OT - How Many Have you Owned... cars that is:

[Griff]

Rather than make a left turn on the other vehicular thread, how many cars or vehicles have you owned? I figured out mine...


#1 - '50 Ford Woody
#2 - '59 chevy 3200 p/u (got with a 250 6IL, installed a 354ci DeSoto FirePower & trans, and then... after finding out how expensive it was to simply BURN the rubber off the tires, I traded for,
#3 - '55 chevy 210 wagon with 283 & powerslide... this one met it's demise wrapped up against the front of a .67 Dodge Polaris, colored like a police squad car... oh the pain! Parts left over begat
#4 - the sedan above, and while it languished in Dad's garage under something called "grounded", the surf called, so I added
#5 - '55 VW van, it was very problematic, and left to pay for
#6 - '57 VW van, cruisin' on 13" chevy wheels, lowered to the pan... and very cool... think '60's in So Cal, then got offered a smokin' deal on
#7 - '57 VW p/u, but it was way more work than it'd ever been worth... and I pawned it off on some unsuspecting rube, picked up
#8 - '61 VW bus, fixer upper, sold at profit, and set off across country to see the US in #6, it died somewhere near New Orleans during Madi Gras... whole story in the month I stayed there! Don't ask, & I won't tell, but I ended up in Omaha, NE and after walkin' to work and bummin' rides bought
#9 - '50 chevy sedan delivery (kept it for 16 years and finally couldn't resist the outrageously huge money I was offered for a clunker in primer grey ($9K), tho it did have a '69 Camaro Z28 eng & trans; during the same time I bought and fixed up
#10 - '57 chevy 2dr hardtop; sold to fund drivin' #9 back to Mom & Dad's in CA (Uncle Sam seemed to desire my company!)
Since, for some unknown reason, I couldn't get insurance on #3 so it stayed in Pop's garage, and they got me
#11 - '50 Pontiac sedan... (this is what I was driving when I met my future wife... proving there's no accounting for taste in automobiles! Smoked the engine on the freeway and the folk's broke down and helped me finance
#12 - '67 Ford Cortina; mystery car... but it was transportation that the folks deemed safe while I built
#13 - VW bug from parts... think '58, '59, '60, '61, a few Porsche parts thrown in when found cheap! (wife sold it while I was in VN and bought:
#14 - '65 Alpha Romeo sedan (marriage needn't tame us! This one was a 1600 FI, 6 spd unit, loved racing Porsche 911s)
#15 - '71 Vega GT, (warranty put a '72 eng in it), traded in on
#16 - '74 chevy K10 p/u
#17 - '58 VW baja bug added for fun! sold for some reason or other, along with the dirt bikes... Oh yea, wife's pregnancy... kids cost SO MUCH! (I'll ask him someday if he was worth it)?
#18 - '77 Toyota p/u, rolled in the mud and traded it in on
#19 - '72 chevy blazer, sold to huntin' pard... just couldn't leave it alone and finally wore me down... then he wrecked it... yea friends!
#20 - '64 chevy C10 p/u, sold to buy #22
#21 - '82 Olds Cutlass wagon... yehaw... the 350 diesel! What a hog. But in a cool sorta way! traded for #23
#22 - '88 chevy V30 p/u, (4wd dually, 454, TH400, detriot locker in rear & limited slip in front axle... go anywhere truck!, traded for #24
#23 - '91 Camara RS (still in garage and one of those many projects to do!
#24 - '05 chevy K30 p/u, (4wd dually diesel w/allison 6 speed auto, crewcab).

And that doesn't include the WIFE's cars!
'65 Corvair Monza while we were dating, and first married. She sold it after having to commute to LA for an Austin-America... then to a Datsun F10, a Nissan 280Z (her brother loaned it to a friend and it got wrapped around a telephone pole... you know... they expected ME to pay for that!); then to a Volvo 244 and back to chevy for a Celebrity '84, then she got my Camaro (how'd THAT happen? Oh yea... the kid, the one that I sold all them other vehicles to pay for, got the Celebrity), and lastly to a '03 chevy C10 LS p/u.

You know what..? This was a fun exercise... and to think that I went thru all those between 15 & 55. But, while 24 vehicles in 40 years seems like a lot, if my figurin' is correct, a weighted average would yield an average of 6.18 years! Some were kept only a few months, others... well a bit longer!

[damienph]

1964 VW Microbus Deluxe (first car 1970 [16 yo]-payment for painting a house)
1959 MGA
1961 MGA
1958 Chevy Biscayne 2Dr
1971 Jeepster Commando (first new car 1972)
1966 Opel Kadett Wagon (stationed in Germany 73-76)
1966 Dodge Coronet
1971 VW Beetle
1971 Nissan PL 521 Pickup
1984 Subaru GL Wagon (2nd new car)
1986 1/2 Nissan Pickup
1980 Jeep CJ5 (currently owned by my son)
1984 Nissan Sentra Wagon
1976 Chey Scottsdale 4x4 Pickup
1958 Willys 4x4 Wagon (still have)
1980 Saab 900
1976 Dodge Power Wagon
1990 Subaru Loyal Wagon
1992 Subaru Legacy Wagon
1993 Subaru Impreza Wagon
1994 Jeep Cherokee Classic (still have)
1995 Mercury Sable (still have)
1998 Dodge Ram 4x4 Pickup (still have)
1994 Honda Civic Del Sol (still have)
2005 Subaru Outback Wagon (still have)

The Subarus have been some of the most dependable vehicles for driving in Kansas winters. I can't imagine not having at least one around, The '98 Dodge truck has been a good one, it is mostly used for pulling assorted trailers. The Honda is my daily driver (40 mile round trip work commute - 30+mpg)

The Cherokee became my hunting rig after my wife got the Outback.

