Subject: Cars owned thread
>I wonder, can you tell much about a person from the cars they've >owned???
>'61 Corvair- $100 classic first car bought '69 to go to college
>'67 Mustang- had to try one
>'61 Ford Pickup- to haul race motorcycles
>'69 El Camino- upgrade for above
>'70 GT 6- love it but heat from firewall in summer cooked tootsie's
>'66 IH Scout- early sport utility vehicle
>'76 Datsun Pickup
>'76 MGB- burgundy and beautiful, periodically refused to start
>'68 Mercedes 250 SE- real wood, wool, and leather what a wonderful >smell
>'75 Mercedes 250 S- not as luxurious as the '68 but nice
>'83 Honda Accord DX- practicality time
>'87 Honda Accord LXI- put on 160,000 with only a clutch repair required
>'84 BMW 325i- torque galore but went brain(black box)dead around >140,000
miles
>'87 Sterling 325SL- Honda engine wonderful, Lucas electrics not
>'91 Isuzu Rodeo LS- back to sport utility (present bad weather driver)
>'73 STAG- (present good weather driver)
>* Lawrence Schilling *
Yes, an interesting yet twisted story you will find.
6? Morris Minor 1000 $100 Taught myself me how to drive at 15 Wish I had
one now. Sold for $40 when reverse went out.
'57 Chevy Wagon. $300 Looked cool with curtains in back! Sold to by the
Shelby
'66 GT350 Shelby $300 !!! I still kick myself in the butt for letting that
one go.
Sold due to major Brain Fade
'71 Chevy Malibu $3300 Too lame after a Shelby. Used as a trade in for the
Triumph
'71 Triumph GT6 MKIII $2450 Just in time for the great fuel shortage of '72.
Still looking as good as ever at 139K see it at the Dallas VTR.
'66 Chevy Nova 2 dr. $400 Great car. Used it to get parts for the Tiumph Ate
too
many tires to keep
'66 VW Bug w Sunroof $300 Commuter in Dallas. Do they ever wear out? Sold
due to engine meltdown in 92.
'67 VW bug $350 Retired by a Buick w/o the right of way. Insurance gave me
$800(!) and the 12V stuff moved to the 66
'76 245 Volvo wagon. $2000 Was great for hauling boats and sails. Retired at
245k due to gearbox failure.
'88 Chevy Astro Van. $9000 Boring but reliable boat and sail hauler Traded
in
at 145k
'95 Chevy Suburban $29000 The ultimate towing machine, drive at 80 mph with
the AC on.
Richard (I liked it when cool cars were cheap) Ceraldi
71 GT6 MKIII KF166L
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