What Were Your Past Cars?

1991 Chevy S10 (first)
1992 Ford Ranger
2001 Buick Century
2003 Audi A4
2004 Mustang Mach 1
2005 Toyota Tundra
2007 Audi A4 S-line
2008 Infinity G37 coupe
2012 Civic si (current)

Decent start for a 19 year old enthusiast ;)
 
85 integra rs sedan
83 CJ7 350 conversion
88 Toyota pick up
82 dodge van full size B150
90 civic lx sedan
91 civic lx sedan
96 ford aspire (aspired to be a vehicle)
89 jeep comanche
05 pontiac G6 sedan
12 civic Si coupe CBP
 
82 oldsmobile cutless
86 monte carlo SS t-top
90 fox body mustang
82 toyota supra
02 mitsu lancer oz rally
96 acura legend 2dr
91 acura integra turbo
98 dodge crapvenger
12 civic si RR
 
First car - 1983 Olds Cutlass. Started out with the 3.8 Buford plant under the hood, had plans to swap engines, and acquired a '78 350 out of a K10. Pulled the engine down to the short block, gave it new head gaskets, new stock replacement camshaft ( had a few dead lobes ) a set of lifters and double roller timing chain.

One day while driving to work, the 3.8 flung a connecting rod cap through the oil pan, and smashed the camshaft in two, oiling down the pavement. On the buick V6, the distributor was in the front of the engine, so it sort of ran on a couple cylinders for about a minute, enough to get up to speed and coast the last mile downhill to work. :pat:

Out with the engine and transmission, in went the 350 with a dual pattern TH350, a home built trans cross member. ( for headers and dual exhaust ) Had to get some parts like a fan shroud at the wreckers, and swap the fuel line over to the passenger side of the car. The engine pulled 21 inches of vacuum at an idle, and ran strong. On the highway, I could get 30 mpg, of course in town the economy dropped considerably when the secondaries were open.. ;)

She got a coat of metallic purple BASF Miracryl over the stock paint that was sanded with P320 and sealed with an epoxy primer. The stock 14" wheels were swapped out for the 15" off of the full size cars with a P205/65R15. ( Plus 1 ) Pirelli P600's made the car handle like a dream, at least until the stock rubber bushings ( long since petrified ) got loosened up in the control arms. Heavy coils from a diesel equipped wagon and HD shocks gave a decent ride and cornering.

Drove the car for several years, the only real issue with the car was keeping header gaskets in it, they were good for a few months at a set, since the exhaust system torqued with the motor. Put close to 150,000 kms on this car.

2nd car - 1993 Chevrolet Caprice, ex Police car. I obtained this 4200LB 'whale' from a friend, he had bought it a year previously at an auction. Flogged this like a red-headed step child. One year shy of the reverse flow LT1 engine, it was equipped with a throttle body injection system. Tossed the stock rims in the dumpster, and installed a set of 5 spoke 15" aluminum rims from Superior.

I had a friend that worked at the police station in the maintenance dept, so I had an 'in' for good used half worn Goodyear tires off of the police cars. Smoked tires off left and right. The body wasn't in great shape, but repair parts were expensive, so I decided to put zero dollars into it and beat the snot out of it. Pulled the engine when I was done with the car, sold it for $ 375, scrapped out the rest. A bit over 4 years and I had put close to 200,000 kms on it.

3rd car - 1991 Olds 88 auction special. Gave it a new lease on life with a coat of BASF Limco alkyd fleet white and some intensive sandblasting and patching. Flung the differential cross-pin out of the 4T60 case one night when I was attempting a "rockford". Guess it wasn't wet enough out, and I had 4 other people in the car. Engine was bouncing off of the rev limiter, and smoke pouring out of under the hood from the oil on the hot exhaust when we came to a stop. Pushed it to the curb, went into the pub and had a beer. :corona: Well, actually a bunch. Laughed about it, ad-libbing to songs about wrecking the tranny... LOL. Good times. Swapped out the transaxle that weekend with one from my parts car. New cooler, and good to go. Car was good to me, had to repair the rotten brake lines and fuel lines once though in it's life. Drove for a lot of years on used parts. :D

4th vehicle - 1989 Honda Accord EX-i This car was a free vehicle.... no seriously, it was free. The previous owner was driving through from Toronto, and had issues with the clutch, and decided to abandon it with the signed ownership. ( he had gotten a quote of 8 hours labor to change the clutch and figured it wasn't worth it ) I changed the clutch, sanded the flywheel with an orbital sander, changed out the power steering rack and cross member. Cheap.... yea. $ 1300 on the road including the cost of a new Pioneer CD player and a set of door speakers.

Acquired the car with about 247,000 on the clock, it was up over 374K tonight. I had to remove some items this evening before it's voyage to the scrapyard. Power steering rack crapped out on it, needed tires for winter, the exhaust was noisy, etc, so it wasn't worth fixing up again.