[Blaine]

Roughly in the order bought...some were wives cars and some were concurrently mine.
** means worthless dud....

65 Mustang
70 Pinto**
66 VW Bug**
73 V6 Capri
65 Chevy II
72 Yamaha RD350
74 Audi Fox
75 Mazda RX4
76 Datson PU
75 Vega GT
77 Malibue Classic
Yamaha 400**
75 Chevy PU
82 Honda Wagon
83 Ford Ranger
Old Honda 360
75 Caprice wagon
73 F250 (great truck)
old AMC of some sort**
8? Renault
87 R65
74 Capri**
92 F150
75 240D
95 Toyota 4x4 (not a Tacoma)
89 F250
2003 Suburu Forster
2003 F150
2003 Honda 1300VTX
Honda Civic
2008 Honda GoldWing
Honda CRV
2009 F250 SuperDuty Diesel
125CC Yamaha Zuma

[71fan]

My years are much fewer than you guys, so my list is much shorter...eight verhicles, all of which were/are used off-road heavily for hunting, exploring, etc. The Landcrusier / LX470 platform is second to none, IMO, for exploring and daily driving. Except the gas mileage bites.

1973 IH Scout
1989 Dodge D50 4wd
1985 Chevy S10 Blazer 4wd
1992 Dodge Dakota 4wd
1989 Jeep Cherokee
1993 Toyota Landcruiser
2004 Ford F-150 2wd (first 2wd, lasted about two years and had to go)
2005 Ford Expedition 4wd Eddie Bauer (mostly the wifes but it's been dbanged around in the rocks more than once)
2001 Lexus LX470

[Old Savage]

OK, why not:
51 Ford 6 Cyl
56 Plymouth 273 V8
tbc

[Old Ironsights]

'68 Dart (slant 6 left for sibs when went to OU in '86)
'82 eagle (Drove to OU... No oil pressure - had to run gear oil until I salvaged it out)
'64 Comet (forgot that one... bald tires, mostly ran, got me to work for a few months)
'67 Rambler (gave to sister when I went to Germany)
'90 Tracker (Only New car ever... courtesy AAFES. Engine dropped a cylinder 500mi after warranty quit)
'82 Civic (t-boned)
'68 Beetle (sold to pay for move)
'95 Tracer Wagon (dash caught fire)
'99 Escort Wagon (Wife Current DD - 30-36mpg)
'74 C10 (My current DD 12-17 mpg )

[mouthpiece]

62 Mercury Comet, used.

Then new:
68? Triumph Spitfire
67 Mustang
72 Ford
84 Mercedes E
85Cadillac
87 Fleetwood
94 Vette ragtop
2006 Buick

several pick ups & misc, boring stuff other family members drove but that I bought for them.
The Buick was boring, too. Car designed for an old fanny burp to drive.

62 Comet was probably boring as well, but it was my first car.

[Tycer]

70 Chevelle
70 GSX
70 GS
71 GS
72 GS
65 Mustang Cpe
2-66 Mustang Cpe
67 Mustang Sportsroof
68 Mustang Cpe
3- 69 Mustang Sportsroof
65 Tbird
62 Galaxie 500 XL
62 Galaxie 500 69 390 4V built and a Powerglide
67 F100
56 F100
57 Apache
49 3100
72 F100
72 Galaxie
72 Catalina
70 Vega 302
74 Superbeetle conv
76 Datsun B210 built for rallye
76 Honda CVCC
77 Deville
77 GP
77 Camino
77 C10
77 Monte Carlo
80 Cutlass 70 Rocket 350
83 Mazda RX&
85 Mazda RX7 GSLSE
85 Honda Accord
88 Cutlass Calais, Q4 Muncie Sport
93 RX7
99 Honda CRV
2002 Honda Accord
2002 Chevy Malibu
2005 Honda Accord
2007 Honda CRV
2007 Toyota Tacoma
2008 Honda Accord
2010 Honda Civic

And more I've forgotten when I was learning to paint cars.

[M. M. Wright]

Wow! This is gonna be tough. Turned 72 earlier this month so a bunch of rides.

