Attached to your ride?

Discussion in 'The "Other" Bench' started by Mike Wowk, Aug 5, 2004.

  1. Brian Stefina

    Brian Stefina Well-Known Member

    The Ramp truck's mainly for hauling carcasses to the dump

    Red and White Chevy doghouse?...............you mean the Suburba-shed?

    That's a "Mobile Storage System" :TU:

    And its also for sale too....:laugh:
     
  2. GTX Joel

    GTX Joel Well-Known Member

    I usually don't buy a car unless I really like it. So I end up keeping them for ever.
    My 48 Plymouth convert has been around since 1977, the 67 442 convert since 1980, the 69 98 vert since 87, the 49 plymouth convert since 93 (been in the family since '73) The GTX is the new kid on the block, it has only been hear since 99.

    I have sold some to raise money over the years, and of course there are regrets. Like the 67 Cougar GT with a swapped in 428 CJ and ford Tri-power for $1200, the 67 GTO convert for $1800 and the 66 GTO convert for $2300.:ball:
     
  3. henry white

    henry white Well-Known Member

    good thread.

    i bought my 70 stage 1 in 1977, and my 40 dodge coupe about 1975. i will keep both until i take my dirt nap. once that happens i plan to send the GS back home to flint. i plan to leave it to the sloan museum in my will. the 40 coupe ? who knows ? i sold some nice cars, but i will never sell the stage 1.

    henry
     
  4. Florida_70Bee

    Florida_70Bee Active Member

    Bought my Super Bee from my Dad in 1984 .

    You could say that I have pretty much done everything I could want to with it. :grin:

    Daily driver for a very short time in 1984 , Street Raced it, Bracket raced it for several seasons in street trim, Qualified for 4 Division 1 Bracket finals from 1984 -1988, Ran the car with a highly modified 440 (11.83@ 114.5 best with this combo) from 1990-1995 until a few rods decided they wanted to exit the block, rebuilt and reinstalled the original motor in 1995 , put the car back on the street in 1996, moved the car and the family down here to Fla. from Md. in 1997, showed it a bunch until 2001 :sleep: . Restored and rebuilt the the engine compartment and the original motor and trans again in 2002-2003. Got it back on the road again at the end of 2003.
    Took it racing again earlier this year. Hope to meet up with some you for the first time in Altanta this October at the Commerce Challenge.:TU:

    That being said I would have no problem selling it if the right amount on $$$ were slapped in front of me.

    I have had my fun with it so there would be no regrets.

    Who knows maybe I can finally get a 440 Sixpack or Hemi car that I have been lusting after since I was a little kid. :grin:
     
  5. custom

    custom Well-Known Member

    Re: Must be the A.D.D.


    Brian,
    You let a 40 Willys coupe go?:jd: :jd: :jd: :jd:
    That is by far my dream car in 60's A/Gas form.
    Got any pics you can post?
    Buick is my marque but I'd put the old Lark towards an all steel Willys without hesitation.
     
  6. The Old Guy

    The Old Guy Joe Taubitz

    I have had my 40 Buick convertible since 1972, and I guess it will always be part of the family. I had my 29 Ford roadster pick up with a 427 -L88 for a long time ( 63-85) but it went because my kids wanted to use it. I got my 72 GS convert in 1990, and it will remain in the collection until I am history. The 37 Buick street rod will also be around as long as I am.
    :beer :beer :beer :beer :beer :beer :beer
     
  7. BA

    BA Well-Known Member

    I have always owned a Skylark GS since I was 16 (now 45). I never let go of one until I find a better one. I have owned approximately 20 in my time,some were real honey's. I have gotten attached to the body style/drivetrain and not each particular car. I do have some favorites though.
     
  8. LON

    LON Well-Known Member

    I've had the Challenger since graduation in '84 - a nice present to myself. I had wanted the car ever since I had seen it in my cousins' dealership. All but 1 of my kids came home in it. So suffice to say this one isn't going anywhere soon. My Runner I've had since '88 and it ain't going anywhere soon either. The '63 Belvedere has been with me since '88 as well. I had always wanted to make into a Max Wedge car but it is now for sale to hopefully get some additional funds for finishing up the Runner. The '83 Mirada, gotten this year, while a nice driving car is being sold to raise funds for that '72 GS Stage 1 4spd car that I know about (course it will be sold as well). I've sold the '70 Challenger R/T 383 A/C car, one of very few w/ a lime green side stripe. When the yard ornament '68 GTX come home it will be for sale as well.
     
