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Old 01-02-06, 09:30 PM
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Well my list is pretty long for only driving for 14 years now.Let me see if I can remember them all.

1972 Chevy Nova 2 door straight six with three-on-the-tree(great car)

1988 Dodge Ram 150 2wd V6 short bed in fire engine red(I waxed the thing every weekend it seemed)

1989 Dodge Dakota Sport 4wd black 5speed (in hindsight I shouldn'y have bought this POS)

1996 Dodge Dakota sport 2wd Moss Green automatic(my first new vehicle)

1983 Chrysler Town and country wagon with wood paneling auto(DD for about 4 months to save truck)

1983 RX-7 Limited edition 5speed(completly rebuilt over a few years while driving)Still have,but it is tired,and rotted pretty bad so I will be parting it soon.

1999 Mazda B4000 Troy Lee edition 4wd cab plus pickup auto in red(great truck)

1989 Ford F-150 extended cab 4wd automatic. rust bucket blue,and white.(not bad truck,but not great either.No ***** for having a V8(my first V8)

1992 Dodge Ram club cab 2wd Cummins diesel 5 speed(DD).Best truck I have owned,and I don't want to get rid of it,but I need a bigger cab now with another child on the way.I may get an old 80's vintage crew cab Dodge,and swap the drivetrain form my Diesel into it.

1974 Mazda RE/PU,Lawn green,5 speed,lowered(Really fun truck,that needs little to be great)

:Edit: 2004 Mazda RX-8 Nordic green mica,base model 6 speed.Leased for 2 years got out of it early after one year.Not because I wanted to,but with a new house on the way with a bigger mortgage I felt it best to unload it.(probably the best built car I have owned,and loads of fun,but I have had just as much fun if not more in my RX-7)

1979 Mazda RX-7 GS,Spark Yellow 5 speed.My newest addition to the family,and will be a lot of fun come spring time.

I had a 83 toyota truck in there somewhere too,but I never did drive it.It was a project that never got finished.

So I think that is my list.

12 vehicles
7 trucks
8 manuals
6 six cylinders
4 rotaries
2 straight 6 engines
1 front wheel drive
1 three-on-the-tree
0 minivans "yet"

Chris

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Old 01-02-06, 10:06 PM
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92 mx5 :-)
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Old 01-02-06, 10:28 PM
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1982 rx7 GS was my first and only car..im just 17 though so ..
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88 Honda Civic Hatchback
91 Talon TSI AWD
90 Acura Integra RS
84 Rx7 GS
Old 01-03-06, 12:41 AM
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1985 chevy camaro (v6 model)
1995 firebird w/ t tops (not sure about engine size...i was like 15 and didnt care but it was horribly underpowered)
1977 ford f150 king cab with the 460 ( rebuilding it next summer)
1993 nissan sentra XE with mild tuned ga16de
1983 rx-7 GS
Old 01-03-06, 12:45 AM
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i'm young so:
first an 86 olds cutlass calais: biggest POS ever, all the body panels were rusted and falling off and the coolant was always making funny noises. hardly had enough power to go up a hill, everything was broken: i got SO much flak for that piece.

current rides (and i still have them all):

92 SHO: the step up from the calais. such a gigantic leap no one believed i bought it at first. really sharp.

03 suzuki sv650s: i've always wanted a bike. with highschool graduation came gift money, which helped pay for this.

83 GSL: got it broke. still is broke. hoping to get money for engine build up. BIG plans.
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1986 Toyota Tercel SR5 4WD
......rolled it in a corn field, rolled it back over with help from friends and drove it to my girlfriends house and turned it to scrap metal (i love my sawsall)
1985 RX7 GS
.......the body is on the lift about the meet the sawsall due to rust
1984 RX7 GS

waiting for an engine rebuild

1985 Toyota Tercel Delux 2wd
i swear there's sumthin about this car, its all about 'ugly' .....greatest car i've ever known.....220,000 miles, original engine/tranny, runs like a champ every day
I'm waiting to buy a unibody of a 4wd tercel so i can junk the 2wd i have now and install the 4wd goods i kept from my first.......
Old 01-03-06, 01:15 AM
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Built my V-6 powered 78 GLC back in high school.Drove it irregularly for 10 years.Held onto that one till last year when cancer at its way though my nice metallic purple paint job.Its engine,trans,gauges seats and few other things live on in my 86 Samurai rock crawler,current 2nd vehicle after the RX.

