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

Fri Feb 8 22:40:13 EST 2013

Nice list
On Feb 8, 2013 10:37 PM, "MDBell" <davidabell at att.net> wrote:

> 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....
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> 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)
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> -----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.
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> 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)
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> 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
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> 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
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> > Chronological to first drive or possession
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> > 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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