Cars That You Owned?
06-16-2005, 06:15 AM
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keep in mind I had alot of these cars at the same time, I always seem to have 2-3 cars at least. Pretty much in order I got them:
1984 Trans Am- few months after owning it I ripped out the smogged to death 305 and swapped in a worked 350 small block/350 tranny, this was my first car, wrecked it racing a pair of Mustangs at a local hot spot, I did win the race though, car was nice, black with t-tops.
1976 Ford LTD- temp. replacement because I wrecked my car and I was in the Marine Corps anyway, had the coldest ******* A/C you could imagine and did burnouts all day long, bought it for $300, sold it a year later for $700
1985 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe- not much to say, I drove the car for about 3 months, then sold it because one of my friends needed a car bad.
1981 Cutalss- started out as a V6 on its way to the junk yard, decided the 350 engine, tranny from the trans am would fit nicely in there, drove it like that for a year until I stumble upon my next car Im going to list, so I swap in a 454 big block and swap the rear from a Grand National rear, eventually the car ends up being stolen but I have it for a number of years, car was a beast.
1980 Camaro Z-28, I freshened up the small block before putting it in this car that I bought with no engine, car was so clean, first day out with it, engine is 4 hours old, I get hit and run from behind, the impact twists the cars frame and body, transmission case ends up cracking, I lose all my fluid and the ablilty to chase the ******, removed parts and junked the shell, the car was hit in such a way almost every part was damaged.
1983 Camaro Z-28, bought it, drove it home, got the title in my name, decided I had too many cars and sold it for a profit once I got the new title.
1980 Trans Am- bought it, titled it, sold it because I hated it, it leaked everything.
1978 Trans Am- bought from the original owner, clean car, interior was like brand new, lady ran a light at a intersection and spun me around, I bolt on all new metal and bumper to the front end and sell it.
1981 Z-28- nice car, I bought it stock with 45000 miles on it, black with black interior, removed engine, put cam, lifters, different heads, carb, ignition, drive the car for about 2 years trouble free, sounded and looked great. Sold it for almost double what I bought it for.
1985 Mazda RX7 GS, bought this so I wouldnt spend anymore money on cars, someone I knew at the time had one with over 200k miles on it, so I figured why not, used it as a my everyday car for about 3 years, sold it for $500 more then what I bought it for.
1982 Jeep Cherokee Laredo- bought it with a bad tranny, rebuilt the tranny, put a plow on it, made a ton of money with it plowing, and still own it to this day
1988 Mazda RX7 convertible, bought this off a old customer's son, he inherited the car from his mother who got cancer, I used to take care of the car for his mother and knew it since it was new, still have it today ( 10 years later )
1995 Lexus ES300- bought it so I would have a quiet, normal car to drive and so I could retire the RX7 from daily use, still own it to this day.
1987 Mazda RX7 GTU- bought it for $500, tuned it, sold it 3 weeks later for triple, I invested exactly $120 after purchasing the car for parts and the newspaper ad.
1988 Mazda RX7 convertible- towed it home for free with a bad engine, get a engine for $200, bartered the installation, painted it, sold it for $5000.
1988 Mazda RX-7 convertible- 61k mile original car, get it from this board actually, was diagnosed from A-spec tunning as having a bad apex seal and low compression, I get the car transported for $500 after paying $1200 for it, car is flawless in and out when I get it, unflood it, correct the firing order, put new plugs,wires,air cleaner, flush the coolant, sell the car to a friend of a friend who hears about it a month later with only putting those parts and washing it for $4800, realizing after I sold it too cheap, lol
Then I have the Mazda 6 that I just got a year and a half ago, and the F-250 super duty that I got this winter
kind of long I suppose, off to work now!
1984 Trans Am- few months after owning it I ripped out the smogged to death 305 and swapped in a worked 350 small block/350 tranny, this was my first car, wrecked it racing a pair of Mustangs at a local hot spot, I did win the race though, car was nice, black with t-tops.
1976 Ford LTD- temp. replacement because I wrecked my car and I was in the Marine Corps anyway, had the coldest ******* A/C you could imagine and did burnouts all day long, bought it for $300, sold it a year later for $700
1985 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe- not much to say, I drove the car for about 3 months, then sold it because one of my friends needed a car bad.
