tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42503139132460164742024-02-20T16:46:50.758-08:00My VehiclesTHIS BLOG IS A PHOTO HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES I'VE OWNED SINCE I STARTED DRIVING.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-68452252310649186242010-05-08T19:59:00.000-07:002014-01-31T16:38:23.282-08:00Lexus GX-460<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Now I've gone and done it. I bought the new 2010 Lexus GX-460, and it arrived today. This thing cost more than my first house. It's definitely built better than my first house, ... and it might even be bigger inside too.<br />
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Man, is this thing ever high tech. No 8-track player, but it's got Satellite radio, Back up cam, remote starter, Bluetooth, I-phone connection, USB port. Sweet!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-2939718030584152592009-04-28T19:38:00.000-07:002009-08-16T17:19:21.973-07:00Note to Readers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxJY9L3Jqn5aIZvm_cTqlkbtEluVxgzzyM7LiYPHMUOUpv98EhtubrKWr_b-iYgQd1Lnu0wcfO44X3UJIVRMgpwVPaDyzx42nhMFIFfPHo8V4Gw7REGBBjmr7MwEUDj105Cim-OvFmiY/s1600-h/!.gif"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 57px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 81px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329937464959269522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaxJY9L3Jqn5aIZvm_cTqlkbtEluVxgzzyM7LiYPHMUOUpv98EhtubrKWr_b-iYgQd1Lnu0wcfO44X3UJIVRMgpwVPaDyzx42nhMFIFfPHo8V4Gw7REGBBjmr7MwEUDj105Cim-OvFmiY/s200/!.gif" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:130%;">Thank you for reading my blog. It was fun to create, and gave me many fond memories of vehicles I had forgotten about.<br />A couple of notes: The vehicles shown are representative photos, and in some cases are a different color or have slight differences (like a spoiler, or racing stripes).<br />Also, remember that as you scroll down, you are going "back in time". This blog has several pages, and you'll have to look all the way through to see my first car. </span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-70578055808595892382009-04-28T19:16:00.000-07:002009-04-28T19:32:46.708-07:00Aston Martin Vanquish Convertible<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9N6KiHThN_nWdeFiE5zTPioWbNpTpeVXh1CGDKOAUeNiPec8o3BgaEq0_SdKQLaxwoE2rbGHs65UFva5jMdY0XpzluDmfDdXH-DOscpl_Pu9hvdL_PKbeIc6LbqfYydipfTWt-WCcys/s1600-h/Aston%2520Martin%2520Vanquish.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329933357344457922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 133px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9N6KiHThN_nWdeFiE5zTPioWbNpTpeVXh1CGDKOAUeNiPec8o3BgaEq0_SdKQLaxwoE2rbGHs65UFva5jMdY0XpzluDmfDdXH-DOscpl_Pu9hvdL_PKbeIc6LbqfYydipfTWt-WCcys/s200/Aston%2520Martin%2520Vanquish.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>This is the car I drive IN MY DREAMS. </div><div> </div><div>Yes, IN MY DREAMS, I have a nitro boosted 5.9L, V-12 solid black Aston Martin Vanquish Convertible, with black hand-stitched leather interior. </div><div> </div><div>Also, IN MY DREAMS, my name is engraved in the door panel, and I have a deafening aftermarket hard drive powered sound system, with every option, including state of the art radar jamming equipment. </div><div></div><br /><div>Lastly, IN MY DREAMS, someone else covers the annual insurance premium on this beast, which with my speeding tickets and citations would be more than a mortgage payment.