How long has your car been with you?

[andrewb70]

I was reading the forum and I ran across this thread:

https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53236

The movie looks amazing and it made me think about how long some of us have had a relationship with our cars. I know certain people buy and sell cars a lot during their lives, while others tend to have one of just a few cars. I fall under the latter category. So I want to start this off and say that I have owned my car since I was 16. I got it around April of 1986. So next month my relationship with my car will celebrate its 23rd anniversary.

Anyone else?

Andrew

[ProdigyCustoms]

I got my 69 Camaro street racer in 1989

[PSV]

I still have the 67 camaro that belonged to my sister in the early 80's. I learned to drive in it and took my driving test in it in 1986. I hope to pass it on to my sons at some point. Its inline for the PT treatment as a father son project for them in 3 or 4 years.

[EFI69Cam]

Got my 69 Camaro in 87.

[Andrew McBride]

Sept. 15, 2002. I was 17. I always kinda felt my car has grown with me.

[eville]

Nov. 1991 I too was 17.

[Mossimo777]

Got my '68 in 2006.

[2yellow69]

We bought ours December 18, 2000. It was our Christmas present to each other.

[qwik1320]

Got my 73 in 84 and my 67 in 98....wow I've had the 67 for going on 11 years and it still isn't done.

[Derek69SS]

Bought my SS car in December 1994, when I was 12... still never driven it though, so while it's not for sale, it's not really that sentimental to me either.

The car that means more to me is the Malibu I bought in May 1998 when I was 15, and restored as a father/son project while in high-school, and have been driving and modifying since.

[zbugger]

I've had my car going on 11 years now. For 8 of those years it was my only friend in life and the only thing I could depend on to keep me happy. I don't know if anyone else relates to that, but that movie Mr. Vengeance posted strikes a nerve in me. I DEFINITELY want to go watch that one.

[bwhinnen]

Only 10 years this year, but will be with us for many more I hope :)

[b-man]

Traded another car for my '64 GTO back in 1989. The car I traded for it ('57 VW) I had owned since 1976, it was the car I drove in high school.

I bought my '64
Tempest back in 1996.

I still have a '66 VW Type II pickup that I bought back in 1985.

I'm the original owner of my '02 WS6, I took delivery of it in October of '01.

I keep most of my cars for a loooong time.

[CarlC]

I too traded my sister for the Camaro around 1982. It's been in the family since around 1977.

[JEFFTATE]

I've had the current '69 since 2003.
But I sure miss the first one I ever had.
Wish I'd have kept it.
I bought it in '83.
That one was special..

[Twentyover]

Bought the Capri in 1979, I was 23 starting my first post-college job

[DB Z28]

I ordered my 1979 Z28 new in Dec 1978 got it Good Friday 1979 bought for $5800 from the dealer new so i guess its 30 years .Had the Herb Adams set up put in 1980 and put 16in rims on 1986. Still have it today and still working on it.
My first car when I was 16 was a 1970 340 TA challenger 4 speed bought used for 3500 bucks and it was mint that was in 1977. i wish i still had it .

[carguy502]

1969 Chevelle (running and driving) at age 17 in 2000. 1969 Nova at age 18 (roller project). Now the Nova is my DD and my chevelle is nearing completion of its body off resto. I hope to be driving both by the end of this year.

[BA.]

24 years for my Camaro! It hasn't run for the last 20 though.

[fishtail8]

I too traded my sister for the Camaro around 1982. It's been in the family since around 1977.



So you traded your sister for a Camaro? Wonder what I could have traded my brother for...:idea:

[class67]

I bought my car in 2001 as a pos and spent 4 1/2 yrs. building it.

[chicane67]

The '67... is at 21years.

[TonyHuntimer]

I've had my Camaro for 14 years. All my other cars/Camaros were owned for less than 4 years...some less than 6 months. :(

[CarlC]

So you traded your sister for a Camaro? Wonder what I could have traded my brother for...:idea:

I started my pimpin' early!

[shmoov69]

I got my 69 in the summer of '90 when I was 15........wow..........almost NIENTEEN years ago!!! Sheesh, I'm gettin old!!
Met my chic about a month or two later.......she must've married me for the car! LOL. I got to remind her that she is second on the list! LOL. Joke!

