Your History of Automobiles

[SnakeEyeSS]

Let's keep it to street legal cars, trucks, and bikes. ONE picture for each one, preferably in the order you have owned them(to show your progression.....or regression. )

I'll start

 

Here are mine, starting with the truck that brought me here.

1990 Silverado SWB 350 2WD

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Maybe still my favorite car, I did a LOT to it

1987 BMW 325is

 

1969 Camaro RS

Look at it. 'nuff said. Probably shouldn't have sold it.

 

1999(?) Oldsmobile Intrigue(yes, I forgot)

The only car I have taken on a long distance vacation

 

1994 Corvette Convertible

The car my wife still misses a little.

 

2009 Toyota Corolla S

The first car I bought new(for my wife)

 

2009 Mazda6 S Touring

The car that brought me to Mazda

 

2007 Chevy Tahoe LTZ 4x4

The SUV that brought me back to, then drove me away from GM

 

1967 Firebird 400

The crazy quick, head turning, eardrum bursting, unmitigated disaster

 

2016 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring Tech

The CUV I and my wife picked out together,

 

2016 Accord Touring

The car that surprised me enough to pass up a Mazda6 to get the extra options/features

 

2002 Chevy Camaro Z28 M6

First car I purchased mainly to be a project

 

 

 

Not shown. missing between Corvette and corolla, a loaded 2000 Malibu that was a total piece. Fell apart before I got a decent picture of it. Ran great, and in good shape when we bought it. Bought it to last a year and it lasted a month. There was also a 95 Eagle Talon my wife bought before we met, still had it when we got married. Since I didn't have a part in buying it, didn't list it. Bought the Malibu to replace it actually. Should have kept the Chryslerbitishi!

[SouthernSilveradoGuy85]

Well I never took a pic of my first truck and deleted all the ones of my last one so I just have pics of my '14.

 

But, the history is an '86 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe. Then the '98 Silverado Z71 and now the '14. I've only owned Chevy full size trucks. I'm also the guy that if I bought a car to help save gas I would still have at least one truck and the car I'd get would be a Camaro V8 lol. I was looking into a Gen 4 Camaro Z28 or SS a few years back but I'm picky and couldn't find a manual trans where the car wasn't beat to hell. It's a good thing I didn't because I probably would have lost my license in that thing. Hell I'm surprised I never lost it in my '98 Silverado so imagine a V8 Camaro. I think since buying the '14 I toned down a lot of how I used to drive and thrash on trucks. So I think I would be able to have a V8 Camaro now and wouldn't do anything too stupid in it lol.

 

'86 Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe (bought when I was 17 in the summer of '02)

- Midnight Blue

- Regular cab long bed

- 305 V8

- "4" speed manual trans. But, it was a "granny transmission so instead of gears 1-4 it was L-1-2-3.

- Didn't have factory A/C. My A/C was the windows down which I prefer anyways. It just sucked really bad if it was raining hard enough to want the windows up.

- Also someone yanked out the radio head unit and the speakers. Me being real tight on money I just used cheap boom boxes. I thought I had it made when I used one with detachable speakers so I kept the main part on the trans hump and put the speakers behind the seats, one in each corner.

 

If it would have been 4x4 I'd probably still have it as a 2nd truck and play truck. This was also what I learned how to drive a stick in.

 

 

'98 Chevy Silverado 1500 Z71 (bought when I was 18 in Feb of '04)

- Pewter

- Extended cab standard bed

- 5.7 Liter 350 V8

- 4L60e auto trans

- 3.73 gears

 

 

'14 Chevy Silverado LT Z71 (bought in April of '14 and is my current truck)

- Black

- Double cab standard bed

- 5.3 liter V8

- 6L80e auto trans

- 3.08 gears which I hate so I plan on regearing in the future

[barry G]

privileged list of cars you had there snakeyes...and to see an effeminate boxy tin can bmw that almost looked tough.

that is amazing.

 

I am tortured, but a mechanic and welder anyway.

I can never remember all of them, all at once.

some will get giggles everytime I mention them

seeming nonexistent to not have seen one..

 

my 96 truck is my 23rd vehicle.

I started driving in 1987

hardly in order, and I'll miss half of them first attempt:

 

74 coronet (secret cop car something- maybe sherrif, fire chief)

81 chevette, red and white pinstriped interior. the last of the holleys.. it was actually fast.

