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Cars I have owned.........


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I went digging through old cancelled cheques and bills of sale tonight.

So far I found----

1) 72 Impala 2 dr ht 402 TH 400 bought Feb 85 for $225 running


2) 68 Impala (Caprice roof style) 427 TH400 tilt, cruise, rear sway bar bought June 78 for $600 running, but as the bill says "as it is"!!!

3) 70 2+2 350 2bbl TH350 disc brakes, green/green, rallys with small caps, 12 bolt posi, power tinted windows, $300 and it drove

4) 69 Parisienne 427 TH400 convert, red, white top, running with a rod knock, bought Nov 81 for $375

5) 69 Grande Parisienne 4 dr ht, green/green, 427, TH400, air, cruise, windows, locks, trunk, seat all power, AM/FM floor mounted 8 track, fiber optics, 12 bolt 2.56 posi, $550 May 81 and drove it for the summer before stripping it. Was the Winnipeg GM Zone manager's company car in 69 and then sold to the Pontiac dealer right here where I live.

6) 73 Grand Am 455 2 door, sold new at the same dealership mentioned above, 1 owner car getting rusty. Paid $300 Nov 83 and it ended up being stripped. I can't recall for sure but I think I sold it complete at least!

7) 66 Grande Parisienne 396 factory 4 speed, factory transistor ignition and voltage regualator, power tinted glass, tach, power antenna, 12 bolt 3.31 posi, blue, white interior, paid $2500 July 81 and drove it about 20,000 miles until I sold it in 1989 to buy an organ for our house! Stupid, stupid, stupidfurious

8) 67 2+2 396 ht, had an almost new 1/4 panel with the sticker still on the inside of it, paid $490 running nice Jan 79 and stripped it. Gave away the Trans Am honey comb rims that were on it and those same rims now command big bucks!

9) 67 Grande Parisienne 2 dr ht parts car, 396, buckets, tilt, underseat heater (never seen another), paid $50 in pieces minus engine and then paid another $25 once I found out the engine was in the barn all apart. May 82

10) 69 SS 396 Chevelle ht, TH400, wood wheel, power locks, power windows, AM/FM, tach and gauges. Paid $1400 running good and sold it to someone who rebodied it as it was quite rusty.

11) 66 Grande Parisienne 2 door hardtop 283, buckets, posi, AM/FM, tinted glass, bought at insurance auction for $85 May 79 and parted it out.

12) 67 Parisienne 283 , 4 dr ht, plain car except factory air. Paid $160 at insurance auction early 1976 and used a lot of the a/c pieces to put air in my 66 Grande Parisienne automatic car.

13) 1965 Acadian Canso SD, turquoise inside and out, 194 powerglide (not my current 65 SD) Paid $500 March 12, 1974 and kept it a year and a half before trading it on my 66 Grande Parisienne mentioned in # 12 above.

14) 1966 Grande Parisienne 2 dr 396 TH400, column shift tilt. Bought it running poorly (someone put on a different carb and used the wrong base gasket) for $250 around 1980.

There is still more (what I would call interesting cars in todays market) that I haven't found the bills for yet, but I think they are here somewhere.

Trip down memory lane for me doing this tonight, hope it's fun for you as well...

-- Edited by Carl Stevenson at 08:41, 2008-09-03

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thats quite the list carl. mines boring compared to that. i remember as a kid my dad listing off all his cars that he had bought and sold, usually in the $20 range.

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Carl, do you ever have dreams that you still have them, then wake up and get depressed when you realize you don't?



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cdnpont wrote:

 

Carl, do you ever have dreams that you still have them, then wake up and get depressed when you realize you don't?

 



Oh, it makes me sad sometimes to think of all the big block cars I destroyed in the interest of scavenging the engine for myself or to resell. it's very unfortunate I had no room to store these all when I was young and foolish. Many of the engines, options etc ended up in good homes at car-nut friend's places and are still around today. At least that is some consolation.

I am going to edit the list if more come to mind...

I'm hoping the others will do their lists here too!

 



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I'll go through my Bills of sale later, and maybe post some of the ones I let get away, That is, if I'm not too Depressed.

