Cars we've owned

[norton]

A post from Michael Salemi, got me thinking about the cars I'v owned in the past 30+ years, My list would be over 40 cars, So before I post mine, #1 is there any interest #2 Do we have the space for all members to post there past motors  
67 Baracuda fastback formuls S 273 hipo 4sp  $450 in 1973
66 Mustang fastback 289 hipo 4 sp  $650  in 1974
68 GTO 400 4sp  $1000  in 1974
71 Datsun 240Z   $2700 in 1975
72 Triumph TR6  $2900  in 1975
71 Buick GS stage 1 455 4sp 38000 OG miles $1400 in 1976
67 Sunbeam Tiger 289 cobra 4 sp  $900 in 1977
53 Packard free
76 Jaguar XJ12C  $3200 in 1980
65 Corvette roadster  $3500 in 1980
70 Buick GS 455 auto  $1300  in 1981
71 MGBGT with 2.8 ford V6 and tube shocks  $600 in 1978
78 Pontiac TransAm 6.6 4sp  $4500 in 1981
73 Pontiac TransAm 455 SD auto Traded the 78 and $500 in 1981
66 Triump TR4a  $750 sometime in the early 80's
58 Mercury Turnpike cruiser 32000 OG miles $600 in 1978?
73 Chevy Chevelle 454 auto  $2400 in 1980
70 Datsun 510 about $700
78 Opel Manta  $1800 in 1983
69 Fiat 124 spyder $2200 in 1987
77 Chevy Monza 350 V8 auto  $2600 in 1982
70 Corvette roadster 350 4sp  $6700 in 1988
79 ElCamino
87 Plymouth Sundance Turbo
89 Corvette
77? Mini Moke  about $1900AU in 1990
68 250SL
71 280SL
94 E320 Coupe
A hole bunch of Chevy,Dodge,GMC,Ford pickup's
8 or 9 Norton motorcycle's all Commando's never paid more than $1500
4 BMW's R90/s R65 K100rs R90/6
3 MotoGuzzi's 850/1000 Lemans and an old cop bike
2 Triumph's 69 650 Bonni 75 Trident
2 Honda's 650 Hawk GT  450 something or other
3 Yamaha's RZ 350  TZ750 SR 500
And some more stuff I forgot [:0]


Mike Halleck
Chesterfield Mi
71 280SL
68 250SL (parts car)
94 E320 Coupe

[Malc]

In no particular order....
Citroen 2CV
BMW 323i
BMW 2002
BMW 2002tii
BMW 3.0Csi
BMW M535
Fiat 131
Fiat Ritmo (Strada)
Land Rover 109 Series 2, 3 and a V8 110 County
Land Rover Discovery
Saab 900 (the old shape, several! inc turbo)
VW Transporter van (syncro)
Renault 12 estate car
Renault 4
Jaguar XJ6 (couldn't really afford to put petrol in it!)
MGB
MGA
Tiger cub motorbike (automatic oil slick!)
Lancia Delta Integrale
and a certain Mercedes........

Scary thing is I still have some of these motors[:p]
Malc

[J. Huber]

Well, a little on the boring side but here goes... reverse chronological order.

'63 MBZ 230SL (since 1987)
'03 F-150 4X4 (since '03)
'01 Tahoe 4X4 (since '01)

'98 Chevy 1500 Z71 4X4
'98 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4X4
'97 BMW 528i

'94 Ford Explorer 4X4
'87 BMW 325i
'81 Honda Accord
'80 Toyota 4X4

'74 Mustang II (now that was a winner!)
'68 Chevy Step-side 3 speed on the column... my learning to drive vehicle! Loved it.



