Think I've got all of them, let's see:

1985 Chrysler LeBaron GTS Turbo
1986 Saab 9000 Turbo
1974 BMW Bavaria 3.0S
1986 Toyota Celica GTS
1986 Saab 9000 Turbo (different one)
1987 Audi 5000 Turbo
1984 Dodge Diplomat Police Pkg
1985 Audi Coupe GT
1989 Saab 9000 Turbo
1972 Datsun 240Z
1990 Lincoln Mk VII LSC
1986 Audi 5000 Turbo Quattro
1991 Audi 200 Turbo Quattro
1972 Datsun 240Z (different one)
1986 Audi Coupe GT
1985 Audi 4000 Quattro
1987 Audi 5000 Turbo Quattro
1981 MBZ 300SD
1987 BMW 535i
1986 MBZ 420SEL
1984 MBZ 300D
1983 MBZ 300D
1976 MBZ 300D

here it is...78 or so... 29 benzes.

1. 60 simca aronde
2. 61 ah bugeye sprite
3. 63 valient convertible 225 slant six, powder blue
4. 37 chebby master delux
5. 65 plymouth belvedere 4 door 318
6. 59 vw bug with sunroof (bought and used in europe summer of '70).
7. 61 mercedes 220b (bought and used in europe in 73)
8. 62 mercedes 190c four door stick
9. 66 corvair two door 110 with powerglide
10. 72 toyota 1200 corolla four speed (wife's car brought to marriage)
11. 75 opel sportwagen (electric blue) automatic
12. 80 datsun wagon 210, 1300 five speed. (flat out at 65 mph with one size over tires)
13. 76 volvo 265 wagon (renault v6, sweet motor) stick overdrive, third seat. i still have the seat if anybody needs one.
14. 74 saab 99 stick
15. 80 saab 99 stick
16. 74 bmw bavaria (i did a q jet carb swap on this...what a job!)
17. 52 pontiac ambulance, straight 8 stick.
18. (out of order) 60 mercedes 220sb parts car
19. 51 pontiac two door sedan parts car.
20. 52 cadillac ambulance parts car (intended to fix it but ended up buying...
21. 51 cadillac hearse 331 stick. 40k mile clean north dakota car. sweet!
22. 52 cadillac sedan deville, partially restored then sold.
23. 53. cadillac sedan model 62. sweet pastel yellow with black top. 70k original car in very good condition. good chrome body and interior with just a few stains. one of the most impressive 50s car i ever drove.
24. 50 cadillac sedan deville...parts car. (never should have dragged its sorry ass back from georgia).
25. 51 cadillac convertible. 331 auto. rusty rusty rusty. was going to restore but eventually just resold for a small profit. made about 700 though on spare parts from the trunk! from georgia
26. 52 cadillac coupe deville from georgia, rustfree except for where the broken windshield leaked in on the floor. it was the organ donor for the above ragtop. sold it along with the ragtop. from georgia (all three from a colorful fellow named frank skye(ski). he was originally from jersey and when he moved down to ga just started buying worthless old rustfree cars. when i got there he had about 25 left. he was selling them off. he had a 46 chebby two door in his basement with about 7k miles on it and a massive beautiful horch in the upstairs garage (his wife's he said....he said SHE had money).
27. 72 mb 220d. manual steering and no ac. sweet car. powder blue
28. 74 mb 300d. powder blue. had a bad tranny. i owned it for a month or so and traded it for a
29. 78 or so 240d, stick. maroon drove for maybe a year and traded for a
30. 83 300dt. sweet car. the turbo power intoxicated. drove for a couple years til the tranny started acting up and traded for a
31. 82 300td. ivory.
32. 74 chebby suburban 3/4 ton with 454. yeeehaaaa! tow vehicle.
33. 79 suburban 1/2 ton with 350/ 350
34. 82 sub 3/4 with 6.2 diesel/ 400 tranny.
35. 84 sub 3/4 with 6.2 diesel/ 400 tranny. stolen
36. 86 sub 3/4 ton with 6.2 / 400 tranny
37. 85 ford one ton van with 6.9 diesel and gear vendors overdrive. the most disappointing vehicle i ever owned. cracked the block. ended up losing 10k on it.
38 92 sub 1/2 ton 350/350. very nice truck except the motor ran the bearings at 160k. rebuilt it and sold it not too long after when i occasionally heard bearing rattle again (or so i thought)
39. 88 or so sub 3/4 ton 454/ turbo 400. took in trade for 92. wish i hadnt done that. ended up rebuilding the motor and selling over a year later for what i had in just the motor. yuck.
40. 99 durango with 360 motor. nice truck bought new. shocks sucked. too light for towing the 29' avion.
41. 03 dodge 3/4 ton cummins with six speed quad cab. bought new. best vehicle i ever owned so far. 65k on it. still running original brake pads and front tires. two minor warrenty repairs.
42. 81 240d ivory. stick. nice clean car. high miles.
43. 83 240d maple yellow stick. nice clean car 177k miles i think when i bought it. changed the oil and took off for canada next day. no worries.
44. 81 240d stick. bought with bashed front end for my son to drive...first car. straightened it out and drove it for a coulple years and he got it bashed again in the same place. this time i bought ...
45. 82 240d bought with blown motor and switched the motor #44
46. 91 bmw 318 five speed with four doors. sweet little car i bought for my wife drove for about a year and half and got chicken and sold because i thought it was beginnning to fall apart. stupid decision because she made me buy a
47. pt cruiser. 01. what can i say. she loves it but mechanically is pos
