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S1wmike
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 02:35 pm: | 
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1965 Impala SS Conv.
Still have but needs love now! |
Bbbob
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 03:00 pm: |
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1st one I purchased was a '71 Beetle soon to be sold for a '78 Grand Marquis. While I worked as a bartender my "friends" would play "hide the Beetle" by carrying it off somewhere. The Grand Marquis put a stop to that. |
Edgydrifter
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 03:26 pm: |
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1974 Dodge Dart Swinger, black with the remnants of a once-magnificent white vinyl top. The darned thing caught fire going up I-5 on the way to a Joe Cocker concert. An ex-girlfriend who lived nearby came out and towed me back to her farm. She and I spent the weekend wrenching on it to no avail. I signed over the title to her and told her if she could get it running right it was hers to keep. Years later I heard through a mutual friend that she had never completely forgiven me for leaving the Swinger there, so I gather the repairs did not go too well. |
Cowboy
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 03:28 pm: |
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First car I owned was a FORD MODEL A dont know year made as I never got title or put tags on it I guess it was a early 30 something I keap it in the river bottom for a fishing car all body was striped off I know 4 of us boys could pick it up and cary it out of a mud hole if stuck.Horse power was some where between 18 and 25 I do know that the girls loved it, I guess it was the most fun car I ever owned. (price paid was $50.00) |
Theshue
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 03:45 pm: |
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'84 diesel ford tempo |
Hughlysses
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 03:54 pm: |
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'84 diesel ford tempo
I worked with a guy that had one of those. I remember the service manual said you had to REMOVE the engine to change the timing belt! This guy studied it for a few days, removed the right front wheel, and cut a small hole in the fender well with a flame hatchet and was able to change the timing belt in a couple of hours WITHOUT pulling the engine. IIRC cutting the hole allowed him to get to an otherwise inaccessible critical bolt (maybe the crankshaft pulley?). Seems like his car also cracked the cylinder head at some point.
Wasn't the engine made by Mitsubishi? |
Sparky
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 04:04 pm: |
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1960 Sunbeam Alpine sports car, black with red interior, bought in '61 as high school graduation present - the first in a series of sports cars I've owned. |
Ducxl
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 05:08 pm: |
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Ha-Ha..I won't tell you about a crap '65 Falcon i had for the first 6 months i was eligible to drive
Just outta high school,with my first REAL paying job i found a pristine '69 (base) Camaro 355ci.With my newfound riches i installed RHS 2.02 heads/STEEL crank/11:1 forged/750 dbl pump/4500 stalled turbo 350 built/Moroso brute strength diff in a 12 bolt.Talk about a rush out of the hole! |
Gnx423
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 06:08 pm: |
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1984 Monte Carlo. Bought it for $400 in 1997. Insurance cost me about $1200 a year  |
Americanmadexb
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 06:13 pm: |
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1985 Dodge Daytona... Fun, Fun! |
Diablobrian
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 09:26 pm: |
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69 fairlane w/ a 351 Cleveland backed with a 4 speed. |
Pkforbes87
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 10:25 pm: |
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First car I ever bought was an '89 Mazda MX6. It's still in the family and still going strong. Temporarily out of commission to install a turbo 
The first car I ever owned was an '84 Pontiac Fiero, but dad paid for that one. What a giant pile of crap, but still lots of fun to drive. |
Theshue
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 - 10:53 pm: |
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I worked with a guy that had one of those. I remember the service manual said you had to REMOVE the engine to change the timing belt! This guy studied it for a few days, removed the right front wheel, and cut a small hole in the fender well with a flame hatchet and was able to change the timing belt in a couple of hours WITHOUT pulling the engine. IIRC cutting the hole allowed him to get to an otherwise inaccessible critical bolt (maybe the crankshaft pulley?). Seems like his car also cracked the cylinder head at some point.
Wasn't the engine made by Mitsubishi?
engine by Mazda, which i didn't know till tonight. i had a buddy that worked at a ford dealership back in '84 - '85 and didn't believe me when i said diesel tempo, its amazing the info you can get from Wikipedia. luckily i didn't own it long enough to have any issues with it. |
M2statz
| | Posted on Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 10:33 am: |
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The 2.0L in my Gremlin was by VW. Easy to work on considering the jokers that grew up with were famous for turning the distributer 180 degrees. |
Bluzm2
| | Posted on Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 10:41 am: |
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Funny, the thread starts with my first car!
1974 AMC Gremlin X.
In an odd sort of way , I wish I still had it.. |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 11:10 am: |
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I too had a '68 VW Beetle. In '73. It had 53 of the sweetest little air cooled hp ever put in a car!  I heavily modified the body and did the Holley bug spray 2bbl and headers. It would hit 98 mph, and with the off set wheels and wide tires it really handled well.
My modified rear fenders made the body 7" wider than stock. In Penna. you had to cover the tires with fenders. |
Crackhead
| | Posted on Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 12:26 pm: |
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2000 Ford Taurus wagon
it fits all of my mountain bike gear and moved everything to and from college |
Herobluebuell
| | Posted on Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 12:57 pm: |
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2000 Jeep wrangler. and still own it. |
M2statz
| | Posted on Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 04:10 pm: |
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Bluz-What color? |
Patches
| | Posted on Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 05:01 pm: |
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Bought a 55' BSA Pre-Unit for parts to build my 69' BSA Chopper I think I payed $50.00 for the 55'. Ended up trading it for a 53' Morris Minor Coupe, my parents would not let me drag it home because I was only 13 or 14 years old at the time. I think I traded for some other bike parts.
When I turned 16 and got my drivers licence I bought a 68' Chevy II (Nova) from a Junkyard for $250.00 my first driver. |
Lemonchili_x1
| | Posted on Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 07:12 pm: |
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1971 Valiant Charger with a 265 Hemi six. It was lightweight (full of rust!) with custom paint (gloss black, satin black, matt black and faded black!), hehehe It was a horrible, beat up piece of **** that I paid about $1,000 for. I loved it!  |
Carbonbigfoot
| | Posted on Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 07:22 pm: |
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1974 2 door Ford LTD with a 351 Cleveland. Had the factory towing pkg, bit radiator, etc. Totally bombproof. There is no way that car should have survived.
Memories....
R |
Whatever
| | Posted on Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 07:23 pm: |
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2WD Toyota Truck... Real Women Drive Trucks! |
Dhalen32
| | Posted on Friday, October 02, 2009 - 07:33 am: |
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'47 Plymouth Coupe. Heavy. Slow. 6V electrical system. I put so many engines in it that I slotted the front crossmember to accept any Chrysler, Dodge or Plymouth inline six they made. They don't make them like they used to. Thank god! |
Deadduck
| | Posted on Friday, October 02, 2009 - 10:00 am: |
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62 chevy shortbed pick'em'up truck. Rebuilt the motor on a monthly basis it seems like due to the stock gearing in the rear end set up for a 3 speed and straight 6. But man it was a blast on the 1/8 and did a number on a lot of mustangs and camaros in the mid 1980's, hence the reason for a rebuild so often I guess..... |
