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Favorite car you owned, and wish you had back.
Night Stalker
Member Posts: 11,967
Well, what car have you owned, sold, and wished you had it back?
I sold my old 1967 Mustang GT350 (CLONE, not original) just after the SEP 11th attacks. I knew we were leaving for war and was unsire of my future. Did nto want to have the wife have to worry about my car while I was gone.
Now, I miss it terribly. I have tried to replace it by buying a newer model Mustang convertible, but it is just not the same. I wish I had her back.
How bout you, what one do you miss? Any pics? Here are mine.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid81/p06cadb6171370fa27cc00d500885ec09/faf10c02.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid81/p834977c13e25139dab8ab6050feadc5f/faf10bfa.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid81/pa2c5ce48e5f425386dece15785fcb3c0/faf10bfd.jpg
NSDQ!
"To every man, there comes in his lifetime, that special moment when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered a chance to do a very special thing, unique to him and fitted to his talents;What a tragedy if that moment should find him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour." --Sir Winston Churchill--
I sold my old 1967 Mustang GT350 (CLONE, not original) just after the SEP 11th attacks. I knew we were leaving for war and was unsire of my future. Did nto want to have the wife have to worry about my car while I was gone.
Now, I miss it terribly. I have tried to replace it by buying a newer model Mustang convertible, but it is just not the same. I wish I had her back.
How bout you, what one do you miss? Any pics? Here are mine.
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid81/p06cadb6171370fa27cc00d500885ec09/faf10c02.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid81/p834977c13e25139dab8ab6050feadc5f/faf10bfa.jpg
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid81/pa2c5ce48e5f425386dece15785fcb3c0/faf10bfd.jpg
NSDQ!
"To every man, there comes in his lifetime, that special moment when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered a chance to do a very special thing, unique to him and fitted to his talents;What a tragedy if that moment should find him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour." --Sir Winston Churchill--
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Bert H.
i was the first to drive it.i got it on active duty spent my entire time on active duty paying for this car,when i finally reached my eas the car was paid off drove her back home to oregon had her home for 2 months and walked outside 1 morning and she had been stolen,man i miss that car[:(]
SEMPER FI
2.) 1970 AMX
3.) 1967 Firebird 400 Convertible
4.) 1964.5 Mustang
5.) 1967 Mustang
6.) 1973 Javelin AMX
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NSDQ!
"To every man, there comes in his lifetime, that special moment when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered a chance to do a very special thing, unique to him and fitted to his talents;What a tragedy if that moment should find him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour." --Sir Winston Churchill--
Here's the link to some of our "motorvations" from my wife and I (if you're interested):
http://bambihunter.myftp.org/Katie's Valentine Page/Cars.htm
The car I was talking about was the brown cutlass with the nasty black wheels on front and the boat is the one clear to the bottom, the car I sold my wife is the blue one at the top (they are in chronicalogical order, except the boats are at the bottom)... It's not all we've had, but it's all that we had together that we have pictures to.
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Paid $125, and in two years I NEVER had to fix a thing. The exhaust started going bad, started to smell like sulfur when I went above 55. I was just about ready to go away to college so I decided to give the ar to a friend(he wanted the engine) rather than get it fixed. I really liked that car.
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barto, I had a boss that bought a 51 Crown Vic. It had an automatic chassi lubrication system. You just pushed a button and it was supposed to oil itself.
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Old? First you forget names; then you forget faces; then you forget to pull your zipper up; then you forget to pull your zipper down.
My first car was a 66 Chevy II Nova, 230 3 on the tree. I drove that car places people were afraid to take pick up trucks. That particular car would not be worth having today, but I keep my eye peeled for a one like it.
The one that I sold and wish I had back was a 1976 F150, 300 three on the tree. Dad paid about $3000 for it new, sold it to me for $500 in 1988. When it developed trouble in the front end I sold it rather than repair it. Kick me, please.
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1959 MGA, red. A real roadster.
I always liked the A ... but never lucky enough to own one. The one I'd like to have back was/is a 1965 MG B.
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? otherwise, you'll find an excuse.
Restored a '57 Belair 2-door hardtop
but had to sell to pay bills.Never
got to enjoy it.[:(][:(]
It's probably worth four times
what I got for it in '89.[:(]
IT'S WHAT PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THEMSELVES THAT MAKES THEM AFRAID.
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ATF
1969 Chevelle SS M-22,concords,crager s/s's,365 hp 327 pulled from 65 Vette
1966 Chevelle ragtop.327 ,4 speed(m21),410 posi
1967 ragtop R/S Camaro 327,3 speed
1957 chev.Hardtop
1968 Camaro 327,4 speed
1979 Camaro R/s 350,4 speed
1967 El-Camino
1953 Ford Pick up,Flathead V-8 and others[:(]all gone now,but not forgetten....
1962 Chevy Nova II, straight 6 with the Powerglide. The dash and the bumper were both made of the same material, steel.
1968 Dodge Charger R/T, 440 with closed chamber heads, 727 Torqueflite, 3:23 gears, Black, red interior with R/T stripe delete, factory 4 piston per caliper Bendix disc brakes.
1981 Toyota Celica hatchback. Hey don't laugh, probably the best car that took more abuse than you could ever imagine. You just can't stop those 22R toy motors.
Them ducks is wary.
1. 1940 Chevy Coup
2. 1949 Volkswagen (When I was stationed in Germany)
4. 1955 Metropolitan convertable.
Pete
"Be kind to your neighbor, he knows where you live"
1979 Pontiac Trans Am with a 1970 Pontiac 455, miss that one dearly
1972 Dodge Charger, wasnt fast with the 318 but what a cruiser!
Last I wish I had my 1982 Ford Mustang GT with a worked over 302, windsor heads, low pro dual quad, T-6 auto with B&M shift kit, 10" B&M Hole Shot and 4.10 rear, fun fun fun.
'57 Cameo
'68 Charge/426 crossram dual 4's/4sp/4mpg/pass anything on the road but a gas station
Have Gun, will travel
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'69 GTO ragtop 400 4bbl 4sp posi headers and an 18 yr. old driver...somehow I'm still alive
quote:The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
I had a 1950 Chevy Panel truck back in the 70's that I basically lived in. Finally sold it to a friend when I moved to Maine and he's had it for over 20 years. I missed that beast for a long time.
The worst car and most disappointing POS ever was a 1970 Corvette that I bought new when I got out of the military. I kept it for less than 6 months. Rattled, broke, parts fell off, stayed in the shop half the time. Plus, it was SLOW. Still ticks me off when I think about it.
I had three 1957 Chevys at the same time in High School. My main car that I drove. The wagon my scout master gave me when he blew a rod. and a two door sedan that I bought from a friend because he needed money. Had a total of $600 tied up in those cars. This was in 1967/8.
When I first joined the army, I bought a 1965 Mustang Convertable. This was in 1970. Wish I had this one back.
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Perspective:
1 Million Seconds = about 11 days.
1 Billion Seconds = about 32 years
As for me, the car I miss that I actually owned is a 68 Camaro with Hydramatic transmission, but frankly the manuals were faster. My buddy at the time beat me by a long shot though -- He had a 350 Shelby, Maroon, with 3-point seatbelts, that was amazing to drive. That was right before the Mustangs changed design to encorporate the Shelby aestetics.
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1962 blue Triumph Spitfire - One of the first in CA; drove while in the Navy
JC
Ted Kennedy's breath has killed more people than my car.