brmstn69
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I'm a big time car nut, no make that fanatic. In my youth I spent most of my free time running around my uncle's junk yard, looking for parts and working to pay them off. By the time I got out of highschool I owned five cars and a motorcycle, yes I really love cars. The car a person drives tends to say alot about their personality and the qualities they posess or admire. So here's my Question , What do you drive, and what qualities does it reflect in you? What were some of the favorite cars you have owned and regret getting rid of ? Or what was that first car you fell in love with?
What I drive...
I'm a technophobe, I hate anything new and I despise a car I can't work on myself. I drive a 1974 Mercury Monterey with a 315 hp 400ci (6.6 L) V-8. It's big powerful with agility the belies its bulk. It's a very spartan and masculine car with only the bare necessities. It's imposing at first but has a restrained dignified "all business" apperance, and upon closer inspection despite being devoid of any luxury options it's quite comfortable. No pic's yet but it looks like this...
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Past fovorites..
My first "junk yard project" (and only foreign car) a 1978 Ford Fiesta, this was originally my mother's car until she drove it into the ground. She told me that if I could fix it, it was mine. After doing a little reasearch on (in the libary, no internet back then) I was stoked! These little bastards came from the factory with detuned versions of Ford's "Kent" racing engine, the same engine used in some old Lotus cars (Lotus added a DOHC 16v head to the Kent block) and my uncle had a totaled out Lotus Europa SCCA race car at his salvage yard, so I did an engine swap. The result was 130 hp in a 1600 lbs car that only had 66 hp from the factory, and alot of pissed of Camero and Mustang drivers getting a good view of my rear bumper. (try and remember that this was long before the fast & furious and the import racer craze, nobody in Amercia hot-rodded a 4 banger back then)
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My first "sleeper" (a car that looks stock but has been hot-rodded) a 1968 Cadillac, this was my uncles car and he built it into a 550 hp monster, I spent two summers of "sweat equity" in the junk yard to pay off this car plus $1000, cash
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My last 'junk yard project" a 1977 Buick Riveria, someone junked this beauty when they blew the motor in it, I thought it was beautiful, I put in a 340 hp 403 V-8 (from a Pontiac Trans-Am) and a TCI racing transmission $750 and another summer of free labor for my uncle and it was mine.
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A 1984 Cadillac Seville, I bought this car for my mother, but these things had reliablity issues, and computers (I couldn't work on it myself) but I loved the attention it got, so after a few years I got her a new car and kept this one as a second car for myself.
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My First car...
You never forget our first car, much like loosing you virginity, good or bad, you have fond memories. My mother was into the "Van Kulture" of the '70's and whe I got my license I got the Family car handed down to me (she got the previously mentioned Fiesta) A 1975 Chevy custom van, this was a wedding present from my step dad to her, we did alot of camping so he had it built as a camper in '70's custom drag, shag carpet, oak cabinets, a u-shaped sofa that turned into a bed, bar, Ref., TV, and even a stove, all cleverly hidden away. I had alot of angry dads slam the door in my face when the "Shag Wagon" pulled up and I asked if their daughter was home (they should have been more worried about their sons, lol.)
I don't have any pic's of it, but it looked alot like this..
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I know there aren't too many car fans here, but I'm sure there are a few. so what do YOU drive?
What I drive...
I'm a technophobe, I hate anything new and I despise a car I can't work on myself. I drive a 1974 Mercury Monterey with a 315 hp 400ci (6.6 L) V-8. It's big powerful with agility the belies its bulk. It's a very spartan and masculine car with only the bare necessities. It's imposing at first but has a restrained dignified "all business" apperance, and upon closer inspection despite being devoid of any luxury options it's quite comfortable. No pic's yet but it looks like this...
Past fovorites..
My first "junk yard project" (and only foreign car) a 1978 Ford Fiesta, this was originally my mother's car until she drove it into the ground. She told me that if I could fix it, it was mine. After doing a little reasearch on (in the libary, no internet back then) I was stoked! These little bastards came from the factory with detuned versions of Ford's "Kent" racing engine, the same engine used in some old Lotus cars (Lotus added a DOHC 16v head to the Kent block) and my uncle had a totaled out Lotus Europa SCCA race car at his salvage yard, so I did an engine swap. The result was 130 hp in a 1600 lbs car that only had 66 hp from the factory, and alot of pissed of Camero and Mustang drivers getting a good view of my rear bumper. (try and remember that this was long before the fast & furious and the import racer craze, nobody in Amercia hot-rodded a 4 banger back then)
My first "sleeper" (a car that looks stock but has been hot-rodded) a 1968 Cadillac, this was my uncles car and he built it into a 550 hp monster, I spent two summers of "sweat equity" in the junk yard to pay off this car plus $1000, cash
My last 'junk yard project" a 1977 Buick Riveria, someone junked this beauty when they blew the motor in it, I thought it was beautiful, I put in a 340 hp 403 V-8 (from a Pontiac Trans-Am) and a TCI racing transmission $750 and another summer of free labor for my uncle and it was mine.
A 1984 Cadillac Seville, I bought this car for my mother, but these things had reliablity issues, and computers (I couldn't work on it myself) but I loved the attention it got, so after a few years I got her a new car and kept this one as a second car for myself.
My First car...
You never forget our first car, much like loosing you virginity, good or bad, you have fond memories. My mother was into the "Van Kulture" of the '70's and whe I got my license I got the Family car handed down to me (she got the previously mentioned Fiesta) A 1975 Chevy custom van, this was a wedding present from my step dad to her, we did alot of camping so he had it built as a camper in '70's custom drag, shag carpet, oak cabinets, a u-shaped sofa that turned into a bed, bar, Ref., TV, and even a stove, all cleverly hidden away. I had alot of angry dads slam the door in my face when the "Shag Wagon" pulled up and I asked if their daughter was home (they should have been more worried about their sons, lol.)
I don't have any pic's of it, but it looked alot like this..
I know there aren't too many car fans here, but I'm sure there are a few. so what do YOU drive?
