Re: Another useless poll - Which cars have you regretted selling..?

"rrevved" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Which cars have you regretted selling..? > Oh, mannn . . . '56 Bel Air Convertible . . . under conditions somewhat reminiscent of your wife story, except 26 years later the wife's still around. All in all a pretty good tradeoff . . . but still-- Jerry Morelock

A 1972 Lancia Fulvia. A car way ahead of its time when it came out in the 60's. I loved this car and sold it for only 250 pounds because I had no where to keep it.

Hi! 1985 Volkswagen Jetta Mod. II, 1.6 litre, 75 hp engine, 3-speed-automatic-transmission with kickdown. I bought it in 1994 for DM 5900,- and owned it for 4 years. I will never forget the endless laps I threw this thing around the Ring (I lived nearby the Ring for the first 25 Years of my life). Had to sell it because of a blown engine (overheated due to ripped cooler). 1983 Pontiac Fiero 2.4 litre, 110 hp. Owned it only for half a year. Had to sell it because we moved and didn't need two cars anymore. 1985 Mazda 323 GLX Hatchback, 1.6 litre, 86 hp. My wife's car, although I used it alot, too. Nice and quick, funny to drive with. Sold two years ago when we decided to get a new car. Regards Crash

"rrevved" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Which cars have you regretted selling..? My first car, a beautiful red1967 Volvo 122S 2dr. Volvos were relatively rare in those days and nobody knew what the hell it was! That car saved my life more than once and started a lifelong affection for the tough Swedish marque. Once at a four way intersection I was t-boned (drivers side) by a 3/4 ton GMC pickup with a diamond plate steel front bumper. The Volvo drove home, the truck had to be towed<g>. That car eventually made the rounds through my family, first to my mom then my sister and a brother before being sold. We still see it occasionally chugging around Santa Barbara. My second car, a 61 MGA 1600, purchased for three hundred dollars off a used car lot in Santa Barbara, California. It was everything the Volvo wasn't, but through the eyes of an 18 year old kid it was heaven. The damn thing overheated on it's first trip home and caused me no end of grief. I must say though, I wouldn't have half the mechanical aptitude I do today if I hadn't owned that car. I think I could still rebuild SU carbs in the dark<g>. I sold it to buy a Martin guitar, which I still have almost 30 years later. I've tried to track the car down recently, but to no avail. Finally, the car I miss the most, a silver '58 Porsche 356 A coupe. The only vehicles I've owned since then, that approached the fun factor of the Porsche, were my motorcycles. That car was strong, fast and reliable. I did my first engine rebuild on that car and used to dust Super 90s with it. I sold it to my mom when my daughter was born and she had it fully restored, although they didn't touch my engine<vbg>, selling it a few years later to a guy who shipped it to Hawaii where I'm sure it turned into a rust bucket. Thanks for the memories Ed<g>. -- don New GPL Programs for the Converted Tracks: http://www.ianparker.co.uk/gpl/bapom/ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you.

1969 Firebird Convertible. My Parents got sick of me constantly tinkering with it in their garage and told me to get rid of it. Now, 23 years later, they admit they made a big mistake. "rrevved" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Which cars have you regretted selling..? > > Here we have the useless, yet nostalgic thread! > > I have owned, and sold a lot of cars in my time, and the > fact that I sold some when I shouldn't have burns in my soul.. :) > > For me: > > 1953 Porsche 356 - Owned in 1990. The original engine was > in pieces, and my friend and I built a strong little 1600cc > VW engine for it. FUN car. You could drive down the highway > at 80 mph, with the windows down, and the smoke from your > cigarette would go straight up and hit the headliner. There was > NO wind coming inside that streamlined beauty . > > The bad news: > I had to sell it to keep my wife from leaving. > > The good news: > She left anyway. > > 1956 Lotus Eleven LeMans - Serial# 247. Coventry Climax F2 engine. > 67 cu. inches, 2-40DCOE Weber carbuetors, Joe Hunt Scintilla > Vertex magneto............... [sniff] > > 1973 Pontiac Trans-Am - Bought it new. 455 cubes of bad, and > an 'offroad only' suspension that was like a rock. A fine road car. > > 1935 Dodge 4 dr.- My first car (at 14 years old) cost $35, had velvet > seats, a bud vase on the dash, a speedometer that must have been 8" > in diameter that said 'Floating Power' on it, and a rollup window > shade in the rear window. I modified the clutch by filling ALL the > empty spring holes in the pressure plate with springs and destroyed > the ring and pinion within a week. Last I saw of it, it was being > hoisted to the top of a pile of junk cars on their way to the baler. > My father wasn't really amused.. :) > > 1940 Mercury 2 dr. - I worked all summer and bought this beauty from > a friend of mine in high school. It was fairly well restored except > for the interior, had green metalflake paint, and a 59AB block > flathead V8 with Offy heads, an Iskenderian full race cam, with > 2 Stromberg carburetors on an Edelbrock manifold, headers, > 4" dropped front axle .......... JEEEEZ!!! > > I'm sorry, I can't continue.. :) > > Next? >

