What cool cars or bikes....

[EX#996]

... have you owned?

I was going through our old pictures looking for a picture of our '69 Ford F100 when I came across pictures of cars that we used to own such as:

67 Camaro (sold to pay for school)

72 Dodge Charger (bought with front end damage, started to repair it but was offered more money for the frame and than what we paid for it, scarfed the motor and tranny and sold the rest)  BTW We have two doors and a hood if anyone's interested.

73 Plymouth Cuda with a 318 w/340 internals...  (newly married, we couldn't refuse the offer that was made)

73 Mustang Fastback (it was sold to buy my wedding ring)

??  Mercury Capri V-6 (the German model, 5 speed)

82 Mustang GT (the first model with the 5.0 HO) 5 speed

89 Pontiac GTA, we brought Renee home from the hospital in this car.

99 Ford Mustang GT...

72 Plymouth Fury - big tan ugly thing, but with a Chrysler 440 w/high flow heads, headers, dual exhaust, and a 4bbl carb.  NOTHING could keep up with that car.  (That motor is now in the '69 Ford)   ;D

<sigh>

 :-/

[SliderPhoto]

I scratched and saved for a long time and it took me about three years to complete my Shelby Cobra. Still have it, but I'll probably have to sell it soon.

I managed to get one of my dream bikes this past season. It rides as great as it looks, the MV F4

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

70 1/2 Camaro SS for a 1st car. ;D IRonically I turned down a 1970 Plymouth Superbird 440+6 for $3K. Thought it was a kit car or custom car. Never even heard of them at the time. Also it was right before teh prices went through tthe roof for old muscle cars like that. HAd the SS for 2 weeks before the hood decided to meet the roof on the interstate.

Had a 79 Holden Torana with the "bad add" 1.9 Starfire motor. An old lady pushing a stroller would beat me across teh intersection. ;D

One I wish I still had was my first BRAND NEW car, a 1988 Ford Falcon XF V6. Always getting a talking to by the local police for playing in roundabouts with it.:D

Bought a 88 Shelby CSX in 90 and ended up modding the motor to a tune of 270FWHP, full cage, Simpson 5pt harnesses, Koni adj struts & sway bars and a DOminos Pizza lighted door sail. ;DWas the Fastest DOminos car in the region. ;D Made Rockford to Janesville in 16 minutes one night. :o ;D

Now got a go-kart with a Dakota body on it. :D

[OmniGLH]

COOL cars I've owned?  THat narrows my list down a bit.

1985 Dodge Omni GLH Turbo - Had 2 of these.  The "cool" one was gold on gold.  Turbocharged, intercooled, ported head, big cam, custom computer, all the good stuff.  Car only managed to stay on the road ~2 months out of the year before catastrophic failure... had it for 3 years and 3 catastrophies before I sold it.

2001 Corvette Z06 - Stopped in to the local Chevy dealer to check out a new 2-door Blazer they had sitting out front with a "$150 a month" sign on it. I thought it'd make a nice winter beater.  Came home with the shiny black on black Z06 they had on the showroom floor instead. What can I say?  I'm horrible with impulse buys.

[K3 Chris Onwiler]

Had a 73 Mercury Capri with the 74 2800cc V6 motor.  I modded the engine to the moon, and tightened the suspension down with homemade and aftermarket parts.  13/78 tires became 15/60s, stuffed under big wheel flares and custom paint.  It would outhandle a 280Z, and outrun a 6.6 TA to 100 mph.
My 68 Fairlane Ragtop was a neat car.  It started as a 302 2bbl automatic, but 5 or 6 engines later, it was the 429 police interceptor, 4 speed and 9" posi that snapped the frame....
Had a Thunderbird turbo and a Fiero GT that were all right cars.
My 91 Capri turbo ragtop was a joy to drive, but a disaster to keep running.
Bikes?  A slew of "Top Gun" 900 Ninjas, a GPZ 750, a ZX11 D model, a Goldwing, and all the race bikes.
Wants?  A perfect 916 on display in my living room, an SV superbike in my trailer, and a Ferrari 356 California Spider in the garage for nice days! ;D

[cornercamping]

First Car:  1980 Plymouth Horizon (best car ever)
Next: 1993 Camaro IROC (hit parking block, destroyed)
Next: 1993 Cavalier (blew motor)
Next: 1988 Chevy Celebrity (blew transmission)
Next: 1991 Escort GT (blew clutch)
Next: 1999 Escort GT (blew motor)
Next: 2002 Explorer (accident)
Next: 2004 Lexus LS430 (at the dealer every week with a problem of some sorts)
Now: Dodge Ram 1500 (lease POS I can't turn in yet)
Next: Chrysler 300 C SRT8 (when it comes out)
What I really want but can't justify the payment on: MB SL65 AMG  


Bikes:  See Signature Line
Favorite Bike: 04' 749S  

I decked that bike out, and sold it.  Put Ohlins suspension all the way around, BST carbon wheels, Brembo mono-block calipers, STM slipper clutch, Cycle Cat bits and bolts, and a bunch of carbon fiber.