1981 Cutalss- started out as a V6 on its way to the junk yard, decided the 350 engine, tranny from the trans am would fit nicely in there, drove it like that for a year until I stumble upon my next car Im going to list, so I swap in a 454 big block and swap the rear from a Grand National rear, eventually the car ends up being stolen but I have it for a number of years, car was a beast.
1980 Camaro Z-28, I freshened up the small block before putting it in this car that I bought with no engine, car was so clean, first day out with it, engine is 4 hours old, I get hit and run from behind, the impact twists the cars frame and body, transmission case ends up cracking, I lose all my fluid and the ablilty to chase the ******, removed parts and junked the shell, the car was hit in such a way almost every part was damaged.
1983 Camaro Z-28, bought it, drove it home, got the title in my name, decided I had too many cars and sold it for a profit once I got the new title.
1980 Trans Am- bought it, titled it, sold it because I hated it, it leaked everything.
1978 Trans Am- bought from the original owner, clean car, interior was like brand new, lady ran a light at a intersection and spun me around, I bolt on all new metal and bumper to the front end and sell it.
1981 Z-28- nice car, I bought it stock with 45000 miles on it, black with black interior, removed engine, put cam, lifters, different heads, carb, ignition, drive the car for about 2 years trouble free, sounded and looked great. Sold it for almost double what I bought it for.
1985 Mazda RX7 GS, bought this so I wouldnt spend anymore money on cars, someone I knew at the time had one with over 200k miles on it, so I figured why not, used it as a my everyday car for about 3 years, sold it for $500 more then what I bought it for.
1982 Jeep Cherokee Laredo- bought it with a bad tranny, rebuilt the tranny, put a plow on it, made a ton of money with it plowing, and still own it to this day
1988 Mazda RX7 convertible, bought this off a old customer's son, he inherited the car from his mother who got cancer, I used to take care of the car for his mother and knew it since it was new, still have it today ( 10 years later )
1995 Lexus ES300- bought it so I would have a quiet, normal car to drive and so I could retire the RX7 from daily use, still own it to this day.
1987 Mazda RX7 GTU- bought it for $500, tuned it, sold it 3 weeks later for triple, I invested exactly $120 after purchasing the car for parts and the newspaper ad.
1988 Mazda RX7 convertible- towed it home for free with a bad engine, get a engine for $200, bartered the installation, painted it, sold it for $5000.
1988 Mazda RX-7 convertible- 61k mile original car, get it from this board actually, was diagnosed from A-spec tunning as having a bad apex seal and low compression, I get the car transported for $500 after paying $1200 for it, car is flawless in and out when I get it, unflood it, correct the firing order, put new plugs,wires,air cleaner, flush the coolant, sell the car to a friend of a friend who hears about it a month later with only putting those parts and washing it for $4800, realizing after I sold it too cheap, lol
Then I have the Mazda 6 that I just got a year and a half ago, and the F-250 super duty that I got this winter
kind of long I suppose, off to work now!
06-16-2005, 07:24 AM
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86 VW Golf $500 piece of ****
71 Firebird formula 400 small block, fun car
87 Honda accord lost head gasket
93 rx7 still have
88 f250 bought for $200 sold for $3200. never drove
91 toyota pickup bought for $400 sold for $900. never drove
01 tahoe need to sell
04 G35 coupe love it
71 Firebird formula 400 small block, fun car
87 Honda accord lost head gasket
93 rx7 still have
88 f250 bought for $200 sold for $3200. never drove
91 toyota pickup bought for $400 sold for $900. never drove
01 tahoe need to sell
04 G35 coupe love it
06-16-2005, 07:45 AM
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Not counting motorcycles, my rx-7 is my first car, and what I still drive all the time, but my wife bought that one.
If you're talking about actual ownership,
I bought a 93 Nissan Maxima that I've never really driven.
I bought a 90 rx-7 vert, that's pretty much my wife's car.
So I've never actually purchased a car for myself to drive.
If you're talking about actual ownership,
I bought a 93 Nissan Maxima that I've never really driven.
I bought a 90 rx-7 vert, that's pretty much my wife's car.
So I've never actually purchased a car for myself to drive.
