I have been wanting to post a thread like this ever since I saw S/C397's post #41 here:
Post a Random pic thread
So, go back in your pictures and look for your highschool ride(s) and tell a story(ies). I assume many of you "loved" or absolutely hated your high school ride. Tell why. Also, why do you not have it any more (or do you?). Extra credit is awarded for FSJ/AMC/Jeep and anyone that still has it. Also, it does not have to be "your" car but it has to be in your immediate household; so "my uncle from Pennslytucky let me drive his AMX once" does not count but "My dad let me drive his Hemi powered bucket-T every weekend" does.
I'll go first (both mine are loves but I am hoping for some stories of someones rust bucket that you absolutely hated, too):
I had about 4 different cars in high school. These are the 2 I loved.
1) 1968 Cadillac El Dorado. I bought this for $2k in 1994 dollars. I saved every penny I earned over my junior year of high school to buy this car. To this day it is a my 3rd favorite vehicle I have ever owned. 472, FWD, EVERYTHING worked, interior was immaculate (other than the wood trim that pealed). It was an abandoned car at my girlfriends house when I bought it. I put $1000 into it to get it running again, dual exhaust, new tires, slammed the front (it had torsion bars so I turned 2 bolts), and put air shocks in the back that gave it a wicked stance. It also had huge glass packs which sounded magical at idle and WOT. This FWD car would do burnouts for days! These pictures make it look almost as nice was it was in real life (it was REALLLY NICE).
The transmission started to have issues and I could not fix nor afford to have it fixed. I sold it to a guy in San Diego (I told him about the trans) and I think I made a profit... I think I sold it for about $4k in 1995 money. I only owned it about 8 months but oh, was it an awesome 8 months!
2) 1971 VW Super Beetle. This was my first ever "project" car. I bought this car right after I sold my Caddy for about $1000 and it was a bone stock, complete but disgusting, good running VW. I put in a built 2 liter motor with dual carbs, electronic ignition, etc. I had a sweet Scat interior in it, too. Factory sunroof. This car ran high 13's at Pomona! I shaved the front turn signals (moved them to the bumper), added fiberglass 2" wider rear fenders, and smoothed the rear apron. Notice it has the same license plate I run on my Mazda today.
After about 3 years of teenager hackery this car ate itself. A buddy gave me a 68 VW baja bug that had no engine/trans and my drivetrain when into that, then it got sold. I parted the rest of this bug out and ended up cutting up the body and chassis in the late 90s and dropping it into a scrap metal bin. Back then the Super Beetles were valueless and everyone wanted the 67 and earlier bugs. I probably put $8k into that bug over the 3 or 4 years I owned it and maybe got $4k back but it was worth it! That bug was soooo fun! I have said before; at heart, I am an air cooled VW guy, mostly cuz of this car...
Who's next?!
Post a Random pic thread
So, go back in your pictures and look for your highschool ride(s) and tell a story(ies). I assume many of you "loved" or absolutely hated your high school ride. Tell why. Also, why do you not have it any more (or do you?). Extra credit is awarded for FSJ/AMC/Jeep and anyone that still has it. Also, it does not have to be "your" car but it has to be in your immediate household; so "my uncle from Pennslytucky let me drive his AMX once" does not count but "My dad let me drive his Hemi powered bucket-T every weekend" does.
I'll go first (both mine are loves but I am hoping for some stories of someones rust bucket that you absolutely hated, too):
I had about 4 different cars in high school. These are the 2 I loved.
1) 1968 Cadillac El Dorado. I bought this for $2k in 1994 dollars. I saved every penny I earned over my junior year of high school to buy this car. To this day it is a my 3rd favorite vehicle I have ever owned. 472, FWD, EVERYTHING worked, interior was immaculate (other than the wood trim that pealed). It was an abandoned car at my girlfriends house when I bought it. I put $1000 into it to get it running again, dual exhaust, new tires, slammed the front (it had torsion bars so I turned 2 bolts), and put air shocks in the back that gave it a wicked stance. It also had huge glass packs which sounded magical at idle and WOT. This FWD car would do burnouts for days! These pictures make it look almost as nice was it was in real life (it was REALLLY NICE).
The transmission started to have issues and I could not fix nor afford to have it fixed. I sold it to a guy in San Diego (I told him about the trans) and I think I made a profit... I think I sold it for about $4k in 1995 money. I only owned it about 8 months but oh, was it an awesome 8 months!
2) 1971 VW Super Beetle. This was my first ever "project" car. I bought this car right after I sold my Caddy for about $1000 and it was a bone stock, complete but disgusting, good running VW. I put in a built 2 liter motor with dual carbs, electronic ignition, etc. I had a sweet Scat interior in it, too. Factory sunroof. This car ran high 13's at Pomona! I shaved the front turn signals (moved them to the bumper), added fiberglass 2" wider rear fenders, and smoothed the rear apron. Notice it has the same license plate I run on my Mazda today.
After about 3 years of teenager hackery this car ate itself. A buddy gave me a 68 VW baja bug that had no engine/trans and my drivetrain when into that, then it got sold. I parted the rest of this bug out and ended up cutting up the body and chassis in the late 90s and dropping it into a scrap metal bin. Back then the Super Beetles were valueless and everyone wanted the 67 and earlier bugs. I probably put $8k into that bug over the 3 or 4 years I owned it and maybe got $4k back but it was worth it! That bug was soooo fun! I have said before; at heart, I am an air cooled VW guy, mostly cuz of this car...
Who's next?!
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