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1960 Laurentian Safari 
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#1- 57 chevy BA 4dr.
#2- 66 charger
#3- 68 chevelle SS 396 clone
#4- 69 charger daytona 440-auto
#5- 70 charger 500
#6- 74 roadrunner 400-4spd
#7- 55 chevy 210 2dr.sedan
#8- 57 chevy 210 2dr.HT
#9- 68 beaunont 2dr.HT 307
#10- 73 road runner
#11- 78 lemans Pontiac Cup
#12- 79 lemans BB 454
#13- 68 caprice estate wagon 396 loaded
#14- 65 coronet 2dr.sedan.

Not all in order and some were parted out.The car I had the most fun with had to have been the 74 runner 4spd.I beat on that car for two summers and it never let me down.I remember taking it to Ottawa for the NHOA meet and it seemed as if I had to stop at every gas station to fill er up.Those were the days!

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sixtywagon wrote:

I'll go through my Bills of sale later, and maybe post some of the ones I let get away, That is, if I'm not too Depressed.



I have to remember how much fun I had buying all those cars. If I think what they would be worth if I had kept them, THAT would be depressing.

 



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Carl,

I'll double your money for anything on the list !

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Ha, good one! As a matter of fact, there is not likely one car on there that I didn't at least double my money on. Many of those now would just need a "0" added to get a more realistic value.

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Cars and trucks over the years. had more can't remember alot because in BC i used to sell them when i went to sea and buy another used one when i came ashore. good old ICBC and no safeties. most of what i've owned is either trucks, 4X4 or winter beaters, hence the numerous Japanese small cars, but i've had a couple of land yachts

40 Fargo ½ ton
40 Fargo ½ ton
55 GMC
56 Chevy ½ ton
60 Lincoln
63 Acadian Beaumont wagon
64 GMC ½ ton
65 GMC panel van w/455 olds
68 GMC ½ ton
69 GMC ½ ton
70 GMC ½ ton 3 on the tree
70 Olds 98
71 GMC ½ ton
70 Monte Carlo
73 T-BIRD
74 civic
75 civic
76 civic
78 civic wagon
78 International Scout
78 CJ7 JEEP
78 T-BIRD
79 F250 ¾ camper special
84 CJ7 JEEP
88 YJ JEEP
88 Mazda 323
89 Chevy Sprint
95 civic
99 grand Cherokee
00 GMC Jimmy

lots of bikes over the years. i didn't get a car license till my early 20's didn't need one in ottawa, not with the bus system. the only thing is over the years is that i always had a bike in the garage. i'm partial to the early kawasakis

53 Panhead Harley
67 BSA 650
70 500 Kawasaki 3 cyl 2-stroke
71 500 Kawasaki 3 cyl 2-stroke
72 Z1 900 Kawasaki
72 H2 750 Kawasaki 3 cyl 2-stroke
72 750 Suzuki 3 cyl 2-stroke
73 Z1 900 Kawasaki (3)
74 Z1 900 Kawasaki (2)
74 250 Big horn Kawasaki dirt bike
75 Z1 900 Kawasaki (2)
75 750 Suzuki 3 cyl 2-stroke
76 KZ 1000 Kawasaki (2)
76 250 SS Harley Davison
77 KZ LTD 1000 Kawasaki
78 KZ 1000 Kawasaki (3)
78 750 Suzuki 3 cyl 2-stroke
81 Suzuki 850G
82 FXRS Harley
83 Suzuki 1100
85 XL 350 Honda
85 Honda shadow 500
88 50cc YSR Yamaha

-- Edited by Stephenzone at 16:41, 2008-09-07

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Ok...here we go:
70 Buick Skylark (turned into GS clone)
71 Skylark 4dr (posi, trailer towing package)
69 Dodge Coronet (Texas Car-original Alpine White paint, black interior, factory AC). This one had a switch under the dash to cut all the lights except the headlights! I found bullets under the back seat!
65 Ford Galaxie 500xl. 390. 4 speed. I couldn't afford it's appetite for gas even when it was 49 cents/litre
81 Cougar (don't ask)
89 Cavalier RS (first new car-first car buying mistake)
70 Biscayne (a.k.a Plain Jane Biscayne) 250 6, power glide, 4 door slug
66 Mustang Coupe -Tahoe Turquoise, Aqua/White Pony interior. I had the window sticker-sold new at Broadway Ford in Oakland Ca. It was fresh from Arizona when I bought it. I cleaned the frame rails with windex! All the grease marks were clearly visible on the frame.
78 Cougar
77 T-bird
84 Chevy Pickup-from Georgia. Formerly owned by Georgia Peanut Farmer Rewiss Studstill (I swear- that was his name). I found an empty pouch of chewing tobacco and a "Piggly Wiggly" bag under the seat. On the inside of the box someone used it to figure out simple math like 49-21..

