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Hello everybody!,

Just for curiosity, what Your first car and what the age You aquired, and ALL the car You've owned to present????, I'm just curious...

I'm First as usual...

Before My drivers licence... 13 to 18 years old.

1964 Comet with a 240 ????
1970 Mercury Marquis Brougham 429 4V (drived without licence) eheh!, Funny Young trips...

Driver's licence... 18 Years.

Next ones are between 18 and 25yo.

1970 My Mercury Cyclone Spoiler 429-4V, totaled in 2000
1974, a Marquis Brougham 460-4V Died By it's own rust...
1973 FOX audi for 2 weeks, What's a !!! Ishhh.
1974 Meteor 351-4V
1974 Mercury Comet 302-2V totaled on a pit sand with a friends.
1973 Mercury montcalm 351m400 2V engine blowed.
1971 Mercury Montego MX 351 4V totaled 1988...
1979 Thunderbird, 302-2V totaled Myself with a 8pounds mass...
1973 F-150 302 2V 3 speed column...
1983 Dodge Diplomat 6 cyl 225, blowed the engine.
1979 Chevrolet caprice 2 doors, 305 2V Totalled in a fun trip.
1984 Thunderbird 3.8 2V not for long time (frame VERY damaged)

I have this days...

1980 Ford Econoline 300 ci 1V I drive in winter, some on summer.
1985 Ford T-Bird 232/3.8liter summer car (My baby)...
1988 Thunderbird 3.8 EFI, not sure If I parting out, so...

Total 41yo () at this time

Okay, I believe I don't missed one, but...

I edited this because I wrote a 1983 Mercury Cyclone spoiler, I ACQUIRED in 1983, but was a 1970...stupid mistyping...


It's Your time...

86 Tempo  16 to 20yrs old
75 Cougar  18 to present
88 Thunderbird 5.0-20 to 28yrs old
87 Topaz, Ex wife's car
94 Aerostar, Fixed up and sold,never drove it
87 Thunderbird TC-28 to present
91 Thunderbird SC-29 to present
Present= me be 30yrs old

Too Many To list, over 40 cars to present.

Age 13-16

1970 ford torino Sportsroof (non running  was driving by age 15)



age 17

1985 mustang hatch 3.8 c-5
(wrecked when purchased installed a new clip from struts forward)

age 18

1990 geo metro 2dr (built motor and done a 5 speed tranny swap)

1993 ford mustang lx 5.0/aod

age 19

Sold the 85 hatch

continue driving 3 cars


age 20

2000 chevrolet S-10 LS 4 cyl auto

1977 ford cobra II (351w swap c4)

1974 mustang II  (2.8 auto)
 


age 21

sold the mustang II for parts

traded the 77 cobra II off  for my old torino back



age 22

sold the 93 hatch

1986 ford mustang GT (5.0 5 speed)
( I learned to hate T tops)

sold the torino :(

1985 s-10 305 th350

1989 s-10 cameo  4 cyl 5 speed

1985 ford turbo coupe  (2.3T c3)

age 23

sold the 2000 s-10 ,1990 geo

1989 chevy astro van

1987 turbo coupe (2.3 5spd)

1992 chevy cavilier (2.2 auto)



age 24
 
sold both the 85 and 89 s-10's

sold the 86 turbo coupe

1988 ford thunderbird LX (5.0 aod)

1987 ford mustang coupe (5.0 5spd)

age 25

1987 buick regal T type  (3.8T auto)

1987 ford ranger (2.0 5 spd)

1969 dodge dart custom (360 727)

This brings us to current day ive probly left a few cars out

Well my very first car was a yellow '81 mustang hatchback with a straight six.  Its all been downhill from there...

My first car is the '85 Cougar in the Banner.  I was 21 when I bought it.  I bought it as a rebelious move, as I was actually going out that day to buy a 4cyl. Stang that was for sale out in the country, as my mom said I couldn't have a Mustang.  Well the broad was holding it for her nephew to come up with the cash, so me and a buddy were driving back through town when he reminded me of this car on a dealers lot for the same price.  Long story short....  reluctantly bought it, (as I didn't really like cougars then, but another buddy had an '83 3.8L "XR-7:dunce: (so he thinks)") brought it home, fell in love with it, still have it.

Since then I have owned over 25 Cougars, 10 thunderbird, 1 351 powered grand marquise, and 4, 5.0L Mustangs

71 Plymouth Scamp
87 Thunderbird base (still have)
87 Dodge 600SE, turbo car
87 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe (still have)

I really regret selling my dodge.

1974 Jeep J-10 (still have)
1986 Escort GT (still have)
1986 Dodge Aries s/w
1986 Mustang LX
1988 Tbird (maroon)
1992 F-150 (still have)
1988 Tbird (white-in sig)

Not mine, but I drive an '88 Chevy K1500...notice it ain't mine... :pbb:

Pre-license

66 Chavelle
78 Monte Carlo
71 Lemans
77 Ford f-150Custom
87 Tbird LX (hah i STILL have that one =) )
92 Cat

After License

uuh, not there yet...  january isnt comming fast enoug lol

Well...

1991 Mercury Cougar 3.8L auto (next owner killed it)
1984 Pontiac Sunbird ??? Man. (engine died after buying)
1986 Mercury Cougar XR-7 2.3L turbo Auto. (died from rust)
1988 Turbo Coupe 2.3L turbo man. (wrecked when bought)
1989 Mercury Sable 3.8L Auto. (engine spontaintous combusted)
1987 Turbo Coupe 2.3L turbo Auto. (parts car never ran)
1985 Bronco XLT 351W 4X4 (gave away after I killed it)
1986 Cougar XR-7 2.3L turbo Auto (still mine, new engine, still not running)
1986 Cougar XR-7 2.3L turbo Man. (died a horable death of rust)
1971 F-100 9" lift 302 4-speed Man. (traded it for the dually)
1989 F-350 dually diesel Man. (sold for a boat, sold boat for trailer)
1988 Turbo Coupe 2.3L turbo Man. (still mine, parts car)
1986 Cougar XR-7 2.3L turbo Man. (still mine, drag car now)
1999 Cougar V6 MTX (still ours runs fine)
1999 Cougar V6 MTX (died from 5 trees at 60mph)
2001 Ford F-250 Diesel Auto. (tows the drag cars)
2000 Cougar V6 MTX supercharged (mine now, drag car)


