favorite car you've owned

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Everone just for the fun of it, I was wondering what was your favorite car or cars you have owned and wished you still had.
Mine was a 1965 Impala Super Sport, It was my first new one off the show room floor. I think I only paid $3,600 for it.

Jack
 
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1974 Chrysler Newport. The back seat was larger than my mom's sofa in her living room. Paid $2,000 (used) in 1976. First car... first memories. A real love/hate affair. I loved to hate it with it's 7 MPG. A real beast but I sure could get a lot of my friends in there when they needed a ride.

-Peter-:)
 
I love my 1983 Jeep CJ7 with hard top, real doors, carpet, power steering, factory air (still works but the top is off all summer). It now has a new engine and several new major parts. I also loved my 1957 black Chevy two door hardtop. But that one was 35 years ago and I wish I had kept it.
Do a good turn daily!
Don
 
First was 1965 Oldsmobile F85. Not many people know about those but I believe it eventually became the Cutlass.
Favorite without a doubt was a 76 Jeep CJ7.
 
2002 Mazda Miata, known in Europe as the MX5. She was a limited edition sunburst yellow; only 1500 made. First car I ever put personalized plates on. When I started building my house in '99 I traded her in and got a big truck. Never did like the truck which is probably why I can't even remember which model it was.
 
Wow, still haven't found mine, maybe:D. Had a guy talk about all the cars he'd owned in his life (at 48) and came up with about 5 or 6. I started counting, and lost count at 52! I've owned 4 or 5 more since then. So when I find it I'll look up this thread and let you all know[:p]
 
1991 Audi Quattro V8. AWD, faster than I ever cared to try, point and shoot steering, 100+ mph quiet cruising, jump to 125+ mph if you have the right tires. It was a very expensive toy though.
 
Used to build street rods as a hobby in the 90's,had a few favorites but at the top of my list was my 48 ford coupe with 350/350turbo,leather,ididit dash,corvete yellow, damn I miss that car...
 
I really miss my Ferrari Enzo. I had to let it go because the insurance was killing the bank account.








OK, you got me on that one.
I did have a '70 LS6 Chevelle SS though.:D I sold it a few years ago.:(
 
I had a 1971 Oldsmobile Delta 88 with the big 455 cubic inch engine. Got it from my grandfather for a song in 1975. A guy broadsided my mom in it a week before I got home from a Med cruise in 1977 and it got totaled. Of course the guy had no insurance so I had a huge loss on it. At least my mom was ok... it was a tank. A big fast luxury tank.
 
1979 Mustang pace car.
pulled 4cyl,threw away,and transplanted 330hp 302
with C6 auto,strip shift kit.
sideways fun,but then married life changed all that![:0]
 
My 1968 Porsche 911, or my 1970 Ford Bronco - loud, fun, and fast. Now, all my cars (except the Porsche 914) have power steering, windows and brakes, sound insulation and completely remove the driver from the car.
 
Probably the first car I owned - 1970 Monte Carlo. Kinda ugly (not by design, just bad paint, stripped vinyl top, and some rust in the rear quarters.) It belonged to my grandfather and it developed an electrical problem. Told me if I could fix it I could have it. Turned out it had a short in the clock of all things - auto electrical systems are weird! That was in the mid '80s in high school. My mom made me get rid of it when I was in college and I practically gave it away to make her stop nagging. Stupidest thing I ever did - really miss it and even then is was worth WAY more than I got for it. I haven't let her forget that since. [}:)]

I still look for them on eBay at times, and wonder if there would be any way to find my old one.

Speaking of cars - this is what's been keeping me from turning for over a year - http://www471.pair.com/stalkerv/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=5831 (it's actually a lot farther along than these pics show!)
 
Originally posted by rlharding

2002 Mazda Miata, known in Europe as the MX5. She was a limited edition sunburst yellow; only 1500 made. First car I ever put personalized plates on. When I started building my house in '99 I traded her in and got a big truck. Never did like the truck which is probably why I can't even remember which model it was.
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How did you do that?? Trading a 2002 car in '99 - what do I miss here??
 
