I hate so say "cars of our youth", at 36 I like to think I'm still young...
here's my list:
1. 1965 Chevelle Malibu, 283, 3spd. I got this one about the time I turned 14 & still have it today. Anybody else still have their first car? I ran a 327 4spd with a 9" ford rear & 3.70 gears. Very strong combination. The car is currently undergoing a restification with a 454/400TH trans.
2. '68 bug. Bought this one while going to college. I drove it all week to save gas money for the Chevelle on weekends. Sold this one when I bought #3.
3. '73 Vette 350 & 4 spd. I bought it the weekend I turned 21. An incredible car for a single guy to own & one that I wish I still had. Made several long road trips in this car. Installed gas shocks, poly bushings, bigger sway bars, & sticky tires for SCCA competition.
4. Got married & my wife had a '94 Renault. Fun to drive & abuse when it would run.
5. Sold 4 to buy a '77 Vette w/ 350 & 350 TH. Had his & hers Vette's for awhile. I don't know why but I never really liked this car very much.
6. Sold 5 to buy an 80 GMC 4x4 for me & let my wife drive the '73 vette
7. Bought a '73 Firebird w/ 400, 400TH, & 4:11 posi. We never drove this one. I was in the process of a rebuild & traded it for...
8. '69 Malibu w 396 & 350TH. This one was freshly painted & beautiful (black) but the motor was in pieces. I sold the car to the guy that painted it for what we had in the Firebird before I ever got it home & kept the motor/trans.
9. Bought a '90 Camry for my wife's daily driver.
10. Sold #3 & #6 to buy a '95 ram extended cab. Wonderful truck & should have kept it.
11. Sold #9 & bought the '65 ragtop which is now my daily driver with 454 & 400TH.
12. My wife traded the Ram for a '95 Grand Cherokee which she drives everyday & which has been a very reliable, low maintenance vehicle.
13. We're in the middle of building a house so I bought a work truck. I own the nastiest, rustiest, 3/4 ton '75 Chevy 4x4 that anybody's ever seen. With 350 & 4 spd & a 4" lift it goes everywhere & hauls everything.
14. Our oldest girl jut turned 16 (thankfully she doesn't like my Malibus) & we're going to have to do some shopping.....
Dean Vandergriff
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