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Jerry Hatch · 12-11-2012, 09:55 PM

'69 Dodge Charger RT, Green/Green interior/Green vyn. top with white RT stripe, 440 mag with AC. Owned for 17 years, sold it when Mopar prices went to the moon to help put 2 daughters through medical school. I'd do it again but I still wouldn't like it! lol.

Greg Reimer 7376 · 12-11-2012, 10:51 PM

Not sure where to start here. I've had a bunch of cars over the years, some classics, most fixer uppers, all kinda neat one way or another. Here's a partial list from memory:
1.57 Chevy Nomad. 327, four speed, previously owned by too many kids, fun driver, sold in 1976 to a collector.
2.'65 GTO tri power,red,black interior,four speed convertible. Insanely fast driver. It was all original and complete shoulda coulda woulda kept it, traded it for:
3.Red 62 Chevy impala hardtop with a 348/250 engine. Due to the fact that smog controls were requiring a retrofit device that made cars run badly in an attempt to weed out all the older cars, I installed a 280 horse tri-power on it,since the smog law exempted multiple carbs. I swapped in a Muncie 4 speed and a one piece drive shaft, car busted third members if you didn't try too hard. Great driver.
4. Red 62 Biscayne 2 door post car. Had a 409 with quads but no trans or shifter. It sat in storage for a while, then in a weak moment, I sold it to a big fat idiot down in Long Beach. He didn't want to finish paying for it, so he never got the pink. Later, I saw the car at OCIR, new plates and tags. He had bought a 62 Impala for parts, I strongly suspect he registered it, swapped VIN tags, and scrapped the Impala. If you ever see a 62 409 Biscayne for sale, probably a bracket car , and it has VIN# starting out 21847XXXXXX, that's what probably happened.
5.69 Plymouth road Runner, 383, 4 speed,3.23 gears, fast driver, great car.Orange, black interior,black vinyl top. I sold it in 1976, got my money out of it.It went 15.22 at Irwindale in 1976, street tires, no posi.
6 '58 Edsel Citation convertible. I bought it on a whim for $400.00 from the original owner.He came in and bought gas from me one day, I asked him what he was going to do with it, he said, Do you wanna buy it?Give me $400.00. When I picked it up and drove the E bomb home, my buddies told me,"We all knew you were crazy, this just proves it."Fun making the push button transmission work again. That was the car with the push buttons in the middle of the steering wheel. Kind of a fun car to drive around in,however.I sold it to a collector in 1975. He just sold it to another collector in Pennsylvania a few years back.
7. 70 Chevy Monte Carlo . 402, 400 trans, 12 bolt, red, black vinyl top, black bench seat interior, power windows,A/C, etc. Sold it to my brother in 1976 when he got married. New wife couldn't drive the Road Runner, it was a 4 speed. Car looked just like Doug Marion's econo performer project car from Super Chevy in the early 1980's.
8. 62 Chevy Bel Air bubble top, factory 409 car. Bought it as a roller in 1977, never got around to it, sold it to another 409 buddy. Car did get restored eventually.Red with a red interior.
That's just a partial list. If I had all these cars back, where would I put them all? Fun reminiscing about this, however.Cars I enjoyed the most, however, are my red Stock Eliminator 68 Chevelles.

treessavoy · 12-12-2012, 01:42 AM

I owned the fastest muscle cars you could buy: 5 Hemi cars, L 88, 2 396/375 Novas, '691/2 440 six pack and others but the car I had the most fun with was a 1964 Valiant Signet with a 225 slant six and a 4 speed. What a fun car, you could street race it and no one knew because it was so plain plus I put it on a couple of 330 cu Old's and 326 Tempest's!

JimR

BTW I broke four 7 1/4 rearends in one year!

jim reynolds · 12-12-2012, 03:43 AM

1st car, 1960 chevy sedan delivery with my dads spare junior stock 283/283 fuel injected engine with a muncie 4 speed. Nothing finer than owning a panel wagon in high school!!! If anyone knows whereabouts of a restoreable one please pm me.

Dan Bernay · 12-12-2012, 07:02 AM

1967 corvette , one issue after another , was glad to get rid of it!