1. 1947 HD 74 knuckle
2. 1937 Indian Sport Scout
3. 1947 Studebaker Champion Pickup
4. 1952 GMC 1/2 ton-added Olds V8 and hydromatic
5. 1949 Chevy 3100 Custom Cab (Dad traded the jimmy for this one while I was in basic) This truck currently runs a Small Block 400/Turbo400, IFS, 4 wheel disc brakes, etc. I've put about 300,000 on it and it still turns heads and wins an occasional trophy.
6. VW beetles, I can't remember them all but several during my 62 mile one way commute.
7. 1967 Plymouth Furyll w/383, 4 speed
8. 1955 Olds 88
9. 195? BSA Gold Star
10. 1970 VW Beetle
11. 1975 HD Sportster
12. 1980 Olds 88 Diesel (great car, high mpg, service dept clueless)
13. 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 (1175 made) aero coupe
14. 1995 Chevy 1/2 ton, stepside
15. 199? Ford Explorer Limited
16. 1995 Explorer Eddie Bower
17. 1996 Explorer Limited
18. 1999 Chevy Tahoe
19. 2001 Dodge/Cummins 1 ton flatbed
20. 2006 Ford Freestyle AWD (Visualize Subaru on steroids)
I know I've missed a few because I started with a '35 Ford tudor before I had a license and there was a Crosley and a Vega in there somewhere but neither ran long enough to count. The Vega would get 40 MPG if you drove it with the vacuum gauge and then there was a Pinto that would get 38 with an automatic and 3 or 4 fat girls in it. Go figure.
Other bikes included BSA 650, a new Yamaha 650, 45 inch HD, '84 HD Bagger, 900 BMW
We won't get into boats or tractors

[Beaker]

1st car: '73 AMC Ambassedor Brougham 360 V8. Was my Grandparents car, Sold to me in 1978 for $800.00 with 23,000 miles on it. This car got me through college and early married life. Made 2 complete trips from Kansas to Seattle and back. I sold the car in 1993 with 150,000 miles on it.

2nd car: '82 Dodge Omni 2.2L. Purchased car used in November 1984 with 19000 miles on it. Had this car until Feb. 2004, engine died with a stuck valve. I donated the car to the local High School Automechanics class.

3rd car: '83 Chrysler Lebaron 2.2L. Very gutless car, purchased from my parents in 1992 with 83000 miles on it. Sold car to dealer in 2002 with 137000 miles on it when bought '03 Honda Accord.

4th Vehicle: 1993 Dodge Dakota Club pickup. 3.9L V6, purhased new in 1993. Still have and use, truck now has 84,000 miles on it but is defenitly showing its chronological age.

5th car: 2003 Honda Accord EX-L 2.2 liter 160HP. Purcased car new in December 202 for main car and for wifes car and still have it. Wife and car are currently in Seattle as she is caring for her elderly parents.

6th car: 2004 Honda Civic EX 1.7liter 127HP. I loved this car as it was my car. Purchased new in February 2004. Lost the car in June 2010 when Son was t-boned by a driver of a large tow truck going about 45 MPH and ran a red light. THe civic was a total loss with just over 50,000 miles miles on it but cant say enough good about Honda engineering. The car absdorbed the impact and saved my Sons life (along with guardian angels and the Grace of God)as he escaped with a only concussion and minor cuts and bruises. Impact was on drivers door.

[Buffboy]

1: 1961 Olds Delta 88 My cop uncle got it out of impound for parking tickets and gave it to me.
2: 1960 Chevrolet Biscane another uncle gave it to my folks because he was moving overseas, after it blew up, my parents gave it to me and I overhauled it. My brother wrecked it.
3: 1967 Pontiac Bonneville 421 tri-power, auto. Blew up, parked, then sold.
4: 1958 Ford Fairlane Custom, shoehorned a 1967 390 into it. Sold it to my brother after buying 5, who blew it up, put a full race 352 out of a stock car in it. Blew that up. Got parked.
5: 1967 Fairlane GT 390, 4 speed, drove until I bought 6 then my brother bought it from me (but never paid for it) Wrecked.
6: 1971 Plymouth Road Runner, 383 auto, air. Now has 440, still have.
7: 1971 Torino GT 351, 4 speed, Wrecked by me this time.
8: 1967 Charger, 318 auto, drove the heck out of it for a lot of years. Transmission went out and some guy offered more than I way more than I paid for it in that condition. Sold it.
9: 1979 Dodge shortbox 4X4, 318 auto full time. Later upgraded to "built" 360, 300k+ later, have replaced about every part on it but still have.
10: 1973 Datsun 240Z, Sold about a year & a half ago. Miss it.
11: 1987 Pontiac Fiero 4cyl, 5 speed. Sold it because it cost the moon to insure, road like a buckboard, didn't have any room, wasn't comfortable and was a pain to work on. The Datsun would blow its doors off, was more comfortable, had far more room and got better gas mileage doing it.
12: 1988 Olds 98, was given to me by my father. After my brother got better cars for his kids, he'd given it back to him. Still have.
13: 1985 Chevy S-10 Blazer, V-6, 5 speed, bought, blew up, overhauled. Found out there are harder vehicles to work on than a Fiero but still have.

skipping the motorcycles & airplanes

and edited because I can't count.

