How many cars do you have and how many is too many?

Lets see....at this moment I have ............
1948 2 door Austin alcohol race car
1948 2 door Austin original car
1948 2 door Austin pro street project
1948 4 door Austin 60s gasser
1934 Plymouth 5 window coupe
1931 Ford Model A replica
1935 Dod Old School rod truck
1923 t bucket with hemi motor
2008 HHR
1998 Chevy PU
1995 GMC Dually
1973 Volkswagen
Dune buggy

How many is that .... LOL

 

All I can say is that the number of cars that is too many is inversely proportionate to your age.

 

Actually, IMHO ... if you get past 2 or 3 HAMB topic vehicles ... you have too many. I have 2 finished 32 Fords ( a coupe and a roadster )

I am slowly putting together a old beater, shop type truck. Keeping the two Deuces clean and ready ... keeps a old guy like myself busy. I enjoy the " HUNT " for parts and pieces for the old truck ... but I just cannot really get in high gear working on it. I am thinking of putting the roadster in storage for the winter ... something I have not done in 15 years or so. With the roadster put up and out of the way ... hopefully I can become more motivated on the truck.

 

At this time i have a 27 t touring,40 ford pickup,46 ford sedan,2 ...59 elcaminos,60 biscayne,61 bel air,2 ..63 cadillacs,65 galaxie,65 chevy wagon race car,70 chevy pickup,701/2 pro street camaro,73 z/28,78 camaro,66 riviera,74corvette,91 corvette,94 trans am,92 mustang gt,96 454 4x4 suburban,99 tahoe, always on the look for more................

 

We have Eight total, all but one running and insured. Two are my daughters, but still in my name, if not possession. One (my avatar) is spoken for, for my son's 2 year old son. Two are my wife's, but she drives another one daily. So I really only have the non-op cabriolet and the coupe, both '29 Model As for myself. That is not at all too many for me. ...but I wish my unheated shop was bit warmer to work on them more.

Too many cars, in my opinion, is whenever they are deteriorating faster than you are able to fix them. That number depends on your climate, dry storage space, your energy level, time available to devote to your cars after family needs are met, and net available financial resources. The "not too many" number is something very personal, and some folks might argue that net deterioration of a person's collection is not anyone else's business.

 

From oldest to newest

1937 Lincoln zephyr
1956 Ford f-100
1959 Desoto Firedome Stortsman
1967 Camaro conv.
2004 Ford F-550 Superduty
2005 Jeep Rubicon
2007 Cadillac Escalade

I think that is enough!

 

96 Cherokee- Daily Driver
00 Grand Cherokee - Wife's Daily
93 Dodge W250 - My "good" truck
78 Dodge D100 - My retired work truck, now a toy because I always liked it
66 F100 - My Dad's old daily since 1974 that he gave me last year
74 Ramcharger - Junk, being sold for parts
67 Dodge Coronet R/T - Restored, owned for 33 years now
64 Plymouth Fury - Nice original that my old neighbor bought brand new
37 International D2 Panel Truck - Project waiting it's turn
The only ones that are not currently roadworthy and tagged are the panel truck and the Ramcharger, and the RC does run!
I'm constantly looking at other stuff for sale.
Yes, I got this sickness bad!
My Wife HATES my vehicle addiction, but I wouldn't have it any other way.....................

 

Five. I can stuff three in my two car garage when I have to (HOA)... and I have one stored at another shop.

 

wow some realy nice lists..
33 Chevy 3 window coupe
40 Chevy 2dr sedan
60 HD Panhead Chopper
58 HD Panhead Custom(engine built by Indian Larry)
91 Hd FXR Lowrider
2004 F250 4dr 4x4 daily driver
88 Merc Cougar 5.0l engine stand-haha
50 Willys wagon 2wd project
wife's list
00 Dodge Durango Daily Driver
90 Mustang convertible
65 Mustang convertible project
77 Chevy shortbed(former daily driver-needs engine-yeah for a couple of years now)
sold her 91 HD Sportster 883 converted 1200 slammed flat black red wheeled/white walled crazy ride to our future son-in-law

 

1930 ford coupe repro gasser, 62 econoline AFX, 49 austin 4dr original gasser, 51 chevy business coupe original gasser, 56 ford 2dr, 46 chevy pu, 40 ford 2dr, 39 willys 4dr, two 36 ford 5 wnd coupes, 29 model A coupe, 41 IH panel, 47 chevy 2dr fastback, 47 buick 2dr fastback, 29 model A 2dr, 60 dodge wagon, 35 nash 2dr, 51 chevy 4dr, 70 nova SS factory BBC, 69 chevy shortbed, 79 merc capri RS, 72 el camino, 96 ranger, 96 mazda pu, 95 F350 7.3 powerstroke, 73 mazda rx3, and lots of 30's cabs and parts, and several 70's parts cars. I think thats all of them.

 

27 ford roadster ,30 ford roadster, 50 ford pickup, 53 gmc, 63 coupedeville 62gran prix,69 chevy pu, 70 chevypu, 71 chevypu 4wd,69 gmc 70 ford xl convertible, 010, gmc pu 4wd , 47 indian, 65 pan ,69flh,04 ridgid chopper 58 glen l hot rod boat 2 john deeres hilo plus minibikes go carts, cushman 3 wheeler too much shit!

 

I feel like I am Letting you guys down,
03 park avenue
96 tahoe
67 camaro
91 ranger
89 ranger
76 tvr
62 renault
94 s-10

 

Was it Billy Gibbons that said: "ONE IS TOO MANY AND A HUNDRED IS NOT ENOUGH"..... I'll go with that......