81 Toyota Corolla. A dealership trade in. No winters. I paid 400 and we drove it for 7 years
89 Chevy Sprint (wifes car 3cyl auto 4 door!)
89 Grand Am GT (infamous Quad 4)
97 Regal GS (Supercharged 3800- this car ran 14's until the trans blew up on my wife on her way to work..ooops-thank goodness for extended warranty. I had 7 grand in claims in one year!)
89 S10
78 Triumph Spitfire
58 Plymouth Belvedere
60 Pontiac Catalina 2 door hardtop-texas car. I miss this one!!!
63 Studebaker Lark
64 Studebaker Lark
83 Chrysler 5th Ave. 318, I liked this car. It was like riding on a cloud

I likely missed a few. This doesn't include the many cars I've had less than 3 months...

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try these...
'63 chevy II 6cyl 3spd
'62 impala 2dr 283 auto
'64 biscayne 6cyl 3spd
'57 chev 150 6cyl 3 spd
'62 biscayne 4dr 6cyl 3spd
'57 chev 2dr wagon 327,283 3spd
'64 biscayne 4dr 283 auto
'68 chevelle L79 300 deluxe spt coupe
'64 belair 2dr 6cyl auto
'69 impala 327 auto
'69 impala 350 auto
'68 chev 1/2 ton 6cyl 3spd
'71 chev 3/4 ton 350 auto
'74 nova 6cyl auto
'75 chev 1/2 ton 350 auto
'78 chev 1/2 ton 350 auto
'52 chev deluxe 6cyl 3spd
'86 chev 1/2 ton v6/305 auto
'89 chev 1/2 ton 305 auto
'61 chev impala 4dr 283/350 auto
'91 chev k1500 350 auto
'99 chev k1500 5.3 auto
'69 bel air 454 4spd
'69 impala 2dr soon to be 400 4spd


then there's umteen cars i've bought and resold, parts cars, wife's cars(2 pontiacs in those!)....
but not a single stinkin f##d! wink


-- Edited by 69 belair at 22:04, 2008-09-04

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Oh boy, you guys have lists too.

I wrote one out somewhere of all that I've owned, but I don't think I want to list some. Couple that come to mind are a 66 Ford 4 door sedan, traded a guy a new set of seat covers for his car to get the Ford, and I still overpaid!

Also, cool truck was a 67 Dodge Power Wagon short box. It had a Dana 60 rear and 8 lug wheels. What a brute of a truck, built like a tank but the cab was crap!

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I think we need a list of Matt Langford's cars here !

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O.K. My turn (only the ones worth mentioning)

62 acdn Invader 4dr 6cyl
64 chev 1/2 ton 6cyl
69? cutlass 2dr
64 impala 2dr
71 lemans 2dr
63 chevy II 4dr 3spd red rolled hope/princeton highway winter 84
62 Chevy II 2dr 400
63 Chevy II 4dr wht 3spd
63 acdn invader 4dr blu
70 lemans 2dr
72 nova 2dr 6 swapped to 350. t350
69 valiant 2dr 6 swapped to 440/727/8 3/4
64 chevy van & thats alright with me     6/3spd
64 valiant 273 commadno  killed it @ high speed,luckily not myself.1985ish
65 beaumont 6cyl
72 triumph Daytona
71 norton 750 commando
66 chevelle 2 dr
71 triumph tiger 650
64 belair 4dr
64 canso post

no particular order.a few more,but its all foggy now. 

