Past transportation just for fun

["Red"]

Sweet!

A funny story that goes with my first ride... I was grounded (for some reason - can't remember) 2 weeks before I got the car. My girlfriend at the time dumped me and started dating a friend of mine. When she found about the car she was all up in my cookies wanting to get back together. I, as politely as I could, told her to take a long walk off a short pier. LOL.

 

[extremecleantn]

65 Impala SS
66 Impala SS conv
67 Chevelle
67 Impala
68 Chevelle
69 Bel Air
70 Chevelle
72 LeMans
73 Nova
73 Caprice
74 Monte Carlo
74 F250 Crew Cab
77 Monte Carlo
77 F250 Crew Cab
78 Caprice
79 Caprice
85 Monte Carlo SS
85 Chevy 2500 van
90 C2500
94 Impala SS
94 K3500
97 E350 Motor Home
02 Sonoma
06 Silverado 2500
Honda S90
Kawasaki OHC400
Suzuki 750

Man that's as long as some people's shopping lists, lol

 

["Red"]

Good thing you had the 302.

The 70's "muscle" cars (including the impotent corvettes of those years) are a perfect example of what happens when the government controls production!

In my opinion, the '70 models were the best (not including other models in the later '70's, just the '70 models).

My father had a '70 C-10 pickup (3 on the tree) - pulled like dozer
My brother's girlfriend had a '70 Monte Carlo - scarey fast
My mom had a '70 Cutlass w/ a 350 Rocket - make you sh!t yourself fast
My third car was a '70 Nova (2 door) - not fast, but I love the style.

When I was 13 I told myself I would own 3 different vehicles... a Nova, a pickup and a Corvette. Still have the pickup ('83) and still looking forward to the Corvette.

 

[Scott Stone]

Let me see,
First car was a pickup. A 64 Ford F-100, that had a 390 and a four speed. It had been my dads, but needed a valve job, and had sat for 3 or 4 years. I asked him if I could have it if I fixed it, and after permission was given, I started tearing the engine apart within about 5 minutes, literally. I had that thing running like a top, and used to abuse the crap out of it. My big mistake was letting my brother drive it. He blew the engine in it, showing off. He is about 8 years older then me.
Then I had an 80 Toyota Corolla fastback.
84 Toyota 4x4, my first new car
86 Honda CIvic SI, the first year for the SI's.
Other then that, it has been a variety of pickups, and cars of no particular interest, not that I have driven anything terribly interesting, ever.
Right now, I have two vehicles that are mine, as in, no one but me drives them. An 09 Flex, and Scarlet, my 06 Superduty. Maybe some day I will get my CTS-V.

 

[Tony Shelton]

Larry, if you had one of these I'm going to demand a DNA test. We are brothers.

My senior year I got in trouble and my parents took my Grand Prix away for a while. I went out and financed this beast. $170 a month for a year.

The seats laid all the way down on this thing. This car was instrumental in my getting married at 19.

 

[Larry Millette]

Its official Tony.....You ARE NOT my brother. Haha! Never had one of those. What is it? A Datsun? Girlfriends parents had one. Is that close enough? Lol

 

[Tony Shelton]

Early 70's cars were great! Jimmy Carter ushered in the abominations America put out in the late 70's.

I had a teacher at school run into my B210 with a 1971 New Yorker and crumpled it like a tin can. Instead of reporting it to his insurance he gave me this speed demon 1981 Dodge Omni:



I only had it for a month and ran off a curvy road and it got stuck about 10 ft off the ground in some thick trees.

Once I got in the Navy I bought this 1981 Yamaha XS850 from the base motorcycle safety instructor to get around for $1100 bucks. 3 cylinder, kindof slow, and no fun in the rain:



I'm afraid to put up my next car because I'm certain Larry had it.

 

[Tony Shelton]

Its official Tony.....You ARE NOT my brother. Haha! Never had one of those. What is it? A Datsun? Girlfriends parents had one. Is that close enough? Lol

Datsun B210. It was that orange color and I put red and yellow stripes on it to look like the "bumblebee" version.

Yeah. I went through a dork phase.

 

[Tony Shelton]

1985 Pontiac Fiero. Larry?

This was my first new car deal. They saw me coming a mile away. Paid $13500 in a small car dealership in Tennessee. I immediately drove it to San Francisco where the same car was selling for $8888. Not only was I in a dork phase, I was in the idiot phase.

I wrecked it the first week I had it on the first exit off the Bay Bridge and had to drive a rental car for 2 months while they ordered the parts to fix it. It was never the same again.

Later a drunk doctor hit us head on at a stop light and almost totaled it.

Top speed? A whopping 105. Plastic body. One time my dad laid a work light off the fender and it melted a hole in the fender.