James
63 230SL

[graphic66]

From first to last, somewhat
64 Ford Falcon
62 Ford Econoline van
65 MGB
62 Austin Healy MKII 3000
62 Alfa Romeo Guilietta Spyder
68 Triumph TR250 one green and one Red one
64 Chrysler New Yorker
64 Plymouth Valiant
65 Ford 1/2 ton pickup
62 Chevrolet pickup 1/2 ton
68 International pickup 3/4 ton
62 Olds Holiday
64 Lincoln Continental with suicide doors
64 Dodge Dart
62 Plymouth sedan
72 AMC Javelin
78 Pontiac Catalina
72 Barracuda
74 Ford Custom Police interceptor
82 Ford Bronco
79 Ford wagon
78 Dodge motor home
80 Ford F150
85 Ford F150
85 Ford Crown Vic Wagon
98 Dodge V10 3/4 ton Quad Cab
Currently on the road,
66 230 SL Automatic
01 Dodge V10 Quad cab 5 speed
78 Mercedes Benz 406 U900 with 20 speed cascade box
95 33' motorhome Cummins powered
5 Yamaha Snowmobiles
24' Grady White W/ 300hp outboard
And hopefully many many more.

[TR]

Some of my more fun 4-wheel machines ... earlier to later:

'58 Chevy Imala, 2-door with 348 CI and tri-power
'58 Corvette 4-spd w/FI
'65 GTO
'71 240Z
2 Jeeps (real jeep-Jeeps ... 1 in Africa, later 1 in Idaho)
'73 911-S ... followed by 4 more new 911s, through the mid-80s
'64 356-SC
'56 Jag XK140
'71 280SL 4-spd
'02 Jag S-Type R
'04 CLK500 cabriolet

If I could have any of these back again top choices would be the '58 Corvette and '64 356-SC.  As mentioned previously I'm keeping the '71 280SL forever.

Tom in Boise

[ChrisInNashville]

At Age 16, '79 Camaro Berlinetta - not a good car...Detroit's first and only chance with me.

'85 VW Jetta - a great car for a 22 year old.
'87 Mazda - 626 - another great car
'89 Volvo 760GL - boxy but good  
'95 Mazda Millenia - my favorite 'til I got rear-ended and totalled
'98 Lexus ES300 - not my favorite, but I live in a "Lexus town"

While I like Japanese cars for quality and comfort...I love my German Steel - 69' 280SL  

[norton]

Christietz it's a shame, Detroit has lost a hole generation, because of our products(and dealers) We are making some better cars now.

Mike Halleck
Chesterfield Mi
71 280SL
68 250SL (parts car)
94 E320 Coupe

[Cees Klumper]

my more interesting cars have been:

1966 Alfa Romeo GTV (oil slick no doubt still on pavement in front of parents' house)
Jaguar XJ6 4,2 (terrible state that car was in; a friend who borrowed it had to brake with his foot on the pavement out of the door once)
Ford Capri
Opel Manta
2 x Triumph Spitfire (great little cars, always something going, going, gone: sometimes even literally, like that one time a rear wire wheel decided to venture off by itself)
2 x Daf 55
Plymouth Fury (one tankful of gas for every 100 miles)
Heavily souped-up, highly modified Mini Cooper (blew up engine when the brakes failed, and the only way to slow it down was to put in in too-low a gear causing major over-revving)
1996 Alfa Romeo GTV V6 turbo
1998 Fiat Coupe 5-cylinder turbo
One of my all-time favorites: a US-spec 1982 Mercedes 300 D (turbodiesel) sedan

Tom in Boise's list sounds like fun!

Cees ("Case") Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic

[rwmastel]

I'm a young pup on this forum, not in the typical MB demographic.

1976 Buick Electra Limited (1985 - 1994), gave to charity
1985 Nissan 300ZX (1994 - 1995), totalled, not my fault
1983 Toyota Celica GTS (1995 - 1996), traded in on new Dodge
1996 Dodge Neon Sport Coupe (1996 - 2002), traded in on E420
1966 Mercedes-Benz 230SL (2000 - present)
1994 Mercedes-Benz E420 (2002 - present)

Rodd
Powell, Ohio, USA
1966 230SL, Euro, Auto, Leather, both  tops
1994 E420

[ChrisInNashville]

quote:Originally posted by norton

Christietz it's a shame, Detroit has lost a hole generation, because of our products(and dealers) We are making some better cars now.