06-16-2005, 08:06 AM
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1974 Dodge D150 short bed stepside/slant 6 power
owned: 1979-1981
1974 Chrysler Newport Custom: The 4 door landyacht
owned 1981-1982
1967 Beetle: The Road Toad
owned 1982-1983
1974(?) Kawasaki H2 750: The 3 cylinder 2 stroke Death Machine, also the reason I dont reide bikes anymore
owned 1983
1977(?) Fiat 131 Sedan. Fun little itailian beater with a weber 36DCD
owned 1983-1985
1974 Fiat X1/9: 11:1 Compression PBS Engineering Big Valve Head: Another project gone bad
owned 1985-1987
1980 Toyota Corolla Liftback TE72 VERSION1. The Banzai-Mobile aka Smoke. I helped modify this car at a shop I hung out at in 1984
, ADCAR. We added Panasport rims, KYB Shocks, Recaro Seats, Zenders. Nice looking car. Customer drove for about 6 months
and traded it in on a Camaro, I went to dealership and bought it. Auto-crossed for a while and decided it needed more power
Purchased a 2TG engine from TRD. (used J-SPec). Installed engine, had low compression on 1 cylinder. The night before a road rally,
we decided to rebuild. Pulled car into shop at 6 PM, at 2 AM it backed out under its own power. Then the bug hit, new cams from TRD etc. Car
got faster and less streetable. Blew engine, decided to repaint while engine was being rebuilt. While car was on Jackstands in friends driveway was hit and totalled.
owned 1985-1988
VersionII: New Shell, Full back-half chassis,Louvered hood and fenders, 4" Chop Top (oops too low/cant drive car). A languishing project that was a
source of contention with the wife: Sold to get RX-7
1986 Mazda B1600 Pickup, One of 2 NEw vehicles I ever bought. Gutless wonder. Traded in on
1988 Chevy Extended Cab Longbed. 350/AC Auto, Good truck until I rolled it at 247,000 miles
1959 Bugeye Sprite: Underfunded vintage race Car Project
1988 Hyundai Excell: Wifes Ex-Car, I couldnt kill it: 37 warrenty Alternators from Autozone though
1974 Chevy Pickup. Straight 6 beater truck
1988 Mazda RX-7, GXL. Nice car bought with 214,000 blew engine at 249,000
1986 Mazda RX-7, Base Auto: THe BFH current Project
1992 Dodge D250 Cummins Turbo-Diesel. AAAHHHH TORQUE
1974 RX-4 Future Project
owned: 1979-1981
1974 Chrysler Newport Custom: The 4 door landyacht
owned 1981-1982
1967 Beetle: The Road Toad
owned 1982-1983
1974(?) Kawasaki H2 750: The 3 cylinder 2 stroke Death Machine, also the reason I dont reide bikes anymore
owned 1983
1977(?) Fiat 131 Sedan. Fun little itailian beater with a weber 36DCD
owned 1983-1985
1974 Fiat X1/9: 11:1 Compression PBS Engineering Big Valve Head: Another project gone bad
owned 1985-1987
1980 Toyota Corolla Liftback TE72 VERSION1. The Banzai-Mobile aka Smoke. I helped modify this car at a shop I hung out at in 1984
, ADCAR. We added Panasport rims, KYB Shocks, Recaro Seats, Zenders. Nice looking car. Customer drove for about 6 months
and traded it in on a Camaro, I went to dealership and bought it. Auto-crossed for a while and decided it needed more power
Purchased a 2TG engine from TRD. (used J-SPec). Installed engine, had low compression on 1 cylinder. The night before a road rally,
we decided to rebuild. Pulled car into shop at 6 PM, at 2 AM it backed out under its own power. Then the bug hit, new cams from TRD etc. Car
got faster and less streetable. Blew engine, decided to repaint while engine was being rebuilt. While car was on Jackstands in friends driveway was hit and totalled.
owned 1985-1988
VersionII: New Shell, Full back-half chassis,Louvered hood and fenders, 4" Chop Top (oops too low/cant drive car). A languishing project that was a
source of contention with the wife: Sold to get RX-7
1986 Mazda B1600 Pickup, One of 2 NEw vehicles I ever bought. Gutless wonder. Traded in on
1988 Chevy Extended Cab Longbed. 350/AC Auto, Good truck until I rolled it at 247,000 miles
1959 Bugeye Sprite: Underfunded vintage race Car Project
1988 Hyundai Excell: Wifes Ex-Car, I couldnt kill it: 37 warrenty Alternators from Autozone though
1974 Chevy Pickup. Straight 6 beater truck
1988 Mazda RX-7, GXL. Nice car bought with 214,000 blew engine at 249,000
1986 Mazda RX-7, Base Auto: THe BFH current Project
1992 Dodge D250 Cummins Turbo-Diesel. AAAHHHH TORQUE
1974 RX-4 Future Project
06-16-2005, 08:29 AM
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1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse - Automatic Junk. I hate Mitsubishi, damn domestic imports.....