O ya started when I was 16 now 24, Lousiana has stated I have to have a dealers liscence to continue to buy and sell cars.  this state, gotta love the military and home of record, Michigan is where they are all reg.
Dave

1976 Camaro Type LT 305- given to me when I was 10 sold when I was 21
1975 Camaro 350- bought when I was 14 sold when I was 15
(never drove either of those cars, was going to be a resto to the '76)
1988 Cougar XR-7 302- bought when I was 16, still have
2005 Hyundai Tiburon i4- I bought the day after I turned 20, still have
1964 Ford Fairlane 500 260- given to me when I was 20 still have
1986 Cougar GS 302- I bought it at 21 and have

I'm 21 now.  22 in two months oofffff

Age 15 1/2
1993 Chevy Lumina Euro 3.4

Age 16
1990 Ford Vic'
1987 Yamaha Yx600 Radian

Age 17
The Fila

simply put, my first is a 78 f150 4x4(dad sold his 71 Cuda Gran Coupe w/383 to buy the truck new).  I still have it since 89.  It's parked next to my 73 IH 1210 4x4, 78 bronco, 79 bronco(w/300 I6 swapped in and plow), 85 f150 4x4, 83 f250 4x4(89 body), 62 Meteor, 48 F1, 95 Grand Cher.(wife), 88 Tbird, and 88 Audi Quattro turbo.  I've rolled an 83 Chevette, 91 Shadow, 74 F100, 78 Toy. Corolla, another 78 F150, and 89 Topaz.  I've sold/parted out an 87 Bro.II w/66 running gear, 78 bronco, 86 f250, 87 XR7,90 olds cutlass ciera,  78 F150 shortbed, 68 IH 4x4 stepside(pic in IH magazine), 89 Isuzu trooper, 76 Dodge 1/2 ton ext. cab, 89 Corsica,76 torino,79 lebaron,69 NY'er,another 91 shadow w/turbo, 66 Bronco, and 78 Scout II.  Not a whole lot, and probably worth even less.  Aside from the wife's Jeep, I've never paid more than $500 for any single one of them.

Age 16-17 '88 Thunderbird Base 5.0 - Indiglo blue with Grey on bottom. Originally white.
Age 17- '88 Thunderbird Sport  - Current car

TBirds are an addiction. A very expensive one for that matter.

I'll give this a try............dont know if I can remember that far back

age 15 1/2: 1972 plymouth fury 360 engine

age 16:  1974 Plymouth Scamp 318 engine

age 18 or so:1974 Nova 6 cylinder

Ok I cant remember what age I was for the rest, so I will just list the car.

1974 Nova 6 banger (nice car)

1972 chevelle 6 banger (winter car for Nova)

1974 nova 6 cylinder (winter beater for nice Nova)

1977 mustang hatch back 4 cylinder 2.3? (one of my favorites)

1964 ford falcon 6 banger

1986 Ford Ranger 2.9 v6  (first new vehicle) sold mustang when I bought this.

1984 ford escort 4 cylinder

1986 cougar 3.8 v6

1987 T-bird 3.8 v6 (another one of my favorites)

1995 T-bird 4.6 v8 (bought new and my favorite of all time)

1995 ford F-150 eddie bauer 302

1983 T-Bird (will be buried with this one) current vehicle

2000 F-150 5.4 litre (bought new) current vehicle

chevy cavalier 2.2 (work car) current vehicle

Future vehicle I would like to get is one of the new Mustang GT's

Hmm... let's see if I can remember them all in order (the order won't be 100% accurate as several overlap and some were owned more than once):

• 1978 Trans Am powered by 1971 LT1 (Bertha)
• 1978 Buick Skylark (same as Nova, ended up using as parts car for T/A)
• 1966 Galaxie 500 (390/4bbl hardtop)
• 1980 Formula Firebird (301 4bbl)
• 1985 Thunderbird (3.8 2bbl)
• 1984 Hyundai Pony (1.6 1bbl)
• 1985 Topaz (2.3 1bbl)
• 1987 Sentra Coupe (1.6 EFI)
• 1986 Hyundai Stellar (Pony with a trunk and power windows)
• 1991 Thunderbird (3.8 EFI) (owned same car on two different occasions)
• 1983 Chevy C10 (305 4bbl, 3-on-the-tree)
• 1985 Volvo 740 GLE
• 1988 Cougar LS (5.0 EFI)
• 1987 Jeep Cherokee 2-dr 4X4 (2.5 EFI)
• 1990 Nissan King Cab (2.4 EFI) (owned same truck on three different occasions)
• 1982 Toyota 4X4 (22R)
• 1996 Hyundai Accent GT (1.6 EFI)
• 1989 Nissan Sentra 4WD wagon (1.8 EFI)
• 1988 Passport Optima (built by Daewoo, same as Pontiac Lemans in USA)
• 1987 Thunderbird Sport (5.0 EFI)
• 1994 Saturn SC2 (1.9 DOHC EFI)
• 1987 Jeep Cherokee 4X4 4-door (4.0 HO)
• 1988 Thunderbird (5.0 EFI)
• 1988 Dodge Dakota 4X4 (3.9 EFI)
• 2000 Volvo V70 XC AWD (2.4 turbo)
• 1987 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe (parted out)
• 1996 Lincoln Town Car
• 1996 Ford F-150 4WD (300 I6)
• 1996 saturn SL1 (1.9 SOHC 5-speed)
• 1997 Nissan Maxima (3.0 DOHC V6)
• 1997 Saturn SL2 (1.9 DOHC 5-speed)
• 1996 Cherokee 4WD 2-door (4.0 HO 5-speed) <--Still Own
  
  
• 2005 Chrysler 300 Limited (3.5) <--Still Own
  
  
• 1999 Volkswagen Jetta TDI (1.9 Turbo Diesel) <--Still Own
  

Non-cars:

