While posting a response to "Bobby" I mentioned a '56 Chevy Nomad I use to own. Made me start thinking of many of the vehicles I've previously owned. Thought I'd try to narrow the list of over 100 to the Top Five I've owned. It was tough but here's my list. If you've owned lots of vehicles how about listing your Top Five. If you've only owned a couple, list your favorite.

Here's mine: 1963 Corvette Split-window Coupe, 1957 T-bird, 1962 Corvette w/factory Fuel Injection, 2002 Corvette Z06, 1984 ChooChoo El Camino SS (shown below).

Honorable mention: 1965 GTO, 1969 SS/RS 396/375 Camaro, 1957 Bel Air 2-dr HT w/factory A/C, 1956 Chevy Nomad, 1987 ChooChoo El Camino SS.

http://www.rivercitycorvetteclub.com/images/Med84SS_2.jpg

well nothing as impressive as that but 65gt mustang, 65gt fastback, 71 Javalin sst with401(gawd i loved that car) this 3 were while in highschool. 70 Chevelle, 76 Formula Firebird, 79 Z-28.
By far the most impressive performance wise, was the AMC Javalin. With the exception of the engine I am currently building for my elkie, I have NEVER owned a car that was as rude, raw, and overpowering as the Javalin with the 401

Top five: (in no particular order)

1967 Camaro R/S (my first car, I bought when I was 13!)

1969 El Camino SS

1971 El Camino SS

1962 Impala

1983 El Camino (ELT1)

Top Five----
--1969 Camaro Pace Car Convert-my favorite!!

--1970 Mustang 428 SCJ

--1969 Mustang Mach 1 with 390 GT option

--1985 Elky SS Black

--my present 85 Elky

Top 5

1960 Impala
1961 F-85
1965 Fury III
1970 Coupe deVille (472ci)
1987 El Camino

:mrgreen:

1) 86 El Camino

hahaha first and only :)

#1- 1981 Honda Accord. (1981 to 1997, 235,000 miles)
#2- 1992 Geo Metro 135,000 and the only reason it was junked in 1997 was the fact that a DUI in a 78 Dodge van smacked it in the rear on the Pulaski Skyway. Even with the gastank in the back seat and 3 windows shattered I still got home with it.
#5- 1965 Fairlane S/W (great drive-in car)
#4- 1966 Ford Mustang (my first car, and for this is gets mentioned)
#5- 1981 El Camino (naturally). Once I get the rust done it will move up the ladder, I'm sure.

Dan B (NJ)

1.) 1979 El Camino
2.) 1973 Plymouth Fury III (ex-police intercepter)
3.) 1974 Plymouth Satellite Station Wagon
4.) 1972 Ford Gran Torino 2door Sport
5.) 1975 Ford Ranchero

Best all around vehicle I have owned is the 93 Chevy truck I currently own. Like the energizer bunny........it just keeps going and going.

#2 - 1972 El Camino
#3 - 1997 Suburban
#4 - 1989 GMC Safari(small van)
#5 - 1977 GMC 4x4

1- My '78 of course 8)
2- My current daily driver '86 Jeep Wagoneer. 195,000 miles and still going strong. Paid $300 for it 3.5 years ago :thumbsup:
3- 97 Chevy Silverado 4.3/auto (wifes truck :mrgreen: )
4-'83 Cutlass Supreme
5-'77 Ford F150 (never-say-die-truck)

8) My first and still my favorite ride was a 76 elky that i completely customized before I unscrewed it.
#2 1973 Z28 w/ 375hp LT1
#3 1970 Pontiac Catalina 2dr w/huge 455 auotmatic
#4 1976 C10 big 10 truck
#5 1998 Dakota 4wd (current)

I am waiting patiently to swing into another Elky and I'm sure it will be customized again just to make it mine.
Jeff

8) My first and still my favorite ride was a 76 elky that i completely customized before I unscrewed it.
#2 1973 Z28 w/ 375hp LT1
#3 1970 Pontiac Catalina 2dr w/huge 455 auotmatic
#4 1976 C10 big 10 truck
#5 1998 Dakota 4wd (current)

I am waiting patiently to swing into another Elky and I'm sure it will be customized again just to make it mine.
Jeff

1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Cupe'
1966 Chevelle Malibu Custom
1972 El Camino Custom 400
1976 El Camino CLassic
1980 El Camino SS

Honerable mention is a
1986 Caviler Z24 Hatchback - 4 Speed
1970 Chevelle Malibu

#1 85 El camino SS
#2 67 Pontiac Hearse
#3 72 T-bird (429)
#4 71 Olds Hearse
#5 75 Elcamino

1) 79 gmc caballero (gawd I love fith gens.)
2) 82 firebird (once I got the v6 out and a 350in the car was bad)
3) 73 elcamino (first car and I learned all kinds of things not to do to a car)
4) 83 datsun 280zx turbo ( I have to say this was the fastest car I have ever owned with 16-20 psi of boost and a high rev motor)
5) 83 glx mustang

Here are mine in order of preference...wish I still had all four besides the Elky....

'78 El Camino SS 350/350
'69 Camaro Z28 302/4spd
'77 1/2 Camaro Z28 350/4spd
'72 Buick Riviera 455/400
'67 Mustang GT 289/4spd

#1) 1972 c 10 custom cab (victim of NY winters in the end)

#2) 1974 Chevy Camaro (sold to fund move)

#3) 1970 Pontiac Gran Prix (Sold to family member)

#4) 1985 full size Chevy Blazer (still have, needs Engine)

#5) 1970 delta 88 with Royal Package (455, Loaded, Stolen)

Great to remember when...

Cheers!

Well Seeming how im only seventeen some of these may not be vehicles to guys but here's the list

1.) 1985 El Camino (this is what i have right now)
2.) 1993 GMC Sierra (Looked Great and ran better, but only a V6! yuck)
3.) 1994 Honda CR 125 (super fast dirtbike)
4.) 1991 Ford Bronco Eddie Bauer( first truck, what a piece of trash)
5.) 1983 Honda XL 80 (my very first motorized vehicle!)

My dad has a 2002 Z28 and 69 Camaro SS i'd put on the list but they aren't mine...........yet :-D

:D 1. 59' El Camino (What I own now...)
2. 62' Cadillac Hearse "CUSTOM"
3. 64' Malibu SS (was stolen & striped)
4. 66' Chevelle (1 owner)
5. 61' Chevy Panel Truck

These are my favorite's out of over 75 vehicle's that I have owned, not to mention the over 20 Motorcycle's I have owned! "SKULL"

Nothing cooler than a first year Elky...love those cat's eye tailights!

Hard to really chose but here goes.

1) 1966 Rambler American Station Wagon

2) 1988 Yugo (great car when it ran)

3) 1971 Gremlin (V8)

4) 1959 Nash Metropoliton

5) 1956 Desoto (Fireflite)

lots to choose from but these were the best...

1>1970 Grand Prix SJ 455HO/TH400 topped out over 140 MPH!! 8O
2>1969 GTO 400 4spd PW PDB, Vinyl roof, buckets console :D
3>1969 Mustang Coupe 302 auto :)
4>1968 Cougar XR7 302 4spd Rust bucket :mad:
5>1977 GMC Sprint custom...305 auto $5,700 new!! :D

Here are some of my favorites
< 1, 69 340 4spd swinger
< 2, 73 cougar xr7 351 cobra jet 4spd blew engine
< 3, 77 vette lt1 auto wrote off hit a pole
< 4, 81 z28 350 4spd t top
< 5, 00 trans am ws6 ls1 6 spd , sold

1987 chrysler lebaron- good car until it got totaled
1984 el camino
2000 yz 125
1982 xr 200 r
schwin

thats all the "vehicles" ive ever owned

:( :( :( Sure wish I had my first one

(1 49 white mercury convertible, sob sob.
(2 49 Ford (man that flathead was fast.
(3 51 caddie coupe deville
(4 59 Red El Camino (still got it and love it)
(5) 93 Old Cutlass Convertible (very black and very fast, sold it when I got the 59 Elkie)

I haven't even owned five cars, but here's the past three before my SS:

1969 250 L-6 four door Chevelle,
1959 Studebaker pickup.