Mike, I acknowledge that things are much better now with American cars...I did buy a Ford Windstar for my wife the first year they came out and was reasonably pleased...until we traded in for a more comfortable Sienna.  

I buy with cash expecting to keep a long time and I've observed that foreign steel still seems to have lower cost of ownership and better longevity.   Unfortunately, I don't think many folks care about quality beyond the terms of the lease...but that's not me :?

OK, I'm off my soapbox.   Sorry

[German Dude]

My list is short so here goes:

1968 Plymouth Station Wagon (in Florida-during August and September, I had more water in that car than Lake Kissimmee)

1975 Mitsubishi Galant (I was a student then - after 3 weeks, a guy hit me at about 14 mph - and totalled my car.)

1982 Golf GLS - that thing really rocked

1981 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham (in Houston, a black car with broken a/c is not such a hot idea - no wonder I got it so cheap)

1970 Cadillac de Ville Convertible (top motor was broken - I was lying on the trunk, raising up the top with my legs, there was no other way to get it up when driving alone...)

1993 Citroen XM Station Wagon Turbo Diesel. My daily ride. 39 Miles to the gallon.

1964 230SL. 39 smiles to the mile.

Juergen
64 230SL #2933, 4sp, signal red, white hard top
93 Citroen XM station wagon

[Jonny B]

Might as well join in.

1962 Oldsmobile Delta 88
1966 Ford Thunderbird (fabulous interior)
1974 Corvette
1967 Corvette
1977 Corvette (auto - terrible thing to do to a Vette)
1985 MB 190E
1984 Mazda RX7
1972 Renault 17 (a real blast)
1981 Renault 18i (worst car I ever had)
1988 Ford Bronco II
1992 Ford Explorer Sport
1995 Ford Explorer Sport
1998 MB ML 320
1980 MB 450SL (had that one for 12+ years)
1999 MB SLK 230 (still have)
2001 MB E320 4matic wagon
2002 Mini Cooper S (a total blast) (still have)
2005 MB E320 4matic wagon (picked up in Germany)
1967 250SL

Jonny B
1967 250SL Auto

[J. Huber]

About the Detroit thing -- when it comes to vehicles like the Chevy Tahoe (and other American Full-size Trucks) they are certainly doing something right!

James
63 230SL

[erickmarciano]

83 plymouth horizon 024
85 honda prelude
87 honda prelude
90 tempo / 90 5.0 conv mustang
91 SHO  WOW
70 cuda
71 camaro
65 wildcat
62 beetle
95 sho
98 jetta VR6   WOW again
71 280 sl
98 volvo t5 s70
and alot of vespa's
still got the beetle , vespas , mercedes and volvo
the most fun for me where the 5.0 the SHO and the vr6
the fords where as they say Fix Or Repair Daily.after the last SHO swore not to purchase a ford again . it was really fun bu made like crap only the engine was good and by the way it was a Yamaha NOT FORD

still got the beethe

1971 280sl
1962 VW
1954 Allstate vespa
1958 gs150 vespa
1962 gs160 vespa

[n/a]

This is an interesting thread and note the wide variety of cars owned at one time or another by members of the group.  Here's my 10 cents worth, and you can probably detect a slight Ford bias here.  They are a fine car.  I've never had a Ford engine apart in the 45 years I have driven Fords. North American cars take a back seat to no one for serviceability, practicality, price and performance.

1970 Mercedes Benz 280SL.  I've wanted one for 40 years.  I lived in Germany when the Pagoda first came out, and now my dream to own one has come true.  "This could be the start of a beautiful friendship", to paraphrase Humphrey Bogart to Claud Rains in the closing moments of "Casablanca"

2003 Ford Taurus SEL 3.0L 24Valve V6.  Better on gas, goes like hell.
2000 Ford Club Wagon 5.4 Triton V8.  Big, fast, comfortable. My "goin' to Florida vehicle"

1994 Thunderbird.  My favourite of all my cars. 4.6 SOHC V8, utterly bulletproof for 10 years.  Good on gas, went like hell!