48. 82 240d stick china blue. for my lovely #2 daughter to drive.
49. 79 280e parts car.
50. 81 280e bought with bad tranny and running problem. fixed it at great expense and sold it to my brother who loved the torque. he still has it.
51. 74 240d. bought with blown motor. lovely rust free california car. originally bought for wife to drive but ended up lettting my lovely daughter #3 drive it til she filled it with gasoline and ruined the brand new motor, so i bought...
52. 76 300d euro organ donor. (bought from jim schrager the sports car market porsche specialist.) i didnt realize it was him til i noticed about 12 porshces sitting in the storage area. i waited til we completed the deal before i noted to him who he was.
53. 92 260e. beautiful red car. low miles, drove it for a year or so and sold it (foolishley) to my associate rick and bought
54. 91 300d. high mile car which i suspect might have been turned back. drove for a couple of years and had chronic trouble with the evap.
55. 84 300sd. kindof low miles but had been sitting for a couple of years and was worse for the wear. mechanically good, painted it and sold it to my associate rick.
56. 85 olds 88. low miles. bought from my aunt nila's estate. kept for about a year and sold.
57. 86 (?) nissan maxima. bought when my lovely daughter #2 was involved in an accident with it. fixed up and sold. had a head with about six cracks in it.
58. 85 peugot wagon (out of order) bought for my son to drive. beautiful driving car but kindof a pos and parts availability caused me to sell after only about 3 or 4 months .
59. 84 280e euro five speed , ex ralley car no air cruise radio sunroof or power anything except brakes and steering. fun fast car. sold when son began driving and bought back 12 years later. have it running again after freshening the motor and clutch. using for autocross.
60. 71 bronco with 351 windsor. snow pusher. had it running pretty well til son parked in front of house on hill and it rolled backwards down the hill and got airborn and landed on the rear frame rail and broke the rusty pos.
61. 67 jeep speedster (that is not right) snow plow. buick v6. had distributor wired up wrong. the professionals told me it needed rebuilding but that didnt solve the problem. i fixed it myself.
62. 71 scout four cyl with pickup cab and snow plow. most of bottom half of cab is now aluminum.
63. 59 ferrari 250 gt pf coupe. bought after sitting for 15 years, got it running and have done interior wheels and detailed the motor. partially disassembled after head gaskets.
64. 82 300cd. texas car. rustfree. fresh motor, tired interior, bad tranny. might do stick conversion.
65. 84 500sec. 134k second owner. very nice car. paint scuffed here and there but runs like a bear and has been my cheapest benz to maintain.
66. (out of order) 82 240d. brought from virginia. rust free, had lots of blow by and eventually had to do motor after lovely daughter #2 bought it from me and drove it for four months with out ever checking oil and ran it low then blew it up. got it pretty sharp and sold to "bottomfeeder" from sf about a year ago.
67. 83 240d rust free texas car. bought with blown motor to build ultimate 240d.....bought
68. 83 300d euro stick. rebuilt motor and installed it in car above... parted the rusty hulk out. it had abs. hated to let that go but it was way too intimidating to think of removing. still have the excellent euro tex interior with lumbar adjustment.
69. 05 magnum awd. silver. reminds me of the old euro benzes from the eighties. very simple inside.
70. i have the 84 280e euro again so technically it is a repeat.
71. 350sdl. bought with blown head gasket. decent but not perfect body, excellent interior, tranny, loved driving it but got tired of fixing the engine so sold it to brian carlton. drove for 'bout two years.
72. 53 studie lowey coupe. bought to make studilac rodster but it was damp in my garage and the interior got moldy so i moved it along.
73. 64 studie cruiser. 289 2b. 34k mile car. it came from my uncle glen's estate via my sister. it was uncle glen's last studie. he worked in the factory til it closed. (along with my dad and granddad). really nice original car. fixed it up and drove for a couple of years. my kids mainly driving it i became nervous at all the hard metal inside in case of a crash.
74. 68 220d stick. bought for 200 just because. kept it for a little while and traded it to my trash hauling lady for trash pickup for a few months.
75. 64 continental. bought with a blown motor from the SIL of the judge in greencastle who took my drivers license away in 1965. replaced the motor, then removed and rebuilt it. (lincoln pistons are expensive!), then traded it for painting labor on the high stairwell in my first office building.
76. 82 chebby one ton pickup 6.3. 77. 84 chebby 1/2 ton. 78 65 reo cab over with 166 cummins. 79. 75 caddy. took in trade thinking of putting the 472 into one of my early 50s caddies. sold it to a demo derby guy.
on my to buy list: crossfire, bmw z coupe, honda 2000, honda nsx, lotus 7 clone.