[Streetstar]

Ones i still have are in bold --- i could use a bigger garage


1st car -- '64 Fairlane 500
2nd -- '69 GMC P/U (still have it -- awaiting restoration )
3rd -- 84 GMC P/U and 81 Monte Carlo

4th -- 91 Z/28

5th -- 94 Chevrolet P/U

6th -- 97 F150

7th - 88 Chev S-10

8th - '75 C-10 (454 engine package, just blew the cobwebs off and drove it yesterday -- fun )

9th - 05 F150

10-- 72 Stepside, 69 Cheyenne (both projects - neither one driven to date)

11 -- 91 GMC sonoma (to replace the '88 S-10 as a motor home pull-behind

12 -- 08 Chev 2500

13-- 01 Jeep Wrangler

[jeepnik]

Wow, I'm a piker in comparison.

'57 Bel Air - gave it away when I went into the service
'68 Nova (went sorta fast after a bit of work) -wrecked sitting at a stop light
'72 Fiat 124 wagon - car I had in Spain
'72 Gran Torino - Traded it in on my Jeep, dumb move I know, didn't get much for it
'72 Honda CB 350 - still got it - but needs work
'78 LTD II Sports Touring model - still got it
'82 Jeep Scrambler - still got it

I don't count these as they are / were work trucks
1998 Ford Ranger - Got too small
2002 Ford F250 Crew Cab - Tranny went, it was really too big
2007 Toyota Tundra - Right size, but it's a tinny piece of junk, hope it dies soon.

[adirondakjack]

'64 Galaxie
'65 Falcon
'62 Falcon
'58 Rambler
'64 Monterey
'70 Maverick
'70 Custom (Ford)
'74 Pinto
'73 Olds 98
'73 Pontiac Granville
'70 E300 van
'75 Pontiac (same as a Nova, forget the model)
'75 Nova
'78 E150
'78 Chevette
'75 Granada
'86 Mercury Lynx
'84 S10
'91 Taurus
'94 Taurus
'96 Dakota
'00 Focus
'03 GMC Safari van

[AJMD429]

I do better 'keeping it simple' with vehicles than with guns...

1975 - 1986 Ford Fairlane -

• $50 purchase

1988 - 1981 2wd manual-everything Chevy 1/2-ton Pickup -

• traded an old generic .45 ACP for it that I gave $210 for new

1995 - Chevy 3/4-ton Pickup with 4wd, A/C (quit working in 2001), and manual windows

• (because the electric ones would probably have quit in 2001 as well... )
  THAT vehicle I paid for by selling my pride and working for an HMO for 4 years

Those are the only three vehicles I've owned in 36 years, other than these:

Bought half-interest (kept on my place, neighbor and I both used it) in this Dozer for $6,000 then 4 years later sold it for $5,500.


Got this tractor just recently:

[Lastmohecken]

I still own the first one I ever purchased, that was mine. I bought it brand new. It was a 75 Ford 250 4wd pickup. We still use it on the farm.

Let's see now, if I can remember the rest.
71 VW Bug
74 VW bug
67 Datsun Pickup
77 Dodge Polaris
81 Plymouth Horizon (most hated and sorriest car)
78 Thunderbird (one of my most favorite, and I only gave $750.00 for and kept it for many years)
77 Caddy (big 4 door sedan, another favorite, I kept it until it was so ragged out, I couldn't stand to drive it anymore, finaly sold it for $300.00, and my wife got mad at me for selling it)
86 Masda Pickup
79 Jeep CJ5
85 Chevy K5 Blazer (my son still drives this one)
83 F250 4WD (I still have and will probably hang onto it, because it's simple to work on.
87 Chevy Suburban, another favorite, but finally had to give up on it)
02 Grand Chreokee ( still got it, and I guess it's been pretty good, but has some agrivating issues, like windows that fall down, due to the stupid engineering of the child protection breakaway linkage that trashes the window regulators, and I hate the higher tech, and expensive fixes, that are sometimes required, like a board in the tail lights, that if it goes out, you have to buy the whole light assembly, $200.00, and I could go on) Plus with all of the new fangled electronical stuff, it has the ability to quite you, and has without warning, and it can't be fixed on the side of the road.
03 Short wheelbase Chevy pickup, bought it for my daughter, been a good truck.
87 Jimmy Blazer (full size like the old K5's) I love these old vehicles, as they are pretty dependable, easy to work on, and parts are not too high, normally, A big Favorite of mine.

I also have owned a few Harley's, and still have a 98 Wide Glide, and an 04 Roadking. I will probably keep them until I am done riding.

Gas milage is important, but in the past, I used to look for good old used gas guzzlers, because I could buy them cheap, and they still made fine old cars for years. By doing it that way, I often felt I could buy and drive the bestest for leastest, I would buy a good old American machine, cheap, and to hell with the gas milage. But I am afraid that era is about over.

