MichiganShootist Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 (edited) In the Detroit area they have a Dream Cruise each year which attracts over a million people and vintage cars and hot rods from all over the country. While those type toys are clearly out of my budget range today... I couldn't help but think about some of the great cars I have owned when I looked at the Dream Cruise coverage on T. V. What were the 3 or 4 great rides you had that you'd love to see back in your garage today?. I'll start off by listing the 4 I really should have never sold. 1. A 1955 Chevy 2 door coupe. It had a 265 v-8 and a 3 speed trans. on the floor. The guy I sold it to turned it into a stock car and rolled it the first time he raced it Now they're selling for $50K 2. My first new car was a 1964 Chevelle SS. This burgandy hardtop was one of the first in the mid-west delivered with a 327 engine and factory four speed---- It ate Mustangs like they were golf carts 3. A triple black (paint, interior, and windows) 1980 Corvette. It had the last of the high performance L-82 engines and loved to "chirp" the tires in all four gears. I moved to Houston and the Black Beast couldn't survive the heat 4. A 1984 Porsche 944 Turbo. Faster than the Vette and it got 30 mpg..... but not once you past by 140 on the speedo. So there were my favorite rides ever.... What are yours?????? Edited September 21, 2007 by MichiganShootist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 1. 1964 Vette, 327/300, Marina blue, white top, blue interior, 4 speed bought it new out of HS...had been saving for 3 yrs to buy one...sold it when I wnt into the Army 2. 1968 Camaro SS, 396/375, Blue, white top, blue interior, 4 speed...paid cash for it when I got out of the Army..nice car and fast too 3. 1981 El Camino, dropped 383/400hp in it...TR350 tranny, 376 rear...metallic blue, Crager mags, very fast...sold it to send my oldest son to grad school. 4. 1966 Vette, bought it as a basket case in 2000 as therapy when I got divorced...complete resto, body off...done in Cal...marlboro maroon, black top, black interior..4 speed M22 Muncie, originally a 327/300 and replaced it with a 427/390hp...blew the #2 slug thru the pan when I lived in Kerrville acting a fool...replaced the engine with a crate 502 fuelie, dyno'ed 500hp at the rear wheels...sold it about 15 months ago...now building a 1968 Triumph Bonney...not a car but a fun project... had another one...1963 VW bug with a 180 Hp corvair in it...lots of problems so put back the 40 hp kicker and sold the big motor to a guy with an airboat...there you have it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38supPat Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Hmmm, can't say I'd want many back. However a few that I've driven or had a ride in: Ford GT...fast and cool 1937 Packard, My uncles fully restored showpiece. Formula Renault, you haven't driven 'til you've driven an open wheel racecar Or any of these: http://s77.photobucket.com/albums/j73/Trac...estival%202007/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMC Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 (edited) All of them My first car (non hand-me-down), 69 Corvette Couple I bought in 1981 when I was 17, 350 4-speed. I put a suspension kit, rebuilt the motor, new interior and paint. This car was stolen from me in the Bay Area and found in North Hollywood. My brother and I drove down crack of dawn on a Saturday to pick it up from the impound yard and drove it home. The coloum was broken and the wiring torn out so I had to hot wire it to get it home, the gas gauge was broken so I never passed a station on I-5 just in case and the light didn't work so the last hour in the dark was interesting. Good times.... looking back. 55 Chevy 210 2-dr Sedan. I bought as a project when I really wanted a 57. It was just an old drag racer and a shell only. I was planning a pro-street car when I found a 57 150 2dr sedan so quickly fixed it up to sell for profit. I put a 350/350 combo, swap meet seats, painted it in my garage (I still find old boxes in the attic with yellow paint dust on them), and it turned out pretty nice. I paid $200 for the shell, put an add in the local paper asking $6,500 and they lined up to buy it. I guess I under priced it. 57 2 door sedan Pro-Streeter. This was the car I sold the 55 to fund. Bought is as a running car and used some of the runnig gear to the get the above 55 on the street. When finished is was low, mean, 18.5 wide rear tires, 454 with a 6-71 blower doing about 800hp sticking out of the hood. It had power steering, disk brakes, power seats, lots of chrome, all the plumbing and wires hidden, it was really clean. When kids are on the way and money is tight the toys have to go. I wish I had that car now even though the pro-street deal is dead. This 72 Vette was also nice Edited September 20, 2007 by TMC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
open17 Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 57 Corvette 56 Chevy Cameo Pickup 55 Chevy Bel-air 2 dr hardtop 65 Mustang 66 Ford Ranger 390 56 Ford F100 wide window And not a car, but wish I still had it: 63 Harley panhead At least as I get older my vision isn't degrading. My hindsight is still 20-20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 67 camaro SS convertable given to me by my dad in 1979 he got it new..I lost it in a divorce GT40 ford replica...stolen and sold by the next ex wife 66 big block corvette...sold and built new garage 1956 Nomad ..6-71 blown sbc...sold to pay bills after my dragboat crash How come I feel like I just got kicked in the @#$s???? Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 67 camaro SS convertable given to me by my dad in 1979 he got it new..I lost it in a divorce GT40 ford replica...stolen and sold by the next ex wife 66 big block corvette...sold and built new garage 1956 Nomad ..6-71 blown sbc...sold to pay bills after my dragboat crash How come I feel like I just got kicked in the @#$s???? Jim You are Tim the Toolman Taylor hiding out on the BE forum....come on now, tell us you are.