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-53912487898038223022009-04-21T23:09:00.000-07:002009-04-23T20:13:23.282-07:00Lotus Elan M-100<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2szaaFdyg-GRTi-An1C_teter2rU3LFkKgjLEX7rWWgxqhmn8wuMraUCQ01flrUcy_E85vLdHMd_zoEXkIusopBhnT_ne0wkO_0k6pSVwpILF6eOQKQ-YS6VajumduAJNX-EP0z-hFo/s1600-h/Lotus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327394441868744978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 106px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu2szaaFdyg-GRTi-An1C_teter2rU3LFkKgjLEX7rWWgxqhmn8wuMraUCQ01flrUcy_E85vLdHMd_zoEXkIusopBhnT_ne0wkO_0k6pSVwpILF6eOQKQ-YS6VajumduAJNX-EP0z-hFo/s200/Lotus.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ehg-87AjEV6GPgzXkQAAOztuh0EdXX-Ri9nKA-hJev9fL2m6tjVeTmGOwRuGJNw59bUm6PdlnDDyL9GmFnaKl7nbcI1wnjjtrV8P65-WCpIyFfuutTYzp8FWCy3tksncl0Ohw8KWU_4/s1600-h/LotusElanM100.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327394244295970546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 69px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ehg-87AjEV6GPgzXkQAAOztuh0EdXX-Ri9nKA-hJev9fL2m6tjVeTmGOwRuGJNw59bUm6PdlnDDyL9GmFnaKl7nbcI1wnjjtrV8P65-WCpIyFfuutTYzp8FWCy3tksncl0Ohw8KWU_4/s200/LotusElanM100.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is probably the most awesome thing that has ever happened to me. I was GIVEN this car as a birthday gift for my daughter, by a mentor and long time friend. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div>This is the 1991 Lotus Elan M-100. The M-100 was a joint venture between Lotus and Isuzu. This car was intended to compete with Porsche, and sold in 1991 for around $40,000. This little rocketship is a 4 cyclinder, turbo-charged 16 valve DOHC front wheel drive with 170 mph on the speedometer. I put low profile Pirelli P-Zeros on it and it will accelerate through a curve like a rollercoaster.</div><div></div><div>No speeding tickets .... yet.</div><div></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-9144355215444828372009-04-21T23:04:00.000-07:002009-04-23T17:28:27.499-07:00Jaguar XK8<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTKmByCiVmTVsUZk7qkwxVT-2HJ5G8CB7CC6m-STKpybMaa6W3kUxC95ngTKjL913nyF9yflirV45x7zjawsrt8p-pSNFXrHHIINkzUhNoIhs-oYRfTzbjZ5ts_HCuc4b_ullu8RWHVE/s1600-h/Jag.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327393533531973234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTKmByCiVmTVsUZk7qkwxVT-2HJ5G8CB7CC6m-STKpybMaa6W3kUxC95ngTKjL913nyF9yflirV45x7zjawsrt8p-pSNFXrHHIINkzUhNoIhs-oYRfTzbjZ5ts_HCuc4b_ullu8RWHVE/s200/Jag.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is my pride and joy. The first real convertible sports car that I ever owned. A 1997 Jaguar XK8. I still only have around 12,000 miles on it. I baby this car.<br /><br />Very few XK8s were made in this Carolina Blue color, and I bought mine from a friend that liked the color so much he bought two of them. I finally talked him into selling me one of them.<br /><br />This vehicle is an absolute blast to drive. <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Note: This is not my house.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-73453919106838816262009-04-21T23:00:00.000-07:002009-05-02T16:54:57.393-07:00Lexus GX-470<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyon6R8CQAC5NuvCmb2nxbW7s50RPWpZRpPAgNrw1ZP5aucvKNDs4kWvU143EWskGwpyaFCiLLUXMQwdhY9tdE_X4Kf0elzoe7NIrZYy7tKjkSSIstC3nEAi2R8dlgqIxycpvcn1287oQ/s1600-h/Lexus_GX_470_3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327391933841291890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 128px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyon6R8CQAC5NuvCmb2nxbW7s50RPWpZRpPAgNrw1ZP5aucvKNDs4kWvU143EWskGwpyaFCiLLUXMQwdhY9tdE_X4Kf0elzoe7NIrZYy7tKjkSSIstC3nEAi2R8dlgqIxycpvcn1287oQ/s200/Lexus_GX_470_3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><p>The Lexus GX470 is the ultimate luxury SUV in my book. It's Toyota quality and dependability, with Lexus luxury. </p><p>I've been in all kinds of weather with it, and taken it off road in places I had no business going. I've been in a wreck in it, crashed an orange highway barrell with it, and got clipped by a flying wheel off another car once. </p><p>Basically, I've tried to destroy it, and it keeps on ticking. Great SUV.