Cars We used To Own

Great topic!

Let's see:

1968 Mustang 302 coupe
1966 Mustang 289 coupe
1967 Mustang 390 GTA fastback
1967 Mustang 289 convertible
1984 Mustang SVO
1979 porsche 928
2001 Audi S4
1978 Fiat X1/9

and the Pantera. That covers the fun ones. There are some trucks and such along the way that are fun as well.

1972 Stingray Roadster

1965 Sting Ray Roadster

4 other Corvettes B4 these 2. I have now come to my senses...

Dave # 3463

1978 & 1979 Lancia Bata Coupe's (My high school hot rods), Sorry no Digital Pics at this time --- that was before digital cameras, I will try to scan some old paper pic’s and post them

My all-time favorites: First car--1958 Corvette I had while in high school and the car I wish I never sold--a 1970 Plymouth AAR 'Cuda. Please excuse the poor scans of some very old photos...

Ron
#3336

1st street car-1957 TR3

1968 Firebird 400
1967 Chevelle Malibu
1975 Pontiac Trans Am
1976 Triumph Spitefire 1500
1968 Cheverolette Corvette 327/350HP
1973 Triumph GT6 MkIII
1968 Mustang
1990 Mustang LX 5.0
1973 Firebird Formula 400
1996 Ford Probe GT
2002 SVT Focus
1973 DeTomaso Pantera GTS

List does not include various motorcycles, station wagons and other more mundane means of convience. Milage may very, offer void where prohibeted.

1st Race car- 1960s Techno F4 (Ducatti 750cc V-Twin,4sp seq.shift,chain driven go-kart on steriods)

Well this was my 66 Comet ...

1967 Firebird 326 HO convertible (my 16th birthdate gift to myself)
1968 Camaro 350 SS LT1 (modified)
1968 Iso Grifo
1982 VW Scirocco
1981 VW Scirocco
1987 Isuzu I-Mark Turbo
1992 VW Golf
2000 Toyota Celica
1974 DeTomaso Pantera

2nd Street car/2nd race car
1959 Austin-Healy "bugeye" Sprite...
Converted to autocross car (running Castrol R)
Sold to buy race car #3.......

This one went away earlier this year,69 shelby gt350

3rd Race car- 1966 Brabham BT21b F/3-F/C
1000cc Ford MAE/Hewland 5sp.
learning racers should start with small cc's, I had to rev this one to 9,250 !
SCCA San Francisco regional champion 1970/1971

Here is one of the multiple cars I own, and still do. I restored this one from a totally non-running car. I got it in trade for some work done.

Here is my first car. And I still own it too!!!

And here was my moment of weakness. It must been a young life crisis.

PanTTera, I LOVE that 1966 Brabham !!!!!!!

Dave, I don't know what ever atracted me to the MG. Got one too I finished restoring last year:

http://www.rc-tech.net/MGB/gal/d1.jpg
http://www.rc-tech.net/MGB/gal/done2.jpg
http://www.rc-tech.net/cars/MGB/car.jpg
http://www.rc-tech.net//MGB/paint1/jam4.jpg
http://www.rc-tech.net//MGB/paint1/webered.jpg

An olds 455 Cutlass no one but I could love:
http://www.rc-tech.net/cars/cutlass/olds1.jpg

TA:
http://www.rc-tech.net/cars/panttransam/bothb.jpg

Sorry, I have not sold any of them yet!

Gary

4th Race car- 1967 Lola T70 mk.3,Chassis#SL73/111
302ci(5 liters) Chevy on webers/Hewland LG500 5 speed. Raced in Laguna Seca, Riverside, and Las Vegas Can-Ams, by Ed Leslie in 1968.
I purchased it in 1971 and raced it as an ASR at Riverside and Laguna Seca..
Holds my personal land speed record of 193.5 MPH on the back straight at Riverside.
Lot's of fun at Laguna,too,Especially rippin' through the Corkscrew !!!
By then, street car#3 would have to be tow-capable, and soon...(to be continued....And another Brabham to come later,comp2...)

Awesome PanTTera!! Absolutely Awesome!

Prepare for some oddballs - in no particular order:

1978 Mini Marcos Mk 4
1967 Mini Marcos Mk 3
1966 Mini Marcos Mk 2
1971 Stimson Minibug
1973 Opel Manta Berlinetta
1987 Opel Manta GSI
1986 Opel Manta GTE
1977 Lancia Montecarlo x2
1989 Lancia Integrale
1991 Lancia Integrale evo
1991 Honda Prelude VTEC
1985 Fiero GT (Pretty exotic in the UK)
1971 Gilbern Invader estate
1983 Fiat 127 GT
1971 Mini Cooper S rep.
1985 BMW 3 series thing
1971 Pantera

And various other run-abouts - jeez, i'm only 33!

