Several come to mind. In about '65 or '66 (age 16), I ran across a 650 Triumph or BSA - can't remember which - single carb, all chromed up including frame, for $300!! I went to look at it, test rode it, but couldn't come up with the money. In about 1968 or 69 (age 19), there was a used '67 yellow 427 Corvette roadster in the local VW dealer's used car lot for $5,000. I test drove it, but it didn't run right. Didn't matter, since I didn't have the $5,000 either.
In the mid 80's, I bought a number of Corvettes, however. I still have the '70 all original yellow big block, along with a '65 roadster, so no complaints.
2001 F350 CC 4WD PSD dually, chipped, 4" SS exhaust, 350 hp
1986 Avion 25-H
1967 Avion C-10
(snip)Saw one on Sunday....black interior, black exterior...weren't they all.(snip)
Yes, most were. He had the black and gray seats. But with $3.50 HR part time job I could not afford the first set of tires.
I have a great TH and TV so I should just be happy....
A cherry 69 El Camino that I worked on for a year as a kid and sold it way to cheap.
22ft Jet Boat That I had for two season and was BROKE all summer AHHH great times
Many guns, bikes, boats have come and gone in my forty years
The list goes on and on
Ex-brother-in-law had a 69 GTO with blown up 400 he sold for $1800 about 10 years ago without offering it to me. Coulda kicked his arse for that.
I always wanted a 69 Z28 camaro w/4-speed. I settled for my second favorite generation of camaro and own a 89 IROC red w/T-Tops. It mostly sits but runs and drives OK. Someday I will dump some $$ into that baby and restore it. If I can quit putting $$ into my Banshee that may happen someday.
I always liked the 69 Mach 1 and 67 fastback but not nearly as much as the camaro.
A Hemi Cuda or Charger would have been sweet to get my hands on back when you still could.
Tony
'01 Ford F-250 SD/CC/SB 7.3 PSD with some mods
'98 Lance SL 185
'07 6X12 Enclosed full of sand and dirt toys
1970 in high school looking for a first car. Mid-60s Porsche 356 "Super 90" for $1995. The same price as new Beetle about $300 less that a new Spitfire.
Dad helped me get a practical Plymouth Duster, after a failed year with a new Chrysler Sunbeam Alpine (styled like an early Barracuda)that had a cracked block. After selling us this this defective car, the dealer made us a "deal" on the Duster.
well, I did get a car that got me through college, and I am grateful for my Dad's help to get transportation. I doubt I could've made it that far with the Super 90. But you always look back.
I would love to have my 85 Kenny Roberts RZ350 back. Drunk driver took care of that.
The 71 Datsun 510 I had built to the hilt... sold to pay for food for my new son.......... sound familiar...
The worst... 1971 Dodge Challenger 440 six pack/4 speed. 1500.00 in 83. Blown clutch. Scraped the money together, but was unable to find a trailer to get it home. Guy from school bought it from under me... hope he still has it.....
The Galaxy boat my Dad had that had less than 4 hours on it when he sold it and didnt offer it to me... Thanks step mom......
the 65 Chevelle my neighbor has that runs low 9's... fun to ride in, but still would like to have it for myself..
2003 Ford F-250 SD gasser
2003 Ragen 29N
2004 Honda 450R to get there quicker
2006 Honda TRX 250 EX wife
2006 Honda TRX 250EX son #1
2001 Honda TRX 90 son #2
2006 Honda TRX 90 son #3
and Peanut the Wonder Dog....
Nothing like the original. I saw my first Mustang on the street in April, '64. White convertible, rally pak, 260 V8. It burned an impression in my mind that exists to this day.
You got the year right....'64 1/2, just as Ford introduced it.
I was selling those puppies back then (Sherrill Minter Ford, Kansas City, Kansas). Ford never labeled the early cars as "64 1/2", that was a term dreamed up by fanciers to distinguish those first cars from the ones made after July (9th?), that incorporated a lot of small changes. Those first Mustangs were titled as 1965 models; there were no 1964 Mustangs.
I sold my 68 Formula S Fastback Barracuda for $700 to buy a .............78 Toyota pickup. I had the motor, trans and front end rebuilt. It was a numbers matching car with every option. I passed on a pair of Maico MX bikes. One was an 81 490 and one was a 78 400. Both were well maintained ridden once a month and kept garaged. I was a new father of twin boys and couldn't come up with $600. Today raceable 490's are in the $5g area, restored "Cudas" are in the $20g range.
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