I've had the luck and privilege of many fine objects. Enough so that some years ago I realized that none of us own history we are only the caretakers AND it's not about numbers but rather what you save and leave for the next guys to enjoy
25 or so Mustangs 2 240sx's 4 Miatas 1 34 Ford truck 1 33 Tudor 2 33/34 5ws (piles of tin) 3 Corvettes 1 Lexus SC400 (my current daily) 1 BMW 325is 9 F bodies 6 various beaters
Originally Posted by manyolcars I remember reading about a 50 year old guy who had owned 100 cars and he was BRAGGING about it. That means on average he never kept one more than six months. (actually less since he didnt start at age one) I dont see anything there to be proud of. Seems kinda dumb to buy and sell cars that rapidly. Why would anyone want to spend their time and money churning cars? I have a friend that does that. He registers each car. Think of the cost! If you are selling cars for a profit, go far it, but is being a used car salesman something to bragg about? Keeping a car a long time has more appeal to me. Like Vic Edelbrock---still got his Model T hotrod. Had it more than 50 years! Wow! Thats something to be proud of. That 50 year old car dude is a piker compared to me. I have owned hundreds of cars and hundreds of motorcycles. Here is why it isn't dumb, for me at least. There are lots of wonderful vehicles around. I like 'em a lot. I get an itch for them real bad, just like most everybody here. So I buy a fair chunk of them over the last 45 years. When the itch is scratched good enough, I sell 'em so I can scratch another itch. And as far as owning them only a few months, folks as sick as me own too many at once. I have stuff I have owned over 30 years! Some stuff doesn't stick around long, a few are just to pass on to others. Sometimes I buy something just to get a piece or two off of it for a more deserving project, then it finds a new owner. Lots of times I have owned stuff I built up from scratch, just piling it up until it becomes a vehicle. If someone wants it more than me, they can buy it. If not, I start working on it. It's amazing how often someone gets it away from me before I'm done, but that's OK. There's always more stuff! Not everyone titles everything they own. That's costly. Insurance, taxes, tags, etc. Bummer. I used to repaint the old tags to the current years new colors. Never got caught, either. I still have a few of those tags around now. I also used to run undated Alaska tags, since I live by an army base. I don't bother to do that stuff anymore. Tons of cars dumb? Nah, not for everyone. Our mileages may vary, but just because some have owned more or less doesn't mean the other guy is wrong, he's just got another way of approaching it all. Enjoy what ya got!
Over 450. Lots of first gen Camaros (used to street race them a lot in the 70s-mid 80s. People get the feel for how fast i was, i'd sell out and build another. Average life expectancy was MAYBE 2 months. I took street racing real serious), over 60 older Vettes, shit loads of Elcaminos, 50s-60s GM sled/mild custom stuff, various Hot Rods, etc
Here goes, not including the foreign junk: 52 Stude, 4 or 5 57 Fords, 4 59 Fords, 51 Ford, 64 Falcon Sprint, 54 Ford convert., 2 67 Barracudas (one with 440), 56 Ford wagon, a flathead powered T roadster, 70 Challenger R/T (also with 440), 50 Ford Panel w/Olds 394, 35 Chev (only "Brand X" I've ever owned), 40 Ford coupe, 40 Fordor (still have it after 37 years), 31 A roadster with Cad power (present toy). And probably a few others I've forgotten about...
Counting only the cars I have had transfered into my name with the DMV no parts cars or cars I bought to resell or trade off I guess the state of Washington has paid for part of I-5 off me. Gumpa
I don't say this braging,... but I quit counting at 100 and that was quite a few years ago,.... some came in package deals, some were parts cars, a lot of them just grew here with a frame from here and a body from there, but most were really good tin,..... or glass.
it a sickness,it seems whenever i sell one i buy two more,sittin on 23 now,motorcycles about 30 almost all english ,im so sick............help
...over 300...too damn many but still not enuf ! Always on the lookout for the next one! It's a sickness that a lot of us don't want a cure for !
Man way too many to count and/or remember already. As of right now I am blessed with a good stash of tin 2005 dodge magnum 1999 tahoe 1981 malibu cpe 1978 chevy pick up 1967 suburban 1963 rivera 1959 ford 1951 chevy 1951 ford shoebox 1949 linc. All of those are running, driving and bagged. The stash is as follows 49 chevy chop fastback 48 chevy chop coupe 39 chevy truck 35 dodge pick up cab 30 5 window cpe I intend to lighten up the load soon but in no way am I a buy and sell kinda guy anymore.
