Cars you wish you still had

[santagary]

A 1967 Firebird 400 convertible, pale yellow, wire caps, auto 3 speed, posi=trac, redline tires for $218 a month when I was making $850 a month. $4250 or so...bought it off the showroom floor from Matson Chevrolet, Hillsboro, OH. Wow...what a car! Sold it for $1800 with 70k plus miles...needed the money and then paid $400 for a '64 chev. six 4 door with powerglide which got us through the hard times.

 

[Question]

This one... and also the hair.....

 

[bw77]

My dad's 1951 Plymouth Cranbrook. I was too young and away from home when he sold it after a minor accident.

 

[bazzateer]

My first car '76 Vauxhall Chevette 4 door - nothing special but it was my first.
My '60 Austin Healey Sprite - had to go when the kids arrived.
'92 Toyota Previa - such a great beast for next to no money.

 

[Bender78]

Man,there's been quite a few. I think the one that I would really like to have back now was my '65 Thunderbird. High school pu$$y magnet.

 

[mmb617]

The '71 Challenger I sold 25 years ago for $900. Those E bodies are worth their weight in gold now.

 

[Call me the Breeze]

My '39 Studebaker Gasser , I miss this one more than any of them. My friend Jay and I built this from 1988-1992, I sold it in 1993 like an idiot. It had a 350 with a 4-71 blower. All Old School of todays standards ( of course back then it was called scrounging for parts that would work, from wherever you could find them), from the Halibrand rims, Stewart Warner gauges, Bell Straight axle, 9 foot long magnesium ladder bars, Hurst Airhart brakes, wheelie bars, Fiberglass flip nose...


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[MP&C]

440 six pack, 4 speed

427LR automatic

 

[Mark H]

My '40 Ford truck and chopped '46 Chevy Stylemaster 2-door sedan,both sold as un-finished projects.
My '62 Olds Dynamic 88.Tried to track this one down to buy it back some time ago but,no luck!

 

[flat350]

1970 Plymouyh AAR Cuda,340 6 pak,4 spd.,sold it in 79 to buy a Toyota pick up

 

[Chuckw]

67 Corvette roadster hp 327 close ratio hust 4 speed
71 mg midget ( BRG she was a a gas)

 

[Jack90210]

 

[mcdtommy23]

1987 Yugo GV in Pacific Blue. Factory air. It had it's issues but I sure do miss that car.

 

[supertooljunkie]

All of the air cooled VW's I ever owned. Still have a couple of engines, but no bodies.

 

[LennyTheLizard]

'62 Impala SS - 2 door hardtop.

This is the only picture I have of the one that got away. This was my dad's high school dream car. He bought it when I was about 12 and we worked on it nearly every weekend. He lost interest and was about to get rid of it, but I talked him into letting me have it on my 15th birthday. I worked on it all through high school. I had a built 400 small block, all the suspension was rebuilt, and the body work was 85% done but still in primer.

Had to sell it when I went to college because no garage to keep it in, and I didn't want all my work to go down the tubes. My dad told me I could do with it what I wanted, but he guaranteed I would be sorry if I sold it. HE WAS RIGHT!!

 

[bquiggle]

1979 El Camino with a 396 transplant, 1969 Camero, 1967 Cougar, 1969 Mustang.....and last but not least my first car 1954 Dodge V8 with the really BIG back seat>
paid $1000, for each of them except for the Dodge it was a freebie had been used to store horse food and the Mustang, it came and went with the first wife...sure do miss that car

 

[fflintstone]

I have had a decent amount of nice cars and only two of them were sold at a time that I wish I would not have. I had a 69 Buick GS convertible that I sold 2 days before I left my 1st wife. I sold a 1990 SS454 pickup to provide the down payment for the house I recently had to short sell. I didn’t mind selling the truck at the time but now that I walked away from my home with no equity, I feel a little bitter about it.
I have had a few Buick GS’s, a nice 61 Electra, a few camaros, I always bought used cars, but my first new car was a doge omni GHL. (what a POS for a quick car) I really need to find a scanner and get all my old car photos in electronic form.
In order of preference of cars I wish I still had, in the condition I sold them.
1. 69 Buick GS convertible.
2. 70 Buick GS convertible
3. 66 Chevelle
4. 72 454 caprice classic
5. 71 Camaro
6. 90 SS 454 pickup
7. 84 CJ8 scrambler.
Everything else I really have no love lost over.

I still have a nice jeep as a toy. My truck is very clean and I still get complements on.
And while my daily driver is nothing to look at, the engine has an 8.200 rpm redline and a six speed trans and corners better than any car I ever had.

 

[hdossett]

No regrets, really, but every time I see a 1956 Chevy Belair 4D Hardtop it sure brings up memories. Just out of high school, Dad helps me buy it. Sold it within a year before heading to Vietnam (USN). Watched the guy that bought it hustle pool to pay for it ($250 IIRC), then we walked across the street to the court house and transfer the papers. He wrapped around a tree a little later!

Harold

 

[DYNA BILL]

55 Chevy 150 2 door, 327, 4 bbl. with Muncie 4 speed.
56 Chevy Bel Air 2 door with the above drive train swapped on.
57 Chevy 210 2 door with the above drive train swapped in.
58 Chevy Impala 2 door, 409, 4 bbl. Borg Warner T-10 4 speed.
68 Plymouth GTX, 440, 4 bbl. Auto trans. Bone stock.
64 Pontiac Catalina, 389, 4 bbl. 4 speed. Bone stock.
65 Plymouth Satellite, 383, 4bbl. 4 speed. Bone stock.
50 Dodge 1/2 ton pickup, 4 banger. Bone stock.
68 VW Beetle.
65 Plymouth Valiant, 440, tunnel ram with 2 fours, Torqueflite Auto.
71 Norton 850 Commando.