-- Edited by 1964Canso at 23:12, 2008-09-04

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Heres Some of Mine that I've owned,

64 Parisienne 2door HT $175 (delivered pizzas with it...hahaha)
68 Parisienne 2door HT $300
68 Impala SS $400 original owner car 307, auto
68 Caprice 2door HT $175
51 Chev 2door sedan $400 original car, bought from original owners grandson
52 Chev 2door sedan $650 350/350, sub-framed(traded 72 firebird for it)
72 Firebird $650 American "Big Block" 350 auto
65 Custom Sport $700 Primer, Mint Black interior
58 Pathfinder 2door sedan 261, auto
63 Acadian 2door HT $175 bought at auction I worked at
65 Malibu SS $1700 Used car lot purchase, 283, auto
67Chevy II wagon
67 Skylark 2door HT School bus yellow, repainted flat black
60 Chev Panel truck $300 Ran like new, once I cleaned the mice out of gas tank
60 Chev 1/2 ton shorty
72 Ventura Sprint FREE gave the guy a case of Canadian, it ran too good
66 Toronado $450 traded a 67 Coronet HT for it
59 Olds 88 wagon $450 394, auto, touch the gas and roast the rear tires
52 Chevy 1/2 ton $600 250, auto
71 Camaro $250 Beater, after sold, found out it was a Z28 (made $400)
72 Camaro
65 Impala Convert   455 Buick, 400trans, SS buckets and console
68 Coupe de Ville
70 Parisienne 2door HT
70 Sattelite Convert   6cyl, auto
64 Biscayne 4door   6cyl, auto

Plus several chevelles 68-76 including 68 Post :(
and several full size Chrysler products 68 Monaco HT, 66 Monaco HT, 65 Sport Fury, 3 Dusters(including a factory 340, 3speed floor shift car...RARE, course didn't think about it then),

Thats all I'll bore you with for now....



-- Edited by sixtywagon at 23:39, 2008-09-05

-- Edited by sixtywagon at 00:59, 2008-09-07

-- Edited by sixtywagon at 01:03, 2008-09-07

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I probably can't remember all my cars and I never had the luck that Carl had in owning all those rare big block Chevies and Canadian Pontiacs. But I've had a chance to sample some of them. Here is what I can remember. As you can see I'm into big Chevs & Pontiacs, with only a handful of other makes over the years.

The big block cars were always scarce where I live and none of the cars from the 60s & 70s lasted long (put it this way - by 1974 you'd be hard pressed to find many 1964 models still on the road; same for 74 models by mid 80s; and when I was driving my 88 Caprice wagon back about 3 years ago I only knew of 2 or 3 others like it around here that were still on the road. And of course all the cars that used to be abandoned in the country are all crushed now - I used to get lots of parts from those).  

Anyway, here is the list - I'm sure I forgot something but there's 62 here; only 10 are not a Chevrolet or Pontiac. 

