Is that that tractor thing you said was your father-in-laws in the corner of your shop?
Cars you've owned
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Is that that tractor thing you said was your father-in-laws in the corner of your shop?
This thread is useles without pics........................
The doodlebug (anyone recognize that motor?), my first car and last dog, and my all-time favorite Cruiser:
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There was a Doodlebug on craigslist last summer.
this thread looks fun so i figured i'd post.. and i bet i will have the record for least vehicles owned.. lol..
-1984 kawasaki csr 305 motorcycle ($500)
-1974 toyota fj40 ($1000........ $xx,xxx.xx invested so far)
-and before that it was..
-1984 kawasaki csr 305 motorcycle ($500)
-1974 toyota fj40 ($1000........ $xx,xxx.xx invested so far)
-and before that it was..
Good thread!
Short list, (I can add more as I rember them)
85 Chevy 2wd pu 355 build by me and dad, 700r4 junk (I bent a couple push rods so bad that we had to cut them off to get em out!
83 cutlass ciera 2 door, sweet ride, used to call it the couch, great for cruzing north for ski trips.
86 toyota PU, what is now the 'big red truck' bought it stock and on 31in a/t's its been through 3 frames and fixes. SAS couple motors the list goes on...
86 toyota 4runner, rust free cali truck, we drove it back in 2002? had 300K on it and a new motor when I sold it. new owner rolled it and I got it back, motor is now in red truck.
97 F350, PSD towbitch and present DD, chipped, exhust, cold air kit, and some other goodies... injector cores are in a box in the office
72 FJ40, current 4x4 project/beach runner (its for the girl)
52 chevy pu, current ratrod project, 350/350 with a 12bt from a 62?chevell
87 GMC C60 dumper truck, 14ft body big ugly and green
88 chevy 1500 4x4, mowbitch truck
Junk vheicles? more than I can rember, probly 15 mini trucks and 4runners 5 crusiers in various states of disasmbly/rust
Trailers, about 4-5 including the current ones.
3-4 boats, and a couple quads
My shop is a revolving door of trucks, bikes, and fun junk
Short list, (I can add more as I rember them)
85 Chevy 2wd pu 355 build by me and dad, 700r4 junk (I bent a couple push rods so bad that we had to cut them off to get em out!
83 cutlass ciera 2 door, sweet ride, used to call it the couch, great for cruzing north for ski trips.
86 toyota PU, what is now the 'big red truck' bought it stock and on 31in a/t's its been through 3 frames and fixes. SAS couple motors the list goes on...
86 toyota 4runner, rust free cali truck, we drove it back in 2002? had 300K on it and a new motor when I sold it. new owner rolled it and I got it back, motor is now in red truck.
97 F350, PSD towbitch and present DD, chipped, exhust, cold air kit, and some other goodies... injector cores are in a box in the office
72 FJ40, current 4x4 project/beach runner (its for the girl)
52 chevy pu, current ratrod project, 350/350 with a 12bt from a 62?chevell
87 GMC C60 dumper truck, 14ft body big ugly and green
88 chevy 1500 4x4, mowbitch truck
Junk vheicles? more than I can rember, probly 15 mini trucks and 4runners 5 crusiers in various states of disasmbly/rust
Trailers, about 4-5 including the current ones.
3-4 boats, and a couple quads
My shop is a revolving door of trucks, bikes, and fun junk
I am going to try this myself
1 1978toyota corolla
2 1974datsun 240z
3 1971datsun 240Z
4 19somgthing Nova
5 1980 or so dodge colt.
6 1978datsun 280Z triple webers headers and roll cage,Loved that car.
7 Chevy pickup I think 1978 or so.
8 to 80 multible cruisers and My first new cars, renault, Jeep cherokee, nissan pathfinder,willys jeep cj2A
Believe it or not I have had over 100landcruisers. forgot to mention dodge stratus RS, nissan sentra,Infinity g35. Man I can't believe I have had this many vehicles and I am sure I am forgetting a few datsuns and couple of others. I am sick to my belly just thinking how the time has past.
