[DeTomaso] NPC; Car Survey

Sat Oct 29 12:09:02 EDT 2011

OK, I'm in -

Your First Car (Bought with your money):  1967 Honda CL160 (motorcycle
actually), bought with cash from summer jobs.  First real car: 1965 Jaguar
XKE Coupe (cost $2200 cash in 1970 but it needed a clutch, which required
pulling the engine to repair)

Your First New Car: 1984 Volkswagen GTI

Your Favorite Car that you've ever owned: 1972 Pantera *, without a doubt

Your Daily Driver: 2008 Honda ST1300 * (another motorcycle), or on bad
weather days a 2001 Explorer Sport Trac *

Your Aspiration Car: Kirby's GT-40

Other vehicles (in rough order of ownership, not counting the above):

1965 Honda S65
1967 Suzuki 250 (the wheelie champion of Mesquite, TX)
1969 Yamaha 360MX (would break your leg if the kick start lever didn't go
all the way down)
1957 Ford Ranchero (w/312 police interceptor engine)
1971 Kawasaki H1 (500cc 2-stroke triple, hair-on-fire performance but no
brakes and noodle chassis)
1968 Renault R-10 (kids don't try this at home)
1962 Ford Fairlane 4dr (college car, 221 chi V-8, PO was a little old lady)
1970 Volkswagen Beetle (college car upgrade)
1960 Lancia Flamina (V-6, rear 4-spd transaxle)
1969 Jeep CJ-5
1975 Lancia Beta Coupe
1977 Suzuki GS550
1967 Jeepster Commando (go anywhere vehicle)
1979 Suzuki GS750
1976 Datsun B-210 (grad school car)
1980 Subaru Station Wagon (after grad school, low pay job car)
1982 Ford Ranger Pickup (restore this-old-house truck)
1936 Ford Fordor (Humpback)
1980 Audi 5000
1986 Audi 5000s (turbo, the entire car self-destructed at 60k miles)
1957 Cadillac ElDorado Seville (very cool, not fun to drive)
1968 Calillac ElDorado (less cool, better driver)
1990 Nissan 300ZX 2+2 (small kids / sports car compromise)
1993 Toyota Supra (twin turbo, way fast, third favorite all-time behind the
Pantera)
1994 Ford Thunderbird (work commuter)
1999 Ford F250 (diesel, crew cab, u-turn required a 1/4 mile wide airport
runway)
1994 Mazda Miata R-Package (converted to track car) *
2008 Mitsubishi Pajero (Middle East SUV)
1998 BMW 850ci (5.3 litre V-12, second favorite all-time behind the Pantera)
1966 Honda CT90 (trail bike, inherited from in-laws) *
1997 BMW F650ST
1998 Honda PC800 * (wife's bike actually)
1982 Honda CBX (inline 6-cyl, the original superbike) *

 * are current drivers

Dave Bell

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