What cars have you owned?

Damn thought I had owned a lot
first car...mid 70's Pinto wagon..lol
76 Mustang coupe...yeah, the one that looked like a Pinto, only with a 302....got stolen never recovered
Borrowed Dads 65 Galaxy 500 for a brief stint (got my first ticket- 100 in a 35!)
next up was a 62 Ford Fairlane sports coupe, loaded with a 289, and every Holley, and Mickey Thompson accessory
Actually did a wheelie in that car while destroying the rear differential...ended up wrecking it
eventually found a 72 Buick Riviera boat tail...damn hated wrecking that too...the light pole didn't stand a chance, lol
next up, 78 Cutlass Salon...by this time, I had grown up, drove it till the wheels fell of, sold it to a friend that wrecked it
Around this time Granny passed away, and I acquired her 71 Ford Tbird with rear suicide doors, and only 40 thou on the od
.....drunk hit it, totaled!
next was a 79 VW bus passenger van with giant moon roof...type 4 porsche engine blew up, never ran right after rebuild, sold it
man I still miss it
FIAT X1/9....still have it 25 years later
80's dodge van...blew head gasket, cracked block...loved that "garage on wheels"
inherited 90 Ford Ranger- made it 300,000+ miles, then sold
98 Isuzu Amigo, still got it...expensive mistake, but neat econo box for an SUV
01 Ford ranger, still got it
 
Ford Courier (small pick up)
79 x1/9
Ford Granda
Ford Falcon
Ford Maverick (wrecked the falcon and swapped the motor)
Chevy 3/4 pick up
Dodge Van
Ford station wagon
Ford Thunderbird
Ford 1 ton tow truck
Honda 500cx motorcycle
92 chevy motorhome
(2) Subaru's (still have but both broken) (could make a runner from the two)
Ford Explorer (still have does not run)
86 x1/9 (yellow) (zip) drive almost every day
84 x1/9 (blue) wife drives almost every day (getting valve job at the time of writing)
(2) x1/9 parts cars
(2) Dodge van's (one is x1/9 parts storage) (other is work van) (both run/drive)
(2) Jeep Grand Cherokee (mine and wives) hers is 2wd kinda strange
(2) 220 Mercadis bens (fun little car, no power) (both gone now)
Dynasty(still have)
 
I haven't owned a whole lot of cars but here are few that were interesting.
1982 BMW 633CSi "Lapis Blau"
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1989 Alfar Romeo Milano
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1986 Citroen CX25 Prestige in Neptune Gray
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2003 Cadillac CTS 3.2 V6 w/5-speed manual transmission in Galaxy Silver
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Current driver: 2014 Cadillac ATS in Majestic Plum Metallic
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And this shares the garage with the X1/9. 1981 Lancia Beta
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Wow that Citroen, must have been quite an experience on many different levels. I have always wanted to own a 6 series BMW the pinnacle of the Paul Bracq era, I drove a 635 several times and really enjoyed it.
 
In order. Asterisk are ones I still have.
List doesn't include wife's cars
69 Renault 16. (Given to me at 15 with blown engine, self taught rebuild with used parts)
74 Fiat 128 4dr (Got T boned, transferred parts to 72 below)
72 Fiat 128 2dr (Bought with burned engine, transferred parts from 74)
68 Fiat 850 sedan
74 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe (Wish I didn't sell)
78 Fiat 124 Spider
78 Fiat 131 4dr
79 Camero Berlinetta (needed cold AC where I lived at the time)
72 850 Coupe
64 Fiat 1500 Cabriolet
87 Alfa Milano (son still drives it)
68 Fiat 850 Spider* (Bought from original owner)
70 Lancia Fulvia Rally 1.3S*
72 International 3/4 Ton pickup
67 Fiat 850 Spider (Rust free project)*
80 Volvo 242 GT
87 Toyota Land Cruiser*
76 Alfa Romeo Alfetta (Racecar)*
14 Subaru BRZ*
77 Ford F-150*
79 Alfa Romeo Alfetta MM (Bought from original owner)*
 
Dang. Much shorter list here:
Only cars owned and driven by me, not including the ones & bought & sold within a few months. No spouse's cars. All manual transmission except the New Yorker and 965.

England...
late 60's Fiat 500 - red
another late 60's Fiat 500 - green
Citroen 2CV ex-Belgian Post Office van - red
Citroen DS Safari - grey
74 Fiat 850 Coupe - positano yellow
move to USA....
Late 60's Chrysler New Yorker - light blue met.
1970 MGB - red
1969 MGB - green
1974 Volvo 142 - pumpkin orange
1974 Volvo 164e - light blue met
1975 Volvo 242 - pumpkin orange
1978 Volvo 245 - white
1985 Volvo 245TI - black
1987 Volvo 760T - grey met.
1985 Volvo 745T - black
1993 Volvo 965 - grey met.
1998 Volvo V70XC - silver
1987 Bertone x1/9 - red - current
2012 Volvo C30 - black - current
 
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1983-5, 77 Celica
85-87, 83 Corolla Sr5
87-90, 87 CRX
89-2004, 86 Fiero GT
96-98, 91 Rx7
98-01, 98 Jeep Cherokee
01-03, 86 Fiero SE
04, 8 X1/9 ITC car
05-10, CRX ITC/B car
07-09, 91 Miata
09-12, 90 Miata
10-18, 91 Miata SM/ITA car
10-14, 99 Land Rover Discovery
12-15, 99 Miata
8/13-12/13, 05 xterra... literally the worst vehicle I've ever owned!
14-15, 99 Range Rover
15-17, 15 4runner
17-, 87 CRX
17-, 17 Grand Cherokee
18-, 90 Integra STL car
There are 3 parts cars on that list and then the wife's cars!
 
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