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> Which cars have you regretted selling..? > > Here we have the useless, yet nostalgic thread! > > I have owned, and sold a lot of cars in my time, and the > fact that I sold some when I shouldn't have burns in my soul.. :) > > For me: > > 1953 Porsche 356 - Owned in 1990. The original engine was > in pieces, and my friend and I built a strong little 1600cc > VW engine for it. FUN car. You could drive down the highway > at 80 mph, with the windows down, and the smoke from your > cigarette would go straight up and hit the headliner. There was > NO wind coming inside that streamlined beauty .

A fine choice. I have been nosing around the various "oldtimers" ads in Switzerland, trying to choose between an end-of-run 356 or a mid-60s 911. The car I regret selling is... a 1981 VW Scirocco. Yes, just a Golf (Rabbit) in pretty clothes, some might say. But it had a really sweet Guigario wedge shape (last year before the insipid redesign), hauled a lot of mountain bike and canoeing gear, and could cut a decimating swath through the local autocross scene. Its handling was sublime and defied logic for a front-peddler. I was leafing through some old Brooklands Books the other day and was surprised to find that my trusty little friend was faster through the slalom, could out-brake and out-corner a 911SC of the same era. Of course, there was the matter of the 100hp deficit... cough cough. Still, it was the most fun I've had with four wheels, and it also sipped fuel when it had to. One of my friends raced one in 24 hour enduros, and the silly thing still returned better than 25mph at racing speed (while harassing much more powerful cars). Stephen

HF Coupe? Wonderful, and that V4... what a sound. Stephen attaya <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> A 1972 Lancia Fulvia. A car way ahead of its time when it came out in the > 60's. > I loved this car and sold it for only 250 pounds because I had no where to > keep it. > > >

attaya wrote: > > A 1972 Lancia Fulvia. A car way ahead of its time when it came out in the > 60's. > I loved this car and sold it for only 250 pounds because I had no where to > keep it. If only you had sold it to me.....:-) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy (proud member of Lancisti Norwegesi :-) "Team Mirage" http://www.teammirage.com/ "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ * Spam is for losers who can't get business any other way * "Spamkiller" http://www.spamkiller.com

