Old cars you wish you still had

[tankclare]

I was just wondering what cars you might of had when you were younger etc that you wish you still have these days.. I mean the kind some thrashed around that are actually worth a bit of money these days.

I am currently living with my uncle and some of his story's about past cars he had when he was young make me think..what if he still had them?

Some cars he has had are:
-HG GTS monaro (he took to it with an axe with the sh!ts) i bet these days
he wishes he still had it..$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
-HQ GTS monaro (worked 308 that could powerskid 250-300m)
-Heavily modified F100 with a worked 351 that could beat most normal cars
at the time..
-XY falcon 500 with worked 6 (his very first car)

Just some of he's past cars are what i could only dream of owning!!

A close family friend has similar stories..some cars he had are:
-GTHO PHASE III falcon (wishes he still had)
-Valiant Charger (probably why he is a mega charger lover)
-Valiant Panelvan
-Old Jeep with 14 inches of lift and 40 inch tyres (says the tray use to be at
your chin and i actually have seen pictures of that car)

So yeah tell any stories you have of the good old times when muscle cars where cheap and driven like they're meant to be

[Nostalgia]

Not a muscle car but i really wish i still had my first car. 1972 XA Falcon 500. 250 3sp Auto Column shift. It had a real straight body too and i sprayed her in Matt Blak. One day i will get back to my grass roots and revive a classic.

[MRJUCY]

My XD that was stolen, it wouldn't be worth anything much but I still miss it.

[TEaaron]

My XD ute sold it on Wednesday to by somthing economic but I'm starting to wish I just put it on gas and kept it. spent countless weekends working on that thing.

[Ryan]

I wish my parents kept their ED wagon. That car was a gem.

I could've had it as my first, but I wanted a VL.

In a way I wish I did. Not that the VL is bad (It's a 5 speed atleast), just this ED was incredibly tidy.

I think it was sold with 190,***Ks. The car yard sold it for $9990.

[mowog]

My 1967 MkI Cooper S... I had to sell it when the first kid was born.

Other than that one I have been happy to see each car on its way.

[xygthop3]

im not even 18 yet and i have had 3 cars and looking for a 4th lolz..

my 1st car i got when i was 15..
an red fairmont ghia esp..
full optioned sunroof etc..was only a 6 auto but still very nice and neat
all it had done was extractors exhaust, lowerd and a system..

[FrogInASock]

My first car was an Australian made Mini Clubman GT. There were only 283 Aussie Clubman GT's made, distinguished by the factory twin fuel tanks and the prefix to the engine number. Declared a "Total Loss" by insurance when a bogan in a Bommodore rear ended me.

My Father In Law had a HQ Monaro with a seriously worked 350 when he was much younger (1970's). Once again, written off, and the insurance assessor pilfered the worked engine for his speedboat!

In recent times, he sold an XC Fairmont GXL 351 4 speed, only needed a bit of a tidy up and a new radiator, for the princely sum of two grand. I had just a few weeks previously bought my car. If I had known he was gonna sell the GXL I would have bought it in an instant.

[cowboy]

Another farm story from Cowboy. Found a VH charger in a shed on a farm, light green with white trim, only about 20000 on the clock. Still had plastic sleeve on sunvisor with instructions etc. Totally unmarked. The guy said it was for sale and he wanted what he paid for it new, $3600. I didn't have the money at the time so organised a mate to buy it. Wish I had scraped the cash up.

[apolloxbgt]

Not that old of a car,and probly not worth a heap either but I miss it from time to time.The GTS11 sillohoutte.

[Blue Oval Mopar Man]

Originally Posted by MRJUCY

My XD that was stolen, it wouldn't be worth anything much but I still miss it.

Just yesterday I was looking thru a few Street Machines mags and there on the pages was Mr Juicy ! I remember when it was stolen and I still feel your pain mate ! Gone but not forgotten !

[Bucknaked]

Wish I still had my Sandman

[NC1183]

I wish i still had my first car, 1983 XE Falcon, S Pack. Was originally my parents car from new, 130,000 km.

My little brother wishes i still had my second car, written off in a car accident, XHII ute, 5 speed, STi WRX seats, exhaust, lowered. He loved it.

[V3RSAC3]

i think we all miss our first cars

i miss my 93' XG Longreach Ute, Worked 6, 5spd ...





it was mint, in near new condition ... was very trustfull .. but i had to sell her for something more economical, newer, and something that i could fit more people in ... but i wish sooooo much that i had kept it, as a show car ... :(

i miss my baby ... i spent hours on the weekends at work, cleaning her, on both saturday's and sundays ... took up all my time!!!! :'(

[GlennBA]

My AU.. the BA is nicer to drive but far out that thing was tough. I never saw another anything like it. It was a beautiful car!

[Green X]

Car's and Auto stuff i wish my old man and my grandfather had Not sold.

No. One> XY GT !!!
XW Fairmont
Ford Custom line
HK and HJ Monaro
HQ Statesman
The HOLDEN dealership !!! ( I am a Ford man, but I wouldn't be complaining)
All the Old Mobil/ Vacum oil Signs, Petrol Bowsers and chit from the old day's that today is worth a F * * K Load, but more importantly is just really Cool to have.