• 1974 Arctic Cat Cheetah 440 snowmobile (was mint, but never ran right)
• 1977 Ski Roule 340-converted-to-440 snowmobile (ugly as shiznit, but the Kawasaki 440 I installed in place of the original 340 Sachs ran perfect - then somebody stole the engine out of it, then came back a few weeks later and took the rest)
• TWO 1974 Ski-Doo Olympic 399's - one black, one yellow, bought both with a trailer for $1k, both ran perfect
• 1979 Arctic Cat Pantera 500 (mint and ran perfect)
• 1984 Honda CB450SC Nighthawk motorcycle (my first, and to this point only, motorcycle)
• 1987 Honda TRX350 Fourtrax ATV <---still own
  
• 1996 Ski-Doo Formula 600 Triple
  
• 1979 Ski-Doo 440 Everest
• 1999 Yamaha Kodiak 400 4X4 ATV
• 1960's Allis Chalmers 16hp tractor
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• 2006 MTD 13.5 horse tractor <---still own
  
• 2005 Arctic Cat 500 4X4 ATV <---still own
  
  

Here are my vehicles!

age 17-18 1986 Chevy Celebrity Wagon 2.5 4tech -Trade for truck-

age 20 1987 Ranger XLT 4x4 2.9L A4LD

age 21 1987 Cougar XR7 5.0 AOD

age 22 1995 Aspire 1.3L 5speed

that is my list of owned vehicles

ok, I guess 40 isnt to many from what I see here!

At 14
1970 VW Bug
1969 AMC Rambler (390)

At 16
1964 Chevy II
1974 Cutlass Supreme

Then I go From there:
 2 1968 Mustang Coupes
1967 Mustang Coupe
1971 Fastback Mustang
3 Mustang II's 76,74 and 76 Cobra II
1967 Cougar XR7
1969 Cougar Eliminator
1969 Shelby GT350
2 1978 Camaro Z28's
1967 Dodge Coronet Rebel
1980 Datsun 210
1980 Pontiac Sunbird
1982 Chevy Cavalier
1967 Pontiac GTO
1985 Camaro Z28
1988 Mustang GT
1980 Cutlass
1990 Explorer
1991 Thunderbird SC
1993 5.0 Mustang LX
1993 Taurus SHO
1980 Monte Carlo
1995 Bronco
1987 Cavalier Z24
1998 Malibu
2000 Pathfinder
2001 Explorer

I cant even remember all of them, some I had for only a short time.

Currently I have:

1985 Thunderbird TC
1986 Camaro SC
2004 Nissan Titan
2004 Toyota Highlander

Looking for some new ones

I owned for the first time a Honda Z50 49cc semi automatic, My father gaved Me with that to play at his camp in the north, this one is probably the most tough I ever had!,

second one a first enduro from Yamaha, a 60cc 4 speeds clutch, 1971 0r 72, not sure...

The three next was a, Yamaha 80cc enduro's

A 175 CC 1973 or 74 full cross Yamaha, I pass very close to kill Me with that, I sold after that for a 24 beers...

Can-Am (bombardier) 250cc full cross, what a machine, but a full of trouble with that...

Finally a KAWA Bayou 175cc to drive here and here on a sand pit slowly (I'm old ehheheh!)

Snowmobiles here, I liked that, I hate that today...

Skiroule with a Sachs 300cc one cyl, what  a  of engine, but a great body of snowmobile...

After that I owned a few snomobiles at a same time such as:

Elan 66 or 67, with a 8hp dual carbs that's funny.
Elan with a 440 rotax (not original as well)
Arctic cat panther 1973 with a 440cc or more (weight around a ton)
Olympic wirh a 400cc Rotax...
Olympic with a 440 Rotax.
Nordic 18" wide with a 640cc.
Northway with a 640 rotax fitted inside, friend pass at two finger ti die with it...
Alouette 340 with a 340 Rotax inside, My preferred.
John deere 340, cranking machine:beatyoass:

And finally In 2002 donated a Jag 3000 340cc I rebuilted at cost of 500 or 600 bucks, sold for 200 bucks because I needed a HDD in My computer at this time...

OH! I have a 9.5 HP Evinrude for fishing, but My boat was on the bottom of the sea :grinno: ...

PLEASE! don't put your offroad vehicle here, I'll start an offroad vehicle on another thread just for fun...

Have a nice Day...

89 Le Baron 2.5L N/A
88 Thunderbird 3.8L
86 Thunderbird 5.0L
84 Thunderbird 2.3L
91 Mark VII
96 Neon
00 Focus 2.0L DOHC
96 Aerostar
88 Cougar XR7
92 Tempo 2.3L
98 Caravan
96 Thunderbird

I think I see a pattern.

dodge, ford, ford, ford, ford, dodge, ford, ford, ford, ford, dodge, ford

Don't much vehicle in this reply, but I'm at 41 I not owned 50 cars,I guess the lot is not very important, but the quality FORD!!!!:grinno:

Regards,.

On December 17 [I think that was the day] I will have owned the Cougar for 6 years.  It's been my only car.

my first car was a 1970 duster slant 6. shared it with my mom.. from 1983-1984  mom did and oops lol

car#2 moms junk 1976 plymouth fury 318cid.1984-late1984

car#3 1963 tempest.. from late 1984-1985 should have kept that car $  but i was to young to have a clue:slap:

car#4 another 1970 duster slant 6. in much better condition then the first one  from 1985-1987 sold it to a friend that needed a car another dumb a$$ move :slap: found the car abandoned behinded a parts store less then a year later!

car#5 1979 plymouth volare fastback"fun runner" slant 6. from 1987-1988 an old lady desided it looked to good and diesided to screw it up then it was junk.

car#6 now this is a car i do miss 1976 chrysler cordoba 400 cid,BB
1988-1989 another dumb a$$ move car needed a cam so i sold it..
car was rare.. had a full gauge package with tach and a hard top which is rare from the factory.and was the first car i raced at the track.. YES i said raced at the track!:raspberry

car#7 1973 caddy fleetwood  given to me from my grandmother.. the car was sitting my my garage since 1980.. own by me from 1989-1994 ton's of work done to the car and was the second car i raced.. to much to list so i'll try to keep it short. 472 punched .030 over ported heads,balanced, lots of motor work. made 650foot pounds of torque@3000rpms and 450HP@4800rpms and readlined @6500rpms and never skiped a beat.. lol how meny caddy motors can you find that rev that high.. i sold the car becaused it was'nt getting used at the time and did'nt want to see it rot away..the guy i sold it to was like no way is this car that fast untill i took him for a ride  my and left rubber half way down the street threw first and second gear with 26/10.50/15's sportsman pros on the back.anyway wife to be at the time lol which never happend anway.. did'nt want to drive the car to work. she loved racing. but called a land yacht lol
so she drove her 68 mustang coupe to work instead.. i guess she could'nt see over the hood being 5'nothing lmao.

