1931 Model A Deluxe Coupe - Great Uncle’s car that he bought used in 1936. I have the pink slip from 36 along with the DMV envelope and the 2 1/2 cent stamp that came from the DMV. I learned to drive a stick in this car. Still own this car
1969 fiat 850 - rewired the car after an engine fire 1 month after I bought it. Demolished in a head on accident a year later
1973 dodge wagon - Took a sledgehammer to it, note, I have never owned a Dodge SINCE!!
1975 Monte Carlo - Console, swivel buckets, stock factory gauges including tach. Gave to my Grandfather
1976 Old Cutlass - 350K miles before Liz’s sister blew the engine up
1988 Ford Ranger XLT - Bought for my Doberman, I owned it for 21 years, now retired in Mexico. Why Ford stopped making the Ranger is a mystery to me, this was a great truck. Note last car I bought was another Ranger!!
1981 Mercury Zephyr station wagon, Absolute POS. Last time I drove this, my coworker was so embarrassed riding in it, he put a paper bag over his head!!
1987 VX Fox - bought new, worked on daily, POS
1967 Mercury Cougar - bought new by wife’s grandmother in 67, still own and drive
1980 Yamaha Maxim 650 - bought for $120 and a 12 pack of moosehead. Sold it 10 years later for a $120 and a 12 pack of moosehead!!
1993 Ford Taurus wagon - bought new by my in laws, other than normal wear and tear, this was a great car. Donated it because the yearly insurance was more than the cars worth. Owned for 22 years.
1994 Chevy Astro Van - bought from Leon Panetta, at least the dealer looked like him. Engine only lasted 100K miles
1980 Nissan 210 - bought for $100, drove it for 70K miles
1996 Honda CBR600F3 - bought new, fastest vehicle I’ve ever driven 149 MPH, still own
1980 Trans Am - bought new by my parents, currently putting her all back together, still own
2002 Honda Accord - bought new, no problems with 111K miles, still own
2006 Honda Odyssey - bought new after my friend’s blowout wedding, don’t ask, still own
2006 Chevy Silverado - bought used, my current work vehicle
2002 s10 - bought for my dad
2006 Ford Focus - commuter scooter for my older daughter
2002 Ford Ranger XLT - commuter scooter for my younger daughter, emergency hauler when need be!!
1961 Ford Ranch wagon. Nick named Ho Hum Silver.
1957 Oldsmobile 88
1963 Olds 98
1953 Chevy 4 door
1962 Olds F-85 Cutlass 2 door coupe
1967 Ford Galaxie 500. Bent on both ends but was a blast to smoke the tires in.
1966 Mustang coupe, 289 4V(parts car)
1962 Rambler American. A bed with 4 doors.
1956 GMC Big window 3/4 ton(The Red Baron)
1963 Olds F-85 2 door Sedan
1964 Ford XL 4 door
1963 Buick LeSabere Bubble top(Rust Bucket)
1956 Chevy 210 4 door
1963 Falcon 2 door wagon
1968 Mercury Montiego 4 door
1970 Cougar XR-7(1st one)(Gold)
1969 Buick Sport wagon 400(Vista Cruzer roof and fast)
1975 Plymouth Duster, Nearly new but what a better…
1976 KZ400 new play thing in 1978(killer deal on a 2 year old new bike too)
1965 Rambler classic 2 door hard top 327 4V.
1969 Cougar(became a 1970 Eliminator clone)
1974 Chevy Vega(wifes car0 Rust made the 61 Buick look solid.
1972 Toyota Corola 4 door(wifes car)
1939 Chevy 1/2 ton project
1966 Ford LTD
1972 F100 parts
1972 Ford Courer PU.
1972 Mercury Capri 1600 Moon roof. (Lucas lord of darkness electrical).
1971 Colt wagon. (D.O. shortly after A.)
1973 Dodge Corinet 4 door(POS)
1967 Mustang (parts car)
1969 Cougar (wifes car)(Blue)
1973 Ford Ranch wagon 351W
1973 LTD 429 Thunder Jet
1967 Custom 4 door
1969 Cougar XR7(Dark Aqua)
1965 F100 Rust bucket(came with the 66)
1966 F100 short bed beater
1982 LeBaron S/W
Them the Cougars started pilling up, I don’t think I can name them all.
