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  1. #1
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    Hmmmm...

    7? Yamaha Mini Enduro sold
    70 Mustang Fastback (DOA after rolling @ 90+) totalled
    74 Bultaco 125 Alpina sold
    77? Bultaco 250 Pursang sold
    64 2 door Impala w/ 4 bolt 350 heart transplant, headers, torker, holley, cam, etc. (quick replacement for Mustang) sold
    79 Grand Prix (1st wifes car) totalled
    74 VW Thing (bigger jugs, dual Webbers, cam, etc. 1st car in Hawaii) sold
    86 3/4 ton 4WD Chev pickup (beast of burden on the coffee farm) totalled
    88 Toyota Extra cab V-6 4WD Pickup (Dk blue with proton tube bumpers) sold
    84 Dodge Aspen Wagon - real vinyl woody (my first mainland carpenter-mobile) sold
    86 Isuzu Trooper turbo diesel (Jim's old ride) sold
    88 Mitsu Montero (oil burner extrodonaire) sold
    99 VX (my perfect ride) still my DD
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    • 1967 Ford Mustang 289 V8 auto
    • 1972 Audi 100
    • 1971 Plymoth Duster 383 V8
    • 1977 Ford Pinto Wagon. x2
    • 1978 Chevy ¾ Suburban 350 V8 auto
    • 1968 Mercury Cougar XR7 302 V8 Stick (Loved this car!)
    • 1965 Ford Fairlane 500 289 V8 auto
    • 1982 Ford Bronco Lariat XLT auto
    • 1986 Ford Bronco XLT (Had this truck for 10 years! It rusted to death.)
    • 2000 Ford F250 Superduty 4x4 XLT extended cab. 5.4 V8 Stick.
    • 1992 Ford Festiva x2
    • 1956 Ford Mainline 2dr coupe 272 V8 auto
    • 1991 Mitsubishi Montero
    • 2001 VX
    • 1991 Ford Festiva


    Man I’ve had a lot of cars!
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    Some impressive lists there.

    I will add the years owned to my list.
    Most of you will not recognise them anyway. :bwgr:

    1965 - 66 1948 Holden (Australian built car based on the Chev).
    1966 - 67 1950 Standard Vangard. (UK built).
    1967 - 71 1956 Holden FJ. Heavily modified street car.
    1968 - 72 1950 BSA C10 250cc road bike
    1971 - 73 1967 Holden HK Premier
    1973 - 77 1966 Ford F100 ute - bought to tow 24' caravan as we travelled Australia.
    1972 - 77 1972 CZ 175cc scramble bike. Rode in back of F100 as we moved around, then explored on bike.
    1977 - 79 1977 Holden sedan bought after selling F100, caravan, and bike. Settling down!!
    1979 - 85 1979 Ford Cortina Australian built.
    1981 - 88 1979 Toyota Hilux dual cab ute diesel 4wd.
    1985 - 88 1982 Toyota Landcruiser diesel 4wd ute.
    1988 - 2002 1986 Toyota Tarago 4wd 8 seater wagon - most reliable car I have ever owned. Sold with 330k on it, and the drive train never had a spanner on it except for servicing.
    1991 - 98 1988 Daihatsu diesel 1.5T dual cab pickup.
    1998 - 2006 1998 Holden Commodore.
    2002 - current 2002 Subaru Forester
    2003 - current 1950 BSA C10 250cc road bike currently stripped for full restoration.
    2006 - 2007 1991 Isuzu MU turbo diesel.
    2007 - current (and forever) 1997 Isuzu VX


    That's enough for a young fella.

    PK
    Now that food has replaced sex in my life -

    I can't even get into my own pants!!

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    just a start....

    1995 Plymouth Chrysler Acclaim
    1997 Toyota Corolla
    1999 Isuzu Vehicross (Current)
    2001 Custom Super Charged PT Cruiser
    2003 Custom Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT (Current)
    2004 Mitsubishi Galant GTS (Current)
    2007 Yamaha R6 (Current)

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    Thumbs up From a 28 year old:

    Started driving in 1997 in 12 years I have had 8 cars.

