My first car was a 79 ford 2wd f100 (it was my dads throughout the 80s) had to pay him 500.00. I drove this to high school. It got a about 8 miles to the gallon. (Best way to keep your kid out of trouble/can't afford to go anywhere or can't afford to drink/toke and then drive home. It was one or the other.)
Then just before graduation I had saved up 500.00 and bought a 67 mustang. (Better way to stay broke and working all the time) I've now had the car 22/23 years now. I was able to restore it 15 years ago. 10 years ago I put in a fairly modern (heavily modded) motor and drive train/the electronics out of a 95 mustang cobra. Now the car screams! Or that might be the passengers, it's really hard to tell over the engine noise. This is my favorite car btw. It is hard to drive this car and not be smiling. (Not counting traffic)
After that one I bought a 64 ranchero ford falcon front little pick up truck rear. (500.00)
Then a 68 mustang parts car
(200.00)
85 vw golf gti
What a doo doo box that was.. First time I paid more than 500 for a car, and it was a nightmare. Those Germans really know how to make das shitsa auto.
Then an 88 mustang (500.00) that was actually a really nice car with tee tops. It was stolen from me, by a crooked towing company.
Next I got my motorcycle licenses and a 74 Honda 330 60 miles per gallon (100 bucks)
While I had that I obtained my sisters 95 mustang to take Trich out on dates. She was not i to "vintage bikes" or her words "crappy looking"(take over payments) I went from 500 per car to almost 500 a month!
Then in August of 01 I bought my first new truck. A dodge Dakota. 2 weeks later 9/11 happened and they were giving cars away with no intrest and here I was paying like 12%.
After that was paid the AC went out and they wanted 1800 for parts at the dealership. So I waked in the show room and traded it for a new 05 dodge hemi ram quad cab. That truck is (still have it) a rocket ship.
Then a few work/commercial trucks over the years
Then in 08 bought my first new bike. Suzuki c50T it looked like a well dressed Harley. It got 50 miles per gallon, and was my fav for a while. Until I hurt my back. Afterwards everytime I went more than a 100 miles my back would go out and I could not even sit up for like two days.
Stopped riding the bike, I got better.
So I went on Craigslist and eBay looking for another 79 ford pick up, but this time I wanted at least an f250 4x4 extended cab. (These are rare.)
I found a beautiful f350 super cab camper special 4x4 about 100 miles from me on eBay, and told him about the bike and my back and asked if he wanted to trade. He said yes so I traded my bike for this old truck..
That was three years ago. that truck is the only thing I drive/driven since I got it, unless it is on a weekend. I love driving it. It has 460 (7.5 liter) engine it lifted slightly from the factory, and it makes more noise than the mustang. I can get maybe 10 miles to the gallon if I drive like an old lady. But on the plus side it has two massive fuel tanks so you can get almost 300 miles per bi weekly fill up.
Yup! I'm doing my part to keep Boston from ever having a winter like they did this year ever again!
(What are you all doing to help little old ladies from freezing to death because they can afford the heating oil?)
I am currently planning to install a power stroke diesel and an e4od Trans out of a 95 f350 into it this summer. (Once I reconsile all of the wiring problems one will have getting the 95' electronics to talk to the 79' switches and relays, but that is what I like to do for fun eg.95/67 mustang cobra.)
Plus on top of the new turbo sound, I get to dump lots of black sooty smoke into the open windows of hybrid owners on the interstate.
Cars I would like to have 69 charger (dukes of hazzard year) and or a 67 Shelby cobra.
If I get my truck project working reliably I don't think I will need to ever by another car or truck aside from what Trich what's to drive again. I'll just keep rebuilding this one.
Then just before graduation I had saved up 500.00 and bought a 67 mustang. (Better way to stay broke and working all the time) I've now had the car 22/23 years now. I was able to restore it 15 years ago. 10 years ago I put in a fairly modern (heavily modded) motor and drive train/the electronics out of a 95 mustang cobra. Now the car screams! Or that might be the passengers, it's really hard to tell over the engine noise. This is my favorite car btw. It is hard to drive this car and not be smiling. (Not counting traffic)
After that one I bought a 64 ranchero ford falcon front little pick up truck rear. (500.00)
Then a 68 mustang parts car
(200.00)
85 vw golf gti
What a doo doo box that was.. First time I paid more than 500 for a car, and it was a nightmare. Those Germans really know how to make das shitsa auto.
Then an 88 mustang (500.00) that was actually a really nice car with tee tops. It was stolen from me, by a crooked towing company.
Next I got my motorcycle licenses and a 74 Honda 330 60 miles per gallon (100 bucks)
While I had that I obtained my sisters 95 mustang to take Trich out on dates. She was not i to "vintage bikes" or her words "crappy looking"(take over payments) I went from 500 per car to almost 500 a month!
Then in August of 01 I bought my first new truck. A dodge Dakota. 2 weeks later 9/11 happened and they were giving cars away with no intrest and here I was paying like 12%.
After that was paid the AC went out and they wanted 1800 for parts at the dealership. So I waked in the show room and traded it for a new 05 dodge hemi ram quad cab. That truck is (still have it) a rocket ship.
Then a few work/commercial trucks over the years
Then in 08 bought my first new bike. Suzuki c50T it looked like a well dressed Harley. It got 50 miles per gallon, and was my fav for a while. Until I hurt my back. Afterwards everytime I went more than a 100 miles my back would go out and I could not even sit up for like two days.
Stopped riding the bike, I got better.
So I went on Craigslist and eBay looking for another 79 ford pick up, but this time I wanted at least an f250 4x4 extended cab. (These are rare.)
I found a beautiful f350 super cab camper special 4x4 about 100 miles from me on eBay, and told him about the bike and my back and asked if he wanted to trade. He said yes so I traded my bike for this old truck..
That was three years ago. that truck is the only thing I drive/driven since I got it, unless it is on a weekend. I love driving it. It has 460 (7.5 liter) engine it lifted slightly from the factory, and it makes more noise than the mustang. I can get maybe 10 miles to the gallon if I drive like an old lady. But on the plus side it has two massive fuel tanks so you can get almost 300 miles per bi weekly fill up.
Yup! I'm doing my part to keep Boston from ever having a winter like they did this year ever again!
(What are you all doing to help little old ladies from freezing to death because they can afford the heating oil?)
I am currently planning to install a power stroke diesel and an e4od Trans out of a 95 f350 into it this summer. (Once I reconsile all of the wiring problems one will have getting the 95' electronics to talk to the 79' switches and relays, but that is what I like to do for fun eg.95/67 mustang cobra.)
Plus on top of the new turbo sound, I get to dump lots of black sooty smoke into the open windows of hybrid owners on the interstate.
Cars I would like to have 69 charger (dukes of hazzard year) and or a 67 Shelby cobra.
If I get my truck project working reliably I don't think I will need to ever by another car or truck aside from what Trich what's to drive again. I'll just keep rebuilding this one.