83 escort, 81 escort

74 chevelle sedan

84 grand prix LE (floor shift and tach - chevy motor, all factory)

84 monte carlo SS, exactly factory - identical to the one in the gm museum.

84 monte carlo T-top (floor shift)

79 chevy pickup

74 ford f100 (my favorite until my 1996 - I like a bouncing front end)

78 delta 88

 

..and I just brain blanked.

give me half hour to come back and edit.

 

..3 subarus. How did I forget those.

5 engines 3 clutches, 3 headgaskets 150,000 timing belts...and 19 years. I still have one.

93 loyale

87 single range wagon

87 dual range, dual port (extremely rare- subaru never built it)

I have the dual range today gaining dust. Hardly drive it.

 

here is a 2011 photo. I have hundreds of photos of this one since 2006.

 

 

96 corsica. a sense of future for todays FWD masterpieces.

...brain blank again.

intermission. I'll be back.

 

79 mercury zephyr (square -my favorite)

I'll stop there.

there was an 81 vw I always mention. My boss owned it. Could not give it to me, did not want it.

50hp diesel. in 1994 I drive from bangor maine to boston and back for 6 dollars. Treated it like my own, he told me to.. that went on for several long months.

[Daryl Z71]

1988 Sierra 2wd

 

 

2005 Silverado Z71

 

 

1994 Camaro Z28

 

 

2009 Silverado Z71

 

 

2011 Silverado NHT 6.2L

 

 

1998 Grand Prix GT

 

 

2014 Cruze RS

 

 

2006 Silverado Z71

 

[KARNUT]

I'm 60 and have owned over 100 cars. Not all new but all the muscle cars in some form. I'm an addict when it comes to cars. I'm retired now and drive for Uber just to feed my addiction. I really don't care about the brand as long as it performs. My first car was a 73 Mazda RX3, one year later 74 Baracuda. I've owned a 70 Chevelle and a rare 70 AMC Javilin SST Red white blue. My favorite is Chevy Impala 13 of those till 94, then they went front wheel drive.?? I have an understanding wife and live the dream. She gave a trip to Vegas to do the Richard Petty driving experience for our 25th. One more left never had a vette, can't explain that one, maybe I'll get the 4 door one called the SS. Got 11 grad kids future KARNUTS, more will fit in the SS.

[CadillacLuke24]

Just two.

 

1996 Cadillac DeVille. 4.6L Northstar, 3.11 Hydramatic 4 speed, 108K miles. My first car, love this land yacht.

 

 

Sadly I got in a fender bender a week before graduation, so she's in storage in Laramie until I can come get her. After that I plan to restore her (primarily to get rid of the green doors).

 

Then there's the reason I joined the forum

 

 

 

2015 Chevrolet Silverado Double Cab LTZ Z71, 6.2L 3.23 gears, and LOADED! This bad boy is AWESOME! Hope to keep it a LONG time.

[RonC5]

No pics, basic order, many overlapped:

 

66 Mustang

70 Camaro Z28

73 Corvette

67 Firebird

73 Corvette

77 Corvette

73 Corvette

73 Corvette

78 Cutlass

80 Toyota SR5 pick up

79 Corvette

73 Corvette

88 Cutlass Calais International

82 Mazda GLC Sport

85 Corvette

86 Mazda 323

92 Maxima

86 Nissan Quest

92 Mercury Villager

96 Z28

2000 Camaro SS

05 Jeep Grand Cherokee

06 Honda Odyssey

2000 Corvette - current

2008 Acura MDX - current

2004 Z06 Commemorative - current

96 Corvette LT4

99 Silverado RCSB - current

 

And always shopping ...

[idnative1948]

Some of you guys change vehicles more often than I do my undies.....

 

1964 Malibu

1970 Old Cutlass

1969 Lemanz Tempest

1972 Chev 1/2 T (only new vehicle purchased, with military savings)

1973 Suburban big block

1996 Tahoe (currently own)

1992 F150

2005 HD 6.0 (currently own)

 

(Have never believed in car payments and still do not, but I am an old phart)

[Blackout Silverado]

I have owned a 1983 Buick Regal Limited, 1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon, 1991 Chevrolet Lumina, 1999 GMC Sierra, 2008 Hyundai Elantra (still own), 2012 Scion XD (still own), 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 (just bought). I work at Nissan, through the employee lease program have had 3 Altimas, a Maxima, one frontier, & Xterra.