1 1978toyota corolla
2 1974datsun 240z
3 1971datsun 240Z
4 19somgthing Nova
5 1980 or so dodge colt.
6 1978datsun 280Z triple webers headers and roll cage,Loved that car.
7 Chevy pickup I think 1978 or so.
8 to 80 multible cruisers and My first new cars, renault, Jeep cherokee, nissan pathfinder,willys jeep cj2A
Believe it or not I have had over 100landcruisers. forgot to mention dodge stratus RS, nissan sentra,Infinity g35. Man I can't believe I have had this many vehicles and I am sure I am forgetting a few datsuns and couple of others. I am sick to my belly just thinking how the time has past.
JohnnyC
Long ago TLCA# 2231
since i have know you jimmy i knew of at least 55...you have been doing this along time....sooo....i do believe 100+ for you is in order...keep it up
and in all that time i have only owned one
ouch!!! 100! He has to have the flipper award...Jsaltlick take that shizz off your avatar and give it to Stainless!! Thats great!
This thread has been a fun read I must say
Now I'm thinking about it and I have only owned 1 fj55. But before I had any idea how much they were worth I owned 3 fj40s model year 1983 I think I finally sold them all for under 7000dollars. I am talking about american made not Australian. Oh and I've owned a few bicycles and a pogo stick. But never a skate board.
Cool thread!
85 Olds Custom Cruiser 9 passenger wagon - first car, family truckster hand-me-down (donated)
90 VW Fox - $3K - 200k is the end of the road for these
67 FJ40 - $1400 - (first project) now part of my 67/76/78/?
90 Buick Park Ave - another hand down (blew the tranny)
90 VW Fox - freebie that would not pass inspection - $2 temp sensor and bingo (donated to a needy student)
87 VW Jetta GLI - $200 - unbelievably fun car to drive but it had the fred flintstone option (donated)
97 Saab 900S - $4K - great car but is now parked in need of some work
76 FJ40 chassis donor - $500
95 FZJ80 - $5200 - stock but that won't last long
Bikes
82 GL500 Silverwing - bought and sold for 1K
02 VFR800 - toured over 35K on this bike in 3 years before I low-sided at 90mph, luckily it took the worst of it
06 KLR650 - had to get something slower but still a blast
85 Olds Custom Cruiser 9 passenger wagon - first car, family truckster hand-me-down (donated)
90 VW Fox - $3K - 200k is the end of the road for these
67 FJ40 - $1400 - (first project) now part of my 67/76/78/?
90 Buick Park Ave - another hand down (blew the tranny)
90 VW Fox - freebie that would not pass inspection - $2 temp sensor and bingo (donated to a needy student)
87 VW Jetta GLI - $200 - unbelievably fun car to drive but it had the fred flintstone option (donated)
97 Saab 900S - $4K - great car but is now parked in need of some work
76 FJ40 chassis donor - $500
95 FZJ80 - $5200 - stock but that won't last long
Bikes
82 GL500 Silverwing - bought and sold for 1K
02 VFR800 - toured over 35K on this bike in 3 years before I low-sided at 90mph, luckily it took the worst of it
06 KLR650 - had to get something slower but still a blast
In Order
1967 Plymouth Valient - Signet
197? Oldsmobille Cutlass Supreme
1983 Honda GL1100 Goldwing
1983 Toyota Cressida, one of my favorites, 5spd, leather, and sunroof
1988 Toyota Cressida
1992 Mitsubishi Diamante
1992 Nissan Pathfinder SE-V6, I called it Nissan Pathetic. sold after 3 months.
1994 Toyota Truck 4wd
1995 Toyota 4Runner Limited (Still Own)
1996 Toyota Tercel
1991 Mitsubishi 3000 GT SL, did 150 mph with no turbos
1985 4Runner (Still Own)
1995 Toyota Celica Convertible
2000 Toyota Tundra
2001 Toyota Sequoia
2001 Safari Trek Motorhome (Still Own)
1999 Mazda Miata, the most fun I ever had with a car. I put in a nitrous kit.
2001 Isuzu Rodeo Sport
2006 Subaru Tribeca Limited
2005 BMW F650GS Dakar (Still Own)
1980 HJ-45 Landcruiser (Still Own)
2007 FJCruiser (Still Own)
I want a new BWM 135i Convertible.
