Cool Cars We've Owned...

[afterhours]

the motorhead thread brought back memories. what have you had for cool cars, past and/or present? had a '69 roadrunner convertible, ya a real one, '58 '66 '72 corvettes, couple of sunbeam tigers, a '70 mach one.

[Karl F]

Cool AH... was that 69 a hemi?

70 MACH 1... had a friend with one of those, real neck snapper.

My first, 64 Tempest, 326, crane 3/4 race cam, Edelbrock intake, Holley 650 dual feed double pumper, Heddman Headers, Thrush pipes, bored .30 over, over size intakes and exhausts, Accel coil and dual point distrubutor, M22 4 gear out of a wrecked W30 olds, 411 posi rear gear, homegrown custom paint, Cragar slotted chrome rims.
waaay too much take home pay and time for a 17 year old... kept me busy had a few others, and a lot of cool beach buggys, but ya never forget your first.

http://www.striped-bass.com/Stripert...8&d=1104792667

[reelecstasy]

1972 Jeep CJ5 w/ a '1985 350
3 speed stick, full roll cage, 33"-12.5" if you didn't blow the U joint you could stand it up in a wheely for about 10'....Some of the best days in my life were spent in that Jeep

someday, I will do one all over again

[SandyPtMayor]

a 1973 babyblue mustang convert, brought her when i returned home from VietNam

[afterhours]

no hemi just a 383 four barrel, high rise, headers.

[Mike P]

My cars were the polar opposite of cool

70 Chevy Malibu w/ a 307

74 Fix-It-Again-Tony 128

74 Buick Apollo w/ a 350

74 AMC Hornet w/ a 232 straight 6. Probably the best of the lot.

78 Dodge Aspen with a slant 6. Not the original, but a "Super Slant"

96 Chevy Lumina, 3.1 V-6

Trucks, on the other hand, were more interesting

72 Kaiser Waggy, w/ the AMC 360, TH 400 tranny and a Dana 20 T-case. My all-time favorite beach ride.

78 K-5 Blazer. Had a 350 w/ headers, but it had been beat to crap towing.

89 Isuzu Trooper. Nothing cool about it, but it lasted 10 years, 215,000 miles and went thru almost anything.

99 Cherokee Sport. I never should have let my ex talk me into turning it back in at the end of the lease

02 Grand Cherokee Laredo Sport, w/ the 4.0 straight 6. Current ride. Only good thing about it is the engine. Tranny has been a major headache

[BigBo]

'69 Road Runner w/440 Magnum, 4 speed, 6 pack. Was my first car. I bought it as a totaled wreck at the auto auctions. My best friends uncle had a body shop and he did the work to the car as well as a '70 Chevelle that my friend picked up at the same time. $1800 initial cost, then another $800 or so in work and I was ripping up the streets. God my father hated that car. He swore I was going to kill myself in it. I almost did!
'67 Chevelle SS w/396, 4 speed. Close to 430hp. Got the front end off the ground without a problem. This one was a total resto, frame up. All original.
A couple of Harley's including one custom built from scratch by me. 1980 Shovel head Big Twin. Paugho hardtail frame, wide glide front end, fatbob tanks, and jockey shift. Sweet.

[RIROCKHOUND]

1974 Land Rover; short body
Had it for a few years in High School; sold it in 98' b/c it broke down too much!

[Nebe]

coolest rig i ever owned was a 1979 VW Camper. 2000 CC's of air cooled fury Man i miss that bus.

I once drove it to the soft side of quonny

Right now i am slowly restoring a 1971 super beetle. The plan is to sell it when i am done and buy a nice little center console I can fit in my garage..

[striprman]

58 cadillac with giant tail fins, 68 charger (383 4 bbl/headers), 67 mustang convertable, 71 fiat 850 sport spyder, 61 rambler wagon, 66 catalina (389 4 bbl)

[Pete_G]

Originally Posted by Nebe

coolest rig i ever owned was a 1979 VW Camper. 2000 CC's of air cooled fury Man i miss that bus.

I once drove it to the soft side of quonny

Right now i am slowly restoring a 1971 super beetle. The plan is to sell it when i am done and buy a nice little center console I can fit in my garage..

