31 Model A
Delorean
96 Dodge Avenger (I know...I know...but it was the first car I bought brand new, the xB, was the second)
Delorean
96 Dodge Avenger (I know...I know...but it was the first car I bought brand new, the xB, was the second)
Cars You Wish You Still Owned
Came across some old 35 mm slides of this 1947 MG-TC I owned in the early 70's. It was Stage III modified and raced by a doctor from Huntington Beach, CA in the 1950's -1960's. It was a little tired by time I got it, but was still a blast to drive. All of the wooden structural members (yes, wood!) had been replaced with steel tubing, the suicide doors had been reversed, it had domed pistons, a hot rod cam, Weber carbs, headers, enormous finned brake drums and the 19" wheels had been replaced with 16" wheels and Dunlop Blue Dot racing tires. I had visions of restoring it and had made some progress, but sold it in a panic when I lost my job. Wish I had it back and often wonder what happened to it.
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i wish i still had my first car...
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a 1982 Cadillac Eldorado...i bought it for $700 and had to eventually junk it.
a 1982 Cadillac Eldorado...i bought it for $700 and had to eventually junk it.
My 1st car was an 89 Nissan Sentra 4dr. 5sp.
It wasn't fast by any means but it was extra fun to drive.
Paid 700$ for it with 200,000mi on it..
Was driving on a wet road and went around a curve and slid off the road but just barely..This in turn cracked my oil pan which I was unaware of until my car had leaked all the oil out of it and seized the engine
It wasn't fast by any means but it was extra fun to drive.
Paid 700$ for it with 200,000mi on it..
Was driving on a wet road and went around a curve and slid off the road but just barely..This in turn cracked my oil pan which I was unaware of until my car had leaked all the oil out of it and seized the engine
Really?!?! You had a 1931 Model A Ford, and PARTED WITH IT?!?!Shancopp said:
What I miss the most..
1973 VW Beetle. Had it for 13 years. I cried as it left my house with it's new owner driving it away.
It's replacement was a 2001 New beetle TDI (diesel). I miss that one, too, but not nearly as much as the '73.
I kinda miss this one, too. 1967 Beetle I bought in 1979, cut apart and modified it as you see in the picture. That's ME driving it
Now THAT is some serious body work. Nicely done. Details?boblamb58 said:I kinda miss this one, too. 1967 Beetle I bought in 1979, cut apart and modified it as you see in the picture. That's ME driving it
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yep, I was young, broke and had nowhere to keep it. I did drive it once...uh, that was not too easy to say the least. I sold it for 4800.boblamb58 said:Really?!?! You had a 1931 Model A Ford, and PARTED WITH IT?!?!Shancopp said:
What I miss the most..
1973 VW Beetle. Had it for 13 years. I cried as it left my house with it's new owner driving it away.
It's replacement was a 2001 New beetle TDI (diesel). I miss that one, too, but not nearly as much as the '73.
I kinda miss this one, too. 1967 Beetle I bought in 1979, cut apart and modified it as you see in the picture. That's ME driving it
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Details? Kinda foggy, as it was 30 years ago..Geezer said:
I bought the kit, it was fiberglass. What I remember most is taking a hacksaw..yes, I have a picture of that as well, me standing there with hacksaw in hand getting ready to cut off part of my Beetle. I'm pretty sure it involved cutting across the roof at about the B pillar, breaking the welds along the top of the window where the roof was attached and removing that section along with the windows. The kit itself was a pretty good fit. I recall pop-riveting it where it met the body for the body work as you see it in the picture.
12 hours.. what a joke...
Ohhhhh haha. Me neither i'm only 18 but my first car wasn't my XB.Phobic said:
I had a 1999 Ford Explorer XLT. It was so fun to drive because I didnt really care what happened to it. I wish I still had it so i could garage my XB for the winter. oh the fun times my friends and I had off roading in it
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