This may have been talked about before but anyway.....

In 1980 I had my first car 1968 camaro 327 PG paid $1050.00 $35.00/mo payment. Blew the engine and sold it 1 year later for $700.00

In 1981 bought a 1972 RS Camaro 350/4sp I can remeber what I paid for it or why or what I sold it for

1983 Bought a 1969 GTO 400 w/TH400 Auto Paid $2500.00 Sold it in 1985 for $1500.00 less motor

Also some others were 1970 Pontiac Lemans and a 1974 ? Chevelle Laguna S-3 454

Im sure you guys all have some stories to share too....post them up.

1st was a restored 63 short narrow Chevy, traded it for shingles on my mom and dads house
2nd was 69 Chevy longbed w/383 stroker very mean. It went for 1500. its in nebraska/montana?
3rd was 72 coupe 69 vette motor...still got the heads;) traded it for a dirtbike, i know, i know.
4th was a 72 fully loaded cheyenne. traded for
#5 P.O.S. not worth metioning...
#5-part2 was a....drum roll......68 RS 375hp/327 horshoe shifter and buckets. ALL ORIGIINAL, except 2nd coat of paint and 3rd set of tires. Brother sold it while I was at boot camp.
Man I wish I had those back. esp the Camaro.

Mine back in '73!

BUT I was lucky and got everything back in the early '80's except the POP!!

pdq67

1973 454 4speed Vette.

This one. 1964 chevy II ss. It went 10.60 with a 383 and i drove it everywhere!:yes:

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1969 Hurst Olds, dumb dumb dumb

In 1973 I bought a 70 I/2 Z28 for $2700. Green with blk interior,Lt1, 4sp, 3.73posi,completly numbers matching and all original. I was the 2nd owner. I really wish I had that one back.

My '68 Z28 convert. Waaaaaaa!

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OK - This one, although I wouldn't trade it for the one I have now.

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In high school I had a 57 Bel-Air 2 dr. ht. power pac. One year later bought another just like it (both black). In 1972, sold them both for $500 each. Then got a 69 Chrysler 300, worst car I ever owned.

Well, most of my cars I should have kept :(

1965 Impalla SS
1966 Chevelle Malibu SS
1966 Chevelle
1955 Chevy Belair
1957 Chevy Belair
1968 Nova
1974 Nova
1970 Camaro

Kev

1970 LS6 Chevelle, 17,000 documented miles, tripple black w/ white stripes
1980 Camaro Z28, my second car
1970 Cuda 440 4 bbl, 4 speed, dana 60, all numbers
1970 Dodge SuperBee, bought it from the original owner

1968 ss 396 4 speed camaro
1967 ss 396 chevelle with knee knocker tach (paid $800 for it in 1978)
1967 ss 427 chevelle (paid $4800 for it in 1982)
1969 matching # RS camaro (paid $600 for it in 1984)

I sold my 1969 Shelby GT500 convertible in 1982 for $13,500.
Used that money to buy a 67 Corvette 427-400hp coupe - 20K orig miles- Loaded.
Then sold that in 85 for $25,000.

Glad I kept everything else since then.

70 Camaro 350 4 spd SS.
3:73 12 bolt too.
Sold it for 1k after I realized I just didn't have the time and money to keep fixing it.

I really regret that now.

In mid 80's I sold my 1966 Ford Fairlane 500XL - pulled a 289 & put in a
428SCJ engine, worked C6 Tranny & a 390 9" posi rear. I wasin the middle of getting ready for paint when it went. Offer was good for the time but oh what it could have been now 20yrs later

69 Z28 Daytona Yellow all matching #s and original panels 58K. 69 Z28 Hugger Orange 8000 original mile race car. 69 Z28 Cortez Silver Black Houndstooth bought from original owner, vigilite, Endura Bumper, stripped then sent to junkyard. That one hurts. 69 SS L78 Blue Camaro bought from original owner with L88 in it. Can you tell I have a soft spot for 69s.

My first car 71 nova SS $700 in 78 sold it after I lost lic. got into the van thing till 81 and bought 73 nova SS sold it in 86 to buy 86 Monte SS sold it in 98 during divorce.Purchased 67 vert. for$1700 in 82 and restored to show now collects lots of dust.Wife #1 hated it and the shows.Wife #2 wont let me get rid of it and helps me work on the other 67 I have now! I miss the 73 nova the most I think but the new camaro helps fill the need for speed now!

