[DeTomaso] NPC (mostly): Cars you have owned

Fri Feb 8 16:49:39 EST 2013

That is one major list Jerry, congrats.

I also was breastfed on CASTROL and love machinery.

In order starting in 63,
--Sears go-cart and mini bikes- age 8
--Bonaza mini bike with Hodaka ACE 100, 
--Honda 90 Trail bike
--Hodaka 100,
--Penton 125 green tank, my first race was in 69.
--Puch 175 motocrosser
--Husky 250 cr and wr
--Carrabella 125 Motocrosser, factory sponsored
--69 Ford F-100, large v8, four speed 4wd
--Maico 501
--Bultaco 250
--69 Gt6 +, shaved head, headers and I lowered floor and trunk for more space
--71 Toyota Corona, two alternators for the Super Oscars, high watt Ampliluxs and Cibie high beams. Turn all lights on at idle and kill the engine.
--71 El Camino 350

then being 20 yrs old in 75, I woke up and found these:
--56 LOTUS 11 series 2, wide body Le Mans found in a Tennessee barn and brought to Louisiana in 75 while being towed on a pink boat trailer by my Corona with a 2" trailer ball welded to the rear bumper.
--56 Benz 300d
--74 BMW Bavaria
--81 Suzuki 750
--Mazda RX-3 wagon
--75 BMW 530 with a BAE turbo kit and massive soundproofing.
--67 Benz 280se
--67 Maserati Ghibli Euro hang down trunk lid, bought from the Italian Embassy in New York and drove home
--82 Celica
--87 Benz 280 sel
--77 Toyota truck for my gas station workers
--67 Lambo 400 gt, bought from the president of the Ferrari club in Atlanta and hauled butt home, felt like James Bond
--Suzuki Ninja 900
--67 RHD MINI 1275 Rally
--74 Jenson Healy roadster
--86 Jag XJS coupe v12
--71 Benx 280 Se 4.5 with 8 nitrous foggers and a 25# tank, could top out the front shocks upon acceleration at 30mph with rear wheels smoking.
--69 GMC truck 350
--a 120 mph 18' hydroplane with a Chrysler 280 ci and jackshaft drive to two eared prop
--83 GMC truck 350, 4wd
--86 Toyota truck with camper
--91 Ford Taurus as a going away present for ex wife.

Reawakened in 89 after a seven year stint to a Cuban artist:
--85 Jaguar XJ6
--69 Benz 250 SL pagoda
--94 Benz 400E
--89 BMW 325
--92? Crown Vic
--69 Maserati Ghibli SS bought @ Concorso Italiano 1999 - perfect, Shipped home. The most handsome car I have.
--91 Volvo for my step son.
--93 928

Then taste changed again in 2004:
--98 Benz E430, 8 nitrous foggers with 4 solenoids, 31 gal fuel tank in same spot but done because of lowered floor above diff, 400 pounds of lead, 2 pd/cft urethane, Dynamat, extruded ceramic blankets, aluminum foil with silicon backed heat sheets and closed cell sponge neoprene insulation, remapped ECU, on and on. 83 decibels on scale c at 153 mph on a damp I-49. Has gone to 163 mph@ 6,300 in 4rth gear without nitrous.

--71 Espada series 2 bought on E bay Aug 2005, won it on the 68th bid and drove into and shown @ Concorso Italiano from Thousand Oaks. My baby and cool daily driver with fantastic sounds.
--69 Mangusta prototype bought from PMI. This was Eugene Bordinate's personal car, still has only 3,507. with his personal license plate. Shipped home. My most beautiful car.
--73 Maserati Bora 4.9, found in a barn in Ramona, Ca. and drove to San Diego, supposed to be the first Bora sold in USA. Shipped home.
--Formula 6000 race car, mid engined 350ci/430hp, thm 350, 89 Vette rear end, the only one made and very scary.
--99 Ford F150
--63 190sl
--94 Chevy work truck

Now into my mature machinery phase after a divorce of a fifteen year marriage to Luci.
Cars to get;
--Vallelunga.
--2006 Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster
--BMW monster sport bike

I have not thought of all these machines in so many years. Thanks everyone for this thread which woke me up to my forgotten past.

Jeff Cobb
Cell 225-907-4514

Jeff Cobb Auto Works
1316 South Acadian Thruway
Baton Rouge
Louisiana, 70806

www.liveoakconcours.org
Concours, Nov 1 thru 3rd, 2013

Work  225-343-7525
Fax     225-343-7550
zumzum at cox.net
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On Feb 8, 2013, at 11:59 AM, Jerry Knotts wrote:

