4WD Pickup - the 10 mpg monster. My teenage daughter wouldn't walk in front of it. She was afraid that it might reach out and eat her.

2007 Mitsubishi Outlander
2015 Chevy Equinox

My .02
 
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This is fun . . . :)

15 cars so far. 10 were bought new and 5 were used.


1970 Pontiac Firebird
1981 Honda Prelude (new)
1989 Volvo Wagon (new)
1989 Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe (new)
1965 Ford Thunderbird
1987 Saab 9000 Turbo
1995 Ford Taurus SHO (CPO)
1998 Ford Explorer (new)
2000 Ford Taurus Wagon (new)
2004 Ford Explorer (new)
2006 Mercedes C230 (new)
2007 Honda Civic (new - kid's car)
2009 Toyota Corolla S (new - kid's car)
2004 Cadillac Escalade
2017 Ford Explorer (new)
 
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82rude

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Lets see!
1964 Chevelle,
1966 Cutlass,
1964 Strato Chief,
1965 Biscayne,
1967 Amc Ambassador,
1970 Super Bee,
1974 Lemans,
1974 Maverick,
1976 Grand Marquis,
1988 Hyundai Pony,
1977 Dodge Van,
1979(?) Dodge Aspen,
1985 Mercury Cougar,
1970 f100,
1983 f250,
1985 gmc 1/2 ton,
1988 f150 4x4,
1988 f150 4x4,
1988 f250 4x4,
2003 f150 4x4.

Motorcycles:
1977 rd 400d,
197? Honda cb 500t,
1970 Bsa chopper,
first year Honda cx500,
1977 cb750a,
1980 kz 1300(fav),
1982 kz750 ltd,
Honda 900.
A major fleet of boats also.

I have to go to google and figure out how to list like everybody else I cant figure it out on the keyboard ,go figure.
@82rude..... To space your wordings or go to the next paragraph etc., like I did for you here, all you have to do is click on the "Enter" button of a key board and it should drop downwards...If you're using a different device, let us know what you have and I'm sure someone can advise.
 
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jimmbo

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Since 1976
66 Ford Galaxie
66 Dodge Polara Wagon
71 Buick Skylark
76 Olds 88 Royale
81 Olds 98 Regnecy
86 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham
90 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
91 Cadillac Fleetwood
95 Buick Roadmaster
09 Toyota Camry(bought new, got rid of 3 weeks later)
94 Buick Roadmaster
08 Cadillac STS
95 Cadillac Brougham(only has 7500 miles)

The last 3 listed have plates and are daily driven

Boats
82 or 83 Invader
78 Crestliner Crusaider 550
80 Mirrocraft 14 Deep Fisherman
98 Glastron GS 180
02 Glastron SX 195
 
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