Car Collectors? What's in your garage?
01-31-2004, 02:59 PM
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Car Collectors? What's in your garage?
Hey folks,
Having recently read a book about car collectors and their "Ultimate Garages", a new bug has bit me. I've always been a car collector, albeit of the die-cast variety. I would however like to collect "real" cars despite my modest income. While my garage will never house the likes of a 300SL gullwing, or a Gallardo, I'd like a few neat/interesting/unique vehicles in my "collection"
Do we have any true collectors on the site right now? What do you have in your "collection"? Right now, my gathering is limited to:
1988 Merkur XR4TI (almost 80% restored)
2001 Honda S2000 (1800 miles from new)
2002 Toyota Tundra Limited (daily driver)
Asif
Having recently read a book about car collectors and their "Ultimate Garages", a new bug has bit me. I've always been a car collector, albeit of the die-cast variety. I would however like to collect "real" cars despite my modest income. While my garage will never house the likes of a 300SL gullwing, or a Gallardo, I'd like a few neat/interesting/unique vehicles in my "collection"
Do we have any true collectors on the site right now? What do you have in your "collection"? Right now, my gathering is limited to:
1988 Merkur XR4TI (almost 80% restored)
2001 Honda S2000 (1800 miles from new)
2002 Toyota Tundra Limited (daily driver)
Asif
01-31-2004, 04:19 PM
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I want someday to have a fully restored Triumph GT-6 in proper BRG with Tan leather. I think those are so damned cool. I'm probably never going to own a vehicle that doesn't have a true manual gearbox, but something like the 355 or 360 spyder with the F1 gearbox would be nice. I need to make a lot of money, whichever career i choose....
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01-31-2004, 08:44 PM
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not mine, but my uncle's in minnesota: http://cfusionpm.com/misc/cars/. pics taken when i visited the family out there last summer.
02-01-2004, 03:00 AM
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i usually have something neat and older but not right now.... i just sold my 1974 porsche 914 that had a Chevy V8 in it.
We (thanks to CG) had a "SHOGUN" (Festiva with SHO Engine) for about 8 months..... after it broke it's unfindable slave cylnder I sold it to a friend of Chuck Beck's (he had extra slave cylinders for it....from a dune buggy)..
i had a 1974 vw aculpolco thing with 10k original miles on it
a 1969 conv bug...4 wheel discs, real porsch fuch wheels, 3" drop all around, etc.....
Nothing "collectible" right now...... 2003 mustang cobra.... but it does go fast.
We (thanks to CG) had a "SHOGUN" (Festiva with SHO Engine) for about 8 months..... after it broke it's unfindable slave cylnder I sold it to a friend of Chuck Beck's (he had extra slave cylinders for it....from a dune buggy)..
i had a 1974 vw aculpolco thing with 10k original miles on it
a 1969 conv bug...4 wheel discs, real porsch fuch wheels, 3" drop all around, etc.....
Nothing "collectible" right now...... 2003 mustang cobra.... but it does go fast.
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02-01-2004, 11:26 AM
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Since I can't get my signature to light up due to not being a paying member. Here it is.
1956 356 speedster. Cream/Tan
1972 914 (95 point car) Silver/Black
S2000 duhh
Thunderranch Riot. (lotus on serious diet) 970 pounds without cage or driver. ~90hp 305 rear tires with 285's up front. Street legal.
Total wet racing weight without me is ~1100. Still in the build up stages. Should be done ~2 weeks or so depending on the cage guys scheduling and how much modivated I am to finish the wiring. (Self built)
Next project is a EJ20T powered 550 spyder replica. (Self built)
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Stuff I have owned in the past.
850i Chipped/dereg'd
67 K code mustang (89 point car 400+hp) great car when you are 17.(Self built)
~10 vw beetles in varing states of disrepair/custom/restored. (Self built)
917 porche replica. Mid engine, custom framed out monster. (Self built)
69 I think FJ40. Got it running and sold it like four weeks after that.
Quite a fw others that I can't remember off the top of my head.
1956 356 speedster. Cream/Tan
1972 914 (95 point car) Silver/Black
S2000 duhh
Thunderranch Riot. (lotus on serious diet) 970 pounds without cage or driver. ~90hp 305 rear tires with 285's up front. Street legal.