remember: they are a lot easier to buy than sell.

tom w

1957 Willys Jeep CJ-5
1964 190Dc
1959 220SE sedan
1970 VW bug
1974 240D
1974 VW bug
1971 300SEL 3.5
1961 190SL
1987 Jeep Wrangler
1977 Alfa Romeo Spider good riddance
1975 300D
1983 BMW 320is
1989 BMW 325ic
1977 450SL
1984 300SD
1992 Jag XJS
1984 300D
1988 Jeep Grand Wagoneer
1997 Eldorado
1972 VW microbus
1954 M38A1 Jeep

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john, i just noticed your bagpipe quote! what a classic. it almost sounds like winston churchill might have said it.

tom w

In order of ownership:

1. 75 Opel 1900
2. 76 Olds Cutlass Sedan (wanted the cool coupe...my dad showed up with a grandma car)
3. 80 Fiat Brava (couldn't afford to feed the Olds)
4. 66 Thunderbird (Awesome:cool: )
5. 79 MG Midget (POS)
6. 8? Datsun 200ZX
7. 82 Olds 88 Coupe
9. 8? Merkur XR4ti (still interesting to me)
10. 81 Buick Park Ave Coupe (back to college car...excellent ride. Got locked in the trunk while replacing the lid struts...don't ask)
11. 84 Buick Riviera
12. 85 Buick Lesabre Coupe
12. 89 Saab 9000 (big POS)
13. 85 Olds Cutlass Ciera
14. 90 Olds Toronado
15. 89 Volvo 940 Wagon
16. 95 Jeep Grand Cherokee
17. 92 Olds Toro Trofeo (loved it.)
18. 96 Mercury Cougar
19. 96 Ford Explorer
20. 96 Buick Riviera (VERY comfy)
21. 80 MB 450SL (Still have)
22. 1998 Ford Expedition (sinfully boring)
23. 89 Jeep Grand Wagoneer ( hate myself for selling)
24. 80 MB 300SD (hate myself for selling)
25. 85 Jag XJ6 (hate myself for continuing to own....:rolleyes: )
26. 2000 Suburban
27. 2001 Ford Expedition (didn't learn the first time)
28. 2002 BMW 325 Wagon (why?)
29. 2004 Suburban
30. 2006 Chrysler Pacifica (current driver....very nice)