I have had a few old friends, 1. 1970 Chevelle Malibu (wish i still had it) 2. 1967 SS/RS 396 4-speed Big block Camaro (really wish i still had it) 3. 1992 Chevrolet SS350 Sport truck, like the SS454 but a "mild" 350 with a 5-speed. Its dependable, i drive it daily since i drove it out of the showroom in 1992) 4. the 1978 El Camino (what bad could come from a stroked 400+ horsepower Elky?) 5. The 62 Bel Air 409 4-speed "bubble top" my dads original car when i was a kid,one thing i know out of all the cars,the Bel Air will never sell!

well i havent had a whole lot of cars , around 10 i think but heres my list

72 vega panel wagon(first car i ever had) and the best car

68 elcamino (second car) and i still own it after 2 accidents 5 motors 8 4spds 1 12bolt rear end (6 10bolt differentials while i was saving money to fix 12bolt um..dont ask) :?

64 plymouth sport fury ran 12's with a 383

56 t-bird was fun , need money for school ?? :cry:

97 cavalier (currently daily driver) runs as fast as my el camino did when i first got it !!! 16.40's

car i wish my dad didnt cut up

72 AMC gremlin 304 3spd on the floor , made great smookie burn outs on the good year polyglass tires from 72 !!!!!!! 8O

future car to own , a mid 60's vette roadster stick shift , gonna run all late 90's drivetrain !! hee hee

I see some not-too-common stuff here, a 58 Nash Metro and a 59 Studebaker pickup. Cool.

my favorite would have to be my 85' el camino. its my first and only car, i know it will last for a while longer on the stock 305ci. 120,000 miles and adding.

i forgot 3 of the cars i had , that i wish o still had

70 SS350 camaro

70 SS396 chevelle

72 el camino SS clone , i still got the parts for the base ss dash in the garage

oh well , life happens !!!!! but the camaro and vega are the 2 i miss the most , i had really good times with both !!! :lol:

and i didnt mention the car i i currently need to transfer title on , it belonged to my dads best friend , my dad bought it from him for 18,000.00 , then did a few things to it changed the carb'd 350 to a 91 vette TPI 350 L98 , and coil overs , and my dad past away almost 2 years ago , and now its mine

its a 29 model A tudor sedan , and now i need to finish up and get it running , and have my dads name and his best friends names put on the car !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8) Top Five in no particular order

1 1964 Chrysler 300,white with red leather,cruise at 130 mph all day and not complain at all.
2 1970 El Camino, 350/300,perfect
3 1970 Dodge Charger, balanced and blueprinted 383,ran 12.1 w/ the A/C on.
4 1978 BMW 528i,straight six w/european head,cam,pistons and upgraded injectors.Ate 5.0 mustangs in the 1/4 mile and still ran to 155 mph.
5 1976 El camino,350 four bolt.manifold,carb,cam,Flowmaster duals,work in progress.

Had a lot of fun with all of them,but I miss the 1970 the most.
Shane

My top 5 in no particular order:

1. '71 AMC Javelin SST, 327/350 Chevy drivetrain
2. '69 Chevrolet Chevelle
3. '85 Dodge Daytona Turbo Z
4. '84 Pontiac Sunbird turbo
5. '72 Plymouth Duster 360/727

It's hard to choose but if I could only have five of them back they would be

1956 Bel Air 2 dr Ht 327/4sp
1971 El Camino 350/4sp
1969 Camaro 350/TH400
1959 El Camino 283/3sp
1940 Ford Coupe 350/TH350

Hopefully my lastest project will top the list one day if I ever get it finished.
1953 Chevy Sedan Delivery 406/TH400

1st and first
Ford De Luxe 1938



Ford Custom 1950
Ford Custom 1958
Trabant 1964
Rambler Rebel 1967

Trabant 1964

Now that is an unusual car! Where did you get that one?

#1 - 1971 Plymouth RoadRunner - 383 4speed Fastest car I've ever been in, let alone owned. (In 1976, as a 19 year old I routinely buried the needle at 150mph; In 1977, I wrapped it around a Green Line trolley in Boston.)
#2 - 1965 Ford Mustang - 289 3 Speed. My dad has never forgiven me for totalling that car...
#3- 1967 Chevy Caprice Station Wagon. You NEVER forget your first time...
#4 - 1963 black VW bug w/sunroof- I paid $75 and it lasted me almost two years!
#5 - 1981 Chevy Conquista - my most recent acquisition - according to my wife it's a good thing there's a bed in back, cause that's where I can sleep from now on!

I haven't had any cars I really loved, except my current daily driver, a 2000 Jeep, and my favorite car ever that I always wanted and just got, my '72 El Camino. I do wish that my husband hadn't had to sell a couple of the cars he had, especially a Trans Am Pace Car (I think it was a '78, but it was a cool looking car), but now that he's got me around he'll never have to sell any of his cars again.

a Trans Am Pace Car (I think it was a '78,
It was an '80 so get it straight newbie :P By the way welcome. Glad to see your FINALLY posting :P
Anyways my favorite in no paticular order:
1. '72 Pontiac Le Mans(my first real car,totaled in an accident)
2. '78 Trans Am(still have)
3. '72 Elky(the new project :-D )
4. '81 Camaro Z28(still have)
5. '97 30th anniv. Z28(my daily driver,fun,fun car)

I would have to say mine are in this order.
1.69 SS 396 Elky
2.84 K5 Blazer
3.77 SS Elky
4.70 RS Camaro
5.75 Torino. (I loved to beat the crap out of it, with no remorse or care)

Only have owned four worth mentioning, in no particular order:

74 Nova 350/th350 (first car, 278k on the clock and still going strong on 2nd engine and trans, still own)

74 Nova HB 350/ th350 ( an old lady ran a red light and sent it to an early grave :-( )

71 Vega HB 350/th350 ( fastest car I've ever owned, sold it, got me into too much trouble w/the police :? )

70 El Camino 350/th350 (current project ,still own, will finish it one of these YEARS! :-D )

my list has to be..

62 Austin Healey 3000 mk2
64 1/2 mustang with factory 260 cid ( one of the first, wish I'd a kept it ! )
65 GTO 389/4 spd 4bbl
69 Torino Talladega blue ( only sold 500, and came in only blu,wht,burgd)
81 El Camino.Conquista, air,full guages,pw,55/45,cruise,autowas 305, a work in progress. Body now off frame.

plus 80' donor
Wife gets the Jeep, I drive a 82 El Camino for my daily driver.

New member, NICE site !!

Here's Mine

1st car I owned ( 71 Super Beetle )
2nd ( 77 Chevy Caprice 2-door, two-tone blue)
3rd (85 S-10 )
4th (87 Mustang GT)
5th and still own (71 Custom GMC Sprint)


Honorable mention: 85 Honda 650 Nighthawk sold it wit 13000 miles on it 2 years ago, 89 GMC Sierra 4x4, 77 Buick Regal.

Wife currently drives 2001 Mustang V-6 with 5-speed and I drive my Sprint on weekends.

Brian

When you're as old as me (58) you have a rather long list but I'll keep it to five. 1. 40 Ford Coupe, vette engine
2. 65 Chevy SS black inside and out with Mickey Thompsons
3. 66 Dodge factory 426 hemi, 425 hp
4. 67 Chevy SS 427ci
5. 66 Corvette roadster, 427ci
6. can't count very good...64 Corvette coupe

Honorabe mentions though are the 57 chevy sedan delivery (beer hauler) I bought many parts for but never got to restore it. Sold it for junk ughhhh.... 56 chevy with over 450 hp. (ruled the streets in 63)

My string above ended in the early 70's. Had to raise a family. Now my 85 Elky SS rules.