1956 Chev 210 2 dr wagon
1958 Ford 4 dr Ranch wagon
1962 Pontiac Parisienne 4 dr Sdn, 261, auto, PS, PB, Tint
1963 Chev Impala 2 dr ht - 6 cyl
1963 Chev Impala convt
1963 Chev Impala ss 2 dr HT 409
1963 Chev Impala ss 2dr ht 327
1963 Chev Impala ss 2 dr ht 327
1963 Chev Impala 2 dr ht 327
1963 Chev Impala 2 dr ht 283 stick
1963 Pontiac Grand Prix 389
1963 Pontiac Strato Chief 2 dr sdn
1963 Pontiac Catalina Ventura 2 dr ht
1964 Pontiac Parisienne 2 dr ht 283
1964 Pontiac Parisienne 4 dr ht 283
1964 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 2 dr ht
1964 Chev Impala ss 2 dr ht with rare maroon bottom silver top 327
1965 Pontiac Parisienne 2 dr convt, white on red, 283, auto, PW mint low miles
1966 Chev Bel Air 2 dr post 283 auto tint, green on fawn interior
1966 Chev Bel air 2 dr post, was 396 car, no motor when I got it
1967 Chev Biscayne wagon, 283, PG
1967 Chevelle SS 396/375 4 spd M21
1968 Chev Biscayne wagon, 307, PG
1968 Chev Bel Air 9 pass wagon, 307, PG
1968 Chev Impala custom coupe
1968 Chev Impala fastback ht, (had a 454 & muncie M21 that I still have)
1968 Chev Caprice Coupe, 396 fully loaded
1968 Pontiac Catalina 4 dr sdn, 400, auto, air
1968 Buick Riviera 430 v8
1969 Chev Biscayne 2 dr sdn, 327, air (was to be big block clone; never happened)
1969 Chev Impala 4 dr ht
1969 Chev Caprice 4 dr ht, 350/300 hp car w hideawy lights (rusty - parted it)
1969 Chev Caprice coupe, 350/300 (rusty & no motor - parted it)
1969 Chev Caprice 4 dr ht 396 car w hideaway lights
1969 Pontiac Parisienne 2 dr ht, 427/335, fully loaded
1969 Volks Type 3 fastback
1972 Pontiac Ventura 2 dr sdn 6 cyl
1972 Chev Impala 4 dr ht (first car after university)
1972 Dodge Dart Swinger 2 dr ht (junk - turned me off from mopars even though i love the 66-74 Coronets & Chargers)
1973 AMC Gremlin X 232 3 spd stick (loved this thing)
1973 Pontiac Lemans coupe 350
1973 Ford Ranchero, 400 V8 (good for smoky burnouts but very thirsty)
1974 Chev Impala 4 dr ht 400 small block 35 K miles (still have the motor)
1975 Pontiac Parisienne 2 dr ht, 455 motor (spun a bearing but I kept motor)
1976 Chev half ton PU
1977 Pontiac Lemans sport coupe, 305, air - great car but the 305 was a dog
1977 Toyota Corolla liftback
1978 Chev Monte Carlo
1980 Camaro Z-28 T top (nice rust free car but anemic performance)
1981 Chev PU
1985 Camaro V6 (lousy car)
1986 Chev Caprice coupe (had this one new but the 305 sucked)
1988 Chev Caprice wagon (low miles car but the 307 Olds motor was a dog)
1988 Chev Caprice cop car, 350, lots of power but chunked the rear end
1989 Chev Caprice cop car 305 (motor was gutless, otherwise great car)
1989 Pontiac 6000 (first and 1 of only 2 FWD cars I ever owned)
1990 Chev Caprice cop car 350 parts car
1997 Mercury Grand Marquis 4.6 (worst handling car I ever owned - junk)
1998 GMC PU
2002 Chev Impala (ok for a FWD)
2005 Dodge Magnum RT (5.7 - lots of power & fun)
2008 Mercedes C300 (excellent handling & braking and very quick but can't beat the torque of the v8 Dodge)

Still looking to get good to exc 61-62 Pontiac 2 dr sedan or ht, a full size 62-68 Chev or Pontiac 2 door sedan, a 67-68 427 Impala convt, and a 66-70 Chev or Pontiac big block wagon.














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Here's the semi cool stuff

65 Beaumont SD 283 glide
67 Parisienne 2+2 Conv. 396 4spd
68 Chevelle 2Dr Hdtp 307 glide
68 Cutlass Supreme 2Dr Hdtp Olds 350
69 Chevelle SS 396 2Dr Hdtp
69 Karmann Ghia
77 Buick Regal 2dr Hdtp Buick 350
79 Buick Lesabre 2dr Hdtp Buick 350
80 El Camino 355
83 Honda Civic Black Sheep Edition
01 Camaro

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I'm a bit embarrassed because I really don't have a list like everyone else, I've only owned 11 in 33 years of having a license to drive.

1973 Pontiac LeMans - the Hero Car purchased from 3rd owner $2,800
1975 Monza 2+2 V8 - my first car bought from dealer in '78 - $2,900
1976 Esprit - my wife's Pontiac 350 V8 car which I used as a daily driver from 81 to 85, purchased new from dealer stock $5,900
1981 X11 - brand new from dealer stock $10,400
1986 Monte Carlo SS - factory orderd brand new $15,700
1992 Bonneville - factory ordered brand new $29,950
1994 Buick Regal Custom- free car from wife's girlfriend, helped her purchase it from dealer when new. Currently has 248,000 km on the clock.
1996 Sunfire - ordered brand new sight unseen over the phone - wife's   Christmas present in '95. - leased for $219/ month, sold it for $1,500 profit.
1998 Cadillac Deville D'elegance- one owner car from dealer- $7,000
1999 GMC Suburban SLT K1500 - purchased brand new from dealer stock $58,750
2006 Dodge Ram short box 1500 - HEMI - leased for a month, got rid of it- far too dangerous to drive in big city and drank gasoline like a drunken sailor.