anyway..

car#8 1982 mustang GT. my first ford from 1992-1996
i aquired the car after my my wife to be at the time wanted the car but desided not to learn to drive a stick.it had a T5 swaped into it and a 8.8 with 3.73 gears. so we bought a 1967 289 coupe which got wrecked shortly after when it was parked she got allmost 4G's for it and bought the 1968 mustang 302 coupe. i had a planed motor swap for the 82GT but desided the car was'nt worth it at the time so i gave it to my friend for parts and he got me my next car from a relitive of his from brooklyn.

car#9 1988 mitsubishi starion FREE  from 1996-1997
i guess i made sort work of this car lol the car did'nt run right when i got it but i knew it was something simple. and it was one of the injectors had a bad conection and after i fixed it the car run like a raped ape.
the car was in good shape. but within the year i started screwing with it to much ie BOOST! lol about 18-20 pounds of it and after 6 months or so of that the motor said it had enough started to get a rod knock.. but it was fast.. real!fast! as fast as a mustang with my motor N/A.. i had fun with that car even though it was for a short time.. and sold it for what i could get for it since i would cost as much to rebuild as it would to buy another mustang to put the rebuild 306 i allready had at the time..


car#10 1986 mustang GT..from 1997-summer 2000

not to much to say about this car "now your thinking your kidding right?"after all you read or ignored lmao APPLES!:flip:

anyway i bought it as a doner for the 306 i built.
and did all the go fast goodies GT40 intake,Xpipe no cats,4.10 gears and so on..

car#11 was just an 1985 oldsmobile cutlass calais 3.1V6
from 1998-2001 and was my only car that i had that was used as a second car and at the time was my daily driver. not much more to say about this one:barf:

car#12 THE ONE! 1987 Cougar XR7. from fall 2000 to present
do i need to say? :D :cougarsmily:
well i will tell the story how i aquired it. " NO NOT ANOTHER STORY!" you'll live..

after a dumba$$ move with the mustang in the summer of 2000.. no not street racing..

i was about a block from my house. i droped my cigarettes on the floor on the passenger side of the car. so dumba$$ me says to myself i can get it! bent over to pick them up with in a second BOOM! i was out cold for about 10 seconds and looked up and said fudge! i hit a mail truck.. don't even ask how did i know it was a mail truck APPLES! mail as in postal not as in male or female. was asked that joke for years now OWNED!
i had just put the rebuilt 306 in 374 miles before that did'nt even brake in the motor yet it got broken in allright but just not the way i wanted..
so after desiding that i was'nt going to put the money into putting a nose and fender and a new paint job on the stang i desided to s it and looked for a new doner. after that i desided that i did'nt want another mustang because my hemroids where falling out from the bumpy hard a$$ ride. so i started to look for other fox type cars and my friend Mike came across "THE ONE" from another friend Ed that built race mustangs and asked me to trust him that the cars paint was hased but after a detailing it would be mint and was ten times the mustang ever was. mind you Mike and i have bin great friend since 1986.. i said to him i don't want to have to paint a car.and he just replyed again trust me! so i gave him the $800.00 site unseen!! and after carton of cigarettes later woundering if what i was getting my self into and the car was trailerd over to his house since the motor and tranny was junk. and it was everything he said it was. so we pushed the car into his backyard right next to my sed mustang and started swaping parts and after one whole weekend of swaping i was driving the car on that monday. and the rest is history..

YAY still awake :raspberry


Nick

I cant even remember them all, i'll try my best:

1985 hyundai pony
1980 dodge colt
1987 hyundai stellar
1980 t-bird
1985 lebaron turbo
1988 hyundai excell
1987 dodge 600 turbo
1979 dodge tradesman
1979 ford econoline
1988 safari van
1982 t-bird
1985 mustang
1959 enford zephyr
1953 chevy 1/2 ton
1969 t-bird
1995 chevy 2500 4X4
1964 F100
1987 sprint turbo
1988 sprint
1990 sprint
1990 sprint
1991 firefly
1974 triumph
1990 dodge ram

Thats all I can remember right now. thats in no paticular order.


Scott

1987 Mercury Cougar 20th Anniversary (auto V8)
1999 Mercury Cougar (auto V6)

/.Seeing the cougar at the yard, and plays "You´re the First, The Last, My Everything"./

 I guess im condemned to have this cougar until it destroys itselfs....

My father has and F-200, a F-150, and the Explorer....i drive one of those cars when i need it.....

Age 2 my 84 Cougar was given to me when my Uncle was killed.
1972 Chevy C10 -15 years old when aquired
1967 Chevy C10-18 years old
1955 Willys Sedan- FOR SALE
1953 Chevy Sedan-13 years old
1965 Chevy El Camino-16 years old
1986 Mercury Cougar LS 5.0-Bought and sold last year
2003 Ford Escape-17 years old(Daily Driver)
1985 Chevy S10-18 years old(POS)
FUTURE:
I inherit my grandpas 1958 T-Bird

Im 18 right now and the 86 is the only car I dont have. The rest I still have.

age 16 - two 1979 Cougar XR7 one 302 and one 351w - still have
age 20 - 1977 thunderbird derby car 400 gone to car heaven
age 20 - 1979 Cougar XR7 351m hit hard in passenger door - parted out
age 20 - 1978 LTD 400 built into derby car and kept engine gave car to a friend who junked it
age 21 - 1988 TC 2.3 N/A  still have, currently blown turbo :(

1969 Mustang 351W... (the only one I actually regret not having held onto) Straight body, nice paint and no rips in the interior. It needed gears and a convertor but was still fast because of the cam, intake and exhast mods. Sold to Mid Cities Mustang for $500 when I joined the military and had nowhere to store it. Wasn't running at the time and the interior had been vandalized with a fire extinguisher. Bought 1984/sold 1987

1987 Plymouth Sundance turbo... Had a great stereo and was a zippy car. First (and last) car I ever bought brand new. Bought 1987/sold 1989

1988 Mustang lx hatch with 5.0 and 5 speed... It got stolen and then I traded straight up for my next car shortly after it got recovered. Bought 1991/sold 1995

1987 Turbocoupe... It was black with raven leather. The nicest car I ever sat in, I had to have it so I traded the Mustang for it. If I had only known what I was getting myself into, heheh.... Car got totalled by a drunk driver in 2000 but still lives on in my next car. Bought 1995/stripped 2000

1987 T-Bird Sport 5.0... Still have this one. HO conversion is nearly 100 percent just in time for my kids to drive it in High School, GASP... Its future is uncertain, hopefully it will survive... Bought 2000...