196? (3 or 4 maybe) Corvair. Now .. how many of you remember those?

Determined to be the most unsafe car on the road by Ralph Nadar.
Baby got GREAT gas mileage and she was my 2nd car as a teenager .. that right there should say all that needs to be said. Man we caused some mayhem in that thing. Wish I still had it . .

Oh well .. we all know he was proven wrong with testing .. BUT I can tell you .. I tested the handling more than a few times myself and she was jussssstttttttt FINE.

[:X] Mrs.
 
My favorite was my firstcar. 1970 'Cuda, Beautiful car but after the 5 th ticket I realized that I was not mature enough to handle it properly and I knew she would kill me if I kept her so I traded her for 5 Corvairs and a pile of cash.

I had a 1963 Monza 900, 1965 Monza, A Corvan, a Rampside pickup and a 1967 Monza spyder convertible. The Corvairs were nice cars but I miss the ole 'Cuda. She was a sweet ride.
 
I had a '67 Ford F-100 shorty that I absolutely loved. It had a 300 six in it (best motor Ford ever made) with a 4bbl. manifold and carburetor, dual headers and a mild cam that had a sweet rumblety-bump pumping through half rusted glass packs. It had a four speed manual tranny that I couldn't hardly use the first (granny) gear in unless I was pulling old growth stumps out of the ground headed uphill. That thing had the tightest clutch ever. I looked like an upside-down fiddler crab whenever I climbed out of it after being in traffic for a while, left leg all pumped up, right one half asleep from the tilt on the driver's seat. :D

No power steering, ratty interior (bucket seats from an old Aspen complete with fake black fur seat covers), a great stereo system, rims and tires worth more than the truck, professionally tinted windows that were really dark, a really horribly loud air horn hidden under the hood, and the worst paint job in history. When I got it, it was primer black. After a couple of years, the black started oxidizing, so I got a can of primer and a big old house brush and went to town for a couple of hours. I changed the color to battleship gray. It really set off the black windows and the roll bar.

Man, I miss that truck.

I now have a '94 Ford F-150 shorty (black, of course) with a HiPo fuel injected 302 (5.0), five speed manual, nice rims, yadda yadda yadda. It just ain't the same. I miss my baby.

*looks at the can of primer sitting in the shop*

hmmmmm...I wonder...[:p]
 
Originally posted by Mudder

My favorite was my firstcar. 1970 'Cuda, Beautiful car but after the 5 th ticket I realized that I was not mature enough to handle it properly and I knew she would kill me if I kept her so I traded her for 5 Corvairs and a pile of cash.

I had a 1963 Monza 900, 1965 Monza, A Corvan, a Rampside pickup and a 1967 Monza spyder convertible. The Corvairs were nice cars but I miss the ole 'Cuda. She was a sweet ride.
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Those were the days .. course we didn't have to pay over $3.00 a gallon for gas either. [V]

[:X] Mrs.
 
Second most favorite was a 1976 Alfa Romeo Alfetta.. got that after my divorce and drove it 13 years.. The most fun comment I ever had on the car... was in a gas station in central Oklahoma, the attendant was pumping gas into the rear, which has ALFA ROMEO written across the rear of the car in 4" letters... he said " who makes this", then looked inside at the speedometer and said "boy bet this'll outrun a Chevrolet".
 
I think it was a 1968 Plymouth Alpine Sunbeem fast back. Or should I say - it was my Dad's little auto. Spent a lot of time working on it - real nice car. We put a few lbs of bondo on it, rewired a basically British wiring on it. First car I ever drove with a stick shift.

I think I will be getting a Smart Car just to relive those small car days.

Never owned a car I wished I never sold. I have only owned 5 cars and I still have 3 of those. Maybe my Hawk motorcycle - it would have been nice to keep. Easy to work on, but I needed to get rid of it due to my brother joy riding on it all the time while it was still under repair.