Cars in BOLD are currently filling my driveway.

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gparis7 wrote:

I probably can't remember all my cars and I never had the luck that Carl had in owning all those rare big block Chevies and Canadian Pontiacs. But I've had a chance to sample some of them. Here is what I can remember. As you can see I'm into big Chevs & Pontiacs, with only a handful of other makes over the years.

The big block cars were always scarce where I live and none of the cars from the 60s & 70s lasted long (put it this way - by 1974 you'd be hard pressed to find many 1964 models still on the road; same for 74 models by mid 80s; and when I was driving my 88 Caprice wagon back about 3 years ago I only knew of 2 or 3 others like it around here that were still on the road. And of course all the cars that used to be abandoned in the country are all crushed now - I used to get lots of parts from those).

Anyway, here is the list - I'm sure I forgot something but there's 62 here; only 10 are not a Chevrolet or Pontiac.

1956 Chev 210 2 dr wagon
1958 Ford 4 dr Ranch wagon
1962 Pontiac Parisienne 4 dr Sdn, 261, auto, PS, PB, Tint
1963 Chev Impala 2 dr ht - 6 cyl
1963 Chev Impala convt
1963 Chev Impala ss 2 dr HT 409
1963 Chev Impala ss 2dr ht 327
1963 Chev Impala ss 2 dr ht 327
1963 Chev Impala 2 dr ht 327
1963 Chev Impala 2 dr ht 283 stick
1963 Pontiac Grand Prix 389
1963 Pontiac Strato Chief 2 dr sdn
1963 Pontiac Catalina Ventura 2 dr ht
1964 Pontiac Parisienne 2 dr ht 283
1964 Pontiac Parisienne 4 dr ht 283
1964 Pontiac Catalina 2+2 2 dr ht
1964 Chev Impala ss 2 dr ht with rare maroon bottom silver top 327
1965 Pontiac Parisienne 2 dr convt, white on red, 283, auto, PW mint low miles
1966 Chev Bel Air 2 dr post 283 auto tint, green on fawn interior
1966 Chev Bel air 2 dr post, was 396 car, no motor when I got it
1967 Chev Biscayne wagon, 283, PG
1967 Chevelle SS 396/375 4 spd M21
1968 Chev Biscayne wagon, 307, PG
1968 Chev Bel Air 9 pass wagon, 307, PG
1968 Chev Impala custom coupe
1968 Chev Impala fastback ht, (had a 454 & muncie M21 that I still have)
1968 Chev Caprice Coupe, 396 fully loaded
1968 Pontiac Catalina 4 dr sdn, 400, auto, air
1968 Buick Riviera 430 v8
1969 Chev Biscayne 2 dr sdn, 327, air (was to be big block clone; never happened)
1969 Chev Impala 4 dr ht
1969 Chev Caprice 4 dr ht, 350/300 hp car w hideawy lights (rusty - parted it)
1969 Chev Caprice coupe, 350/300 (rusty & no motor - parted it)
1969 Chev Caprice 4 dr ht 396 car w hideaway lights
1969 Pontiac Parisienne 2 dr ht, 427/335, fully loaded
1969 Volks Type 3 fastback
1972 Pontiac Ventura 2 dr sdn 6 cyl
1972 Chev Impala 4 dr ht (first car after university)
1972 Dodge Dart Swinger 2 dr ht (junk - turned me off from mopars even though i love the 66-74 Coronets & Chargers)
1973 AMC Gremlin X 232 3 spd stick (loved this thing)
1973 Pontiac Lemans coupe 350
1973 Ford Ranchero, 400 V8 (good for smoky burnouts but very thirsty)
1974 Chev Impala 4 dr ht 400 small block 35 K miles (still have the motor)
1975 Pontiac Parisienne 2 dr ht, 455 motor (spun a bearing but I kept motor)
1976 Chev half ton PU
1977 Pontiac Lemans sport coupe, 305, air - great car but the 305 was a dog
1977 Toyota Corolla liftback
1978 Chev Monte Carlo
1980 Camaro Z-28 T top (nice rust free car but anemic performance)
1981 Chev PU
1985 Camaro V6 (lousy car)
1986 Chev Caprice coupe (had this one new but the 305 sucked)
1988 Chev Caprice wagon (low miles car but the 307 Olds motor was a dog)
1988 Chev Caprice cop car, 350, lots of power but chunked the rear end
1989 Chev Caprice cop car 305 (motor was gutless, otherwise great car)
1989 Pontiac 6000 (first and 1 of only 2 FWD cars I ever owned)
1990 Chev Caprice cop car 350 parts car
1997 Mercury Grand Marquis 4.6 (worst handling car I ever owned - junk)
1998 GMC PU
2002 Chev Impala (ok for a FWD)
2005 Dodge Magnum RT (5.7 - lots of power & fun)
2008 Mercedes C300 (excellent handling & braking and very quick but can't beat the torque of the v8 Dodge)