[TMair]

I can't even remember the name of my first car, but it was some french sedan with giant suicide doors on it, that was a fun car because I didn't care what I did to it put it on it's side more then once, took two people to put back on it's wheels.
If we are counting bikes also:
Don't know the year Chapperal.
66 Rambler classic
64.5 Mustang with a 289 CJ in it.
totegoat, remember those?!
68 Murcury Cougar.
68? Plymouth Barracuda.
Pontiac LaManz Don't remember the year. with a Pontiac 350 Not the Chevy in later years.
Jeep CJ5 built for hill climbs, fastest off the live car I ever owned
66 Mustang
Triumph TR7, fun car.
Murcury Capri, the early ones.
Lincoln Continental MKIV
Yamaha 400
Yamaha 650
66 Chevrolet pick up truck
Ford Taurus MT5 only car I ever bought new!
Another Jeep CJ5
74 Pontiac Fiero, Still got it.
74 Chevy Corvette, Still got it.
99 Dodge Durango, I miss this one.
Ford Explorer for hunting, it was no good but I used it till I hit an Elk with it
Another Dodge Durango, don't miss it at all!
Chevy Trailblazer, Still got it.
07 Yamaha VStar 650, Still got it.
99 Harley Davidson Road King, Still got it.
02 Chevy 1500 PU, Still got it.
Audi 5000.
Some chevy thing that I got rid of a quick as possible to get the above mentioned Ford Taurus.
There where other cars that I can't remember just now because I wanted to get rid of them almost as soon as I got them, mostly got them because I had no choice, hard times cause hard dissions.
Terry

[gak]

A little redundant with my postings on the other thread, but I'll join in
:
#1.- 1961 Buick Special Dlx Station Wagon. 215 ci aluminum V8. My college ride. Fabulous car. Just right size and way ahead of its time in all respects. Very scarce to find now, esp wagon. Should never have sold it
#2.- 1962 Buick Skylark Coupe - 215 V8 w/ 4bbl. Great driving car but one of my regrets. Engine had been poorly maintained and needed a lot of TLC. I had been bitten by the little alum V8 bug with the wagon but too young to see this one had seen a harder life demanding a complete re-do I didn't have the jingle to satisfy.
#3.- 1965 Corvair Monza Coupe 110 4 Sp, "converted" to 66 Corsa 140 spec mid-life. My combined miles 225,000 or so. Great fun. A friend and I used to collect and fix 'em up in our spare time. At one point we had some fifteen Corvairs in various states of disrepair in a lot--our eyes ultimately bigger than our restoration time or wallets. My family (and friends) were Corvair owners going way back to our brand new 62 4 Dr Monza with a/c in Japan--we saw loaded by crane on a ship in Oakland and unloaded in Fukuoka. After 10 years of a reliable, fun ride, lack of a/c on my particular 65 (in Phoenix!) finally drove me to contribute to someone else's collection. Would like another some day--a 66 Corsa Convertible--courtesy of someone else's elbow grease this time!
#4.- 1978 Honda Accord LX 2 Dr hatch. 5 Sp. The original that "started it all." Along with the Civic, the one that drove GM and many others nuts to duplicate. Great car. Bought in so-so condition from family at 58k, rebuilt and drove it to 175k.
#5.- 1979 Ford F-150 Super Cab 4x2, 6.75' bed. 302 then 351. Both tied to a C6. Great hunter/camper--with Brahma shell.
#6.- 1988 Acura Intregra LS 5 Dr Hatch. 5 Sp. Also great car. Twin cammer and loads of fairly economical fun to drive.
#7.- 1996 Toyota Camry SEV6 Cpe, actually fairly rare in this trim. Per'd leather, moonroof. Added BBS wheels. Great car. Sold at 120k.
#8. 2001 Toyota RAV4. Temporary/shared owner with family. Had to stir it a bit in spots but once you got he drill, not an issue and a great little rig.
#9.- 1999 Toyota Solara SLEV6 successor to and equally reliable/great car as above Camry Coupe but even more Lexus-like. Added some nice factory BBSs to this too and probably the one that tugs at my heart the most. Would like another some day.
#10.- 2006 Toyota Highlander Limited V6 AWD. Successfully answered my wish essentially for a 4 door Solara with ground clearance and 4x4.
When the time comes, if I can I'll likely get another.
Think that's it!

[Booger Bill]

42 studebaker 4 door commander
46 4 door chev
50 studebaker starlight coupe
56 210 chev 2 door coupe
51 dodge 2 door coupe cornette
61 oldsmobile dynamic 88 2 door hardtop
65 ford f 100 stepside
64 olsmobile starlight wagon
64 cadillac coupe divelle
67 dodge monaco 500 2 door hardtop
72 1/2 datsun pickup
72 ford 100 pickup
76 trans am
72? chrysler new yorker
72 ford brougm station wagon
64 ford galaxie? coupe
49 ford panel truck
92 lincoln mark 4
85 ford ranger 4x4
92 GMC pu short bed 350 ci with 5 spd manuel
96? GMC pu
2,000 GMC PU
2,001 chev silverado PU
2,007 toyota avilon
3 full dress harleys--1963, 1964, 1969
46 whizzer
48? check (CZ)
58 triumph 650 t-110
58 indian 700 made by royal enfield
65 750 royal enfield
67? 750 royal enfield
65 750 norton scrambler
72 750 moto guzzie
78? 750 suzukki
82? KLR kawsaki
2,005 650 bombardier traxter ATV
1956 metalised piper tri pacer airplane
1972 bellanca citaberia GCBC
Hell, I bet I left out a bunch!