Omissions:
75 Pontiac Grand Ville convertible
8? Volvo 740 wagon (returned to seller after i called shenanigans over odo rollback)
62 Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk (beautiful.....)
90 MB 300SE (didn't stay long)
85 Caddy Sedan de Ville
85 Caddy Eldorado

I gotta get some help......I also noticed that my cars were more interesting when I was younger. Hmmmm.

i must be getting old because buying cars isnt as much fun as it used to be..... oh yes it is.

remember: they are a lot easier to buy than sell.

tom w[/QUOTE]

I concur. And thanks be to you for having a longer list.....:D

'59 Peugeot 403
'54 Jag XK120 MC
'61 Alfa Spider Veloce-bought in '65, recently sold
'71 Datsun 240Z, my first and only new car
'73 Mazda RX-3 wagon
'77 VW Rabbit
'78 VW Rabbit
'78 Volvo 264
'84 Mazda B2000
'68 Olds Cutlass convert
'87 MB 300TDT
currently in the garage
'86 Toyota turbo p/up
'99 Mazda Miata
'95 MB E320 wagon

1958 Pontiac Super Chief sedan
1964 Chevelle 300 Deluxe sedan
1967 Mercury Cougar
1972 Buick Skylark Custom sport sedan
1977 Olds Delta 88 Royale coupe
1977 Buick Skylark sedan
1979 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
1982 Ford LTD Crown Victoria sedan
1986 Chevrolet Cavalier wagon
1988 Ford Crown Victoria sedan
1991 Volvo 740 sedan
1991 Mercedes 560SEC coupe - current
1995 Subaru Outback wagon - current
2001 Volvo C70 HPT turbo coupe

I concur. And thanks be to you for having a longer list.....:D[/QUOTE]


did i save you with the wife? i can just picture it now...."hell, honey i am nothing compared to that wild man tom w, look at his list!...you just don't know how lucky you are!"

glad to help!

tom w

interesting list. i find on these lists some cars i wish i had had.

tom w

'56 Ford
Early 60's Big V8 Pontiac can't remember the year
'56 Chevy a beater to get around while ashore during Navy stint.
'68 Beatle new
'74 VW Dasher new Bright Orange
'76 VW Dasher new Forest Green
'79 300 CD metallic brown puchased around '82
Had company cars from '81 through '94
'90 300E
'92 300E Sportline Anthracite Grey still have 244K
'93 300E Sportline Black sold recently
'96 Toyota Tacoma
'97 S320 LWB Black Opal

Steve

did i save you with the wife?



tom w[/QUOTE]


tom that's funny, yeah, you saved him from a wife lol.....

Do we have a winner yet? I'm thinking it may be Tom W. Man-O-man, Tom. You've had a lot of cars. Of course, to be fair, I guess we'd have to factor age in somehow. Some of you guys haven't had as much time to buy and sell cars as others of us.

Impressive list, Tom.

Man, between 85-95, Tom's insurance company surely loved him.

*** Good times - Better memories... ***
 

01.) '63 Chevy Impala SS - 327, 3spd, 100# racing clutch, headers, Lake pipes, moon caps
02.) '65 Chevy Belaire - 4dr, I6-230, 3OTT
03.) '69 Chevy Caprice - 2dr, 350, A, Turbo-Hydromatic - had a trunk that could hold 18 cases of Coors
04.) '72 Honda CX175 motorcycle - gas price counter-reaction!
05.) '61 Volvo Penta 544 - 2dr, B&B1800cc, 4spd synchro'd, 6V. electrical system
06.) '75 Fiat 128 Wagon - 2dr, 1300cc, 4spd
07.) '72 Fiat 128 Sport Coupe - 2dr, 1800cc, 4spd, headers
08.) '69 Buick Skylark - 4dr, 350, turbo-hydro
09.) '67 Chevy El Camino - 283, 3OTT, no power anything, all numbers match
10.) '75 Yamaha 650XS motorcycle
11.) '79 Monte Carlo LTD - 2dr, 305, power everything
12.) '87 Chevy G-20 Conversion - Captains' chairs, 350, auto, power everything
13.) '77 Mercedes Benz - 280E

In between, was given an assorted variety of company vehicles to drive - part of salary and assorted perks...