OK: CARS YOU HAVE OWNED

[chip]

MK-IV J6 listed some (?) of his significant cars. Thought it would be interesting to see how others have evolved to the GT40;
Mine:

Yard Kart 1958
Racing Kart in 1959 (raced til 1988)
TR-3: first car 1964 (at 16)
240-Z in 72 (also 280, 300ZX)
928 Porsche in 1985
308GTB in 1986 (Ferrari at 40!)
5 liter Mustang in 1996
Twin Turbo 300ZX 1998
Unique 427 Cobra Replica-2001
Tornado GT40-2002
Turbo Miata-2003

[Jonathan]

Still haven't evolved to a GT40, but getting there. I have owned or still own the following:

1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse
1998 Integra Type r
2001 Honda Civic
2002 Dodge Viper GTS

Significant cars only? I assume you mean "fun" cars. OK, ignoring the 25 or so insignificant ones...

1954 Citroen Traction Avant Big 15
1972 Lancia HPE 2000
1984 Rover SD1 Vitesse
1986 Nissan 200SX
1990 Ford Sierra Cosworth (which I still have and love)
Partner drives a Toyota Celica GT4

[ April 10, 2003: Message edited by: Brian Stewart ]

[GregF]

OK - let's see:

70s -
Manx dune buggy
Cooper S (the REAL one)
Fiat twin cam
'56 Chev - tilt front, 350 etc

80s -
Ford Falcon 351 Ute (pick-up to you yanks!)
Jaguar V12 - still got that one!

90s -
SEAT CupraSport
RFGT40 - as soon as I get rid of all the Jag bits. (and not before - so says the wife)

[Mark Worthington]

In the order in which I owned them:

1973 Opel GT
1974 Datsun 240Z (almost a Lotus Europa)
1969 BMW 1600
1972 BMW 2002
1984 Porsche 944
1999 Ford Mustang Cobra
2001 Ford Mustang Cobra
Roaring Forties Chassis No. 36

Plus, I'm currently in the market for a 1997-98 BMW M3 sedan. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[Ian K]

In order of ownership - not preference:

1972 Firebird Formula 350 with a small block 400 and Hurst 4 spd
1974 Datsun 260Z (had it stolen - not sure if the guy did me a favor!)
1972 Datsun 240Z with a 280Z block
1996 Integra GS-R

Ian

[Bill Bayard]

In chronological order:

1971 Lotus Elan +2
1972 Datsun 240Z
1974 Firebird 400SB<455BB<389SB,Muncie M22
1975 Kawasaki Z1B 900
1978 Datsun 280Z
1982 Kawasaki GPz 1100
2002 GT40 Australia
Those were the toys, then there were the functional ones in between. It's not hard to guess when the mid life crisis hit!

[Ron Earp]

Well, I've owned or still own some of these vehicles and didn't count any I owned only for a really short time. Of course, many are cycles, but cycles are important for your personal performance perspective:

1980 Ford Mustang, I-6, but ran in the 13s!
1984 Pontiac Fiero, I-4, not stock at all.
1985 Ford Mustang 5.0L, hit the 12s!
1973 Honda CB750
1977 Kawasaki KZ750 Twin
1975 Honda CB550
1980 Kawasaki 550
1992 Yamaha TDM850
1989 Honda CB1
1991 Mercury Cougar, 5.0L, blower, etc.
1995 Ford Mustang 5.0L
1977 BMW R100
1986 Ford Mustang SVO, I-4, 25+lbs of boost and very fast!
Honda CB1000, the turbo bike project that failed
2000 VW Jetta VR6
Roaring Forties GT40
1990 Lotus Esprit SE (just got it!)

And the mid-life crisis hasn't started yet!
Ron

[Trevor Jones]

in chronological order;

71 Cooper S
72 Lotus Europa S2
74 BMW 1602
77 3L Ford Capri
78 Cooper S (raced in Graham Hill Mini Miglia challenge for 4 yrs)
87 3L Opel Omega
97 scratch built GT40 (GTD body shell)

[Maxiboy]

Again, missiing out any insignificant ones:-

1996 Renault 11 Turbo
1997 Nissan Sunny ZX
1999 Toyota Supra 3.0i Turbo
1999 Toyota Supra 3.0i Turbo (Import: lots of extra toys + T-bar)
2000 Honda Civic CRX (small but lots of fun)
2003 Toyota MR2 GT2.0 T-bar
...
200? GT40 (I hope) [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[PATRICK DOLAN]

I evolved to the GT40s through the good old american muscle car family tree.
'70 Mustang Mach 1 (sold)
'70 Boss 302 Cougar Eliminator (sold)
'69 SS 396 El Camino (sold)
'69 427 3x2 Corvette roadster L89
'73 Pantera
'72 FJ40 Toyota Landcruiser that I stuffed a 351 Cleveland with fuel injection into.