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-18010776141943405072009-04-21T22:57:00.000-07:002010-03-16T19:32:28.339-07:00Dodge Durango<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPa_B5gMwFqVRJSn6enpH2PApHPcZD_OVDkqUcl_Q_-WNRfHqNzV-nQ4sfHbuqn1emdv9-_iPeeZKMOmCWrp5GE18qHp8r2NwZAZjmjeLrzhhPElN29HRZoc3Gu6yVZ-vNMkT9scKFp2M/s1600-h/Dodge_Durango.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327391100395786994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPa_B5gMwFqVRJSn6enpH2PApHPcZD_OVDkqUcl_Q_-WNRfHqNzV-nQ4sfHbuqn1emdv9-_iPeeZKMOmCWrp5GE18qHp8r2NwZAZjmjeLrzhhPElN29HRZoc3Gu6yVZ-vNMkT9scKFp2M/s200/Dodge_Durango.jpg" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
For no good reason whatsoever, I hated this Dodge Durango. <br />
Don't ask me why, I think it might have been the frumpy Dodge styling that I didn't like. Everyday single day I got in it, and every month I made a payment, I asked myself why in the world I bought a car I didn't like. <br />
Otherwise, it never gave me one minutes problem, and it was better than a snowmobile in the snow.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-63705733173690591512009-04-21T22:55:00.000-07:002014-01-31T16:31:06.512-08:00Ford Expedition<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxA9YZ-2rmCdc85fP1m7gqA7YK2yg-ZVRVgIUOwRoksz2TRchUb1pc5UMrpawkFS9J2z80gQ6S3oFdSTFKwGeULoyNt7oMk7VMNBvp58hVnwUZwxLLremppzYbineHqJfJ_BB1kLNajA/s1600-h/Ford-Expedition.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxA9YZ-2rmCdc85fP1m7gqA7YK2yg-ZVRVgIUOwRoksz2TRchUb1pc5UMrpawkFS9J2z80gQ6S3oFdSTFKwGeULoyNt7oMk7VMNBvp58hVnwUZwxLLremppzYbineHqJfJ_BB1kLNajA/s200/Ford-Expedition.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327390430435589410" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 150px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
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After the Explorer, I bought the Ford Expedition. Much bigger than the Explorer, and very comfortable. Mine was the White Eddie Bauer model like this one.<br />
A real tank in the snow.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-70409771582673288412009-04-21T22:49:00.000-07:002009-04-23T17:45:51.373-07:00Dodge Conversion Van<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-PmAolavXAnrJx_TaJbpiAYjISxaE6ZZ1pXto1KL2ANhpmoGHWE2OuCcw3WqW2wObRRyOjqmLvf6ULcSaEAbfMr2clzM9WweklsR7NZUDH_g013rAONNd2i-6NM2aLnPBVoe54Mlx3I/s1600-h/Van+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327700813315365170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq-PmAolavXAnrJx_TaJbpiAYjISxaE6ZZ1pXto1KL2ANhpmoGHWE2OuCcw3WqW2wObRRyOjqmLvf6ULcSaEAbfMr2clzM9WweklsR7NZUDH_g013rAONNd2i-6NM2aLnPBVoe54Mlx3I/s200/Van+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeRC_vHwm-OwqUe8OOnkLo7uqdWfiGh9V5ZAKARJpd6CY_XzIk_aaeRo8YiguMjrcJudlpnq77bNOeFdH4NLAgfgwf6zkisjJy4742-ry4YY8SmkyD8JN4X0C6vN1IEtTzneNSqKhTxU/s1600-h/Hondapc800.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327699785221736178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 132px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeRC_vHwm-OwqUe8OOnkLo7uqdWfiGh9V5ZAKARJpd6CY_XzIk_aaeRo8YiguMjrcJudlpnq77bNOeFdH4NLAgfgwf6zkisjJy4742-ry4YY8SmkyD8JN4X0C6vN1IEtTzneNSqKhTxU/s200/Hondapc800.