This is a picture of my first car, a 1974 Camaro. Ok, I know the picture is in black & white, but the car was gray, so who cares. Cruising in my Camaro when I was in high school was great. Lets just say my tires didn't last very long.
I also installed my very first performance modification, a four-barrel intake and Quadra-junk carb. I lost a little performance off the line, but a 35mph punch was great.
I purchased it in mid-1986 and sold it in late-1988, burning and leaking oil, to a friend. And yes we're still friends.
This is a picture of my second car, a 1978 Buick Regal. I bought it from my parents after my brother totaled it. I used the insurance money to replace the mangled body parts and apply the paint. Notice my old Camaro wheels.
It had a stock 305ci V-8, which I installed another four-barrel intake and carb. I also removed the cats and had a custom-bent true dual exhaust system installed. It still didn't perform as well as the Camaro, so went for tunes and installed and Alpine head unit, changer and 6X9 speakers. Later, I added 10" subs, in a custom-built speaker box I made, and a 100W 2-channel amp.
Prior to buying the car in August 1989, I drove my parents' cars when I was home from college. Then, sorry to say, I sold it back to my brother in March 1993 and he later totaled it again, may she rest in peace.
This is my third car, a 1984 Lincoln Mark VII. I know what you're thinking, but it was too good of a deal to pass up. I bought it in February 1993 from an old lady whose husband had died a year earlier, so it basically stayed in the garage for that entire year. It had only 34,000 miles on it and was loaded. I only gave $3500 for it. The only drawback was the color, but it grew on me.
No performance upgrades for this car except Tokico struts. I also transferred my stereo equipment from my Regal, which involved building a new speaker box.
I might still be driving it today if I hadn't been broad-sided by a hit-and-run driver on Jan 3, 1994. After that, I started looking for a new car. I bought the Thunderbird SC that I test drove on February 10, 1994 and fell in love.
Here's a picture of my first truck. I always liked the S-10 4x4 ZR2's but I couldn't find a used one with an extended cab. This was the 1st extened cab 4x4 I found when I decided to buy another vehicle.
I purchased the truck in May of 1997 with 84,XXX miles. Two weeks later I drove it to Bowling Green, KY for the World Ford Challenge, since my car was still in Atlanta awaiting a transmission. Just as I roll into town, I was rear-ended at a 4-way stop. I though the truck was cursed. I later installed a 2" body lift and that was it for the mods.
I never had any major problems with the truck in the through the 194,xxx miles that were on it when I sold it to my brother. Right after I sold it, the ignition switch broke, the water pump went out and then the start went out. I guess I timed it right.
Go to my home page or check out information on my car's performance information, time slips of my trips to the track, pictures of my car, pictures of my old cars links to Thunderbird related sites, and some of my hobbies.
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