Oh boy, I feel like such a traitor to classic cars now. No one here has a history like me:

1st: Ford Probe GT (made into twin turbo...never waste money like that, trust me.)
2ond: 91 MR2
3rd: 86 Camero
4th: 69 Mustang Mach 1 (boss motor in it no less! Sold for $8,000)
5th: 240 SX Silva conversion (everything but the 6k motor was put into it)

my top 5 in order startin with my fav.

1. 1983 Elcamino Royal Knight clone

2. 1979 Chevy Monza Spyder (next project)

3. 1985 Olsmobile Cutlass Supreme (72 350 Rocket th350 trans. v6 rear dual exhuast, lady rear ended me junior year of high school)

4. 1987 Buick Somerset (could take a 25 mph curve doin 40 and not even break loose the tires, sold to buy my first 4x4)

5. 1979 Ford LTD II (first car and project, never finished junked it and parts car for $30 each)

My very first car of course...'69 Camaro RS :inlove: Stolen in '72 :evil: :cry:

'71 Camaro Z/28 (The car I should of NEVER sold!) :-(

'71 Ford Ranchero (A family hand-me-down) :rolleyes:

'85 Buick Grand National (Still have) :inlove: :thumbsup:

'70 El Camino :inlove: :thumbsup:

#1 1969 Chevelle SS396 th400 12 bolt posi never should have sold this car
#2 1970 Chevelle 454 th400 12 bolt posi non SS
#3 1970 pro street Nova SS 671 blown 355 th350 9 inch ford rear
#4 1977 Corvette 383 small block dual Quads nitrous th350
#5 1969 El Camino 400 small block th350 10 bolt rear big block th700r4 and 12 bolt posi coming soon!

I've owned so many vehicles, it would be easier to list my least favorites. First one was a Ford, the second one was also a Ford...I gave them a second chance...that was a mistake. I used to be a big Mopar fanatic, when muscle cars were MUSCLE CARS...and cool! Bought a convertible Sebring about 3 years ago...owned it for 3 days (only because it was a weekend) before I returned it...no more Mopars now either! (ok now this is where we all chant) GM GM GM :banana2:

Top five only :cry:
1968 Mustang CJ
1957 Corvette-2X4 car
1964 GTO convertible
1967 Buick G/S
1972 Corvette roadster-took this one on our honeymoon 34 years ago.

I started driving back in 1970. Since that time I have owned 5 cars total. I still own two of them.

I tend to bond with my cars. I really HATE car payments.

#1 Favorite is my 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera. I bought it back in 1995. It is a big boy toy.
#2 Favorite is my 1986 El Camino that I bought in 1991. After 16 years of driving my Elky I still drive it everyday.
#3 Favorite is my 1974 Porsche 914 2.0 that I bought in 1974 and sold in 1996.
#4 is not that much of a favorite but it was a 1973 VW Super Bug
#5 was my 1st car. It was a $600.00 1960 VW bug with 36 hp. 0 to 60 in 54 seconds! My dad gave me an interest free loan but I paid for it. My dad's deal was the interest free loan, and he paid for the insurance until I turned 18. I had to pay for everything else. All the gas and all upkeep.

I plan to keep my Elky even if I have to convert it to hydrogen power someday when gasoline is no longer available.

I don't count my wife's car(s) even though my name is on the title. It is not really 'my" car.

I'm still in High School, so this is what I've had so far...

1. My current El Camino! 8)

2. 1976 Ford F-250 with a 460 :cool:

3. 1984 Bronco XLT with a 351 :bomb:

4. My Huffy Screecher (More fun than my homemade motor bike!) :driving:

5. That Nissan Sentra known as the beater... :cruch:

I've had about 50-60 cars, but my favorites are:

1. 72 el camino lost in a fire
2. 83 monte carlo sold, way too many tickets
3. 70 chevelle first car lost in an accident
4. 74 nova sold still too many tickets
5. 83 el camino current project

Good thread to revive. Here are five that were good to me.
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first car
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first El Camino
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the 71
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the fifth gen
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the current car and the best one of the bunch

my turn:
1) 69 vette
2) 70 monte carlo
3) 69 roadrunner
4) 70 442 vert (current)
5) 84 Choo Choo (current) 87 MCSS Aero coupe

That was six...sorry lol

My 1947 chevy fleetmaster (which i still have), My 1986 gmc safari van (that i traded for my 47), my 81 elky (which i still have), my 83 elky (which i still have), and my black 81 elky that i sold.

Here's the ones I have had the most fun with:

1. 1967 El Camino (current)
2. 1957 Chevrolet 2dr sedan (first car - rust bucket death trap)
3. 1960 Triumph Herald (owned with 3 guys in the service in the Panama CZ- made a convertible out of HT during dry season)
4. 1966 Lincoln Continental (w/ganster doors)
5. 1936 Plymouth 5 window business coupe (wish I had this back)

Hummmmmm only five----ok

1 86 Buick Regal T-type bought new, still have it (Grand National without the markings)

2 69 Mustang convertible---428CJ auto A/C and am/fm /8track tape

3 65 GTO 389 tri-power four speed

4 66 Mercury Comet 427 side oiler with 4 speed and 2 four barrels

5 57 Chevy convertible 283 with a four barrel and three speed on the tree

The El camino is definitely in the top ten, but these five were probably my all time favorites.

Ok, here's mine. This is an old thread, hope I haven't already done this... :D

1. 79 Z28 - Most fun car I ever owned

2. 74 El Camino - Pure therapy

3. 2008 Mustang GT - 2nd most fun car I ever owned, Wish it was a Camaro though... :D

4. 79 350 Berlinetta - 2.41 gears but the most stable and smooth 130MPH I ever experienced

5. 88 Pontiac Grand Am LE - Olds Quad 4 motor- The only FWD car I could ever forgive for the torque steer, Front wheel burnouts were easy!

Had a few 90 toyota 2WD trucks that were pretty reliable and fun but not in my top 5...

Most hated cars I've owned...

1. 70 Plymouth Duster - More time fixing it than driving it, HAd a big fat A$$ too.

2. 87 Pontiac Grand AM 3.0 V6 - BIggest P.O.S. I ever owned funny since the 88 was so much fun. STuff broke on it every other week.

3. 81 Camaro - Another one that spent more time being fixed than running but it was my first car so I loved it at the time.

4. 86 Toyota Pickup - Had an automatic with a 4 banger. Most boring thing I ever drove. The loaner Civic wagon looking thing I once had to drive for a week was more interesting.

:cool:

aaaarrgh i wish i was born in the us :D
my top 5 cars

1 1986 opel corsa 1300 gt europe ****
2 1988 volkswagen golf 1800 gti europe ****
3 1996 opel astra wagon europe ****
4 2000 fiat marea weekend 2.5 5 cil europe ****

and the only american made

my 1970 355 c.i el-camino :D

57 chevy modified some between the front bumper and the rear bumper
62 Imp SS Pace Car with (Bubble Dash #137 out of 200)
67 Elky
68 Elky
69 ELky SS 396 had 2 one new in 69, my currant one sense 89

1955 Chevy 2dr hardtop
1955 Chevy 2dr post 327/365 hp
1st new, 1966 chvy Nova SS 327/350,220-4sp. Rolled 5 times on Drag strip 1967 running for Top Stock
1969 RS-SS Comaro 396 t400
1975 El Camino
1979 El Camino SS
1996 Impala SS
2003 50th Anniveray Corvette Roadster
1 Fine 1959 Black El Camino 8)

I guess this makes me an Old Chevy Man. (American Made)

In no particular order

'70 El Camino SS 454 4spd.
'87 El Camino SS Choo Choo
'04 GTO limited editon Pulse Red 6spd.
'02 Formula Firehawk: last car built by SLP Engineering
'98 T/A Firehawk Prototype: 1 of 6 built

Sadly all are gone now.

Just like about 50 others.

1: 1967 Corvette, 327/350hp 4spd, 4:11 posi, triple black, factory rallye wheels, factory side exhaust, factory soft & hard top.

