Motorhead stuff....
I think I have this one in the bag:
Car #1:1976 Chevy Vega-133K miles,still going strong.I drove it to STL when I was training at TSA.Hugger Orange,mag wheels,new carpet.I paid $150 for it in 1988.It even has the original owners manual.No rust and only minor body dings.People ask me stuff like "Is that a REAL Vega ?"I even drove it to the GM plant in Lordstown,Ohio where it was built and took a picture.
Car #2:1978 Porsche 924.I have had this almost since high school.I reckon it has 200K+ miles on it-the odometer quit working at 31K.After the fuel injection system started acting up,I just trashed it,built an intake and put on a Holley 2 barrel-works good and parts are cheap.The heater blower quit and Porsche wanted around $300 for a new one,so I "massaged" one from a Chevy pickup and it works OK.Needs seat upholstery BAD-the springs will rip your pants.Next time the electrics act up ("Bosch" is German for Lucas) ,I'm just gonna grab a hunk o' wires and pull,and do it myself.
Car #3.1930 Ford Model "A" sedan.307 Chebby small block,Turbo 350 automatic,9" Ford rear.TCI 4" drop tube axle on the front,stainless 4 link coil over rear.No fenders,primered,leaks in the rain BAD.15 years and 50K miles so far.1200 mile "shakedown cruise" to OH and PA in November 1995-no interior and it was 5F and snowing-only one windshield wiper,with periodic stops on I-77 to clear the windshield.The heater was working overtime,but with no interior (insulation) I could still see my breath as I cussed my idiot judgement.
Car #4 is not a car at all-just my crusty,dusty 1975 Chevy Scottsdale fishin' truck.
Amen I live in the South,elsewise rust woulda claimed em' all (especially the 70 year old Ford).Cars get you where the airplanes are.We did drive the FBO car in Gadsden,AL all the way to Birmingham once,so we could eat at DreamLand BBQ.It was a mid-70's Ford Thunderbird,with the headliner sagging.It cut off a few times and the rear view mirrors were gone,but we made it back OK.