So I finally found a car I have been dreaming of for the last 15 years. I am one closer to my collection of cars that will have to be sold off by my kids when I die because I won't ever sell them. Makes me think of my "Top Ten" list of must have rides. Let's list our "top ten" and show how close we are to the goal. I guess we can include motorcycles and other types of motorized vehicles as well since it is kind of unrealistic that the everday joe can have ten cars. The rules are they must be obtainable.....meaning you can't have anything on your list that you would never be able to afford or obtain. So one-off cars, cars that have been destroyed and cars too expensive are off the list...unless your going to win the lottery or recreate something. So here is my list: #1 - 1954 Desoto Firedome Sportsman - Purchased this past week!!!! #2 - 1957 Ford Fairlane Victoria 2dr HT - Have one but way to rusty to restore - Have a '57 Lincoln 2dr HT Premiere that is close enough I guess. #3 - 1960 Dodge Dart Phoenix 2dt HT - I only like this car because of the dash. I have one, needs a full resto but I do have a set of Cross rams to go on it when I do!! #4 - 911 Porsche Targa or Carrera, any year. I have a '73 914 2.0, not even close, but a start. #5 - 1964 Lincoln Contenental Convertible - Had one, sold it this past fall. I will buy another down the road when the right one comes up. #6 - '55-57 T-bird. I prefer the '56. I just sold a project '56. I will get another down the road when I have $$ to burn. #7 - '32 Highboy Roadster with a Hemi. I thought a T-Bucket would suffice, but it won't. So if anyone is looking for a bucket, I have one for sale. #8 - Late Model (05+) Mustang GT. When I have an extra $30,000 to burn I will have one as my daily. #9 - '65 Galaxie 500 fastback - I have a nice one at this time, big block 4 speed. I have owned as many as three at one time, have owned 6 in my lifetime, all big blocks, two XL 4 spds. #10 - '64 Galaxie 500 Fastback - I have a nice one I am finishing up right now. I could probably make a top 20 list, but one can only have so much stuff. So what is on your list?
#1 40-41 hemified Willys coupe #2 57 Chevy sedan big block 4 speed...got that! #3 57 Ford custom 2 door sedan 427 4 speed. #4 55 Chevy sedan big block 4 speed. #5 32 Ford coupe 427 4 speed. #6 61 Chevy 409 dual quad 4 speed. #7 67 Vette big block 4 speed #8 54 Chevy small block slammed. #9 69 Impala custom 327 like I had when I was a kid. #10 Anything that makes my dick twitch when I see it!
#1 40-41 Willys gasser with hemi #2 39 lincon zepher #3 32 window ford #4 33-34 3 window ford #5 28-29 rpu (owned) #6 32 sedan delivery #7 30 model a roadster #8 32 roadster #9 29-30 chev (owned) #10 36 international p/u Guess i dont jive well after 1941................
I've never had a list...I don't know why...most of the cars I want are pretty plain and cheap, I'm easy to please...
50 olds, 49 caddy fast back,36 ford 3 window, 50 chevy coupe,55 chevy,49 merc, 51 ford.60 caddy, 57 ford, 61 pont. and anything that i like
Ditto...sort of. I wish I had my 1954 Buick Hardtop back. Would also like to have my Cushman Eagle or my old Allstate step through back. I've held on to my Triumph TR4 for 20+ years. Beyond that, I really don't care about owning cars. I just like working on projects. If I ever finish the current one, I don't expect to hang on to it for long.
Now, this is not in order, as the order would change everyother day 1) 1940 ford coupe hot rod circa 1947. Check. Almost ready to drive, not yet perfect, but drivable 2) 1932 Ford 5 window hotrod circa 1947. starting this year, starting to look for parts now, got the drivetrain, need everthing else. got anything you want to sell me? 3) 1932 Roadster with a Frenzel circa 1947. Id settle for a brookville body for this one, but thats the only repro body i could live with, i aint never going to shell out for a real one, 4) 1929 A Roadster. B engine, HAL DOHC. 100% stock except the HAL Need the sheetmetal and HAL. 5) 1948 Norton Internation motorcycle, Concourse Quality. Have one all lined up, just need to be ready to buy, when the guys is ready to sell. 6)1941 Merc convert custom circa 1947/48 (whats with me and 47/48?) 7) 1927 T hotrod circa 1935 8) 1961 Thunderbird coupe, circa 1961 or so. Wow, what modern Iron, i must be high. 9) 1931 A coupe with a 331 Cad. Circa 1949. Need a block and a body. 10) 1935 Ford Roadster. Concourse except for an intake 1 is almost done, 2 is next on the list, 4 or 5 will come after that, but i have most of 4 already anyway, then the other. As of right now, those will be the most likely of my goals to be achivied in the foreseeable future.