2: 1940 Buick Super Sport Coupe, 350ci Chevy/Turbo 400, am/fm/cd, ac/heat/defrost, tilt/tele, pwr steer, pwr brakes, much more

3: 1973 SS454 El Camino, Turbo 400, side exhaust, aluminum slot wheels, custom pin stiped, swivel bucket seats, ac etc

4: 1972 240Z Datsun, owned this one new

5: 1966 Chevy 1/2 ton short, step side pickup, 454/Turbo 350, nice truck.

and the list could go on and on. I have had so many cars and motor cycles that I wish I had back, but then, don't we all !!!!!!

1. First car (age 15) 30 model A coupe with rumble seat.

2. 1936 Buick coupe, great car, totaled in wreak.

3. 46 Ford coupe, made a custom out of it. Nosed and decked, frenched headlights, Buick grill, hotrodded flat-head V8 engine. Shelled second gear out of it 7 times, would not take the engine's HP.

4. 67 Austin Healey 3000 mark III, restored it to showroom condition. Traded it in for a 74 Mercedes 450 SL conv. Big mistake, the Healeys are going now for $40,000. to $90,000. and up.

5. 62 Volvo 544, I want it back. Took lots of trophies in drag racing, 1/2 mile ovals, motor crosses and hill climbs. 1800 cc engine, warmed up with a 4-speed.

My 85 El Camino is no. 6 only because it is my current pride and joy.
And I still have a 1964-1/2 Mustang conv. Restored it to showroom condition.

Doug

#1 1972 chevrolet c10 swb 355
#2 1978 18ft sleekcraft rebel jet boat bb 440 chrysler
#3 1971 19.5ft stevens flatbottom V-drive highly modded 390 ford fe
#4 1984 k5 blazer 4" lift 35's 305
#5 1969 elcamino 408 stroker
sorry i had to add my boats because i havnt owned 5 rigs yet lol i still have the V-drive

I'm in late here.....lets see
69 Camaro a hard top and a rag top, Should have kept one of them
69 Nova SS
68 Impala
65 Impala SS
39 Chevy Coupe Street Rod
Mike

1968 Corvette Roadster (lost in divorce)
1974 El Camino SS 454
1978 Corvette Silver An. L82
1976 El Camino SS
1956 Chevy Nomad

I have had such a wide range of cars and loved so many but my top 5 include:
1. Cadillac CTSV
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Best car I've ever owned - period. Looking forward to the next gen.

2. 1988 Corvette - great car
3. 1988 CRX - (An oddball, but has 80K miles and still gets 51mpg on the highway, and is fun to drive)
4. 1973 Buick Centurion Convertible (Power Everything, huge engine, front seat bigger than some sofa's)
5. 1981 Z28 (built 383 - pretty quick)

I expect the El Camino take over, once finished.

5. 1968 Porsche 911 (No V8 torque but after 100mph it flew)
4. 1968 El Camino (6cyl. Stick – loved this one)
3. 1968 Chevelle SS396 (My wife hated this one – Duck poop yellow outside, black interior, in hot Florida sun – but it commanded respect in 1971)
2. 1941 Buick Super Convertible Coupe (’47 Roadmaster Straight 8 engine)
1. 1961 Lotus Super Seven (Inexpensive kit car, 1100lbs. - Go Kart on Steroids)

Hard to choose favorites – they were all great for different reasons.
I’m just getting started on the ’83 El Camino.

This thread has been a great read for me. Most of us are remembering rides we had years ago, long since gone (GREAT MEMORIES). Last year I decided to recreate a memory for my brother of his 1957 Bel Air. I took a photo of another ’57 Chevy and “created” my brother’s car close enough that he thought it to be an actual photo of his car until someone else gave it away. I could never afford the “Stable” of cars I always dreamed of (I owned 3 Corvairs at one time, does that count?) but, I now hope to “create” what I did own from memory, on canvas.


David

O.K., it's my turn. Most of you guys are young!

1. 37 Chevy five window coupe (at 14 yrs old.) Had it until I was 28. Three drive trains, some drag racing.

2. 53 Studebaker Silver Hawke. Rust bucket, vapor locks in the summer, but cool and classic looking.

3. 47 Dodge four door sedan (suicide doors). Great back seat for the drive-in.

4. 68 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible Brougham. More modern, lead slead, middle age comfort.

5. My current 77 elky. It will pass anything on the road except a gas station.

I wish I had kept every one of them.

Man, it's been a good life, so far!!!!!!!

Elky77

I have had such a wide range of cars and loved so many but my top 5 include:
1. Cadillac CTSV
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/3/4/9/5/9/4/webimg/89496639_o.jpg

Best car I've ever owned - period. Looking forward to the next gen.

2. 1988 Corvette - great car
3. 1988 CRX - (An oddball, but has 80K miles and still gets 51mpg on the highway, and is fun to drive)
4. 1973 Buick Centurion Convertible (Power Everything, huge engine, front seat bigger than some sofa's)
5. 1981 Z28 (built 383 - pretty quick)

I expect the El Camino take over, once finished.

L like the Caddy.

three 1965 GTO'S, only year GTO was made, in my opinion.
1966 Chevelle, 327, 4spd. buckets, full instrumtation.
1970 'Cuda 340, auto.
1970 Corvette 350/350 4spd. ALL original, high 12's in Quarter, engine built by a Certified NASCAR engine builder.
1985 Shelby Charger, Turboed. 5spd.
1988 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z, Turboed, 5spd.
1983 Camino, 350 crate engine, true duals, 700R4 tranny, 3:73 gears with posi. NO computer control on this vehicle.

L like the Caddy.

Thanks a bunch - it's a mad Sleeper.

67 Chevy Camaro,68 Plymouth Roadrunner,73 Dodge Dart,77 Chevy Corvette,79 Chevy Corvette,65 Impala station wagon,77 Chevy Camaro.Oh,OK...five? Leave off the last two,then I guess... :oops:

Tough list, I'm only including the cars I got to drive, get tickets in, etc.

If I included everything I ever owned I would never get down to just five.

In their order of performance and fun!

1. Ferrari P4 replica, Blood Red, 1800 lbs wet, 215 Buick with four Webers, headers, big cam, 5 speed, 4 wheel disc, etc.
Over one "G" on the skid pad, 13.05 in the 1/4 mile at Willow springs, best handling car EVER, 18 mpg at 90-100 mph, about 150 top speed.
My only real show car, it was on several Kit magazine covers and center spreads.
Worth over $70K today, it got away from me years ago.

2. Jag XKE Roadster, Red, 3.8 DOHC 6, 265 HP, 150 MPH, 4 wheel disc, wire wheels, etc.
I used to annoy bikes on mountain roads with it, most could not out run me until my brakes faded.
I stupidly sold it to raise capitol for a business venture that did not work out. Worth about $50K today.

3. '59 348 El Camino with 3-2's, 4 speed.
Damn fast between clutch changes, sold it for something like $1,500 back in about 1988, after putting in about the fifth new clutch in six months.
From what I have seen on varied boards, worth about $40K-$45K today.
I have more into my current '59 basket case than I sold the 348 powered car for!

4. 1972 Triumph Hurricane 750.
Only about 700 made, newer bikes are faster, but the Craig Vetter Triumph Hurricane is the one I want back!
Now selling for $10K-$15K if you can find one.

5.*Austin Healey 100-6.
One of my first truly fast cars, lots of adventures, broken parts, illegal road and drag races won by me.
Another car I cannot afford to replace, about $30K today, I originally got mine in trade for about $200 of body work.

That's the top five, honorable mention goes to the Bug-Eye Sprite's, TR-3's, 70 Firebird Formula 400 with 4 speed (decent handling for an American car), Genie-Alfa sports racing car, MGA, Jag 120, Jag 140, Ferrari 330 GT I at least had a deposit down on and test drove (Price was only $10K, damn bank inflated the necessary loan to $15K, so I never got it, worth $70K two years later!), suped up Fiat 600 coupe (HOT 850cc engine and sorted out suspension, best sleeper ever!) among too many more to list.

Now I'm down to just a couple of fast car projects, the '59 (377" short stroke Chevy and six speed with IRS is the current plan) and a very rare Marcos 1600 that I'm putting a 2.0 Alfa Twin-Cam into.