1986 Turbocoupe... Found it in the for sale section on this board and bought it from Johns331 last spring. Definitely the nicest and fastest car I've owned.  Bought 2006...

My cars
67 MGB-GT  (My first Car …at 16 years of age)
81 T-Bird Town Landau (current)
94 Audi Quattro (current)
93 Nissan Pathfinder (current)
The rest are just a blur of  smashed knuckles and Dextron shampoos.
In random order.....
68 Ford XL (conv)
77Mustang II (twice)
67Mustang 390 GT
75 F-150 2wd
70 Fiat 850 Sport Spider (conv)
77Ford LTD
73 Mercury
76Ford Gran Torino
73 F-350 Dually
76 T-Bird
64 Rambler
93 Dodge Shadow
92 Tempo
76 Pontiac Le Mans
96 Saturn SC2
90 VW Jetta
89 F-150 4X4
95 F-250 4X4
91 Gmc Tracker
89 Subaru Justy
82 Capri RS
76 Jeep CJ
92 Mazda MX3 Precidia
84 Olds 98
86 Buick Century Wagn
92 mazda pk/up 2wd
80 chev 1/2 ton
93Nissan pk/up
Dodge Caravan (2)
78 Olds Delta 88
72 Pontiac Grand Ville conv.
75 Camaro
78 K5 Blazer 4X4
87 T-Bird
88 T-Bird
81 Dodge Dakota
79 Dodge Dakota
90Toyota Carolla SR5
98 Isuzu Trooper

14---
1988 Buick Regency 98
 
16---
1978 Chevy Caprice
1985 Ford Thunderbird

17---
1987 Ford Taurus 17
1977 Olds Delta 17
1985 Ford F-150 17

18---
1985 Chrysler Lebaron

19---
1995 Dodge Neon

21---
1987 Ford Thunderbird

9 cars in 10 years, I'm not doing so bad.  I went through 5 cars in my early teen years.  Maybe that's because I didn't spend much on them and got what I paid for haha.  My first bird was just sent to the boneyard this week.  I miss it :'(

My cars
15  1961 T Bird
17  1983 T Bird
17  1973 Corvette & 1962 Cadillac
19  1959 T Bird
21  1983 Buick, 1977 AMX
25  1964 T Bird, 1993 Firebird
28  1995 Dodge, 1965 T Bird
31  1997 T Bird, 1999 Mustang
35  2003 Explorer
36  2004 Jeep, 1965 Thunderbird
Current Garage- 04 Jeep, 04 TBird, 87 TBird, 70 T Bird, 3 Restored 65 T Birds, 3 65 T Bird parts cars.
Miss the 59 Bird and the Vette but you can see a trend

Just remembered some more, 72 TBird, 77 LTD, 95 Chevy Truck, 8? Omni, 67 TBird

My list is pretty short
Age 18
87 Buick Park Ave
88 K1500 350
both blew motors freaking GM's
Age 19
89 Mercury Grand Marquis
Repo'ed while I was in college
Age 20
1993 Ford Taurus
blown trans
Age 21-today
1988 Mercury cougar blue max 5.0

Age 16: (2001)
1987 Plymouth Voyager SE with a 2.6 L Mitsu I4. The slowest car ever:sleep: . It wouldn't go past 80 mph. It lunched the oil pump on a trip to Urbana to visit my buddy at the University of Illinois. Sold and sped in 2005. I just miss it because it was my first car.

Age 17: (2002)
1988 5.0 Ford Thunderbird LX. Still have it. I wanted to buy a Mustang but my parents wouldn't let me. I got this because it had a 5.0 :grinno: . I fell in love with it and I've had it ever since. I was tired of getting made fun of because I drove a mini van:dunce: .

Age 20: (2005)
1993 Buick Century 3.3 V6. Replacement for the Voyager. Just my daily driver. The greatest old man car ever:cool: . Runs good. Just your average point A to point B beater.

Bought my first car at 16
86 mustang lx hatchback 2.3 4 speed (rolled it n still drove it, killed clutch then crushed it after stripping it)
89 Ford Ranger std cab 2.3 5 speed (sold it)
89 Ford Mustang LX Hatchback 2.3 a4ld (stripped and crushed it)
84 Mercury Cougar GS 3.8 C5( putting motor, trans, rear end in it)
and im stuck here lol

I've got an excel file at home that tracks all my cars.. I'm 42 and I think I'm on number 111 or 112 right now..

The car I had when I was 16 was bought for my Mom and I to share (but she rarely had it).. It was a 72 Ford Capri made in Germany. It actually was a great first car.


Some highlights, or favorites of mine have been:

66 Mustang convertible (also have owned 72, 80, 82, 84)
66 Buick Riviera GS (also have owned 67, 68 & 69)
67 Impala SS convertible (also have owned 72 & 74)
68 Cutlass S (also have owned 69, 73, 75, 86)
Several Torino's (70, 72x3, 74)
70 VW Microbus
71 Camaro Z-28 (also have owned 84 Z28, 84 berlinetta)
73 Corvette LT1 4 speed
73 MGB
Several turbo Tbird's (85, 86x2, 87, 88)
83 and 86 Porsche 944's
Several Taurus SHO's (89, 90, 93, 94)
95 WS6 ram air Firebird Formula 6 speed (aolso had a 76 Formula)


Right now, we are an all Ford family..