The camper in particular is a speed demon, with water tanks, pop-top, and the kitchen.

Those were great engines, a lot more fun in a tiny Porsche with big carbs though.

[Nebe]

The camper was a speed demon. lower thames to spring street in 20 seconds
I called it my rolling condo
i had it when i first started surfcasting and would camp out all over the state.... ohhhh if i had it now

[vineyardblues]

First car 63 bonnieville
63 buick riveria (had for 15 years)
64 falcon ragtop
55 chevy nomad
57 chevy pick-up
and ton after that
vb

[Clammer]

I had a s hit load of cars & trucks / but either blew them up of smashed them up

my two best

1963 Split window Corvette /327-300

My sleeper was 1958 impala ;; Most thought it had a 348/3 duces // but actually has a mean 396/440 hp /posi..

This sucker just sat & smoked tires in 1st & 2nd gear ============ actually caught rubber in all four gears .. As crazy as I was ???? I never had it flat out / but i can remember down shifting into 3rd & I was already going over 100MPH ..
MEMORIES

[ProfessorM]

1966 Mustang 2+2. Man I wish I still had that car.

[Clammer]

P/M We all wish we still had our cars ><>><<>

[Saltheart]

73 Eldorado ....that thing was a rocket ship!.
1957 dump truck.

[Nebe]

I want a unimog

[Swimmer]

1969 convertable vette 429 390 hp with two tops.

Man did that ride chew up my bank account.

Clammer I have a friend who owns a red 63 red split window vette that llooks like it rolled off the line yesterday. Takes your breath away when you see it go by.

[justplugit]

Coolest was a 46 Ford Coupe, with a 48 Ford truck flat head full house
Edelbrock heads 11to 1 comp
Jahn racing pistons
Dual holly carbs
Bored, stroked, ported, relieved
Winfield SU1R full cam- optimum performance 90-120mph
Hollywood pipes
Lowered
Painted American racing colors---primer grey

2nd was a 55 Pontiac Star Chief with a 59 Bonneviile engine

3rd was a 57 Triumpfh TR-3 convert with true wire wheels

4th was 64 Chevy C-20 truck straight 6
raised 6in with 20in wheels, panted Mitsubishi Red

5th was a 96 Mitsubishi GT--SL British racing green,
Top 165mph

Now 96 Ford F-150 4x4 Eddie Bauer
Dual Flowmaster 50's --- THANK YOU KARL.

[mikecc]

69 Mustang

I want to see some of Hunans cars

[redneck24]

Originally Posted by mikecc

69 Mustang

I want to see some of Hunans cars

he sold them all

[Redsoxticket]

69 Camaro

[ChrisH]

1967 SS Impalla covertable... 327...
Man I loved that car, smashed it up twice

[Clammer]

SWIMMER tell me where he parks it

[mikecc]

Originally Posted by redneck24

he sold them all

NOOOO

[Backbeach Jake]

'63 Corvair 6 auto. 36 mpg and quick
'52 Ford flathead 8 w/ overdrive , quicker
'65 International Travelall from Art's Dune Tours, Sandsled #1
'66 Toronado Providence to Bolton in 30 min flat. Stopped Mid-Cape 115 mph on Friday night. quickest.
'68 Chevy Van. Rolling Hotel
'71 Ventura w/ '58 283
'80 Citation, first new car ever
'88 Beretta last new car ever
'87 Park Ave. Poshest car ever
'84 F-150 XLT
'89 F-250 frillless Waiting in the driveway
'94 Caprice 9C1 Interceptor I miss that car the most
'96 Jimmy SE just what I really need

[fishaholic18]

'69 Camaro Z28
427, Muncie M-22, 456 gears, Ladder bars, Nitrous Oxide, Edlerbrock Hi rise/Holley carb thru the hood. Built it when I was 16. Fast!!
Sold it to a friend when I was done with it and he wrapped it around a pole 2nd day he had it...

[Jenn]

85 Grand National......

Thanks for bringing up the pain and memories.....

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by Jenn

85 Grand National......

Thanks for bringing up the pain and memories.....

Loved them.
I once pulled the drivetrain out of a wrecked one and put it in a POS Regal. What a sleeper....