1967 Plymouth Valient - Signet
197? Oldsmobille Cutlass Supreme
1983 Honda GL1100 Goldwing
1983 Toyota Cressida, one of my favorites, 5spd, leather, and sunroof
1988 Toyota Cressida
1992 Mitsubishi Diamante
1992 Nissan Pathfinder SE-V6, I called it Nissan Pathetic. sold after 3 months.
1994 Toyota Truck 4wd
1995 Toyota 4Runner Limited (Still Own)
1996 Toyota Tercel
1991 Mitsubishi 3000 GT SL, did 150 mph with no turbos
1985 4Runner (Still Own)
1995 Toyota Celica Convertible
2000 Toyota Tundra
2001 Toyota Sequoia
2001 Safari Trek Motorhome (Still Own)
1999 Mazda Miata, the most fun I ever had with a car. I put in a nitrous kit.
2001 Isuzu Rodeo Sport
2006 Subaru Tribeca Limited
2005 BMW F650GS Dakar (Still Own)
1980 HJ-45 Landcruiser (Still Own)
2007 FJCruiser (Still Own)
I want a new BWM 135i Convertible.
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Wow...what is that I see only 2 American models ^^^?
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I can't name a single new American car that I would want to buy.
Yeah, but there were some sweet older ones eh'.
Yeah, only two; three if you include the motorhome. I grew up learning the lessons from my Father's experiences. He started out with 69 and 74 Toyota Coronas, then switched to US products at the guilt of my grandfather. After pathetic ownership experiences, he switched back to 82 2wd Toyota pickup and 83 Toyota Cressida, then switched back to US automakers again. I can't remember one problem with those Toyotas, but can recall many issues with the Chevy and Fords he owned. Everything from bad automatics, fading paint on a garaged vehicle, etc. Today, he still owns GM products (06 Corvette, 05 Crew Cab Diesel Duallie), and I own three Toyotas. Now that I know how to import, its only a matter of time before I sell the motorhome and import a Toyota Coaster.
Interesting...Yep, I came from an "American" car family. Nothing but problems from my Grandpa's Fords, but he keeps buying them. He had one Toyota pick up that he comments had no issues at all mechanically but rotted out all around him so there was nothing but holes...
I always liked the big V8 boats. Well, growing up anyways, now that the gas is killing us, I enjoy my wifes Matrix.
funny, didn't know LC's were cars
1964 Austin Healy Sprite, first car 1987
1983 FJ40, second vehicle 1988, still got it
1974 FJ55, third 1994, got it
1970 Ford Bronco
1974 Ford Bronco
1991 4Runner
1983 ToyPU
1985 FJ60, Big Blue, got it
1978 VW Bug convertible, got it
1978 VW Champagne Edition Transporter, got it
1959 Rambler Super Cross Country, the alltime coolest car ever, kick myself daily for selling
1992 VW Westy Synchro, with lockers
1999 Saab wagon
1996 FZJ80, still have
2003 VW Jetta TDI, 55 mpg all day long
2003 Chevy, towyota
not listed are an unknown # of sold 40's and 60's, prolly dozens of each
11 55's I can remember
7 45's
4-5 early 4runners
a few pickups
a couple 80's
couple troopies
bj70
lj70
several diesel 60's
bj42
back to work......