Still looking to get good to exc 61-62 Pontiac 2 dr sedan or ht, a full size 62-68 Chev or Pontiac 2 door sedan, a 67-68 427 Impala convt, and a 66-70 Chev or Pontiac big block wagon.













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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles 

1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars



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Here's a parts car I picked up that some of you may not know much about. I dabbled in Studebakers for a short period. Studebaker made some interesting models and their 289 V8 was a stout engine (no it wasn't a Furd engine) with steel crank, gear driven camshaft, high nickel block, available Paxton supercharger etc. When Studebaker shut down in SouthBend in the end of 1963, all production took place at the Hamilton Ontario plant. Since the Studebaker engine forging plant also shut down, McKinnon industries provided 283 Chevy motors to Studebaker. Here are a few pics of a 65 Daytona Sport Sedan that I picked up for $75 from a farmer in Burford, Ontario. The 283 was long gone but the Twin Traction Dana 44 rear end and larger sway bars were still in place. All V8 Studes used the stout Dana 44. Other interesting feature of this car was the transistorized ignition that also was standard on Daytona. There were something like 600 Daytonas made in Hamilton in 65. Too bad this one was too rotten to save. Not the prettiest car made, but you can buy them fairly cheaply and of course the SBC can be modified to really wake them up.
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NEAT! I haven't seen a car that rotton since I left Ontario!!! Sorry Guys ^_^

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1960 Pontiac Strato Chief Safari
1960 Laurentian Safari 
1960 Laurentian 4door(scrapped)
2001 Grand Am Traded on a '96 Suburban 2WD
2002 Hyundai Accent(SOLD)
1968 Grand Parisienne Scrapped and SOLD

 

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That Studebaker was bad for rust. Hope you were able to save some of the good parts. It's an interesting car.

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62 Catalina 2 dr post project

69 Parisienne 2 dr ht 427

55 Bel Air 2 dr post 265PP/PG

68 Bel Air 2 dr post BB project

 



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I kept what I wanted and got another 3-400 bucks selling off what I didn't want.

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I worked in the car business on and off for years to feed my car junkie habit. Here are a few I thought were worth keeping, not that I did. The most I had at one time was around 20.
50 Meteor (2)
56 Ford Victoria
57 Meteor Rideau
58 Ford Fairlane
64 Parisienne 409
63 Corvette coupe 327 4 spd
65 Corvette convert.327 4 spd
67 Chevelle SS396
68 Beaumont convert.
68 Mustang GTA 390
69 Dodge Charger R/T 426 4 spd
69 Pontiac Grand Prix SJ
69 Corvette 427 4 spd
69 Camaro Z28
70 Chevelle convert.
70 Torino Cobra 429 SCJ Drag Pac
71 Corvette
73 Corvette (4) one of my fav's
74 Corvette convert. 454
74 Corvette coupe 454
78 Corvette S/A special (2)
Plus a lot more I can't remember now, I'm not even out of the 70's yet!
Some of my current rides

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