Non-Mopars you've owned

[67440Dodge]

Time to post the non-Mopar cars you've owned..

11 1969-1971 VW Beetles/Super Beetles. A 1970 was my first car and my first engine rebuild. Did my first automatic (automatic clutch, you still shifted) to 4 speed conversion on the 71 Super Beetle (by "Super" VW meant macpherson front struts and 2 extra HP). I was a VW mechanic for a year and half or so...

1956 4 door and 1957 2 door sedan Chevy's. The 56 had a straight six/auto but it didn't run right and needed body work. The 57 was a complete waste case, my friend got it from same guy I got my 56 from. He gave it to me when he realized it was beyond his ability to fix up. (He already had a 55 4 door that would smoke most 60's muscle cars). it was so bad water had frozen inside a cylinder and pushed the cylinder into the water jacket. (Shame it was a 283 Power Pack block with fuelie heads) It went to the scrap yard, the 56 got sold to someone I used to work with.

1966 Pontiac Lemans. This car was a blast to drive, only 60K on the clock, it needed a timing chain to get running. My intention was to make a GTO clone of it but once I found the frame rotted where front section met the side. No body shop would touch it, So it got stripped for parts and scrapped.

1972 Chevelle.. biggest mistake of my life, but all I could afford at the time. Drove it home needed so much work I gave up on it and sold it.

1979 Chevy Camaro Z28 350 4spd 3.73 pegleg rear. Got it when stationed in San Diego, put headers and duals on it, muffler shop flipped when I drove it in with no cats on it (but did a exhaust anyways). Put a used 305 in it with one car head and one truck head and a used PAW (anyone remember them?) cam it it and would eat Grand Nationals for breakfast.

1990 Chevy S-10 4.3V6 5spd. Quick little truck, pretty evenly matched against a buddy's 5.0 tricked out Mustang (daddy worked for Ford). It was a lemon due to unfixable rear wheel ABS.

1991 Chevy S-10 4.3V6 auto. Engine blew 2 weeks after buying it. After that it was a good truck.

1993 Chevy Lumina Z-34 with a V6 made by Mercury Marine. Comfy and fast cruiser.

1991 GMC S-15 Jimmy 4X4... damn that was fun in the mud and to go off roading with. (owned it 8yrs before getting the Dakota)

2000 VW Jetta an ok Econobox, put 145K miles on it in 3yrs

2003 Chevy 1500 pickup.. even with V6 fuel mileage sucked. Got rid of it a week before Katrina hit.

2005 Toyota Corolla The absolute most reliable car I've ever owned. Never saw the inside of a dealer or repair shop. for 300K miles it was just tires and brakes (did shocks once). Starter went at 300K, then A/C condensor blew at 305K, finally sold it at 307K miles. And I ed the hell out of it and clutch was still good when I sold it.

2011 Ford Fusion.. needed a family car as I was taking care of a elderly parent.

2016 Chevy Cruze needed a econobox and it was only thing available with a 5 speed

2017 Chevy standard cab pickup.. needed a truck and it was the only standard cab around.

[65rbdodge]

I got nothing

[theman440]

1976 Volvo 245, midnight blue, 4spd overdrive, lowered, Ronal rims w low pro's. added a rear swaybar - fun to drive.
1966 Buick Riviera, put it back together got it running and sold it.
1965 VW bug convertible baja bug.

[67440Dodge]

1976 Volvo 245, midnight blue, 4spd overdrive, lowered, Ronal rims w low pro's. added a rear swaybar - fun to drive.
1966 Buick Riviera, put it back together got it running and sold it.
1965 VW bug convertible baja bug.

Oh no, a swing arm Bug!! about as safe as a Corvair when doing canyon carving!

[theman440]

Oh no, a swing arm Bug!! about as safe as a Corvair when doing canyon carving!

it has bus gear reduction boxes on it too!

[67440Dodge]

it has bus gear reduction boxes on it too!

Floor it in first gear and go in reverse!!

[thebankerstoy]

I know that I will be stoned to death for saying this on the DCR, but I've always loved all kinds of cars for various reasons, so even though I've been a Mopar only guy for vintage cars since the mid 1980's before that I had the following.

(01) My first car was a 1961 Fiat 600D 2 door sedan, blue with a tan interior. Purchased at age 14. Basically the Italian version of a VW Beetle! Top speed was around 60 MPH but with the 7 gallon fuel tank full of fuel I could drive it almost a month on that single tank of fuel and I could get four friends and myself in it! LOL! (car in picture isn't my car but is similar)

(02) Early production 1965 Ford Mustang 2 door hardtop, Wimbledon White with a red "Pony" interior, 260 small block V-8, 4 speed transmission, power steering and brakes and factory under dash mounted a/c.



(03) 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback, Ford Springtime Yellow, black interior, factory 390 big block car, 4 speed transmission, power steering and brakes and factory a/c. Not my car in this picture but similar.



(04) 1967 Ford Mustang Fastback, (faded) Ford Springtime Yellow, black interior, bought as a non running project car with a non factory 427 big block, 4 speed transmission, manual steering and brakes, no a/c. Rebuilt and stuffed that 427 with Shelby racing parts and also lowered the front suspension to Shelby specifications.











(05) 1967 Chevrolet Chevelle factory SS-396 car, factory front bench seat, non original 396 big block, 4 speed transmission, manual steering and brakes, after doing most of the body work myself I had it painted in'Cadillac dark blue metallic








(06) 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, GM metallic green, green vinyl top, green interior, 350 engine, automatic transmission, power everything!





(07) 1974 AMC Javelin, white with red and blue stripes, 360 engine, automatic transmission, power steering and brakes, factory a/c



(08) 1977 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, Bright Yellow, black interior, hp 350 small block, 4 speed transmission, power steering and brakes, factory a/c, I bought this Z/28 brand new in the summer of 1977. A fairly rare car as only a little over 14 thousand 1977 Z/28's were produced and mine was a 4 speed with factory a/c car!



(09) 1973 Mercury Capri, bronze metallic (like the one on this brochure), tan interior, V-6, 4 speed transmission, power steering and brakes, factory a/c. A HECK of a fun car to drive!



I also owned several GMC and Chevrolet pickup trucks in the 70's and 80's and I'm ashamed to say that I let my father talk me into buying a brand new 1974 Datsun 1200 2 door to use as I went to junior college. Needless to say that car didn't stay with me very long! LOL!

Richard

[67r/t4speeder]

Good memories right Richard?

[theman440]

I like the Javelin!

[thebankerstoy]

Yes sir Andy, I had a few fun cars back in the day! I'll post my Mopar's in Mike's other thread.

Hi Jeff, that Javelin was a fun car but I so wish it would have had the 401 rather than the the 360!

Richard