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    Post your Car History

    What is your `Car History`?

    Here`s my list,

    1960, Go-Cart, At twelve years old, I considered my go-cart was more like a race car than a regular car. I think that`s probably where I really learned how to speed. Hey, I never got any speeding ticket. However, I was stopped by the NJ State Police for riding on the streets. Well, I wasn`t actually stopped by the cop. It was just that my baseball hat flew off because I was going so fast when I saw him. I couldn`t stop to get my hat or I`d be caught for sure. So I drove on home a few blocks away. I parked my go-cart and walked in the house like nothing had happened. A few minutes later. Yep, you guessed it. That State Trooper was knocking on our door and yes he had my baseball cap in his hand. When I look back, I guess that was really the first time I was ever caught for speeding. Oh, those were the days.

    1959 Pontiac Catalina, this was my first car, when I got my drivers license in 1965. Those were the days when you could drain your oil, then add five quarts of kerosene, run the engine for a few minutes and then drain the dirty kerosene. Then add five quarts of fresh 30 weight oil. That was how you could easiler keep your engine clean. I guess you could say that was like detailing the internal parts of your engine.

    1965 Buick Skylark, This wasn`t your fathers Buick. This was one of the muscle cars of the day with a four speed trans and high performance clutch. Hey, I still can remember how hard that clutch petal was to engage. It was like pressing on a pedal made of concrete. Anywho, this car also had a 400+ cubic inch motor with over 300 HP. And yes, I very quickly found out how expensive tires cost back in those days. I think I burned the rubber off of the first set of rear tires in about two months. Added a few extra points to my drivers license record too.

    1967 Buick Opel, this wasn`t the GT model but it was a lot less expensive to operate than that Buick. The quality wasn`t there as I remember some of the little things that went wrong as the car was still in warranty. Since I was commuting from NJ to CT it was good basic transportation. Hey, at least it still had a four speed trans. And I still got caught for doing 84 mph on the NJ Turnpike.

    1969 Pontiac GTO, Ah, what can you say about the Old Goat. Well, if you were lucky enough to actually own one, you know that the engine for some reason wanted to eat spark plugs like candy. I still don`t understand why, but unless the spark plugs were changed every five thousand miles the car just didn`t want to run right. Since I put over 50,000 miles on that GTO in a couple of years, I could probably change those plugs blindfolded. Also, since the GTO didn`t have air conditioning, I convinced my wife that we needed a car with air. Yes believe it or not, those were the days when most cars did not have air conditioning. At the time, air was considered a true luxury option. Not standard like in todays cars. That is how I got my Corvette, the car that I still own some thirty three years later. Oh, and I still have the same wife too.

    1969 Corvette Stingray, Imagine having a Corvette as your only family car. I mean drive it everywhere. Do the supermarket shopping, go on vacation. The works. My 69` Corvette is a White Coupe, with Auto Trans, a/c, 300 hp 350 ci. It`s the one with t-tops and the rear window comes out too. It is all original and never been restored. I like the idea of knowing that the only wrenches that were turned on my Corvette are those at the factory, when it was built on 12/7/68 and all of the work I have done on my own. I have replaced mufflers, brakes, shocks, etc. and the list goes on. I began using my Corvette less and less as the family car when we purchased our new Nova in 1974. By 1980, its use was very limited as I began to realize that I would never sell it. Since it was always kept in my garage it really did`nt see too much bad weather, except for those first few years. Now it`s got NJ QQ Historic license tags. It is really a somewhat strange feeling when you get in a car and realized that it`s the same car the you have driven for more than thirty years. I mean, Richard Nixon was President the first time I drove my Corvette. That really was a long time ago. Oh, one other note. My Corvette was the last vehicle I drove on the last day of 1999 and the first vehicle I drove on the first day of 2000. I guess you could say I drove my Corvette from one millennium into another.

    1974 Chevy Nova, What can be said about a Nova.

    1977 Chevy Nova, same as above

    1981 Olds Cutlass, All I remember is that GM was still trying to figure out how to build a reliable V-6 motor.

    1986 Olds Cutlass, with V-8

    1989 Chevy Blazer, Bought this Blazer as a result of my needs while establishing my own mobile detailing business. I don`t think too many people were impressed with me working out of the trunk of my family car. It was time to move up.

    1998 Olds Cutlass, Family car.
    2001 Chevy Blazer, Work vehicle.

    Currently own,
    1969 Corvette Stingray
    1998 Olds Cutlass
    2001 Chevy Blazer

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    1979 Oldsmobile Starfire was my first car
    1981 Mecury Capri 5.0 (the Mustang 5.0 mercury style)
    1984 Camaro - V6
    1991 Pontiac Sunfire (my first new car)
    1994 Eagle Talon TSI AWD (modded to hell it rocked!)
    1999 Oldsmobile Alero GLS 2 Dr Coupe
    2002 Nissan Maxima SE

    Currently 2003 Acura TL-S

    thinking about buying an 1998 Eagle Talon TSI AWD for kicks
    You have activated my special ability....