1989 Ford Taurus LX 3.8 V6.  Great car.  Kept 10 years
1985 Plymouth Reliant 2 dr. Same comments as 83 below.
1981 Chevrolet Van.  A good reliable vehicle.  Had for 15 years.
1983 Plymouth Reliant.  Nice little car.  I was commuting 60 mi a day and it was nice and warm in the winter after driving the Bug.
1972 VW Super Beetle.  Kept 6 years.  Not bad for a 6'6 /300 lb guy!!
1975 Ford Gran Torino.  First new car. Think Starsky & Hutch - same colours.  351 V8 Cleveland. Kept for 12 years
1972 Mercury Marquis 400 cu in V8 2 dr hardtop
1966 Mercury Parklane 4 dr hardtop 428 cu in, 345 hp.  Very fast.
1959 Monarch (Canadian built Mercury)  383 V8. 126" wheelbase.  Huge car. I took it to Germany for three years on an RCAF posting.
1957 Mercury Monterrey 4 dr hardtop. 312 V8. Babe magnet!  Met my wife with this car. It's long gone, but she's still here after 43 years.  Now known as "the Benz Babe".
1953 Mercury 2 dr, flathead V8 25mpg on a good day, usually on 100-130 aviation fuel!!  A well used but very serviceable car.

Cheers

Jim Hunter, Ottawa Canada

JLHunter

[Mike Hughes]

Ok, I'll confess:

1966 VW 1300 Beetle
1966 MGB
1966 Austin-Healey 3000 MKIII
1964 Plymouth Valiant
1968 Triumph TR-4A IRS
1973 Volvo 1800ES (10th from the last one made)
1951 M.G. TD
1974 Fiat 128SL
1976 Honda Accord
1967 MGB
1935 M.G. PA 4-seater
1934 M.G. L-1 Magna Salonette
1966 MGB-GT
1983 Isuzu Impulse
1954 M.G. TF 1250
1951 M.G. TD
1937 M.G. TA
1987 Jaguar XJ-6 VanDenPlas
1995 Isuzu 4x4 Pickup
1989 Merkur XR4Ti
1966 M.G. 1100
2002 Isuzu Trooper
1966 Mercedes Benz 230SL


- Mike Hughes  -ô¿ô-
  1966 230SL Auto P/S
  Havanna Brown (408)
  Light Beige (181)
  Cream M-B Tex (121)

[n/a]

ok, I'll bite.

we've had a huge variety of saabs...notably"

(2) 67 sonett II 2 stroke cars, only 258 made
saab sonett v4
saab sonett III
a variety of saab 96's, 2 stroke and v4
a bunch of saab 99's
huge assortment of saab 900's from 1979 thru 1996, many with hundreds and hundreds of thousands of miles.
current saab 9-3 viggen conv
current saab 9-5 aero sedan

1974 triumph tr-6 (sold)
1964 mercedes benz 230sl (sold)
1966 mercedes benz 230sl
2000 bmw z-3 lease, now replaced with saab.

looking for a 67-73.5 porsche 911 e or s

66 230 sl 113042-10-016238
67 saab sonett II #43 of 258
00 saab 9-3 viggen conv
02 saab 9-5 aero

[70chevelle]

Started out restoring a 1974 Nova when I was 15.  Did bodywork and paint for friends of my father to save money for my first car and earn extra money in the summer.  

1971 Monte Carlo (Had in High School, sold to go to college )
1974 Chevelle Laguna S-3 (Had all through college)
1980 Chevette (Just out of college :oops: !)
1988 Pontiac 6000 (Brand new Company car   )
1987 Dodge      Turbo
1990 Nissan 240SX (First new car, incredible reliability)
1990 Isuzu Pickup, new (Great reliability)
1993 Z-28 Camaro, new (Lost to family car)
1970 Chevelle (Took wife to look at while 8 mos pregnant)
1987 Pontiac Bonneville (Free winter car)
1995 VW Jetta, new (Too many problems)
1997 Ford F150, new
1998 Dodge Caravan, new (2nd child on the way!)
1999 Mercedes C230 (Wife hated mini-van!)
1999 Yamaha V-Star, new (regretfully sold)
1993 Dodge Dakota
1970 Mercedes 280SL
2003 Dodge Durango, new
2005 Mercedes C230 Sport, new