[alejandro68cam]

Bought mine 68 RS in 1997 after high school. Only drove it for a year before it started to give me problem. I haven't driven it in 3 years since I found this web site sold my 350 engine and started with my ls1 transpant.

[Yelcamino]

I got the Elky in June '97; it's been on the road consistently since '03. :bananna2:

[derekf]

My father bought my Elky in 1979; it's been mine since 1990.

[Autometer]

Got the '78 Malibu in 1990. Got the '71 C-10 in '95

[67 455 Bird ragtop]

I towed my 67 'Bird home in April of 1977 when I was a junior in HS. Funny thing is the title is still in my mom's name. Everytime I mention I have made some progress she reminds me it's HER car ... LOL

[Throttle]

I bought my 70 Chevelle when I was 13(1992) and it is still sitting.
I bought my 62 Chevy C10 when I was 14(1993) and it was my daily till 2001.
I bought my 72 Camaro in on my 17th Birthday(1998)..

The Only cars I have sold where my 70 442(just didnt have time for another project), 1987 5.0 T-Bird(it was destroyed by some punk kid in a 4x4 truck), and 1984 Suburban(it was a peice)..

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

had venny since 07.

the only one that mattered.

[OLDFLM]

I've had my Firebird since high school (1985)... my first car!

[Roadbuster]

My '81 El Camino, 9 years, from 86 to 1995. Put over 500,000 miles on it.
My 1995 Civic, the commuter, 9 years, 1995 to 2004.
Gee is there a pattern here?
My 2004 TSX, the daily driver, still have it.
My 68 GTO have had it for a little over 2 years
I keep my cars a little while

Jon

[BonzoHansen]

I got my 67 in 98 or so but due to life its status has changed little.

I got my 77 8/05 and got it on the road in 07. My 1st cars were a 76 LT and 77Z. So I am far more comfortable with my 77 than 2 years of driving might indicate. It's like I moved on to the better sister, lol.

[ProTouring442]

Got my 73 in 84 and my 67 in 98....wow I've had the 67 for going on 11 years and it still isn't done.

I've had my 442 for 14 years and it still isn't done... I'll need to convert it to Nuclear Fusion power by the time I finish the damned thing!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[Steve68]

I've had this 68SS since 1987, bought it for $200 from a divorce court lawyer, NO rust!

had 2 others before this one, one in 1984, that one was a rust bucket, and another one was a ratty 68 that I used for parts,

[ponchopwr70]

I bought my lemans on 10-31-00. I was 15. Still have it, will never get rid of it. I'm 23 now and will keep it till I'm dead, its part of the family.

[TPI Monte SS]

I bought my first '85 SS when I was 18 in December of '91. I sold it in '94, bought it back in '97, parted it out in 2003 due to extreme rust and transplanted most of it into my '88 SS - kinda like Scott, I moved on to the better sister. :) The '88 SS has no rust and is in great shape.

[David Sloan]

I've had the current '69 since 2003.
But I sure miss the first one I ever had.
Wish I'd have kept it.
I bought it in '83.
That one was special..

Yes it was i wanted to keep it too! BUT my X was not having any of that!!Bitcccccchhhhh!!:machine:

[fastback]

My father gave me my first car, a '65 Mustang fastback as a $350.00 rust bucket in 1979. We spent a lot of time togther under that hood. That little car has seen me through high school, college, several jobs/homes/cities, the passing of my father and the end of my 20 year marriage. Many cars have come and gone, but that one will be with me forever.

[fourfiftyfive]

I bought my '69 Skylark in 2004, this year makes it five years. I started the body-off resto last year, and hope to be driving it as soon as possible, I have plenty of parts and tools to complete it, but theres still much more to get. I've been through everything with this car, and other ones may come and go, but this one's with me to the end.

I've had my '85 S10 blazer since early '07, so this month makes two years. It's been good to me, but time to retire it to the shop and start tearing it apart for a much-needed rebuild.

The '92 S10 hasn't even been around a week yet, but I also don't plan on letting either S10 go any time soon.