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    1968 442...1979 camaro ... 1966 dodge ..1972 chevelle...1977 capri .....1970 chevelle ...1979 toyota pickup..1978 z28....1980 nissan.. 1989 festiva..1994 ford ranger...199taurus 1989 jeep ...1979 chevy stepside..2001 ford explorer..2002 gmc sonoma ..2003 intrepid. 1980 camaro.. 1972 firebird.. a little car crazy :miss wned nthespot :notpossib :rolling
    back in buisness baby

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    1955 Chevrolet Bel-Air...the 265 V-8 was froze up...took a gallon of breakfree in the spark plug holes to free up....
    1969 Chevy Blazer - red with a white top...put carpet in the back for, uh, comfort shall we say...
    1976 Camaro - had a wild paint job
    1969 Chevelle SS396...shoulda kept it...
    1980 Datsun B210 hatchback (college)..I wore this car out...
    1988 Cavalier (poor)...no air conditioning...
    1976 BMW 316 (while in Germany)...put in a motor from a 518...
    1992 Mazda Protege (still kinda poor)...just transportation...
    1964 Chevy Pickup (350, 1972 Olds Emerald Green Metallic paint, nice wheels) shortbed, stepside, big window
    1987 IROC-Z, t-tops that leaked, 5.7 TPI, auto, metallic blue, ...I loved that car and it loved me....
    1997 Honda Accord SE...weak 4 cyl engine...
    1981 Mazda 323 hatchback (work beater)...hated this car...
    1999 Dodge Grand Caravan Sport ...had to look as cool as I could while hauling the kids...
    2000 Silverado Ext Cab Z71pkg - Current...my baby...
    2002 Mazda Protege5 - Current...the wifes vehicle...she likes to keep it dirty...
    1969 Chevelle SS396...soon, very soon I`ll find another...
    Last edited by rtbrick; 05-02-2004 at 12:08 PM.
    2000 Silverado Ext Cab Z71
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    87 honda civic

    94 honda accord EX (still in the garage)

    00 civic si (still in the garage)
    Word of Mouth Detailing
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    1965 Ford Galaxy 4 door ... First car and it was slow & cheap
    1967 Mustang Fastback, 289... frame rusted out in 31/2 years
    1962 Chevy Pick-up ... beater
    1969 Mustang Coupe, 351, 4 speed ... it was pure power
    The rest were all purchased new ... ** still own
    1971 Harley Sportser
    1973 Harley Super Glide
    1974 Olds 442, 350 ... It was a dog
    1976 Olds Cutlas ... Nice car
    1979 Toyota Celica ... Too Small
    1982 Olds 88 ... family boat
    1984 Chevy Blazer ... Bad motor ... almost turned me on GM
    1988 Olds 88 ... good car
    1993 Pontiac SSEI ... Loved this car ... Power and sporty feel
    **1995 Pontiac Trans-Am ... Power and fun to drive
    **1997 BMW Z-3 ... Wife`s Toy
    **1998 GMC Jimmy ... Lots of mechanical problems
    1999 Pontiac Grand-Prix GTP ... Great car
    **2000 Pontiac SSEI ... Great car but not a good as the 93
    **2004 Lexus RX330 ... Awesome Vehicle

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    1990 300zx turbo (gone)
    93 Ford Probe GT still have
    02 S10 still have

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    1967 Bettle
    1993 Ford Explorer
    1997 Ford Expedition...lifted, diff. lockers, Alpine sys.
    2000 Ford F-150.....9" of lift, 4.88 gears, 39` Mickey Thompsons,
    2002 Volvo S60...wife`s

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    1977 Mustang II (the ones that look like a Pinto, probably was) pretty crappy
    1982 Mazda 323 best 500.00 car ever wish I still had it duct tape an all
    1980 Renault absolute crap
    1984 Mazda RX-7 Most fun car ever wish i still had it
    1988 (I think) Suzuki Samurai - Insurance cancelled it too dangerous a vehicle
    1993 Saturn SL good used dependable car for just married
    1996 Geo Metro crap that changed the way I think about purchasing crap
    2002 Saturn SC2 my first new car but we decided to trade for
    2003 Hyundai Tiburon cuz I just had to have it

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    drove my parents 67 buick leSare while in high school and ended up driving their 73 buick leSabre for a while when broke and in college
    72 hornet - junk (bought used)
    76 vega (bought used) (if I had been able to afford it, I would have shot it full of holes with a 44 magnum)
    79 mustang
    83 escort (garbage)
    87 tercel
    90 beretta GTZ
    97 S10
    98 cavalier (ex wife`s)
    99 silverado
    99 beetle (ex wife`s)
    00 geo
    01 eclipse GT
    03 cavalier (wife`s)
    03 silverado Z71
    04 malibu (wife`s)

    I`m done for a long time
    If the wolf howls by the light of the moon in the dark of the night...