[L_Kilkenny]

1970 Cutlass Supreme (455cid from my folks old Olds 98, sold to cousin)
1966 F100 (Head on collision with '70 something Chrysler New Yorker, not my fault but dang did it hurt)
1973 Merc Comet (Same as Ford Maverick. Hey don't laugh, they're 90% mid 60's Mustang, Blown motor)
1971 Cutlass (wrecked by me)
1978 T-Bird (rust and bad tranny, junked er out)
1974 Merc Comet (no idea what happened to this one, can't remember)
1979 Monte Carlo (Wrecked by me)
1974 F100(sold)
1972 Honda SL175 (Seized motor)
1979 Yamaha 650 Special (sold)
1982 Kawasaki 1000LTD (traded for next bike)
1970 3/4 Chevy PU (Sold after 2 blown motors)
1985 T-Bird (Traded for truck)
1984 Kawasaki 750GPZ (sold to buy next bike)
1986 Kawasaki 1000R Ninja (sold to buy house)
1985 F150 ext. cab 4x4(sold)
1989 Jeep Wagoneer(sold after I replaced the motor and the the tranny went out 1000 miles later)
1997 Chevy Silverado ext. cab 4x4 (sold with bad tranny)
1979 Honda XL250(sold)
2000 Chevy S10 ZR2 (sold with bad tranny, total clunker)
1995 F150 ext. cab 4x4 (current with new motor)

These were all mine and do not include community property with the better half. Sure I've forgotten one or two. Haven't though about some of them in years.

LK

[lthardman]

Just the ones I have owned:

1962 Corvair Monza
1964 Dodge Polara (push button tranny!)
1967 Corvair 500
1975 Pontiac Astre (First new car!)
1979 Mercury Capri
1979 Cadillac Eldorado (still have it)
1983 Pontiac Trans Am (still have it)
1995 GMC Sierra
1997 GMC Jimmy
2002 GMC Sierra
2003 GMC Envoy

Others I drove on the job:

1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass
1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass
1979 Pontiac Bonneville
1980 Mercury Monarch
1986 Dodge Junk
1987 Chevrolet Caprice
1990 Pontiac Bonneville
1993 Buick LeSabre

[AkRay]

My brother in law wrote up this list about a month ago, and he's had 81 vehicles since about 1983 or so. And with him, there's no end in sight.

[FWiedner]

I think I've owned (maybe) 9 cars since I started driving my own car, at 18.

I even got to drive 5 of them.

[El Chivo]

Holy cow you guys, I'm 52 and I'm on my 3rd car.

1967 Nova, present from grandma which I then passed on to my brother.

1978 Chevette, bought at 50k miles and held for another 10 years.

1986 Volvo 740 GLE, bought at 80k miles and still going strong.

[Chuck 100 yd]

I am 64 and have only owned 2 cars.

1964 Corvair
1956 VW bug

I have owned many trucks though.

[2ndovc]

I had to think about this one for a while.

1974 Dode Conversion van. Traded for;
1979 Jeep CJ 7. Loved that thing, Rolled it. Totaled...
1981 Mercury Capri. Yuck!! Traded.
1976 Olds Cutlass (350, four barrel!). Bought it for $600 from a little old Lady. Great Car!!
1982 Bronco. Was on my third used engine whien I traded it for..
1984 Mercury Couger. Again, yuck!
1989 Dodge Daytona. First new car. 2.5L with a 5 speed transmission. Loved that car.
1987 F150. Needed a pickup.
1989 F150 Super cab. Real bummer.
1992 F150. Poop brown but a good truck.
1999 Dodge 1500 Quad cab 4x4 with a 360 V8. Most powerful truck I've ever owned( ex got that one in the divorce).
2001 Dodge 1500 2wd V6. Couldn't get out of it's own way!
2002 Ford F150 4x4 with 4.9l V8. I'd still have this one if it hadn't been so abused before I got it. Still got 165K miles out of it.
2004 Dodge Durango. Huge dissapointment.
2008 Wrangler Unlimited. Best vehicle I've had since my '79 CJ!
1996 Ford E150. Beater for the Kids.
1985 Corvette. Super Fun!

[Streetstar]

I do better 'keeping it simple' with vehicles than with guns...

1975 - 1986 Ford Fairlane -

• $50 purchase

1988 - 1981 2wd manual-everything Chevy 1/2-ton Pickup -

• traded an old generic .45 ACP for it that I gave $210 for new

1995 - Chevy 3/4-ton Pickup with 4wd, A/C (quit working in 2001), and manual windows

• (because the electric ones would probably have quit in 2001 as well... )
  THAT vehicle I paid for by selling my pride and working for an HMO for 4 years

Those are the only three vehicles I've owned in 36 years, other than these:

Bought half-interest (kept on my place, neighbor and I both used it) in this Dozer for $6,000 then 4 years later sold it for $5,500.


Got this tractor just recently:

You've got style doc ! I would take that John Deere over a few vehicles i've had any day

[20cows]

Before wife:

57 Ford
76 Cougar
76 F100 (still have it)

With the wife:

84 Celebrity
90 Grand Prix
2000 Winstar
2005 Freestar (current family car)

Daughter and I:

95 Maxima (current)

The Boy and I:

74 Maverick (still got it, too)

I share a lot.

[6pt-sika]

Lets see !