Mark Ruset · 12-12-2012, 07:05 AM

69 Z28 a very strange optioned car, it had the endura front bumper, flat hood, no rear deck spoiler, rear mounted antenna, no console, vinyl top, stereo amplifier with 4 speakers. It was yellow with black stripes

randy wilson · 12-12-2012, 10:10 AM

300 HP 65 chevelle, 4 speed, convertible. Gave $200 dollars for it in 71. What an idiot!

Run to Rund · 12-12-2012, 12:09 PM

The first car I drove that was fun was a friend's 65 Valiant with a transplanted Barracuda 273 Formula S engine, 4 speed. The car I always wanted since they came out was the 66 442 W30. Danny Lattimore will remember my searching for one in 1973.

lstanford · 12-12-2012, 12:52 PM

1967 Dodge R/T 2 door hardtop Red, Black interior and Black vinyl top, Torqueflite, 3.55 Sure Grip axle. I was big into street racing in those days while going to college. Switched in 4.30 gears, Atlas Bucrons, recurved distributor, fattened up the carb and traded the air cleaner top for one that said 383 instead of 440. I made a lot of money with that car until everybody woke up that it was not a 383. Finished college, got drafted and said bye bye to the MOPAR.

dennis dunlap · 12-12-2012, 12:55 PM

I had a 69 Ram-Air 4 GTO automatic which got the Royal-Bobcat paint scheme and spoiler as soon as it got unloaded of the transporter...the car was just bad-fast ,,,It was hard on valve springs but it was lots of fun,, My brother actually ordered it new I got it a year later in high school. Yes I regret selling that car !!!!

12-11-2012, 09:55 PM	#51
Jerry Hatch Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lubec, Maine Posts: 72 Likes: 7 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What car did you own, and would give anything to have ba '69 Dodge Charger RT, Green/Green interior/Green vyn. top with white RT stripe, 440 mag with AC. Owned for 17 years, sold it when Mopar prices went to the moon to help put 2 daughters through medical school. I'd do it again but I still wouldn't like it! lol. __________________ In God I trust.

12-11-2012, 10:51 PM	#52
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,136 Likes: 172 Liked 705 Times in 219 Posts	Re: What car did you own, and would give anything to have ba Not sure where to start here. I've had a bunch of cars over the years, some classics, most fixer uppers, all kinda neat one way or another. Here's a partial list from memory: 1.57 Chevy Nomad. 327, four speed, previously owned by too many kids, fun driver, sold in 1976 to a collector. 2.'65 GTO tri power,red,black interior,four speed convertible. Insanely fast driver. It was all original and complete shoulda coulda woulda kept it, traded it for: 3.Red 62 Chevy impala hardtop with a 348/250 engine. Due to the fact that smog controls were requiring a retrofit device that made cars run badly in an attempt to weed out all the older cars, I installed a 280 horse tri-power on it,since the smog law exempted multiple carbs. I swapped in a Muncie 4 speed and a one piece drive shaft, car busted third members if you didn't try too hard. Great driver. 4. Red 62 Biscayne 2 door post car. Had a 409 with quads but no trans or shifter. It sat in storage for a while, then in a weak moment, I sold it to a big fat idiot down in Long Beach. He didn't want to finish paying for it, so he never got the pink. Later, I saw the car at OCIR, new plates and tags. He had bought a 62 Impala for parts, I strongly suspect he registered it, swapped VIN tags, and scrapped the Impala. If you ever see a 62 409 Biscayne for sale, probably a bracket car , and it has VIN# starting out 21847XXXXXX, that's what probably happened. 5.69 Plymouth road Runner, 383, 4 speed,3.23 gears, fast driver, great car.Orange, black interior,black vinyl top. I sold it in 1976, got my money out of it.It went 15.22 at Irwindale in 1976, street tires, no posi. 6 '58 Edsel Citation convertible. I bought it on a whim for $400.00 from the original owner.He came in and bought gas from me one day, I asked him what he was going to do with it, he said, Do you wanna buy it?Give me $400.00. When I picked it up and drove the E bomb home, my buddies told me,"We all knew you were crazy, this just proves it."Fun making the push button transmission work again. That was the car with the push buttons in the middle of the steering wheel. Kind of a fun car to drive around in,however.I sold it to a collector in 1975. He just sold it to another collector in Pennsylvania a few years back. 7. 70 Chevy Monte Carlo . 402, 400 trans, 12 bolt, red, black vinyl top, black bench seat interior, power windows,A/C, etc. Sold it to my brother in 1976 when he got married. New wife couldn't drive the Road Runner, it was a 4 speed. Car looked just like Doug Marion's econo performer project car from Super Chevy in the early 1980's. 8. 62 Chevy Bel Air bubble top, factory 409 car. Bought it as a roller in 1977, never got around to it, sold it to another 409 buddy. Car did get restored eventually.Red with a red interior. That's just a partial list. If I had all these cars back, where would I put them all? Fun reminiscing about this, however.Cars I enjoyed the most, however, are my red Stock Eliminator 68 Chevelles.

