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LONGEST TIME YOU HAVE OWNED A CAR,OR TRUCK

EVILDR235EVILDR235 Member Posts: 4,398 ✭✭
edited July 2002 in General Discussion
I have a 1956 Chevy 210 sedan that i have owned since 1976.The original owner traded it in on a newer car.The car lot gave it to my friend at the wrecking yard for some money they owed him.The motor smoked in it,and my friend knowing i had a thing for 56 Chevys sold it to me for $5.00(My very good friend)I pulled the engine out of my other 56,and put in my new one.My wrecking yard friend has been driving two 1940 Dodge trucks since the mid 1950s-The engine in my 56 was rebuilt by me originally by me in 1971.I have been collecting parts to rebuild it again.---Dr.Evil---
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  • bhayes420bhayes420 Member Posts: 1,314 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    My dad has owned his 1960 Plymouth Fury since it came off the dealers lot new. His parents bought it for him when he graduated high school. Helped that his uncle was the Dodge-Plymouth-International dealer in the city. As for me, working on 13 years with my 1990 Chevy p/u. 240,000 miles and still going strong.
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  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I bought a 73 Ford F-250 in 75. Since then I have rebuilt the motor, changed it from an auto to a stick. Rusted like crazy but still runs strong.

    If I knew then, what I know now.
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  • KnifecollectorKnifecollector Member Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a 1965 Ford Falcon, bought it when I was 13 years old. Had to mow a lot of yards and help put up a lot of hay to pay for that one. I restored it when I was 15. One of dad's buddys sold it to me for $100. Had it about 18 years.
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  • robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've owned my 72 Maverick for the past 16 years.

    SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC
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  • BlokeyBlokey Member Posts: 284 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Still got my 1989 Chevy S-10 I bought new.
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  • pigeoncreek1pigeoncreek1 Member Posts: 217 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I've had my '69 Mustang for 13 years

    Gun control is hitting your target
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  • gunpaqgunpaq Member Posts: 4,607 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Twenty years. Bought a new Ford f-100 when I graduated high school and ran it regularly up to 1995 when my ex claimed it in the divorce and had it sent to the crusher for spite.

    Pack slow, fall stable, pull high, hit dead center.
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  • AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,092 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    1972 Chevy K20. Bought it brand new with 25 miles on it in '72. Still running like a top with 225,000 miles.

    1973 Pantera. Bought used in '75. It has been up on blocks for the last 18 years. Thinking about putting it on the road again.

    "If you ain't got pictures, I wasn't there."
    ?The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.?
    Margaret Thatcher

    "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
    Mark Twain
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  • rscoleman88rscoleman88 Member Posts: 4,250
    edited November -1
    Been driving the Same CJ-5 for 8 years (since I got my license) restoring it now. Had a 95 Chevy 3/4 ton since 97 164000 miles and still runs like a top. I'll have them both for as long as possible.

    Respect those who protect us now just as you would those who died for us in the past.
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  • LowriderLowrider Member Posts: 6,587
    edited November -1
    1987 Dodge D-150 pickup. Bought it new, had it going on 16 years.

    Hey Alpine: You wanta sell that Pantera???

    Lord Lowrider the LoquaciousMember:Secret Select Society of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets She was only a fisherman's daughter,But when she saw my rod she reeled.
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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,083 ******
    edited November -1
    I drove a 1977 Datsun (sorry, I am so ashamed) pickup that I bought new for just over 15 years. It was running when I sold it, but not for long thereafter.

    SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com, the best gun auction site on the Net! Email davidnunn@texoma.net
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  • muleymuley Member Posts: 1,583 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    nunn....don't be ashamed. It could have been a FORD.
    I bought a new 1988 Chevy 3/4 ton, 4X4, 350, Silverado. 250,000 plus miles and still going strong.
    muley

    **I love the smell of Hoppes #9 in the morning**
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  • nunnnunn Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 36,083 ******
    edited November -1
    Actually, muley, while I don't care for Fords, my buddy SMSGT R.M. Robertson has a 1974 Ford F100 that he bought new. I went with him to pick it up.

    It is on its third paint job and second engine, but it still goes.

    I think it qualifies for an antique vehicle license.

    SIG pistol armorer/FFL Dealer/Full time Peace Officer, Moderator of General Discussion Board on Gunbroker. Visit www.gunbroker.com, the best gun auction site on the Net! Email davidnunn@texoma.net
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  • muleymuley Member Posts: 1,583 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    nunn...just between you and me, I own a '96 Ford 1/2 ton too. I just can't decide which I like best.

    **I love the smell of Hoppes #9 in the morning**
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  • 101AIRBORNE101AIRBORNE Member Posts: 1,252 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    1971 Torino Cobra - ordered while in Nam -still have it and still
    hauls *
    1981 MBZ 300D - 0ver 900,000 on its third engine. Hope MBZ will
    give me a new vehicle.
    Guess I like old reliable vehicles. 101
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  • RickstirRickstir Member Posts: 574 ✭
    edited November -1
    I bought a Ford Explorer, new in 1993. It now has 251,000 miles on it. The outside is a bit faded, but the engine runs like a top. It has a V6, and at 55mph the rpm's are at 1500. I drive 50 miles, on the way to work. 1/2 mile on gravel, then blacktop or concrete all the way. I drive on country roads until I get into town. There are exactly 9 stop signs/lights from the front gate of my farm to the parking lot where I work. I have a great mechanic and he has her tuned so that I get just under 20mpg. Course I don't drive any faster than 60, and probably 50% of the time and driving 50 the rest of the way, and taking in the horse farms and river valleys all the way to work. Much nicer than when I used to commute in St. Louis. And, I got a little over 100,000 miles on a set of 6ply light truck Goodyear tires I got at Wally Mart. Got almost 15,000 on this set and they look brand new. There is something to be said for changing the oil every 3,000 miles and rotating the tires every 7,500.