78 Civic CVCC, for a year or two.Pretty quick little car.About as tough as a soda can,but it could light up those 12" tires through 2nd gear.Wore out the clutch and ditched her at a wrecker.

87 Dodge Ram 50.Still have it to this day,runs like a top.Cant kill that truck if I tried,just keeps on truckin,and she gets 30MPG highway.Occasional use hauler,trying to limit the miles since shes already put on 200K on the original motor.

My 59 Studebaker Lark should be fully done this year.Had that car in my family for its entire life.I started restoring it about the same time I started on the RX.Unfortunately,the RX got most of the attention.The Stude did get a fully built Olds 403,new T350,Caddy rearend,4 wheel discs and a fresh paint job.Now I just have to do the interior,glass and loose ends.A new 3 car garage should help that happen this year.Once the Stude is done,I can concentrate on getting the 20B into the RX......never ends.....

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Old 01-03-06, 01:46 AM
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lol well im 23 and i guess i have a good size list for my age

50cc honda dirt bike
69 vw bug (still have it)
88 dodge colt (jdm swap) dead
76 cj5 (sold)
89 maxima (sister killed it)
?? chevy spirt (dead)
78 cj5 (14in lift 39.5 tall swampers) ( sold )
89 probe (dead)
93 rhd civic hatch sold)
92 civic hatch (sold)
70 ford f100 (for sale)
82 rx7 gsl (1st love) still have it and will forever
85 rx7 gsl (parts car) still have
65 riviera (just sold)
81 rx7 gs (turbo)
69 hard tail costom bike (building)
88 rx7 (still have) parts car

lol that is from 1st to last and i think ive left some out lol cant wate to see how many caz i have had when im 50
Old 01-03-06, 02:21 AM
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1980 Dodge D-50 pickup @16
1979 Plymouth Arrow hatchback - 1/2 ownership @18 during USAF tech school
1986 Nissan Skyline @19
1989 Toyota Carina ED @20
1997 Nissan hardbody pickup @22
1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo @23
1980 Mazda RX-7 GS @25
1985 Mazda RX-7 GSL-SE @26
1982 Mazda RX-7 GS @27

I can't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday.

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Old 01-03-06, 04:37 PM
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"1ST GENS" THE REAL RX-7!

 
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I am kind of cheating cause i am in the business but here goes.

1972 240Z
1974 260Z
1983 T-Bird
1979 GMC Jimmy
1982 Rx-7
1983 Rx-7
1995 Geo Tracker conv
1991 Mr2 Non-Turbo
1983 280zx 2+2
1997 Ford Probe
2002 Ford Focus Sony Edition
1984 Rx-7
2003 Ford Explorer
1984 Dodge Daytona TurboZ
1986 Pontiac Fiero GT
1986 Rx-7
1988 Rx-7
1982 Ford EXP
1975 280Z converted to dual webers NICE!!!
1978 BMW 320I
1983 BMW 320Is
1991 Rx-7 (Not Mine a dealer demo for 6 months)
1998 Ford Explorer 2dr stick
1972 Opal GT (what a dumb car)
1984 Honda Interceptor VF750F
1991 Honda Interceptor VF750
1990 Yamaha FZR 600
1995 Mustang GT 5.0 W/Paxton NOVI 1000 Ball driven Supercharger
1997 Lexus ES300 Coach Edition
2001 Lincoln LS V-8 Sport
2004 Lincold LS V-8 Sport
1998 Honda Accord Coupe V-6
1991 Honda Prelude

oh....
1991 V.I.P. Vindicator w/460 King Cobra....

And I am sure that I am missing a few since there are some times that i only keep a car for a few months and there are some times that I have 3-4 at a time....

