'55 Chevy 150 2dr wagon, (not a Nomad) 265ci V-8 and powerglide. My parents gave it to me in high school as my first rebuild project in auto shop. Got it running, then starter went out. New starter cost more than my next car.
'53 Ford Customline 2dr coupe. 239ci V-8 Flathead, 3 on the tree. Paid $50 for it from my best friend in '65. Rebuilt/built up over the years. Had to give it up when I went overseas in USAF summer of '70. Wish I still had it.. My favorite car.
'71 GMC 3/4 ton pickup, 350 4bbl, 3 spd auto. Bought used in '72 from a San Diego,Ca dealer when I returned from overseas. Was their parts delivery vehicle. Drove this truck for almost 3 years, loved it. Had to give it back to bank when the job I got when I got out of service only paid me gross, what I said I needed bring home to cover my bills.
Company owned '63 Chevy 1 Ton service truck. I was the company mechanic. Large landscaping company. (Not the above company, I left it shortly after losing the GMC.)
'64 Rambler Ambassador 990H 2dr hdtp, 327/270hp V8, 3sp autoHP. Bought it from my foreman for junk price ($35) after engine fire from cam chain jump. I fixed it, and drove that car for over ten years, hard. Gave it to my sister (after I bought '82 Ford Van below,) with 250,000mi + on it. Her ex destroyed it when he got drunk.
'66 Rambler Rebel Classic 2dr hdtp 289ci V-8, 3spd auto. My new wife's first car. I worked at Ford dealership as mechanic. My '64 needed a rearend assy, (closed driveline,) and we had just traded in the '66. Bought it for $50, (engine very noisey, timing chain, (DUH!)) Bought it, changed rearends, fixed the one out of the '64, fixed the engine, and she drove it for 3 years till she punched a hole in the oil pan driving to the nearest driveable road. We lived on the road (2 lane highway) outside town, and it was being torn up and rebuilt. Piece of the broken up concrete went thru pan.
'66 Mercury Comet 2dr. 289 2bbl V8 auto. Wife's car to replace '66 Rambler. Drove it a few years. Her uncle bought it to use in a demo derby.
'82 Ford E-100 short cargo van. 300ci straight 6, 3 on the tree, no power anything. Not even a passanger seat. Needed something bigger than the Rambler to carry my first Giant Scale R/C airplane. (7 1/2ft wingspan.) Had 61,000 miles on it when I bought it from the dealership in '83,(parts delivery vehicle.) I just scrapped it out last year, with 260,000 miles on it. Never had the valve cover off it. Just rusted away.
'68 Chevy Nova 2dr, 250ci six, auto. Well used when we got it to replace wife's Comet. Drove it about 4 years till we sold it to neighbor when we moved to Calif. in late '88. It ran good. She liked it.
'81 Subaru 4dr 1800cc 2wd 4spd. Bought it from customer at 110,000 miles when customer didn't want to replace headgaskets. (Common.) Fixed and drove that car for almost ten years. Junked it at 240,000mi when the front body suspension mounts rusted away. Was still running good when driven to junk yard.
'81 Subaru 4dr 1800cc 2d auto. Bought same as above, for wife. Totaled when T-boned when she pulled out from stop sign without looking. Hit just behind front door, drivers side. She was unhurt.
'78 Plymouth Valiant wagon. For wife. POS. Slant six rarely started when cold. POS. Sister gave it to us. POS. Junked it. Did I say it was a POS! Somehow managed to limp along for almost 125,000 miles. POS.
'86 Ford E-150 long passanger van. Bought used for wife from dealership where I worked. Son finished it off when blown rear tire came thru rusted out body.
'78 Ford E-150 Passanger van. 351W V8. Still running and being driven. Gave to daughter, who sold it to her friend. Has almost 300,000 miles on it now.
'94 Ford Aerostar Extended AWD Van. 4.0 V-6, auto. Had bad tranny when traded in at 160,000. Rebuilt tranny and drove it till 2 years ago when rear springs rusted thru. When trying to replace them, the mounts fell out of body (Rusted out!) 252,000 miles on it when it went to scrapper. (Wish I still had it, loved that van.)
'86 Lincoln Towncar. My dad's car when he had to quit driving. (Macular Degeneration.) Nice car. For wife until electrical system problem I couldn't trace. (Turned out to be fuel pump.) Traded it in on her present vehicle.
'04 Ford Explorer, 4.0L SOHC V-6, 5spd auto 4wd. My present driver. I really like this one. Just went over 100,000 miles, still like new. Will drive it till it drops. It's just to small for my R/C hobby! Need a trailer.
'02 Pontiac Aztek 2wd. Wife's present driver. UGLY if you stand behind it. She likes it. 117,000 miles. Antilock brakes don't work(computer), fuel gauge doesn't work ($300 part), (She has run out of gas,) but it runs good, gets good mileage, 22-25mpg, (depending on her lead foot, lol.) We actually use it as the family driver. Extended warranty doesn't cover the stuff that goes wrong. We like it, but will probably trade it when something better comes along. (Read FORD!)
I've had 3 motorcycles, '66 Montgomery Wards (Italian made) 250CC Street, '70 Honda 350cc Twin SCL350 (Street bike with high pipes.) '70 Honda SLR 100cc 4stroke single on/off road. My fun bike when I was overseas. (Okinawa)
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