Bradbn4 - having fun in Colorado
 
Close to the same here, I had a '72 that got a transplanted 360 from a ex-police car and a ton of junk yard parts to swap it all over. Great fun, and I wish I still had it. I could not keep a tranny in it to save my life and got sick of it!

My all time favorite, I think I have now. My simple little Jeep, it only gets driven once or twice a week, but in the summer, with the top off, doors removed and the windshield folded to the hood...why, it don't get much better than that! :D
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Originally posted by Mudder

My favorite was my firstcar. 1970 'Cuda, Beautiful car but after the 5 th ticket I realized that I was not mature enough to handle it properly and I knew she would kill me if I kept her so I traded her for 5 Corvairs and a pile of cash.

I had a 1963 Monza 900, 1965 Monza, A Corvan, a Rampside pickup and a 1967 Monza spyder convertible. The Corvairs were nice cars but I miss the ole 'Cuda. She was a sweet ride.
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Originally posted by DozerMite

I really miss my Ferrari Enzo. I had to let it go because the insurance was killing the bank account.
LOL I can't even afford to say it, let alone pay for it or it's insurance :)

My first car was a '63 T'bird with a rubber coated roof. I bought it off my aunt in '74 for 40 bucks. I loved that car, but the repair cost was killing me! I wish I still had it, every once in a while I see one on the road. My favorite car was a 1991 Jetta w/ a 5 speed manual. The car got great gas milage, and handled like a cat. When you hit about 3500 rpms in third, it took off like a shot.
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1972 Ford Torino Sport, 351C Automatic. Red with black vinyl top. Of course wouldn't do any good to own it again now, can't find any gas it would run on!!...[8D]
 
My favorite was my red '68 Camaro. Coming in second and almost 1st was my '73 Hurst Olds. It was black with gold stipes with a 455 High Output engine, dual gate shifter and swival seats. I kept that thing shining. I sold it to a guy that was a member of a Hurst Old club out of Minneapolis the day my son was born. No more racing around after that happens.
 
Originally posted by Firefyter-emt

Snip My all time favorite, I think I have now. My simple little Jeep, it only gets driven once or twice a week, but in the summer, with the top off, doors removed and the windshield folded to the hood...why, it don't get much better than that! :D
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I haven't done it in a long time but I couldn't agree more. Mine was Captain Blue Metallic with Wrangler denim top and seats. 304, 3 speed with fold up split back seat I ordered from Mountain Man Ind. I had a guy weld up a rack that slid over the spare tire carrier that held a 48 qut Igloo cooler. Spent many a camping trip with that Jeep. Those were the days. [8D]:D
 
I have had 3 favorites. Can't decide which I liked best

1965 Chevy Nova SS 14" wheels, buckets, 283 v8, NO WINDOW POST like the Chevy II's I picked this up
in California for $300 bucks and it was complete (even original hub caps) and 100% stock.

1948 GMC Pickup. It had been converted to a 283 v8 with matching Automatic trannie and rear end. One nice truck.

1969 Pontiac LeMans. I would still have it, but somebody rear ended it and totaled the car. Bent the frame good.
 
Originally posted by drawknife

1972 Ford Torino Sport, 351C Automatic. Red with black vinyl top. Of course wouldn't do any good to own it again now, can't find any gas it would run on!!...[8D]
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The Clevelands are getting more and more scarce. I still don't understand why the Windsor took over. Less steel = cheaper I guess. The Torino is a great muscle car, I'd love to get my hands on one someday, so I can really play Starsky and Hutch! :)
 
1971 Datsun 240-Z, white with a blue interior. This was a very fast sports car.

Next was a 1991 Isuzu Impulse XS. Not quite as fast, but just as quick.

keithz
 
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college days .... old 63 Corvair Spider

middle 70s - 1960 MGA 1600 Roadster (windshield wipers were an option)

now - 1986 Porsche 911 - not a turbo but it's a rocket - 50 in 1st gear before redlining it
 
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