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganShootist Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 There seems to be a pattern here BE shooters seem to like VERY FAST RIDES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 67 camaro SS convertable given to me by my dad in 1979 he got it new..I lost it in a divorce GT40 ford replica...stolen and sold by the next ex wife 66 big block corvette...sold and built new garage 1956 Nomad ..6-71 blown sbc...sold to pay bills after my dragboat crash How come I feel like I just got kicked in the @#$s???? Jim You are Tim the Toolman Taylor hiding out on the BE forum....come on now, tell us you are.... NO...I am much better looking than him...choke hickup cough cough arh arh arh I do confess I am a tool freak... Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outerlimits Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 hands down, a CH-53!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganShootist Posted September 20, 2007 Author Share Posted September 20, 2007 The trend expands.................... BE Shooters like VERY fast cars and tools............ Hopefully many aren't themselves... tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwhiz Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 1971 Porsche 914. The three weeks out of the month it ran it was the most fun car I ever had. It ate a valve guide on a road trip and was blowing smoke so bad they wouldn't let me on the turnpike. One case of big V oil and some back roads we got home. Not only could you not read the rear lic plate, you couldn't tell where it was. Car wash and sale followed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2ipsc Posted September 20, 2007 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Still have it. 1993 5.0L HO Mustang GT convertible. Crude, rude, unrefined, no traction control or ABS, under-braked, drafty, easy to steer with the throttle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxtrotuniformlima Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 The car I learned to drive in 1948 Willys CJ-2A Flat head 4 cyl, top speed 55 mph down hill with a tailwind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchwrench Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 1969 Cougar Eliminator 428 SCJ. 1966 Barracuda Slant6 Hurst 4 speed could not kill it.So ugly it was cute 1958 MGA twincam. Norton 750. Oh well.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herky Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 1965 Dodge Coronet, 426 street wedge, 4 speed 1956 Chevy Bel Aire, 265 power pack 1960 MGA Twin Cam Coupe 1941 Studebaker Coupe, 289 Ford, 3 speed OD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 1970 Dodge CUDA 340 six pack I had it bought for $1,800 in 1973 @ 16 I had earned the cash working construction I got a 1969 Corvette instead and have been in debt ever sense I don't think I would have lived through the Cuda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 1970 Dodge CUDA 340 six pack I had it bought for $1,800 in 1973 @ 16 I had earned the cash working construction I got a 1969 Corvette instead and have been in debt ever senseI don't think I would have lived through the Cuda After I got married I sold my '68 Camaro SS to a kid who's dad bought it for him....he lasted exactly 27 days and wrapped it around a telephone pole going over 1110mph...it can happen.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Wasn't mine but belonged to my wife when we were first married....'69 Roadrunner, 440 automatic...terrible car but fast as hell...lots faster than my Camaro... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Honda S2000. Man the whine of that car at 9K was unreal. If I could afford 3 cars, I would buy another in a heartbeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_kahuna Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Ones I wish I had, but are now gone: 66 Chevy II (Nova), extensively modified and way too much time/money invested... sold it 'cause I was GETTIN' HITCHED 66 Malibu, slightly less modified black primered sleeper, sold for same reason 89 HD Sportster 1200, again sold for same reason Ones that are gone, good riddance 77 Pontiac Trans Am (a la Smokey & the Bandit)... what a piece of JUNK The ones that I kept, thank God 69 Chevell SS 396 (actually a 402) ... my son will inherit this one ... and I kept the wife, she was/is worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 69 chevelle 350/300hp not a SS but was still pretty damn fast and got 20 mpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noidlight Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 1972 Cutlass Supreme convertible.....I pulled the 350 rocket and put in an Olds 455 out of a 1970 Delta 88. I so miss that car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD Niner Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 My '94 cherry red Z-28 Camaro with the T-tops. I sold it in 2002 when I bought my first pick-up truck. I should have kept it and bought the truck anyway. That was the most reliable car I ever owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2ipsc Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Ones that are gone, good riddance77 Pontiac Trans Am (a la Smokey & the Bandit)... what a piece of JUNK Seems synonymous with the model - if you look up POS in the dictionary, it has a picture of mine - it was so bad, in fact, that I traded it for a Colt Commander - and I got the winning end of THAT bargain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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