1967 6.5 liter rust bucket no power train
1967 Cougar Standard(Blue)
1967 Cougar Standard(Dark Blue)
1970 Cougar Standard(Green)
1968 Cougar(Sea Foam)
1968 Cougar XR7(Blue)
1970 Cougar(Became Badcatt)(Gold)
1971 Cougar XR7 351 4V C6(4V went in to Badcatt)
1966 Mercury Colony Park S/W 4 speed
1989 Ford Ranger Pu
1966 Mercury Comuter S/W parts
1969 Cougar XR-7 4 speed rust bucket(Blue)
1972 Cougar XR7 351 4V CJ (Red)
1969 XR7 Rust bucket but great parts car(Red)
1969 Cougar 390 loaded(Dark Green)
1969 Cougar convertible(gift to my son)(Lime Frost)
1970 Cougar XR7 (Green loaded) Sweet driver
1966 Mercury S55(White missing the 428)
1970 Cougar XR-7 (Gold Ginger int).
1972 F100 (428)
1970 Cougar XR7( Dark Aqua)
1964 Ford Fairlane Sport Coupe (X2)
1970 Mustang Coupe 6 cyl.
1966 Mercury Comit 2 door hard top
1968 Mustang Coupe(Pink)
1972 Cougar XR7 parts car(X2)
1963.5 Ford Galixie 500 2 door H/T
1957 Ford F100 Step bed big window(Green S/B ford C4)
1969 Cougar White/Red
1970 XR7 Ginger
2006 Ford Ranger
1970 Cougar H/T Pars car
1970 COugar XR7 Convertible parts car
1970 Cougar XR7 Convertible 351 4V
2015 Ford Focus
1971 Cougar XR7 Hartop
I know I am missing a bunch.
One of the stupid decisions in my Air Force life. The engine in the Ventura had just blown up and I was sick of these used cars.
So I wasted 2 grand down on a Yugo and paid twice the going price for it.
What I should have done is spent the money on the built out 400 that a local speed shop was going to drop in for me.
I had the Ventura up to 150 before, I can only imagine what I could have done with the new motor.
BTW: Look a bit lower down… I did buy a Hyundai later. (not a bad car, just the seats were uncomfortable)
One of the most fun cars I ever owned was the '73 Spitfire. It had the engine and 5 speed out of a 240Z and flew.
Had a tire blowout doing 80 and slid sideways for 100 feet. Replaced tire and drove for another year before the clutch cylinder starting going out and I sold it.
1.'77 LTD II-owned since '84 just sold this year
2.'79 Camaro Type LT 327 350 (real factory 350 horse out of friends wrecked vette) horse four speed-sold in college to friend’s little sister-her dad now owns
3.'69 Sport Satellite 440 Super Commando Slap Stick Dana 60-sold in college way too cheap-fastest car I ever owned
4.'84 Corolla-junk
5.'88 Tbird-sold last year owned for 20 yrs
6.'90 Tbird-Gave to Stepson
7.'95 F150-Have had since '2000 still own-300L6 (One of the best engines Ford was stupid enough to quit making)
8.'97 Cavalier owned since new
9.'13 Fiesta-traded in Cavalier
10.'68 Cougar
11. '79 Tbird Town Landau
12. '94 Vulcan 88 (still have)-Brutally fast Vtwin Cruiser. Can carry the front wheel through first gear
13. '97 Softail Custom (still have). Nice bike, sounds mean, but the Vulcan will eat it alive. I may have to do something about that.
I don’t wheel and deal much and I tend to hang on to stuff a LONG time.
68 Cougar XR-7 (The Hero, got it in 78 still have)
67 Bonneville Vert (first beater)
72 Cutlass (only owned a month and was to be a college commuter until the 74 Elite came along)
74 Torino Elite (college commuter turned Enduro Stock Car upon graduation)
75 Torino Elite (as a parts car when I wrecked the above car in a winter accident on the way to school)
74 Torino Elite (bought only for the windshield after breaking the one taking it out of the 75 above)
86 Grand Prix (totaled by a car load of drunk teens that T-Boned me in the driver’s door)
88 T-Bird (replaced totaled GP, got it in 91 and still have it)
77 Monte Carlo (beater to save the T-Bird upon working a new job downtown)
82 Mustang (purchased only to steal the serpentine belt system off of for the Hero)
84 Olds Delta 88 (daily driver replaced the Monte Carlo)
77 Grand Prix (replaced Olds, was a daily driver, now winter beater and taxi for the Two Terrors baseball and football practices and games, got in 2003 and still have)
07 Totota Sienna Van (wife’s daily driver)
75 Olds Delta 88 Vert (40th B-Day present for the Mrs. who was having a mid-life crisis from having the 07 Sienna Van as a daily LOL)
78 Olds Delta 88 (daily driver Spring through Fall, had for 4 years now)
15 Toyota Sienna Van (wife’s new daily driver)
currently searching for a GM G-Body Station wagon to replace the 77 Grand Prix as a winter beater, sports taxi and dog limo
After seeing these lists I feel like the old guy here, having been a constant trader and always looking for a better deal I made a list of over 172 vehicles titled in my name. Here are some highlights, (note: not all were driveable, LOL!)
