CARS FROM YOUR PAST

[LBrown59]

From all the cars you've previously owned.
If you could have only one of them back which one would it be?
First Choice?
Second choice?
Third choice?
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My choices are as follows

1* 1960 Chevy Impala Convertible:Of all the cars I've previously owned.
If I could only have one of them back it would have to be the Black 1960 Chevy Impala Convertible with the white rag top and the red and white interior.
It was one sharp looking machine and a real mover with the 348 engine with 3 duces and a racing cam.
http://www.hubcapcafe.com/ocs/pages01/chev6003.htm

2* 1971Chevelle Malabu Convertible: The closest picture to it that I could find on the net
http://www.hubcapcafe.com/ocs/pages01/chev7201.htm

3* 1950 chevy: This one has a special place in my hart as one of these was my first car.
http://www.hubcapcafe.com/ocs/pages01/chev5003.htm
Don't have it any more but I do have one like it.

 

[ultrarunner]

It's a difficult question because I still have them all!
Oldest is a 1905 Oldsmobile, followed by Ford T's and A's, Bantams, Morris, Corvette, etc. Keep posting those new Barn Pictures!

 

[BB_TX]

First choice would have to be my second car, a 1962 Chevy Impala 2 DR HT 327 v8 painted Anniversay Gold to celebrate Chevy's 50th anniversary. Just out of high school, making $1.25/hr, and enjoying the new found freedom. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif Nothing else very memorable.

 

[Richard]

I'd have two.

I had a 1971 Olds 4-4-2 442 Although the one in the picture is the Cutlass. They only made something like 1,300 convertible 442's. Unfortunately, some dude ran a light and T'boned it in the passenger door.

My other favorite car was a 1969 Midnight Blue Mercedes 280-SL with factory air, fuel injection and as I recall, 4 wheel disk brakes 280 SL

My wife (then girlfriend) never quite understood why I had the hardtop in the living room

 

[chim]

First place would belong to the 67 Camaro SS/RS. 350 w/ Holley 780, Jahns pistons, Weiand hi-riser, 375 fuelie cam, Muncie 4-speed. Anything else would be a distant second..............chim

 

[Dutch445]

well, I never had anything really exotic,
but my first import was a Datsun 280Z,
1976 or so, I loved that car! been driving
imports since.. mostly toyota.
can't say as any I have had since I would want
again other than the Z....
had some old 70's vintage camaros,,
S-10 pickup, full size GMC Jimmy,
4 or 5 toyota trucks,, from the old 2wd, 4 speed,
no power steering, vinyl interior truck up to
4runners and my current Tundra..
throw in a few beater cars.. Chevy VEGA!
what a RAT!
and an old Honda Civic,,, 2 door, multi colored
doors and fenders... but a beast in the snow...
old corolla wagons, camry's.. even had a
Jeep Cherokee that I HATED,, (not long though)
the list goes on the more i think about it!

I'd love my bike back though! 81 Honda CB750C,
tweaked the carbs a bit, the sprocket setup... quick as
a 900 Kawa in it's day!

wow,,, memories

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[Bird]

I've owned so many, and liked them all at the time, that it would be hard to decide, but I'd guess:

First Choice would be my 1956 Mercury Montclair convertible.
Second Choice probably my 1957 Studebaker Silver Hawk.
Third Choice probably my 1968 Plymouth Roadrunner.

My wife still says the Roadrunner was her favorite, but of course, I didn't know her when I had the Mercury and Studebaker. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Nasty135]

All these have been sold except the 70ss on the end /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

The 71 ragtop was the most fun and comfortable to drive...

The elcamino was the only one to sit outside as I was able to shoehorn the other three in a two car garage, I was a little thinner then /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif Well it was a good sized two car garage...

 

[scott_vt]

I would have to say my 69 Camaro SS 350cu in. Bought new for $3600. But I was just a kid back then, what did I know /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

scotty

 

[deerefan]

I really miss my 87 Camaro and my 94 Chevy truck. They weren't anything special, just something fun to drive. They were both mildly modified, nothing extreme. I still own 2 cars from the past. My dad passed down his 70 corvette 350hp 4 spd factory air car to me. He was the original owner. It is numbers matching, just beautiful. That vette is responsible for my interest in cars. I built a 350hp 327 when I was 14. I bought a 2 door 70 chevelle w/ a blown up 350 for my 327 about 10 years ago. That car is still a work in progress. It runs and drives, just needs cosmetics. That 327 is a screamer. Loves to rev. I'll see if I can post pics later of the vette and chevelle.

 

[Farmwithjunk]

The one I miss the most? My first. 1968 Z/28 w/Ralley Sport package. I believe the color was called Meridian Blue, w/ white stripes. It was showroom stock when I got it. My brother-in-law bought it new, and in less than 24 hours, lost his license. I bought it while I was still 15. Had to wait almost a year before I could drive it. I paid $1400. Saw one in Car Craft Mag just like it a few years back. It fetched $55,000

I proceeded to "butcher it" no sooner than I got my license. Crager mags, big tires on the back. Air shocks, Lakewood "J-bars" (traction bars) Line locks. (Talk about your giant smokey burnouts!) An Edelbrock intake, and a 650 double pumper Holley. Hooker headers, and a few other incidentals.

