Mine was a 88 Honda prelude carburetor bought it for $2200 with 300,000 km. Over 5 years I spent over 10 k on maintenance rust repair and general repairs. My first pride and joy I took great pride in it running tip top shape bought it with my money my insurance was $300 a month. Had no mechanical skills and master mechanic shop did most of my repairs in Canada

 

1987 Dodge Raider 2Dr, 2.6L 4 cylinder, 4spd Auto 4x4 (same exact thing as a Mitsubishi Montero/Pajero/Shogun). It was a fantastic 4x4 and it went anywhere. I wish I'd never have sold it as it was flawless and now you hardly ever see one!!!

 

1965 Mustang, 289 2bbl, 3-spd.

Destroyed in a fire.

 

1983 VW Rabbit GTI

All of 90 horse power. It was great even though it had been ragged out by a Florida State Student it's first 4 years.

I put a BBS front airman and BBS wheels on it.

Very fun light front wheel drive car.

 

1969 Ford Mustang Fastback, 351 Windsor (4bbl added), FMX auto. Planning to rotisserie it in the future, add a Fitech fuel injection to the carb, and upgrade the FMX to a bulletproof 4r70w with an electronic controller.

 

1989 Toyota Pickup, 2 wheel drive 22R engine and a 4 speed stick with no overdrive, the perfect first car for a high school and college student. Its probably still running out there somewhere.

 

1974 CF Bedford 1.6L that I pulled out of a swamp.

 

1968 Firebird Convertible 350 H.O. Auto - No AC in Louisiana Paid $250 for it because it was wrecked when I was 14. Spent a year repairing it. Rebuilt the engine after a year and put Comp Cams 268H cam in it. A year later changed the cam again to a 272H in the dorm parking lot at La. Tech. Ran low 13s.

 

how did you learn all these skills as a teen ?

 

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT.... ....loved that car, and it taught me to wrench as much as the disco!