How many years have you owned a performance/classic vehicle ?

[WileE]

Members here from all walks of life, from all different areas over the globe. Yet, have a common interest for performance/classic cars, Mopars in particular. I myself go back to when these cars were nothing more than new/used cars at the time, not yet "classic" cars. With that said, I've owned at least one performance/classic car 52 years. So here's my question: HOW MANY YEARS HAVE YOU PERSONALLY OWNED A PERFORMANCE/CLASSIC CAR ? Not necessarily just Mopars, any model that would fit the description, no matter what brand. And even if there was a gap, say 8 years back in the day, plus 11 years again until now, would make that 19 years total. What's your number ?

 

[58belvedere]

Bought a Pantera in 1990, still have it.

 

[hemi71x]

I ordered a 71 Cuda, back in 71, and kept it for 43 years, before i sold it.
The 71 Hemi GTX 4 Speed car, i had that for 28 years.

 

[gtx6970]

Bought a 1967 Cougar 390 auto in the summer of 1976,,, that car was a burnout king. I was 16 or maybe 17
Bought my 1st HP Mopar the summer of 1977. A 1969 Roadrunner 383 auto. and other than a time between 2004 ish and Oct 2020 Running my own shop and raising 2 kids meant no cars of my own for a while

Ive owned just about anything Mopar had to offer. From 2 wing cars , 2 GTX convertibles. a couple other hemi cars, an A 12 roadrunner, multiples of both A and B bodies in both hardtop and drop top form, a couple E bodies,,,, etc etc.

Currently own a 1966 Satellite , hemi auto. and its going nowhere while Im alive.
Deep down I have a desire for another B body convertible. But may,,, or may not scratch that itch. So, time will tell.


I just turned 64 a month ago

 

[Dennis H]

1988.

 

[patrick66]

I bought my '66 Coronet 500 in April 1980, so that makes 43 years for that one.

 

[Budnicks]

Since I just turned 15 in the summer of 1974, (edited; so 49+ years)
my 1st 68 Charger R/T from a 'hot divorced lady' down the street
a former Contra Costa County Sherriff owned/drove it originally,
His wife didn't want to deal with it, she gave me a storming deal...
I got it for $350, it needed a trans service & the tires were bald,
the second gear band was way out of adjustment...
The trans-fluid was fried...
But, I was a happy as you can imagine...
$150 later I was driving it, owned it until 1989, many different renditions
and later sold it to my cousin Joe, he totaled it within 2 weeks...
I saved all my pennies, to buy it, working at Paul Petterson Shell
at $1.65 an hr min. wage, all winter & spring...

 

[dadsbee]

Old GF sitting on the hood of mine in '78 after I bought it from the old man. Hood still Black as I "borrowed it" from a buddy that was working on his Bee at the time before I had the car painted again. He now lives in Australia, still wants another Bee.. his was stolen in Ottawa.

SO years? That equals 45!

 

[PlymCrazy]

I'm 49 years old(not for long though lol).

I've owned (33) cars in my lifetime so far but only a few would be considered classic or performance IMO..
- 1959 Ranch Wagon (first car at 16)
- 1965 Montclair
- 1968 F100
- 1994 Mustang Cobra

The brakes got put on at that point for classic/performance vehicles until 2020 when I was able to financially jump back in.
At that point I was able to acquire what I have now over the last few years
- 1955 Belair
- 1969 Roadrunner
- 1970 Nova
- 1971 Duster

Estimated a total of 17 years owning them all.

Edit: Just checked my car count again. (32) not (33).

 

[dadsbee]

Old GF sitting on the hood of mine in '78 after I bought it from the old man. Hood still Black as I "borrowed it" from a buddy that was working on his Bee at the time before I had the car painted again. He now lives in Australia, still wants another Bee.. his was stolen in Ottawa.

SO years? That equals 45!
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And yes it's contagious ! I have a thing for large breasted Brunettes!

 

[Don Frelier]

I bought my charger in1988.
Just drove it to work today.
So over 35 years

 

[68BabyBlue]

After getting hooked early on, I bought GTX number one in 1977, and married the babe in the photo.

 

[58belvedere]

Bought the Cameo in 1977. I still have it!

 

[qkcuda]

I started racing this Barracuda in around 1975 or so, and had 6 more Barracudas and now a Charger, with never more than a short gap in between.

 

[33 IMP]

Bought a Rochester injected 327 powered 57 chevy with a four speed and 3.70 posi, just out of highschool in 73. Haven't been without a muscle car, performance car, race car, since, so....fifty years.
(Still have the 57, and my first car, a 55 delrey my folks bought new in 1954)

 

[4speed68rt]

35 Years total. '73 Firebird in '87, '68 GTO in "88 and bought my R/T in '90. Still have it. 40 years if you count the '70 Duster that I had in '82 when I didn't even have a drivers license yet. I'm 55.

 

[Fran Blacker]

45 years.

 

[Austin Charger]

'72 442 since May 1976, 47 years. '72 Challenger since about 1988, 35 years '71 Charger since 2000, 23 years.
Still have all 3 and drive them during sommer.

 

[65hemi]

I got my 71 Cuda in October 1977. It left my garage 44 years later. I got my 65 Belvedere in 2011 and still have it.

 

[kiwigtx]

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'72 442 since May 1976, 47 years. '72 Challenger since about 1988, 35 years '71 Charger since 2000, 23 years.
Still have all 3 and drive them during sommer.

I like that photo....cool sense of humour.

I bought my first one back in 1984.... 1969 Dodge Charger 383/727. Then a 1970 Road Runner modded with a 440+4/833.....a short break in between while on my OE in the UK, and back into the 1970 GTX 440+4/727 modded to 833. Then I bought the A100 before I sold the GTX.....so a total of 34 years really for me. The V8 powered Range Rover we had in the UK doesn't really count...even though it was a Buick engine.

That never gets old.