What do you regret letting go of?

I find this to be a very interesting subject. People always get rid of stuff they regret either right away or a few years down the road. This topic came about because my dad just bought a 66 T-Bird, all original and in almost mint condition. This was his favorite car when he was younger, and he got rid of it. He's as happy as a pig in shit now. Anyways, I always hear my mom and dad talking about cars they owned when I was little and they seem to regret getting rid of most of them. So I want to know what you regret getting rid of. Cars, bikes or even parts that you need now.

 

My '66 Impala SS


and the blonde that rode in it the summer of '68


Kinda wish I hadn't turned loose of either one.

 

My blonde 36-24-36 girlfriend...she was spending all my hot rod money...

R-

 

"51 Tudor Ford Shoebox - First Car
'61 MGA1600 - Second Car
'57 Fairlane 2dr HT - Third Car
'54 Panhead Bobber (before they were worth a buch of money)
'50 Buick sedanete, 455 Buick powered
'72 Electra 225 2dr HT 455, Black with Oxblood interior

 

This....

 

I know this is not mine, but it still made me hurt when I saw this pic. It is definitely a nice one though.

 

1961 Olds Dynamic 88 2dr hardtop, paid $1000 for it, 455, TH400, decent car....sold it for $2500 to finance another project 3 years ago.
Dumb, dumb, dumb.........
The one car I should have NEVER sold....can't find another.....

 

'73 Caprice Classic (a cruzin boat)
'69 427 Vette
'51 Belaire Kustom (built in '58)
'57 Chevy 150 2dr post
'59 MGA
but the good news are the one's I kept
'72 Triumph Bonneville (since '73)
'55 Chevy Panel (since '72)
'72 Chevy Truck (since '84)
'31 Ford 4 dr (since '81)
'51 Ford 2 dr (since '91)

 

my 60 impala, 348 w/ factory air- It was a great car, but needed the $ at the time

 

The '51 Chev pick-up I drove home for $400.00.

 

My 55 Chevy 2dr post Belair.....it was a project, but I wish I would have kept it.

 

Lets See, the cars I owned in High School: 31 Model A 2-door, 55 Chev Belaire 2-door HT, 60 Chev biscayne with 61 fuelie engine, Last but not least 69 Z-28 that I bought new when I came home from VN. Oh, yeah.

 

No regrets... In my 22 years of hot rodding I have never sold any of my cars. I still have my 56 big window truck I drove in high school.

 

'68 Chevy Shortbed Stepside, It was a flawless Airforce truck. Dark Blue with the little yellow lettering on the doors and rust free I beat the crap out of it as a kid and I still kick my self to this day.

 

31 Ford ton & half dump truck that was in running and operative condition. Everytime I get a load of dirt, gravel or mulch delivered I kick myself in the ass. Guy that bought it is still running it.

 

60 starliner...200 dollar car..sold it after the wreck to pay bills.
66 impala ss427...sold to pay for a .... 70 monte carlo ss

 

57 chevy cont. frist car that i almost finish

 

1967 Vette Roadster, paid $3,000.

1968 Vette T-Top, paid $4,500.

Passed on;

1966 Big Block Vette Roadster, $5,000.

1968 Road Runner, 49K original miles..................................$700.

 

51 F-2 project truck, solid cab, straight box. Always thought I could replace it but it seems replacements that come along are in way worse shape and more expensive. Oh well at least I've squirreled away what I do have. I've probably got enough stuff now to stay busy for the next forty years anyway. Also sold ten acres of beautiful wooded land on a river bluff in SE Iowa 14 years ago. This type of land has gone WAY up in value the past 10 years. I'll never replace it for what I got for it or with what I did with the proceeds.

 

My 56 Ford Parklane wagon. Shoulda kept it.

 

Of all the car's i've owned the one and only car i wish i never sold was my 66 Impala SS. It wasn't a big block car, just a numbers matching 283 glide car, but i was the second owner and i literaly drove it everywhere and daily..at least until they dropped salt on the roads.
I tracked it down about 4 years ago, but the new owner wouldn't let it go..
Oh well..

Tony

 

I've had tons of cars but only two I regret selling. One was a '70 Mach 1 with 351 C/ 750 DP, imacculate black body and interior. Sold it for $1200. The other was a '64 comet caliente, although only a 6cyl. it had a flawless body and interior and drove like a dream. I think I sold it for around $ 300.

 

67 442, 4-speed in 78 to buy a brand new 79 Cutlass.
58 Impala ragtop when my daughter was born in 85 to concentrate on the 58 hardtop.
70 Monte Carlo 400 2bbl rustfree air car. Lost interest.
70 442 4-speed car. just made a little $
70 Cutlass W-31 same reason
68 442 - Stolen recovery. to far gone

grrrr

 

I wish I still had my 1959' 4-speed roadster. Sold it in 1970 for $400.
There's a few others I wish I still had too, just like everybody else.

I still have the 1957 FLH Harley chopper I built in 1973 though!

 

'76 Yamaha XT500

oops wrong board

 

1940 Plymouth P10 4 door sedan - my first old car, never ran (first project)
1966 327 powerpak - didn't think I needed it anymore.

 

27 T tourer
36 5W coupe
34 5W coupe
38 std coupe
57 Ford

 

Top of the list: '40 Ford DeLuxe tudor, firemist green metallic, black naugahyde, chrome garnish moldings, sbc, cragar s/s bigs and littles. Built around '64, somewhere in California.

Traded it for a half-primered, '60 squarebird on ET five-spokes with an overheating problem and $2,000 (Go ahead, kick me in the ass, I still do, myself) Someone turned the '40 into a "street rod", albeit a tasteful one, with steelies and www's.

Oh, and my second-owner, '67 Fairlane 500, two-door hardtop. Mint car. No good reason for selling it.

I've never used all caps before, but: DON'T SELL ANY OF YOUR CARS, PEOPLE! EVER!

 

I don't regret letting go of the Coupe-De-Cab, because i kept to two best things on that hotrod!



which are going on the '35 real soon!