'63 Econoline "61 Comet (owned it twice, ten years apart) ''74 Camaro '65 Ford F100 '74 Malibu '67 Ford LWB '61 econloline '66 Dodge Polara '59 Ford p/u '77 camaro '84 LTD II '74 Gremlin '74 Vega '80 Ford Courier '79 Coupe DeVille '65 Olds Dynamic 88 '47 Fleetmaster '61 Skylark '79 Toyota 4x4 '53 Olds Rocket 88 '60 Ranchero '76 Toyota p/u '93 Toyota P/u '67 Cuope DeVille '47 chevy Fleetline 4 door sedan '48 Chevy Fleetline areosedan '56 Ford Mainline '52 Plymouth Concord '51 Ford Business Coupe '54 Ford two door '59 Chevy Biscayne '77 Dodge Aspen '73 Plymouth Valiant '56 Pontiac Chieftain '93 Merc Tracer '91 Ford Escort +a bunch of Model T parts, three ricer motorcycles, a 52 chevy coupe I owned for ten minutes, one botched mini-stock merc capri, a 49 chevy truck that's soon to be parts for the one I posted about last night
68 total since 1990 most of them 60's and 50's a couple 70-72, and then a few 20-30's... and always looking for the next one.
i've owned almost 50 so far and i'm only 24, most of them were parts cars and junkers but i still have the important ones 55-caddy , 63 impala , 78 malibu coupe, and my one ton chevys for work.
A buddy and I each made lists of cars we'd owned a couple of years ago. He'd owned almost 90 and I was in the low 200 car range then. We implimented a "2 butt rule", meaning that you had to have driven the car long enough to have smoked at least two cigs in it... A bunch of the cars I've owned were bought for VERY low money or were given to me. I patched those up, drove 'em a bit then sold them or parted a few out to fix a better one. Some eventually became circle burners. At least 60% of my cars would be considered collectible today, but were just beaters back in the '60-'70s. My oldest was a '50 Ford Fordoor, the newest is a '93 Crown Vic. In between were at least one or more Mustangs of every model built between '64 1/2-'73...I had a ton of '65-'68s, '60s T-Birds, a pile of '60-'64 Galaxies, '65-'66 Chevys and Gawd knows what else. Jan
I own about 40 at the moment, most of which are 1970 or older. I am up to probably 350 to 400 total vehicles owned, all but about 15 are in the last 4 years. I have averaged about 100 per year the last three years. But I guess I am cheating as I own my own car dealership. But, I work alone, no employees and work on them all myself, so I guess it is still a legal claim of ownership. and YES, I do still own my first car which will never be sold.
24 T roadster 34 Ford Pickup 36 Ford 3W 40 Ford coupe 41 Stude biz coupe 41 Ford biz coupe 50 VW sedan 51 Ford Victoria 54 Merc convert 55 Ford wagon 56 Ford Victoria 57 Olds 2dr 60 Jag 3.8 mk II 60 Catalina hardtop 63 MG 1100 sedan 63 VW convert 63 Lotus Super 7 64 Tempest wagon 64 El Camino 65 GTO hardtop 67 Chev stepside PU 69 Nova SS ? Volvo 544 ? Ramcharger 4wd 74 BMW Bavaria 77 VW Scirocco 80 Monte Carlo 84 VW GTI 84 Dodge Colt 87 Honda Accord 88 Nissan Pathfinder 96 Impala SS 99 Ford Lightning PU _________________ total 33 plus 6 never ran or bought for kid I tend to keep them a long time, too. I think 5 of them were 10 years or more, another 6 were 5 years+.