2002 Windstar SEL (for my wife and kids)
1995 Aerostar XLT (my winter ride)
1986 Turbo T-bird (all original low miles car)


Last summer I bought this 71 LTD..but gas mileage and gas prices combined to make me sell it after only 6 months~  I kinda regret selling.. it was a 400 cid, automatic with 70,000 miles. Original paint, interior..everything. I got it from the woman who bought it new in Texas and did a few things like the old Tbird hubcaps, an Edlebrock manifold and 4bbl., and dual exhaust. It was very cool (but very expensive to drive)

(http://home.comcast.net/~redlineguy/newtires.jpg)



and here's a shot of my current Tbird~

(http://home.comcast.net/~redlineguy/AnsaB.jpg)



Right now I've got my eyes on another 944 that is mint but has a very bad engine.. I'm considering doing an LT1 motorswap :evilgrin:

OMG dude yeah you totally shouldnt have sold that!!!
 
 
:idhitit:  for some reason i have never seen an early 70's LTD but that thing is sooooo beautiful! i want one so bad now....

Wow, I feel like I need to catch up with the rest of you. I'm 24 and I've owned only four cars:

1. '86 Cougar GS
2. '88 Cougar XR-7
3. '96 Cougar XR-7
4. '86 Cougar XR-7

HA!  That sounds like me, Zach.  I'm 27 and have owned:

1. '85 Cougar GS
2. '87 20th Anniversary Cougar
3. '90 XR7
4. '87 Cougar LS

Even in the same order!  Fox, Fox, MN12, Fox.

Don't rub it in LOL :grinno:

I found it on eBay for 3 grand.. with shipping and the extra stuff I did to it, I had about $4500 into it. It has ZERO rust, interior was dead mint.. even the AC worked..  What was I thinking :dunce:


It's just one of many I shouldn't have sold~


and a PS to those who feel the need to catch up.. TRUST ME, it was way easier to own and drive a bunch of different cars back in the 80's.. We could write a bill of sale on a Burger King napkin and 'legally' drive for 10 business days..when that was up, we'd just write another bill of sale. As long as you had a valid plate, you could pretty much drive a different car every day. No titles, no inpections (till you actually registered it), sales tax was by how much the bill of sale was written for, not actual value...  It was a whole different ball game 25 years ago.  , I've been driving for for 27 years now.. I'm OLD!

That's actually pretty amazing.
It's like: "Fox cars are awesome! Maybe I'll try an MN12...nope, goin' back to the Fox."

Wow, I feel left out...  For me personally, it has been:

96-present:  1993 Cougar XR7 5.0
July 06-present:  1997 Explorer Eddie Bauer 5.0 AWD

The first car I drove was a 1982 Cougar XR-7 3.8 at 14 years
The first vehicle I drove professionally was a 1976 Hyster 20,000 lb Forklift with a Ford 351 at 14
Also the occasional 18 wheeler, moving it around in the yard
Also a 1997 Ford F-350 351 from 2004-2006, it had 280k miles with the original trans fluid...


In the family, as far back as I can remember in order of purchase:

1976 Bronco 351
197X Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser wagon
1980 Buick diesel sedan (replaced the Olds)
1982 Cougar XR-7 3.8 (replaced the Buick)
1984 Mazda Pickup (replaced the Bronco)
1985 Ford F-150 302 converted to 351 (replaced the Mazda)
1993 Cougar XR7 302 (meant to replace the 82 Cougar, but never did)
1994 Chevy Silverado 1500 (replaced the F-150)
1997 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer (replaced the 82 Cougar, now my daily)
1997 Peterbilt 379
1960 Chevy Corvette 283 w/2 speed Powerglide auto and 4 barrel
2001 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD (replaced the 94 Chevy PU)
2004 Ford Thunderbird Limited Edition (color limited to 1500 04's)
2005 Ford Escape (replaced the Explorer, which went to my sister, then to me)
2005 Ford F250 SuperDuty King Ranch Crew Cab 6.0 Turbo Diesel (replaced the 01 Chevy PU)
2006 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.6 AWD (replaced the Escape, which my sister now has)

1986 T-turd 3.8
1986 TC (still have)
1983 Fairmont Futura 2.3 4spd
16+
1981 F100 4.9 3spd
1989 Acura Legend
1970 Tbird 429
1978 Tbird 351W
1978 Tbird 351W
1984 TC
1985 TC
1987 TC (still have)
1988 TC (still have)
1984 Escort 2.0 Diesel
1991 Escort wagon 1.9
1979 F 250 400M


I'm 20 and I'm probably forgetting a few.

first car bough it just after i turned 15
1986 cougar 5.0 with TRX's and 53.000.

17
1988 thunderbird 5.0 177,000 miles POS

still have both

1982 Ford Exp
1968 Chevy Chevelle
1972 Ford Pinto
1989 Ford Ranger
1978 Pontiac Sunbird
1985 Ford Exp Ho
1978 Pontiac Trans Am (1 Day)
1985 Pontiac Sunbird
1975 Chevy 4x2
1983 Chevy 4x4
1985 Ford T-coupe
1986 Ford T-coupe
1986 CHEVY S-10
1994 Mercury Tracer
1985 Olds Calais
1977 Jeep J10 Pickup
1985 Ford F150
1988 Mercury Cougar Xr7 (gf)
1995 Ford T-bird (gf)
1997 Mercury Mountaineer (gf)
2002 Mercury Mountaineer (gf)
2004 Mercury Mountaineer (gf)
1983 Ford T-bird

And Many Other That I Have Bought And Sold Before Driving

1. 86' Thunderbird V6 - Died of rust but still have
2. 87' Cougar V6 - The one in my sig
3. 97' Toyota Camry I4 - Want to sell 200,000+ miles

My mom has a 66' Oldsmobile 442 that I hope she gives to me.  It is just a shell right now though

I'm only 18!

1.  1978 Olds Regency 98 (Olds 350/Turbo 350)
2.  1987 Mercury Cougar v-6 (3.8/AOD)
3.  1991 Chevrolet Corsica V-6 (3.1/auto)
4.  1987 Mercury Cougar V-8 (5.0/ AOD)  --See pic below
5.  2000 Mercury Cougar V-6 (2.5/ATX)
6.  1992 Mercury Topaz V-6 (3.0/Auto)
7.  2005 Ford Mustang GT (4.6/5r55s)

I currently still have 4,5,and 7.  I'd have 6 too if the motor hadn't seized up (not worth the effort of fixing IMHO).