5th vehicle - 1997 GMC EX-Cab 4x4. Not on the road yet, but working on it, slowly doing bodywork, skinning the lower doors, rocker panels, cab corners, etc. 247 on the clock. This will be an occasional driver, fixed up nice, but still a driver. Vortec 305, 4L65E, F44 HD chassis and 3.73 gearing. Gov't issue auction special.

6th vehicle - 2012 Honda Civic LX :D Brand 'spankin' new. First new vehicle ever.

This list doesn't include vehicles I have fixed up for the other halves', family, or to re-sell.
 
91 olds 88. Disconnected the stock daytime running lights, ran relays to the headlamps. New 9005 and 9006 Heliolite 100w bulbs in the stock housings. Each Hella worklamp in the modified grille opening had twin 55w bulbs. At night, enough lighting to see for a mile plus. 91 olds 88R.jpg
 
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1988 Honda Accord LX-i
1988 Chrysler Conquest
1988 Lincoln Town Car
1993 Nissan Sentra SE-R
1988 Ford Bronco II
1987 Dodge Caravan (Five speed, and leather interior...I have no clue what i was thinking)
1987 Ford Mustang GT
1987 Ford Bronco II
1963 VW Bug
1992 VW GTI
1985 Chevy S10 (v8 swap)
1987 Mazda Pickup (bagged)
1995 Honda Civic EX
1999 Acura TL
2008 Scion tC
2012 Honda Civic SI (Current)
 
Currently, 2011 Expedition and 2007 F150 Supercrew 4x4.

Past:
2004 Ram crew cab 4x4 hemi
2000 Grand Cherokee
2002 F150 supercab FX4
2000 Corolla
2002 Buick Century
2000 Impala LS
1999 Blazer
2001 Grand Marquis
1987 Crown Victoria
1991 Crown Victoria
1987 Grand Am
1973 Impala coupe
1962 Impala sedan
1964 Chevelle Malibu SS
1966 Chevy pickup
1981 Malibu coupe
1979 Cutlass
1979 Le Mans
1991 Geo Storm GSi
1993 Saturn SW-2
1993 Celica ST

I'm probably forgetting one or two. I'm toying with trading my Si in on a '13 Accord sport manual....so if that happens I guess I can add a '12 Si coupe to the list.
 
1st car, 1983 mazda rx7

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2-1984 camaro 2.8 v6
3-1996 nissan pickup
4-1997 jeep wrangler
5-2002 nissan xterra
6-2011 civic coupe lx
7-2012 civic coupe si
 
1st car in the Philippines. not my picture somewhat like it though.
Jeep Wrangler
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2nd car:
2001 BMW 330i 5 Speed
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2000 Mazda B3000 - First vehicle in high school (Oct 2007-Aug 2008) Sold
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2004 Mazda 3 GT w/ sport package (Feb 2010-Aug2010) Totaled
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2006 Honda Civic DX (Aug 2010-Sept 2011) Sold
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2012 Honda Civic SI (Sept 2011-Present)
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(first)
96 integra blacked out
2004 explorer blacked out
2012 civic si sedan blacked out
current
2007 Subaru sti
running white wheels on her so shes not blacked out
 
Dodge colt 199(sold)
Pontiac Firebird 1996(sold)
Hyundai Elantra 1994(scrap)
Saturn SC2 1996(scrap)
Hyundai Accent 1999(sold)
Honda Civic 1992 CX(sold)
Ford Mustang GT 5.0 1995(sold)
Nissan Sentra 1995(gave to my brother)
Honda Civic VX 1992(stolen, found, part-out, scrap)
Civic Si 2012(current)
Honda Civic EX sedan 1999(sold)
Toyota Tercel 1999(current beater)

il put picture of each later
 
1990 Integra GS manual
1996 Integra GS-R i/h/e/fpr/fields
2002 RSX-S (favorite) i/rh/e/flashpro
2008 Malibu
2010 Civic LX-S
2012 Si
 
1997 Nissan 200SX SE-R (first car)
2004 Mazda RX-8
2001 Honda Prelude SH (would rather forget)
2005 Subaru Legacy GT
1997 Subaru Legacy L
2011 Subaru WRX hatch
2012 Subaru WRX sedan (current)

Future: Honda S2000, also considering a Miata, 350z, etc.
 
1968 Renault 10
1971 Ford Gran Torino Wagon !
1973 Toyota Celica ($3000 brand new out the door)
1976 Chevrolet Laguna S3
1978 Jeep Cherokee Chief
1974 BMW 2002 tii - one of my all time favorites
1981 Saab 900 Turbo - amazing car and engineering
1986 Volvo 740 Turbo - stolen
1983 Pontiac 6000 LE
1986 Toyota MR2
1988 Buick Regal GS - FE3 susp.
1996 Accord EX purchased new, sold in 2011
1989 Mercedes 190e 2.6 - 5speed stick
1998 Accord coupe EX V6 - purchased new, just sold this month
 
First: 1995 Honda Accord M/T
Second: 1997 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS-T M/T
Third: 1997 Volvo 850 M/T
Current: 2012 Honda Civic M/T :)

I've never owned a vehicle with A/T lol...
 
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