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To: Teacher122@aol.com
Subject: Re: car owning history
From: miker15@juno.com
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 1997 18:13:27 EDT
On Sun, 21 Sep 1997 20:55:33 -0400 (EDT) Teacher122@aol.com writes:
>In a message dated 97-09-21 08:29:22 EDT, drded@ix.netcom.com writes:
>
><< 
> 3 1963 Ford Galaxies  Sedans
> 1 1963  "      "      500 convertable
> 1 1963 Mercury Monteray
> 1 1968     "   Cougar
> 1 1968 Chevy pick up
> 1 1969 Dodge van
> 1 1975 Fiat 128 station wagon
> 1 1978 AMC Concord 
> 1 1975 Toyota Celica
> 4 1979 - 80 Fiat Spider 2000s
> 1 1979 Chryler Cordoba (w/ Corrinthein Leather) 
> 5 Ford Vans of varying years (including 1 cube van) 
> 4 Dodge Vans of varying years
> 1 1985 Vette (chevette that is)
> 1 1986 Toyota Camry
> 1 1975 Flatbed auto transporter (Weld-Bilt hardware)
> 2 1975 MGBs (still have one)
> 1 1976 MGB  (still have) 
> 1 1977 MGB
> 1 1979 MGB   (still have)
> 1 1972 MGB   (now is son's)
> 1 1966 MGB
> 1 1974 1/2 MGB
> 1 1974 MGB    (was a parts car)
> 1 1968 MGB     ("   "  "    ")
> 1 1978 MGB     ("   "  "    ") 
> 1 1967 Sprite
> 1 1966 Midget
> 1 1962 Bugeye
> 1 1958 Austin wagon (still have)
> 1 1993 Mazda MPV (Eileen drives)
> I have one more MGB (78) arriving shortly
> 
> Safety Fast, David Deutsch 
>  

thought for fun id put mine together - !
(i included the price i paid for the old ones too - just to show how
bloody old i am!!)

the sixties and seventies
====================
1939 Austin Big 7 - learned on this one in a field! 10 pounds - scrapped
1963 Wolseley Hornet (mini) about 300 pounds
1962 Austin A40 - ten pounds - scrapped
1957 Morris Minor - fifty pounds - scrapped
1956 Morris minor convertible  - cant remeber what i paid but i sold it
for a shilling!
1962 Bedford Utilbrake - ??? (smoked a lot of dope in this....) dunno wot
appened to it
1961 Frogeye sprite - 10 pounds - fell to bits in about a mionth and i
threw it away......
1957 Wolseley 4/44 (same style as ZA/ZB)
1962 Ford Anglia - seventy pounds 
1968 Ford Escort - just dont remember but i had it ages!
1969 MGBGT - dont remember 
1971 MGBGT- 1100 pounds
1974 MGBGT- 3600 pounds(about a years salary!)
1976 TR7 - about 3800 pounds and the WORST car i ever owned!
1978 Ford Capri- dont remember, soulless car but better than the bloody
trium@@

the eighties and nineties
====================
1974 MGBGT $2500 - lived in manhattan then and drove it about 4 times!
1982 Mercury Lynx - dont remember but it was new
1982 Ford Crown Vic Wagon - here come the kids.......
1986 Ford Aerostar - a close second to the TR7!
1984 Audi 100 - in holland
1986 Ford Escort - in holland
1984 Honda CRX - wore this out commuting from CT to NJ!
1986 Ford Taurus Wagon
1987 Mercury Sable
1970 MGB - $300 and worth about 250......
1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee (still have)
1983 Mercury Grand Marquis (after i quit boozin....)
1972 MGB (still have)
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee (still have)
1973 MGBGT- parts car
1970 MGBGT (still have)
1969 MGBGT (still have)

phew - longer than i thought- funny how i remember the first ones (even
the licence nos) much better than the later ones - as you can see i 
change cars like underpants but the REAL ones arent for sale.......

mike robson

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