PanTTera, I love your Lola... here's mine, a T340 Formula Ford. I raced it in 1976, 1977, and 1978.

I'm jumping ahead to race car #7 then, Marcus...
To my Lola T340!!! Raced in west coast Formula Ford races, including some up your way...
Small world......

Damn! I got some catchin up to do. "Honey, we gotta buy a few more cars."

Anyway, here's my humble list, including the boring cars:

66 Mustang GT fastback (GT350 clone) - still own - it was my first car too
61 VW Bug
78 Yamaha 400
77 Porsche 924
69 VW Bug
85 Suzuki GS700E
85 Honda Civic
88 Honda Accord
85 Peugeot 505 Gas Turbo
93 Mercury Sable Wagon
92 Oldsmobile Acheiva
95 Toyota LandCruiser - still own
89 Mustang GT convertible
72 DeTomaso Pantera - still own
96 BMW 328i 5sp - still own
01 Pontiac GrandAm GT - still own

I also owned (but never got to drive)...
1927 Fageol 1-1/2 ton flatbed truck - Given to me by my grandfather who parked it by the barn in '48 because it needed a clutch. Unfortunately, I never got around to getting it running. Was donated to a farming museum in Half Moon Bay.
1966 Mercury Monterey with a 410 FE engine - Was our family car until my dad rear ended someone in 1974, but damage was minimal. Gave it to me when I was a freshman in high school, but all my money went to buy my Mustang so it never ran again.

And there's an even bigger and better list of cars I had the opportunity to purchase, but didn't. And yes, I still kick myself for not buying any of them.

3rd Street car- 1959 Chevy station wagon..283V8
The better to tow all those racers around...
Always had a spare water pump for the LolaT70...
Poor thing melted a piston yankin' the Lola over the "Grapevine" returning
from Riverside one night.
Sucessfully towed BT21fc San Jose to Road Atlanta(and back) for SCCA championships 1971
I saw an article in "Autoweek"about a brand new racer, and just HAD to have it, so....
Sell everything! I've GOTTA have one of those!!!

Here's my short list-

1962 - Austin Healey Sprite
1962 - Jag. XKE Convertible- Wish I'd kept!
1967 - Olds 442 (automatic)- Bought new &
kept for 35 years
1967 - Olds 442 (4-Speed)
1966 - Olds Toronado
1972 - Olds Cutlass Convertible
1986 - Olds 442
1962 - Corvette
1973 - Pantera ( My first Ford & a Keeper!)

Race car #5-1972 Brabham BT40 FB 1600cc,Lucas fuel injected Twin Cam Cosworth 416b
Raced such venues as Orange County,Ontario Motor Speedway,Sears Point, Riverside,and Laguna Seca.
A fun,FAST,real racer that was a joy to drive...(I told ya,comp2...)
Because I requested time off at work for the june 1972 "Olympia Sprints" at Laguna,my foreign auto parts store boss in San Jose threatened to fire me,(no vacation time earned,always wanting race weekends off)So I Quit!... and had more time to prep the BT40 for the race weekend...
On the podium after my dominating win that following sunday, Bob Bondurant congratulated me on my win and asked me if I was actually without a job. When I said "yes,I have to deal with that now" Bob said "I just moved my racing school from Ontario to Sears Point,and some of my instructors decided not to make that move. Would you be interested in the job?" It took me about 3 seconds to decide that one!!!
Oh boy!!!!Ripping Goodyears to shreds AND getting paid to do it!!!
I don't really need the BT40 anymore-it has done it's job very well......I wonder what kind of cool Ford street car I could get if I sold it? Hmmmmmmmmmmm...................

Cars worth listing:

1930 Model A
1936 Ford pick up
1968 GTO
1969 Corvette
1974 Corvette
1974 Trans Am
1982 De Lorean
1974 Pantera

Chuck

I sold that Bt40, and bought 4744 on june 16,1976 ($10,500)
This shot, one of the first, was taken at the Bondurant school offices, in the pit area at Sears Point...Oh, the hair, the bell bottoms,the black and white pictures,but hey...It was the 70's !!!
What the hell are"Super Stock Formula 1's" anyway ? (once again- it was the 70's)
Now to get rid of that Chevy wagon and look around for another cool Ford street car...
Hmmmmmmmmmmm.................Again............................................

quote:

Originally posted by PanTTera:
I sold that Bt40, and bought 4744 on june 16,1976 ($10,500)

Looks like we went in opposite directions... I sold #6339 to buy the Lola.

#6339 was $10,823.00 brand new from the dealer in July 1974, in Great Falls, Montana.