1964 Austin Healy Sprite, first car 1987
1983 FJ40, second vehicle 1988, still got it
1974 FJ55, third 1994, got it
1970 Ford Bronco
1974 Ford Bronco
1991 4Runner
1983 ToyPU
1985 FJ60, Big Blue, got it
1978 VW Bug convertible, got it
1978 VW Champagne Edition Transporter, got it
1959 Rambler Super Cross Country, the alltime coolest car ever, kick myself daily for selling
1992 VW Westy Synchro, with lockers
1999 Saab wagon
1996 FZJ80, still have
2003 VW Jetta TDI, 55 mpg all day long
2003 Chevy, towyota
not listed are an unknown # of sold 40's and 60's, prolly dozens of each
11 55's I can remember
7 45's
4-5 early 4runners
a few pickups
a couple 80's
couple troopies
bj70
lj70
several diesel 60's
bj42
back to work......
Heh heh...this is fun.
Like Ken, I started driving in the 70s ('78 to be precise), but unlike Ken, I have owned very few vehicles in my day. I was some combination of "damn hippie" and "starving grad student" for so long that owning my own car was just not really an option. So, I will add a few that I didn't own, but was principle driver of to make the list more complete.
Non-cruisers:
72 Buick Skylark: (props to Mad Jack) mom's car that we all learned to drive on...nicknamed the "GasLark" and, towards the end, "StinkLark." Many illegal and immoral acts occurred in front and back seats
76 Chevette: mom's car bought after oil embargo to combat effects of GasLark. took my driver's test in it. total POS, Called the "ShoveIt", but with good mileage
7? Subaru Wagon: "Sammy", stepdad's car that I drove a lot in the year I lived at home after college...first 4wd car...had a short we could not chase, ended up being consumed in a huge fireball as it was idling in the driveway...yikes
67 Chevy SportVan: "Lurch", the first car I ever owned, acquired in 86, was my brother's for about 10 years, I traded him a bike for it which was pretty fair all around. had probably 350k miles by the end, absolutely primitive and fabulous. died immediately after honeymoon, which was obviously a sign. sold for scrap.
76 BMW 2002: "Zeke", bought in 89 to replace Lurch, match to first wife's '75, bombed around boston in it for several years, sold to a fellow grad student
80 Mercedes Benz 280TE: "Benny" a grey market gasoline wagon bought in '90, very cool 123 body (last of the classics), had some severe head problems, beat to hell by my dogs, but put a lot of miles on it. sold to a coworker who loved weird cars, rotted out on him.
90 Mercedes Benz E300 4Matic Wagon: "Benny 2", bought in '95, first car bought from dealership, literally driven by the little old lady, paid big money, $28,000 or so, and never had a problem with it. ex-wife got it, and it sits rotting in her driveway to this day
01 Volvo V70 T5: my current DD, bought in '02 w/ 18k miles as a dealer pre-owned for $30,000; was a rep's car owned by Volvo corp; nicely tricked w/ OEM goodies; old fart's stealth sport car; now has 112k miles and has been very good to me;
06 Honda Odyssey Touring: my wife's DD, only car either of us have ever bought new ($34,000 or so?, can't remember); cursed with bad yuppie mojo but an absolutely fantastic vehicle for everything hauling kids to hauling stuff to the dump; no regrets at all
66 Mustang Coupe: my wedding present to the wife; bought in GA for $4000, put as much into it for motor swap (still 289), rack and pinion conversion, powersteering conversion, etc.; starts and drives like a dream; desperately in need of paint and trim; sits next to cruiser in garage
Cruisers:
88 FJ62: "Larry" First cruiser, paid $9500 in 1995, took to Catamount, did some light wheeling, but was a DD. it had problems, but it treated me pretty well. got into a pretty good wreck with it, was totalled but I bought it back and had it fixed. sold to my good friend from home for $4000 (?), he recently sold it.
