cars I remember and regret selling,

[Grumpy]

there have been at least a dozen, but I always had and still like the 1964-1970 pontiacs,

back in the early 1970s I had a part time job working nights in a local gas station,
mostly doing oil changes, fixing flat tires and doing occasional brake jobs.
one day a guy pulls in in a truck with his girl friend in a 1965 tempest, being towed behind the truck,
he says the engine runs fine, but has a bad miss,
but I think the transmissions trashed the car won,t move.
and it made bad grinding noises if you started the engine,
so I asked him what he wanted to do with the car, he says he was quoted more than $600 on the phone ,
at the local Pontiac dealer to replace the transmission, ... could I do it cheaper?
I asked him what he wanted for the car (I had a muncie transmission at home) he said $400 AS IS,
it took me a couple days to raise the cash, but he was thrilled to get the money for a car that did not run with a busted transmission.
as soon as I had the title I put the car up on the gas station lift, I was going to pull the trans and replace it..
.I think he was convinced the engine was about to self destruct also,
I then found his problems.. all three flex plate to torque converter bolts were either missing or sheared off,
and one rocker arm had come loose, once the rocker arm and converter bolts were replaced the car ran ok.
once I got the car running I was offered $1500 , for it by the gas station owner,
I never should have sold the car, he was still driving it in 2006 the last time I saw him.

in fact after I sold the car I went looking to buy a similar car.

http://garage.grumpysperformance.com/index.php?threads/my-first-fast-car-combo.678/#post-8945

 

[Maniacmechanic1]

I miss my old 1978 Formula Firebird.
It was Mayen Red.
Hurst T-tops.
Factory LM1 RPO code SBC 350 4 BBL.
4-speed Borg Warner Super T10 stick.
Last owner blew up the S T -10.
Installed a Muncie 4 M20 with a Hurst short throw Race Shifter.

Still have that Hurst shifter complete 32 years later.

Seen the same car featured on Hemmimgs Motor News online recent !

 

[Mark W.]

Wow I got a list.

Starting from my first car.
57 Willys Wagon I rolled it and rather then fixing it up I parted it out.
52 Chev 3100 custom cab 235 granny low 4spd. Never got it finished and ended up partying it out.
40 Dodge 5 window coupe stock drive train traded it away.
67 Chevelle street racer w/327 super T10 2.88 first 4.11's sold off the engine rest of the car ended up in a destruction derby
67 T code Mustang wifes car. Sold it
66 F250 HOT 390 camper special sold it and bought a POS 88 F250 with that crap efi 460 that used oil faster then I could pour it in.

 

[johnnmo]

Putting a Chevelle in a demo derby is grounds for a ass woopin.

 

[Night_Stalker]

I just like to remember em,like old girlfriends.

 

[Maniacmechanic1]

The GM 1978-87 G body was the most successful dirt track stock frame (Called Metric in dirt track world) and steel body car ever.

Does real good no prep drag racing today on a moderate budget.