I guess I'll play also -
1953 VW used- yeah the one with a split rear window.
1959 Bugeye Sprite - used with factory fibreglass hard top, with radials on
the front & bias on the rear a real fun ride - my college ride - sold for
what I paid for it.
1966 Shelby GT 350 new - bought new the last month in college - this one
could go faster in second than the Bugeye could top out at. While on my way
to Dearborn from New Jersey, for my job at Ford, I topped it out on the Ohio
Turnpike at slightly over 140mph (indicated). Unfortunately some one else
wanted it more than me - it was stolen 5 months later and the remains were
found in 4 days behind a gas station near Flatrock speedway, near Toledo, ah
if only....
Could have bought a new 66 GT350 from Ford WHQ but decided I didn't want to
go thru that again. Got a speeding ticket while test driving a 66 911S
Porsche, passed it up for a new 67 Cougar GT.
Got married - things change alot here
Wife got the Cougar, I picked up a well used 66 Ford Fairlane with the hypo
289 & 4 speed. Did a clutch job on it in a driveway & decided I'll never do
that again
!968 Falcon 6 cyl/auto used - solid cheap transportation
1969 Mercury Capri new - that I managed to turn into a non streetable car
with alot of suspension & engine mods making it very competitive in local
gymkhanas and almost a 'B' sedan for SCCA racing.
1972 (?) Pinto Wagon new - with some engine mods & some BFG radials it
became a great traveler.
1972 Ford Maverick used - more solid transportation for my daily commute
1975 Ford Econoline E350 used - a brute but very dependable
1976 Ford Econoline E 150 new - less of a brute & still dependable.
1979 Fiesta S new - A well build little commuter that really performed, I
loved the 1600cc crossflow pushrod engine in it.
1982 - began a 24 year run of company lease vehicles - Always tried to lease
vehicles I would like to own - included several Thunderbirds (including
Super Coupes), one of every year Taurus SHO's, several Explorers, Mercury
Scorpio, several Escapes & others I can't remember.
1995 Ford Contour v6/5 speed new - a great handling commuter vehicle for me.
2005 Porsche Boxster S new - what can I say, simply the best handling
vehicle I've ever driven - not your typical committee car - these are
designed by people that know what a driver wants & provide it.
2008 & 2009 Escape FWD new - nice size for two people long distance travel.
My auto tails to date....
Kenneth Waller
http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f
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