TheSamba.com :: View topic - Poll, other cars you have owned besides your Thing

Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:24 pm

If you own a Thing I figure you must have an taste for unique cars, some of us own a lot of VW's, others like myself like lots of different cars as long as they are some what rare and unusal. Here is a list of cars that I have or do own that fit in the rare or unusal category. Would love to see what other have or do owned. Listed by date.
1959 Austin Healey Sprite (bugeye)
1969 MG Midget
1964 Lincoln Continental
1960 Nash Metroploitan
1958 Morris Minor
1974 MGB
1964 Chevy Nova (still owned)

Here is the nova

Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:53 pm

I've owned a handful since I was 14yo. In order of ownership:

'67 Mustang Coupe
'71 Squareback
'69 Fastback
'56 Bug (Currently Owned)
'74 Thing (Currently Owned)

Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:08 pm

it all started with a 48 plymouth,then a 57 fury stick,59 dodge conv,61 bug,64bug new,57 cadillac biaritz conv,48 bug,50 bug,53 bug, 69 mustang mach1,65 ghia conv,63 bug,63 ghia coupe,70 bug,70 9146,73,74,74 9142.o 71 bay window,72 westy 67 bug,58 ply wagon,65 buick sky conv,73,74 audi fox,85 audi quattro,67 f-100,87 f150,69 300sd,84 190d, 86 300e,84,85,87,87,86,vanagon,74 181,maybe more but memory cells fading!!!current 87 wolfsberg,2000 sploder! dave griffin forgot 55 356 speedster,88 944!

Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:29 pm

I'll play!
'71 Super bug(1st car @15)
'73 Chevy truck(built in High school)
'86 Samurai(still high school)
'82 Samurai(on Oki, 3cyl 550cc Two stroke engine)
'87 Yamaha TZR 250(on Oki, 250 cc two stroke crotch rocket)
'73 Euro bug(on Oki, should have shipped her back)
'56 Chevy truck(Movie truck from an Elvis flick?)
Some other "normal stuff" for a couple years
'64 "Viper" dune buggy
'73 Std Bug (daily Driver in Tucson)
'95 Sand rail(Tucson toy)
'74 Thing (Our Thing!, current)
'68 Mini Cooper(made money on this one!)
'00 Wrangler (Current)
'04 Volvo XC70(current)

Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:31 pm

1952 Ford F-1 pickup (bought when I was 13)
1968 VW Beetle
1978 7 Passenger Bus
1974 VW Thing

-Dell

Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:36 pm

GI a Classic Mini Cooper is on my bucket list.

So the next question is which one do you most regret selling? Mine would be the 64 Lincoln

the Bugeye was my first car, brother inlaw oued my father $250 paid with the Austin Healey, transmisson in pieces, father said put it together and you got a car! best bonding I ever had with my father was putting that car together.

Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:22 pm

I'll play too...

In order of purchase:

1957 BMW Isetta
1955 M-B 220a Sedan
1961 M-B 190SL Roadster
1960 M-B 220b Sedan (while the 190 was in the bodyshop :cry: )
1939 M-B 540K Cabriolet B
1973 Thing
1960 220SE Coupe
1972 Chevy Pick-up
1975 Dodge Crew Cab
1986 Nissan Pick-up
2001 Nissan Frontier Pick-up
1973 Thing

Still drivin' the Frontier and last Thing.....everything else sold.

BNMike

Sun Nov 20, 2011 9:46 pm

first car 1953 mercedes benz 170s drove it to high school put a vw engine in it after i got married, vw fiberfab aztec, formula vee race car,many off road buggys ,2 fiberglass dune buggys, 51 vw bug drove it to college , 63 vw bug drove it to tenn on my honeymoon,61 vw bus double door drove my kids to school,72 vw bus,82 vw vanagon, 1939 citroen and 1973 thing and 2003 dodge ram 4x4 my current cars all that i can remember but since i got my license in 1963 i sure there were more i forgot

Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:01 pm

Since I was 15, I have had 258 vehicles. No business, just for personal use.

93 have been VW's
77 have been Chevy's
The rest are scattered about.

Most memorable for me:
'66 GTO
'03 Mazada Miata Special Edition Titanium grey
'64 chevelle
'70 SS elcamino
'79 Sand Toy Mid-engine

Still have a few beetles, buggy, rail and:
'59 Single Cab Original Paint
'56 Oval (Baja Project)
'73 Thing Original Piant

Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:04 pm

In order...