Total wet racing weight without me is ~1100. Still in the build up stages. Should be done ~2 weeks or so depending on the cage guys scheduling and how much modivated I am to finish the wiring. (Self built)
Next project is a EJ20T powered 550 spyder replica. (Self built)
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Stuff I have owned in the past.
850i Chipped/dereg'd
67 K code mustang (89 point car 400+hp) great car when you are 17.(Self built)
~10 vw beetles in varing states of disrepair/custom/restored. (Self built)
917 porche replica. Mid engine, custom framed out monster. (Self built)
69 I think FJ40. Got it running and sold it like four weeks after that.
Quite a fw others that I can't remember off the top of my head.
02-01-2004, 11:40 AM
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My cars:
2001 Honda S2000
2003 Toyota Tundra
2004 Subaru WRX STi
1983 Honda Accord
Doesn't seem like much, but considering I'm only 18, I'm well on my way to becoming a collector.
My step-dad however has numerous cars:
1968 Shelby GT350
1969 Chevy Camaro SS
70's(?) DeTomaso Pantera
70's Ford Bronco
1980's Chevy Camaro Z28(2)
1993 Mazda RX-7
Late 80's 5.0 Mustang
1979 454 Chevy Pickup
2003 Ford F-350 Powerstroke Diesel
2003 Acura RSX Type-S
1994(?) Yamaha YZF-1000
I know I'm forgetting some cars, but oh well.
2001 Honda S2000
2003 Toyota Tundra
2004 Subaru WRX STi
1983 Honda Accord
Doesn't seem like much, but considering I'm only 18, I'm well on my way to becoming a collector.
My step-dad however has numerous cars:
1968 Shelby GT350
1969 Chevy Camaro SS
70's(?) DeTomaso Pantera
70's Ford Bronco
1980's Chevy Camaro Z28(2)
1993 Mazda RX-7
Late 80's 5.0 Mustang
1979 454 Chevy Pickup
2003 Ford F-350 Powerstroke Diesel
2003 Acura RSX Type-S
1994(?) Yamaha YZF-1000
I know I'm forgetting some cars, but oh well.
02-01-2004, 12:00 PM
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Gees. I wish I could say I owned two cars at once, let alone some of the ones you've all been privileged to own.
I've owned:
1984 Buick Regal Limited
1987 Chevy Z24
1987 Nissan Maxima SE 5spd
1993 Nissan Maxima SE 5spd (current car)
I'd like to have/collect:
Late 60s Camaro Z28
Fox-body Mustang LX 5.0
Lincoln Mark VII LSC
Buick Grand National/T-type/Turbo T/GNX/Turbo Limited
1989 Trans Am GTA/Indy
Early 60s Oldsmobile Starfire
Cadillac CTS-V
Lambo Gallardo
A tricked out Mk2, 3 or 4 VW Golf GTI
Subaru STI
Skyline GT-R V-spec, any version R32-R34
Datsun 510
Datsun 240Z
Old Buick lead-sled with a straight-8 or Caddy V-16 swapped in
That's a few of 'em. I know there's some I'm forgetting, outside of the obvious ones like the Ferrari 360 or Porsche 968 GTS...
I've owned:
1984 Buick Regal Limited
1987 Chevy Z24
1987 Nissan Maxima SE 5spd
1993 Nissan Maxima SE 5spd (current car)
I'd like to have/collect:
Late 60s Camaro Z28
Fox-body Mustang LX 5.0
Lincoln Mark VII LSC
Buick Grand National/T-type/Turbo T/GNX/Turbo Limited
1989 Trans Am GTA/Indy
Early 60s Oldsmobile Starfire
Cadillac CTS-V
Lambo Gallardo
A tricked out Mk2, 3 or 4 VW Golf GTI
Subaru STI
Skyline GT-R V-spec, any version R32-R34
Datsun 510
Datsun 240Z
Old Buick lead-sled with a straight-8 or Caddy V-16 swapped in
That's a few of 'em. I know there's some I'm forgetting, outside of the obvious ones like the Ferrari 360 or Porsche 968 GTS...