Be careful what you let go of, if you think you will be able to replace it later, you may end up kicking yourself for the rest of your life!

I've only had 3 vehicles, but that's pretty good for 17 I guess.

1. 86 El Camino of course. Took it apart in June and am resto-rodding. Can't wait to drive that new 350!

2. 88 Mazda B2200 5 speed- bought less than a month ago as a beater, $800+ a few repairs (new gas tank, brake MC and wheel cyl., and a basic tune-up).

3. 88 S10 4x4- This truck will stay at the bottom of the list. My original beater bought for $700. 2.8 v6 engine ran fine for 210k, but the auto trans took a dump, and if you've never had to replace the transmission in a 4x4 S10, I'll tell you it's terrible. From beginning to end. I swear I never imagined that everything could fight me as much as it did. I replaced it with a junkyard trans and sold it for $900 a week after changing it because I didn't have high expectations from the junk trans.

oh, and it got 13.8 mpg. lol

Wow! What a thread! If you need proof that the automobile is an important part of our culture this thread is a good place to start.

My top 5? Hopefully, the next 5 will be the best:

2010 Camaro SS, Z28, or whatever.
2012 Elk Meano (by whatever name)
Maybe a Corvette Z10?
X-1 (Non GM)
X-2 (Non GM 2)

Merry Christmas :xmas:

2010 Camaro SS, Z28, or whatever.

holding out for a 'vert?

Who knows? Maybe one day mid-life crisis will hit and I'll want a V-10 Vette Vert. :sneaky: Truth is, I just put Vette in the list because this is a GM based club. Never know though, feces occurs.

Merry Christmas :xmas:

Ive only owned 4 cars so far, im only 20 so i got time yet.

#1. 1986 El Camino, best thing i have ever driven
#2. 1993 Grand Am, Trunk leak caused it to have massive electrical problems, sold it for $300 i believe.
#3. 1994 Jetta, Dad backed into it while it was in his driveway, PARKED!
#4. 2002 Taurus, its a pos, but dad got it to replace my jetta, i hate this car!

the next possible car is one of these
dodge magnum
elky with a v6 (it would be a daily driver)
supra
or something pre 60's, the older the better

Ok, this is not a complete list, but gives a good history


76 El Camino SS - of coarse.... still have, got from my father.

79 International Scout - shouldn't of sold this... you couldn't kill it!!

72 Plymouth Roadrunner - I miss this car!!! but it would of killed me, I was in my 20's and lost it in an ugly divorce. :mad:

72 International Scout - liked it ,, So I bought another (above)

98 Honda Civic - still drive this (I've had several honda's over the years)

01 Dodge ram 2500 - - shouldn't of sold this... but gass prices made me get the honda (above) and sell my truck!!! :mad:

Randy

My top 5,...

#1) 1979 Pontiac Firebird "Red Bird" my first car
2) '78 Elky SS Gold/Black
3) '81 Smokey and The Bandit Edition Turbo Trans Am
4) '72 Cadillac Fleetwood Hearse
5) '87 GMC 3500 454/400 Crew Cab Dually

I wish I still had these!

69 Mustang fastback, straight 6 and a 3 speed on the floor. Great 1st car!

72 Charger Rally, NOW I find out it's really a rare car. Had every option on the list, only with a 318!

70 R/T Charger, 440 Magnum and FAST

84 Chevy C 30, 454 and a 4 speed. Not very fast but would pull the house!

99 Dodge Dakota, nothing special but when you get 230,000 and all I have done is put 4 waterpumps, it deservs a mention. Still have it!

My 84 Camino of course!

1963 Corvette fastback (burned along with house trailer when I was in Vietnam)
1959 ElCamino (Red, 4 barrel 283, 3 on the tree with overdrive)
1954 Chevy Belair (front power windows, power seat auto headlight dimmer all factory)
1966 Pontiac Lemans 2dr post (389 4 speed, liked it better than the 66 or 67 GTOs I previously owned)
1969 Mustang (Grabber Blue with a 351 Cleveland 4V, 3 speed)

8) Little did we know back then that these old cars nobody seemed to really care about would someday be worth a small fortune! :( But hey! We had a blast beating them to death!!! :lol:

Yeah buddy!
I agree with you PaPa Johns 77.
We sure had a LOT of fun with those cars.
Run em hard and heavy, then move on to another one to beat up on.
First 65 GTO I bought, I paid $150.00 and beat the piss out of it.
Was fun times and hard work back then, but we sure had a lot of fun with each one of them.
Yuppies and the kid's today really missed out on some street fun times back then.
We could actually work on them and almost afford to work on em too!

1971 Ford Taunus 17M two door 2,3l(my first car)
1970 Ford Taunus 17M station wagon 2,8l(my second car)
1972 Opel Admiral 327cid Chevy powered(awesome for a european car)
1965 Ford Taunus 20M two door 2.8l(yea, I know! It's another Ford, but I'm trying to cut down on them! Still have it though....it's so freakin' quick...)
1983 El Camino 350tpi(my pride'n'joy and girlfriend aproved mistress :cool: !)

My list is in the order of me owning them;

'57 Chevy Belaire, 283 four barrel ,automatic
'64 Ford Galaxie 500,390 four barrel, 300 HP 3-Speed on the floor
'67 Pontiac Grand Prix,400 four barrel,350 HP Automatic
'76 Pontiac Grand Prix,400 four barrel185 HP, Automatic
'80 Elcamino, V-6 ,3 Speed on the floor

I bought the '57 Chevy (first car) for $400. If we only knew. This was back in 1964. The $400 was a lot of money for a kid just out of high school. :cool:

great thread! :beer: I just turned 21 and to date only owned 3 cars and here they are from first to current.

#1 1989 Lincolin town car.
#2 1969 VW Bus.
#3 1968 el camino.

#1 My Lincolin. I bought it when I lived by my self when I was 18. bought it with 167,000 miles on it for $950. I beat it up like there was no tomarrow, its as fast as my elky. It took me whever I wanted to go with no complaints. Toped out at 115 mph. I broke the tranny a year and a half later with 196,000 miles on it, but I still have it :-D It was like sitting on a lazy boy with a steering wheel in front of you.

#2 My VW bus, least faverate. Cool car people loved it I got more compliments then I do with the elky :-( girls really loved it. I probably would have not sold it if it didnt need so much work. paid 500 for it with a rebuilt motor and tranny put 700 into it drove it for 2 and a half months then sold it for $2700 to get my elky :mrgreen:

#3 My 68 elky the best car I ever owned. I love it I love it. I'm sure I'll never sell her I want it to be a show car, give me time it'll happen. Paid $3400 for it came with a extera set american raceing rims. befor I bought it it was in storage for 2 years the 327 was rebuilt 3 1/2 years ago. below are pics of my lincolin and elky

:)

Well, that's a tough choice, but here are my three in no particular order...

1. The '77 Camino that I recently sold... :( 350/200-4R
2. Belle - '67 Belvedere convertible 318/727
3. '08 Avalanche - not a hot rod or anything, but the most versatile, comfortable, etc, etc... I love this truck! 5.3L/Auto/4WD
4. '92 Camaro 3.1L/5-spd. Did a lot with this car, but sold it shortly before swapping in a 350TPI
5. '04 Mustang GT 4.6L/5-spd LOTS of fun... I had to make a decision, restore the Belvedere or drive the Mustang... I ended up driving my Camino daily, and restoring the Belvedere...

85 Grand National
78 El camino
70 Buick GS 455
76 Trans Am
66 Olds Toronado

Heres my list of cars I've owned over the years;

1) 70 Dodge Pick Up Truck Show Truck. (1st ever set of wheels), 440 Magnum, purchased for $3500.00. was shown in Hot Rod Magizine Jan 1977 Issue. This was by far the best of all my rides I've owned. Sold to a kid for $5500.00, after I blew the motor.

2) 71 Fury not sure of engine size, but it was a big block. Paid $700.00 for it. Put a set of Micky Thompsons on the rear and sold for $2500.00 a week after getting the car.

