I should post, but I really don't know where to start. Hmm.
My first car was handed down by my dad, a 1975 Plymouth Fury. Loved driving it all over town, great on gas, V8 power, nice cruising around town. Drove it from the time I was 16 until I was 19 or so. The end came on a rainy day going downhill on L60's in rear and G60's in front. Slid right into the back of a 4x4 truck. Put a scratch on his hitch, but that hitch went right through the front end of the car, destroying the entire engine. RIP.
Car after that was a '83 Mercury Capri. I hated that car with a passion. What happened was after the Fury, my mother decided to go and trade the car in on a new car without going with me. So, essentially, I had no choice. That was it. I put a sound system in it that cranked to 130db, and every screw that held that hatchback in place literally fell out. Needless to say, it was a good car, but not my kind of car. Sooooo time moves on. The car ironically lasted quite a long time, despite me not liking it very much. V6 not much punch. I just missed the Fury more and more. I can't look a gift horse in the mouth and took care of it. Kept it for about what? 8 years? Then finally traded that car for...
The 1992 Ford SHO. Now, that's a pretty good car. I liked driving that car. Fun, but still a SEDAN. Uh. It was comfortable inside and out. Good power for the time. My friend Jeff called me SHOgun all the time whenever I drove it around. Not a fast car, but fun to drive to and from. Had that for a while, then the AC went out. NOT covered under warranty. I was pissed. Soooo, I said bye-bye to it.
Wife had a 1992? Taurus LX. Good car, nice color. She's happy.
(In this segment my memory is a little fuzzy, but I did get a F150 truck. Stick. Good for neighbors asking to borrow it all the time.....) I don't like trucks much, but the wife does. Meh. Finished with the truck, I finally said the heck with it, and...
Then, my inner kid came back and I got a 1991 Firebird 305 TBI. Now, we are talking. Split T-tops, sound system, etc, good power for going over the nountains, but then again, the engine finally said, eh, I'm done. Instead of giving up, I wanted to keep my baby.
So, I went ahead and put in an internally balanced 350 engine in with 10.5:1 pistons, Weiand intake and Holley throttle body. The car GOT ON! About time!
Excellent torque and horsepower, 2:73 rear end however, and slow on the quarter, but a terrific romantic feeling of the ol' Fury again. My first youth comeback. Every day, driving that car, even though it got about 12-14mpg HWY, it was INCREDIBLE and fun to drive. Until a drunk driver flipped a U-turn in front of me, and the car was totaled by the insurance company. I was devastated.
Ended up with a TRUCK. Again. The money I got from the insurance wasn't even close to replacing that car. So I bought my dad's truck. We used that for some time.
Ended up trading the truck in and my wife decided to get a car.
The wife wound up getting a 2004 VW New Beetle. She's had it about what? 3 years? She loves that car. I should show you the pictures of the peeling paint, and how it was getting worse, but that was finally recently done and her bug looks very new once more. She's still happy.
I wound up getting a 1996 Honda Accord from my boss. Paid a little for a lot of car. Nice car! 4 door SEDAN, but heck, a real nice car to drive. Of course it had bookoo mileage, and I put bookoo more on it, until the head gaskets went. Sad day.
Mom to the rescue. She let me drive her 2003 PT Cruiser in the meantime. So deciding on what to do for a while, I got to drive the ol "Putt-Putt" get around town car. I gotta admit, it was a cute fun car to drive. This is the ultimate grocery getter. I'm serious! A good amount of utility, great for small jaunts around town. Fun little car.
Until the engine died. *sigh*
Then... My inner kid came back.
2012 Dodge Challenger R/T V8. Finally going full circle. Back to the high-school days and yes I am reliving it. I can't emphasize the nostalgia I feel every time I sit in the driver's seat.
Boring story. I know. Just sharing it for no apparent reason.
