A Life Time of Cars I Have Owned

Cars I have owned since 1957

Sports Cars

1959 A.H. Sprite – White – 1st sports car ‘61

 

 

 

 

 

 

1963 TR-3 Rdstr. Brand new – took on honeymoon ‘62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1959 A.H. Sprite – Brown – Custom front end – fair ‘64

1965 Griffith – Ford Powered – New Rare – Very fast ‘65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1959 A.H. 100-6 Blue – fair ’65

1965 Vette – Dark green – beautiful ‘66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1959 A.H. 100-6 Silver – excellent ‘66

 

 

 

 

 

 

1958 Dune Buggy – Red – Traded for 61 vet ,68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1961 Vette – Red –  tri power – mediocre ‘68

1967 MBG GT –  blue – blew second gear ’70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1976 TR-6 – Purple – Kept just a few weeks – poor ‘84

1982 Toyota Supra – Silver ’84

1972 MGB – Orange – Sold to Roger ‘85

 

 

 

 

 

1976 Datsun 280ZX – Blue ,85

1980 MGB – White – Excellent ‘86

1985 Datsun 300 ZX – White – Sharp ‘87

1986 Vette – Excellent – Red 28k – $13k from Dave Davis ’94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1987 Vette Convertable – Red 31k – $13500 – bought from Greg King                            after he resigned from PD – Sold for $16,500 3k profit ‘95

1986 Porsche 944 Turbo – 43k – excellent & fast ‘95

 

 

 

 

 

1991 Mazda Miata Convertable – White like new – ‘97 sold to buy Harley ’97

1987 Vette Convertible – Custom Red – Lo miles – Nice ’98

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1991 Dodge Stealth – Nice Car

 

 

 

 

1995 Miata Convertible – Red Custom w/Supercharged – Nice lo miles – Made profit ’’05

 

 

 

 

 

1998 BMW Z3 – White and beautiful 2.8 6 cyl Hot and fast 2002

 

 

 

 

 

1987 Vet Coupe – Lo miles – Bright red. made profit 2003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1993 White Vet Coup -30k miles – 6 Speed – 2006 eBay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2002 BMW Z3 3.0i, 5 Speed – Red, only 27k Miles – ’09

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1993 Blk Vet Coup – lo miles –  Auto – eBay – ’10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2004 Mini Cooper S – 2010 eBay

 

 

 

 

 

 

1995 Vet Coupe – Lo Miles 6 spd – Great deal on eBay – ’11

My last Corvette

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Cars as a single guy

1946 Pontiac – 1st car – $115 – black – in the Navy ‘57

1947 Chev – Black – $125 – in the Navy ’57

1950 Merc. Suped up Buick engine, six 1bl carbs – Jerry Brooks — sold to Larry Dumas, – in the Navy 59

1955 Merc. Red Conv. “Tragedy” – In Navy- Met Diane – ‘60

 

 

 

 

 

 

1958 T- Bird – Blue – 1st car as a civilian ’61

Family Cars

1963 Ford Fairlane 500 4 spd – Brand new ’63

1964 Merc. Blue – Ford re-sale – Drove many years ’65

1965 VW – lite green 65

1965 Merc. Green –  Ford re-sale – Sold after short time ‘66

1965 Ford LTD Blue – Ford re-sale ‘66

1965 T- Bird Beige – Loaded – Ford re-sale ’66

1962 Ford Econo Van – Camper – Red – Sold to Carol 66

1963 Ford Econo Window Van – Red – GT Bus 66

1966 Lincoln 4dr. – Ford re-sale ‘67

1966 Merc. Comet – sharp ‘67

 

 

 

 

 

 

1967 Fairlane Station Wagon ’68

1959 Rambler – Red w/flowers – Diane’s hippy car  68

1960 Falcon – Green 69

1959 Ford Wagon – Brown 70

1972 Pinto Wagon Red – kept two days ‘73

1973 Ford Van – Blue – Roger drove as a ten year old and  banged the door on a stump – not his fault ‘74

1968 VW – Red – Roger drove over a large rock ‘72

1975 Maverick – Gave to Roger for School ‘77

1973 Datsun Lil Hustler P-Up – Hit a deer ‘77

1972 Honda 600 (2 cyl) Rolled it over & totaled ‘76

1973 Chev P-up -Yellow 454 CID – Crashed & repaired it ‘76

1978 Ford P-up – 4×4 – New ‘78

1968 Opel – Gave to Randy for school ‘79

1979 Dodge Van –  Blue Custom ‘81

1979 Toyota Celica – New ‘79

1980 T- Bird – Black – New ‘80

 

