Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Ford Expedition



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.
A real tank in the snow.

Dodge Conversion Van



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.
I wish I still had it.

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.

Chevy Conversion Van




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.

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.

Porsche 924


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.

Porsche 914


To go along with the Ford explorer, I decided that I needed a sports car too. This was my first one, a Porsche 914.
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.
I thought I was SO COOL in this car.

Ford Explorer



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.




Honda Accord Hatchback



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.
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.