My driver is a 88' caprice, gets me to work, hauls my junk and my boat too............been a good one
Well.. you've seen all our Buicks in my avatar and sig.... But you haven't seen Mel's daily driver...... A 96 Cutlass Supreme. Nothing fancy...but in about 6 months it's all paid for. :gt: Up goes the Buick budget! :Brow:
Ok, I'm gonna try this, I haven't had much (any) luck posting pictures here. I reduced my file sizes, so here goes. You guys will have to try and forgive me for having gone astray for so many years. The GS is my first american hot rod in a decade or so. Glad to be back:grin: In the mean time, I've been running mostly German cars. First pic, my 1989 Porsche 928 GT. This is one of 53 known in the US and the only one with this color combo, Velvet Red over Linen White. This is my summer driver and road course racer. It ran a 13.7 @104 not bad for a 5.0L V8 in a 3500lb car. In the background is my 3/4 ton Chev dura-pooch diesel crew cab.
Cool, It worked:TU: Here are a couple more. This is my wife baby, 1998 BMW 750iL. This is the family limo. It is powered by a 5.4L V12 engine backed by a five speed auto. This car is almost obnoxiously swift and silent. It cruises the highways at 100mph without any clue for the passengers. The rear seats have more room than the fronts, and are heated, have power lumbar and power recliners. The wheels are BMW motorsport, 18" forged jobbies. The windows are double pane, I could go on and on.
Lastly is my off-road tool, 1995 Mercedes-Benz Geleandewagon G320. This is the german Hummer. The pic is from Moab Utah, the obstacle is the "Golden Crack", a really big friggen hole you must cross to complete the trail. This thing is a TANK, solid axles on coil springs, factory differential lockers. Pretty much indestructible and a go anywhere machine. This year it got 33" MT tires and a 9500lb Warn winch in front. I am leaving this weekend for a week of off-roading with a group of these things in Colorado. Grey market truck, not imported by Mercedes until 2002 yet, in production since 1979.
... my daily driver, 86 bmw 325es. blue leather interior/w leather recaro's, completely whited out outside (grill,bumpers,trim,etc.) white bbs wheels, limo tint. 800watt stereo (not all that loud tho, just tuned to sound good). Havnt done much performance wise exept add a performance chip and a louder muffler. just hit 200,000 a few days ago and still runs like brand new, but leaks coolent every couple days.. 2.93 limited slip sport suspention 5 speed this is older picture, have an air dam on front now
heres my other vehicle 87 4X4 and the vette in the back round is my dad's and of corse the garage is all done with siding and trim
First attempt at posting a pic, bear with me if it doesn't work... My '84 GMC with a 74 455. All stock and getting a little tired for pulling cars around (170,000+). It still runs good though. I may swap this engine into a driver & build a stronger motor for towing over this winter. The big oil mess is from a multitude of previous beaters, but this one does leak a little too.
Cool, it worked. A little bigger than anticipated... And yes, the seat is blue. The original brown one is out being recovered. I borrowed this one from a local junkyard. Since the Olds enduro car didn't seem to get his desired response, how 'bout this one? Yep, I'm one of "those" guys. oooh - can feel the chill in the air already. In my defense, I don't expect the world's going to miss a Cavalier with a cracked head.
1973 Opel Manta A - found it in a barn. It has just run 11000 miles and has been stored since 1975 when it was crashed on the right side. I've replaced the fender, quarter-panel, door etc and this winter I'll be painting and assembling the car.. (and hopefully getting the engine turning again.. seized up =/... ) If anybody has any good tips please let me know, I'm currently trying with a wrench on the fan pulley to make it turn again but no luck.. (squirted lots of oil in the sylinders).
It is not mine but since I do all the work on it here is a pic of my dad's 77 Corvette which now sports a pretty healthy SBC.
ahh my other cars. this one is my bracket racer. 78 malibu wagon i made into a 2 door sedan delivery. 464 olds motor. ATI treemaster converter, turbo 400, 9 inch ford rear with 3:90 gears and spool.
this is my 84 s-10. i threw it together mid season because i had engine trouble with the race car. its got a mild 355 chevy motor. i finished up the season with it. i'm putting new motor in the race car tomorrow, nov 2
and last but not least, my work truck. its how i earn the money to play. 74 dodge tow truck, with 440 homes wrecker unit. my wife has an olds silhouette mini van too, but ive got no pics of it, lol.
