What is / are...the other car / cars in the garage?

Nothing as glamorous as most of you.

2009 Saturn Aura - Dailey driver company provided (Hey it’s free and now collectible!)

2003 Toyota Highlander- Wife‘s

1979 Triumph Bonneville 750 (Lots O’ fun!)

#4134 17 + years of blood/sweat and occasional tears. But lots of smiles!
I love the smell of genuine DeTomaso plethor!

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Originally posted by Garvino:
I was surprised to see a Saab Sonett on the list. I grew up around Saabs and always thought the Sonetts were cool. Interestingly, the guy I bought one of my spare transaxles from had a stripped out Sonett sitting outside his shop. Now I feel like I should call him and see if he wants to sell it. That's if my wife wouldn't kill me and I didn't have ten other half finished projects in progress.

I bought the Sonett for the wife for 3 reasons.
1. She has wanted her own car and likes these little cars and I knew I would get a pass on my next car if I did this.
2. She really wanted to drive the Pantera and I thought this would distract her. This was a failure after she got used to driving a standard again it made her want to drive it more.
3. It was skinny enough to fit in the space it’s in now and I can get out of it for what I paid for it and have some fun with it while I own it.

Tight fit.

As a Vantage owner I do have to agree with Does200 on the power. The Vantage does look a lot faster than it really is. When I bought the Vantage it wasn't about the speed and power. It was about how the car drove and felt. The interior, the smells, the sound, the materials used all come together to make an amazing experience every time I drive it.

Sold the 64 Vette and added the Pantera. Wife drives a CTS coupe

Far as the Aston and its 'speed factor'. There are many measurements of why we get cars, performance a big one, but many contributing factors.

Interestingly, my Viper GTS is maybe the antithesis of the Aston. It'll eat most of what's out there, but is a loud, unsophisticated, a bit crude, and if you're in the mood for that, it's cool. The Aston would not be doing burnouts if I had it, wouldn't need to.

My stuff -

> Pantera '74 - mostly stock, stealth upgrades
> Viper GTS '00- 12k miles, Steel gray, Cognac Connoly leather. Mostly stock. 1 of 55 in that combination.
> Porsche Carrera '86 - Very original, alway cared for. Just sold on ebay.
> Acura NSX - '97, 3.2 'T', 6 speed, Kaiser/black, one of 35.
> Ferrari 512 BBi - '84, Tan Daytona interior, Boxer paint scheme, last 6 months of production.
> Ferrari 512TR - 94, one of final 50 imported, fewer than 10 black/black 94s. A seriously competent machine.

And another...

Yes, the 512TR is slanted 'up' with the left front wheel off, doing a little electronic upgrade to the car. (Scuderia Rampante Innovations fuse box, relay box; greatly enhances connections, reliability, potentially injection/brain output, power. Not a problem, just avoiding one.)

Finally, the Boxer and my favorite wall decoration...

The eagle eyed among you may notice the Pantera wheels, original headers, breather on the back wall.

Sorry guys, but we're an all Chevy family....

1969 Chevy El Camino
1973 Z06 Pantera
2007 Chevy 2500HD Duramax Diesel w/ Allison Tranny
2012 Chevy Volt

comp2, I love that Trans Am. Yes, I know it has plenty spoilers etc., but that front end is just the business. The Formula is also great.

Thanks Mikael, that was one of the cars I wanted when I was 16 and it kind of stuck with me.

1972 Pantera - 357 - Kinsler IR EFI / C302b Heads / SR Cam
1989 Saleen Mustang - 302 - GT40 setup / Cogged Novi 2000 Blower
1965 Mustang Fastback - 302
1990 Mazda 626 - Daily Beater

1999 F350 Crewcab Dually 4x4, 7.3 Powerstroke.
2000 El Dorado Caddy, 206,000 miles!
2010 Mustang, Pony package in Grabber Blue. Wifes car.

It's been fun seeing what others have collected over the years; sort of a window to one's car "soul." My assortment includes:
1958 Corvette (undergoing complete body off restomod restoration)
1968 Pontiac GTO (undergoing mild restoration as it was already in very nice driver condition, Verduro Green over black. My dream car in high school, it's still more exciting sitting in the driver's seat looking out over that hood with the bulges for the hood tack and the hood scoops without even moving than anything current)
1972 De Tomaso Pantera (the timeless body you could still die for)
1978 Datsun 280z 5sp. (owned since new, sat in my garage undriven for 20 years from 1985-2005), before I restored it to beautiful driver several years ago. If only our Panteras had the leg room of this car)
1978 Datsun 280z automatic (bought it and restored it for my son for high school and college, currently sitting and awaiting a second restoration)
2002 Jaguar XKR convertible (bought 2 years ago for next to nothing for an essintially mint condition car and now my daily driver, future classic, sensationally sexy, typical English electronics)
2004 Chrysler Pacific (semi-retired after nearly 200,000 miles, the best, most reliable, and comfortable automobile I have ever owned)
2008 Buick Enclave (formerly my daily driver, what a pile of crap, gave it to my wife to drive, I couldn't stand it anymore, transmission from hell.)
And for the one of you who has the Ferrari 512bbi, my late very close friend once hid his black one in my garage for two years back in the 80's to keep his ex-wife from getting hold of it. Always thought it was the nicest of his 3 Ferraris-Testarossa, 512, Maranello.