A few I wish I still had and not in any particular order of regret;
67 shelby GT500
69 Z 75000 orig miles needing resto
72 hurst olds
69 olds 442
71 olds 442 ragtop
70 monte carlo LS5 SS454
69 coronet R/T
68 mustang GT390 4 speed coupe
68 mustang GT390 fastback
66 K code mustang GT ragtop
69 dart 340 4 speed
And a bunch of others that were just "regular' old car stuff

1970 SS454 LS6 Chevelle, bench seat 4 speed Cortez Silver black stripes and interior.
1969 428CJ Mustang 4 speed, shaker, Red with black hood and side stripes.
1928 Ford Sedan Delivery street rod, Blown sbc, turbo 350, 9" posi.

I must need my head read.

ZAPPER

In 1975 I bought a 69 RS/SS with gauge pkg. That's about all I remember about it because I sold it the next day to the kid across the street. I don't remember what I paid for it but I remember I made $100. The only reason I did that was I spotted a 67 Vette on a car lot that day and the kid offered me more then the dealer wanted to give me trade-in.
Now I wish I had either of those cars.

61 Chevy with 348 tri-power 3 speed 350 hp
59 Corvette
65 Mustang
69 Malibu

1964 Impala, 2-dr hdtp, triple black, bench seat w/tach, 300HP-327, M-22, 3.36 Posi - Loved this car. Paid $800 for a 4 yr. old car.
1968 Camaro - Wife's car, 327, Sag 4-spd, Marina blue w/blue int., she was the 2nd & 4th owner. Final price was $1200 from Ford dealer, 1976.
1967 Camaro RS, in a basket, blown OE 327, came with 283 replacement, Sag 3-spd, and no rust, GM trailer hitch, in primer. Car was then 20 yrs old. $200. Sold it for parts and body separate - Dumba$$ me.

My dad had a bunch of cars he wishes he didn't sell. To name a few:

69 Shelby GT500
68 Charger R/T
71 Challenger Convt
69 Camaro RS
57 Bel Air
67 Shelby GT350
68 Camaro

I was either not born yet, or way to young to get my hands on any of these. The Charger was my favorite, I was 9 when my Dad bought it. He traded it in for my Mom's 69 Camaro RS, that they ended up selling when I was 11 for $5k!

My dad's 351W 4-speed '69 Cougar he bought new (was traded for a '76 Pontiac Lemans 2-door)

'72 SS 396 Camaro (sawed it up and sold the bits, I didn't know how to read a cowl tag, wrote it down and was a bit saddened when I found out it WAS real.)

'71 RS/SS 350 Camaro (gave it to a neighbor when I moved)

'69 Firechicken 350/4speed sold it to finish a restore on a '72 RS/SS 350 Camaro)

'83 Daytona Pace Car Firechicken (smashed by a snowplow)

'77 Type LT Camaro (ugly, rusty and beat, no value at all, I just loved it) Sold it to a kid for $300, hopefully he didn't cut it up, which it really needed.

'68 Camaro 350/4speed (got greedy and sold it for what I thought was good money, I can't replace it for that anymore!)

1972 Cutlass 'S". Canary Yellow, perfect mint condition. Wrecked when I fell asleep driving it on the highway.

67 Plain Jane Camaro bought in 1983. Paid 2200.00. Rust free and solid. 283/th350. Sold in 1989 for 2500.00 to finance a new daughter. :)

1969 Buick Gran Sport California. Bought in 1990 sold in 1990.

1976 Midget. Bought in bad shape, sold totally restored. Lost a bundle. Car was a POS. Never ran right, always broken.

Would like all but the Midget back.
Willing to pay a 1000.00 finders fee for the 67 if I end up getting it back. Sold in Southern Michigan (Tecumseh to be exact)17 years ago.

It was Gold, with Diamond tuck from front to rear, and even on the headliner. I didn't do the Diamond tuck, but it was pretty cool at the time, so I left it.

My 69 Camaro SS convertible in hugger orange with a freakin' fold down rear seat. I had trouble selling it for $1500 back in 1979. I am trying to locate it with no luck yet!

