Just to reiterate, its not size (of the collection) or mass that matters, 4
cylinders is enough to make me happy, heck as newly weds 3 in the Geo and 4 in
the bike kept a smile on our faces, 8 in the truck now and 4 in the bike is
still enough Joe
Dan Warner wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Beckett <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> To: Dan Warner <dwarner@electrorent.com>; Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 6:30 AM
> Subject: Re: Car Sickness
>
> > Just counting the stuff that runs, and not my wifes or kids vehicles, I
> have
> > 52 cylinders.
> >
> > John (have at least another 44 cyl laying around here) Beckett
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dan Warner" <dwarner@electrorent.com>
> > To: "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > Cc: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 7:42 AM
> > Subject: Re: Car Sickness
> >
> >
> > > Dick & list,
> > >
> > > Along with car count I read an interesting way to judge your 'sickness'
> in
> > > the current issue of Road & Track.
> > >
> > > Cylinder count - how many cylinders do you currently own? Cars, race
> cars,
> > > trucks, lawn mower, leaf blower, etc.
> > > You get the idea, the count must be current number of cylinders.
> > >
> > > My small count is - 27, small by many standards I'm sure.
> > >
> > > Dan W
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > > To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>; Ed Van Scoy <edvs@uswest.net>; Land
> Speed
> > > List <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 10:32 AM
> > > Subject: Car Sickness
> > >
> > >
> > > > The other day my son and I were reminiscing about
> > > > some of the "cool cars" I have owned. He asked
> > > > me just how many cars I have owned, since there
> > > > had definitely been many. I started to count
> > > > them up and finally resorted to the computer to
> > > > assemble a list. At current count, I have owned
> > > > 146 cars and still adding (everytime I look at
> > > > the list I remember another one that I had
> > > > overlooked). My ex-wife said it was a sickness
> > > > and that I needed help. Does anybody else on
> > > > this list have this same sickness. Please,
> > > > somebody, tell me you have had more cars than I
> > > > have - - I hate to think I'm the sickest one out
> > > > here.
> > > >
> > > > "Cool Cars" that I have owned and wish I still
> > > > had: Porsche Speedster $300, '40 Ford coupe
> > > > $300, Max Wedge Dodge $250, Alfa Romeo Super
> > > > Leggera $300, Devin "C" $1500, 62 vette $75, 57
> > > > Chev "Black Widow" fuelie $800, 427 Fairlane
> > > > $750! Awww man, I'm gettin sicker just thinking
> > > > about it all!
> > > >
> > > > =====
> > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > > > * Dick J *
> > > > * (In East Texas) *
> > > > * # 729 *
> > > > * C/GRS E/STR *
> > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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