1993 Acura Integra SE - Automagic, again. But so much nicer...
1993 Toyota Supra - Oh wait, the seller flaked out on me, nevermind..
1991 Toyota Mr2 Turbo - 5Spd, Fun, Lightweight RWD= Awesome!
1988 Toyota Mr2 N/A - 5Spd, still fun even if slow. Love NO Power Steering!
1992 Acura Integra - 5Spd, 93 SE became my brothers, needed a better daily...
1991 Acura Integra - Gave brother the 92, love G2 Integra's reliability, got another...
1994 Mazda Rx7 - 5spd, realised I am the coolest person ever for owning this car...
1993 Acura Integra SE - Automagic, again. But so much nicer...
1993 Toyota Supra - Oh wait, the seller flaked out on me, nevermind..
1991 Toyota Mr2 Turbo - 5Spd, Fun, Lightweight RWD= Awesome!
1988 Toyota Mr2 N/A - 5Spd, still fun even if slow. Love NO Power Steering!
1992 Acura Integra - 5Spd, 93 SE became my brothers, needed a better daily...
1991 Acura Integra - Gave brother the 92, love G2 Integra's reliability, got another...
1994 Mazda Rx7 - 5spd, realised I am the coolest person ever for owning this car...
06-16-2005, 09:08 AM
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87 Nissan Sentra SE Coupe 5speed.........my 1st car, it was my sister's first car she handed it down to me
84 Mazda RX7 GS.....beige, ton of oil and exhaust leaks, beat the crap out of it...blew 1 motor, 2 clutches, and a tranny...
85 Mazda RX7 base...the one in my sig
84 Mazda RX7 GS....was a running car...I parted it out
87 RX7 GXL charcoal gray.....bought it as a flood car....parted it out
86 RX7 base 2+2 originally gold, resprayed MAACO white.....drove it for a while sold it
86 RX7 base 2+2 blue........had no engine when I bought it, had no engine when I sold it
86 RX7 base originally gold, resprayed MAACO mint green.......bought it crashed, drove it awhile, sold it
86 Corolla SR5....swapped a 12a...drove a whle sold it
86 Corolla SR5...drove it awhile, bought a wrecked 86 GTS and swapped everything over, restored it pretty much. Drove it for a long while, sold it
86 Corolla GTS....really rusted out Canadian car...drove it a while, parted it out.
85 Corolla GTS....a little beat, drove it a while, parted it out.
87 Toyota Truck 2wd...bare bones nice truck..sold it after a year
86 Corolla GTS hatch.....swapped all the good stuff from another AE86 I had....drifted it, played with it...sold it.
86 Corolla SR5....rusted..got it for free...sold it
00 Suzuki Grand Vitara V6 5speed 4X4...nice family hauler...I loved it...traded it in on the RX8
04 RX8...my current vehicle
82 Corolla....project sitting in my backyard right now.
85 Corolla GTS....another project just sitting there
wife got the 94 Corolla wagon 5speed...I will inherit that as soon as she buys a new car soon....
I'm missing some cars....a bunch more parts cars.....and half finished projects..like an 84 Tercel 4X4 wgaon with a 12a and stuff.....
edit:
How could I forget the pair of Celicas I owned.....an 85 GT coupe automatic(the only automatica I ever owned)....bought with a bad head gasket...drove it for 5 months...tried to fix it, block was cracked. Gave it away.
84 Celica GTS hatch....installed TRD Truck flywheel/clutch, Supra LSD, TRD RV cam, and custom exhaust....lots of fun...sold it
84 Mazda RX7 GS.....beige, ton of oil and exhaust leaks, beat the crap out of it...blew 1 motor, 2 clutches, and a tranny...