1. 71 Dodge Power Wagon 4x4 318

2. 70 Chevy Nova

3. 74 Ford PINTO Wagon

4. 78 Jeep CJ-5 with a 304 V8 headers etc !

5. 84 Nissan Ext Cab 4x4 PU ( first new car)

6. 87 S-10 Blazer 4x4 (new)

7. 91 S-10 4 door Blazer 4x4 (new)

8. 94 S-10 4 door Blazer 4x4 (new)

10. 99 S-10 EXT CAB 4x4 with ZR2 pacjage (new)

11. 00 S-10 EXT CAB 4x4 with ZR2 package (still have)

12. Mercedes Benz 04 320E (new) (still have) !

Got the 2000 pickup from my pop when he wanted to trade ! It only had 40,000 miles and the 99 I was driving had 125,000 ! The 2000 just turned 135,000 last week !
The Benz I've had since new and it almost ready to trip 12,000 miles ! That cars still like new !

[claybob86]

1. 63 Chevy Bellaire, 230 CID I-6, 3 on the tree

2. 75 Chevy Malibu 350 CID V-8

3. 79 Chevy Monza 196 CID V-6

4. 80 Chevy Monza 231 CID V-6

5. 82 Chevy Camaro 305 CID V-8

6. 75 VW Rabbit

7. 78 Buick Opel (Mitsubishi)

8. 83 Ford Escort

9. 88 Ford Taurus

10. 84 Ford Club Wagon van 300 CID I-6

11. 89 Ford Club Wagon van 302 CID V-8 (still have it)

12. 00 Ford Windstar minivan 3.8 V-6 (still have it)

13. 96 Ford Explorer 302 CID V-8 (still have it)

14. 08 Ford Taurus X 3.5L V-6 (just got it for wife)


We've had pretty good luck with the Fords. 3 of the 4 we still have are 200K miles or more. The 89 van is the only one that's required major repairs.

[buckeyeshooter]

1974 SD 455 trans am firebird
1989 BMW 325i
1974 corvette 454 4 speed
1991 BMW 850i
2000 ford taurus--- inherited last year on my mothers death

[Hagler]

...well, let's see how many (by year of manufacture):

I used to have:

(1) 1967 Rambler Rebel, 232, Column-shift Automatic
(2) 1971 AMC Javelin, 304, 3-on-the-floor
(3) 1972 AMC Javelin SST, 232, Column-shift automatic
(4) 1974 AMC Javelin AMX, 304, Floor-shift Automatic
(5) 1975 Ford Mustang II, 302, automatic
(6) 1976 Dodge Colt, 1600cc, automatic
(7) 1981 Ford Granada, 200, automatic
(8) 1983 Ford Clubwagon, 351 Windsor, automatic
(9) 1986 Chevrolet Astro, 4.3, automatic

I still have:

(10) 1987 Ford Aerostar, 3.0, automatic, with wheelchair lift (my wife bought new, and had it customized)
(11) 1996 Chevrolet Astro, 4.3, automatic

Shawn

[Old Time Hunter]

Looks like I have any hour waiting for a flight...trying to remember as many as I can:

1. 1960 Ford Falcon, bought at a Bell Telephone auction for $15, my first car...used it to get my license
2. 1953 Mercury 2dr sedan
3. 1960 Rambler American
4. 1961 Triumph TR3A
5. 1962 Oldsmobile F85 215CI V8
6. 1958 Studebaker Super Hawk..Supercharged
7. 1963 1/2 Ford Galaxie w/406CI 405HP, 3.91 locker 4 speed
8. 1964 1/2 Mustang 289 rag top, w/bench seat(rare), 4 speed
9. 1965 Mustang Fastback
10. 1965 Mustang coupe
11. 1966 Shelby GT 350
12. 1963 Ford Galaxie Station Wagon...15" X 8" chrome reverse rims, 390CI
13. 1964 Jaguar XKE roadster
14. 1966 Mustang coupe
15. 1967 Mustang Fastback w/390 4 spd.
16. 1969 Boss 302 Mustang
17. 1968 Yenko Camaro
18. 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 factory 427 dual 4bbl
19. 1962 Ford Econoline Hippie van (sort of, used it for hunting & parties my senior year of HS)
20. 1958 Chevrolet Impala (dealer installed 409 replaced original 348 in '59)
21. 1966 Pontiac GTO 389 Tri-Power
22. 1969 Mustang Mach I 428 SCJ
23. 1969 Mustang Coupe (plain jane w/428 punched out to 447CI, 4.11 locker 4 spd, traction bars, 12" street slicks)
24. 1967 Jeepster
25. 1968 Torino GT 390
26. 1967 Fairlane GT 390 (liked this better than the Torino)
27. 1966 Chevelle SS396
28. 1964 Original 289 AC Cobra...absolutely wicked, bought it for a song, when sold, it actually bought my first house...cash. (This car sat in a garage from 1965 until 1970, ladies husband went to Germany and ran away with some bimbo, she sold it to me for $1k! I sold it in 1978 for $75k)
29. 1970 Ford LTD 2dr
30. 1971 F250 (primary race car tow vehicle, first new vehicle I ever bought)
31. 1964 Rambler Classic 2dr w/AMC 327 and 4spd.
32. 1965 Ford Ranch Wagon w/1960 F250 4WD underpinnings. (secondary race car tow vehicle)
33. 1972 Gran Torino GT 351 SCJ
34. 1974 302 Maverick Stallion 4spd
35. 1974 Ford LTD 2dr (got married, thought of this as peace vehicle)
36. 1975 Mustang II MachI 302
37. 1973 Buick Regal coupe w/455 (still a slug)
38. 1964 Ford Galaxie 500 289 4spd (became secondary tow vehicle when '65 Wagon was sold)
39. 1976 Ford Bronco
39. 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass
40. 1979 Ford Bronco XLT
41. 1970 Olds Cutless 442/Hurst
42. 1981 CJ7 Renagade hard doors, soft top
43. 1982 Mustang 302 GT
44. 1983 Escort HO 5 speed
45. 1986 Taurus
46. 1988 Acura Legend
47. 1989 Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer
48. 1991 Ford Explorer (sold my '79 Bronco for this, but it lasted over 600k miles)
48. 1991 Ford Thunderbird
49. 1992 Lincoln MkVIII SC
50. 1988 Tempo 5spd coupe (w/Taurus SHO engine..just to fool people)
51. 1995 F150 XLT (still have this one, sold my '71 F250 to get this one)
52. 2000 Ford Taurus
53. 2003 Ford Windstar (still have)
54. 2008 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer (still have)
55. 2009 Ford Taurus Limited (still have)