Jay
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Dang I can't believe how many people have owned 3 on the trees. I personally have owned 2, one of which I still have

1963 Mercury Comet

And one that I sold

1970 Ford Ranchero

Greatest memories with those would have to be

1. When I took the Comet into a detail shop and they asked me how to work my automatic

2. And the look on a ricers face when my cruck(ranchero) ate him alive and my glass packs were crackling right into his window.

My list:
1991 XR100
1982 RM125
1984 VF500F
1994 KX250
1970 Ford Ranchero
1963 Mercury Comet
1995 Z-28 Vert
1995 Chevy Suburban Turbo Diesel
1994 Mazda B2300

And my favorite
1984 GSL-SE
Old 01-03-06, 05:32 PM
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i had
1.94 olds achevia
2.93 grand am
3.91 honda civic
4.87 300zx
5.95 dodge status
6.85 gsl rx7

all this when i was 16!!! hahahaha and when i turned 17 i got the rx7
Old 01-04-06, 02:57 AM
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- 1988 Ford Festiva (first car/beater)
- 1988 Mazda 323 GT FWD Turbo Sedan - Bought it to drive around, ended up using it for parts because it was rotted underneath.
- 1990 Ford Festiva - Still own it and drive it. Has a Mazda 323GTX engine and runs low 13s. Rides on adjustable coil-overs and handles like a go-kart. It's getting a TEC and a big turbo this winter. Hoping for low 12's.
- 1992 Subaru Justy AWD - Winter beater
- 1989 323 DX Sedan - Winter beater
- 1988 323 GT FWD Turbo Sedan - Fun car, sold it after a year of ownership
- 1993 Ford Probe - Got it for free
- 1989 Mazda 323 GTX AWD Turbo Hatch- Sold it, I'm a dumb *** for doing that.
- 1986 Toyota MR2 - Awesome car... sold it though.
- 1998 Ford Contour SE - Bought it for cheap, sold it for lots
- 1990 Festiva LX - Got it for free, in use as a winter beater
- 1984 RX7 GSL-SE - Came into my work for a starter, ended up buying it. Can't wait to start driving it and making it faster.

I just turned 21, I think this is a pretty long list for a guy my age.
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My first car was a 1995 Subaru Wagon. Current car is a 2000 Subaru Sedan, but I need a wagon, and so the Sedan will eventually be sold and a 2005 wagon will be mine.

The 7 is going to be a project car, and my fun car.
Old 01-04-06, 07:41 AM
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ok where to start with tne cars.

Yugo - max speed 85... down hill with a 30mph gust. lol
74 delta 88 - 350 rocket w/ 400 turbo trans. 4 barrel carb
honda CRX - **** car, would break CV joints if you turned to sharp.
Ford ranger- caught fire from oil leak
Toyota pickup - 2 wheel drive 5 speed, by far the best truck that i have ever owned.
ford escort - locked motor due to oil filter backing out.
honda civic wagon - 4WD, that car was fun. 4 spd, through a rod in the N GA mnts
GMC van - a lot like an astro head gasket finaly went and it was going to cost about 1500$ to fix so....

i bought a RX7..and fell in love with the rotory. end of story
Old 01-04-06, 09:24 AM
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lets see if I can remember them all

67 vw type 3 squareback - a real POS - but I had wheels
68 vw type 3 squarteback, bought it from the JY & it was in better shape than the one I had
69 Mustang coupe 351 small block, 3 speed manual - Nice car 2nd owner
72 celica gt
76? Suzuki gt 500 motorcycle - 2cycle street bike
63 vailant, it was cold outside on the mc & the heater worked.
79 granada 6cyl, 3spd mt
Kawasaki kh500 motorcycle - 2 cycle 3cyl street bike
73 celica st
First gen Cavalier 82 ? no air
78 chevette 4-dr
78 ford f150
72 mercedes - not sure of the model, never ran when I owned it, traded computer parts for the car, sold car made good cash
89 tarus
89 tarus SHO - 5spd mt, 235hp stock, one bad *** car - fastest car I have ever owned
95 sable
89? Dodge caravan
95? ford aerostar
98? ford windstar
85 Ford ranger
85 s-10 blazer tahoe

Currently

2002 chevy venture - minivan - used for work vehicle
2000 sable premium - one fast car - genuine sleeper - wifes car
1985 RX-7 GS 65K miles - near mint condition, bought from the original owner, window sticker still in glovebox. Generally only drive the 7 on weekends.