68 Camaro dark green 3speed
69 Chevelle 307 - 2door, Powerglide, also dark green
61 Corvair 4 door yucky blue but it was fun to drive :)
67 Chevelle ragtop 2 door red with 3 on the tree

67 camaro convertible in 89 paid 3500.00 just to drive found out it was a 396/375 4K car sold it for 12500.00 in 92 no motor, then bought a 69 gto ram air 4 convertible matching no#s for 5500.00 sold in 93 for 13500.00 should have keep them both.

The number 18 ZL1, A dosumented special paint Daytona Yellow LS6, A one owner 69 boss 429 survivor with 6000 miles and a red 68 GT500KR convertible lead the list. The later 2 were cars I considered mine as i kept them for a couple years each. The ZL1 and LS6 were just inventory, but the ZL1 sold for over 1 mil recently, UGH! But being in the buisness buying and selling for 27 years, there have been many. But with that all said, they all made money when they were sold.

69 Z/28 X33 Tuxedo Black with Black & White Houndstooth all original born with drive train

69 Z/28 Daytona Yellow with a 13-1 427 4speed and 488 gears. This was one nasty street car. you could put this thing sideways from a dead stop in 4th gear.

69 SS/RS 350 This car was triple black. Bought it in early 1982. The car had been hit in the driver side door and needed rstored but was pretty much all there. we parted the car out :sad: :sad:

69 Z/28 fathom Green x33 D80 the car had full docs and was restored and recently sold for 85K by a canadian dealer.

67 SS/RS 350 4speed. I owned this car two differant times. The couple that I sold it to in 1988 still own it and it has not been on the road since early 1989.

70 442 W-30 4-speed. I bought this car from the original owner in 2001 drove it for 30 days nad sold it for twice what I paid for it on ebay. i wish I had that one back

'39 Ford Coupe street rod. I built this car back in the late 80's and sold it in in '98 to help purchase my current 69 Z/28

There are many more but these are the ones I regret the most

But being in the buisness buying and selling for 27 years, there have been many. But with that all said, they all made money when they were sold .


Well put Frank :beers:


There were and still are too many to count, but the one i'll NEVER forget.....

1970 'cuda ... Plum crazy/white int 440 4bbl 4 spd 4.10 dana, shaker, louvers, spoilers, fog lites 2 fender tags,build sheet ect............ Sold it for $3750 in 1991 to buy my wifes engagement ring :clonk:Wish i kept the car. Still have the girl though :confused:

Here are three cars I wish I had the fore sight to hang onto.

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Larger Dave

I bought this 67 SS/RS (clone) 350 convertible from my brother, sold it in 2005 for equivalent 14.000 Usd. I deeply regret that sale.

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At least the new owner (he is a friend of mine) is a happy camper:

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At least the new owner (he is a friend of mine) is a happy camper:

He looks pretty happy. LOL :)

He looks pretty happy. LOL :)

Thats what Camaros do, they put a smile on your face.

1955 chevy with 301, 4 speed, 4.88 gears, 24000 mile car in 1965. 1967 Camaro RS bought new for $3308 sticker 24 Dec. 1966. It was a 275 hp 4 speed.

see my user name....wah wtf was i thinking, owned it since 76 forgot about it in the 90 s sold[4k] it to a friend' who sold it to a stranger....30000.00 and not even as nice as it should have been, almost bought it back but couldnt see redoing his redo, still have my 68 as well as a mortgage and a naggy wife, will be getting another 69 [probably a nice real one from herm bowling.

here is one that made me gasp for air when my mom was talking to me about past cars my dad had. it was about 2 or 3 years before i was born, but my dad had a 69 ss el camino. it was the chevy orange and was in cherry condition. i guess my dad said when he turned 21 he would own a bmw. so he sold his el camino for a les than one year used 2002 bmw. he still regrets it today.

This thread is the very reason I try not to sell.

'67 Mustang GT, bought in '69 sold in '71
'69 Camaro RS Convert. bought in '71 sold in '73

My 69 Camaro -- even though it was a clone -- full frame-off restoration that turned out great -- to this day my wife still gives me grief about selling it

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The car I wish I had back was a 1967 Chevelle SS 396 4 sd. It was on the showroom floor--Butternut Yellow w/black top--red line wide oval tires.
What more can I say?