85 Mazda RX7 base...the one in my sig
84 Mazda RX7 GS....was a running car...I parted it out
87 RX7 GXL charcoal gray.....bought it as a flood car....parted it out
86 RX7 base 2+2 originally gold, resprayed MAACO white.....drove it for a while sold it
86 RX7 base 2+2 blue........had no engine when I bought it, had no engine when I sold it
86 RX7 base originally gold, resprayed MAACO mint green.......bought it crashed, drove it awhile, sold it
86 Corolla SR5....swapped a 12a...drove a whle sold it
86 Corolla SR5...drove it awhile, bought a wrecked 86 GTS and swapped everything over, restored it pretty much. Drove it for a long while, sold it
86 Corolla GTS....really rusted out Canadian car...drove it a while, parted it out.
85 Corolla GTS....a little beat, drove it a while, parted it out.
87 Toyota Truck 2wd...bare bones nice truck..sold it after a year
86 Corolla GTS hatch.....swapped all the good stuff from another AE86 I had....drifted it, played with it...sold it.
86 Corolla SR5....rusted..got it for free...sold it
00 Suzuki Grand Vitara V6 5speed 4X4...nice family hauler...I loved it...traded it in on the RX8
04 RX8...my current vehicle
82 Corolla....project sitting in my backyard right now.
85 Corolla GTS....another project just sitting there
wife got the 94 Corolla wagon 5speed...I will inherit that as soon as she buys a new car soon....
I'm missing some cars....a bunch more parts cars.....and half finished projects..like an 84 Tercel 4X4 wgaon with a 12a and stuff.....
edit:
How could I forget the pair of Celicas I owned.....an 85 GT coupe automatic(the only automatica I ever owned)....bought with a bad head gasket...drove it for 5 months...tried to fix it, block was cracked. Gave it away.
84 Celica GTS hatch....installed TRD Truck flywheel/clutch, Supra LSD, TRD RV cam, and custom exhaust....lots of fun...sold it
06-16-2005, 09:22 AM
#28
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90 Pontiac Grand Am (First car ever, drove it to the junkyard when it was done)
91 Chevy Cavalier (Same deal, drove to junkyard after 3 years)
89 Plymouth Acclaim (Drove for two weeks, sold it to my bro, it's still going strong)
86 RX7 GXL Black (Car that got me into RX7s, theres pics floating around here of what I did to it, I ended up selling it to Joe)
89 Chrysler Daytona (Another beater, drove 8 months and then to the junkyard too, bouncing wheels and no brakes and all)
86 RX7 GXL Blue (Daily Driver RX7 while I was to finish the black RX7, guess what I ended up modifying it, I still have this car)
87 RX7 Turbo II (Didn't run, had cut engine wiring, Pulled the engine and sold the rest to Luke)
91 Dodge Spirit (Winter beater, now a full-time puttering around car)
So kids the moral of the story is, I've owned 3 RX7s and 3 K-cars - RX7s all stop running for whatever reason, and K-cars keep going all the way until you drive them to the junkyard
91 Chevy Cavalier (Same deal, drove to junkyard after 3 years)
89 Plymouth Acclaim (Drove for two weeks, sold it to my bro, it's still going strong)
86 RX7 GXL Black (Car that got me into RX7s, theres pics floating around here of what I did to it, I ended up selling it to Joe)
89 Chrysler Daytona (Another beater, drove 8 months and then to the junkyard too, bouncing wheels and no brakes and all)
86 RX7 GXL Blue (Daily Driver RX7 while I was to finish the black RX7, guess what I ended up modifying it, I still have this car)
87 RX7 Turbo II (Didn't run, had cut engine wiring, Pulled the engine and sold the rest to Luke)
91 Dodge Spirit (Winter beater, now a full-time puttering around car)
So kids the moral of the story is, I've owned 3 RX7s and 3 K-cars - RX7s all stop running for whatever reason, and K-cars keep going all the way until you drive them to the junkyard
06-16-2005, 09:58 AM
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[quote name='phinsup' date='Jun 15 2005, 08:14 PM']u forgot to mention you road the huffy without a seat
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Someone stole the thing, took the seat and my buddy got the bike back for me...i than stuffed some old man's seat on there and rode it for another couple years...
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Someone stole the thing, took the seat and my buddy got the bike back for me...i than stuffed some old man's seat on there and rode it for another couple years...