Ken, Did you ever blow any of the head gaskets on the Super Coupes ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Waller" <[email protected]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2009 12:56:31 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: Car History (was Re: Consumer Reports on "cool cameras")
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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