Out of all those vehicles, the Horizon was probably the best one.  That thing could handle Neutral Drops all day long without any issues.  No oil changes, no maintance, no anything and it went 63,000 miles before I went baja'n in the snow on a dirt road and hit a tree  :(

[TrackBrat]

... have you owned?

I was going through our old pictures looking for a picture of our '69 Ford F100 when I came across pictures of cars that we used to own such as:

69 Camaro (sold to pay for school)

72 Dodge Charger (bought with front end damage, started to repair it but was offered more money for the frame and than what we paid for it, scarfed the motor and tranny and sold the rest)  BTW We have two doors and a hood if anyone's interested.

73 Plymouth Cuda with a 318 w/340 internals...  (newly married, we couldn't refuse the offer that was made)

73 Mustang Fastback (it was sold to buy my wedding ring)

??  Mercury Capri V-6 (the German model, 5 speed)

82 Mustang GT (the first model with the 5.0 HO) 5 speed

89 Pontiac GTA, we brought Renee home from the hospital in this car.

99 Ford Mustang GT...

72 Plymouth Fury - big tan ugly thing, but with a Chrysler 440 w/high flow heads, headers, dual exhaust, and a 4bbl carb.  NOTHING could keep up with that car.  (That motor is now in the '69 Ford)   ;D

<sigh>

 :-/

Now I am JEALOUS!!  WOW
My fav was my 1986 Mercury Capri w/5.o H O, 308 geared rear and T5 tranny.  Stock as it was I blew the doors off my buds new Greenwood Vette.  I also loved my 66 Stang, 85 Stang, 69 Charger, and I LOVE my 87 T-Bird 5.0.  It still gets 28 MPG on the hwy with 160,00 miles on it.
As far as motorcycles  :-[ the Harley Sportster I had was nice.

[diesel748]

1964 impala ss
red w/ black int
327 b-o 30 over
powerglide trannie
rochester quadrajet (spell?)
crager ss rims
 Sold to make $$ to race. I wept but it's worth it.
Tobias

[Zac]

I haven't sold any of the cool stuff (yet).

My beater truck is an ugly '57 Chevy longbed, with a '69 4 bolt 350 in front of the original HD 4 speed.  Its loud and uncomfortable, but still cooler than some modern truck.

My coolest car (though my wife might disagree) is a '64 Triumph TR-4.  It was my driver during college, has been down for years for a very slow restoration, and will soon be my daily driver again.  Ported and milled "big port" TR-3 head, Isky cam, header & big exhaust, factory option swaybar, rollbar, and four points.  Soon it will be out on the track for a little vintage fun.

Every now and then I do think of selling my streetbike, but its a little too cool to sell: a '98 Moto Guzzi V-10 Centauro Sport.

I do have a '73 Volvo 1800ES I'm looking to get rid of, if someone else wants to be cool too  ;D

-z.

[Eric Kelcher]

Well I have only one car I qualify as cool and only one other car I have ever owned others have been trucks/bikes.

First car 66 GTO with a Tri-power four speed. couldn't afford a new wiring harness so I sold it and bought a mini truck.

only other car 93 Passat GLX strange inline V6 that was very peppy but had electrical problems and was sold back as a lemon

Strange wierd stuff  I own/have owned 85 &86 OMCC Pulse 400 still have one (85)with blown motor or some such here is link http://www.bconnex.net/~vortex/pulse.htm

had multiple GSXRs including a 750/1100 looking for a GSXR50

[dwilson]

Some day I want a HD XLCR (the only HD I'd want).



I've owned way too many too list...  ;)

[EX#996]

Aaaahhhh....

Thanks Chris for the reminder.  The Capri was a 73 model also (I remember you and Paul compairing notes).  Same motor, leather, moon roof, all the options, green with a black vinyl roof.  That car could move.

Here's a picture of one I found on the net.



 :)