My very first car was a 1967 Camaro, Sport Coupe (see profile). I still think about that car every single day, even though i now have another 67. All i have to remember that car is good memories and about five pictures.

One I really miss is a Red Red 67 RS Z with a cowl plenum crossram.

Not exactly like the topic, but I never bought the '69 Z11 I easily could have (not even 5000USD if I remember correctly)...I didn't have the space to do a full restauration :( But now I am going to do a frame-off on my '67 so that makes it even worse!!!

72 Firebird Formula w/ 455/4spd

god how i luved those scoops

1968 Camaro coupe (still have it my 2nd. car)
1968 Corvette 327 350 hp,4 spd.
1965 Olds. 442
1970 Chevelle Ls-5
1972 Elcamino 402 auto.
1987 Buick Grand National
and many more I don't really miss.
Happy Motoring

70 AAR Cuda.

1966 CHEVY 11
1968 CHEVELLE SS 396
1969 COPO CAMARO 427 bought new
1958 IMPALA
1962 IMPALA SS
:( :sad: :mad:

1968 Dodge Coronet coupe. Is it okay that it's not a Camaro?

Bought it in 1978 to use during the winter when the Camaro was in storage. It only had a slant-6 but it was a great car. Still miss it and wouldn't mind getting another.

NHRA Superstock legal 69 camaro Z-11 pacecar, I bracket raced it for many years and won alot of money with it, should have never sold it however i wanted something lighter to go quicker/faster with, What i should have done is kept it and repainted it in its pacecar colors and prostreeted it.

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'66 GTO 389 4 spd. 4:10 - 12 bolt

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40 Chevy Panel Truck 454 400th 4:10 - 12 bolt

Wonder where they are now??? :sad: :sad:

63 Vette roadster may have been a real ZO-6
66 chevelle SS 360 HP 4spd
65 396 Vette coupe
58 Vette bracket car it would have made a great street car.
Of all of them I liked the Chevelle best especially after I put an L-72 in it.

When I was 16, (1979) I bought a 1967 GTO convertible for $650.
It had the original 396 w/factory six-pack, 4-speed on floor.
The car was perfect, including the wood grain console and dash.
Car drove great, and was so light I could get rubber in all 4 gears..

3-engines, 2-transmissions and a 1-rear axle later, my Dad made me sell it.
I did a lot of street racing in Minnesota, and the last straw was
playing chicken over the Mississippi River bridge racing a '71 Monte Carlo.

When I was 16, (1979) I bought a 1967 GTO convertible for $650.
It had the original 396 w/factory six-pack, 4-speed on floor.
The car was perfect, including the wood grain console and dash.
Car drove great, and was so light I could get rubber in all 4 gears..

3-engines, 2-transmissions and a 1-rear axle later, my Dad made me sell it.
I did a lot of street racing in Minnesota, and the last straw was
playing chicken over the Mississippi River bridge racing a '71 Monte Carlo.
You mean 389 w/factory tri-power? Anyway, back in the early 80's, I had a 66 GTO convertible, a 69 Firebird 400, and a 68 Camaro SS350. Sold them all (very stupid). I was able to relocate my Camaro and bought it back about two years ago for roughly 5 times what I sold it for in 85. I'd love to have that Bird back too. Mike. :beers: :beers:

Factory Porsche 962.. just sold it a few months ago to a guy who had to have it for his collection...it will never get raced again.. it is a 12 Hours of Sebring race winner in 1986 and still holds the record for Average MPH and Distance covered 21 years later.... Hans Stuck , Jo Gartner and Bob Akin were the drivers and it was sponsored by Coca~Cola corporate out of Atl... the opportunity to own a car with this kind of racing history only comes around so often. I made a big mistake selling it.

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My first car.

1964 Chevelle/Malibu/Super Sport
All factory original

Bought it in 1977 for $400

Traded it 2 years later for a nice '68 Camaro with a 250-6 in it (another one i shoulda kept )

:(

In 1987 I bought a 70 nova ss350, bone stock with matching numbers, dog dish hubcaps, a/c and protect-o-plate "and water in the oil" for 8.00 "yes, eight dollars" from the tow company I worked for at the time. I sold it as is a few years later for 650.00. I still kick myself!!! :beers:

1971 SS 396 Camaro 4spd
1970 Olds 442 W30 4spd
1968 Buick Gran Sport GS California

I miss every one of them:sad:
Vinny

I miss some of my previous Camaros but the way I look at it is that one car leads to the next one when you sell it. So for now, I'm happy with my current 3 Camaros but I'm sure they'll lead to something else in the future. No regrets!