3) 72 Datsun Pick Up. Bought for $900.00. Destroyed while out 4 wheeling with the 4x4 club. I rolled it over and had to leave it in a ravine in the mountains of NM.

4) 71 Dodge Charger. This Dodge had a 360. I ran great, but body was trashed, I traded a stereo system for it from another airman while at Holloman AFB. He was leaving for Germany and couldn,t take it with him. The Charger was stolen after I got out of service. Copps found it, but it was stripped out.

5) 69 El Camino. Hope to turn into the best ride I've ever owned. Still working on it. Oh I can't forget about my daily driver,
Its a 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser. When I get done paying for it $47,000.00.

69 LT-1 Vette
70 Coupe De Ville (500ci)
66 GTO
70 El Camino SS
77 GMC Sprint SP

69 LT-1 Vette
70 Coupe De Ville (500ci)
66 GTO
70 El Camino SS
77 GMC Sprint SP

66 Chevelle 4spd.

65 GTO 4spd.

70 Corvette 350/350 4spd.

70 'Cuda 340 auto.

88 Dodge Daytona Shelby Z 5spd.

ALL were BAD ASS rides!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll just mark my 5 MOST favorites out of all the cars I've owned:

74 AMC Javelin 304
72 AMC Javelin SST 304
72 Ford Gran Torino Sport 302
73 Ford Gran Torino Sport 351C
78 Chevette (ugh!...I don't miss THAT one)
70 Dodge Dart 225
*73 AMC AMX 360 Go-Pac
*76 Ford Gran Torino 351W (Starsky & Hutch edition 1 of 1000 from Ford)
83 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais 307
*74 AMC Javelin 401
71 AMC Javelin 304
72 AMC Ambassador 2dr 401
78 Pontiac Trans Am T/A6.6 gold edition
85 Ford Crown Victoria 4dr 302
78 Chevrolet El Camino 350
89 Ford Bronco XLT 351
94 Cadillac Eldorado ETC 279 Northstar
*02 Ford Crown Victoria LX Sport 279 (only Vic to get floor shift)
*87 Ford Crown Victoria 2dr 302 (rare-last year for the 2dr Vics)
79 GMC Caballero Diablo 305 (haven't owned it long enough for it to make my fav list)

In chronological order
1960 Porsche 356 Roadster -- helluva first car, rebuilt to 1865cc engine
VW based dune buggy -- great while I was stationed in the Philippines
1974 Mazda RX-2 -- with a warmed up RX-4 engine
1981 BMW 528i -- that brought home the autocross trophies, then got lowered and 3.5L engine
1984 El Camino -- current project: LT1 engine, lowered, painted orange
You see I just can't leave anything as is.... ;)

Here's my list...

1966 Buick Skylark GS-340
1972 El Camino
1979 Trans Am
1979 GMC Diablo
1971 El Camino

I know it's going to be more than 5, but I'll add one that's on my wish list...
1973 Aussie Ford Falcon XB GT coupe (or sedan, either one would be cool)...any Aussie members have one of these?

1959 Impala convertible at 17 (1967)
1959 Triumph TR-3 Factory front disc brakes - telescoping steering wheel
1969 Road Runner
1982 Caballero, started frame off build, on going project by my son (seraphx7) his daily driver
1980 El Camino, current mino being painted.

Honorable mention, our 1999 Toyota Corolla, old faithful.

73 Corvette.
2003 Hummer H2
Still have
--------------------
Wish I still had
69 Dodge Charger
2000 Eldorado
1972 Harley FLH

1964 impala ss,1967 chevelle ss,1961 c-10,1964 chevelle wagon,1981 elcamino

My line might cause some members to say "***" as I would be surprised if you ever heard on most of them.

1974 Holden Monaro
1979 Holden Kingswood
1995 HSV GTS
2006 Chrysler 300C SRT8
1975 El Camino Classic

My favorites were:

1939 Plymouth Coupe
1947 Ford 2-door sedan - never got to drive it, but had fun in the back seat with friend
1950 Ford Business Coupe - purchased in Japan and shipped back to USA in 1968
1963 1/2 Mercury S-22 - gaves me lots of miles and smiles, with little cost
1983 El Camino - current project car
1993 Cadillac Allante - current daily driver

1969 Chevelle
1969 mustang Mach 1 (most favorite)
1987 Caballero (most favorite now).
I dreamed that I had a Laborghini once if that counts??

Wow, going back a bit.........most in the 60s

48 Ford running a 283 puched to a 301 (nice couch for a backseat)
66 Stang 2+2 fastback 289/271hp
65 Goat convertible 389/4spd
67 Chevelle 396 SS, ordered new with bench seat 4spd, 4:56 posi, 350hp (rated)
this probably was my most favorite. Had to sell in 67, UNCLE SAM was calling :)
70 RR 383 with a 727 trans (beep-beep)
could go on and on, but never really kept any that long. Of course, like was mentioned earlier by several members, run them hard (all the time) and go to the next one. If I'd of known they were gonna be worth so much today, well, I probably would have still sold em, never had the room or money to keep any. Different story today, that's probably why the back forty (as I call it) has half a dozen awaiting my attention. Yeeha!

In order I owned them,

81 El Camino first car, let my mom drive it once in high school and someone hit her head on, it was then stolen from the body shop
85 El Camino (the same one I have now, I sold it a few years ago and bought it back)
87 Turbo-T high 11 second ETs on pump gas and drag radials, stolen, painted purple and gutted
91 Talon TSi mostly stock daily beater, 200k+ miles, never broke anything major, still miss it
87 Turbo-T high 10 second car, no cage, working ac, etc, sold when I started college

I also had a 67 Nova at one point that I sold to my brother and he ended up selling to someone in NY. Had a CA Chassisworks front clip, I miss that one too.

(Random order)
1) 69 el Camino Custom
2) 81 Corvette
3) 67 Nova ss
4) 70 Chevelle ss
5) 70 Duster

In order:
28 chevy cabriolet
61 pontiac parisienne
81 camaro Z28
89 bonneville SSE
86 El Camino

My line might cause some members to say "***" as I would be surprised if you ever heard on most of them.

1974 Holden Monaro
1979 Holden Kingswood
1995 HSV GTS
2006 Chrysler 300C SRT8
1975 El Camino Classic


Is your Monaro like the HQ Monaro (Nightrider's car) from Mad Max? I'd love to get my hands on some kind of Aussie muscle car...

Is your Monaro like the HQ Monaro (Nightrider's car) from Mad Max? I'd love to get my hands on some kind of Aussie muscle car...

You obviously did your research '74 Monaro = HQ.

It has been so long since I watched Mad Max but I believe you right, I think it was the Nightrider who had the Monaro which was the same as mine, even the colour (except mine had the orange highlight panels on the bonnet (hood) and boot lid (trunk)). They came with Aussie V8s, 253 & 308, and Chev 350s. Nice car.

Hard to decide but if I had to make a choice:

1. 71 Trans Am 455SD what a blast!
2. 84 Porsh 944
3. 00 Mustang GT conv
4. 64 Impala
5. 85 GMC Diablo (current )

Honorable mention to my 64 Spitfire, although I pushed it more than drove it, it was my first car.

1: 1957 Chevy Pickup--265 with .060 overbore (First Vehicle Owned)
2: 1961 Bel Air 283 with Powerpack--A sleeper in plainclothes
3: 1969 Impala Custom--SB/400 with Walker dual glasspacks
4: 1988 Dodge (Sorry Chevy!) Ramcharger 4X4 (Go where no vehicle should go!)
5. 1968 El Camino SS 396 .030 overbore, Comp Cam w/rollers, Doug Thorley Headers feeding 2 1/2" throughout with crossover and MagnaFlows (OOOHHH Such Sweet Music):inlove::inlove::inlove:

No particular order:
'72 VW Beetle (couldn't kill the thing!)
'68 Mustang Convert
'51 Ford F1 pickup
'72 Porsche 914 (w/ Renegade Hybrids sm. block conversion.... SCARY FAST)
'65 El Camino (my newest toy)

1971 Chevelle SS 454 (original LS5) w/4speed
1969 Z/28-RS Camaro (350 replacement) w/4speed
1966 El Camino (402) w/3 speed
1988 SS Monte Carlo (350) 700R4 by BowTie Overdrives
1969 Camaro (350) Turbo 350

I guess you can tell that stick shifts are at the top of the list!
Still have the 66 ElCamino (wish I kept the chevelle and camaros).