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><br /><div></div><div></div><div>We found we really enjoyed having a travel van. So we upgraded to this Dodge van model. I'm not much for green, but I really liked this van. </div><div></div><div>I wish I still had it.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also had this Honda PC 800 about that time. Sweet, - 800 cc's with a trunk on the back. This was one smooth bike. Scary fast acceleration too.<br /></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-88337986699469913712009-04-21T22:44:00.000-07:002009-04-23T17:49:33.999-07:00Chevy Conversion Van<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoxuoAspyivHhqhXF_p6QWMwj2ab5BBKLTKoK-rvT0EtNpGnHQp_hMmcmhw9NTfASMZil5pGwGPJCNfK_0IcG87ibAT9ghSe-EzCwnCQxFP37YHzH132CZYhCR3uSLz16asVKhp1aN0Y/s1600-h/Chevy+Van.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327683813993580834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFoxuoAspyivHhqhXF_p6QWMwj2ab5BBKLTKoK-rvT0EtNpGnHQp_hMmcmhw9NTfASMZil5pGwGPJCNfK_0IcG87ibAT9ghSe-EzCwnCQxFP37YHzH132CZYhCR3uSLz16asVKhp1aN0Y/s200/Chevy+Van.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMznLj7oWfY78ooYy3GbNoBWBPXJBPTT5HmBeExAL6MfHzCvPGmxxCmaIbCus11_kVDQNxiWCTXyUoIbJ8773ARi1izFkAIr-dFSYUW48mxy1kgdjHMZ9DVnOWrS_7Sb-5itbglpt1DqI/s1600-h/Van.jpg"></a><br /><br /><p>At this point in my car life, I LOST MY MIND and traded my PORSCHE for a CONVERSION VAN. (I know, - a wife and children will make a man do crazy things.) What can I say? ... my little girls liked watching videos on trips.</p><p>A good friend made me a good deal on this van. We were traveling to the beach a lot at the time, and the kids loved it. I did too. We could take the whole gang, and both the pets.</p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-30860669539379446302009-04-21T22:42:00.000-07:002009-04-22T06:11:12.102-07:00Porsche 924<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcncNNSTYefJC7N_TYy76ZEHt-2BpT3Jl204gqCitwXOfIUnQQBMuPHznFT1sMWzdrHXIDkasCTwXaQCttrXlAHRsZaUGk1lTtkZQK3f2StWZLaFB0WUDjlPGKxgoS4l8qtS6raee6D9g/s1600-h/Porsche924.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327500269408342034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 102px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcncNNSTYefJC7N_TYy76ZEHt-2BpT3Jl204gqCitwXOfIUnQQBMuPHznFT1sMWzdrHXIDkasCTwXaQCttrXlAHRsZaUGk1lTtkZQK3f2StWZLaFB0WUDjlPGKxgoS4l8qtS6raee6D9g/s200/Porsche924.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div>Now that I had become a "Porsche man", I decided that I needed to move up to a Porsche 924. Mine was red like this one. A real head turner.</div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-61358726372439559732009-04-21T22:38:00.000-07:002009-04-23T17:52:21.886-07:00Porsche 914<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yN7wgqyIqX5B0JeOSVM0Eojfxd3FHDaYJngRV62_9Q3Ze12QOXB_jxvfdc7_rRwR4F3j804QxviSh4scmjP7k-7fAf38N0Ho5wBNaEsBEN3Rti9axtKN2mkcHutPCihGOY-HN8iBnlE/s1600-h/porsche914.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327386193219827970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 151px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3yN7wgqyIqX5B0JeOSVM0Eojfxd3FHDaYJngRV62_9Q3Ze12QOXB_jxvfdc7_rRwR4F3j804QxviSh4scmjP7k-7fAf38N0Ho5wBNaEsBEN3Rti9axtKN2mkcHutPCihGOY-HN8iBnlE/s200/porsche914.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>To go along with the Ford explorer, I decided that I needed a sports car too. This was my first one, a Porsche 914. </div><div> </div><div>A 914 is a low profile, rear engine, poor man's Porsche built on a VW assembly line. But, it would corner like it was on rails. The removable targa top made it a great summer time car. Mine was yellow when I got it, and I had it painted red like this one. </div><div> </div><div>I thought I was SO COOL in this car.