Cool Cars We've Owned...

[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.

[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..

[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

[Saltheart]

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

[Nebe]

I want a unimog

[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.