About My Cars

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Over the years, I have owned a whole lot of cars, a few motorcycles, and a few airplanes. I often tell stories of one or more events in these cars. In 1985 I wrote them all down. I updated them for this web site. Here they are
  1. 1952 Oldsmobile 88 (1965-1965, paid $25)
  2. 1949 Oldsmobile 88 (1966-1966, paid $15)
  3. 1949 Chrysler Windsor (1967-1967, paid $15)
  4. 1966 Yamaha 100 Twinjet (1976-1976, really my dads but I got to ride it a lot)
  5. 1958 Plymouth Station Wagon (1967-1967, given to me I sold it for $50)
  6. 1954 Buick Roadmaster (1967-1967, paid $35)
  7. 1957 Dodge Coronet (1967-1968, paid $150) this was the first car I really drove a lot
  8. 1956 Ford Ranchwagon (1968-1968, paid $50)
    The '56 convert (#9) had a 406 Ford in it with 3-2 barrel carbs. I pulled the engine out of the convert and put it in my Ranchwagon. A real sleeper. I also took out the back seat and built it out flat. I raced everthing that came along. I always won. Except when I raced Mike Pennington in his '56 Chevy Convert (click to read about that race). I sold it in the fall of '68 for $175.
  9. 1956 Ford Convertible (1968-1968, paid $175 and sold it with the engine from #8 for $125)
  10. 1961 Corvair 500 (1968-1969, paid $150) this was the first of "9" Corvairs
  11. 1961 Corvair Monza (1969-1969, paid $150)
  12. 1961 Dodge Polara (1969-1969, this was given to me, too)
  13. 1969 Plymouth Road Runner 440 Six-Pack (1969-1970, paid $3,888)
    I ordered this from the factory. It was one of 1500 built. 4-speed, 4:10 gears. I got so many tickets with this car that I didn't get my license back until I was 28. 10 years! I still drove.
  14. 1954 Chevrolet Belair (1970-1970, paid $30) this had factory power windows and seats
  15. 1950 Oldsmobile 88 (1970-1970, paid $30) I painted this one in Black Laquer
  16. 1963 VW Bug (1970-1970, paid $900) what a piece of shit this was.
  17. 1966 Corvair Monza (1970-1971, paid $1,200)
  18. 1959 Oldsmobile 98 (1971-1971, paid $30) I could lay down on the front seat of this one
  19. 1963 Corvair Monza Convert (1971-1972, paid $5 and sold it for $150)
  20. 1972 Ford Pinto Runabout (1972-1972, paid $2,600)
  21. 1964 Corvair Spyder (turbocharged) (1972-1972, paid $50 and sold it for $250)
  22. 1966 Corvair Monza (1972-1973, paid $150)
  23. 1973 Mazda RX3 (1972-1973, paid $3,200)
  24. 1969 Corvette 427, 4-speed (1974-1975, paid $3,500)
  25. 1962 Chevy II (1975-1975, paid $60)
  26. 1965 Corvair Corsa, 4 carbs (1975-1977, paid $500)
  27. 1965 Corvair Corsa, Turbocharged (1975-1977, paid $750) these were identical cars
  28. 1969 Toyota Corolla (1976-1976, paid $200) this had right hand drive
  29. 1975 Oldsmobile Starfire (1977-1977, paid $2,400)
  30. 1976 Yamaha 650 vertical twin (1977-1980, paid $300)
  31. 1966 Chevy II Super Sport (1977-1979, paid $400 and sold it for $2,500)
  32. 1975 Oldsmobile Starfire (1978-1980, paid $2,400) yes, I had two of them
  33. 1970 Chevrolet Impala (1978-1979, paid $300)
  34. 1967 Chevy II coupe (1979-1979, paid $300)
  35. 1971 VW Microbus (1978-1979, paid $150)
  36. 1976 Honda Civic 1200 (1980-1981, paid $2,000)
  37. 1976 Honda Civic 1200 (1980-1984, paid $2,600) yes, I had two of these too
  38. 1965 Corvair Corsa Turbo (1980-1996, paid $200, sold it for $7,500)
    I put an Olds Toronado 403ci V8 in the back seat. I worked on it for 13 years. Sold it for $7,700
  39. 1980 Chevy LUV truck (1983-1989, paid $2,000)
  40. 1977 Grumman American Cheetah (1984-2000, paid $10,000 and sold it for $41,000) this was my first airplane. I flew it for almost 1200 hours.
  41. 1987 Dodge Omni (1988-1991, paid $2,400) sold it for $1,500 with 109,000 miles on it
  42. 1989 Chevy S-10 (1989-1994, paid $15,344)
  43. 1994 Chevy S-10 (1994-2001, paid $16,220)
  44. 1978 Grumman American Cheetah (1995-1998, paid $28,000 and sold it for $47,000)
  45. 1975 American Champion Citabria (1998-2002, paid $3,000, sold it for $75,000)
    This is my 'project.' I have LOTS and LOTS of time and money tied up in this. It is be a show winner.
    It was flyable by the end of September 2000. All of the Airworthiness paperwork was signed off in March 2001.
  46. 1978 Grumman American Cheetah (I just got this one for $23,000, it's already sold! for $40,000)
  47. 1999 Chevy S-10 Blazer. (2001-2004, paid $17,000, sold for $6,500)
  48. 2004 Chevy Tahoe. (2004 to present, paid $25,000)
  49. 1978 Grumman-American Tiger (2004 to present, paid $60,000)

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