Cool thread...resurrected. '26 Model T Coupe Junker '30 Model A Tudor Channelled Hard '29 Model T Roadster Rust Bucket '31 Model A 5W Suicide axle '61 Ranchero Slammed '53 Chevy 2dr Carson Topped '54 Ford Mainline 2dr Flat & Flaked '54 Chevy Bel Air Chop Top '26 Model T Tudor Sedan Project '85 Chevy ShortStep Slammed w/ 383 '86 Mustang GT 5.0 ran 10.90's '72 Buick GS 455 Stage I '88 Ford Ranger 4x4 STX 35" Tires '89 Suzuki Swift GTi AutoX car '92 Mitsu Mirage HB with Eclipse Turbo engine '87 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II 476rwhp Drag car '86 Mazda RX-7 SE Driver '84 Mazda RX-7 GSL Spec II AutoX car '85 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE Driver '88 Chevy 3500 4x4 Dually on 44's '96 Honda Civic HB AutoX car '92 Dodge Ram 250 Turbo Diesel 341hp/841lbft '93 Chevy Silverado layin frame on bags '95 Mustang GT 5.0 low mileage driver '82 Yamaha SR250 bobber '01 Kawasaki Ninja F-14R '76 Harley Davidson Flat Tracker '98 Kawasaki Ninja 250R '72 Honda CL360 Sand Dragster Still in the stable: '64 Chevy C-10 SWB Daily Driver '30 Ford Model A Pickup '57 International S-110 Pickup '61 Oldsmobile F-85 2dr '60 Chevy Biscayne 2dr
Wow. I don't feel so bad, now. It's apparent that for many of us, the part of the hobby we like is the building, and seeing ideas become reality. And it looks like at least one person seems to think that people ONLY get one car at a time, so have to sell one to get the next. I had over a hundred cars (not counting parts cars) by the time I was 35, but slowed down after I got married (though I think in the last 5 years, I've brought home over a dozen, and I just brought home a '61 Falcon moredoor this past weekend. That makes 6 cars in the driveway right now). Some have been with me a few weeks, some have been with me a few years, all at the same time. Maybe I shoudl thank God I can't hold a candle to some of you! hehehehehe!!!!! I've always been into cars in general, not one specific genre. I don't like to be limited or close myslef off to one small segment of the hobby, so the stuff I've owned has ranged from a shoebox to new stuf, and to cars from pretty much every major manufacturer worldwide. traditional british and itaian sports cars, early japanese GTs, domestic muscle, mini trucks, VWs, Porsches, etc. I love 'em all, and can have fun with any kind of car. The only junk is a car its owner neglects. Being closed minded is not a valuable goal to me, and there are vastly more cool cars out there than any one person can experience in a lifetime. The list... Current cars here in Baltimore: '61 Falcon 4 door '63 Comet convertible project '81 Fiat 124 Spyder '88 Range Rover Classic '95 Range Rover County LWB '72 Winnebago 22' motorhome Back in Seattle: '73 Pinto coupe '70 VW Bug '61 Renault 4CV Past Rides: Cars: American: '02 PT Cruiser Touring Edition '86 Cadillac Fleetood Brougham '99 SVT Contour '62 Falcon 4dr driver '62 Comet 2 dr sedan (my first car) '63 Comet S22 hardtop '72 Pinto (my first SCCA autocrosser) '70 Mustang Sportsroof (autocrosser) '70 Mustang Mach1 (drag car) '70 Mustang BOSS 302 '71 Torino GT 429 '73 Euro Capri (road racer) '51 Ford coupe '70 Pontiac Ventura (drag car) '76 Pontiac Grand LeMans (lowrider) '89 Pontiac Grand Am '78 Trans Am (autocrosser) '84 Monte Carlo (lowrider) '85 Monte Carlo (lowrider) '75 Corvette/ Ferrari Daytona Spyder replica (TV car) '81 Chevy Citation (323k miles!!!) '71 Dodge Charger '84 Dodge Daytona Turbo '86 Dodge Daytona Turbo '56 Dodge Hemi Coronet '56 Rambler Wagon Imports: '86 Jaguar XJ6 (cream) '86 Jaguar XJ6 (black) '59 Jaguar Mark IX '77 MGB '86 Mazda/Ford RX7 (the Rex) '73 Porsche 914 '74 Porsche 914 (autocrosser) '66 Porsche 912 (autocross and road racer) '69 Porsche 911T '74 Porsche 911S (driver and autocrosser) Custom Bugs too numerous to list individually... (over 30) '71 VW Karmann Ghia '63 Ghia '72 Ghia '69 Squareback VW '69 Fastback VW Bradley GT kit car '77 Scirocco '81 Jetta (custom, w/Cabrio grille) '71 MG Midget '79 MG Midget '58 MGA '59 TR3 ? TR-7 (with Ford 2.8 V6) '84 Renault Alliance '72 Audi 100LS '75 Fiat X-1/9 '78 Fiat X-1/9 (autocrosser) '72 Fiat 124 Spyder (autocrosser) '74 Fiat 124 Spyder '66 Datsun sedan '72 Datsun 240Z '74 Datsun 240Z (autocrosser) '84 Toyota Corolla GTS (autocrosser) '74 Subaru Coupe '82 Subaru 4x4 wagon '84 Subaru 4x4 wagon '70 Mazda R100 (autocrosser) '73 Mazda RX-2 (autocrosser) '73 Mazda RX-3 (autocrosser) '75 Mazda RX-3 '79 Mazda RX-7 '80 Mazda RX-7 '83 Mazda RX-7 '89 Suzuki Swift GTi '86 CRX Si (autocrosser) Bikes: '81 Honda CB750-F '86 Yamaha Radian '89 Suzuki Katana Trucks '92 Toyota lowrider pickup '96 Ford Ranger Splash '77 Courier '78 LUV (lowrider) '74 LUV (lowrider) '71 Datsun '73 Datsun (lowrider- magazine truck) '66 VW panel bus '66 VW 21 Window Deluxe bus '68 VW Westfalia camper bus '72 Suburban (lowrider) '68 GMC intercity bus/motorhome conversion '75 Dodge Motorhome (ex Ambulance)
last count it was around 60-70 all but 4 were pre 72 stuff... i miss all of them but since im always broke i sell them to pay for the next project...
