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Your car history, what other interesting cars have you owned or still own?
I made a video recently over on my youtube channel covering all my previous cars, 12 in total, feel free to check it out. I am interested to know what other cars you have owned before your Mini or currently?
1st vehicle I operated was an old GMC deuce and a half grain truck back in the mid 50's. My 1st car was a '62 TR Spitfire drop head then traded that for a '63 BRG XKE roadster. That one helped reel in a co-ed and then it was a series of family types. The Jag is gone but the co-ed has since graduated to co-pilot. I see old E types on car shows once in a while and it brings a small tear. We've now a two MINI garage, hers is a '15 R60.
Currently...
My DD is my ‘10 Clubman S.
2018 F350 6.7 TD quad cab LB dually to tow my 5er.
’67 Mustang 289 c4 bone stock. Gramma bought new and I have had since ‘86.
2016 Viper GT Track pack as a toy.
2019 HD Ultra Limited - to relax.
2013 Hyabusa - to donate body parts.
If u include cars I paid for and are currently in my garages, then the daughters 2014 Focus hatchback and wife’s 2020 Macan S.
I cant count every car I have owned.
Troy
sorry about some of the crooked pics...not sure y.
1949 Cadillac (never moved under its own power)lol
1961 Ford Econoline
1962 Ford T-Bird
1966 Ford T-Bird
1973 AMC Gremlin
1977 Pontiac Firebird
1978 Datsun 280ZX
1983 BMW 320IS (favorite)
1985 Saab 900 Turbo
1985 BMW 635csi
1987 Dodge Raider
1989 Chevy Cavalier Convertible
1991 Mistubishi Spider Eclipse
1962 Studebaker Hawk GT
1996 Toyota RAV4
90's Jeep 4 cyl (so bad blocked out the year)
1996 BMW 325
2002 Nissan Murano
2003 Toyota Sienna
2006 BMW Z4
1998 BMW 540i
2011 MINI Countryman
2014 MINI 2dr HT F56S
2013 VW Golf TDI
2016 MINI 4dr HT F55
2019 VW GTI Rabbit
1951 Ford Anglia
1957 Chevrolet Sedan Delivery
1958 Chevrolet Bel Air sedan
1965 Ford Mustang
1966 Chevrolet Corvette roadster
1966 Volkswagen Bug
1967 Ford Mustang convertible
1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1
1977 Ford Thunderbird
1978 Renault LeCar
1990 Ford Mustang coupe
1990 Ford Taurus
1993 Ford Mustang Cobra (stolen 3 times)
1994 Ford Taurus
1996 Chrysler Sebring
1998 Ford Expedition
2009 Jaguar XF
2013 Mercedes GL450 SUV
and last but not least, 2004 Mini Cooper MC40
I'm sure there are others that I don't remember. I have more than a few motorcycles mixed in there as well.
Well. Here's what I've built and owned the past few years ..
I wish I could find pics of my s55 and 30th anv Camaro but I cannot .I kinda went through a 90s Ford thing ..lol.i love the style , look and sound of them so much . Such sleek timeless design they are...
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Found 2 pics of my 04 s55 amg I had...I built an intake and exhaust for it and it had a tune in it too.. I wanna say rentech ??? Anyways, I kinda miss that car but omg talk about a money pit..i spent as much time broke as it did driving.
Owns I personally paid for...the beaters that my parents bought me before 21 won't count for me.
2001 Nissan Sentra - Picked up with 9 miles on it. This had so many mods done to it and was my daily/autocross/drag car. I could have the whole stereo and interior out within and 1 1/2 hours and ready for racing
2006 Chevy HHR - Picked up with 4,000 miles on it, traded Sentra with all mods in for it
2006 Chevy HHR - First HHR was totaled out due to t-bone accident and insurance company wrote a check for it. Loan paid off and upgraded HHR was trailed down from Sandusky to Florence with 12 miles on it.
2001 Ford Mustang - Paid 700 for it V6, 135,000 on it. HHR was used for Directv installing and had seen better days. Sister in law was first owner and didnt want it anymore. Put 500 in brakes and everything to tune it up, ran like a champ for 4 years.
2009 Mini Cooper Clubman S - Picked up with 137,000 on it. Mustang was rear ended and insurance company paid out $2700 for it, so i made a profit. Paid Cash for the Mini, have right around 3 grand more in maintenance and performance, and love driving every minute of it
I traded one of my favorite model airplanes for a rust free Miata (+ some cash on my end from selling some of my model airplane kit and engine collection), fixed up the Miata to perfect running condition, traded the Miata for my 06 MCS in remarkable condition with a Stage 1 (2?) tune. Good times, very fast! Can I post yet? lol
I have had an 89 Jaguar XJS V12, which my husband restored and it was amazing. I want it back! I had 3 convertible Sebrings, loved those things! A 2009 Scion xB Release Series in Gold, and my last one before the Mini was the 09 Jaguar XK Convertible. I miss the 2 Jags the most. I will get another, just not the time for it right now.
1984 Dodge Shelby Charger
1990 Isuzu Pickup (I think I got the first alter suspension ticket in virginia in this thing)
1978 Silver Anniversary Corvette
1993 S-10 Pickup (V6, 4/5 drop)
1996 S-10 (air bagged 4 cylinder)
1999 GSR Integra
1992 Eagle Talon TSi (Turbo AWD)
1989 BMW E30 325 iS (Autocross Monster)
1989 240SX Track Car (This is the one you see in the opening of Project Crunchy-Rolla spinning out.)
