What car(s) do you own?

Geezer Garage said:
I probably have far to many, and plan on thinning the herd over time. Presently, 1960 Thunderbird, 1966 mustang fastback, two triumph TR6's, 1970 ford Galaxie, 05 Ford Explorer, and 04 Ford Crown Victoria, along with ten Ford pickups from 1966 to 1994. I won't go into the heavy trucks. Not all are running, but most are, and I only keep 3-4 registered.
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Holy smokes, Geezer! :oops: You give new meaning to the term "Motorhead"! 😊
 

Gary O' said:
I called 'em both

That's a pic from the web
I never took photos of my early rigs
Just drove 'em to the ground

I did spring for tires with a skinny red stripe
They were popular in the '60s
There was a name, can't remember
Actually, the tires I bought were knock offs
I remember sitting with a girlfriend, in a cafe
By the window
Admiring my tires
Watching them all go flat at the same time
....it was a discount tire shop
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Red lines. seems like most muscle cars in the 60's had them. :)

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An old dirty scratched 2007 Subaru Forester now with 248k miles I bought used with maybe 70k miles. Once had 2 cars but then noticed my automobile insurance was unfairly jacked way up even though I was the only one driving either car. Insurance companies are quite afraid some people will otherwise let others who would be under high insurance rates use their second vehicle. My rates have always been low as over decades as have never caused accidents.
 

Hello All!
When growing up all you were jealous of my cars/trucks. You all then ignored my rides until you were gray. Now you are jealous all over again. A few of my 50+ year main rides: 64 Pontiac, loaded, with rag top, 68 Ford Custom Camper w/390, 75 Ford 1 Ton w/460, 68 fastback Torino, and others. All maintained in original condition and with a few power modifications.
Nevada Kid in Texas
 
Nevada Kid said:
Hello All!
When growing up all you were jealous of my cars/trucks. You all then ignored my rides until you were gray. Now you are jealous all over again. A few of my 50+ year main rides: 64 Pontiac, loaded, with rag top, 68 Ford Custom Camper w/390, 75 Ford 1 Ton w/460, 68 fastback Torino, and others. All maintained in original condition and with a few power modifications.
Nevada Kid in Texas
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Show off! tongue Welcome to the forum! @Nevada Kid 😊😉
 
mike4lorie said:
Currently and for the last 16 years, I have been driving my 2006 Ford F150, with 368,000 Km's which is 228,664.55 miles...
Its 4 doors, and a BIG 8 in her... and I love her... The only thing wrong with her now is a few holes, which I will fix by winter... Now if I could find one, and afford one... I would love a 47 - 49 Ford Pickup...
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Well, just added a 2008 Ford F150 with 140,000 to our 2006 Ford F150... Exact same truck, just different years...
 
PreciousDove said:
Simply put like the name of the thread what cars do you own or did own?
Also what's the one car you would love to own if you haven't already.?
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Own: 2021 Honda Ridgeline. Comfortable, practical, reliable, and easy to drive. Boring!

Want: 50s or 60s era Cadillac convertible, none of the above, but very cool and not boring... Well maybe comfortable. Something like this would work:
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NorthernLight said:
my lifelong dream of owning a big living-room car
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I like it! Something big enough to see the curvature of the earth in the bench seat.
Colleen said:
My first car was a 1961 Corvair
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Mine almost was a Corvair as well. Looked at a few, and almost bought one. Cool car, but then along came Ralph Nader and wrecked my dream...
 
Currently a 2019 Subaru Impreza with 14K on the clock. It gets the job done and I may just keep it till it won't run anymore. First car was a 1952 Mercury. Worst car a 1969 Ford Torino. ( On a quiet night you could hear a Ford rust.)
 
Colleen said:
I was born in 1946, so I've seen a lot of cars over the years. My dad worked for Chevrolet in our town in MI and he use to take me to Cobo Hall in Detroit every year for my birthday to see the new car models coming out. I've always loved cars and could tell you the year and model. Not so much now because they all look alike...even the expensive jobs...sigh. No style like the "old" days....haha.

My first car was a 1961 Corvair. I was in nursing school and my parents bought me a car. It was similar to this one: View attachment 238994

I'm not sure I ever had a favorite car. I loved them all :)
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LOL my first car was a Corvair also!! It was burgundy and threw fan belts like crazy! I always had to carry a spare with me and had a sandbag in the front because the engine was in the back trunk.. When I bought it it had a syringe and church key in the glove compartment:ROFLMAO:🤭 I purchased it used for $800. It was stolen from my underground parking garage. My insurance company recovered it and the seats, radio were stripped and they left the engine intact. The insurance company paid $900 to fix it and returned it to me. I did not have a choice of taking money or I would have..
 
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We have a 1997 Dodge Dakota SLT PU....108K miles, and a 2006 Chevy Impala LTZ....85K miles. Both are in good shape, mechanically and appearance. I used to trade vehicles every 2 or 3 years, but since retiring we only drive about 5K miles/yr. I plan to keep the Dakota until I get too old to drive....and then the kids/grandkids can flip a coin for it. The Impala is our "road car" for casino trips, etc., and gets excellent fuel mileage for a car that big....28MPG, We've been thinking about trading it for a compact car that the wife can drive more easily. There was a big auto show in Kansas City a couple of weeks ago, and we went up there to check on new cars without having a salesman bugging us. Frankly, I didn't see anything that got us enthused. We did find a couple of models that made sense, but until the dealers have a lot of inventory, and aren't asking inflated prices, we are in No hurry. The "push" seems to be towards EV's and Hybrids, but given the amount of miles we drive, it would take 10+ years for us to break even on the fuel savings....given the increased prices of these EV's.
 
We have a 2012 Chrysler convertible that has only 38000 miles on it. I expect it will last at least as long as I do. In 12 years I will be 100. Between my wife and I it is the 17th convertible that we have owned. For 20 years I didn't own a car, I drove company cars.

It is about 8 years since my wife last drove.
 
I have this oldie currently sitting in the garage. It is driven very rarely. The truck is the daily driver.
 

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