 

[hetkind]

none, I have kept the vehicles I have wanted to keep...like a 62 Dodge Town Wagon, and a 62 Dodge Military Power Wagon, and gotten rid of the ones I didn't like, like a 94 Plymouth Voyager or a 83 Subaru GL Wagon.

 

[Rocketcoffin]

I wish i still had this as a daily driver -

82' honda civic hatchback with a 95 injected and turbocharged 1.6 honda motor in it.

I wish I would have left it N/A and just driven it - got great milage, was surprisingly quick, and blew honda guys away (not a very easy swap for this year of car). I have since moved on from my Honda Days, but this car was fun.

 

[mrholeshot]

I've had a lot of cars since I was old enough to drive when I got my licence in 1969. Among those have been many 60's Mustangs inclusing a Shelby GT500 and Dodge Daytona and my Current Chevelle I've owned since 1993. The car I would have back if I could choose is an odd choice. I had a 1964 Oldmobile 98 2dr Custom Sports Coupe. It was equipted with a package that closly resembled an Impala SS. It had Leather and Silk Interior, Bucket seats, Console, Factory Tach, reverb stereo, 394 with twin carter 4bbl carbs (factory installed) and Jetaway Transmission. It had a unreal amount of Chrome. As stange as it may seem it would be my choice. I've looked for one like it for 25 years and have come close several times on ebay but it seems it was an ultra rare model. I would take a single carb version of the same car but can't find it either. I kick myself anytime I see one even close

 

[R6 Racer]

Every car I ever sold.

+1
at the time it was necessary but.....

 

[e-tek]

Many of you know I like to work backwards - in that I have most every car I ever wanted now.....

But sometimes I do wish we still had the E-tek Racing Flagship 1971 240Z with 280engine, 5 speed and full race suspension....it kicked ***! Still does, as it's still racing and I have right of first purchase if the current owner ever sells it....someday!

 

[regguy1]

1966 Pontiac GTO

1966 Corvette Sting Ray Sport Coupe

1958 Corvette

 

[ZRX61]

Had an all original (except paint color) 1952 ex-USAF Chevy 500gal aircraft fuel truck...6000 miles from new... it had never left the airport.

And:
'64 500 XL Galaxie...
'69 Mercury Monterey

 

[blue dog]

Many of you know I like to work backwards - in that I have most every car I ever wanted now.....

And, you have a few i wish i had too.
E-TEK, you all ways do a great job at what ever you do.

 

[cheap bastard]

I wish I still had my 63 1/2 Galaxy, 427, four speed, Ming Green with black upholstery. I also wish the old 67 Cortina GT was still around along with my 84 RX7 GLE. The 61 MKI Sprite with 12A power should have never been sold either. My old 62 F85 2 door sedan with a 215 was stolen, but I wish it were still around, too. Oh, you get the idea.

 

[Hubb]

70 Cougar, I was the third owner. The guy I bought it from had if for over 20yrs an worked for FORD

 

[rua1972]

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/album.php?albumid=822&pictureid=6708
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I still love these Escorts, both RS 2000

 

[e-tek]

And, you have a few i wish i had too.
E-TEK, you all ways do a great job at what ever you do.

Thank you very much. Although my Dad always told me to do it right, it's taken a lot of practice to be able to get there!

 

[Superlifted06FX4]

I'll be different since I'm the youngin. I wish I never sold my 1998 Ford ****** ZX2. Fun little car, swapped in a SVT Focus 2.0L Zetec. It was fully loaded, I want another...


And the original mileage when I sold it, had 36,237:

 

[twisted654]

No pictures but I wish I still had the 1957 chevy nomad.

 

[sooperdave]

someone early in the thread said "all of the"...I've gotta agree. the only one i really want back is my '02 subaru wrx wagon...I regretted that sale as it drove away. great driver, all season, utility, decent looks (IMO), overall the best car I've owned. I came across my 03 cobra that I bought new, then sold 3 1/2 yrs ago, so I bought it back last month.

 

[Fast Orange]

In the order they came-
1964 1/2 Mustang-289 4 Bbl,4 speed-
1970 GTO-400,TH400,4.11 Posi
1974 Lincoln Mk IV-460-Big Boat Cruiser-Girl Magnet Pimpmobile/Party Wagon
1966 'Vette 'vert w/hardtop-4 speed,worked motor,sidepipes,flares,suspension kit,gummy radials-best handling,worst riding,most impractical car I owned-miss it the most
1979 F-150 4X4-reg cab,s/b-400,C-6,33"tires,worked motor-9 MPG-but could go anywhere and tow a house

The two I want back the most-the 'vette and the F-150

 

[rwhite692]

Wish I still had my '70 K5 4WD Blazer. It was handed down to me by my dad as my "first car" and was a great truck. I'll have another one some day.

 

[kap]

1970 Mustang.
Bought it in 1974 while in high school for $4k (if I recall correctly), sold it a couple of years later. While I've had other nice cars, I know what that 1970 would be worth today. I'd love to find an affordable project 1970 (or '69) to restore.

 

[MScott]

1965 Sunbeam Tiger (260 Ford V8.) Loved it, but the baby came.....no room and it had to go.

 

[e-tek]

1965 Sunbeam Tiger (260 Ford V8.) Loved it, but the baby came.....no room and it had to go.

DAMN THE BABIES!!!!! (Not your baby...)
I would have GIVEN you MY first-born for it!!!

 

[sealer]

My '68 Camaro. Bought it in '87 from the original owner when I was stationed at Ft. Ord, Ca. Sold it in '05. Just a plane jane, but I miss it.