I bought mine in 1978 when i was 15, 2000$. A while back I came sooooo close to selling it, it still scares me.:clonk: My wife, friends,co workers, all told me, " I wouldnt". It almost sold for 12000$. But I came to my senses. The next year I had it appraised "19,500$".:beers: Whoooo! That was a close one.:yes:

One I really miss is a Red Red 67 RS Z with a cowl plenum crossram.


I think I was touching that car last week :)

I started this thread a while back and thought it would be nice to bump in back up.

1966 442, it was dark green with black vinyl top and it went fast. 1951 dodge pick up, my 1st ride.

'68 Z/28 in 71 bought for $1800. Sold for $1800.00 in '73
'56 Nomad in '73 bought for $100.00 Sold for $1600.00 in '75
'72 Vega in '75 for $1600.00 Installed complete drive train from Z/28 listed above. Sold for $3500.00 in '78.

I'll be holding onto my current '69 Camaro for awhile.

I have had several GM (14 Camaros, 4 Novas & 3 Chevelles + other makes), Mopar (1 Barracuda & 2 Chargers) and Ford (2 Mustangs & 2 Fairlanes) cars that I wish I still had but the one that got away was a loaded 1968 Mustang GT fastback: 390, top loader 4-speed, 4.11 track lok 9", KH disc brakes, tilt wheel (swing away like a Tbird), tach and gauges, overhead console, styled steel wheels with the GT hubcaps, locking GT gas cap and just about everything else on the order sheet. But the oddest was a bench seat Pony interior! I've never seen another bench seat/4-speed fastback GT bigblock Mustang (and I look for them). Took it to Pomona back in the mid-80's and thought $8500 (I paid $200 + had to fix a few things) was good money for it. I always wondered what happened to it....

1950 Oldsmobile club coupe
1959 Corvette both tops 283 4 speed
1955 Bel Air 2 dr hardtop
1957 Sedan delivery
1967 Buick GS 400
1972 Malibu

Too many to list but the ones that stick in my mind are my 69 Z/28 owned for 20 years, Cortez Silver with 54k miles, 66 Vette 427 convertible, 59 El Camino with a transplanted 409, 68 Firebird 400 convertible, 57 Belair 396 (blew up several 4 speeds & rear ends with that one), 66 Chevelle SS396, 68 Chevelle 327 4spd with a bench seat, 66 GTO with a 66 Vette 427 installed, 67 GTO. Parted out over 100 Camaros & Chevelles back in the day when they could still be found for $50-$100 resting behind someones garage just by driving around on the backroads... LOTS of those should have been kept & fixed like the pair of 69 SS cars we found in Vermont. Both rusty, 1 was a 396 car missing the engine, the other was a 350 SS/RS complete but rusty, both had 12 bolts still in them, Muncie 4spds, etc. Paid $700 for the pair.

my choice cars were a 68 z28 camaro i had when i lived in juneau alaska..bought it from a guy that was 2nd owner, he had let it get impounded during snow removal bought it from him in 1975 for $250.00 .. sold it to move down to alabama...
next was a 64 ford galaxie 500xl..bought it from my parents and replaced head gaskets ..got it running and driving at 15yrs old..they never knew...lol

Here is one way to find a old freind.http://www.lost-car-registry.com/chevrolet.html

Here's the ones I wish I still had..

Here's the ones I wish I still had..

Yikes, I guess!!

My '69...x-22 RS/SS
BUt Ive just managed to buy it back,so Im very happy!!!!

I can assure you its not going anywhere soon!!!!!

1990 Toyota truck - single cab. It was the first truck I ever had and it was great. Boy I missed that truck when the gas prices were sky high.