1-69 ss nova 350 lt1 4 speed 2- 62 galaxy 406-4 speed 3-2s foct drag car grad. prest 3-70 roadrunner 440 6pack 4 speed 4- 73 mach-1 351scj 4 speed 5- 82 el camino :nanawrench:

71' Nova SS (ran high 11's on the street in 1980)
66' Impala SS covertible (283-2V with a glide - what a sled)
76' El Camino SS with everything possible (had to get rid of it when the first born came along)
68' GTO (paid $50.00 for it when it wouldn't crank for the owner)
66' Nova SS 327/375 4 speed L-79 all original (have had for the last 30 years)
68' Nova SS (current drag car)
64-1/2 Mustang
65' Falcon Sprint Convertible (totaled)
61' Falcon 2-dr wagon (very first car - totaled)
68' Barracuda S Convertble
73' Olds 442

Currently restoring 73' El Camino SS (was complete basket case) and 76' Trans Am 455 (the wifes)

I guess the list was a little longer than 5 but it is hard to choose.

best 5
64 Impala ss conv. 409 4 speed stock
69 Z28 302 4 speed built beyond beliefe, B/modified production
65 dodge coronet 383 4 speed built, C/MP
70 roadrunner 426 4 speed stock
if I dont count the 68 407 cid 550 hp Elcamino simpley becouse its not finished /
66 Caprice 327 4 speed

#1 1986 El Camino My Baby
#2 1970 MGB Convertible Never Ran still have it but still #2
#3 1986 Jeep Cherokee Mud boggin Tree Killer R.I.P.
#4 1971 MG Midget Restorable Motor seized up so i sold it for parts and scrapped it

Top Five..

1. 1982 Chevy Silverado sold hard times

2. 1979 Chevy Elcamino SS (now)

3. 2000 Jeep Wrangler rolled / burned

4. 1983 Ford LTD/Crown Victoria H.O Motor (now)

5. 1989 Chevy S-10 305 Wrecked head on t-bone

My top 5: 1- "72" El Camino SS 496CI th400 2- "67" Mustang fastback GT 289CI 4-speed 9" rear 3- "72" Malibu 307CI 4- "74" Chevy C20 Cheyane 454CI Auto 5- "75" Kawaski H1 500CC 3cyl 2cyl

Well, I'm only 19 so I've only had three cars. I started out with my mom's Chrysler Cirrus, then I bought my first car a 1999 Chevrolet Camaro RS, and last October I bought my 1987 Chevrolet El Camino. I still have my Camaro, but I plan on selling it and making the Camino my daily driver.

1964 Impala 2 door, 327, 4 speed, beautiful and fast!
1984 Buick Grand National, mostly stock, not real fast, but beautiful for sure!
1971 El Camino, not stock, pretty dang quick, ugly as hell.
1974 Lincoln Continental Mark IV, beautiful slow boat, chick magnet.
2007 Subaru Impreza WRX, mostly stock, nimble rice rocket, dude magnet... :???::yell::poke: (no that's not a good thing)

My top five are my only five also. Maybe if i was older I would have a choice to weed out the less cool ones...
1) 1968 El Camino Malibu
2) 2000 Ford Explorer XLT
3) 1988 Jeep Cherokee Lerado
4) 1993 Chevrolet Lumina
5) 1988 Ford Festiva L (wish I could still get 46 MPG).

only numbers 1 and 2 are still around, but after reading the posts I thought I'd participate.

I would say My
:You_Rock:#1:87 FirebirdFormula 350
:inlove:#2:76 Dodge Ram this bad boy ws lowered mickey thompson slicks and a 318
:secret:#3:89 Mazda 323 man this thing ran like 40 mpg with the A/C on but the wheel bearings had to be replaced once a year lol but it was a sinch
:nanawrench:#4:79 Elco Under Construction
:beer:#5:81 Elco Sitting in the driveway

66 el camino - ugly, loud, stinky, but a still classy ride
95 integra GSR - quick, nimble, over 240K, and still gets 30-32MPG
92 honda CBR600F2 - 2nd bike, good performer for a stocker
92 mazda B2600i cab plus - sold at 272K for a slow, gas-guzzling 4runner - miss that mazda
84 mazda B2000 longbed - ugly, slow, but my first truck, 7ft bed, and 30MPG

Tuff one:

My favorite is always the one currently under construction....in this case it would be my

83 El Camino 500 CI Caddy and Monte Carlo front clip and doors build

57 Plymouth 2dr post 354 Tri Power Hemi/4 Speed (currently own)

58 Chevy Biscayne 383 StrokerTri-power TH 350 (sold 5 years ago)

65 Chevy Biscayne 2dr post, Dual Quad 350/4 speed (sold 10 years ago)

76 Dodge "True Spirit" factory 440 powered 2wd Shortbed Stepside

(Shameless plug........some of my old cars including the ones listed are on this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6s8bp1w7hM&feature=channel_page

It's a couple years old the 76 Dodge has been restored. Warning some ford and Mopar content

87 Buick Grand National
86 Buick Regal T-type (donor for El Camino)
03 Lancer Evolution
06 Lancer Evolution MR SE (current daily driver)
85 El Camino with my 86 T-type's drivetrain :yell:

Dave

70 Ss Elko
64 Vette coupe with a 70 LT-1 engine
67 Bb Vette i have now
55Chevy sedan with 400hp and 4L60 trans--got 20mpg the "brick
69Vette small block but "Monoco orange"

68 Pontiac firebird convertable Paid $400 and drove it home 400 auto
69 roadrunner
69 charger
1968 ranchero still have
1970 el camino
1960 tbird still have
1971 duster 340
1963 chevy impala ss convertable
1971 spitefirer

1966 Mustang GT Hi-PO 289 factory 3sp
1969 Camaro SS396
1965 Chevelle 283 Powerglide
1967 Ranchero
1969 El Camino SS396 current weekend driver

Wish I still had them all, each had it's own personality, both good and bad.

Shakatak.

wow. Havent seen this thread in awhile.
1. 69 Firebird 400 Ram air 4 speed
2. 73 El Camino SS 454 4 speed
3. 72 Chevelle SS 350 4 speed
4. 78 Trans Am 400 auto
5. 74 442 W-30 455 auto

And there is many more. Not enough bandwith to cover what I have owned.

You guys are gonna know I'm an old goat.:nanawrench:

'37 Lincoln Zephyr coupe -V12
'41 Caddy
'55 olds
'40Ford coupe ( 390 Olds eng)
77 Elco

lots more, but hard to choose.......

Mine would have to be the only two i've had the pleasure of owning;

1999 Mercury Grand Marquis
1981 Chevy El Camino

who knows what's next? :dontknow:

Wow, someone dug this one up out of the archives eh.
I'll cry as I list these I'm sure

1. 1968 Corvette coup w/ full Mako Shark package., T-top, L88 427, M22, today this car would be worth 100k easily,, maybe 2 or 3. The Mako was extremely rare. I sold it for $2250 in 1975

2. 1969 Olds 442, 400, 4spd A/C, buckets,, all the creature comforts but was a freeking ROCKET Got a ''exhibition of power or speed" ticket second week I had it, couldn't afford insurance any more,, sold it BACK to my dad.

3. 1966 GTO 383, PG, really nothing special but some 'special events' took place in that car. Will always have a soft spot in my heart.

4. I was 25 years old, had a 18month old and a 3 year old. Wife up and disappeared with our pos 66 Caprice, checkbook, and my cousin. My dad gave me his 1976 El Camino Classic so me and the boys would have transportation. Really nothing that special, white with pinstripes, 305, Th350 and 15" cragars. But when your life is on the dumpster and all of a sudden you are handed the keys to something NICE,, Life starts looking up.

