Favorite non-mopar that you wich you had kept

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I think I have only owned a couple non-Mopar vehicles, the only one I miss is my old 1998 Chevy S-10 Sportside, had a 2.2 and a 5 speed, could go a whole month on a tank of gas and it was quick for a little truck. Also, the only truck I have ever owned and was great in the snow...but being 6'4" and a standard cab, there was not a lot of room for much inside....so I sold it...way too cheap too :banghead:
 
66340SEDAN said:
Awesome picture Rick!
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Thanks Keith. Wish I could go back to 16yrs old again...lol.

I was a absolute Mopar nut back then. Worked on them, all my buddy's had them, and still, all the car deals that came my way from 75'-78' were brand "C's" that I couldn't pass on. At that point in time it was more about the deal/price then brand loyalty for most of us. Nothing I can do about it now, lol..... Forgive me guys.....:D.
 
I used to be into Pontiacs pretty hardcore when I was about 19 or 20. I bought an identical twin to this car, same color, except it had a white vinyl top and white interior. '72 Firebird Formula 350 with factory 4-speed and no A/C. I've had dreams about this car. BTW, once I saw Pontiac starting to drop chevy engines into their cars, it was over....done.

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Same car,same year. Triple black 72 Fire bird Formula. (1990).A overcammed,stock headed 8:1 turd. Slammed a set of 68 400/350 2.11/1.77 "16" castings,on it. Threw a 229/238/ 108 lobe center can at it Cam,got smaller,compression from 8:1,to 10:7 to 1 actual. (Block ,zero decked). Miss,that one.
 
Um um um Ive never had any x brand stuff intell now . So i cant miss it if i dont sell it lmao
 
Non Mopar ..... would have to be my 59 Chevy Apache Pick-up, short bed, factory V-8 and factory Auto ..... still wish I had it even today. I was a knuckle head for selling it.
 
Nice!!! Was that a 6 or a 326" car?

326, 4 spd. Fun car.
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1965 Pontiac GTO Convertible 389 3x2 4 speed. Sold it before I restored it ????
 
There were a few:
1957 Ford Fairlane,
1960 and 1969 VW Minibus,
1949 Mercury Coupe (flathead V8),
1932 Ford Vicky (blown 392 Hemi),
1956 Pontiac Safari Wagon with factory air conditioning,
1964 Olds 98 Convertible.
There are a few others.

There were also 2 MoPars, in particular, that I wish I would have kept.
1. 1968 Hemi Roadrunner. (I purchased it NEW, in 1968)
2. 1969 GTX, that I purchased one years old form a neighbor, it had 1300 miles on it.
 
Don't laugh But this cool little 2 seat'er was fun and I enjoyed the a/c and the drive
V tec and dang that this would handle
 

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I haven't had many Brand X cars that I wished I kept. Those I liked are still with me. Most of rest of 'em I was glad to get rid of.

I did have a '75 Fiat 124 Spyder that was blast to drive. When it came to get rid of it I didn't regret it. But it was the car that sparked a passion for canyon carving.

There were a few cars Pop and I restored for customers I really liked and wouldn't mind owning. A '70 LeMans Sport vert that was a blast to drive. '65 Mustang notchback with a 289 and 4 speed that was a sharp looking little runner.
 
1969 firebird 400 auto. Got a nice ticket in it for doing a burnout. Didn't see the state patrolman till he hit the lights!
 
'87 Crown Vic, former hwy patrol car. It had been well taken care of. The driving position was so comfortable, steering was quick, and the boxy shape gave it great outward visibility and you could see all 4 corners of the car. It had REAL bumpers and a huge trunk.
 
If I could pick a second best non-Mopar, it would be my 1984 Turbo T-Bird. Turboed 2.3 liter with 5 speed manual. Was an Official Car of the US Grand Prix too. It was totaled after lending it to my sister for just one weekend, but I rebuilt it anyway. Drove it for another three years and then gave it to my little brother. He drove it for a year and a half before the rings broke (and he had wrecked it several times too). He supposedly had it restored a few years ago, but if he did any of the work himself, it should just be towed to a junk yard 8).
 
That is a tough one

I like almost all my old cars and don't know of too many that I wouldn't like to have back now

Guess my 1983 elCamino with 5.7 LT diesel, great driving, able to tow my boat haul little stuff and 29 mpg new and still 22 mpg with 240,000 miles and engine never removed from the vehicle. YEAH IT NEEDED TO BE, compression was so bad it was hard to start and extremely slow at the end

But a few others

72 Chevy 4x4 3/4 ton Hugger orange and white
79 Ford short bed F150 4x4
1969 Chevelle 375HP396 4 speed 4.11 posi, guy I bought it from had 12 sec time slips

I keep looking for another elCamino. With all the late model engines that Chevy has with OD trans could put in an older truck and make a good daily driver or find a nice late 80's with factory od
 
64 gto with 472 caddy engine.got it with no engine and thats what i had.talk about smokin the tires.ran thirteen flat at one o five ....smoothly
 
here is mine.... 1986 buick t-type 3.8v6 sfi intercooled turbo. this was my daily driver for 2 years 1999-2000 i beat on it constantly!! raced it at least once a month at the track. plus many many street races!! (i was young and dumb). car would run low 13's on a basic street tune with a single exhaust and 14psi boost spinning on radials. same car ran low 12's with 20psi boost chip and good tires at the track!! not bad for a car that weighed in just under 3800 lbs with me in it!! i sure miss that car :( lots of great times in it!! top pic is me adjusting fuel press. at the track and bottom is the day before i sold it....
 

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1. 69 ford Cobra torino 428cj 'R' code, 4 speed 3:50 posi, Matador red, black interior (real torque monster at low end) :violent1: :angry7:

2. 71 Elcamino SS L82 small block, 400turbo, 12bolt,
Midnight blue white stripes (complete off frame resto) :angry7:

Now working on 67 cuda Vert. (full resto):D:D:D

Lon;
 
coffeedart67 said:
Sorry if this thread already exists. What is your favorite non-mopar that you wish you had kept?
Mine would be my 72 Pontiac grand prix, bought it at an auction, with the engine in pieces in the trunk, rebuilt the engine put the heads and cam out of my little brothers circle track car. Never could get better than 8mpg. Driving one day in about 6inchs of snow/slush it kept getting slower and slower, until the tranny would just slip at anything over idle, parked it in the yard until someone stopped and asked if it was for sale. I thought the tranny was out, they spun the tires for about 15 minutes getting it loaded on a car hauler, and the tranny never slipped once.
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I got 2 of em. A 1973 ford ranchero GT, and a 1971 chevy.C/10 long bed
 
A 1987 Olds 442, the last of the big Oldsmobiles. I bought it on my first leave home after boot camp over July 4th weekend, 1994. I had it for all of about five months before I realized that with my E-2 pay, this car was going to nickel and dime me to death! It had not been taken care of very well before I got it. On the dealership lot, it only had one muffler and the steel belt was showing through the rubber on the back tires. The interior was immaculate, but the engine needed rebuilt. I traded it for my 92 Ranger (which I still have) in December of that same year. As much as that car was a hole in my wallet, I still wish I had it. It was so much FUN to drive!

Here is a picture of a car similar to mine. It was just the standard anemic mid-80s GM 307, with a 4 barrel Rochester Quadrapuke. The thing I liked though was the air nozzle behind the rear license plate for the air shocks. It was fun to see the looks on peoples' faces when I hooked an air hose up to it and jacked the rear end all the way up! :D
 

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