1979 Buick Regal Turbo T-type. 3.8 litre turbo sport coupe. That car was fun to drive.

This was my first Camaro and one that started the obsession. My Dad and I found this car at the original dealership that it was sold from. The dealer was also a collector that my Dad had developed a friendship with. He would let my Dad look through his collection from time to time as the bug came and went. Looking through his collection he spotted this solid 1969 Convertible sitting on it's flat white ring tires. Knowing that I had been lusting after a Camaro he called and asked if I wanted to make an offer on the car to which my response was "Hell yes!". We drove down to look at the car the next day and bought it on the spot and trailored it home. Payed a whopping $7,000 for what turned out to be a 1 owner 45,000 mile, matching #'s, factory original hugger orange with original paint 69 Camaro Convertible survivor. The car was bought by a couple from the dealers home town and returned to the dealer when the widow could no longer afford to keep 2 cars. There it sat for the next 14 years until I found it. Unfortunatley I needed money for college and sold the car the next year thinking that it would not be a problem to find another one when I wanted. Boy was I wrong! Sold it for $7900 bucks.

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Only two...

'68 RS Camaro 327/275hp/slushbox Dark Green,Black vinyl top,fold-down seat.
Bought that car for $1500 and it ended up in Japan.

'69 GTO coupe Light Blue/White vinyl top,hide-away lights,400/auto trans.
Bought this car for $700 and sold it 2 years later to some Army guys for $2K.

Can't keep 'em all...but I wish I had that Camaro back.:yes:

In a weak moment I almost took $5,000 for my car in 1999. I almost took $10,000 for it in 2003, in the middle of the 'do I sell it, or spend some money and restore it' debate that went on in my head for about 5 years.

I made the right call, and the car is still here, now in better shape than it ever has been. Today I get to read this thread with no regrets.

I wish I didn't have to part with a 68 Charger but the Navy would only ship one car for me and I went with the 68 Camaro. Wrecked it less than a year later.

I would definitely be kicking myself after parting with some of the cars you guys owned...I do miss a few of mine though they are not so rare, my 2 1966 Nova 327 sport coupes, my first car in high school, a 77 Camaro with 4 wheel disks and blueprinted 350, my 68 RS convertible, the 67 RS 327 coupe that I parted out, my 67 bolero red rs convertible, and my 69 c/10 swb fleetside pickup that was given to me by my grandpa. Funny thing is now i'm slowly trying to replace them all, i'd really love my 77 back most of all, believe it or not. so many memories in that car...

1970 Roadrunner with a 440 Six-Pak, 4 speed, Air-Grabber hood, bald tires,.......sold in August 1975 for $900. Used the money to pay first semester housing at college.

I've had more than my share of clunkers in the past. Some I loved... some I just loved to get rid of. But the one that stands out from the rest was a '50 Buick Roadmaster...God, it had the ugliest grill ya ever saw! Huge thick teeth that could chew up a moose if ya ever hit one.:)

It took forever for the trans to kick in (like you could push in the lighter...take couple of drags on the cig, before it would decide to go). And go it would, once you got it up to speed...stopping it was another matter.:(

Had a wonder bar radio, with a foot pedal with which you could change the radio station, and it would seek out a station when you pressed it. Would love to have someone in the car, point at the radio, and it would come to life like "Christine".

But, time moved on. My dad got rid of it...without my knowing about it (was away for college). She was an ugly beaut, eh?

capt

Welll...The 64 Malibu SS conv. that I paid 700 for...a decent driver...then traded a few months later at Englishtown swap meet for a 69 Caprice 427 and all the parts the guy had left on Sunday and the 1500 bucks that he made...I left him with only 20 bucks for gas money so he could get home!!

And then the Caprice a few months later for 2300 bucks....hehehe

The 64 malibu nomad 2 door wagon that was loaded with in-dash tach, clock, tilt, power windows etc...paid 500 not running, and sold a few months later for 1300 in the first hour I arrived at Englishtown...

The absolutely mint super low mile 67 SS350 Camaro non-cut up "racecar" body I bought at Englishtown on Saturday morning for 1300 as it was entering the swap meet ...and sold for 2500 on Sunday...the most beautiful original paint body I ever seen..

I guess the 4 69 Z-28s that I parted and sold the parts at Englishtown over the years are near the top of my list...

And the all numbers original paint Fathom Green 69 Z that was in a barn with 1975 inspection that I paid 3500 for...and was offered 15k a year later..and eventually sold in a package deal is right up there...

