Re: How old are you?

Posted by 55PackardGuy On 2009/4/17 22:42:23

Dragon,

That's quite a fleet for a 32-year-old. Nice that you keep a full "registry" of your own.

I have nowhere near the land or energy for that kind of activity.
I'm an "old" '57 (Born-on year). But I still remember the whole series of rides:

'62 Ford Galaxie (a grand old boat, 6 cyl. OD, my dad collected it for a delinquent repair payment)

'65 Buick Electra ("inherited" 4 dr HT w Post, 401, great car)

'73 Opel Manta Rally (my very own first used car, lots of fun wrenching on that "gas crisis special"--ended up with a Weber 2 bbl which really helped)

'84 Mercury Capri RS 5.0 L (302) 5 spd factory Holley 4 bbl (my first new car and the hotrod I'd always promised myself--lots of TLC tinkering, a very reliable car)

'79 Chrysler New Yorker "winter beater" (also "inherited"--my dad liked big cars, like Packards. This was also a boat-tower, and helped me learn that when you get a heavy boat, you automatically need two cars or a car and a truck)

'95 Thunderbird V8 (a great new car but by 60K I was pretty sure it would be blowing blue smoke like all the Crown Vic 4.6 L's around town--but it also towed the boat all right, so down to one car, a worthy replacement for the Capri RS)

'96 Dodge Dakota 4x4 3.9 L V6 SLT stretch cab (bought used and a recommended choice for anyone wanting an all-around towing, camping, winter-beating, great truck. Still have it and can't see how to get along without it)

'06 Scion xA (2nd "gas-crisis" ferrin' kiddy-car-- it's the teeny car Scion, not the big box Scion)

'61 Trojan 17' runabout w 292 Ford "Y-block" V8 (It gets most of the wrenching I do, but only in the Summer, no inside storage)

And, of course, I started life in a '55 Clipper Custom, born before I was.

Thanks for all the info everybody. This is a nice thread.