86 olds delta 88
97 civic
74 dodge dart
68 Chevy shortbed fleet side
1933 dodge dp series 4 door 5 passenger deluxe salon brougham (it took a lot of blood, sweat, and tears)
2000 blazer
2003 4runner
2005 Mazda 3 hatchback
1974 thing
2000 Suzuki gs500

I regret getting rid of everything older than 75... The thing is a family car- it'll never leave my possession!!

Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:50 pm

I actually keep an Excel spreadsheet of the cars I've owned. I think it's around 50.

Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:15 am

1963 Ford Galaxy 500XL conv. (390, 4 speed)
1969 Chevy Nova
1964 Plymouth Valiant (slant 6)
1968 Fiat 124 Special (every wire in the harness was red!)
1977 VW Rabbit
1978 VW Rabbit
1980 VW Dasher
1974 Thing
1973 Saab 96 V4 (now that was a cool car)
1983 VW Jetta
1974 VW Thing (still own)
1984 VW Scirocco
1991 VW Passat
1973 VW Type 3 Squareback
1975 VW Camper
1988 VW Camper
1998 VW Passat
1999 VW Passat
1971 VW Type 3 Squareback
2003 VW Passat
1971 VW Super Beetle (still own, daily driver)
2007 VW Passat
2009 VW Jetta
2012 VW Passat TDI (on order)

A late Citroen DS21 or 23 Pallas is on my bucket list.

Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:45 am

Bad thing is that I still own all but the first three. Note that everything except the Vanagons were built in the 1970's.

70 Chevy Truck---------Sold
72 Land Crusher--------Rust bucket, given away
73 Thing-----------------Traded for first Transporter
73 Land Crusher--------Used as yard vehicle, awaiting restoration
72 Dodge Truck---------Frame off restoration in progress
74 VW Transporter-----Stripped hulk
91 Vanagon-------------Subaru conversion, daily use
87 Vanagon Syncro----Compression leak, high mileage, needs restore
77 Dodge Truck---------Daily driver
72 411-------------------Slow restore in progress
77 VW Transporter-----Daily driver
78 VW Transporter-----AMC heads crapped out, will get complete engine
83 1/2 Vanagon--------Mouse caused valve failure, high mileage
73 Thing-----------------Daily driver

Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:13 am

I've owned over 50 "collector" cars, and a dozen daily drivers since I bought my first car in 1979.

Some of my favorites:
37 Packard 138CD long wheelbase sedan
60 Jaguar Mk IX
66 Lincoln Continental Convertible
66 Jaguar Mk 10
78 Fiat Spider
79 Mercedes 6.9
80 Fiat X1/9 Abarth race prepped
81 Lancia Zagato
98 Jaguar XJ8L

Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:51 am

82 vw golf untill I crashed it
92 vw jetta untill I crashed it
92 crown vic untill the tranny crapped out
02 ford focus with nitrous :D untill it i blew up the engine :(
69 vw beetle which was too big of a project. Got it running and let someone else finish the project.
09 ford fusion which was too slow so I traded it in on the next car
00 acura 3.5rl current
73 Thing current

Now that I type it all out it seems like I used to have some bad habits...

Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:00 am

87 VW Jetta (burned down)
91 Citroën c15 FIRST (crashed)
98 Nissan Trade 75 (used up)
77 VW 181
80 VW Bombardier (sold)
87 T3 (vanagon) army ambulance (sold)
08 VW Caddy

Mon Nov 21, 2011 11:16 am

1979 Rabbit C
1976 Transporter
1984 Volvo Wagon
1995 Grand Prix
1967 Nissan Patrol
1966 Bug
1968 Ghia
1964 Dunebuggy
1967 Deluxe Bus
1965 Westy
1962 Westy
1963 Westy
1970 Westy
1960 Truck 1966 Double Cab
1989 Honda
1973 Thing

Mon Nov 21, 2011 5:09 pm

1960 Corvair

1976 Chevette

Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:32 pm

These are the ones that own today
1974 Thing
67 Mustang
71 Super
51 Crosley
68 Merc Monterey
67 Merc Marquis
96 Mustang GT
68 Country Squire
62 Rambler wagon
66 Falcon wagon
65 T-bird
77 Cobra II
64 Fairlane (my first car)
06 F250
07 Ford escape
02 Pt Cruiser (my beater)

Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:51 pm

1952 Pontiac
1964 VW Sedan
1973 Chevy Vega (Millionth Vega)
1979 Dodge Pick Up
VW Sandrail
1979 Harley Sportster
1986 Dodge Pick Up
1/2 1600 off road race car
1963 VW sedan
1960 drag bug
1997 Dodge pick up
1973 VW Thing
several circle track bugs
2001 GMC pick up
1962 VW ragtop
another 1973 VW Thing
and another 1973 VW thing...
I had a vw wrecking yard once...doe's that count?