Question for the day

1966 Buick Special, 1968 Caprice wagon, 1973 Nova, 1976 Nova, I too then had the joy of driving dealer demo's a new one every three months. 

Starting in 1972:

68 Tempest (6 cyl 4dr)

68 Charger (318)

73 Cougar XR7 

78 F250 (first new vehicle)

77 Vette (red 4sp)

82 Mustang (4 cyl)

85 Tbird (new)

89 Plymouth Voyager. (new)

I owned the following in those two decades (in order):

’63 Plymouth Fury (4-door hardtop)

‘66 Dodge Dart (2-door sedan)

’69 Dodge Polara (4-door sedan)

’69 Dodge Polara (2-door hardtop)

’73 Dodge Charger SE Brougham

‘76 Toyota Celica GT

‘71 Chrysler Newport (4-door hardtop)

’79 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ

In no particular order.....57 Chevy, 67 Firebird, 78 Firebird, 76 Malibu, 79 Pontiac Phoenix, 85 Caprice wagon, 68 Cougar, 72 Cougar, 65 Mustang 2&2, 66 Mustang coupe, 71 Toyota pickup, 69 Dodge pickup, 75 Ford pickup, 74 Pinto, 75 Dart SE,  71 VW Super Beetle, 63 Impala, 81 Buick Regal, 64 T-Bird, 74 VW Beetle, 83 Mustang, 3 different K-Cars...wagon, sedan, coupe, 88 Saab, 84 Dodge Diplomat, 75 Datsun 610, 85 Camaro Z-28, 84 Chevy Astro van, 85 Sunbird, 88 Sunfire, 76 Granada,  84 Jetta, 88 Dodge Shadow, 81 Courier pickup, 74 Maverick and a few more I've forgotten no doubt.  I just thought that I've been driving for 53 years and have owned around 150 vehicles; so obviously I'm a car freak and/or completely nuts.  I just wish I had the sales tax!

Nada. I lived in Manhattan for 35 years, so no car. I started having money in the 90s, so started renting occasionally then.

Finally got a car again in 2014, and still have it 

What I've driven since 1970:

1970-1971:  1964 Ford Falcon 2 dr. sedan

1971-1975:  1968 Chevy Malibu sport coupe

1975-1981:  1975 Chevy Camaro sport coupe

1981-1987:  1981 Honda Civic GL hatchback

1987-2002:  1987 Acura Legend sedan 

2002-present:  2002 Honda Accord EXV6 coupe

@ed-glorius, I like it! I would move to Manhattan in a heartbeat.

@jack-dodds

Geez Jack, you change cars almost as much as most people change their underwear!

My cars during the 70's and 80's:  1972 Capri 2000, 1974 Capri 2800, 1965 Mustang convertible, two 1967 Mustang coupes, and 1984 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe. 

My vehicles of the '70 & '80's.

'71 Dodge Dart G/T  [new]

74 Ford F-250  [new]

'77 Ford F-150  [new]

'72 Dodge Monaco [used]

'73 AMC Javelin [father's car, bought when he retired]

'80 Plymouth Champ  [new]

'83 Plymouth Reliant [ new LEMON]

'85 Chevy Celebrity Euro Sport [uaed]

'85 Mitsubishi Mirage Turbo [new]

'66 Dodge Charger  [used  28,000 original miles in '85]

'68 Dodge Charger  [used  67,000 original miles in '86]

'88 Ford F-150  [new]

Plus the cars my wife drove that I paid for 1970 to 1989.

'66 Dodge Dart GT [used]

'69 Dodge Dart Swinger 340 [uaed]

'72 Plymouth Sport Suburban [used]

'80 Dodge Colt [new]

'85 Mercury Marquis [new]

 Motorcycles:

'73 Triumph 500 cc [new]

'76 Triumph 750 cc  [new]

'73 Honda 175 cc [new wife]

'82 Yamaha 650 maxim [new]

'81 Yamaha 500 Virago [new wife]

'82 Yamaha 1100 maxim [new left over]

'89 Honda 600 cc Trans Alp [uaed]

Posted by: @jkuvakas

@ed-glorius, I like it! I would move to Manhattan in a heartbeat.

You couldn't pay me enough to live in any large concrete jungle or desert. TREES, large trees please most being of the deciduous type, oak, maple, aspin, berch, beech with a few hemlock & pines. Tree hugger, definitely. 

@jkuvakas

I loved NYC with all my heart until the last 2 or 3 years when, well, I didn't.

I did own a 1963 Valiant convertible in PA from 1971 to 1974 as my first car, and it was terrific. I then briefly owned a Fiat 128 SL, which was remarkably fun, but also amazingly prone to rust (shocking, right?). Finally I had a hand me down 1971 Hornet Sportabout that served me for a few years until it gave up the ghost in 1978. That's when I realized I could move to NYC.

My vehicles in the 70s and 80s. (Several at once)

1961 Austin Mini Wagon

1966 Chevelle SS Convertible

1969 Dodge Dart 340

1959 Austin Healey Sprite

1966 Sunbeam Minx (2)

1970 Peugeot 504

1978 Peugeot 604

1972 Chevrolet Greenbriar Estate

1974 Plymouth Scamp 

1967 Jaguar E-Type Coupe

1976 Chevrolet Caprice Estate 454

1978 Honda Accord Hatchback

1979 Honda Accord Hatchback

1985 Honda Prelude

1989 Mazda MPV

1971 VW Beetle

1927 Bugatti Replicar

1974 VW Beetle

1989 Chrysler New Yorker

1987 Pontiac Bonneville

1972 Ford Fiesta (Germanissue)

1971 Triumph Spitfire MK 4.

1978 Datsun 510 Wagon

1988 Nissan Pathfinder

1979 Honda Civic Hatchback

Several more but not sure of years and not kept for long.

Posted by: @jkuvakas

We frequently hear about how dull and dreary car design was in the seventies and early eighties. What were you driving during those years? 

Here's a partial list of my cars back then, in no particular order and some owned at the same time:

1970 Toronado

1968 Audi 100 LS

1972 Fiat X 1/9

1972 Pontiac LeMans

1970 Ford Maverick

1964 Chrysler Newport

1966 AMC Ambassador postal service sedan

1974 Jaguar XKE

1969 Thunderbird Landau Coupe

1973 Toyota Corona coupe

1972 Ford Pinto

1968 MG B

1970 Triumph TR 6

1971 Fiat 124 Spider

1978 Chevrolet Caprice coupe

1981 Fiat X 1/9

By 1980, I was driving dealer demonstrators and able to make the questionable decision to buy another X 1/9 to play with, an amazingly fun car but a nightmare to maintain. 

 

Hey....wasn't that 66 Ambassador your shaggin' wagon?

In 1970 I owned a ‘66 Impala SS and sold it to my brother.

1970 Monte Carlo. traded for a

1974 Charger (oops!) I sold and bought a

1975 Dodge van sold it in 1983.

1974 Camaro. Sold it to buy a house.

1976 Datsun B210 Honey Bee that my wife drove when we married.

1980 Chevy Citation..traded the Datsun in for it. Traded it for a

1982 Mustang. Family outgrew it so bought a

1986 Astrovan we drove for 10 years.

1972 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus from a lady on my mail route.

1967 Mustang for our son’s first car. A real beast so go him a used

1984 Firebird. Wife hated the Satellite so I sold it and got a

1987 Monte Carlo Aerocoupe.