1. 1963 Thunderbird Hardtop (resto-modding one as we speak). 2. 1953 Corvette (Can't afford real one, but am building replica as we speak). 3. 1968 Dodge Charger (First NEW car I ever owned. Sure wish I still had it). 4. 1940 Ford Resto-mod 5. 1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air 6. 1953 GMC Resto-mod Pickup 7. Shelby Cobra 427 Daytona Coupe Replica 8. 1940 Ford Resto-mod Pickup 9. 194(?) Studebaker Resto-mod Pickup 10. Studebaker Avanti (don't recall model year). "A guy has got to have a dream, or what's a HEAVEN for" texastomeh
I'd like a belly tank LSR style car one of these days; it's next on my list after I get this nostalgia funny car I'm currently building finished & raced. Otherwise a 55 Chevy and any '62 -earlier vette done gasser style, of course a 32 Ford Coupe and/or a hiboy roadster, maybe a T bucket, 40 Chevy or a 33 Willys for good measure. And my 66 Chevy II that I never should have sold to go stock car racing back in 1982...... Al in CT
#1 32 5W...early 60's style... #2 late 40's A Modified...with a banger and a wraparound Perspex windscreen. saw it in an early mag. LOVE at first sight. I'll put a Cotton Werksman or Bob Knaack style T Mod right at #2 as well...but lets face it...they aren't gonna give them away...and if I were doing the building myself...I'd do the traditional A Mod first. #3 55 Chevy post, Street GASSER...straight axle, leafs...setback 409, carpet interior with glass buckets...6 pointer...4' lift bars...oh yeah... #4 Special...tight space frame, maybe a Jag XKE twincam 6 or something else interesting and obscure. #5 Early Renault bubble panel van. Gasser style...or maybe SOLO cone racing spec! I'm adaptable...and the thing is so dorky its cool in any form!!! #6 late 50's English Ford GASSER. ALMOST had the entire unmolested body....sigh...what COULD have been...(Although I DO know where there are 3 stripped out shells...Hmmmmm.....) #7 and beyond? I'll know them when i see them!
not in any perticular order. - '54 Chev 2 dr. sedan (got it) - '55 Chev 2 dr. sedan (got it) - '49-50 Merc. kustom - '41-46 Chev p/u (had one) - '40-41 Willys gasser W/ a Hemi, of coarse - Pre-Unit Triumph bobber - late teens T roadster - model A p/u -'41 Ply coupe - F.E.D.
in order of year: 1-28/29 ford sedan 2-36 ford sedan 3-36 ford pickup 4-42 ford coupe 5-42 chevrolet fleetline 6-49 ford sedan 7-52 chevrolet fleetline 8-54 chevrolet belair 9-56 mercury 10-61 pontiac ventura 11-oh, yea, just 10. damn!
1. 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible 2. Talbot-Lago T150 CSS 3. 1970 Oldsmobile 442 4. 1941 Cadillac 5. 1932 Ford 6. 1940 Ford 7. Something H Modified 8. 1959 Chevy El Camino 9. 1947-53 Chevy pickup 10. Toyota Prius (to torch and deface)
1- 34 Ford chopped 3w, J2 Rocket 2- 39 Ford Deluxe, -50s Caddy engine 3- 36 Ford chopped 3w 4- 57 Olds 88 4- 56 Mercury Montclair 5- 55 Ford Vicky 6- 37 Plymouth P4 coupe 7- 63 Landau T-Bird 8- 63 split window coupe Vette 9- 58 Vette 10- 34 Chevy pickup
In no order 1) '63-'64 Buick Riviera 2) '58 Plymouth Belvedere 2 door hardtop (owned a savoy) 3) '48 Ford...pretty well any one coupe, sedan or woodie 4) '62 Chev Wagon 5) '56 Chev Nomad 6) '55-57 Chev 2 door post 7) '60 Caddy convertible (owned a 2 door hardtop) 8) '32 Ford 3 window or tudor sedan 9) '49 Merc traditional custom 10) I'll leave this slot open cause there is still way too many rattling around in my head and I can't pick just one more....
1. 73 Torino two door...coupe or fastback. 2. 52 Chevy two door fleetline to dunk a de-stroked 305 into. 3. 66-67 two door Nova (Chevy II) hardtop. 4. 1980-81 Citation X-11 two door four speed. 5. 1985 Kawasaki Vulcan...the first year when they still looked BAD! 6. 32 Ford roadster with a roller cam 302 and a T5. 7. 39 Ford Deluxe two door coupe with a Y-block. 8. 33-34 Ford five window coupe with an FE motor. 9. Steel 27 roadster body on stock Model A chassis with a souped banger. 10. 1985 Corvette four speed car. There they be...today's list, anyhow!
