What other cool vehicles have you owned?

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Mhass

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I'm not a big collector but I've had some fun vehicles.
A few 67-72 F series trucks. My favorite was a 72 F-350 crew cab longbed camper special. Every time I romped on it a Saudi oil well ran dry.
Had a 69 Vette that was fun for a while but not a big favorite cause it was just a money pit and the ex couldn't figure out a manual choke to save her life.
A '14 Viper that was fun all 6 times I drove it till the ex totaled it.
An 89 ZX-10 that might as well have been a freakin ACME rocket, definitely hard to wipe the grin off while riding it.
'74 Sportster that was fun as hell from light to light and up Mount Palomar.
Think those were my favorites. Had a 70 F-100 with a straight 6 300 with an offy intake, nice predator carb, headers going straight out the hood, and a 3 on the tree that I cut the top off and painted with non-skid. It was fun to give it to valet parking at the Hotel Del. That one was fun just for the reaction it got where ever I went.
Sorry, lost nearly all my pics in the divorce. Think the only ones I have pics of are the crew cab a d Kawi being towed away to auction in her bankruptcy...oh yeah, never title vehicles jointly, when she goes down the tubes they will come get your shit and sell it to the highest bidder.
 
I had a thing for convertibles once. Back in the early 2000s I owned a 88 Cavalier Z24. Pile of junk but fun.
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I also had an Audi TT Roadster. Also a pile of junk and a nightmare to work on but super fun to drive.
 
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Bought an 82' CJ-7 in 92. Loved it but being a teen, I couldnt afford fixing it all the time. Even DIY. Then a friend sold me her 87' RX-7 for dirt cheap around 1995 or 96. Sunroof w a manual. Fun car. Sucked getting in and out at 6'2" so a year after enjoying it, I unloaded it.

Would rather have the CJ right now but the Mazda was a lot of fun and very reliable.

EDIT: this isn't the exact one, but it did look exactly like this-
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One to work on. One to drive. Which one’s which depends….
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'12 GT premium w/ fixed glass roof. Ordered new in '11. Stock coyote 5.0 except Ford racing chip and Borla exhaust. 6-spd man, 1 piece carbon fiber driveshaft, Torsen diff, 3.73 gears. Dynos at 400 RWHP/390 ft lbs. Also, '13 Shelby brakes (Brembo 6 piston front calipers & larger rotors all around). Ford racing lowering springs, rear adj track bar, F/R sway bars, Tokico adjustable damper shocks, rear lower control arms and reloc brackets. Rousch rear 3rd link. Michelin Pilot sport 4S 285/35R19. I like the stock looks and power with great handling.
 
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Where to start, no photos though dang it.

1989 Opel Omega Stationwagon. One of my favorites. It was originally an Inline 4 and someone did an illegal I6 swap. That wagon would blaze down the autobahn deep in the triple digits. One hand on the wheel smooth.

My 2000 ZX-7R. Learned how to Really ride on the backroads of German countryside. I didn’t have virgin rubber on either wheel.

My 1977 M880 is also a fun truck. Looking forward to driving that again.

And when I get the GTO out of hibernation. Been in the Garage since 1992
 
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Staring ~2010 I downsized the project fleet and raised funds for down payment on the current house. I owned these cars, but the first 3 photos show the buyer's finished effort.

1984 Monte SS. Original paint and interior. I did the LS swap, brakes/wheels, and suspension. I sold it to Ridetech who used it to develop a G-Body suspension. I had an Alston Chassisworks system on it before Ridetech did their thing. Ridetech FB Page

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1964 Morgan +4. I reluctantly sold this one early on in a full restoration. The buyer, an avid Brit car enthusiast, finished the project to perfection.

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'66 Pontiac Tempest w/ a '70 455 HO and TH400. It sold to a buyer in Sweden who would periodically send me updates like this Christmas card from a few years ago.
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I rehabbed this '02 MINI Cooper S from a sad neglected state. It was the wife's fun car. She reminds me constantly that she misses her mini. This thing was an absolute hoot to drive. The full Borla race exhaust and supercharger really came alive above 4k RPM.

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Sea Cot said:
Staring ~2010 I downsized the project fleet and raised funds for down payment on the current house. I owned these cars, but the first 3 photos show the buyer's finished effort.

1984 Monte SS. Original paint and interior. I did the LS swap, brakes/wheels, and suspension. I sold it to Ridetech who used it to develop a G-Body suspension. I had an Alston Chassisworks system on it before Ridetech did their thing. Ridetech FB Page

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1964 Morgan +4. I reluctantly sold this one early on in a full restoration. The buyer, an avid Brit car enthusiast, finished the project to perfection.

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'66 Pontiac Tempest w/ a '70 455 HO and TH400. It sold to a buyer in Sweden who would periodically send me updates like this Christmas card from a few years ago.
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I rehabbed this '02 MINI Cooper S from a sad neglected state. It was the wife's fun car. She reminds me constantly that she misses her mini. This thing was an absolute hoot to drive. The full Borla race exhaust and supercharger really came alive above 4k RPM.

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Had a high school buddy with a cherry convertible Tempest. I lusted after his car...and his mom.
 
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Of all the vehicles that have crossed my path, the '63 1 ton GMC we had when I was a boy is the one I miss the most. Everything a truck should be (not counting horrid "cancer"), and nothing it shouldn't be. No power nonsense, no electronic stupidity, no "technology". If I could buy a new one right now, I'd do it! I'll carry a torch for that truck until my dying day...
 
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Real sad this one had to go a few months back. 96 E36 M3. I had basically just finished sorting everything out but when I moved it was too much to try and keep 3 cars. This one was a childhood dream car, but I have more fun in the Jeep. Not the right time in life for this one. Getting another one is top of the list when I graduate from chiropractic school.
 
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