 

between my dad and i including daily drivers we have 37

 

Too many parts to build the cars is my problem.
(Daily) Chevrolet 98 s-10
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle (Dirt Track Car)
1930 Ford Model A Coupe (After work cruiser)
1929 Ford RPU (Next Project)
1926 Ford Model T Touring (Current Build)
1925 Dodge Brothers Touring (Just the Tub portion- For Sale)
Parts to rebuild my rendition of the Mccord Special (someday)

and a shop full of parts to build all the above. Sigh.....-Weeks

 

hamb friendly stuff:
1934 Ford Pickup
1936 Ford 3-window
1937 Olds Touring Sedan
1940 Ford Deluxe Tudor
1950 Chevy 3800 Panel
1950 Chevy 3100 Suburban
1950 Chevy 3100 Pickup
1953 Mercury Convertible
1953 Chevrolet 210 Club Coupe
1954 Nash Metropolitan H/T

1947 Chris Craft Custom Sedan

Non HAmb friendly
2003 Ford Thunderbird
2006 Ford mustang GT
2010 Chevrolet HHR Panel

 

1932 Desoto Convertible Coupe
1934 Nash Big Six Brougham
1936 Chrysler C7 sedan
1936 Ford convertible sedan
1940 Ford coupe
1996 BMW Z3
2001 F150 Supercrew
2006 Jeep Commander
2001 Discovery Motorhome
Also just gave a '39 Buick Model 41C to my son to get his collection started.

 

1912 Ford truck hot rod
1927 Chrysler Roadster 354 hemi
1953 Mercury Montery Coupe
1960 MGA
1962 Chevrolet Impala
1964 Plymouth Fury 426 wedge
1964 Porsche 356
1970 Dodge Challenger
2001 Maxima
2002 Dodge Dakota
Several motorcycles
Keep adding until space or money is exhausted

 

Everybody tells me that I have too many. Well...everybody is wrong.

 

4 are resting in the garage. That number makes me happy.
My wife and I each have a daily driver but I dont count those, thy're just transportation.
Maybe one more could be squeezed in. I've always wanted a 409 Super Sport and she has always wanted another '58 Corvette like one we had back in the middle 60's.
I guess I'll never be content.

 

Here's my list:

32 Ford 3W Coupe (my 1st hot rod purchased in 1974)
40 Ford Sedan survivor
51 Merc
55 Belair 2 dr HT
55 Belair 2 dr HT (these two are in trust for my 11 year old twins)
57 Belair 2 dr HT
67 SS396 4sp convertible (Chevellabration class winner)

(Also, I have a great wife.)

 

.......I have 4.......1936 ford truck......1937 ford coupe,,,,,,1939 ford coupe.....1940 ford coupe.......you can never have to many....

 

'66 Caddy and a '64 Imperial

Plus my wife has a '07 GMC Denali
I drive a '02 F-250 4x4

Not even close to ENOUGH!!

I think TOO many is when you can't find time to drive them at least ever 6 months, and that's even a stretch!

 

My current list


Driveable vehicles
2000 F350 Western Hauler
1999 F150 (wife's)
83 GMC Dually
68 Chevy C20 454/4 speed
56 Cadillac Sedan Deville 365/Hydramatic
62 Cadillac Coupe Deville 390/hydramatic
67 Cadillac Calias 500/TH400
87 Mustang GT 306/5 speed
55 Plymouth Savoy 230/3 speed

Non Running
38 Lasalle body
73 Nova
48 Chevy 4door
92 F350

Also have a Harley Electra Glide Classic, a Honda Fury, and a few car trailers.

 

Over 40 and counting. How many is too many? Well that depends on the day.
If everything is running fine and compliments are flying your way, you can't have too many.
On the other hand... if nothings going right and you can't make any progress on the Hot Rod because you're just trying to keep your daily driver functional and it's one thing after another.... some days you just wish you never laid eyes on a car.
Thankfully you take a break and wake up ready to get right back into it... What a great hobby!

 

have: a few more than the wife thinks i have
too many: whenever i drag home that one that pisses off the wife

 

well, collectively my family might have a few too many cars in the yard..
In the garage is my oldest brother's 41 plymouth,
my 37 ford pickup,
older brother's '57 bel-air,
girlfriend's 69 roadrunner
and a 71? firbird that my dad is painting..
In the driveway is my little brother's 54 bel-air,
his 53 parts car,
my 37 parts pickup turned lawn art..
my dad's 47 ford ramp truck,
two 68 camaro parts cars,
a 68 camaro project car,
my dad's 68 camaro driver,
my mom's 65 mustang fastback project car,
my 77 jeep cj5,
my older brother's 78 ford f150,
an 83? chevy 3/4 ton that'll eventually have a 57 pickup body on it,
my sister in-law's triumph spitfire,
my deceased grandfather's 67 ford f100
and for daily driver type cars we have a volvo wagon,
pontiac grand am,
olds bravada,
buick park ave,
and an 05 mustang gt

so, all in all, if I'm not forgetting anything and my calculations are correct that is 24 cars.. is that too many?

 

oh yeah, and a chevy s10 yard truck.. I knew I'd leave something out..

 

Just traded two r.o.b.'s for one nice 63 Newport Sedan, so the list so far...

Wife's '95 Jeep
My '01 Monte Carlo SS driver
the '99 Taurus for hauling trash to the dump on weekends
'63 Newport 383 mordor (all original 56k survivor) project
'61 Comet 4dr wagon (coming soon) project

and...?

 

Complete cars, there are 5. But with all the parts and crap that goes with it feels like 7 or so.