54 Mercury Monterey 2 dr hardtop
53 Ford 2 dr sedan
56 Chevy hardtop
53 Ford Victoria, had a transplanted 312 Y block and the starter kept falling out, future wife used to push up an down the driveway and I dumped the clutch to start!
55 Ford 2 dr sedan
55 Ford Fairlane Sunliner Crown Vic
56 Ford 4 dr
59 Fairlane 4 dr
62 Impala convertible, owned 29 days and totaled!
62 Impala convertible
61 Impala hardtop, 348 4 speed
69 Mustang convertible
72 Dodge Charger 1st brand new car I bought
40 Ford convertible, beautiful car had it and 2 project model A’s a new 74 Ford pickup and got orders for a tour in Korea sold all but the pu
74 Dodge Dart 360 Sport, it was a Direct Connection Mopar performance Demonstrator for the northwest.
76 Ford Super Cab, orders for Alaska
74 Ford Bronco
68 Ford Bronco
78 Ford Bronco
72 Plymouth Fury hardtop with a paisley print vinyl top!
76 Merc Capri
67 Cougar std
71 Cougar convertible
Soooo many more but these were the ones that had some special memory attached, the 54 Merc had a pu straight axle welded to the frame for that lowered look! Or how one night, in the first 62 Impala, we learned how long it takes for 10 rolls of tp to unroll on a broomstick handle with the top down at 60mph!!
1966 Ford Galaxie 500 2-door HT
1971 Ford LTD 2-door
1975 Pontiac Firebird
1966 Ford Country Sedan
1964 Mercury Monterey Breezeway 4-door sedan
1978 Mercury Zephyr 2-door sedan
1977 Honda CB550F
1981 Honda CB900F
1983 Ford Mustang GT
1973 Ford Pinto Station Wagon
1976 Ford Pinto Runabout (Wife’s)
1986 Ford Tempo GL 4-door
1972 Mercury Montego Villager Station Wagon
1971 Mercury Montego MX 2-door (stripped for parts)
1969 Mercury Cougar XR 7
1979 Ford Mustang Indy Pace Car Replica 2.3 Turbo/5.0 EFI
1987 Ford Tempo Sport GL 2-door
1983 Honda Civic 4-door
1983 Chevrolet Celebrity 2-door
1989 GMC Safari
1991 Ford Taurus L Wagon
2000 Ford Taurus LX 4-door
1994 Chevrolet Astro EXT AWD
2003 Ford Focus Centennial
1989 Mercury Topaz LS
2004 Ford Taurus LX 4-door
1991 Ford Taurus LX 4-door
2007 Ford Fusion SE Sport Appearance Package
2011 Ford Fusion SE Appearance Package
2014 Ford Focus SE Sport Package
2016 Ford Fusion SE 2.5 Tech Package Guard/Dune
I don’t wheel and deal much and I tend to hang on to stuff a LONG time.
I tend to keep stuff forever. The two I really should have held on to were the '79 Camaro (just for the old 327), and the Sport Satellite. I will probably be buried in the Cougar or the Thunderchicken. Those two were surprise gifts.
Started at age 16 with a 67 A-code standard Cougar. After that rusted away, I bought an
81 Capri. Sold that to buy a
78 Cobra II. Still have that (but plan to sell it soon), but I needed something cheap for law school so I bought an
81 Chevette. I really loved that car but it got smashed one night by a drunk neighbor, so my dad gave me a
79 Mustang. I painted it blue and drove it for a few years, but eventually I traded it for another
78 Mustang. This was a coupe that I was going to use for parts to fix the Cobra, but I ended up making it into a convertible and sold it to a soldier. In the meantime, since I was now married and needed something more reliable, we bought a
92 Lincoln Continental. Great car but the air suspension blew out so we traded it for something newer, a
98 Lincoln Continental. This was a REALLY GREAT car but we now had kids so we traded it in for something bigger, a
98 Lincoln Navigator. This thing was HUGE and sucked too much gas and we really didn’t need 4wd so we traded it for a
2004 Mercury Monterey minivan, which we still have. In the meantime, I bought my beloved
68 Cougar XR7, which I have made into a convertible, driven over 70,000 miles, and never plan to sell.
Love the progression, from the lowliest 67 std you worked your way up the food chain to the best in perfect order, all you need now is the GTE for #23!