70 Chevelle 13.7 @ 99.7
70 280 SL Silver/Black top
05 C230 Kompressor
03 Dodge Durango SLT

[Ed Fisher]

1960 American Motors Rambler   
1966 Ford LTD 428
1968 Oldmobile Cutlass S
1970 Ford Fairlane
1965 Dodge Dart GT 273 hi-po
1965 Pontiac GTO convertible
1970 Ford Torino GT
1971 Ford Torino GT
1968 Plymouth Super Bee 440
1970 Plymouth Super Bee 383
1974 Chevrolet Vega
1975 Chevrolet Vega
1977 Toyota Celica GT
1979 Toyota pickup
1965 Ford Mustang GT
1974 Saab 900
1971 Datsun 240z
1981 Chevrolet El Camino
1984 Kawasaki 1100 LTD
1965 Ford Mustang Coupe 6cyl
1968 Chevrolet Camaro convertible
1993 Nissan Maxima
1992 Toyota Truck 4x4
1985 BMW 325e
1958 Triumph TR3A roadster
1985 Toyota Supra
1964 Mercedes 230sl

Italicized are currently owned and all covered.
Not listed are a score of motorcycles, and other cars I can’t recall

Ed Fisher   
Dallas, Tx

[gwuisman]

Here is my list in the order I used/owned them:
Citroën 2CV
Relault 4
Peugeot 404
Peugeot 505 sedan
Peugeot 505 familiale
Golf II
BMW 520i Touring (present)
MB 280sl (present)
BMW 315 (present)


Gerard Wuisman
1970 280sl

[ja17]

Hello, and here are some of my more memorable and driver vehicles;

1933 Mercedes 380K cab A
1948 Willys Jeepster
1949 REO Speedwagon Truck
1950 Mercedes 170 V
1951 Mercedes 170 S
1955 Mercedes 190SL (first car)
1958 Mercedes 190SL (35,000 orig miles)
1960? Austin Champ (military jeep)
1960 Mercedes 190 sedan ponton
1958 Mercedes 300SL
1963 Mercedes 300SL
1964 Mercedes 230SL
1964 Mercedes 220SE Finback
1964 Mercedes 200 Gas Finback
1966 Mercedes 300SE
1972 Toyota pick-up ($1900.00 new!)
1968 Mercedes 250 sedan (SCCA pro Rally, FIA Rally)
1969 Mercedes 230/8
1969 Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3
1970 Mercedes 250C (Microbeast)
1970 Mercedes 280SE (W108)
1973 Mercedes 450 SE
1974 Mercedes 280 SE (W116)
1974 Mercedes 450SLC (FIA Rally)
1975 Alfa Spider
1983 Mercedes 300 Turbo Diesel
1968 Chevelle Wagon (289 hp)
1984 Mercedes 280 T wagon
1976 Mercedes 230 coupe
2002 Mercedes SLK32 AMG
(many other 50's 60's Mercedes owned short term)




Joe Alexander
Blacklick, Ohio

[norton]

You win Joe    I think 2 300SL's trumps us all.

Mike Halleck
Chesterfield Mi
71 280SL
68 250SL (parts car)
94 E320 Coupe

[ja17]

Hello Norton,
The 1963 300SL roadster was only $4700.00 when I bought it in 1974. It was the rare late version with alloy block and disc brakes. It was in excellent condition! Was mostly original and had many options like the hardtop and the Becker Mexico Radio. I guess I was fortunate since I could not afford to buy a car like this at today's going rate!

Joe Alexander
Blacklick, Ohio

[norton]

Joe I got two words for ya "TIME MACHINE"

Mike Halleck
Chesterfield Mi
71 280SL
68 250SL (parts car)
94 E320 Coupe