well lets see it all started one day.................. 1992 geo tracker '73 vw squareback '67 vw bug '56 vw bug '58 vw bug '66 vw squareback '65 notchback '66 vw 'vert bug '64 vw 'vert bug '68 vw fastback '64 vw panel bus '53 chevy 5 window truck '52 chevy 3 window truck '62 pontiac tempest but thats all for now with hopes and plans for more to come
mine has been quite the modest batch '64 C-20 '65 beetle '62 beetle rag '70 karmann ghia '75 Cadillac CDV '64 Malibu (my only regret) '90 civic hatch '27 ford roadster project (2) '23 t bucket project (2) '29 coupe '60 biscayne '03 altima (current) '67 firebird shovelhead ridgid chop xs650 chop suzuki 450 honda cbr 900c '94 corrolla (current grocerey getter) 8.5 second 23 t altered (current) 30 coupe 30 sedan 50 chevy coupe 54 ford sedan
47 Merc coupe - I was 14 yrs old...Idaho farm license 46 Ford Conv 39 Chev coupe - 374 Packard..this one laid rubber till next week 38 Buick coupe - daily driver 29 A Tudor 322 Nailhead 50 Ford Conv, 331 Cad 48 Merc conv - daily driver - Junior in HS 31 Ford Coupe - "3/4 race" flatty 28 Ford roadster - never really got that one finished, traded for 29 Ford Roadster pickup - fenderless, Merc flatty 56 Chev B/A 2dr hdtp - buddy's grandma's car...daily driver, traded for 57 B/A conv, 245hp/pg - this is the car I left for college in...and then 48 MG TC along with the requisite corduroy smoking jacket..traded "up" for a 56 Austin Healey with a 265 in it - but the guy who built in left in the puny clutch and worthless tractor tranny, so I kept blowing it..sold and bought 57 Vette - 250hp, black/silver/red - sure had a lotta new girlfriends that semester. That list takes us up to '64 - Sophomore at Univ of Idaho.... to be continued, I have to find my other journals - besides, wife says "dessert's ready" dj 50 Olds 2dr fastback, 331 Hemi
120+ most were "parts" or derby cars thought 30 or so driveable fun cars and one awsome convertable corsca hell yea sag so bad after i cut off the roof the doors whould not open drove it for two summers anyway
60 Beetle 55 StudyPresident 56 buick Super Conv 73 comet 35 Chevy suburban 36 chevy half ton Pickup 36 chevy half ton Panel 36 chevy half ton Suburban 36 chevy Sedabn Delivery 36 chevy half ton stakebed 36 chevy half ton long bed 34 Chevy towncar 57 Chevy nomad 50 Sedan delivery 62 Nova ss convt. 65 Elky 68 Elky SS 85 Elky Mazda RX3 57 ford 2 door 58 Edesel Pacer 63 Comet 65 Comet 68 Mustang 63 Buick GS and more
What ??? 120, Are you a bad driver or just destroy american history ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Nothing to be proud of
best I can remember and I'm almost 30. 64 fairlane sports coupe 64 fairlane 4 dr 46 ford 60 falcon 61 ranchero 64 ranchero 69 ranchero 55 buick special 59 el camino 63 ford wagon 65 ford 4 dr (derby) 65 mercury 70 f-100 72 f-100 77 volvo 79 honda civic 2- 90 mustangs 92 t-bird 88 escort gt 90 escort gt 89 lincoln 89 bronco 4x4 95 taurus my current fleet- 70 f-250 59 mercury parklane 64-1/2 mustang 64 fairlane post 93 escort gt
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