Who Has The Oldest Daily Driver?

I'm in the market for a "new" (trust me, it won't be brand new) car and I'm thinking of plunkin' my butt back in another old tank. Just trying to figure out when old starts getting too old....What oldies are you guys rolling around in on a DAILY basis (as in, you take it to work, you take it on vacation, and use it like it was meant to be used!)

 

my ride is not that old, it is a 52 and I am 67 plus
you can see it on my web link if you like

 

I drive a 53 Chevy every day. Rain, snow, ice, wind and sunshine!

 

I drive as a daily a 1955 F~350 Dually 6cyl & Granny box 4spd.

My Daughter drives a Y~Block 3spd power 1955 Ford Town Sedan.

Newest car at my house is a 1961 Dodge, But its down at the moment.

 

You guys live in a warm climate, I live where there is ice/snow and hills driving a rusty 85 Bronco.

 

My Daily Driver.... and it's raining today....

 

46 chev 80K+ miles since build 5 years agoish. Engine smokes like I'm foggin fo skeeters! It's the only thing I haven't redone and I don't know how many miles were on the donor car!

 

Drove my '40 Ford daily - then switched to something a bit newer - my '53 Stude for a year or so. However, this winter, I gave it a break and picked up a beater 4x4 Ranger (icy mountain roads)

 

my 27 essex is the only car i have on the road, so that makes it my daily

 

I had a 57 buick for a daily for about a year. It worked but I would reccomend going with something from the 60's. They tend to be a l little easier to start and stop during a midwest winter.

 

64 Studebaker

 

You're logic is flawed. What would make a 60's car easier to start than a 50's car? If you have a 12 volt system (and the 57 Buick is 12 volt) a good battery, a decently tuned engine, a working choke. There will be no difference.

 

they quit making antique cars about 1948 and started making modern cars.
modern=overhead valves, automatic transmissions, independent suspension, air conditioning.

My daily driver for the last sixteen years is my 1939 Ford pickup.

 

Thanks guys, keep 'em coming! This only proves to the wife that I'm not the idiot she likes to think I am!! My take on it: YES, something new will get you better mileage, less routine maintenance and a better margin of safety (although I tend to think as long as you have shoulder belts and half a mile of hood, you don't need airbags) BUT with the dealers around here at a hundred bucks an hour, you can quickly kiss bye-bye any gas money your new car may have saved you, and to me, there's just WAY too much useless crap in modern cars, all just waiting to go wrong! I'm not saying the oldies are foolproof, but at least I have a hope in hell of getting off with a quickie-cheapie fix (NOTHING seems to be quick & easy on today's cars!)

 

Damn Rich,,,with all that snow you guys been getting I bet the Joker gets cold with no glass in the sides,,,

Don't you have something running with windows and a heater? HRP

 

My bad... your right. they both suck to start on a 20 below zero winter morning. go buy a nice 80's honda, it will start right up. You might not look cool but youll be warm and not stuck in a parking lot waiting for a tow after work There is a reason you dont see old cars on the road in the winter in the midwest.

 

Mine does just fine in the snow and has for years.
Electric choke makes it real nice to start. One pump and twist o the key and she's off and smokin! Turn on the heater/defrost and go back in da house for 10 minutes.

 

it certainly isn't me as mine is now an 02 ranger, but when I was driving my 65 Comet daily, it got old...not in like rock chips etc, as I don't care about that, but in wanting to drive it to shows and such...

 

My 51 Pontiac

 

not at all, i have heat and i made me some windows lol it was 19* couple weeks ago drove it 160 miles in js a T-shirt, see my southwind heater i nconverted under the dash

 

I should have the '63 Buick on the road this week, or at least that's what I'm hoping for. It will depend on how much hooplah there is with inspection and title transferring, but it's going to be my daily. I'll let you know how it goes.

My dad said driving the car was scary, but he drives an '01 Cadillac everyday, so I think he's a little spoiled.

 

Here's my daily driver - it's a 1955 Ford 100e 2 door with a 2 litre Pinto engine, 5 speed gearbox, Ford Sierra front struts and brakes, RS2000 diff and an interior from a Fiat Cinquecento Sporting. I've just fitted a 14 gallon aluminium fuel tank and will shortly rewire it to include a hidden digital dashboard.

The other vehicle in the picture is my Citroen powered trike I built 12 years ago - this was my only car for a long time.

I have a steel Model T iModified in the works - 27 body on a 21 Truck chassis with a 347 Pontiac engine.

 

32 coupe my main form of transport ,
but I do have a dodge van to haul the big stuff and for ice storms

 

Those new cars just arent as reliable. LOL!

 

I'm driving my '41 Ford pickup daily now. It is a little austere, but not bad. Someday soon, I hope to get my '40 coupe squared away, so I can split the duty.

 

I know more people that put their old cars up for the winter not because they won't start in the cold but because they don't want them to get messed up. Salt, ice, etc. I doubt a 80's Honda starts any easier in that weather either. My family in PA puts the old stuff in the garage the first snow and don't take them back out until after winter. I hear that a lot from the midwest as well. Personally even in the coldest of winters I've never had an old car be any harder to start than a newer one. Maybe I just take care of them...

 

I have about forty cars for sale at our carlot. Half are HAMB friendly, the balance are less than ten years old. The old girls start better than the late models and we hardly ever have to replace/charge a battery. This winter, and last, we had lots of snow. That meant moving them frequently. What is interesting is cleaning snow off the cars. The late models just don't have any lines or contours. Sweeping the old girls is a real pain, but you just can't help admire the styling. Leaf blower works great when the snow is fluffy!

 

if I dont ride the roadglide (Well it is Arizona) I drive my 39 2dr sedan poncho

 

I drive my 69 F-100 daily now that I got it on the road

 

Down in Florida, I had a '54 Buick as my daily for a year and a half.
Now I've got a '62 Suburban. Got 18mpg with Granny 4spd and 3.55 gears (tall tires). Since then I've put a .72:1 Overdrive and 3.42 gears in it, but the speedo isn't corrected yet. (ordering it soon).

-Brad