Cars over the years.....Datsun, Jeep and Porsche win!

[5thhorsemann]

My guess for the car you wish you still had is the Olds Cutlass....

Dude, I had a 66 olds f85, 330ci 4BBL, 4 speed, 383 rear, 50"s on the back 60's on the front, complete suspension refresh etc.

Of all the cars that have come and gone over the years I miss Ol Blu the most. Had to sacrifice her to the devorce gods in order to save my company. One of the saddest days of my life, the new owner took out a guard rail with it, total loss.

[xplosiveg06]

1971 ford mustang mach 1

1991 Nissan 300zx twin turbo

1994 Ford Bronco XLT 5.8L w/ 6in lift

2007 Audi A4 2.0t 6spd

1995 BMW M3 Coupe

1998 BMW M3 Convertible Dinan Package

1982 Toyota Landcruiser fj40

current

2006 Benz C55 AMG

2003 BMW M3 Coupe

1973 Datsun 240z

[mally002]

Hi Randy:

I'm 66 and bought my first car at 15.

Great Job on the Z ... What's next?

FWIW,

Carl B.

Carl, Love the picture.

Me and my 17 year old are finishing a refurb on a 1974 914. He and I like to autocross in the spring, summer and fall, nothing too serious, just like competing against ourselves.

Here's a photo before and after. Gotta love that Ravenna Green.

Edited March 18, 2011 by mally002

[cygnusx1]

Awesome 914!

[Grim]

1978 280z

1996 jeep cherokee

1928 model A tudor

[conedodger]

Carl, Love the picture.

Me and my 17 year old are finishing a refurb on a 1974 914. He and I like to autocross in the spring, summer and fall, nothing too serious, just like competing against ourselves.

Here's a photo before and after. Gotta love that Ravenna Green.

Mally, Are you over on 914World too? My 914 below...

[jazfe]

Starting in 1976..

1966 TR4

1963 Ford something or other

1966 Chevy van.....ScoobieDoo

1974 Vega..Serious POS

1972 Plymouth Fury

1978 Yamaha 250 Enduro (I think)

197? Bedford van (England)

1977 Triumph Spitfire (England)

1976 Toyota Corolla (England) Stolen

1963 VW Bug (England)

1985 Pontiac Fiero (first new car)

1987 Chrysler LeBaron (new) (wrecked, not by me)

1976 Harley Davidson (basket case to like new) Stolen

1975 Corvette (sold to by the next car, the things we do for children)

1991 Ford Escort Wagon (new)

1983 Chevy Pickup

1979 Corvette (trade in for the next car)

1987 Corvette

1997 Chevy S10 (new)

1995 Corvette

1990 Audi 90 (airport car for Hawaii)

2000 Toyota Tundra (new)

1996 Corvette conv.

1985 VW Cabriolet

1996 Town & Country (growing children) demolished by a tree

1997 Plymouth Voyager (T-boned)

2003 VW Jetta (replacement airport car for the Audi)

1995 BMW318 (traded for the 75Z)

1975 280Z

1996 Town & Country (present parts getter)

1969 Triumph Spitfire (frame off restoration and V6 chevy powered, in the garage right now)

1977 280Z (owned for three days now)

That's not counting the cars for the now ex-wife and the children.

Quite a mixed bag. The one I miss the most is the 1994 vette, damn that car was fast.

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[SportBikeMike]

WOW....some nice lists!

Heres my modest contribution:

'72 Camaro

'81 280ZX

'87 RX-7

'90 & '91 MX-5s

'97 Eclipse GS-T

'00 Mustang GT

'04 350Z

'76 280Z

'83 280ZX turbo (auto)

'76 280Z (w/ turbo swap)

'83, '95, '01, and '07 Ford Rangers

'98 Mazda B-2500

'73 240Z (current)

'83 280ZX turbo (5-Speed) (current)

'11 Subaru Impreza WRX (current)

Can we do bikes?

If so,

'93 Suzuki Katana 600

'95 and '98 Suzuki GSR-R750s

'01 Suzuki GSX-R1000

'00 and '03 Yamaha R6s

'04 Yamaha R1

'95 Honda CBR600F3

'08 Ducati 1098

'07 MV Agusta F4 1000R (current)

[Gary in NJ]

Can we do bikes?

Longer then my car list (I had 13 in my garage at one time), but I have nothing as exotic as the MV Agusta F4.

[SportBikeMike]

Longer then my car list (I had 13 in my garage at one time), but I have nothing as exotic as the MV Agusta F4.

Gary, you need an F4! They're so radical it made my Duc 1098 feel tame by comparison, and looks and sounds like nothing else. Not much on comfort though....

I noticed in your earlier post, you were talking about a manual transmission AWD car. Have you considered a Subaru WRX? They still come with 5-speeds. Mine's been great...actually made the Illinois winter fun.

[soundmasterg]

Here is my list....nothing was bought new:

1982 VW Rabbit Diesel (wrecked and totalled, saved parts for car # 3, owned from 1988 - 1993)

1969 Volvo 1800S (still own it, under restoration, will be finished when I get some $$, been off the road since 1998, 1993 - present)

1981 VW Rabbit Diesel (engine and trans from other Rabbit, sold with 280,000 miles on engine never apart, 1993 - 1997)

1985 Audi 4000 Quattro (1997 - 1999)

1985 Audi 4000 Quattro (daily driver, though getting tired with 333,000 miles on it, never had engine apart, 1999 - present)

1973 Ford F250 Camper Special (2007 - 2009)

1972 Datsun 240Z (#87974, still own it, rolling restoration, will get turbo and other mods, 2008 - present)

1973 Datsun 240Z (unknown serial number, parts car, will be destroyed once I cut off parts I need this summer, 2010 - present)

The Rabbits were great though extremely slow. They were reliable and cheap to operate with 55 mpg. The 4000 Quattros are the best car Audi ever made....indestructible and extremely reliable cars, fun to drive. Just getting really old and parts are getting hard to find and expensive...nothing new strikes my fancy yet. The Ford was bought cheap and sold expensive and I got a lot of use out of it...gas guzzler but I miss it...very handy. The Volvo is going to be very nice once it gets done...that was the car I bought when my uncle wouldn't sell me the Z in 1993 and I wanted a sports car. I finally ended up getting the Z in 2008 and it is a favorite...lots of mods planned since it isn't a good candidate for totally original restoration.

Greg

[gogriz91]

1974 260Z

1972 240Z

1992 Jeep Cherokee

1993 Nissan Hardbody XL-V6

1989 Toyota Carib Wagon

2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins

1973 240Z

1996 Toyota Celsior Wagon

2005 Nissan Pathfinder