Daily driven???

I am sure this post has been done, but I got to run it again...

Who here drives their old car daily? Lets hear about it. I love my 54 chevy to death, she has yet to strand me on the side of the road..her trans f'ed up on me, yet still did not leave me high and dry..

Lets give our daily drivers their due...show them off!

 

my gl***top is my daily driver.

 

I drive my 50 ford everyday with a mild flathead and 6v electrics (which for some reason blows peoples minds..) Im bumming rides for now though, my master cylinder went out about 20 miles from my house the other day; which led to lots of downshifting and parking brake scary-ness

 

I drive an english Ford Zephyr from 1954.Straight six three speed colum shift.Looks real good from 10 feet away but its going to need a repaint soon.Hope to have my same model convertable on the road in about a year,then that will get used every fine day

 

my old galaxie was my daily but considering it was a 2k dollar car, it wasn't to reliable, then when i got my plymouth it was my daily, but it's now up on jacks in the garage awaiting a starter, and pretty soon i'm probly going to sell it for an early sixtys car (p.s. pop me a pm if you might be interested in the plymouth trades are welcom---sorry for the mindless plug!)

 

I dont daily drive my 64 but i haul stuff whith it. I think it kinda suprises guys at the landscaping place when i told em to through 3K lbs of block in the back of it...

 

i don't own a new (er) car.........my '60 elco was my daily, now it's off the road while i fix rust in the bed. i drive the '64 panel truck daily now........what's really great is i have o/d now!!!!! . after the '36 is done that's going to be my daily, then when i get the '50 buick i'll rotate ..........someday......oh yes someday.

my barney wagon.........

 

MY '62 has been my daily since I bought it 2 years ago. Begborrow, what do you wanna trade for that Plymouth?

 

I drive my Model A everywhere. For the last 4 summers its actually been my only car. So if I need to go somewhere it has to be in the Model A. I'm able to drive April to Thanksgiving Weekend, there's snow and salt on the road after that.

 

cant tell you how many miles i put on last year but its a lot. many a 5 hour drives too.

 

my 65 chrysler has been my daily for about 6 years now. its also been the most reliable vehicle ive owned. driving a lowered 2 & 1/2 ton, 18' long barge on ****ty NJ roads for that long has built up my pothole & bump radar senses so much that i can actually see them with my eyes closed now. check my profile out for a half decent pic.

 

My car is a musclecar 1970 Firebird 455+.060" with tunnel port RA V heads. I run a 9" converter, TH350 w/BM kit, 10-bolt posi rear

Engine is solid cammed- tunnel ram w/1-4 bbl 750 Holley

I'd love to drive it every day- but that's impossible- the car uses $10 a ride in gas. It's like going on an amu*****t park ride. Buy your ticket at the gas pump, get a thrill.

 

My 64 Bel-Air is out in the parking lot right now at work. She is all I drive right now. Kinda looks outta place a****st all that pop-can new ****... I'll post a pick later...

 

Haha! My slave cyl locked up on me in my 52 a couple weeks ago, but it's still up on stilts right now since I've been out of town and working long hours when I have been around... so today I drive the wife's car.

I have a 60-mile round trip daily commute...

But normally if my 52 breaks, I'm either catching a ride with a co-worker or borrowing Mrs. Slide's late model.

I think I'm gonna try to find a cheap car to drive for a bit while I get some serious stuff done on my car for a couple months, though. (Anybody in DFW got a 4 cyl/5 speed runner under $1000??? ) It's hard to get much done on the hot rod/custom when you can only take it so far apart because you hafta get back to work tomorrow (or after the weekend).

 

Most days this is what I am out driving. I'm a realtor and I even go meet clients in it.

 

I used to daily drive my chopped Merc. You had to see peoples faces when they saw that thing coming down the road in a snowstorm lol.

Ill daily drive something again, I just want discs, power steering etc...and have too many projects lined up now to start fiddling with that.

Oh, right now I drive either my 65 Olds or my girlfriends 61 Ford daily, so I guess thats not horrible.

 

My '61 Ranchero gets alternated with the '73 Norton. 2 wheels or 4? Depends. Raining outside? Trip to lumber yard? Or just a nice trip to the bookstore or TexMex breakfast? Depends on my mood, mostly.

The Ford is getting painted today, so it's Norton!

 

My daily is a 55 Dodge Custom Royal Lancer. Still 6v.
Tim
MBL

 

yeah dude, i know what you mean. ive defineatly pulled a few all nighter jobs myself.

i do have a new triumph as my backup, but a bike with basically slicks & 130hp doesnt really like ****ty weather.

 

My model A sedan,and my shoebox,is all I have now..Sparky

 

I drive my late model ('65) daily. Summer or winter, rain snow or sun, day or night. Its a go anywhere do anything hauler. Nothin fancy, but its mine free and clear.
Been driveing it ever since Rockey let me take it away. I did change the engine and ******, but the SBC that was in it is destined to live in a '27 coupe. There was nothing in the world wrong with the mill I just wanted an automatic, lazy I guess.

don't have many pics but here's a candid shot that someone snapped at an intersection near Joplin.



One of the few times anyone has ever seen me in a hurry.

Oh I should add that I didn't have my foot on the brake.

 

mine, when the snow isn't too deep...

Pete

 

mine, i drive her everyday.the neighbors hate waking up at 6:30 when she barks to life setting off car alarms. -jimmy-

 

Drive my lowered 60 El Camino every day. I have had as daily drivers previous to the El Camino for the last five years:
37 Chevy truck
60 F-100
64 Riviera

None have left me stranded with any serious problems. A fuel pump here, alternator there, nothing that a newer car with some use would not also have to fix. The worst problem was on my El Camino losing the driveshaft carrier bearing on a road trip, that did cost me a day and a tow. I was able to fix it myself, but had to get a tow and spend the night at a hotel unexpectedly.

 

heh...I drive my model A daily...rain or shine. However...it does get parked when the snow gets too deep.

 

this is my everydayer. it probably never get finished unless i get another car.


gary

 

my 32 vicky is my daily driver. that is what we build them for. Hot Rods are made to drive!!!!!!!!!!!

 

for the moment this is my daily cruizer......off to Bonneville

 

here's mine:



I've put about 5k miles since I bought it in July.

 

Me & oso will represent the wagoons....



Drive it all over & the only problem has been a clogged fuel filter! Doesn't lose a drop of anything! Well, the bags leak some overnight, but I don't count that!



Flake should start flying in a couple of weeks....