[RyanbabZ71]

2000 Silverado Ext Cab Z71

 

 

2000 Chevy Impala

 

2008 Chevy Tahoe

 

 

2010 Chevy Silverado (current truck)

 

 

2012 Toyota Sienna

 

 

2012 Chevy Camaro SS

 

 

 

Ryan

[Blackout Silverado]

That Camaro is sweet Ryanbab Z71

[RyanbabZ71]

Thanks, it's a lot of fun

 

 

Ryan

[AgDoctor]

1. 1990 Chevy Reg Cab Silverado 1500 2wd

 

2. 1992 GMC Sierra Reg cab Z71 4x4 stick shift

 

3. 1997 Chevy Ext cab step side Z71 Silverado 4x4

 

4. 2004 Chevy Silverado 1500 Z71 4x4 Ext Cab

 

5. 2004 Chevy Tahoe 2wd

 

6. 2007 Chevy Crew Cab Z71 Silv 4wd 1500 NBS

 

7. 2007 Chevy Tahoe Z71

 

8. 2010 Chevy Crew Cab Silv Z71 LTZ 4x4

 

9. 2011 Chevy Crew Cab Silv Z71 LTZ 4x4

 

10. 2012 Chevy Tahoe Z71

 

11. 2013 Chevy Tahoe Z71

 

12. 2014 Chevy 2500 Z71 4x4 CrewCab LTZ Duramax

 

13. 2015 Chevy Tahoe LTZ

 

14. 2016 GMC Sierra SLT AT Crew Cab 4x4

 

15. 1997 Dodge 2500 Reg Cab 4x4 Cummins

 

16. 2009 Chevy Crew Cab Silv LT 4x4

 

17. 2004 Chevy Malibu

 

I think that's it. #15-17 are out of order. These are what I've either bought for me or my wife. Seeing as I'm 36 it looks like a lot of my income goes to GM!

 

 

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[Spurshot]

At 60, I've not owned that many cars. Not many pics either. Film days for those of you that know what film is.

 

1974 -1971 Pinto gifted by my parents. My brother and I turbocharged it, forged pistons, ported, etc. 30 psi. sub 13's over 110 mph

1975 - 1971 Pinto. totaled the Pinto above, had to drive the gutted Pinto we were making a dedicated drag car. Stock engine. Sucked

1976 - 1974 Z28 4 speed. Green. Yuk!

1978 - Pitts Special aerobatic airplane. Sold the Z28 & bought an airplane

1981 - 1979 GMC Caballero. (El Camino) Kept it nearly 20 years. 3 paint jobs, 3 engines, 2 trannys, etc.

1990 - 1990 Toyota pickup. First new vehicle. Stripped base model

1998 - 1998 Silverado Ext cab 2500 4x4. Lasted a year before Chevy bought it back on a lemon law.

1999 - 1999 Sierra Ext cab 2500 4x4. Lasted over 200k. Sold to a friend. Still running

 

2008 - 2008 Silverado 1500 Vmax 4x4 Crewcab shortbed. first 1/2 ton. Didn't like it much. Too short bed

2014 - 2014 Sierra 1500 All Terrain Crew 6 1/2 ft bed. Best truck yet.

2015 - 2014 Camaro SS RS.

[Jsdirt]

See if I can remember them all in order. Don't have pics scanned of the early ones.

 

Had a '88 S15 pickup when I first got my license. 17k miles, 2.5 Iron Duke (totally gutless, but undoubtedly saved my life) 5-speed, manual brakes, manual steering - reliable as a stone ax and easy to work on. Embarrassing pics of that one. I was going for the CA cruiser look - at least what I could afford and what my mind interpreted it as ... Oh it was terrible. The air horn was fun though! Wasn't what I wanted at all - my ol' man talked me into going new, since he didn't feel like fixing my junk. Can't say I blame him.

 

 

Picked up a '84 KZ700A1 off a buddy for cheap not long after that. Had 13k miles on it. Paid $600! Was a deal even then. In the bottom and top pics.