  9. my3buicks

    my3buicks Guest

    keeper

    My 67 was ordered new by my Grandfather and I bought it as my FIRST car in 1979 from him - I can say it's here to stay, plus my Son is wating patiently for it. I have had many others from the 50's and 60's and 70's that have come and gone and even my 69 Electra Conv that I have could find a new home if something of interest came along.
     

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  10. my3buicks

    my3buicks Guest

    keeper

    My 67 was ordered new by my Grandfather and I bought it as my FIRST car in 1979 from him - I can say it's here to stay, plus my Son is wating patiently for it. I have had many others from the 50's and 60's and 70's that have come and gone and even my 69 Electra Conv that I have could find a new home if something of interest came along.
     

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  11. Brian Stefina

    Brian Stefina Well-Known Member

    Yea it was my dream car too........till the right money came along.

    Bar axle, 392 Chrysler,torqueflight, early Olds rear, Halibrand fronts, American racing rear.........had to weld two cars together to get one....after all that work once it was drivable I never really finished it. :Do No:

    I'll try to scan in some pics.

    Hey Joe, what about the '57 Buick on the later chassis you had....that's one I would have liked. My first car was a '57 Buick Super Riviera. 364 with a Dyna Flow.
     
  12. Canuck

    Canuck Muscle Cars Forever

    Cant let go

    I have had my Green W-30 convert for 16 years and will not sell it. I have had a driver convertible for 9 years. Trucks get traded as needs change. I am attached to all the other cars as well,but am feeling that there are some rides I would like to experience as well. Increasing the collection is awkward as storage is always an issue.

    Cars I would still like to own someday are:
    1967 Shelby Mustang
    1966-7 Corvette
    1970 Chevelle SS 396
    A Hemi car
    Ferrari 348
    Porsche

    The above would only happen one at a time and there could not be any long term attachment. Shoot! I always say that.

    My biggest lie:
    "Honey I am selling it as soon as its done"

    Second biggest lie:
    "I'll put $2000 tops into it and can sell it for a nice profit"

    Followd by: (after sinking a second morgage into a project)
    " I hate to sell and take a loss, I might as well hang on until the market catches up"
     
  13. 442w30

    442w30 Well-Known Member

    I have owned my car since 1987 when I was 15. I think at this point, I will never let it go.
     
  14. blown455

    blown455 Pit crew

    With those rims on there it sure does get you a lot of offers from the homies. We need to give you a 10 min head start to get out of the drive way to go to cruz night.
     
  15. Dave H

    Dave H Well-Known Member

    Re: Cant let go

    I sank to the lowest ever when I borrowed $2000 from my daughter (she was 12 at the time, gifts from Grandma, baby sitting money, etc.) to buy an 84 Hurst. Guy called me from jail and needed bail (true story). She spilled the beans to Mom and I was put through the ringer for every reason imaginable including a few new ones.

    I begged, pleaded, promised the world, and did use the first two you mention here to get the loan, but before I got to the third, , I traded it for my 66 442 that I still have. They were happy to see the Hurst go. I did repay the money (eventually). I think that's called money laundering. There is no shame here. :eek:
     
  16. Donny Brass

    Donny Brass 12 Second Club Member

    MATT HELMS: Couple relives roaring days of romance

    A lead foot, a fast car spark 25-year marriage
    Another log on the 'clone or no clone' fire:

    August 17, 2004

    BY MATT HELMS
    FREE PRESS COLUMNIST

    Back in the early 1970s, Dan Markey was driving a white 1969 Pontiac Trans Am with blue racing stripes and a muscular growl that impressed Kyle Watters, the girl he wanted to date.

    "I'm not sure if she fell in love with me or the car," Dan says of the early days of their dating.

    A car lover even then, Kyle corrects him: "I loved the car and then I fell in love with him. He's an absolute sweetheart and a gentleman."

    They were both Ferndale kids. Dan hung around with Kyle's older brother and says he grew smitten with her. They dated for a few years before marrying in 1978. Their relationship outlasted the car, though. Dan sold it after he'd had it for a few years and put it through the wear and tear young guys do with fast cars.

    Fast-forward 25 years.

    Dan and Kyle Markey, ages 50 and 45 respectively, stayed married all that time, did well for themselves and raised two boys. He's a certified public accountant. She's a stay-at-home mom.

    When their 25th anniversary rolled around -- Sept. 9 of last year, to be exact -- Dan gave Kyle a choice.

    "The common thing women want is a diamond ring," Dan says.