#1 blew up on the bottom end of the motor and I was 17 and didn't know too much about car repair back then.  #2 I sold.  #3 was a trade in that I happily recieved $1000 on AFTER I'd made the deal on a new car purchase and the numbers had been run before I even mentioned the trade in.  Not bad for 110K, peeling paint, newly blown headgasket and a slipping transmission.

1973 Chevy Nova
1977 Cougar XR7
1978 Chevette <-- after the 351 in the cougar, i needed something that would get more than 10 MPG!
1987 Olds Firenza
1994 Doge Caravan Sport
1992 Ford Tempo
1998 Honda Civic
1988 Hyundai ( i had it for 2months, it self destructed, i can't even remember the model)
1989 Dodge Lancer( i think that was the year, they changed it to the Shadow not long after that one.)
1992 F150
1991 Buick Century
1994 Cougar ( i had it 10 days before i washiznit and it was totaled. still my favorite car i've ever had.)
1996 Dodge Intrepid
1986 Cougar Night Cat ( current)
I am hoping to get a 96 Cougar soon.  i really like the interior and the wrap around dash in the 94-97 models.too bad i can't instal that into my 86.

'82 Tbird (totaled) '96-'97
'83 Tbird (still have) '97 to present
'79 Lincoln Versailles (traded for Blue Max) '97-'00
'89 Cougar Blue Max (Traded for Bonneville) '00-02
'92 Bonneville SSEi (Traded in on Ranger) '02-'03
'96 Ranger (totaled) '03
'96 Ranger 4x4 (traded in on F-150) '03
'99 F-150 (still have) '03 to present
'91 Grand Prix (wife's winter ride) '05 to present
'01 Sebring Vert Limited (wife's ride) '04 to present

Had I know then what I know now, I never would have gotten rid of the Lincoln. I only paid $500 for it with 60K original miles. Guy made me feel like I was getting a steal on that Blue Max when I traded him.

Starting in 1994:

87 Mercury Cougar LS
74 Lincoln Mark 4
93 Hyundai Elantra 5M (got married and it was her car)
96 Lincoln Mark 8
86 Mitsubishi Pajero/Montero
99 Mazda 10th Anniversary Edition Miata 6M
92 Acura Integra 5M
88 Mercury Cougar XR-7
88 Mercury Cougar XR-7 another one
87 Mercury Cougar XR-7
04 Hyundai Tiburon GT V6 6M
86 Mercury Cougar XR-7 5M
85 Mercury Cougar GS
78 Lincoln Continental Limousine
96 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo 5M

1986 Mercury Cougar 5.0 one owner 51,000 when i bought it for $400 -august 2nd, 2004- Present

1988 Ford Thunderbird 5.0 177,000 miles on it. now a parts car -a few months ago till now

Not all cars were mine, but I drove them. Mostly family owned.

1981? toyota corrola. $220. I doubt I got $1 a mile for it. Bad engine and tranny only had 3 gears. Threw a rod after 3rd went out on the freeway.

2. 1986 cougar gs. Still have. $110 police impound. My dad bought it to swap out engine's with his 1991 crown vic. After he realized that is smoked bad and showed over 120,000 miles, decided I could play around with it while I was in auto. I dumped $100 into it, maybe alittle bit more, and got it to pass saftey and emissions by november. Got the title for christmas the following year.

1978 E-150. This was my grandpa's van. He had it ordered with a 4speed tranny, and a really stiff clutch. My dad got it after my grandpa bought a mini-van in the later years. Untill my dad converted the clutch over to a hydrolic(sp?) clutch, I couldn't even hold the clutch down for more then about 30 seconds. 130,000 miles, owned by family the whole time. Been to florida throught california many times supposedly.

1991 crown vic. Price unknown. Traded chevy wagon in on it. Over 200,000 miles. Second engine first tranny. I had alot of fun in that car. Would get sideways and was easy to hold that way. I could take up 2 1/2 lanes with the car almost sideways with lots of snow and hold it there indefinately. Ended up getting impounded for being illegally parked and never pulled out.

1986 cougar ls, 5.0 lots of options. Drove the car without any plate or even a title transfer for almost 2 years. Alot of the reason why my 86 gs sat for so long. 120,000 miles. Also ended up getting impounded. My dad sold it to my older brother, who really didnt care at all for the car. He would occasionaly have me drive him somewhere because he was scared shiznitless of the car. Then the tranny started slipping and the water pump started weeping. That was enought to make him think it was a "POS" and not worth getting saved. If I had a place to park it, and money at the time, I would have pulled it out in a second.

1987 v6 cougar. 187,000 miles. Got about 10 tanks of gas worth ?(About 450 miles per tank!, and that was with an 18 gallon!). Water pump went out. Started fixing water pump in the middle of november and it snowed really bad. When the snow melted I ended having lost all the bolts to it. Gave it to a freind for free. He has fixed everything on it and is getting it ready for saftey and emissions.

1987 tempo. Inline 4. Sisters care.$100. She might have gotten 100 miles to a tank. Car was a peice of . My sister drove it to the ground. Still own, but its in storage.

1994 tracert. Nothing special. 5 speed. Sister drove into the back of a truck @ 45 mph. Little was left of it.$550 down the whole 2 weeks after she got plates.

1982 yahmaha motor cycle. Bought new about 5 years before I was born. put almost 10,000 of the 30,000 thats on it now. 750cc virago.

1987 mustang "lx". 4 banger convertible with blown engine. I actually got talked into buying it for a hundred bucks. Then I never got the title. waste of time. Still got the rims though.

1982 mazda truck. Grandma's car that she loaned to us in the summer. over 300,000 miles. I beat the living shiznit out of that truck. If I cranked the sterring wheel hard right it would pick the inside tire on the back off of the ground. Made for interesting burn outs. I could drive that thing like a son of a gun. I could spin 1st through 2nd, completely. 3rd and 4th chirp. top speed of maybe 75mph. Sold for $175.

There's a couple more in here, but i'm too tired for this right now. Good  night.