There was a time I had my favorites but as I am getting older I enjoy a lot more and today I have no number one that I would like to have but a list of rigs I would love to own in no particular order. 48-53 Anglia (gasser) 39-41 willys (gasser) 32 3 window Ford ( full fenders and hood) 28- 32 Ford hi-boy 49 53 Merc (lead sled) 32 Bantam T bucket (any year done a number of different ways) 40`s 50`s COE`s 30 -35 Ford pickups 48- 52 Chevy This is the first 10 that came in my head
in no particular order 1 1939 Mercury 4 door 2 1946 Ford 4 door 3 1949 Ford coupe 4 1960 Ford F100 panel 5 1959 Rambler American coupe 6 1941 Buick fastback 7 1929 Ford tudor 8 1929 ford coupe 9 1949 Ford F100 panel 10 1959 Ford coupe
1. '65 GTO convertible 2. '36 3 window (like every one else) 3. '65 442 (got it!) 4. '54 Chevrolet Belair (got it!) 5. '27 roadster (got it!) 6. '30-'31 A Coupe 7. '62 Grand Prix 8. '59 El Camino 9. '65 Lemans Convert (got it!) 10. '64 Lemans (got it!)
1958 Impala Coupe 1958 Imapla Vert 1961 Impala SS 1962 Bel Air Bubble Top 409 1920 Center Door T 1957 Dodge Texan 1970 Dodge Hemi Chalenger 1970 Ploumouth Hemi Cuda Brand New Ferrari Brand New Lamborgini
Only ten??? 1. '55 Thunderbird - 427FE, Kidney beans, NASCAR style chassis 2. '29 Roadster on deuce rails, Full Tardel (Keith) 3. '56 F-100 big window - '60s fueler push-truck style 4. '57 Buick Caballero wagon, bagged, black, Halibrands, killer audio 5. '60s Small block injected Junior Fueler 6. '34 Henry full fendered Pheaton, dropped, steelies, restorod 7. '68 Mustang coupe - full kill TransAm set-up for the street 8. '65 Riviera - metalic gold, bagged, shaved, 20" Riv wheel replicas 9. '69 Triumph Bonneville, TT pipes, Ciriani (sp?) forks, fat flat track tires 10. My original '61 Chevy SS high school ride back (if I only knew then...) No order - I just want'em all.
-57 Lincoln -59 Caddy -DeLorean -29 fords, don't care what model, I just want the AOOOGAH -57 T-Bird, blonde inside optional. -51 Packard my neighbor used to have.. -65 Corvair Monza -55 Bel Air -32 3 window -SS-100-x, with blood stains. I've also got a soft spot for the Edsel..
In no particular order... The Rolf Coupe The Bass Coupe The Littleman Coupe The Tardel - Cochran Coupe (too specific?) 1973 Z28/SS Big Block 4 speed car 1929 Ford Model A Boattail Speedster 1986 GSXR 1100, red/white/blue 1953 Studebaker Commander HT 1959 Corvette 1968 Mustang Fastback (who was the dude that raced these on the road course?)
#1 49 Merc(of course) #2 31 Ford Coupe #3 33/34 Coupe #4 32 Bantam (F/A style) #5 48 Anglia #6 40 Mercury(Matranga style) #7 49 Mercury Woody(stock) #8 41 Ford Sled #9 36 Ford 3w(Cole Foster style) #10 39 Lincoln Zepher(Custom)
After the '57 Fords not in any order '57 Ford Fairlaine 500 2 door hard top '57 Ford Wagon 2 or 4 door '57 Ford Ranchero '54 or '55 Merc 2 door hard top '56 Lincoln 2 door hard top '49 or '50 Chevy coupe '55 Chevy Nomad wagon '41 or '42 Ford kustom coupe, sedan I don't care! '57 or '58 Plymouth 2 door hard top '57 Dodge 2 door hard top
Hmmmmm.... not in any particular order '39 Lincoln Zephyr '36 Ford 3 window coupe '37 Studebaker Business Coupe ( I have a nice instrument cluster for a 37, just need the rest of the car to complete my dream) '32 5 window '65 Lincoln convertible '34 Ford roadster with rumbleseat '56 Lincoln Premier '06 Ford GT '71 Mach One -yellow with black strips '66 Shelby ...There are to many beautiful designs out there, a guy could dream on for hours. .
32 Roadster with an blown Ardun 32 and 34 3Windows, chopped 32 Vicky 33 Roadster 392 Hemi 35/36/37 Roadster-one of each will do 57 Fuelie Corvette 63 ZO6 splitwindow Corvette 67 L88 Corvette 70 HemiCuda Convertible
1. 40-41Willys 2. 33 Willys 3. 48 Angila 4. 40 Ford Pickup 5. 35 Ford Pickup 6. 40 Ford Coupe 7. Model T Pickup 8. 48 Ford Pickup 9. Henry J. 10. 03 Ford F150 Harley Ed. Owned all but 1 and 2
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