</div><div> </div><div></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-84151310444802354312009-04-21T22:36:00.000-07:002009-04-22T18:25:22.638-07:00Ford Explorer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9ZhOQl4ZTJjpYBB1Hpn3ZEVDcvlnUsSBguNY5PFqeb2MULTXuDD2bHbmRDrbJdeRaDX0zQo6hTm4Psj9retUE8Ag1rTVFjZ1PJKMH_Y6-8Sqs6LObsSa3hrf9Wg0AYdFgjoG8p9t3jQ/s1600-h/ford_explorer_eddie_bauer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327691576205752978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 151px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD9ZhOQl4ZTJjpYBB1Hpn3ZEVDcvlnUsSBguNY5PFqeb2MULTXuDD2bHbmRDrbJdeRaDX0zQo6hTm4Psj9retUE8Ag1rTVFjZ1PJKMH_Y6-8Sqs6LObsSa3hrf9Wg0AYdFgjoG8p9t3jQ/s200/ford_explorer_eddie_bauer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibY5kG_6KlrWx-0CUNDrZrVy_re3ObPV2IGfGK8ScHC90ZOJ23DpIl6fQj__7KO_-M03JK4F4lw_cADP4BRdTtic-YMojvQM_pu8GwlWQq2as_cZP7m6eya3t3bqhDeIwNUHXLLUx1rxw/s1600-h/Explorer-Front-400px.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327691429093267202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibY5kG_6KlrWx-0CUNDrZrVy_re3ObPV2IGfGK8ScHC90ZOJ23DpIl6fQj__7KO_-M03JK4F4lw_cADP4BRdTtic-YMojvQM_pu8GwlWQq2as_cZP7m6eya3t3bqhDeIwNUHXLLUx1rxw/s200/Explorer-Front-400px.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div><div><div>SUV's were getting popular and so I bought a Ford Explorer. It was a great truck, and very good in the snow. I think I had a white one too. Maybe I had the white one first. Can't remember.</div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-32882996303635445802009-04-21T22:34:00.001-07:002009-04-22T19:09:36.909-07:00Honda Accord Hatchback<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiV3J__bOWCTrgvewNrHgGricwJcW-gg22sMACsNHhR-dUQZg0d4I0LHnKszUz4cEbmqXcepfmlo_9Vvn_QL9I71ZknBB-rzQ6bCv-fooOTK00LciqnkFP86ljpYn7Wdfs8zycWVqWqoc/s1600-h/Honda+Hatchback.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327702452837182802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiV3J__bOWCTrgvewNrHgGricwJcW-gg22sMACsNHhR-dUQZg0d4I0LHnKszUz4cEbmqXcepfmlo_9Vvn_QL9I71ZknBB-rzQ6bCv-fooOTK00LciqnkFP86ljpYn7Wdfs8zycWVqWqoc/s200/Honda+Hatchback.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCi-NQoBzauF_RDbJf6clQYIVm6wWXhFfyxPj7xnrC5encP0pr3zKk6enZ_jEtOwHt5INR-aaBNMHEhfCKf8eyalPfBSL-8wJO9QG9LzhMVPZSNlw9q6dOKcExtAON521VzzMwcMtq44/s1600-h/scout.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327702222058589890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCi-NQoBzauF_RDbJf6clQYIVm6wWXhFfyxPj7xnrC5encP0pr3zKk6enZ_jEtOwHt5INR-aaBNMHEhfCKf8eyalPfBSL-8wJO9QG9LzhMVPZSNlw9q6dOKcExtAON521VzzMwcMtq44/s200/scout.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div>I then traded the Audi for a Honda Hatchback like this, in graphite grey. It was a handsome color and it would scoot. This photo in red was the only version I could find. They sure made a lot of the grey ones at the time though.</div><div> </div></div><div></div><div>We also had an International Scout, made by the same people that make the heavy trucks. This thing drank gas, but it was built like a tank and would plow through snow drifts. </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-25773031013605958612009-04-21T22:19:00.000-07:002009-04-22T06:13:20.241-07:00Audi Fox<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhEgy28yY673ej749bfbxptdZ1hhMQ6Rcf9Aq2YZZomOHCdUrgVNPzjH4qLk4yMNkPPqzRc5KPkM2Qrl0do4XAqmZ3myu2qYnoWlJjDtYYFs03bwOXOOqPOd_MlN6ICh8UkLyoYdQxw4/s1600-h/Audi+Fox.