4th Street car- 1972 Ford Ranchero XL 351cl/4 speed
Just what I needed, 2 motors that were made for back when gas was free!!!An overpowered, tailhappy kinda pick-up thing,especially in the rain...I bent a bunch of pushrods in it along Hwy37 one night, and I was only cruising along.......Must be a Ford.....As only we Ford owners can say.....Often...Here I am with 2 of them, now...
So Marcus, did you then sell your Lola for 5758 ? Ron

Just a list of the more interesting ones:

1970 Boss 302 - Calypso Coral
1970 Boss 302 - Grabber Orange
1970 Mach 1 - 351C 4 speed
1970 Mach 1 - 351C Auto
1969 Mach 1 - 428 CJ auto
1969 Mach 1 - 428 CJ 4 speed
1969 Mach 1 - 428SCJ auto
1969 Mach 1 - 428SCJ 4 speed , special order color - Freduian Gilt
1967 Shelby GT-500 - Black, auto
1967 Fairlane 500 XL - 429 PI , red
1961 Galaxie Starliner - 390 tripower, red
1974 AMX - 360 auto, black
1982 Mustang GT - Silver
1985 Mustang GT - White
1989 Mustang GT - Black
1986 Mustang LX 5.0 - white
1987 Mustang GT convertible - white
1993 Mustang SVT Cobra - red
1964 Unique Motorcars 289FIA Cobra replica
1965 Mustang 2+2 - White
1964 1/2 Mustang Coupe - Poppy Red
1964 1/2 Mustang Coupe - Black
1969 Mustang Coupe - Green
1968 Mustang Coupe - Green
1966 Shelby GT-350H - Black
1976 Mercury Capri II - Red

A few pics:

My list is very short:

1974 Camaro Z28 - my first car when I was 17 in '85
1986 Mustang GT - my first new car when I was 18 in '86
1974 Pantera L - my first Pantera when I was 30 in '98
1986 Pantera GT5-S - my last Pantera when I was 35 in '03

Since I olnly have one ass, I've only owned one car at a time!

Michael

quote:

Originally posted by Cyboman:
...Since I olnly have one ass, I've only owned one car at a time...

Ron... I'm LMAO looking at your pic from the 70's You were defenetly Way Cool! Glad you have joined us too I sold this 64 Vette in 04 to buy 1362, never looked back. 3 different MGBs, 71 240 Z, 66 ragtop Mustang, 69 convert Firebird, Buick GN 87, 73 vette 4 speed.

LOOK! I'm still drag racing the 77 Nova in front of the Vette.. 6.85 at 99mph in the 1/8 with a 1.50 60 foot. That car scares me! I have a friend drive it for me

By now I've decided to stop numbering race cars,because now I don't own 'em, I just (get paid to) drive 'em ! Like this Datsun 260Z GTU 1978 Daytona 24hrs-drivers-Bob Bondurant/Ron Southern/Steve Cook entrant.
Although not really a "car we used to own" There is a Pantera connection, aside from myself and Bob(Bondurant did a lot of early 70s Pantera PR introductions at Ontario Motor Speedway)
There I was,during qualifing. topped out in our Z at about 162 along Lake Lloyd(no chicane then) in the left, lower lane, when the Hugh Kleinpeter/Jef Stevens/Janet Guthrie GTX class 1971 (1603)Pantera "GT4K", painted in colors visible only to bees, went blasting past me 'way up high on the banking in Porsche turbo territory. I cheered them on as we both tilted into turn 3, wishing them a good lap to get into the field. Winding through the infield road course on my next lap, I was saddened to see 1603 parked along the course,with steam,smoke, and evil liquids eminating from every orifice of the car. Even a few bees and flies were attracted, as we yellows will do...
They ended up qualifing 25th,but DNS...Believe me, they tried...
We tried, too, and finished somewhere in the 20 somethings(the boss hittin' the guard rail is a whole other story, too) We beat A.J.Foyt with his twin turbo Porsche ! He broke it along the side of the infield, too. and it went on permanent display, used as a braking marker in the night.
Rule of thumb at Daytona,when approching a spinning car in 2 and 3 at night; you'll see headlights/tailights/headlights/tailights as they slide inexorably down the 26deg banking, and there's no need to lift-in fact, point at him and punch it-he won't be there when you get there !
Maybe things will be better at the Sebring 12hrs......For all of us...

Thanks for the "very cool" lastpushbutton....240Zs were very cool,too........Ron

George never knew they made a GEO ass??? LMAO Is it good on gas???!!
Jeff

quote:

Originally posted by PanTTera:
So Marcus, did you then sell your Lola for 5758 ?

No, I did a year as Clerk of the Course at Edmonton International Speedway for the club, and more or less left the car thing behind me. Had a couple of Fiat X1/9s, because they were fun to drive and reminded me of my Pantera.

I bought #5758 in Tennessee last fall, and it arrived just in time for Christmas. Over 30 years between Panteras!

One more pic of me on the grid in 1976 for a standing start (pole position):

I became co-owner of this 'Stang when I married my first wife.

Most expensive car I've ever owned.