I hooked it up though with a black and white TV built into the dash for long trips. It was actually comfortable on long trips. Drove it across country two times. Went through 5 clutches that I had to pay for. Once I sold it I got a letter saying there was a clutch problem and they were recalling them and would fix it for free. Bad luck was all around me with that car. Including meeting Chris' mom while driving it. lol.

 

[Tony Shelton]

65 Impala SS
66 Impala SS conv
67 Chevelle
67 Impala
68 Chevelle
69 Bel Air
70 Chevelle
72 LeMans
73 Nova
73 Caprice
74 Monte Carlo
74 F250 Crew Cab
77 Monte Carlo
77 F250 Crew Cab
78 Caprice
79 Caprice
85 Monte Carlo SS
85 Chevy 2500 van
90 C2500
94 Impala SS
94 K3500
97 E350 Motor Home
02 Sonoma
06 Silverado 2500
Honda S90
Kawasaki OHC400
Suzuki 750

85 monte carlo SS - always wanted one of those. Never got the Buick Grand National either.

I'm sure your Suzuki 750 was not one of these. Bought it in 2005 or 2006 for $5k cash, had it for one day, didn't even have time to get insurance on it. Loaned it to a friend to go riding with us and he ran off the road with it and ended up in intensive care for 3 weeks, and took him three months to learn to walk again. Lost all the money on that one with no collision insurance.

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[rrjp111]

Started with a 80 model mercury cougar in high school. Then bought a 81 corvette when I started collage.
90 Lexus 300sc
2000 Camaro
1999 ford f-150
2005 GMC 2500

 

[outdoorprowash]

Mine was exactly like this:

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[Larry Millette]

No Fiero Tony. Always thought if i drove one of those id'e look kinda.....well you know. ( batting eyelashes )

 

[Larry Millette]

Had one of these Ford LTD's. Bought it from a girl who worked in the office at a dairy I worked at. Paid $400.00 for it. Eventually hit an ambulance that went through a red light and it got totaled. The city actually cut me a check for $800.00. LOL


I then used that money and bought this beauty you see below off the mechanic who worked at the dairy. lol... Paid $600.00 for it. Ugly as heck but let me tell ya. When the back seats were folded down and I broke out the blanket and pillows it was GAME ON!!! Queen size bed on wheels baby... That car saw a lot of action.

 

[The Cleaner]

Man this is a fun thread, thanks Tony. I have to dig up some photos.

I drove a 72 Pinto when I was 12....its Floor was missing from the Cancer it had.


I spent a ton of Time Driving around in these two cars 68 ss that was my brothers. This was not his but it was similiar to this photo


Mom & Dads Ride

Is that a Dodge Polara?

 

[The Cleaner]

Had one of these Ford LTD's. Bought it from a girl who worked in the office at a dairy I worked at. Paid $400.00 for it. Eventually hit an ambulance that went through a red light and it got totaled. The city actually cut me a check for $800.00. LOL
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I then used that money and bought this beauty you see below off the mechanic who worked at the dairy. lol... Paid $600.00 for it. Ugly as heck but let me tell ya. When the back seats were folded down and I broke out the blanket and pillows it was GAME ON!!! Queen size bed on wheels baby... That car saw a lot of action.
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That wagon looks alot like the Griswold car

 

[The Cleaner]

I have had to many cars to remember, but this one was always my favorite.

 

[Paul Kassander]

65 Impala SS
66 Impala SS conv
67 Chevelle
67 Impala
68 Chevelle
69 Bel Air
70 Chevelle
72 LeMans
73 Nova
73 Caprice
74 Monte Carlo
74 F250 Crew Cab
77 Monte Carlo
77 F250 Crew Cab
78 Caprice
79 Caprice
85 Monte Carlo SS
85 Chevy 2500 van
90 C2500
94 Impala SS
94 K3500
97 E350 Motor Home
02 Sonoma
06 Silverado 2500
Honda S90
Kawasaki OHC400
Suzuki 750

That is a nice list Russ, especially the beginning.

 

[Vince Wood]

I don't know if I can remember all of my vehicles. Keep in mind though I'm only 38.......

'90 Toyota Pickup
'90 Ford Ranger
'94 Ford Ranger Supercab
'95 Toyota Pickup
'97 Ford F-150
'97 Toyota Tacoma
'98 Toyota Tacoma
'98 Toyota Corolla
'00 Toyota Corolla
'04 Toyota Camry
'05 Ford E-150 Cargo Van
'05 Toyota Tacoma Supercab
'06 Toyota Tacoma Supercab
'07 Ford F-350 Flatbed
'99 Ford E-350 Boxvan (Getting ready to sell it)
'11 Ford F-450 Flatbed

I think I got them all.

 

[dieseldad97]

Great thread. No time to list them all, but i've had probably 40-50 cars/trucks and about 15 or so bikes. I'll have to dig around to find pics to scan for this thread. I've had alot of nice ones...including a red Fiero haha.