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

[MDBell]

I'm feeling sort of pitifull after seeing the previous lists as my vehicles
have been mostly pedestrian, though there were a few cool ones along the
way....

1951 Chevy 6-cyl pickup (hand-me-down ex service station truck from Dad, no
reverse and no 1st gear)
1965 Honda S-65 (my first motorcycle)
1957 Ford Ranchero (312 police interceptor engine hot rod)
1967 Honda CL-160 (my first fast motorcycle)
1969 Suzuki 250 Scrambler (motorcycle - the wheelie champion of Mesquite
Texas)
1965 Jaguar XKE (3rd best ever, should have kept it)
1970 Kawasaki H1 (500 cc, two-stroke 3-cyl screamer with a rubber band
chassis and no brakes)
1962 Ford Fairlane (with a tiny 221 cui V8, previously owned by a little old
lady who only put 35k miles on it)
1972 Vega GT (aluminum bore 4-cyl engine designed by GM to melt down exactly
97 miles after purchase)
1967 Fiat 850 Spider (spontaneously combusted and burned to the ground)
1969 VW Beetle (could pull the engine, replace the clutch, and reinstall the
engine in 2 hours)
1969 Jeep CJ-5 (go anywhere)
1967 Renault R-5 (worst car ever built)
1960 Lancia Fulvia (sweet v6 ohv engine and 4 spd rear mounted transaxle)
1975 Lancia Beta Coupe (Top Gear hates this car and drops pianos on any they
find, I sort of liked it)
1967 Jeepster Commando (more go anywhere)
1977 Suzuki GS550 (motorcycle)
1979 Suzuki GS750 (motorcycle)
1977 Datsun B210 (graduate school transportation)
1984 VW GTI (graduated, got a job, bought a new car)
1936 Ford Fordor Humpback Sedan
1980 Subaru Station Wagon (wouldn't pull 5th gear on the highway)
1983 Ford Ranger Pickup
1980 Audi 5000
1986 Audi 5000S Turbo (briefly great car that totally disintegrated after
passing 60k miles)
1957 Cadillac Eldorado Seville (way cool - should have kept this one)
1967 Cadillac Eldorado (472 cui V-8, front wheel drive, boat)
1988 Chevy Surburban
1990 Nissan 300ZX (great car, horrible seats)
1993 Toyoto Supra (twin turbo, WOW!!)
1994 Ford Thunderbird
1996 Ford Windstar
1999 F250 Diesel (spectacular tow vehicle, u-turns accomplished only in
empty parking lots)
1972 Detomaso Pantera (still have this one - the best of them all)
1994 Mazda Miata (still have this one too - now my track car plus daughter's
college driver)
2008 Mitsubichi Pajero (dune basher SUV in Oman)
1998 BMW 850ci (awesome v-12 coupe - also in Oman, would have brought it to
US if I could've)
2005 Honda CR-V (still have - wife's car)
1966 Honda Trail-90 (wife's bike as a kid - inherited from her dad, still
have)
2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac (still have - lumber yard transportation)
2008 Honda ST1300 (motorcycle, work commuter - still have)
1982 Honda CBX (air cooled, inline 6-cyl motorcycle that screams to 10k rpm
- still have, best motorcycle ever)
1998 Honda PC800 (motorcycle - wife's bike that's never ridden)
2005 Acura NSX (still have - close runner up to the Pantera as best ever)

Dave Bell












-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at poca.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf
Of Jerry Knotts
Sent: Friday, February 8, 2013 12:00 PM
To: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC (mostly): Cars you have owned

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.







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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