I had a dream last night where I "realized" I still owned the 69 Dodge Coronet that I bought when I was 18. In the dream I was excited to post on this thread that I had it this long! 

Then I woke up 

My group..

'67 2+2 Rag-1982--38yrs

'67 Grande-1986--34yrs

'70 Parisienne-1989--31yrs

'86 T-10 Tahoe p/u-1991--29yrs

'92 T-Jimmy 4-dr (4.3 5-speed)-1993--27yrs

'67 2+2 Coupe-1995--25yrs

'51 Chev 3/4ton-1998--22yrs

'53 Bel-Air 2dr Post-1999--21yrs

'67 Grande Wagon-2000--20yrs

'66 Strato-2005--15yrs

'66 Laurentian Wagon-2008--12yrs

'67 Laurentian Wagon-2009--11yrs

'01 10th Anniversary T/A Firehawk-2011--9yrs

'70 454ci Estate-2012--8yrs

'98 Chev K-25 X-cab Longbox 6.5 Diesel-2012--8yrs

'78 Phoenix-2014--6yrs

'06 GTO-2015--5yrs

He is a man who knows what he likes (and has the space to keep it!)

I've had about 80 cars since I was 17 years old but the duration of ownership was short for many of them, including the ones I parted out.

The ones I owned for the longest period of time were or are hobby cars, some of which I still own.

Top ten were: 

63 Impala SS 327 2 dr ht - 26 years (gifted in family 2019)

69 Parisienne 427 coupe - 17 years (still own)

69 Caprice 396 4 dr ht - 17 years (gifted in family 2014)

68 Caprice 396 coupe - 15 years (still own)

63 Catalina 389 2 dr ht - 14 years (sold 2014)

11 Mercedes Benz C63 AMG sedan - 9 years (still own)

65 Parisienne 283 convt - 9 years (sold 1996)

68 Impala Custom Coupe - 307 - 9 years (sold 1997)

69 Kingswood wagon - 396 - 8 years (still own)

68 Impala SS427 Impala convt - 7 years (still own)

62 Corvette owned 28 years.......1982 - 2010

66 Impala L36 (427 - 390hp) 4 speed bought 1996, still own

gparis7 wrote:

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Your Impala is rare with that powertrain. Love it. 

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 Thanx John - have some documentation including protect o-plate, car is from Tennessee.....

gparis7 wrote:

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I've had about 80 cars since I was 17 years old but the duration of ownership was short for many of them, including the ones I parted out.

The ones I owned for the longest period of time were or are hobby cars, some of which I still own.

Top ten were: 

63 Impala SS 327 2 dr ht - 26 years (gifted in family 2019)

69 Parisienne 427 coupe - 17 years (still own)

69 Caprice 396 4 dr ht - 17 years (gifted in family 2014)

68 Caprice 396 coupe - 15 years (still own)

63 Catalina 389 2 dr ht - 14 years (sold 2014)

11 Mercedes Benz C63 AMG sedan - 9 years (still own)

65 Parisienne 283 convt - 9 years (sold 1996)

68 Impala Custom Coupe - 307 - 9 years (sold 1997)

69 Kingswood wagon - 396 - 8 years (still own)

68 Impala SS427 Impala convt - 7 years (still own)

 

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 I want to be adopted John.

Neat thread;
Threads like this serve to really show the age of the group.

I still have my first car;
My 1970 Firebird Formula 400
I got it in the summer of 1995 shortly after graduating.
If my math is correct, that's twenty-five years!

This picture was taken the evening, the day after we got it back to my dad & step-mom's house.



Then next best is my seventh car, a 1991 Grand Am High Output Quad4;
This was actually my third Quad4/5speed Grand Am;
I got it in 2007, so thirteen years now.

I bought it out of Fresno California;
This was probably on day #3 of ownership;
I drove it to San Francisco, then connected to the coastal highway north of San Fran;
I believe this picture is somewhere on the Oregon coast.

This was my first real road trip car;
This was also the first car that I actually took to the track repeatedly;
I have taken this to and from California (my mom lives there) several times, and gone as far as the Pontiac Nationals in Norwalk Ohio - where I had poor consistency, but beat the pants off of many boosted V6 Grand Prix's (I attended and to have more fun entered in the FWD class).

The next best, is probably my only new car I will ever buy;
It is also the tenth car I have owned;
My 2009 Cobalt SS;
I bought it in early 2010, so ten years now.



This picture was taken by my brother, while I was signing the papers - so I hadn't yet officially taken ownership;
That's my niece, the car looks pretty the same today (it's showing it's age here and there), but my niece looks a whole lot different now! lol



This picture was taken at the parking lot for Multnomah Falls in Oregon;
I have taken this car many places but mostly between Portland and LA (family).

66 Grande guy wrote:

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He is a man who knows what he likes (and has the space to keep it!)

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 HA! Plus a few of yours... 

67Poncho wrote:

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gparis7 wrote:

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67Poncho wrote:

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My group..

'67 2+2 Rag-1982--38yrs

'67 Grande-1986--34yrs

'70 Parisienne-1989--31yrs

'86 T-10 Tahoe p/u-1991--29yrs

'92 T-Jimmy 4-dr (4.3 5-speed)-1993--27yrs

'67 2+2 Coupe-1995--25yrs

'51 Chev 3/4ton-1998--22yrs

'53 Bel-Air 2dr Post-1999--21yrs

'67 Grande Wagon-2000--20yrs

'66 Strato-2005--15yrs

'66 Laurentian Wagon-2008--12yrs

'67 Laurentian Wagon-2009--11yrs

'01 10th Anniversary T/A Firehawk-2011--9yrs

'70 454ci Estate-2012--8yrs

'98 Chev K-25 X-cab Longbox 6.5 Diesel-2012--8yrs

'78 Phoenix-2014--6yrs

'06 GTO-2015--5yrs

 

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 I like your collection, especially those 66-70 Pontiac wagons.  

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 You saw all of these and more when you were here. You have a very well stocked stable yourself!

 

I should have done what gparis (John) did...

My Rag was my very first car and it snowballed from there.... All of the above list is STILL with me... plus others. There are a few that I did get rid of but these have stayed. 

-- Edited by 67Poncho on Friday 20th of November 2020 05:10:12 PM

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 If I'd had the space I probably would have kept more of mine, especially the Pontiacs. But you do what you have to. I definitely took the short term view with my 65 Pontiac Parisienne. When my two oldest kids were born in the mid 90s, I found it was uncomfortable for them as infants (and concerning for me from a safety perspective) to be driving around in an open ragtop on hot days with lap belts only, so I made the decision to sell it. What I didn't quite factor in was how quickly they would grow up and alleviate those concerns. It didn't matter in the end; I didn't have the space at the time to park it for 10 years, so I had to let an excellent car go. 

HI I bought a factory 427 Camaro in 1978 for 5,200 14,000 original miles and sold it in 1998

Hi Chris

Did you have your 62 Impala in Goderich a few years back?