    But he offered an option B: a replacement for the Trans Am that fueled their early dating days when cruising Woodward was a regular pastime. On their first date, in October 1974, they saw Bachman-Turner Overdrive with Bob Seger as an opening act at Olympia Stadium in Detroit, followed by an Italian dinner at Pasquale's in Royal Oak.

    What diamond could compete? Kyle chose the car.

    Finding a substitute

    So this is what the Woodward Dream Cruise is all about: Enduring love -- of cars and times when Detroit muscle meant freedom and cruising, revving and racing, eating at drive-through diners and making out in drive-in theaters.

    You can feel it all in the garage of the Markey family's home in Oakland Township, where for the last six months or so the pair, with help from a couple of selfless friends, has been working to bring back those days through the car they both loved.

    Well, not exactly the car.

    There were only 697 Trans Ams made in 1969, the vehicle's debut year, and they're exceedingly hard to find and costly, as Dan Markey found when he tried to track one down for his wife's anniversary present.

    He settled, instead, for a 1969 Pontiac Firebird, which with modifications is nearly identical to the Trans Am. So while the car is technically a clone, you'd hardly know it to look at it. For comparison, Dan even has pictures of the car, alone and next to another vehicle he once raced at the old Motor City Dragway. He hadn't burned out all the lead foot in him that day, though, and was ticketed for drag racing on a public road in Lapeer County that same day.


    Dan Markey's longtime friend Tom Bierhower and Kyle's brother, Dave Watters, have spent months stripping the car down and restoring it, not for money but for the camaraderie, meals and beers Kyle fed them. With oldies music playing on a garage radio, the car now sits inside with a fresh, 30-day old paint job, one of the last few details before its Dream Cruise debut.

    A priceless reproduction

    It's been a true labor of love.

    Dan found the car from a seller on the Internet and had it shipped from Denver in October for $5,500 not including shipping.

    "It wasn't in bad shape, on the surface," Dan says. "It had some incorrect parts on it and the interior was pretty rough, and it truly needed a new paint job."

    He found as many original parts as he could and, when they weren't available, used reproductions. The car's engine is a Pontiac 455, not the original Ram Air III that would have come with a Trans Am.

    The passenger and driver seats were put in Sunday. Today, the car gets a front-end alignment and custom tailpipes. The first test run is set for Thursday. Friday night, if all goes well, Kyle will be out on Woodward with her husband on a date. Like 30 years ago, it will be just the two of them in a hot Trans Am.

    And then comes Saturday.

    Kyle will be in the driver's seat on cruise day because it's her car, in her name, and she won't let it get away again.

    Because of the meaning behind the car and all the work that went into restoring it, "there's a bond," Kyle says. "This car will never be sold."
     
  17. IDOXLR8

    IDOXLR8 Senior Member

    Keeper!!!

    I've had my 68 Corvette over 20 years (2 marriages) and finally finishing a frame off restoration (keeper). The 72 GS took forever to find (manual transmission) and would never part with it unless I had a shot of buying one of the two first class silver 1970 GS 455 4-Speeds that saw at the BPG Nationals. My 1984 Century wagon I did a complete frame off restoration on for my daily driver is a for sure a keeper. So I say all three are keepers, and to add one more thing I may be gettimg my 68 Sportwagon back!!!! AL.
     
  18. Dr Olds

    Dr Olds Crush that Mustang!!!!

    I bought my 442 from the original owner back in 1985. I had five grand cash staring me in the face when I was 21 (1988) This car will NEVER leave my side. I will never be one of those "I used to have a car like that.." kind of guys.:Dou:
     
  19. Paul Vitale

    Paul Vitale Owner of a XXL SS

    I have had my Impala since 1985. 19 years whew times sure flys. I can honestly say my wife has never even mentioned me selling the car and infact has talked me out of a for sale sign once. I been married to the car longer than i have known her so the car has Dibs lol. Would i sell? If someone offered a good price i most likely would catch Tomilleritis and sell.... then have the shakes for a few weeks until i bought another one heh heh... Oh yeah i paid $2,750.00 for my car June 25 1985..

    Paul
     
  20. Dave H

    Dave H Well-Known Member

    Your car's soul mate left for Tennessee

    Paul:

    My neighbor's friend Ike just packed up his black 65 Impala SS (502, 4 spd) and moved to Tennesee. What a gorgeous car. Figures he can drive it 10 months per year there as compared to maybe 6 up here (if we're lucky).

    Can you imagine how many mint cars got (and are still getting) destroyed in the Hurricanes in Florida?
     

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