I likely left a few out.
I will update if I can remember them.
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'81 jeep CJ-7

'87 RX-7 base

'00 jeep wrangler sahara

'69 VW bus

'97 Infiniti J-30

'99 Jeep Cherokee Sport

'88 Toyota Supra Turbo

'84 RX-7 GSL-SE
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1986 Buick Sommerset T-Type (my first and last automatic car)
1993 Chevrolet Cavalier RS
1993 Suzuki GSX-600F
2005 Scion tC Release Series 1.0 (current ride)
1979 Mazda RX-7 GS (current project)
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In the last 15 years...

82 RX-7 base model - sold it
89 civic hatchback - sold it
85 RX-7 GSL-SE - DD, still have it
94 Mazda B4000 4x4 - sold it
85 RX-7 GSL-SE - parts car, engine rebuild in progress
Old 01-04-06, 06:34 PM
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Since the summer of 1980 I have owned (in chronological order):

'73 Chev Impala Custom 2-door (party vehicle/ shagin' wagon)
'74 Ford Pinto
'72 Datsun 1200 fastback
'75 Datsun B210
'76 Honda Civic
'74 Murcury Capri V6
'74 AMC Gremlin (stand-in for one month until my student loan came through, which I spent on a...)
'76 Toyota Corolla
'74 Toyota Corolla
'74 Toyota Celica
'81 RX7 GX (Canadian version of the GSL and my first REAL car)
'79 Plymouth Horizon TC3 (winter beater)
'77 Ford van
'82 Mazda GLC
'80 Dodge Colt
'82 RX7 GX (silver)
'82 RX7 GX (black)
'91 Nissan Sentra XE (still have; now it's my wife's winter beater)
'88 Nissan Micra (wife's first car)
'92 Nissan Stanza (wife's second car)
'85 RX7 GSL- silver (gave my wife the Sentra after she totalled the Stanza; used the insurance settlement to buy the 7, which is my current daily driver)
'85 RX7- red (bought for wife so that she'd let me have mine back. This is her current summer car)
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1981 Ford Escort 1.1 (sold it with a nice profit within a week)
1986 Opel Corsa 1.2S (had it for half a year before I gave it away)
1995 Rover 620 Di (traded in on Peugeot)
1993 Peugeot 605 2.0 SRi (traded in on my Rx-7)
1980 Rx-7 (engine fubar, no time to work on it yet)
1992 Peugeot 605 3.0 SV (winter car)

and during this entire period I still had my completely restored 1961 MGA 1600 Mk II and my 1969 Land Rover S2A 109" restoration project and I'm running out of places to put cars fast....
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1968 Camaro
1969 Bettle single port
1972 VW bus
1985 Base rx7
1993 Chevy Corsica(the Auto-X car)
1994 Beretta
1991 Crx Si B-16 swap
1989 Accord LXi spd
2.5 RS didnt have title so not sure of year it was our ridge runner
1985 Corolla GT-S hatchback
1991 corrola
1991 Camaro 2.8lt
1986 Chevette with DOHC motor swap from a Vaxhaull Chevette
1985 Chevette with 350
1986 Chevette with 305
1992 Thunder Bird 3.8
1995 Ford extended cab truck
1941 fork truc (think it was a Hyster)
1979 Ford truck 460 cobra jet
Part of a kit car for a RS-200
1988 RX-7 GTU
1987 Turbo RX-7 (only had it for a day)
1986 Celica Supra
1987 starion Turbo Narrow Body
1988 Starion TSi widebody turbo


Im probably forgetting a few things. I do a hell of a lot of trading.



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