Katie,
My morris minor came to the same fate. My brother who painted a gold
racing strip on the side.drove it about 70 to 80 mph for about 45 min and
that was the end of the flathead 4 CYL. It went to the crusher in the back
of a dump truck. Poor car!
I talked to your mom earlier about her GT 350. All my cars were real cheap
back then. I paid more for my last Camaro than any of them and NEVER lost
any money.
It was a great time.
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> From: Kelly, Katie <kkelly@spss.com>
> To: 'Steven Eguina' <seguina@unionfundingusa.com>
> Subject: RE: 200 Cylinders/38 yrs of life.
> Date: Monday, December 18, 2000 4:40 PM
>
> Wow. My first car was a Morris Minor. My dad bought it for a dollar, and
I
> bought it from him for a dollar, and then he sold it at some swap meet
for
> five, and never paid me for it. But that's not the bad part. I was
devasted
> when he sold the car, but my dad says I should consider Fred's (the
Morris
> Minor) side of it: he was crushed.
>
> Ba da bump.
>
> My mom's grocery getter was a '66 GT 350. I still cry when I think about
the
> day they sold it and it drove away forever.
>
> Cheers,
> Katie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Eguina [mailto:seguina@unionfundingusa.com]
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 4:20 PM
> To: Mark J. Andy; autox mailing list
> Subject: Re: 200 Cylinders/38 yrs of life.
>
>
> Hi! everyone. Here's a Life of Cylinders and Cars!
>
> Wow, looking over everyone's list it starts to make you feel old.( Also,
> makes you glad to still be running events in S Calif. so I don't have to
> think about it.) Not sure if this is to be all inclusive but her goes. A
> life of Cylinders and Cars!
> 1962 I was 15 years old!
>
> Cylinders etc.
> 4 1952 Morris minor conv. Towed home with 1 inch of water in the
bottom.
> My dad always reminded me he bought me my first car.($50 WITH
a
> new top)
> 4 1952 MG TD I STILL OWN!
> 4 57 MGA Dads friend sold it to me. Boy what power compared to the TD.
> 8 66 GT 350 Oh ye! now I'm Caroll Shelby! With lots of tickets.
>
> 1968
> 8 67 Z/28 ran this car against Frank Stagnaro in Pleasanton, Calif.
1968
> 8 68 Z/28 same results with Frank But now I'm Mark Donahue sp?
> 8 66 GT 350 clone Same as Franks car, but I'm still not Frank
Stagnaro.
> 4 sometimes 3 CYL Renault Dolphin Used this to drive as a bill
> collector for Sears while in college we got
paid
> by the mile 40 MPG and the Z/28 got 12MPG.
>
> 4 66 MGB street racer my car
> 8 66 GT 350
> 6 69 911E great car except for suspension
> 6 ford econoline
> 6 another ford econoline ( couldn't live with out it, plus the dog was
> crushed when
>
>
> we sold the first one)
>
> 1975
> 6 73 911T great car and good suspension
> 8 76 Ferrari 308 GTB4 OK It didn't break and what fun. I was single!
> 8 73 formula 350 Firebird ( a friend owned it and it was perfect.)
> 8 77 Ferrari 308 GTB STILL OWN
>
> 1979
> 8 82 yes 82 Group 5 Pantera (should still own) fun car
> 12 74 Daytona Ferrari (should have sold the 308 and kept this one)
>
> At this point my wife informed me we had more money tied up in cars than
> our house was worth and we were running out of room. " I KNOW DEAR WE
NEED
> A BIGGER GARAGE! "Geeee! She never complained when we were just dating!
>
> 4 Spec racer Renault ( I don't know a French motor) Fun and cheap to
> race!
> 2 or 6 82 Mazda RX7 GSL her car
>
> 1984 Now the first kid! and as you have observed ALL two seater
cars!
>
> 8 70 something Dodge Sportsman 3/4 ton van for the kid( not to tow the
> race car. Honest!)
> 8 85 IROC Camaro her car. Guess who ended up driving the truck.
>
> 1985 - 14 months later SECOND kid. NOW SHE DRIVES THE TRUCK!
>
> Took a few years to go sailing. Sooo! no new investments!. (Thats
> what I called
>
>
> the cars HEE HEE.)
>
> 1995 November - Boat sank off coast of North Africa! Back to cars they
> don't sink!
>
> 8 96 Camaro SS My Red and Black car I ran in ESP 96 to Wendover 98
> 8 96 Camaro SS John Ames White and Orange car purchased Wendover 98
and
> I'm still not John Ames. (SEE STORY BELOW.)
> 6 97 Chevy Van HERE IS MY STORY AND I'M STICKING TO IT!!!
> When I got home from Wendover, I told her I would buy a Van and
drive
> the Van and she could drive the Red Camaro SS. I had just gotten back
from
> Wendover and we decided we needed a Van for more FAMILY ROOM. She asked
> why my times were DSQ at Wendover and I told her because I drove John
Ames
> car on Sunday and he was on different tires. She Said " Oh, he just wants
> you to buy his car! " I think it was the look on my face
> , but 2 seconds later she said " YOU BOUGHT ANOTHER CAR! THAT'S WHY
> YOU
> BEING SO NICE AND OFFERING TO DRIVE A VAN, YOU NEED A TOW VEHICLE." I
told
> her it wasn't my fault that GUY ANKENY and TOM BERRY were their an they
> said it was a good car. She wasn't impressed with all the money I'd
saved
> in buying Johns car Vs changing the Red SS. (Why does that work for them
> at a dress sale!)
>
> 1 98 Sears Lawn mower ( very little use )
> 1 97 FJ Go Kart
> 8 98 Firebird Conv. company car. Talk about a car that needs subframe
> connectors!
> 8 99 GMC truck. To tow with and drive. She won't give back the Red
> Camaro!
>
> That it! 200 Cylinders and 38 years of life. Steve Eguina #86 ESP
>
> PS: Don't tell the Wife but I found an old 1985 Camaro IMSA/Trans-Am
car.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > From: Mark J. Andy <marka@telerama.com>
> > To: autox mailing list <autox@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: RE: How many cylinders do you have?
> > Date: Monday, December 18, 2000 1:42 PM
> >
> > Howdy,
> >
> > On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, miket wrote:
> > > 2: Another Lawn Mower
> >
> > They make twin cylinder lawn mowers?
> >
> > Mark
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