12-12-2012, 01:42 AM	#53
treessavoy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dunnellon,FL Posts: 1,103 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: What car did you own, and would give anything to have ba I owned the fastest muscle cars you could buy: 5 Hemi cars, L 88, 2 396/375 Novas, '691/2 440 six pack and others but the car I had the most fun with was a 1964 Valiant Signet with a 225 slant six and a 4 speed. What a fun car, you could street race it and no one knew because it was so plain plus I put it on a couple of 330 cu Old's and 326 Tempest's! JimR BTW I broke four 7 1/4 rearends in one year! __________________ Jim Rountree

12-12-2012, 03:43 AM	#54
jim reynolds Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 129 Likes: 215 Liked 24 Times in 11 Posts	Re: What car did you own, and would give anything to have ba 1st car, 1960 chevy sedan delivery with my dads spare junior stock 283/283 fuel injected engine with a muncie 4 speed. Nothing finer than owning a panel wagon in high school!!! If anyone knows whereabouts of a restoreable one please pm me.

12-12-2012, 07:02 AM	#55
Dan Bernay Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Connecticut Posts: 391 Likes: 2 Liked 13 Times in 8 Posts	Re: What car did you own, and would give anything to have ba 1967 corvette , one issue after another , was glad to get rid of it!

12-12-2012, 07:05 AM	#56
Mark Ruset Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 263 Likes: 35 Liked 43 Times in 29 Posts	Re: What car did you own, and would give anything to have ba 69 Z28 a very strange optioned car, it had the endura front bumper, flat hood, no rear deck spoiler, rear mounted antenna, no console, vinyl top, stereo amplifier with 4 speakers. It was yellow with black stripes __________________ Mark Ruset 2048 STK

12-12-2012, 10:10 AM	#57
randy wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 882 Likes: 0 Liked 22 Times in 22 Posts	Re: What car did you own, and would give anything to have ba 300 HP 65 chevelle, 4 speed, convertible. Gave $200 dollars for it in 71. What an idiot! __________________ don,t have one

12-12-2012, 12:09 PM	#58
Run to Rund Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 583 Likes: 8 Liked 54 Times in 27 Posts	Re: What car did you own, and would give anything to have ba The first car I drove that was fun was a friend's 65 Valiant with a transplanted Barracuda 273 Formula S engine, 4 speed. The car I always wanted since they came out was the 66 442 W30. Danny Lattimore will remember my searching for one in 1973.

12-12-2012, 12:52 PM	#59
lstanford Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 312 Likes: 1 Liked 134 Times in 32 Posts	Re: What car did you own, and would give anything to have ba 1967 Dodge R/T 2 door hardtop Red, Black interior and Black vinyl top, Torqueflite, 3.55 Sure Grip axle. I was big into street racing in those days while going to college. Switched in 4.30 gears, Atlas Bucrons, recurved distributor, fattened up the carb and traded the air cleaner top for one that said 383 instead of 440. I made a lot of money with that car until everybody woke up that it was not a 383. Finished college, got drafted and said bye bye to the MOPAR.

12-12-2012, 12:55 PM	#60
dennis dunlap Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 221 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: What car did you own, and would give anything to have ba I had a 69 Ram-Air 4 GTO automatic which got the Royal-Bobcat paint scheme and spoiler as soon as it got unloaded of the transporter...the car was just bad-fast ,,,It was hard on valve springs but it was lots of fun,, My brother actually ordered it new I got it a year later in high school. Yes I regret selling that car !!!!