My boss just bought a '56 Corvette convertable! SWEET!!! --David Cook "rrevved" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Which cars have you regretted selling..? > > Here we have the useless, yet nostalgic thread! > > I have owned, and sold a lot of cars in my time, and the > fact that I sold some when I shouldn't have burns in my soul.. :) > > For me: > > 1953 Porsche 356 - Owned in 1990. The original engine was > in pieces, and my friend and I built a strong little 1600cc > VW engine for it. FUN car. You could drive down the highway > at 80 mph, with the windows down, and the smoke from your > cigarette would go straight up and hit the headliner. There was > NO wind coming inside that streamlined beauty . > > The bad news: > I had to sell it to keep my wife from leaving. > > The good news: > She left anyway. > > 1956 Lotus Eleven LeMans - Serial# 247. Coventry Climax F2 engine. > 67 cu. inches, 2-40DCOE Weber carbuetors, Joe Hunt Scintilla > Vertex magneto............... [sniff] > > 1973 Pontiac Trans-Am - Bought it new. 455 cubes of bad, and > an 'offroad only' suspension that was like a rock. A fine road car. > > 1935 Dodge 4 dr.- My first car (at 14 years old) cost $35, had velvet > seats, a bud vase on the dash, a speedometer that must have been 8" > in diameter that said 'Floating Power' on it, and a rollup window > shade in the rear window. I modified the clutch by filling ALL the > empty spring holes in the pressure plate with springs and destroyed > the ring and pinion within a week. Last I saw of it, it was being > hoisted to the top of a pile of junk cars on their way to the baler. > My father wasn't really amused.. :) > > 1940 Mercury 2 dr. - I worked all summer and bought this beauty from > a friend of mine in high school. It was fairly well restored except > for the interior, had green metalflake paint, and a 59AB block > flathead V8 with Offy heads, an Iskenderian full race cam, with > 2 Stromberg carburetors on an Edelbrock manifold, headers, > 4" dropped front axle .......... JEEEEZ!!! > > I'm sorry, I can't continue.. :) > > Next? >

Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > > attaya wrote: > > > > A 1972 Lancia Fulvia. A car way ahead of its time when it came out inthe > > 60's. > > I loved this car and sold it for only 250 pounds because I had no whereto > > keep it. > > If only you had sold it to me.....:-) > I looked at one last year, but in the end couldn't bring myself to get it as the spare parts supply for the Fulvia is almost non-existent. Stephen

Stephen Ferguson wrote: > > I looked at one last year, but in the end couldn't bring myself to get it as > the spare parts supply for the Fulvia is almost non-existent. It is ? Shame, I must admit that these days my membership in the Lancia Club is more a "supportive" than an active one as I don't have much time to fiddle with old cars and such, but I was under the impression that "service parts" very not too difficult to find, so that if your car is fairly complete it's not too hard to keep it in good running order, but I might be wrong about that Still, the HF coupe is one of the prettiest cars ever made, and it's day it was pretty darn fast too, especially the 1600 of course :-) Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy http://www.theuspits.com http://www.teammirage.com "Mountain climbing, auto racing and bullfighting are the only true sports...all others are games." --Ernest Hemingway--

Goy Larsen <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Stephen Ferguson wrote: > > > > I looked at one last year, but in the end couldn't bring myself to getit as

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> > the spare parts supply for the Fulvia is almost non-existent. > > It is ? > > Shame, I must admit that these days my membership in the Lancia Club is > more a "supportive" than an active one as I don't have much time to > fiddle with old cars and such, but I was under the impression that > "service parts" very not too difficult to find, so that if your car is > fairly complete it's not too hard to keep it in good running order, but > I might be wrong about that > > Still, the HF coupe is one of the prettiest cars ever made, and it's day > it was pretty darn fast too, especially the 1600 of course :-) >

Mechanical parts are slightly more abundant than body parts (i.e. almost non-existant) but still difficult to find and rather pricey. The motor is the real problem. I agree... there hasn't been a nicer looking coupe since the Fulvia, although I'm not too sure about the rollover strength! The amazing thing is the entertaining handling, despite FWD. Oh well, the short list for me now reads Porsche 911 2.4 or Alfa 1750 Coupe or Berlina Sedan. I have the whole winter to hunt around, so it should be fun. Stephen

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> > Mechanical parts are slightly more abundant than body parts (i.e. almost > non-existant) but still difficult to find and rather pricey. The motor is > the real problem. I agree... there hasn't been a nicer looking coupe since > the Fulvia, although I'm not too sure about the rollover strength! The > amazing thing is the entertaining handling, despite FWD. Oh well, the short > list for me now reads Porsche 911 2.4 or Alfa 1750 Coupe or Berlina Sedan. > I have the whole winter to hunt around, so it should be fun.

My vote goes to the Alfas :-), and just to be different, I'd go for the Berlina Sedan..... Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "Team Mirage" http://www.teammirage.com/ "The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/ * Spam is for losers who can't get business any other way * "Spamkiller" http://www.spamkiller.com