    1984 Porsche 944 (white) - transaxle blew, fixed but sold after

    1966 Mustang Fastback (red) - hit a curb insurance totalled it

    1989 Toyota Supra (black) - blew head gasket got $500 trade in for it

    1996 Pontiac Grand Prix (red) - fell asleep at the wheel going 75mph with cruise on (totalled to say the least)

    1993 Pontiac Grand Prix (black) - drove through flood waters in Houston, totalled engine, bought back from insurance and replaced engine, then sold

    1995 Pontiac Grand Prix (red) - some old man backed into it when it was parked on the street (totalled)

    2001 Isuzu Vehicross (black) - still driving and modifying

    2004 Mazda RX-8 (black) - still driving and saving up for an engine swap to a carberated supercharged 383 Chevy with a blower (shh, don't tell anyone, haha)

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    OK, my list isn't NEARLY as extensive as some others, but here are my past vehicles (if memory serves me correctly):

    1969 VW Bug (all original)
    1956 VW Bug (modified, bigger motor, better suspension-still have it)
    1995 Mazda MX-3 GS
    1995 Chevy Tahoe 2 Door
    1995 Chevy Monte Carlo
    1985 Chevy Blazer
    2000 Isuzu VX
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    Quote Originally Posted by MSHardeman View Post
    OK, my list isn't NEARLY as extensive as some others, but here are my past vehicles (if memory serves me correctly):

    1969 VW Bug (all original)
    1956 VW Bug (modified, bigger motor, better suspension-still have it)
    1995 Mazda MX-3 GS
    1995 Chevy Tahoe 2 Door
    1995 Chevy Monte Carlo
    1985 Chevy Blazer
    2000 Isuzu VX
    And what about the new chopper?..

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    well here is mine as best I can recall

    1968 AMC Javelin bought for $50
    1974 Ford Maverick
    1974 Plymoutn Valiant 4 door (boy am I cool my 60 something aunt had a 2 door)
    1986 Chevy Spectrum (the cool continues)
    1989 Honda Civic DX
    1991 Isuzu Amigo
    1974 Jensen Healey
    2001 Isuzu Vehicross

    Nice little mix

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    I can never remember all the cars since I had many that were never even insured or packed away in whatever shop I worked at, at the time. Will list the ones that I could at least drive legally, heh.

    (a list of dirt bikes and quads could go on for pages and pages considering I raced MX since I was 10 )

    '83 Toyota SR5 pickup 4WD
    '84 Honda VFR750
    '84 Fiero Sport
    '89 Kawasaki KLR650
    '81 Chevy Corvette
    '42 Chevy Sedan
    '69 Volkswagon Beetle (3" lift with 31" BFs, dune pipes and baja body kit)
    '81 Porsche 911 Carrera (widebody, rollcage, total SCCA car)
    '89 Chevy Cavalier Z24
    '90 ISUZU Amigo XS 4WD
    '97 ISUZU Rodeo S 4WD
    '00 ISUZU VehiCROSS (Dragon) RIP
    '01 ISUZU VehiCROSS (Ebony) - CURRENT
    '06 Subaru WRX Limited
    '09 Subaru STi 5-door - CURRENT
    Gary Noonan
    '01 S/C VX / '18 Forester XT

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    Quote Originally Posted by LittleBeast View Post
    Started driving in 1997 in 12 years I have had 8 cars.

    1984 Porsche 944 (white) - transaxle blew, fixed but sold after

    1966 Mustang Fastback (red) - hit a curb insurance totalled it

    1989 Toyota Supra (black) - blew head gasket got $500 trade in for it

    1996 Pontiac Grand Prix (red) - fell asleep at the wheel going 75mph with cruise on (totalled to say the least)

    1993 Pontiac Grand Prix (black) - drove through flood waters in Houston, totalled engine, bought back from insurance and replaced engine, then sold

    1995 Pontiac Grand Prix (red) - some old man backed into it when it was parked on the street (totalled)

    2001 Isuzu Vehicross (black) - still driving and modifying

    2004 Mazda RX-8 (black) - still driving and saving up for an engine swap to a carberated supercharged 383 Chevy with a blower (shh, don't tell anyone, haha)
    Hey Littlebeast. It just occurred to me that you have never experienced the pleasure of selling a car.

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