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327381213834263090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 114px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhEgy28yY673ej749bfbxptdZ1hhMQ6Rcf9Aq2YZZomOHCdUrgVNPzjH4qLk4yMNkPPqzRc5KPkM2Qrl0do4XAqmZ3myu2qYnoWlJjDtYYFs03bwOXOOqPOd_MlN6ICh8UkLyoYdQxw4/s200/Audi+Fox.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>I soon traded the Jeep for an Audi fox like this one. Metallic burgundy with ugly cloth seats like the photo, and a very good car. </p><p></p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-92061096254120130882009-04-21T22:17:00.000-07:002009-10-27T19:51:13.516-07:00Jeep CJ-7 Hardtop<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaj7qZyXz8CCCbkRLUa6nN9g_Fwv_RfadpewUB71eTNDWwFJ-Y5AINc-x7r6Me6CNa35R206RVBC13kt9z3SglHxxD3kSNdxtu5lS9_QMP2Zi4EN1Yuqb0aPZz_7thzBbIK_a6_5EU8Is/s1600-h/Jeep.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327380694906825874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaj7qZyXz8CCCbkRLUa6nN9g_Fwv_RfadpewUB71eTNDWwFJ-Y5AINc-x7r6Me6CNa35R206RVBC13kt9z3SglHxxD3kSNdxtu5lS9_QMP2Zi4EN1Yuqb0aPZz_7thzBbIK_a6_5EU8Is/s200/Jeep.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><p>Like an IDIOT, I traded my Camaro for a Jeep CJ-7 hardtop. Mine was tan with a white top. </p><p><em>Back in the day, </em>I could unbolt the fiberglass top, lift it up over my head, and jump off the back tailgate. If I did that now, I'd be hospitalized. </p><p>The CJ-7 is nimble in the snow and fun off road, but it really had a stiff ride and no air-conditioning </p><p>Not having air-conditioning got old fast.</p><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-75724525077784027182009-04-21T22:09:00.000-07:002009-04-22T06:14:45.303-07:00Chevy Camaro<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Gfx3pRQ7hR35a_MITUv5eEFUDQyO-twa9McyPCgP4EvfGhT_AKm-y8rzbWD4gjh0njbIFV1dVxuwwRB0fPdYMu7kLxYq5qk2FomHt-E7wWt8MKgW91UjxsCScrYM4_ETVHycrG6KpVw/s1600-h/Camaro.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327378686474306850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Gfx3pRQ7hR35a_MITUv5eEFUDQyO-twa9McyPCgP4EvfGhT_AKm-y8rzbWD4gjh0njbIFV1dVxuwwRB0fPdYMu7kLxYq5qk2FomHt-E7wWt8MKgW91UjxsCScrYM4_ETVHycrG6KpVw/s200/Camaro.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>My next car was a Camaro. Like the one pictured, but more silver and without the air dam on the back. </div><div></div><div>This was my first "cool" car, and boy was it fast. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-20199450223768796582009-04-21T19:06:00.001-07:002009-04-21T19:09:53.591-07:00The Fiat 128<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8gbmP-c1mDW-OmOgGW3bN44CNfGsAj0opIwt84zaIVBb5PkXV7a-UxRQalfZzS7QzE5yTqXx128N260N8mLY_Qjh_bDo0i1Wr0Kh4_OoI3RTEWyyQDQQSJ6wgzIGDsU16_5R2mGhHG4/s1600-h/Fiat+128+Sport.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327331565843428962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8gbmP-c1mDW-OmOgGW3bN44CNfGsAj0opIwt84zaIVBb5PkXV7a-UxRQalfZzS7QzE5yTqXx128N260N8mLY_Qjh_bDo0i1Wr0Kh4_OoI3RTEWyyQDQQSJ6wgzIGDsU16_5R2mGhHG4/s200/Fiat+128+Sport.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is the Fiat 128 Sport. You will probably never see one of these in your life. <br /><br />Sporty, two seater. 4 cylinder. Fun to drive.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-44028017684546369832009-04-21T18:56:00.000-07:002009-04-21T18:57:49.000-07:00The Cutlass Supreme<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uCkculBm5ctjig3kUvTomdqXHOemPODXmFY6lVrXjSGypSNzjyTlfAbtVFTM6DedycS-jmNn0nE7N5rMICDxWESXjAiHizWyZMVij81pJAg4RAWco_CSMEArIhD9cdYgJv-IS5301TU/s1600-h/CutlassSupreme.