But the real kicker is the blue plain jane roller/ex-racer that I paid 1000 bucks for that came with the 4.10 posi 12 bolt rear and the Big block heater box....that I parted and sold the parts at Englishtown...When I took it apart, I told my little bro. that the heater box and core sure seemed like it was original to the car...??? at the time I thought that maybe it was a non-SS 396 Camaro...I'm 99% certain now that it was the original heater box to the car.... I chopped the body shell in 4 pieces with a torch in order to fit the pieces in my pickup in order to take it to the scrap yard..I will always wonder about that car....if only I knew what I know now!!!!

..and all the other rs-ss's, converts, 400 firebirds,etc...that I parted back in the day when the cars were worth more in parts then whole!!!

My folks sold my first car-1968 Chevelle SS396 when I was on deployment in the Navy, I sold my Dads '29 Model A Roadster that had been in the family 24 yrs to buy my 1969 Corvette 427 Roadster which I still have but that 29 roadster was very cool... and lastly I had to sell my two movie cars a 69 Yenko and 70 Challenger from the movie "2 Fast 2 Furious" to pay off my now ex-wife...! All part of lifes lessons live and learn and enjoy as many as you can......!

Sold a 67' chevelle to a old lady for her son, and in the process stumbled upon a all original 70' cuda AAR 340 six pack. True story... Then I traded about 10,000 in concrete work she needed done for it. 43,000 original miles. Last week I found the biuldsheet behind the back seat.

She had no idea what it was worth...

Only one regret, a 66 Nova 327 (275 horse) no, not a L-79. But that car was fun to drive when I could get it to hook up. Had a muncie 4-speed and Crager ss wheels.....Gave it to my Brother -in -Law back around 1974.

http://www.oldride.com/classic_cars/689451.htmli had a L79 68 Malibu . 327/325 hp 4 speed 12 bolt. medium blue with a black vinyl top and rosewood wheel. i brought it in 78 . i remember the guy i brought it from told me it did 60 mph in first gear. i had NO idea what it was until my Friends brother who has a black 69 rs looked at the motor and recognizes it as the 325 hp motor. the motor and trans ended up in a 77 monza mirage, end of L79 Malibu

1969 442 conv. red on red with all documentation

1970 442 w30 4-speed

1973 type LT RS camaro

My first car, 1941 Chevrolet Business Coupe. My dad gave it to me for Christmas when I was 15. We rebuilt it, installed newer 6 cylinder engine, and a '56 Chevy 3 speed and rear end under it. Kept it until I bought my '69 Rally Sport. Had 6 other Chevy's at the time and sold it to a friend of my dad's. He ended up giving it to his son-in-law who didn't take care of it. He was in the Army and moved up north and took it with him.

'70 Cutlass Supreme, factory 455/TH400 car with buckets/console. Was dark green with a black interior. Body was rust free, interior was mint. 48k on the clock when I bought it, sold it a year later with 51k on the clock. I sold the car for $3800 in '99:(

1975 Torino, 351 Cleveland. This was the most maintenance-free car I ever had. It also got great gas mileage. My buddies and I drove it from OKC to N.O. to work off-shore and didn't stop much. We were so confident in the Torino's mileage, we ran out. However, we coasted into a gas station and spent the rest of the night at the gas station, in the car. I was the first to wake up because a big truck showed up early to fill the underground tanks with fuel, and we were parked in their spot.

My first car-1978 Chevy Malibu. Bought it in 1990 for $750.Beige 2 door hardtop with a bench front seat 305 cube 2bbl. 2004r trans. Wrist pin on #8 cracked. Got a GM Goodrench 350 crate motor (@ $1900 back then) Paid my Dad $50 a week till it was paid off. Sold it to get the Berlinetta.
#2 A 1979 Camaro Berlinetta 305 cube thm 350 trans w B&M shift kit,polycast wheels Dark Carmine Metallic paint and interior, aftermarket sunroof. Sold it to get a pickup in 94 that I needed for work.

Well It wasn't mine but my folks. They bought ,in 1970 after my sister wrecked the dodge pioneer wagon, a brand new 426 hemi road runner. I was 15.. I about **** myself.. Back then, you could actually change your mind. and... the dealer talked them out of it and they ended up with a 2door chrysler POS. Oh the humanity