Cheers.

[AC]

My old Series 2 RX7.

Was such a fun car to drive, handled like it was on rails thanks to the previous owner.
I miss it lots n lots, pity the guy i sold it to put it into a telepole 2 weeks later...



Was a big step going to a XC after that...

[redxm]

Wish I kept my XB GS Fairmont with 302 C4
and i wished i had my TD Cortina sports sedan if only for the hot 250 2V

[Dave_Waxit]

ZG Fairlane, 302, C4...............great car.

Cheers
Dave.

[The G6ET Spot]

I wish I still had my XA GT coupe and XW fairmont

[T3man]

I wish I still had my RS2000 ... it's only been gone a week but I miss it already. I wonder if my son will let me have a drive of it once in a while?

Oh, and I really wish I still had my XC Cobra. Anyone know where Cobra #188 is these days?

[private9]

I've had a heap of cars, and the only one I really miss is my Nissan 180sx. Very basic mods with 13.6 1/4 mile, used stuff all petrol and handled and braked like no other car I've owned!

Occasionally I miss my VX Berlina Gen3 wagon, but then I remember what an unreliable POS it was!

[private9]

Originally Posted by GlennBA

My AU.. the BA is nicer to drive but far out that thing was tough. I never saw another anything like it. It was a beautiful car!

I think yours, and the T3 are the only AU's I've ever seen that I actually really like the look of. Very tasteful mods, well done! I especially like how you kept the amber repeaters - they suit the colour much more than clears would.

[GT0132]

My 1973 Mk3 Ford Cortina 2000GT (my 2nd car)

This was the model that had the twin circular headlamps.

Bought it in NZ in 1980 for $4,000 with 50,000 miles on the clock....Daytona Yellow with a black vinyl roof. Did a few bling mods to it (13 x 6.5" Gold Cheviot Turbo Mags, sunroof and of course the mandatory rear window louvre and jacking up the rear end with Monroe air shocks so you could see the red painted diff. (lol)....Sold it after 2 years for $5,000 to a rev head who wrapped it around a power pole drunk after only having it 2 weeks.

Now many of you guys may think whats so special about this car....but I loved it....was great to drive and in NZ in those days was a very popular car.

Not many of these left now (in fact the GT was never released in Australia) NZ inherited it from Ford UK ..The OZ equivalent was the TC XLE I believe the differences being that the XLE model had the chrome wheel arch trims, different rims, no black paint between the tail lights and a different interior.

Heres a link if you wanna see a pic of a Mk3 Gt..This is a bit of a roughy but gives you some idea what they looked like

http://www.mk3cortina.com/cgi-bin/im...jpg&img=24&tt=


I'd love to find one of these one day to restore


Cheers Pete

[Nostalgia]

Originally Posted by Green X

Car's and Auto stuff i wish my old man and my grandfather had Not sold.

No. One> XY GT !!!
XW Fairmont
Ford Custom line
HK and HJ Monaro
HQ Statesman
The HOLDEN dealership !!! ( I am a Ford man, but I wouldn't be complaining)
All the Old Mobil/ Vacum oil Signs, Petrol Bowsers and chit from the old day's that today is worth a F * * K Load, but more importantly is just really Cool to have.

Cheers.

Gotta love the old Garage memorabilia. Just like you said, probably not worth that much but its just so kool to have things like that. Old petrol bowsers do fetch a good price though. Its just kool to have a few old oil bottles etc.

[NGN 351]

Two that I wish I had never sold...

XD ESP 351 4 speed, factory everything...
XE ESP 302 auto, great cruiser

The GT I wont be selling...Period ! ! !

[GRNKPR]

i wish i still had most of the cars i have owned in the past but sold most of them to go or move onto other projects

[HOON69]

My XC V8
My Mk2 2 door escort
My 1978 cortina with its mild 250 in it

[schnoods]

Originally Posted by tankclare

I was just wondering what cars you might of had when you were younger etc that you wish you still have these days.. I mean the kind some thrashed around that are actually worth a bit of money these days.

I am currently living with my uncle and some of his story's about past cars he had when he was young make me think..what if he still had them?

Some cars he has had are:
-HG GTS monaro (he took to it with an axe with the sh!ts) i bet these days
he wishes he still had it..$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
-HQ GTS monaro (worked 308 that could powerskid 250-300m)
-Heavily modified F100 with a worked 351 that could beat most normal cars
at the time..
-XY falcon 500 with worked 6 (his very first car)

Just some of he's past cars are what i could only dream of owning!!

A close family friend has similar stories..some cars he had are:
-GTHO PHASE III falcon (wishes he still had)
-Valiant Charger (probably why he is a mega charger lover)
-Valiant Panelvan
-Old Jeep with 14 inches of lift and 40 inch tyres (says the tray use to be at
your chin and i actually have seen pictures of that car)

So yeah tell any stories you have of the good old times when muscle cars where cheap and driven like they're meant to be

I gotta Valiant Panel Van. If the price is right.

[tankclare]

we're not actually after a panelvan schnoods..

Some great cars being mentioned on here..

MRJUCY that is still one of if not the best XD around...Bad news about it being stolen