75 FJ40LV: "Loopy" based on its horrific handling, bought in 98? for $1500, ran great, complete rust bucket. wheeled some, DD some; Zebrabeef (Nick) blew the motor and swapped in another, taken off the road in around 2001 out of fear for public safety, parting out still continues
76 FJ40LV: bought in around 2000 from a junkyard as project/parts truck with ZebraBeef, never drove it, now getting rebuilt for Hedgehog (Mike G)
71 FJ40LV: obtained for free from friends of a neighbor who wanted it gone from their VT vacation home; staged dramatic rescue with Ken, Nick and ? during nasty snowstorm; used "just married" sign in back to fabricate heater vent and had live mice running around floorboards, but made it back; calculated value and sold to Chris Pals for half that; still in his backyard
85 FJ60: "Pete" my DD after Larry, bought for $7500 from Mt. Home Idaho, flew out to drive back with wife, caught in high desert blizzard and flew off the highway on first day of ownership; awesome DD and wheeling truck, hated to sell it but needed a more economical DD; sold to the beautiful YT treasurer Annie P.
65/66 FJ45LWB: bought for $4000 as a project from Rainey Kirk in TN, drove down and trailered it back with Nick; also got Rainey's impressive collection of cruiser parts in the deal; never got on the road, sold to Paul W for the same price when the truck below came along
72 FJ40L: "Woody", OEM softtop, by far the sweetest cruiser I ever had, bought from Mike G for $4500; owned and operated for about 4 years until I sold it to Flipper
80 FJ40LV: "???", you know it is OLIVE
Bikes:
'75 Columbia (stolen from mom's house in Atlanta)
'71? Crescent Warldmaster Velocipedabolaget (or close to that, sold to same friend who bought Larry, stolen from his house in Atlanta)
'77 Bruce Gordon (still have)
'85 Nashbar Mtn Bike (stolen TWICE in Boston, but recovered only once)
9? Trek 850 (found after someone's eviction in Brighton, fixed up and sold to same friend who bought Larry)
'9? Fat Chance Yo Eddy (PO was Randall who needed money to get married, still have)
02 Waterford GoldFinger (still have)
06 Windsor The Hour fixie (still have)
Dave
Like Ken, I started driving in the 70s ('78 to be precise), but unlike Ken, I have owned very few vehicles in my day. I was some combination of "damn hippie" and "starving grad student" for so long that owning my own car was just not really an option. So, I will add a few that I didn't own, but was principle driver of to make the list more complete.
Non-cruisers:
72 Buick Skylark: (props to Mad Jack) mom's car that we all learned to drive on...nicknamed the "GasLark" and, towards the end, "StinkLark." Many illegal and immoral acts occurred in front and back seats
76 Chevette: mom's car bought after oil embargo to combat effects of GasLark. took my driver's test in it. total POS, Called the "ShoveIt", but with good mileage
7? Subaru Wagon: "Sammy", stepdad's car that I drove a lot in the year I lived at home after college...first 4wd car...had a short we could not chase, ended up being consumed in a huge fireball as it was idling in the driveway...yikes
67 Chevy SportVan: "Lurch", the first car I ever owned, acquired in 86, was my brother's for about 10 years, I traded him a bike for it which was pretty fair all around. had probably 350k miles by the end, absolutely primitive and fabulous. died immediately after honeymoon, which was obviously a sign. sold for scrap.
76 BMW 2002: "Zeke", bought in 89 to replace Lurch, match to first wife's '75, bombed around boston in it for several years, sold to a fellow grad student
80 Mercedes Benz 280TE: "Benny" a grey market gasoline wagon bought in '90, very cool 123 body (last of the classics), had some severe head problems, beat to hell by my dogs, but put a lot of miles on it. sold to a coworker who loved weird cars, rotted out on him.