Wow what great cars, glad to see everyones rides!
Chris Chevy's are nice too.
I love the F 512bb I just can't have one, it brings back a great memory for me.
Posting pictures was a good idea

Here is the T bucket I sold to buy the Screaming Eagle Vrod

The Screaming Eagle

2003 HD Softtail

1999 35th edition Mustang GT with the procharger

Sorry about the multiple postings.

Florida Panther Found... It is not hiding in Smartcar Yellow with Gold Pearl then clearcoat
and it moves like one with 100 shot NOS.

Here are 3 of mine the Trailblazer is hiding on the front lawn.

I can wish can't I?

My turn:
72 Pantera
78 Longchamp
68 Camaro SS350 (probably most original Camaro in Europe)
99 Chrysler Stratus (wife's old car, for sale)
94 Chrysler Vision
89 Jeep Cherokee (wife's new car)
94 Jeep Gran Cherokee

Including my boat and 2 lawn mowers, I'm caretaker of 66 cylinders...

I am going to try to post a really old picture. The Pantera looks bigger than the Camaro in this shot.

How many of us have GM F body's??... Four or five at least??...

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Originally posted by Panteradreamin:
I am going to try to post a really old picture. The Pantera looks bigger than the Camaro in this shot.

That's a great pair right there! Both can definitely get it done. Do you still own the Camaro?

I finally had a chance to get a photo of my Mustang and my Pantera earlier this week.

I’ll try and get a photo of them with our Auburn and Porsche when the weather turns a little better. Right now we have snow on the ground and it’s a balmy 10 degrees Fahrenheit out.

Current "other stuff"

2008 Lotus S240
1997 Viper GTS
1969 International Scout
2011 Chevy Volt
1976 Honda CB360

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Originally posted by MacMan:
2011 Chevy Volt

How do you like your Volt? We just got one about 2 weeks ago.

Current running cars only:

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Originally posted by Chris Bell:
How do you like your Volt? We just got one about 2 weeks ago.

Wow, congrats! I love it! We've got 9000 miles on ours now and it's been fantastic, no problems. I've taken it on lots of long trips so I dip into the dino-fuel pretty often. The car's lifetime average is still 80mpg though, so I can't complain.

Plus the extreme contrast makes driving the Pantera on the weekend even more special.

I applaud your effort to save on fossil fuels, leaves more for the rest of us

Reminds me of streamers seen on some US car here in Nordics in the 70s:
"I use the gas, that you save"
And perhaps even more provocative:
"Laugh all you want pops, your daughter is in the back seat"

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Originally posted by A Hudson:

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Originally posted by Panteradreamin:
I am going to try to post a really old picture. The Pantera looks bigger than the Camaro in this shot.

That's a great pair right there! Both can definitely get it done. Do you still own the Camaro?

We sure do! It is my wife's "dream car". I had to finish that car before I could purchase the Pantera. I think it gets more attention than the Pantera too!!

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I applaud your effort to save on fossil fuels, leaves more for the rest of us

It actually doesn't since we use our fair share in our 2500HD Diesel Truck, our Diesel Motor Home, our Pantera, and our 69 El Camino!!!

The worst thing about owning and electric vehicle is that all of a sudden people think you are an earth person. We definitely are not, it was simply an economical thing. My wife now commutes to work for no gas cost! Saves about $400.00 per month!

This is our big red sled. We are just in the initial stages of dropping in the new Coyote 5.0 coupled to a Viper T-56

And here is the good part.

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Originally posted by Z06 Pantera:

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I applaud your effort to save on fossil fuels, leaves more for the rest of us

It actually doesn't since we use our fair share in our 2500HD Diesel Truck, our Diesel Motor Home, our Pantera, and our 69 El Camino!!!

The worst thing about owning and electric vehicle is that all of a sudden people think you are an earth person. We definitely are not, it was simply an economical thing. My wife now commutes to work for no gas cost! Saves about $400.00 per month!

Just out of curiosity, what do you think the electricity cost is a month?

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Just out of curiosity, what do you think the electricity cost is a month?

There are a lot of factors that influence what your electric costs would be BUT, if you pick the right electric plan and charge at the right times, etc... the cost is about $1.50 per night.

For us, that equals $1.50 for 40 miles of travel. At $4.00 per gallon of fuel on our truck the savings is around $10.00 per day... That's around $200.00 savings per month for us for just the work commute...

Yeah, I could probably do some adjusting with charge times and such, but I'm still only running about $60/month in extra electricity and was previously spending about $250/month on gas.