Won't list them all but I will mention my favorites. 1973 Duster 340, 1972 Cougar, 1972 Cutlass, 1986 T-bird (my first one, had aprox. 12 years) and my current Bird.

no cars before my liscense.
liscense at 16 so from there til now.
67 Buick Special
95 Dodge Dakota sport
79 Chevy Silverado Big Ten
71 Chevy C10
67 Ford Ranger
83 Tbird base model
87 Tbird base model
85 Tbird base model
87 Cougar base model
87 Tbird base model
91 F150
94 Lincoln Towncar Signature series

This is pretty close to the order that I bought them

1995 Ford Escort
1986 Thunderbird (still own):grinno:
1984 Camaro Z28 5.0 HO
1977 Nova 250 I6 auto
1982 Datsun pickup (had 27k rolled it at 36k)
1971 Datsun pickup
1985 Ford Bronco 351 C6
1978 Grand AM (g-body)
1980 Malibu (still own)
1978 Montecarlo
1981 Honda Accord
1984 Nissan pickup 4wd (engine from rolled 82 Datsun, still own)
1971 Chevy C10 LB 350
1966 Dodge Coronet
1981 F150 351 C6 4wd (still own)
1989 F150 I6 5spd 4wd
1991 Tempo
1983 Thunderbird 3.8
1988 Montecarlo SS 5.0 HO
1993 Olds 88 Royale
1988 Thunderdird TC (had under 40k)
2004 Nissan Titan (still own)
1969 Camaro (still own)
1987 Ford Ranger (still own)
1991 Ranger
1988 Thunderbird TC
1969 C10 LB 350 4spd (still own)

That's all I can think of off the top of my head, I'm sure I've forgotten something

Here we go, in order:

1975 Mercury Cougar*
1986 Mercury Capri 5.0
1991 Ford Mustang GT
1986 Chrysler LeBaron (wife drove it)
1996 Mercury Sable (wife drove it)
1984 Ford Mustang SVO
1997 Ford Mustang Cobra
1999 Dodge Durango* (wife drove it)
2000 Ford Mustang GT*
2000 Chevrolet Corvette coupe*
1985 Mercury Capri GS 5.0*
1986 ascMcLaren convertible*
2003 Ford Mustang Cobra
2004 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4* (wife drives it)
1981 Chevrolet Corvette*
2005 Pontiac GTO*
2005 Chevrolet Corvette convertible*
1988 Mercury Cougar LS*
1990 Ford Mustang LX*

The asterisk means that I still have the car.

I haven't owned nearly as many cars as some of you, but I clearly have a problem with getting rid of them.

Jebus, this will be a list. Bear with me, my memory aint what it used to be.
 
Ok, here goes:
 
1978-81 '59 MGA 1.9L dual updraft carbs, Black w/ white leater and canvas ragtop. (Bought and restored with paper route, snow shoveling, lawn mowing and odd job money)
 
1979-80 '73 Dodge Charger SE Brougham. 318 Carter AFB, 4-speed pistol grip. L6015 rear/G70/15 front on Keystone Classics. Red w/ black vinyl int and roof.
 
1980-82 '73 AMC Javlin AMX 401 2 Rochester Quadrajets Crome wire spoke wheels, Micky Thompson M50/15s rear G6015s front, Black w/red vinyl int.
 
1981-84 '79 Pinto(last compact I will ever own) 3.8L V6 (from a Capri) 4-speed, Cragar S/S B50/13 rear, A70/13 front, '76 Mustang cobra suspension, baby blue w/ black int & white vinyl roof. (blew the doors off a lot of mustangs and Camaro's in road races)
 
1983-84 '76 Ford Elite. 460, 4bbl tow package. Protrac L60/15 rear,G60/15 front on Cragar S/S. Silver w/ red vinyl int and Landau roof.
 
1984 (3 mos.) 1984 Thunderbird Turbo-Coupe Black w/ red leather. (Destroyed by an idiot on a cell phone)
 
1984-85 '83 BMW535i Black on Black. (confiscated by state police when girlfriend borrowed it to go see her mother in Akron and got caught transporting 3 kilos of pen 15e on the way back. Yes I was PISSED.)
 
1985 -1988 '80 Chevy Caprice Classic Marron and Plum Wire hubcaps (Ickeypoo)
 
1986-90 '63 Mercedes-Benz 190D Black and Slate grey w/ grey leather.
 
1990-2001 '86 Mercury Cougar XR-7 Turbo. Auto. (ickey-poo) Black and grey w/red leather. Turbine wheels 225-60/15s
 
2001-06 '90 Ford Ranger, 2.3L 5-speed 6' bed low profile fiberglass bed cover.
 
Current '88 Cougar XR7 5.0L EFI GST ground effects kit. 275-50/15s rear, 235-60/15 front on turbines. White w/ red velour int. (ickey-poo. Resolving now.) Soon to have t-5 to replace AOD (ickey-poo) Cobra engine upgrades in the works on a motorcraft long block 5.0 and Cobra brakes. (Good match for ChuckW's Cobra seats going in next week)
 
There were some others in there but i didn't have them long enough to remember them or, as is the case witht the '80 Chevy Citation, I don't want to remember. No more front spinners for me.

Ive had a few my self

1975 vw rabbit
1973 pontiac lemans
1973 grand am 455 auto
1970 grand prix
1978 camaro lt 350 4spd
19701/2 camaro
1982 camaro 305 crossfire
1974 comet gt  302 3spd
1973 f100 410 mercury maurader motor c-6,3.89 hauled ass
1971 cougar
1987 thunderbird sport (1BDBIRD)
1988 mustang 2.3 turbo
i know theres alot more that i have junked out but that would take too long.

at 4 years old i aquired the car in my sig, i told my dad that its was mine adn he could never sell it since then its been mine

age 13
black thunderbird t/c- frame rail rotted, now its parts

age 15
93 ford escort green- currently for sale got it free fixed it up and am turning it around for 850 have 250 in it

from time of acquisition:
1987 Jeep Comanche Chief- first truck (wrecked, want another one)
1987 Ford Bronco II current DD
1973 Pontiac Grandville Convertible -under const.
1975 Ford f150 ext. cab -under const.
1987 Ford Thunderbird

short list i know but i havent had much time.