Your favorite owned cars from the past.

Armistead · 01-20-11, 12:55 PM

Another thread got me thinking, so what were your favorite cars you owned in the past. I was driving in the late 70's, so muscle cars from the late 60's were still big. My first car was a 69 Olds Cutlass..paid $350 for it. Heater didn't work, so I defrosted it and warmed it up with a blowdryer every morning, mainly cause a cute girl rode to school with me.

My favorites were a 66 Charger, 69 Ford Torino..429 Cobra Jet, 69 Chevelle..wrecked it. and a 72 Charger, 440 mag, also total loss street racing.... Don't think I paid over 2K for any of them, course that was still some money.

gimpy117 · 01-20-11, 01:09 PM

i had a crappy 90' subaru legacy. but it drove awesome. never got stuck, not once. best winter car ever.

Takeda Shingen · 01-20-11, 01:12 PM

My first car was my father's 1972 Ford Mustang (black). It was kind of a dog in the amount of work that it took in upkeep, but damn if it wasn't cool. I sold it to pay for grad school, which I regret doing. I love my little Civic now, but there are days that I long for the old Mustang.

AVGWarhawk · 01-20-11, 01:16 PM

My absolute favorite was my 1973 Buick Estate Wagon. Nine passenger Porche. Tank. Urban Assault Vehicle. 455 CID/4 barrel. Simply a kick butt car to have in my college days. She could carry a keg or two!

Takeda Shingen · 01-20-11, 01:17 PM

AVG, I've heard that those things were freaking indestructable.

AVGWarhawk · 01-20-11, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen

AVG, I've heard that those things were freaking indestructable.

Yes sir. I drove the car over 200 miles with a whining transmission. I found the filter in the tranny was clogged. Replaced same and new fluid. Whining gone and shifted like butter. Bullet proof! I used to take her to the drag strip. I dropped on some dual exhaust. Lots of fun. Made it from Baltimore Inner Harber to College Park MD in 30 minutes. That is normally a 60 minute drive. I was not driving. My college bud was. I said your ticket if you get pulled over. You see that car coming up in the rear view mirror, you move over fast! It was a real urban assault vehicle. Hummer ain't got nothing on it. Had the motor to back it up. The thing flew for such a tank.

Gargamel · 01-20-11, 01:23 PM

Loved that car. It was like a little humvee. Could go anywhere, do anything.

AVGWarhawk · 01-20-11, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Gargamel

Loved that car. It was like a little humvee. Could go anywhere, do anything.

Those Izuzu's were underrated. So was the Mitsubishi Montero IMO. Just cool little trucks.

GoldenRivet · 01-20-11, 01:25 PM

1999 WS6 Trans Am, by far my favorite to date

5.7L LS1 V8 cranking out 320 HP

Took it to a track once, my best run out of three yielded a 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds with a quarter mile track time of 12.7 seconds... all stock, no mods.

I had to save money for several months in anticipation of getting new tires and still had to borrow a couple of hundred dollars. the car used the Goodyear Eagle F1 P275/40ZR17 tires which, at the time ran at a cost of about $320+ each after taxes and shop costs were applied... thats over $1,200 to change the freaking tires

probably wasnt the best buying decision ever, expensive car, and every dime i earned at the time went toward it (i was single and working every day).

eventually i sold it on ebay to pay for additional flight training which was needed for a higher rating than i held.

I miss the hell out of that ride.

as i have grown older... i require something more practical

the Nissan Frontier, probably my second favorite vehicle

AVGWarhawk · 01-20-11, 01:28 PM

My next favorite was this:

My 1980 Lincoln Continential. MY HOOPTY!

Then this:

I liked my Lincolns.

GoldenRivet · 01-20-11, 01:33 PM

Lincolns are very nice rides.

GoldenRivet · 01-20-11, 01:35 PM

My first ride was a Diahatsu Rocky

Betonov · 01-20-11, 01:40 PM

My first ride was a R Clio, 97'
And it still is

AVGWarhawk · 01-20-11, 01:41 PM

My coworker still has his Firebird GR. Keeps it in the garage. It is the LS1.

Takeda Shingen · 01-20-11, 01:41 PM

My mother drove a 1990 Lincoln Town Car up until her death. You didn't feel a thing when you drove it; it was the most luxurious ride I have ever had. The major downsides were twofold: It was rear wheel drive, so it handled like crap in the snow, and it required a lot of work as it got older. I ended up selling it after she died.

01-20-11, 12:55 PM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Your favorite owned cars from the past. Another thread got me thinking, so what were your favorite cars you owned in the past. I was driving in the late 70's, so muscle cars from the late 60's were still big. My first car was a 69 Olds Cutlass..paid $350 for it. Heater didn't work, so I defrosted it and warmed it up with a blowdryer every morning, mainly cause a cute girl rode to school with me. My favorites were a 66 Charger, 69 Ford Torino..429 Cobra Jet, 69 Chevelle..wrecked it. and a 72 Charger, 440 mag, also total loss street racing.... Don't think I paid over 2K for any of them, course that was still some money.

01-20-11, 01:09 PM	#2
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	i had a crappy 90' subaru legacy. but it drove awesome. never got stuck, not once. best winter car ever. __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

01-20-11, 01:16 PM	#4
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	My absolute favorite was my 1973 Buick Estate Wagon. Nine passenger Porche. Tank. Urban Assault Vehicle. 455 CID/4 barrel. Simply a kick butt car to have in my college days. She could carry a keg or two! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-20-11, 01:23 PM	#7
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Loved that car. It was like a little humvee. Could go anywhere, do anything. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

01-20-11, 01:25 PM	#9
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	1999 WS6 Trans Am, by far my favorite to date 5.7L LS1 V8 cranking out 320 HP Took it to a track once, my best run out of three yielded a 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds with a quarter mile track time of 12.7 seconds... all stock, no mods. I had to save money for several months in anticipation of getting new tires and still had to borrow a couple of hundred dollars. the car used the Goodyear Eagle F1 P275/40ZR17 tires which, at the time ran at a cost of about $320+ each after taxes and shop costs were applied... thats over $1,200 to change the freaking tires probably wasnt the best buying decision ever, expensive car, and every dime i earned at the time went toward it (i was single and working every day). eventually i sold it on ebay to pay for additional flight training which was needed for a higher rating than i held. I miss the hell out of that ride. as i have grown older... i require something more practical the Nissan Frontier, probably my second favorite vehicle __________________

01-20-11, 01:12 PM	#3
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	My first car was my father's 1972 Ford Mustang (black). It was kind of a dog in the amount of work that it took in upkeep, but damn if it wasn't cool. I sold it to pay for grad school, which I regret doing. I love my little Civic now, but there are days that I long for the old Mustang.

01-20-11, 01:17 PM	#5
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	AVG, I've heard that those things were freaking indestructable.

01-20-11, 01:28 PM	#10
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	My next favorite was this: My 1980 Lincoln Continential. MY HOOPTY! Then this: I liked my Lincolns. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-20-11, 01:33 PM	#11
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Lincolns are very nice rides. __________________

01-20-11, 01:35 PM	#12
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	My first ride was a Diahatsu Rocky __________________

01-20-11, 01:40 PM	#13
Betonov Navy Seal Join Date: May 2009 Location: Slovenia Posts: 8,647 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	My first ride was a R Clio, 97' And it still is

01-20-11, 01:41 PM	#14
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	My coworker still has his Firebird GR. Keeps it in the garage. It is the LS1. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road