1993 Sertra SE-R (Rallycrosser they track car)
2003/2004 Subaru WRX (Rallycross cars)
1985 Toyota Corolla SR5 Sport (Project Crunchy-Rolla)
And this list doesn't list the cars that were my boring daily drivers or ones that I owned for such a short period of time that I never did anythin with them (Miata, Prelude, others) Crap, I owned the Prelude for such about 6 hours before a friend of mine said it was his dream car and offered me WAY too much money for it, so I lowered his offer and let him buy it, The car never even got to my house, I just delivered it to him, I thought he was gonna cry when I gave it to him.
1959 Triumph TR3- $550 in 1968
1974 Triumph TR6- Bought new. Had to put fiberglass fenders and one rocker on after 4 years of winter driving!
1979 Mercury Capri- New. V6 stick
1968 Volvo 144S- gift from my parents when they got a Chevy Citation
1978 Jeep Cherokee Chief. Used
1992 Acura Integra- New, good car!
1992 Izuzu Trooper. New
2003 Honda CR-V. New
2003 MINI Cooper S. New, still a great driver's car.
1975 Mini Mark 3. Bought as a project; fun weekend/cruise car.
2010 Subaru Forester- Used. totalled in 2017 when a guy blew through a red light.
2016 Subaru Forester Used
The F56 I just bought is Mini #5 and car #489 (# 488 is a 2021 Jag F pace SVR that is on the water),I am not a young pup and I have owned pretty much everything you can think of. I am a 17 year member of ferrarichat (I have bought 20 cars from Algar I live a few miles away) I am on Rennlist (own a one of a kind 911), Lamborghini forum (built the first RWD Gallardo in 2004), Maserati Forum (owned 5 more than I should have) 4C forum (love that little thing) Lotus forum (the Evora 400 manual is addicting), Abarth Forun(I liked it my family did not), and I even owned the 2nd GTI that came into the country in 1983. Any video (if I knew how to do that) would be more like a very long movie.
1978 Chevy Monte Carlo
1988 Cutlass Ciera1984 Plymouth Reliant K
1986 GMC S-15 V6 longbed (same as a Chevy S-10)
1991 Toyota Cressida
1996 Nissan Maxima V-6 5-speed
1989 Porsche 944 N/A
1994 Honda Civic sedan
2004 BMW 330i ZHP
1999 Dodge Dakota V8 4x4
2002 Civic Sedan
2017 Honda Civic Sedan
With the exception of my first car, which my ex-wife totalled, most of my early cars were crap. The 86 GMC was nice, it was an 12 year old vehicle at the time. IwI sold it because I was tired of the truck. I saw the Cressida, it was nice but needed a new head gasket, which I replaced. I joined the Air Force, and sold the Cressida to my dad. I bought the Maxima, which was also the first car with manual transmission I've owned. I drove it until I got orders to Germany. The plan was to sell it and buy an e30, that plan got derailed when I bought the 944. Sadly the 944 was Euro spec, so I had to sell it. The I bought the first Civic as place holder for a BMW, it was a great little car. If I had it to do over, I would have kept it to daily, and bought an M3 instead of selling it to get a ZHP sedan. I loved the ZHP though, I still miss that car. But I got out of the AF and had to sell it. The Dodge Dakota was a second vehicle, that I had at the same time as the BMW, and sold it when I got out as well. The 02 Civic was in good shape given it had 260k miles on it. I bought it for $1800 was planning on driving it until could get something else. The plan was to by a Civic Hatchback Sport 6-speed, but it broke before I was ready so I had to settle for a base Civic sedan 6-speed. Now that I'm an good place finically again, and the Civic is almost paid off, I am in the process of purchasing a 2021 f56 Cooper S.
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4-Wheels:
1982 Ford F150
1991 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 1994 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP
1994 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS
1991 Chevy Lumina Euro(L67 Swap)
1994 Olds Cutlass Supreme
1966 Ford Mustang
1989 Jeep Cherokee
2000 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor
1995 BMW 540i/A
1995 BMW 540i/6 1995 Land Rover Discovery 5-speed
2003 Land Rover Discovery
2002 Audi A6 2.7t auto
2003 Mini Cooper S
2002 Audi A6 2.7t 6-speed
2003 Land Rover Range Rover 2005 Mini Cooper S
The ones in bold are the ones I still own. Feel like I'm definitely missing a couple, I'll update if I think of them. Not bad, considering that the whole list(other than the Stella and the second R53) were before my 30th birthday.
In no particular order and some what hubs and I currently have - the dailies:
2008 Clubby
2005 Fi50
2000 and something Lincoln Town car
The classics::
1977 Mercury Capri- mine, just been painted
1976 Ford Gran Torino - hubs, factory original Starsky and Hutch
Ranchero
TransAm
Challenger
Couple of 'stands
Bikes:
Yamaha R3
Triumph Daytona
Some of what we've had
Audi TT
PT cruisers
Landover
Mustangs
Rolls Royces
Triumph Spitfires
Cadillac
And more
Yamaha: FS1E, TZR, RD350, RZ500, RZ350, DUCATI 900SS and more