90 Mercedes Benz E300 4Matic Wagon: "Benny 2", bought in '95, first car bought from dealership, literally driven by the little old lady, paid big money, $28,000 or so, and never had a problem with it. ex-wife got it, and it sits rotting in her driveway to this day
01 Volvo V70 T5: my current DD, bought in '02 w/ 18k miles as a dealer pre-owned for $30,000; was a rep's car owned by Volvo corp; nicely tricked w/ OEM goodies; old fart's stealth sport car; now has 112k miles and has been very good to me;
06 Honda Odyssey Touring: my wife's DD, only car either of us have ever bought new ($34,000 or so?, can't remember); cursed with bad yuppie mojo but an absolutely fantastic vehicle for everything hauling kids to hauling stuff to the dump; no regrets at all
66 Mustang Coupe: my wedding present to the wife; bought in GA for $4000, put as much into it for motor swap (still 289), rack and pinion conversion, powersteering conversion, etc.; starts and drives like a dream; desperately in need of paint and trim; sits next to cruiser in garage
Cruisers:
88 FJ62: "Larry" First cruiser, paid $9500 in 1995, took to Catamount, did some light wheeling, but was a DD. it had problems, but it treated me pretty well. got into a pretty good wreck with it, was totalled but I bought it back and had it fixed. sold to my good friend from home for $4000 (?), he recently sold it.
75 FJ40LV: "Loopy" based on its horrific handling, bought in 98? for $1500, ran great, complete rust bucket. wheeled some, DD some; Zebrabeef (Nick) blew the motor and swapped in another, taken off the road in around 2001 out of fear for public safety, parting out still continues
76 FJ40LV: bought in around 2000 from a junkyard as project/parts truck with ZebraBeef, never drove it, now getting rebuilt for Hedgehog (Mike G)
71 FJ40LV: obtained for free from friends of a neighbor who wanted it gone from their VT vacation home; staged dramatic rescue with Ken, Nick and ? during nasty snowstorm; used "just married" sign in back to fabricate heater vent and had live mice running around floorboards, but made it back; calculated value and sold to Chris Pals for half that; still in his backyard
85 FJ60: "Pete" my DD after Larry, bought for $7500 from Mt. Home Idaho, flew out to drive back with wife, caught in high desert blizzard and flew off the highway on first day of ownership; awesome DD and wheeling truck, hated to sell it but needed a more economical DD; sold to the beautiful YT treasurer Annie P.
65/66 FJ45LWB: bought for $4000 as a project from Rainey Kirk in TN, drove down and trailered it back with Nick; also got Rainey's impressive collection of cruiser parts in the deal; never got on the road, sold to Paul W for the same price when the truck below came along
72 FJ40L: "Woody", OEM softtop, by far the sweetest cruiser I ever had, bought from Mike G for $4500; owned and operated for about 4 years until I sold it to Flipper
80 FJ40LV: "???", you know it is OLIVE
Bikes:
'75 Columbia (stolen from mom's house in Atlanta)
'71? Crescent Warldmaster Velocipedabolaget (or close to that, sold to same friend who bought Larry, stolen from his house in Atlanta)
'77 Bruce Gordon (still have)
'85 Nashbar Mtn Bike (stolen TWICE in Boston, but recovered only once)
9? Trek 850 (found after someone's eviction in Brighton, fixed up and sold to same friend who bought Larry)
'9? Fat Chance Yo Eddy (PO was Randall who needed money to get married, still have)
02 Waterford GoldFinger (still have)
06 Windsor The Hour fixie (still have)
Dave
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I think this is what I've owned in chronological order:
1981 F150 Ranger
1984 Toyota Pickup
1985 Tercel Wagon
1986 Chevy Astro
1984 Toyota Pickup
1987 FJ60
1984 FJ60
1986 740 Volvo Wagon
2000 Impreza RS
2002 Xterra
1979 FJ40
1998 Jeep TJ
1972 FJ40
2006 Chevy Uplander (Work Vehicle)
1981 F150 Ranger
1984 Toyota Pickup
1985 Tercel Wagon
1986 Chevy Astro
1984 Toyota Pickup
1987 FJ60
1984 FJ60
1986 740 Volvo Wagon
2000 Impreza RS
2002 Xterra
1979 FJ40
1998 Jeep TJ
1972 FJ40
2006 Chevy Uplander (Work Vehicle)