 

 

Then got a '78 Mercury Capri 4-cylinder turbo. I had tweaked the timing in that thing so in second gear, I could leave rubber endlessly when anyone ripped on my little engine. Ended up having electrical problems, exploded the muffler after filling it with raw fuel, then became a no-start / no-crank, and off to the boneyard she went. Had glass as black as night. Used to get yanked by staties every single time I left the house with it. No pics.

 

 

Picked up a smashed up '85 Monte Carlo for $600 in '93. Drove that thing daily for 2 years, 30k miles a year before the tranny let go and left me with 1st and 3rd if I could scream it long enough. Belched blue smoke at every stop.

 

After the Monte croaked, I grabbed a built '78 Cutlass. Good wrench 350 crate, built TH400 tranny, 3.73's out back, Holly Dominator Strip intake, Edelbrock carb, Crane 292H cam. Thing needed a stall converter BAD. Couldn't get ahead of a Ford Escort for 100' ... but once it hit 3k, hang on! No pics of that one either. Got to find and scan some day.

 

Bought a '83 Skylark as a winter beater to preserve the Cutlass. Didn't last long. Left a bar one night in RI and tore the oil pan right off it. Seized the engine on the highway, got pushed to 60mph by a state trooper, and left it at a gas station.

 

In '94 I bought the first new machine I had ever bought in my life. A CBR600F2. Had that thing for 8 years, and 36k fun miles.

 

After losing my license several times, I grabbed a '86 Grand Marquis with 205k miles on it for $650, to blend in with people. That thing got me cross country, pulling a fully loaded U-Haul trailer, after overheating it so bad I had coolant in the oil. It got stolen for a full year, got it back, then sold it out in CA. Have some great pics of that car out West, but need to scan. Had it 3 great years - never let me down.

 

While the Marquis was with the mexicans, I picked up a '72 El Camino for $500! Ran like crap, had purplish-pink window tint, and had been running on blown u-joints for who knows how many thousands of miles. After spending about $300 at Checker Auto Parts next door, and an afternoon of my time, I had the thing chirping second gear. Drove that thing hundreds of thousands of miles over the course of 11 years. Went back and forth from Phoenix to Livermore, CA 3x, then cross country pulling an enclosed U-Haul with everything I owned in it. Sold it like a dummy in '11.

 

 

Grabbed a '71 C20 for a winter beater to preserve the 'Camino. Spun a bearing in the 305, then bought a new 350 and TH350 tranny for it. It rusted out BAD.

 

 

Found a '84 Honda XL350R in NH for the wife to learn on. Turned out that wasn't such a great idea. Ended up rebuilding it and keeping it for myself. I still own it.

 

 

Then I grabbed another '86 Grand Marquis with 86k miles on it in January of '03. I still have it. 234k miles and still going strong, 65 miles per day commuting.

 

 

Grabbed a '94 K1500 in '03 with 206k on it, and only 30k on the new engine. Good looker, and got off the line like a missile!

 

 

Later that year I picked up a '91 S10 Blazer with 204k on it for a winter beater for the wife.

 

 

 

Grabbed a '03 Night Train off eBay from Hammonton, NJ. Thing was mint, but I didn't ride it much.

 

 

When the '91 S10 rotted through, I grabbed a '00 Jimmy for her. Biggest POS I've ever owned! Got frustrated with the never-ending check engine lights, and parted it out.

 

 

After that disaster, I grabbed a '89 S10 Blazer out of NY. Got a year out of the original oil burning engine, then took the Jimmy engine, slapped a Edelbrock carb and HEI distributor on it, and had a reliable daily driver for 6 years, before that too succumbed to rust. Still got $1,800 for it though.

 

 

Then I made the biggest mistake of my life, and bought an '07 Silverado right off the showroom floor. Was all black and too plain looking for my tastes, so I dressed it up a bit.

 

 

Found a pair of Yamaha RD350s on eBay back in '09 for next to nothing. Restored one of them in '10. Still ride it occasionally. Entire bike inside and out has my fingerprints on every single part. Still running OEM dual points setup, & still own it.

 

 

Sold the Harley, and bought a Yamaha Roadliner. Dynoed at 115 HP and 93 ft.lbs.. Lots of fun! Like the Harley, I didn't ride it much, so it got sold.

 

Last but not least, the '93 Volvo 940 to replace the Blazer as the wifey's winter beater.

 

 

 

 

As of now, I forgot a '81 C10 I bought for a winter beater in '01, but I think that's all of 'em.