> I think this is mostly complete.  It leaves out 2 Monster Miatas One 
> that I bought in SanDiego with a 427 Windsor.  I welched on the deal 
> after I found it was 13 to 1 compression and had to have special gas 
> mixed, also had a second radiator in the trunk.  He has since blown the 
> motor up at least once.  The other that I bought in Dothan Alabama with 
> an LS1 and T56. He sold it out from under me before I could get there 
> the next day to pick it up.  He did send me my PayPal back.  Also the 
> cars that I worked pits on in the 60's.  And the outstanding fact that 
> Graham Hill took me a few laps at the Jarrama circuit in Madrid Spain in 
> my Lotus, showed me the line and why I should never become a 
> professional driver.
> 
> Cars from the past -- gone but not forgotten
> 1958 Oklahoma
> 1930 3 window Rat Rod ( before we knew thats what they are called) 
> chopped, channeled, no fenders, 4 cyl model A with 2 stromberg 97s.
> 1946 Ford coupe, Buick nailhead motor 3 speed ford tranny
> 1962 Houston
> 1959 Austin Healey bug eye Sprite
> 1963 Corvette coupe split, thought it was custom from the factory but 
> was a Z06 model, FI, 35 gal tank, big brakes, aluminum wheels, FM radio, 
> no heat or air.
> 1962 Jaguar XK-E convertable
> 1962 Triumph TR4 Chevy 327, muncie 4speed
> 1963 Austin Healey 3000C, milled head and all gear overdrive
> 1939 Chevy coupe, opra seats in back, Nail head Buick, slusha-matic tranny
> 1965 Chevelle SS 396, 375 Power Glide, American mags
> 1953 Chevrolet 4 door, stock, stock, stock
> 1963 Cobra #5 289
> 1966 Got draft notice, sold Chevelle Coupe and Cobra
> 1966 Spain
> 1964 Peugeot 404 4 door
> 1967 Custom built Lotus Elan, Built by Colin Chapman special. Elan S2 
> body with T210 motor 1750 pounds and 165 HP. Took standby Air Force ride 
> from Spain to England to pick up and drive back to Spain
> Married, wife pregnant sold Lotus
> 1966 Peugeot 404 Station wagon -- sold when returned to states
> 1970 return to Houston
> 1970 Toyota Carrona Mark II
> 1967 Ford Galaxy station wagon 390 (fast boat especially on the road)
> 1974 sold Galaxy bought 1973 Datsun PU
> 1974 sold Toyota ordered SS Chevelle wagon
> 1974 Chevelle SS wagon 350/350, 350 turbohydro, posi white leather 
> interior, maroon exterior
> 1974 Datsun PU 327 chevy turbo 350 Upgraded from other Datsun
> 1979 Ford F150 PU supercab
> 1950 Ford Business man coupe, orig flathead
> 1969 Volkswagon 411 wagon
> 1968 Camaro RS convertible, 327 4 speed
> 1947 Chevrolet Sedan delivery, 327, powerglide corvette interior
> 1984 Dodge Datona Turbo Z
> 1934 Ford Sedan delivery, 302 ford, 4 speed
> 1985 Astro van
> 1963 VW kitcar GT40 with Mazda RX7 motor (still have)
> 1960 VW single cab pickup
> 1966 VW 3 door pickup truck
> 1989 Ford f150 supercab
> 1991 move to Nowata, Oklahoma
> 1994 Chevy K1500 Diesel (still have)
> 1994 Ford Lightning Super charged, aluminum heads, long tubes etc
> 1972 Pantera built by Woodhouse in Omaha ( still have)
> 1995 Ford Mustang GT modified for track and street, 93 Windsor, Tremec 
> 3550, Unequal length A arm front suspension, eibach lowering springs on 
> Koni coil overs, six point cage, big brakes etc, etc ( still have)
> 1993 Mazda RX7 with 200 LS1 Corvette motor T56 tranny 100 shot of 
> Nitrous and currently adding an STS type turbo system to the rear (still 
> have)
> 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe (still have)
> 2001 Ford f250 super cap 7.3 Diesel (still have)
> 1967 Cobra kitcar Street Beast 351c -- C6 traded for 73 pantera
> 1971 Pantera wide body twin turbos with wing (still have)
> 1973 Pantera modified body bad motor changing to twin turbo Cleveland 
> (still have)
> 
> Doesn't count street bikes, or 17 foot Howard Hydro with Donovan 540 and 
> Enderly barndoor over a 12.71 blower,
> 16 foot Glastron bass boat with 25 hp Evenrude, Go carts in 100 cc and 
> 440 cc, 5 tractors and 9 trailers currently
> 
> I am on a first name basis with everyone that sells tires, batteries and 
> insurance in the area.
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> On 2/7/2013 8:51 PM, Sean Korb wrote:
>> What are your past tense cars?  I made a list at http://spkorb.org/cars.html
>> 
>> Chronological to first drive or possession
>> 
>> 1969 850 Fiat Spider 900cc
>> Towed away by the city after having its wheels stolen.
>> 1973 Plymouth Scamp 3.7L
>> Drove it to the junkyard after failing to fix upper control arm bushing
>> 1973 Plymouth Satellite 5.3L
>> Drove it until the oil cooked. Lost oil pressure and timing chain
>> 1974 Dodge Dart 3.7L
>> Drove it until the oil cooked. Stripped distributor gear.
>> 1970 Ford LTD 5.8L
>> Extracted the motor for the Mustang
>> 1967 Ford Mustang Coupe 5.8L
>> Lost oil pressure and threw a rod spectacularly. Towed away by the city.
>> 1969 Ford Mustang GT Sports Roof 5.0L
>> Best car of the lot. Frame got too tired and broke after I ran into a curb
>> 1969 Ford Mustang Coupe 3.1L
>> Parts car for the GT
>> 1979 Ford Fairmount 4cylinder 2.3L
>> Tree jumped in front of me
>> 1985 Honda CB650 Nighthawk 650cc
>> Sold it and was hooned by next owner
>> 1970 VW Microbus 1.3L
>> Sold for college money
>> 1970 VW Microbus 1.6L
>> Sold for college money
>> 1984 Honda V45 Magna 750cc
>> Sold for college money
>> 1975 Chevrolet Monza Towne Coupe 5.7L
>> Chimney fell on it. Sold for 2 4 packs of Guiness.
>> 1988 Chevrolet Sprint 1.0L
>> Gave it back to previous owner
>> 1980 CB750
>> Sold to a couple of kids
>> CB1000
>> Sold to an adult
>> 1991 Toyota MR2
>> Had a bad experience. Sold to Autocrosser
>> 1998 Linclon Mk VIII LSC
>> Had a good experience. Sold to CarMax
>> 
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