After I left for the Army, I had my dad sell it for me. $2500. Probably the only car I've ever owned that I actually got MORE out of than I paid.

2nd on the hit parade? A 1984 Toyota SR5 4WD truck. Lift kit, big tires, a winch, killer stereo, and 300,000 trouble-free miles.

3rd. 1967 Chevy II Nova I bought when I returned from Army. 325 HP 327/4 speed Super Sport package. Black w/ black interior. Also showroom stock when I bought it. 6 months after I bought it, I tried to move a 30" dia. oak tree. The tree didn't move. Neither did I for a couple months. OUCH!

 

[billbill1]

One of my favorites and I still have in the shed, 1973 Grandville, 455, loaded (no cruise), and less than 26,000 actual miles.

 

[fenneran]

First: My 1969 Ford Mustang Mach-I. First car I ever owned. Was a girl magnet /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Second: My 1995 Chevy Suburban (Jacked up, 4X4, Jet Black, License plate was "Hik Mobl")
Third: My 1979 Honda Civic. I think it might have weighed 1,000lbs soaking wet, but was great to drive.

Alas, I have parted with all three, but I have a deal with the CFO that if I ever see a '69 Mach-I that is within budget, we're going to snap it up!

 

[beagdog]

1st: '70 Plymouth SuperBird, 440 6 pak, 4 speed. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
2nd: '69 Plymoth GTX, Street hemi, 4 speed. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
3rd: '76 Ford F-250 HiBoy /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Many others I'd like to have back, but none as much as these.

 

[DrRod]

Man Beagdog -- you sure had a good time 30 years ago.

My father was a small town Chrysler Plymouth dealer and one summer day in '69 he pointed out the window of the show room and said "get a licence plate and put it on that Road Runner with screws and take it home." Putting a plate on with screws meant you could keep it for a while so I was just blown away. It was a special Car of the Year edition in a special red-orange called Performance Red. It had black hood stripes, a black vinyl top, bucket seats with console, road wheels, red stripe tires, and as part of the package these door-sized road runner decals on each door. It couldn't have been more perfect when you're 17. Thanks Dad.

But one of my favorites was a '76 Fury Sport. It had a 360 in it and was white with a white vinyl half roof, thin red stripes, a bright red interior, and big road wheels and tires. My brother put gas shocks on it and it just ran and handled great. I drove it from Syracuse to Chicago to Albuquerque to Phoenix to Washington and points in between repeatedly and always thought it was the best road car ever. Probably not on a lot of favorites lists, but the kind of car that just isn't around anymore.

 

[elad]

1st best car was 1941 Studebaker-champion
2nd best car was 1949 Chevrolet - deluxe
3rd best car was 1956 Chevrolet- 2 door hard top convertible.
Of the 3 cars, the 56 was the best and missed the most.
It was the first new car I ever bought. Thought I died and
went to heaven with that thing. Automatic transmission-WOW,
White sidewall tires, fender skirts, rear aerial, vinyl seats.
fender lights, curb finders, headlight scoops.& don't remember
if anything else. Never forget that car! Thanks for bumping my memory.

 

[beagdog]

We were probably each others biggest envy-your dad had a Chrysler dealership and mine had a filling station. Good thing too, I used a lot of gas and a lot of tires!! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[BobReeves]

#1 59 Pontiac tudoor hardtop, deep dish reverse chrome, baby moons, 3-2's, cam etc. B&M hydro, glass packs. Blue with white top, burnt allot of premium gas and left allot of rubber on Van Nuys Blvd in the mid 60's

#2 56 Pontiac convertible, basically stock except for black tuck-n-roll interior.
#3 49 Ford, first car
#4 57 Chevy Convertible
#5 76 Vett
#6 94 Vett

 

[JimR]

That is a very hard one to answer.

1, 66 Chevy Malibu SS 396 Convertible, 4 speed, posi,
dual exhaust.

2, 66 GTO Convertible, w/ 455 HO, trips, 400 Turbo, headers,
posi, Line-Lock. 6 MPG. average

3, 64 Chevelle Malibu SS, 283, 4 speed, posi, dual exhaust.

4, 71 Datsun 240 Z small, fast and fun to drive.

5, 71 Chevy Monte Carlo.

6, 56 Chevy 2 door hardtop 327V8 4 speed, posi.

7, 56 Chevy 2 door Sedan 265 V8 3 on the tree all stock.

Now I'm into square BMW's and having a blast with them. Presently own a 88 535is pictured, 89 325i 2 door, 87 325is 2 door and 2 parts cars.

 

[Jstpssng]

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All right, Ultrarunner, where do I find the pics? sounds like you've got a nice collection, worth sharing.