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327329011349169538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 111px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uCkculBm5ctjig3kUvTomdqXHOemPODXmFY6lVrXjSGypSNzjyTlfAbtVFTM6DedycS-jmNn0nE7N5rMICDxWESXjAiHizWyZMVij81pJAg4RAWco_CSMEArIhD9cdYgJv-IS5301TU/s200/CutlassSupreme.jpg" border="0" /></a> Don't forget, - it was a "Supreme".<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-16096140051639670602009-04-21T18:20:00.001-07:002009-04-21T18:24:06.070-07:00Vega GT Hatchback<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXMWHTPA4hezv1T9NXjRunVGds9eRZVRS1hGC_FeoiJebYfQ5mb_rfAqWwtc06RpvyaziEZkhogFg8KH1yHe_4YuFvkmZZ4wWtXHeQ-PBWVJNBihsmhQUWVGxQHX5cqNbSLeevl9bku4/s1600-h/Vega.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327319645651316450" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 100px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXMWHTPA4hezv1T9NXjRunVGds9eRZVRS1hGC_FeoiJebYfQ5mb_rfAqWwtc06RpvyaziEZkhogFg8KH1yHe_4YuFvkmZZ4wWtXHeQ-PBWVJNBihsmhQUWVGxQHX5cqNbSLeevl9bku4/s200/Vega.jpg" border="0" /></a> Yes, mine was yellow too. It had two big rust holes in it, and I called it the Bruised Banana. Oh, and it had a big CB antenna on the back. <div> </div><div>Breaker Breaker One Nine, anybody got a copy on the "Drummer Boy"?</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-22362757400298305032009-04-21T18:10:00.000-07:002009-04-23T17:20:38.301-07:00The Ford 500<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkcUauSrN2BfZH8iqf1oTLAMwpBn_qeEsNYiRs2UVi86tBPxOOQzzDN1TFQ-suo8BLDCwg1NVhT26sNn18x10Rpc-ZMqavCL1-blXP1QqSWLF_cXTj7_uPCLm7D5wSatoaT0yiYbigu4/s1600-h/Ford_Fairlane_500_4-Door_Sedan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327318798417414370" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkcUauSrN2BfZH8iqf1oTLAMwpBn_qeEsNYiRs2UVi86tBPxOOQzzDN1TFQ-suo8BLDCwg1NVhT26sNn18x10Rpc-ZMqavCL1-blXP1QqSWLF_cXTj7_uPCLm7D5wSatoaT0yiYbigu4/s200/Ford_Fairlane_500_4-Door_Sedan.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I only <em><strong>thought</strong></em> that my first car was uncool. </div><div> </div><div>Then I got the Ford 500, ... a 4 door Nerd mobile.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-89797594062777751532009-04-21T18:04:00.001-07:002009-04-22T18:17:18.694-07:00My first vehicle, a VW bus - I think my parents hated me.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J3-A2_2zne888bn9xh6NDa0Vk5487v8Z_vrVz0oXHeowCywQWAmTloW6TPyxKPSLTmDp1rdiZ7rPV-7US2hO5A8QAylXQZpR8HVEHWC3uSyfN3NQ7cTuoUuDaDKtImlRx_E2QA8G-XY/s1600-h/VW+Bus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327315492684273666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 160px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J3-A2_2zne888bn9xh6NDa0Vk5487v8Z_vrVz0oXHeowCywQWAmTloW6TPyxKPSLTmDp1rdiZ7rPV-7US2hO5A8QAylXQZpR8HVEHWC3uSyfN3NQ7cTuoUuDaDKtImlRx_E2QA8G-XY/s200/VW+Bus.jpg" border="0" /></a> It's a miracle that I ever got a girl to go out on a date with me when I drove up in this. My VW "chick magnet" van was solid white, and had about 8 million miles on it when I got it.<br /><br />I installed an 8 track player. (Google search it, kids.) Yep, - me and the Doobie Brothers just rockin' down the highway.<br /><br />But, I could drive all week on $2 of gas ... that is until the engine exploded (literally).<br /><br />No air bags on this baby either. The only thing between you and the oncoming vehicle in a head-on collision, was the headlight and the VW emblem ... and the 8 track player.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4250313913246016474.post-87672921480360691802009-04-21T17:51:00.001-07:002009-05-02T16:55:05.094-07:00Volkswagon Bus<div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0