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    90 Taurus T-boned, RIP
    90 Lumina Euro coupe
    93 Explorer
    97 SHO still have
    01 Sport Trac
    71 240Z resto that wound up in a junk yard after major structural rust
    03 Focus still have
    91 Mustang GT 17k mi, still have

    I`m thinking about getting rid of all 3 and getting a Lincoln LS. Priorities change when you`re ready to buy a house. My Focus I just can`t seem to fall in love with (except the 32mpg), my Mustang is only worth what it is because of the mileage so I can`t drive it a lot, and my SHO is a money pit, but I love it when it`s working right.
    Teflon is for frying pans.

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    You really don`t want to know. It would be a book. A person owns a lot of vehicles in 55 years of driving.

    Charles

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    Originally posted by CharlesW
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    You really don`t want to know. It would be a book. A person owns a lot of vehicles in 55 years of driving.
    Charles,

    How about just a basic list with year and model?

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    Originally posted by mirrorfinishman
    Charles,

    How about just a basic list with year and model?
    You asked for it.
    1936 Buick Special (First car. I was 14 years old.)
    1938 Chevy Standard
    1939 Plymouth
    1941 Ford Deluxe
    1926 Ford Model "T" Coupe ($2 at a farm sale. Broke a wood spoke wheel and left it in a ditch)
    1929 Ford Model "A" Roadster
    1931 Ford Model "A" Coupe
    1948 Kaiser
    1946 Chevy
    1949 Ford (Built engine)
    1953 Ford (Built engine)
    1941 Ford (Liked those 1941 Ford`s)
    1955 Ford (Built engine)
    1948 Opel
    1958 Renault Dauphine (In the army in Germany for the Opel and Renault)
    1957 Ford (Last Ford I thought was fast. A `57 Chevy sure showed me otherwise)
    1959 Chevy 283 (Fast for a year)
    1960 Chevy 348 (Again, fast for a year, then the 409 hit the streets)
    1962 VW Beetle (No money, couldn`t buy gas for the 348 Chevy)
    1963 Chevy Corvair Monza Coupe (Got a little money. Added a supercharger)
    1963 Olds Starfire (Got some more money)
    1964 Chevy Corvair Convertible (Even had enough for a nice second car)
    1964 Mustang (First year, had to have one. Had it for 60 days. Worst car I ever owned)
    1965 Pontiac GTO Tri-Power (Neatest car I ever owned. Tried to find it and buy it back a couple of years ago)
    1960 Chevy (Liked those 1960 Chevy`s, too)
    1967 Cadilac Coupe DeVille (Second worst car I ever owned)
    1967 Chevy Chevelle
    1969 Chevy Belaire
    1969 Chevy Impala
    1969 Buick Riviera
    1971 Chevy Impala
    1973 Chevy Monte Carlo
    1974 Pontiac Grand Prix
    1975 Chevy Monte Carlo
    1977 Chevy Monte Carlo
    1973 Olds 98
    1979 Lincoln Mark V (90 MPH was like sitting in your most comfortable living room chair)
    1981 Chevy Monte Carlo
    1982 Chevy Cargo Van
    1985 Chevy Monte Carlo (Do you think maybe I liked those Monte`s?)
    1990 Chevy Beretta
    1981 Chevy Corvette (Have it now)
    1995 Eagle Talon Turbo AWD
    1996 Eagle Talon Turbo AWD ($400 in mods and the Talons were pretty quick)
    1988 Chevy Astro Van
    2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP (slightly modded. Have it now.)
    1998 Pontiac Transport Minivan
    2004 Pontiac Montana Minivan (Have it now)
    1995 Honda Prelude
    1999 Saturn SL
    1983 Buick Skylark
    2002 Ford Taurus
    1999 Honda CR-V
    2000 Honda CR-V
    (These all were for my kids and grandkids, but I still owned and maintained them)

    Dirt bikes
    1963 Yamaha 80
    1965 Honda CB160
    1967 Honda CL160
    1967 Bultaco 250 Matador
    1968 Bultaco 250 Matador (Added the ISDT kit)
    1969 Honda Trail 90
    1970 Honda SL350
    1972 Honda XL250
    1974 Honda XL350
    1976 Honda XL250

    Street Bikes
    1980 Honda CM400T
    1983 Honda CB650SC Nighthawk
    1985 Honda CB650SC Nighthawk (Have it now.)
    1979 Honda CX500C Custom
    Even with that list, I`m sure I forgot a few.

    It`s been a fun ride!

    Charles
    Last edited by CharlesW; 10-06-2008 at 08:24 AM. Reason: Updated to reflect 4 plus years of changes

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    So Charles...based on the info you gave us, i take it your roughly like 26 years old?


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