    Like in the NFL, defense is the key.
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  • 96harley96harley Member Posts: 3,992 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    1976 Dodge short bed pick up truck. Bought it in 1977. Still have it and use it. 155,000 miles
    1976 Dodge Charger bought new in 1976. Still have it. 63,000 miles.
    Parked in my pole barn but drive when it's nice out.
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  • AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,092 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Lowrider: No thank you. My wife and two sons will not let me sell it.
    Some day when they are not looking though.........

    "If you ain't got pictures, I wasn't there."
    ?The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.?
    Margaret Thatcher

    "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
    Mark Twain
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I bought a brand new 88 Toyota Celica and drove it 90,000 miles in L.A. and across country to Fort Wayne, Indiana. It was a tremendous car -- the automatic trannie never needed a bit of work, the brakes could stop on a dime even in emergency panic stops. It finally developed an electrical short that couldn't be found by anyone, and there was a drain on the battery, so I traded it in on another car. But I give them credit for a strong-built car, and those amazing brakes. I decided though that I like a car with big tires. Those little 13 and 14 inchers have trouble staying aligned at speeds above 70, whereas on a 16 inch tire you can remain quite comfortable much faster in a pinch. I like the big tire ride. I owned a Toyota Supra later on which had 17" tires and it was a dream to drive in all weather (ABS, TC). But 17" tires are just one size too big to be reasonably priced. For my money, 16" is the way to go for a comfortable performance car.

    - Life NRA Member
    "If cowardly & dishonorable men shoot unarmed men with army guns, the evil must be prevented by the penitentiary...and not by general deprivation of constitutional privilege." - Arkansas Supreme Court, 1878
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  • BlokeyBlokey Member Posts: 284 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Liktoshoot,

    I know this is a LONG shot but if you ever want to sell that Mopar, you know you have a buyer right here!

    The VERY envious Blokey
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  • loader44loader44 Member Posts: 92 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    85 chevy suburban 4 x 4, 350, 4 speed auto, 326,000 miles on original engine and transmission. everything still works, pw,pl,tilt and cruse. it is now 17 1/2 years old and still going strong, not burning any oil or smoking. I am thinking about giving it to my son when he turns 18 next month. how about them apples.
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  • SXSMANSXSMAN Member Posts: 2,616 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    1974 TVR 2500M,bought in 78,bought back from ins. company after it was recovered 4 months later (Guy who stole it drove it every day till clutch slave blew).Still have it,waiting to restore and modify.

    Have guns,will travel
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  • Warpig883Warpig883 Member Posts: 6,459
    edited November -1
    1969 Pontiac Custom S (only year the Custom S was made) I bought it in 1982 and proceeded to hot rod it. I still have it and wish I had left it original.

    Of course it is a blast to pull up next to one of the newer hotrods? and let that 389 with the holley and posi cut loose.
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  • azzeaterazzeater Member Posts: 187 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Bought a 65 F100 when i was 17, i'm 24 and still have it. Wife hates it but knows she'll go before it does. Hey gunpaq, you are a very mild man, I would have broken her neck!!

    hey all!
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  • groundhog devastationgroundhog devastation Member Posts: 4,495
    edited November -1
    1988 F-250 Diesel(7.3 Corn Binder not Power Stroke) Bought from a friend in 1992. Hadn't ever sat out in the rain till I bought it!! Diesels are for Tractors, Buses and Trailer Trucks!!!!! I'm a farmer and my blood runs green! You couldn't pay me to have another diesel pickup!!!! The only way I'd ever own another dieselPU is that I could sell it to some poor unsuspecting person who thought they just had to have one! By the way mine is a 1988 and only has 124000 miles!! The only reason I still own it is because the wife and daughter(18 and going off to college) get first priority on vehicles to drive!!!!!! GHD
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  • YankeeClipperYankeeClipper Member Posts: 669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I bought a 1965 Ford PU the week my youngest son was born. He will be 26 in November. The truck is for sale though. So let me know if you want to own a premium 1965 .

    Helping keep America free: One gun at a time.
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  • gskyhawkgskyhawk Member Posts: 4,773
    edited November -1
    bought a 1975 F250 4x4 back in summer of 82 , needs new brakes and is very rusty but someday she will get a new body ,, 390 with headers holly 750 , bored out .30 with 10.5 to 1 pistons with some other stuff, she moves when you ask her
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  • ladrladr Member Posts: 263 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    68 RoadRunner, Bought it in 1969. Restored it in 1985, not to fac specs, but like I drove it. 383/4speed.

    71 Z28. Bought it in 80 from the orginal owner. Restored in 90.

    I drive both cars and always will.

    Just sold a SS I had for 20 years.

    NO GUTS, NO GLORY
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