[Gary L]

*first car at 16 years old - fiat 124 sport spyder
* second car - Triumph TR6
* third car - TVR 2500M
You can see a trend that i am working my way up to something really good. but the TVR got wrecked. I got married and babies started happening. much time elapsed and many practical cars are purchased. Then the mid life thing kicks in and a Cobra replica (FFR) is purchased. Much fun was had but i had to sell after two seasons (much too dangerous for the kids to drive)and now have a restored 1969 mini cooper. The mini is a riot to drive and my kids love it. Buttttt its now time to sell the mini. (business reasons. Next project will be a 40 but this may take a year or so. My son and i went out to see Gordon and Hershal in December and were very impressed with the fit, finish and ride of the RF40. So i guess its a Ford Taurus until then.

[gt40ford@juno.com]

Boss 429 Mustang 1969
Boss 351 Mustang 1971
Boss 302 engine (not the car)
1960 Falcon (289/4 sp.)

Don't have any of them now but that's ok. I'm building a GT40!

Have fun!

John

[TimB]

In order of ownership

1970 Barracuda Convertible
1973 VW Super beetle
1990 Mitsubishi Eclipse
1991 Mitsubishi Eclipse
1972 Ford Mustang
1994 Ford Tbird (still own)
1989 Toyota Corolla (came with wife)
1998 VW Golf TDI
1968 Jaguar E-Type 2+2 (still own)
1999 Ford Explorer
2001 Ford Explorer (still own)

[Eric]

-81 CJ5, wasnt much left stock on that vehicle, motor was a 5.0 mustang, tranny a t-18 from a ford truck, rear end from a 75 cj etc.
-61 404 unimog, still have it
-90 talon, was a blast but kid was coming, talon ended up going to trade for a pathfinder.
-then the pile of steel and fiberglass everywhere, someday to be a 40.
Short list, i get emotionally attached to my vehicles

[DC]

I am not sure I should own up to this list, but most were company cars and I had no choice, and that's my excuse!

1961 Morris Mini 850 - the original.
Triumph Vitesse 1600
Ford Anglia 1500GT (Lotus cortina gearbox)
Mini (another)
MG 1300 (dog)
Ford Cortina MkIII 3000E
Audi 100GL (white)
MGA 1500 roadster (blue, something for the weekend)
Audi 100GL (green - wrote it off, green cars are unlucky!)
MGA 1500 roadster (weekend)
Audi 100CD (brown)
Daimler Dart SP250 (weekend)
Audi 100CD (grey)
Audi 200CD (blue)
MGB 1800 (weekend)
Opel Senator CD 3 litre
Audi 100CD (red, just for a change)
Vauxhall Omega CDX 2.5V6
BMW 528i
Vauxhall Omega CDX 2.5V6 (current)

Oh, plus a GTD40!

By the way, I'm sure I forgot a couple of Audi 100s.

[Paul Thompson 'Hooligan']

Just the fun ones listed!
1980 - Yamaha RD250DX - loads of fun, till I met a car jumping a junction!
1984 - Ford Escort MkII - 'Harrier' (1760cc)
1994 - Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4 - Even more fun with 350BHP + I still have it! (1998cc + T3.5 Hybrid @ 26lbs boost)

Still not got a 40, but have driven a few (thanks to all!) + currently drive / develop Roy Smart's Mk1 GTD aka 'A11GTD'.

....Once flew a Sepcat Jaguar though... and that was fun too.

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[Chris Melia]

Hi all

Well, as the retired owner of a car hire company for some 18 years I have owned over 10,000 cars.
However significant cars close to my hart
Age 16 built a GP Beach buggy VW engine
Age 19 Same Beach buggy but new chassis and V8 Cadillac engine.
Age 20 Custom PA Cresta with Daimler 4.5 V8 called Vendetta
Age 21 Scimitar coup with 3 litre V6
Age 22 1956 Chevy two door with Blown 392 Hemi Chrysler engine
Age 24 1300 e Escort with 1760 stage 3 engine and Lotus diff
Age 25 1969 E Type Jag
Age 28 GT40 MK3 KVA
Age 32 1969 MGC
Age 33 1969 Chevy Comaro
Age 34 944 Porsche
Age 36 1969 Convertible Corvette
Age 37 1990 Nissan 200sx
Age 40 1993 Nissan 300zx
Age 45 1998 Toyota Supra
Age 46 Rebuilt GT40 KVA new engine 351Ford and chassis
Age 49 1966 Sunbeam Tiger Ford 260 V8
Age 49 Project X?????????????

Regards
Chris.
PS Why can't I leave anything standard shiny and polished?

[ April 11, 2003: Message edited by: Chris Melia ]

[Yuji]

Started my career (?) from motorcycle like Kawasaki 250 motocrosser, Suzuki TM125 motocrosser and various Japanese cars.

Toys still in my garage are;
1974 Ducati Scrambler
1983 Suzuki RG500 Gamma w/ lots of modification
1985 BMW R80 w/ R100 engine and modification
1990 BMW E30 M3 Sport Evolution w/ works Gr.N racing suspension and many changes
1990(?) GTD40 (bought last year)
Anything more? Probably after spending some effot onto GTD40??? [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[Brett James-McCall]

1991 Mini
1992 same Mini, rebuilt after falling asleep at wheel.......
1994 Astra
1996 Peugeot 205
2001 Mondeo ST24
2002 KVA GT 40 incomplete
2006 KVA on road.... hopefully