I've just been making a loong list of cars and bikes that I've owned over the years. I would really like to know what kind of stuff others have owned, just for curiosity.
Show me yours and I'll show you mine.
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Alex.
Of interest. A Datsun roadster, Mazda RX4 with rotary engine. A 1972 cutlas supreme with a 350 rocket engine (It was fast) Many motorcycles including a triumph trailblazer and several Honda's. All owned when I was young. I sold the Datsun for $200 dollars to a friend who sold it to another friend who sold it For $8,000 two year latermanolo wrote:Folks,
I've just been making a loong list of cars and bikes that I've owned over the years. I would really like to know what kind of stuff others have owned, just for curiosity.
Show me yours and I'll show you mine.![]()
Alex.
Nonc,Nonc Hilaire wrote:My first was the best. Dodge Coronet 440 4 door sedan in an ugly olive. It used to beat everybody in street races from one Steak 'n Shake to the other because it was fast and stealthy. Cops never gave it a second look until I sold it to my brother -in-law and he painted bloodshot eyeballs on the hood.
A friend of mine used to drive a Triumph Dolomite Sprint. She and her girlfriends would have a lot of fun beating the tuned cars at the lights.manolo wrote:Folks,
This is mine; it's a bit of a muddle. Often there were several vehicles at the same time.
Cars I’ve owned (date order)
Ford Consul Classic, Hillman Imp, Austin Mini, Sunbeam Alpine, Triumph Spitfire, Triumph Vitesse Mk11, Renault 4, Hillman Minx, Reliant Robin, MGB Roadster, Ford Anglia, Dutton Phaeton, Ford Popular, VW Beetle, VW Variant, Vauxhall Cavalier Mk1, Fiat Miriafori 131 estate, Vauxhall Cavalier Mk11, Peugeot 405 estate, Morris 1100, Saab 99, Austin Devon, Austin 10, Morris Eight, MGB GT, TVR Taimar, Saab 900 NG HOT Turbo, Citroen ZX, Renault Clio, Peugeot 206, Alfa Romeo 147 TS Lusso.
Bikes I’ve owned (date order)
Cyclemaster, Suzuki 80 K11 sport, Suzuki T10, Thompson Suzuki T20, Honda CB72 supersport, Matchless G3, Triumph Tiger 100 (sprung hub) BSA M21, Vespa 90, BSA C11, Royal Enfield 350 (side valve), Kawasaki GPZ 550, Suzuki GSXR 750, Kawasaki ZX10R, Yamaha R1.
Alex.
Typhoon,Typhoon wrote:
A friend of mine used to drive a Triumph Dolomite Sprint. She and her girlfriends would have a lot of fun beating the tuned cars at the lights.
I used to kid her that it was a three-seater as one of the seats was reserved for the mechanic.
noddy,noddy wrote: as such, ive completely lost track of most of them but the old english ford capri (mk 1?) springs to mind as a cracking good bit o fun because it handled like a go kart and had a worked over engine with extractors, strombergs and a lumpy cam
Hoosiernorm wrote:My first car was a 76 Pontiac Formula Trans Am. It was a basket case bought with a blown engine. I learned more about applied mechanics taking that piece of crap apart every few weeks than I ever learned at Purdue. Water pump, timing chain, cam, lifters, push rods, busted clutch fan, leaking radiator, glass packs for mufflers (don't ever take the heat riser off of a GM vehicle EVAH). Followed that up with a Datsun B210 that I guy gave me before he shipped out to Italy for $35 dollars. I drove that thing to death and sold it to an alcoholic who wrecked it a few months after I sold it to him. Dodge 400 convertible that was a blast to cruise around in on a budget. Chevy Corsica which was a really reliable car. My Subaru Outback which was impossible to destroy and hauled all of my fishing gear and golf clubs for years and went anywhere you pointed it to fish. Then my Lincoln Town Car which I have owned for 15 years and is starting to lose it's paint (parking in between a power plant and a steel mill across the street from a Dow chemical plant for a number of years will have that effect on them).
Beautiful carMarcus wrote:Once owned one of these . . wish I still had it . .
. . 1947 Mercury Woodie . .
. . California . . 1959 . .
HP,
So you understand how it feels to apply for ObamacareThe candidate had to lay on the bonnet of an old Ford Zephyr, holding on to the windscreen wipers and looking in through the windscreen. The driver then gunned the car on a long straight and reported back on how he handled the experience.