This is all I can remember, not included are any of my wife's cars or the thirty-three stock cars I owned between 1972 and 1992 as I always had at least 2 or 3 on hand every year (one short track, one long track at least, usually an intermediate too). Also not included are the semi's I owned between '79 and '93. Or any of the motorcycles...guess I was just a gear head!

Oh yeah, should explain, very rarely have I ever had less than three cars at one time...not including the wife's of course...her's don't count!

[Barcelona Rick]

Before Marriage: 1964 Belair 283 3 speed (bought used)
1973 Cutlass Supreme (bought used)
1975 Datsun 710

Married: 1978 Nova Rally Sport
1960 Chevy HD 1/2 ton (bought used)
1979 Ford F150
1987 Cutlass Supreme
1988 Ford F150
1994 Ford F150
1995 Monte Carlo
1997 Crown Victoria (bought used)
1999 Ford F150.......still own with 231,000 miles (bought used)
2004 Honda Accord......wife's car
2005 Ford F150.....still own with 158,000 miles (bought used)

Have also owned a Jeep CJ6 and a Jeep YJ both were off-road only.....

Would really love a new F150.....

rick

[Bis]

32 Hup mobile
55 Chevy 2 dr
55 Willis utility wagon
56 Chevy 2dr
57 Chevy pu short bed 327 with muncie 4 spd that I still have
58 Chevy 2 dr
62 pontiac bonnivile
62 Chevy 4 dr
63 ford falcon
65 dodge 440 cornet
65 Chevy el camino
68 Chevy camaro
70 Chevy chevelle
70 Ply. Duster, 340 with a 4 spd real quick
73 datsun pu
84 dodge pu
85 gmc motor home 20 foot
89 hyundia
00 Chevy pu
00 Chevy tahoe
03 chevy avalache
o4 gmc pu 4x4

[new pig hunter]

only 1 car: 1974 BMW 2002tii
bought it new in November 1974 .... still driving it. Haven't had a car payment since 1976.

this is NOT my car, but mine looks identical to this one, and is the same color:
http://2002ad.com/images/carsforsale/ACF5E2E.JPG

Cheers,

Carl

[Ysabel Kid]

Ford Mustang Mach I
VW Beetle
Mazda GLC
Ford Escort
Toyota Camry
Toyota Corrola
Dodge Caravan
Honda Accord
Chevy Suburban (my wife's/our personal vehicle)

and for work:

Dodge Intrepid
Dodge Intrepid
Chrysler Concorde
Pontiac Grand Am
Chrysler 300
Buick Enclave (company car I am driving now)

[gak]

only 1 car: 1974 BMW 2002tii
bought it new in November 1974 .... still driving it. Haven't had a car payment since 1976.

this is NOT my car, but mine looks identical to this one, and is the same color:
http://2002ad.com/images/carsforsale/ACF5E2E.JPG

Cheers,

Carl

Those are great cars, the first "real" 2 dr sports sedan/coupe (4 seater that wasn't just a 2+2), the ti/tii being the ultimate expression...and the "toots" as we called them probably the car BMW had in mind when it started their "Ultimate Driving Machine" slogan. That and the CS (6 cyl) 3.0 coupes. Friend had both, we turned into project cars, fixing up with Recaros, Bilstein sports, BBSs, Michelin XWXs or some such, A/C upgrade, paint refresh (Alpine silver on one a Fjord blue on the other IIRC) etc. They really did love to be run hard--the more the better.

The 2002 was also likely the inspiration for the "poor man's BMW" - the early 70s Datsun 510, which was also a real stitch to drive. Willing 1.6-2.0 motors, indy rear end not found on other econo cars, etc. (A light car with notoriously thin sheetmetal to help it go fast!)