5. Last but DEFINATELY not least. Not just because it's the current one, but this one holds the memory of someone, and a time special to me. The old man had one in 67, he bought and tore this one down in the 80's to reserect his youth I think. That was right after he gave me his 75. But it sat for 20+ years in pieces. He didn't live long enough to finish it,, but I just did. Maybe not exactly what the old man had in mind,, but I know he'd be happy with the results.

These are the 5 I presently own: 1. '69 Chevelle Malibu, 2. '69 Nova , 3. '67 El Camino, 4. '67 Nova, 5. '73 VW Super Beetle. I love 'em all.

55 BelAir 2 Dr HT, when I was young and dumb
66 Fairlane Conv, lost in confrontation, same as with the local hydro pole
78 Malibu Classic Landau, first new after marriage
75 T-Bird, police special, and
current 80 Elky
Honorable mention , 1990 Silverado 4X4. Still a dandy after 10 years in my possession and appr 290 k (KMs) As said earlier, like the pink bunny

63 chevy impala ss w/ 4speed trans.{my high school days}
64 chevy maibu ss auto{ late 70's}
68 pontiac tempest le goat { mid 80's tempest with a gto hood and 455ci/400 turbo out of a le mans}
74 chevelle{bought from a junkyard in FLA. for $300 and drove it back to CAL. in mid 90's }
74 el camino {paid $800 back in 2000 and still have it}:inlove:

72 Mach one $ 1500 bucks while in high school
67 GTO free from my inlaws
83 500 sec awsome deal on this
90 XJ6 Vanden Plaus paid for this one it was pristen single owner
06 Mini Cooper S now this car is FUN

84 elky Project in the works, straight body but needs: door skins and a little TLC, bucket seats, center console, TBI swap, rear disk upgrade, sway bars, fiberglass bumpers front and rear, 17" or 18" wheels and tires, 2" drop, Paint(I like the copperhead (http://www.staceydavid.com/projects/copperhead.html) color from gearz) ect. ect.............

Somebody's been in the thread libary again.....

1965 Ford Falcon Station wagon, with the worst front end suspension ever, High school, first car that my brother gave me, miss my brother a lot......
1964 El Camino ...didn't know what I had back then..............
1970 Malibu SS scary fast car!!
1985 Blazer 4x4 my son liked to go 4 wheeling when he was little
1985 El Camino, current daily driver and work in progress ( Arn't they all?? )

63 vette split window
67 AC Cobra Mk2
67 Camaro SS/RS convertable
30 model A Ford
04 Ferrari 360 Spider
then I woke up

Top Five out of owning 78 cars....

1983 El Camino

1968 Camaro SS

1967 Camaro RS

1969 Camaro Convertible

1983 Nissan 280ZX Turbo

66 Impala
64 Impala
78 Buick Lesabre (w/71 455)
64 Corvair conv't (turbo spider)
63 Mercury Monterrey (a HS car, lost my virginity in its back seat, which was 6 ft wide)
:P

Ive only had 4 cars sooo

#1 84 Caprice Classic
#2 78 El Camino (once painted its def at the top)
#3 92 volvo 740 turbo (first car loved that thing)
#4 95 Ford Crown Victoria

Crap IDK if I can do this...

79 SS 4sp Elky
78 Toyota FJ40
86 Ford Sierra (think Xr4Ti)
84 Landrover Defender
98 BMW M3

No order.

Just too many to think about, but had fun with a lot of them.

A '41 Caddy sedan (liked that car) 346 flat head
A '40 Ford coupe/390 Olds
A '40 Ford pickup/365 Caddy
A '37 Ford pickup/ Chrysler 354 hemi

more current...'74 Mailbu/408SB

68 Camaro 327 R/S w/a Powerslide tranny (Fun, but needed a bigger engine and 4 speed tranny)
Post-war Jeep cab-over 4X4 (just an all-round neat looking vehicle)
61 Chevy pickup (Ugly but fun)
85 Ford F150 4X4 V8 302 A/T (Nice balance of pep, capability and fuel efficiency for it's time)
1929 Ford Model A (Let's just say it's a unique driving experience you'll not soon forget)

I know the thread is "owned" as in past tense, but I simply must add my two current toys:
69 Chevy Pickup 454/TH400/posi/AC & power everything
70 Elky 454/TH700/posi/power thrust

64 Fury 383 w/torqueflite push button
61 Corvair pickup with 389 Pontiac Police interceptor drive train in the bed. Was a really good driver as well as scary fast for its time.
65 Impala SS 300 horse 327 with 4 spd. Factory bench seat with center dash tach. I should have kept this one. A rare set of options. Beat it to death.
65 Corvair 180 turbo. Later converted to mid engine with 455 olds Toronado drive train. It was my daily driver for two years after the divorce. For some reason the X didn't want it even though she wanted everything else. LOL
68 Vette 427 4 spd. Most uncomfortable car I ever owned.
61 chevy buble top with 413 Golden Lion Chrysler drive train. This one was bad A** in a straight line.

As I make this list I am starting to see a pattern forming. I can't leave anything alone!:screwy:

Great thread! Hard to narrow it down to just 5 but I'll try.
Not counting my El Camino, in no particular order:

'62 Pontiac GP 389/tri-power 1st car I owned
'65 Impala SS- let's just say the 283 emblems were a big lie
'67 Camaro RS/SS 4spd
'70 Buick Skylark 350- the only 1 I still have
My wife's Acura TSX (sorry, it's fast and fun to drive)

Honorable mention to the others Camaros and Vettes I owned. Great cars but too stressful to own in NY, always wondering when they would be stolen.

hey 464, does this sound familiar?

Was talkin with my dad one day, showin him the 455 LeSabre (it was loaded! a Palm Beach Edition 2 dr). He turned and looked at me and said, quite exasperated, "Why can't you ever leave well enough alone?"
What do you mean?, I asked.
You change every car you get!
True, I replied, but when it's well enough, then I leave it alone!
P.S. My 1st car was a 2dr 60 Olds 88 w/394. wish I had it back!
Same with my 99 maxima V6, 5 spd (bose stereo too) Plus it had 96K miles on it last yr when I paid $1250 for it!! (fun to drive, I live in WV)
:nanawrench:

1. 77 el camino
2. 78 trans am
3. 64 1/2 mustang
4. 68 mustang
5. 73 el camino.

1969 Buick Skylark GS
1967 Camaro
1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351
1951 Chevy Truck
1961 Corvette
1965 El Camino (Son's Car)
:smileyb:

:beer:69 El Camino Malibu 350-67 Chevelle 402, 70 camaro 350 stocker, 71 camaro with a 396- and a ford pinto.....for going back and forth from college "Cal Poly San Luis Obispo" long ago

Many of us ( the older ones here) have had cars that we wish we still had. Sad isn't it! And many of those cars we had would be worth some bucks these days. Like my two Lincoln Zephyr coupes, etc
Hind-sight really is 20-20 !!

I have not owned that many and I have only 2 favorites.
1960 Pontiac Bonneville 2 door htp
1978 Elky
elamott

1) 75 chevy vega v4 :let_it_all_out: should be v8 :driving:

2) 82 chevy malibu wagon v6


3) 84 pontiac 6000 v6


4) 84 el camino v8 305 blue interior... :inlove:


5) 85 el camino v8 305 gray interior... :inlove::inlove::inlove::inlove::beer:

Only one worth mentioning (other than the current project).

67 El Camino - all factory equipped with:
396 BB
12 Bolt
M21 or 22(?) 4 SPD
Console with clock
Tach/left signal combo
Front disc w/ 4 piston
Butternut yellow w/ blk vinyl top

Car was mint but sold it about 4 years ago :dontknow:. When I first brought it home I was all excited only to have my 11 year old son tell me how ugly it was. That was before I took him for a little RIDE. When the back end broke loose as I hit 2nd and his head pressed back against the seat, HE WAS HOOKED. His 1st car? A 71 El Camino!