 

 

 

 

 

1981 Toyota Celica –  Sold to Roger, he sold it in ‘94 ‘83

1979 Chev Van – Beige – Gaucho Custom ‘83

1982 Chev Van – Beige – Starcraft Custom ‘85

1983 Chev Blazer – Red ‘85

1985 Astro Van – Custom – Beige ‘86

1985 Chev Van – Custom – Blue – LaFleurs ‘88

1979 Ford Granada – Burgandy – bought from City ‘88

1986 Taurus – Dk Grey – Sold to Roger ‘89

1989 Taurus SHO – Dk Red – Nice ‘90

1988 Astro Van – Blue Custom $14,000 ‘90

1985 GMC Sirrea Van – Burg ’91

1986 Porsch 944 – Champaign – Excellent – Sorry I sold it `92

1990 Astro Van – Silver ‘93

1991 Geo Tracker – white ‘93

1987 Chev Blazer S-10 – Gold 33k – excel shape ‘93

1979 Cadillac Seville – Nice shape, new paint job –

Sold in Belchers New Years auction – made $800 ‘95

1995 Astro Custom Van – Teal – new ’96

1995 Astro LS – Lo miles – Replaced the above van ‘96

1991 Lincoln Continental – Titanium, grey leather loaded ‘96

1995 Suzuki Sidekick – Nice condition ’00

1992 Cadillac Eldorado – Pearl Crème – Sharp and loaded ’00

1999 Astro Van – Bronze – Replaced ’95 ‘00

1991 Dodge Stealth – Red – Exc. 47k ‘01

 

 

 

 

1994 Ford Escort Wagon – Red ’01

1997 Astro Van – Green – Mediocre ’02

1999 Ford Taurus Wagon – White – Bought on eBay ‘02

1996 Lincoln Continental – Silver – Loaded – Bought on eBay ’02

1995 Astro Van. Dark teal. AWD. Nice inexpensive family car

1993 BMW 325i. Black/tan Florida car. Purchased eBay. looks good and runs bad. Needed a lot of work.

2004 Astro Van. eBay 2004

2002 Ford Taurus SES – Very nice low mileage – eBay 2008

2002 Lincoln LS – Nice low mileage – Internet Ohio – 2010

 

Motorcycles

1957 Austrian Pusch – US Navy ‘59

1962 Triumph Tiger Cub – Crashed and burned ‘62

1965 Honda Super Hawk – New –  Drove to Niagra Falls ‘65

1965 BSA Lightening – New ‘65

1968 Motoguzzi – 700 – Drove to the Smokies ‘69

1970 Honda 750 – New – Rode a lot with Larry Nevers ‘70

1970 Honda 350 Enduro – New ‘70

1970 Honda 100 Enduro – New – Diane’s ,70

1971 Yamaha 360 Enduro ‘71

1972 Yamaha 360 MX – New ‘72

1969 Bultaco 250 ‘73

1972 Suzuki 250 Enduro – New ‘72

1975 Honda 750 – Blue Full Dress ‘,81

1976 Honda Goldwing – Red ‘83

1979 Honda Goldwing – Black ‘88

1985 Goldwing – Gold – Nice sold after only two months ,97

1997 Harley Heritqge Springer – White – New – Beautiful ,97

1999 Kawasaki “Drifter” 1500 c.c. – Indian look-a-like – New 99

2002 Harley Davidson Roadking Classic – White – Beautiful ’01

2002 Harley Davidson Heritage Springer – Red/Black ‘03

‘1997 Roadking. Purchased on eBay. 208 miles. Black and beautiful ’03

’08 1997 Harley Heritage Springer – My favorite model – eBay ’06

2005 Ultra – Loaded with GPS, etc. – Great Touring Bike – eBay ’07

1997 my 3rd Harley Heritage Springer – My favorite model – eBay – sold in April ’09 – Most likely my last motorcycle