I just wish I kept my '87 caprice! :banghead:

[Motown 454]

I bought my 69 August 6, 2003. I was 48 but felt 16 again

[whitess]

I've had my '85 SS since May of '91. It was my daily driver till the summer of '06. Put 92K on it in that time and 3K since. Longest I had a car before that was my daily driver '71 442 I had for 9 years and put 130K miles on it.

[Damn True]

In 1969 my folks were living in Phoenix and my mother got pregnant with me. My Grandparents bought my Camaro in March of 1969 (it's a '68 though) because they wanted a new car to drive to AZ when I was born.

So technically, my relationship with this car began in-utero and will be 40 years this month.

[BA.]

**** DT, that's hardto be in terms of "how young were you when you got your car?".

[vintageracer]

My wife has had her 67 Corvette for almost 20 years.

[jstix]

65 Chevelle and 70 Cuda. My Mom's first new car and my Dad's first new car. For some reason they kept them both. So I guess the cars were around before I was thought of, but I have them both now. Hopefully they will be my kids one day.

[absintheisfun]

I bought my 67 when I was 17 (1993) for 5200 bucks. When I went into the Marine Corps (1995), she went into a barn at my Stepfather's lake house...
I finally got her back 1.5 years ago when I bought my first house and actually had a garage to work in!

[Gib Ball]

I purchased my 78 WS-6 Trans-Am new in the fall of 1977 and have had it ever since. I pulled the original 400 engine and stored it with all the original exhaust, etc. I have everything original for the car. I built a strong 469 Pontiac motor for it with all the good stuff and a full 3" exhaust. The car is all original other than that including the original paint. Car still looks like it just came off the showroom floor and interior still smells like a new car yet. Only has 17,000 original miles on it. Never driven in bad weather. Have also had my 69 Camaro for 12 years.

[jpdeuce]

I got my 71 Chevelle in 1987 when I was 15 yrs old. Three years later I traded the car back to my father. I was gonna trade it in on an S-10 so me and dad swapped cars. I traded in his car instead. His intention was to keep the go fast parts and sell it off.

I came home from school one day and he tossed me the keys. He teared up and said that he would do anything to have his first car back and he wasn't gonna let that happen to me. He said now that I had no money in it at all that I could always keep it and it was his gift to me.

I still have it to this day.

[BIGX69]

I HAD MY 69 CAMARO FOR About 3 year's now.. but it's the car i wanted since the age of 13 now i'am 38....so dream's dew come true!!:6gears:

[rlovell383]

11 years....
My 67 Camaro was my first car. I saved up for a project car and found a POS rusted out shell for $2000. I got it when I was 16... Back in 1998...
Took me two years to complete it with lots of help from my Dad. I'm still tinkering with it to this day and will NEVER sell it!

[shep]

picked up my chevelle in 92 the day after my 15 birthday. Spent the next year restoring it with my dad. Drove it daily when there wasn't salt on the roads. Wrecked it in 94 two days before I graduated. It sat until fall 05. I started building a house and working on the car at the same time. Needless to say the house is done the car is still in pieces.

[wedgehead]

I have had my Challenger since 1981. It has been through many versions. Street racer in early 80's drag car late 80's-early 90's. Sat for years after that. Now in a full pro-touring rebuild. My wife has tried to get me to sell when it was sitting because [your not doing anything with it you might as well sell it]. I have told her I have had it longer than her I will not be selling it. Probably would have passed along to my first born but had twins. Now maybe to the third born.

[Jim Nilsen]

I have had the 67 I am doing since 91 and I had a different 67 from 81-90. so I have had a 67 since 1981.
Makes it feel like 28yrs to me.

I have been through so much with them that when all of the 28yrs of ideas are into it I will have the perfect car for me.

[Sparky67]

I bought my 1967 RS Camaro out of a barn in 1983 and it is my first car. So I have owned it for 26 years.


v/r

Jeff

http://www.kodakgallery.com/67rscamaro

[MikeDVC]

Got my 75 Camaro in 1985, was my 2nd car. First car was a 67 Mustang..totaled it after 2 weeks of driving..on the first day of my senior year in high school...right in front of the school for everyone to see!!!

Bought the Camaro in the last week of my senior year; it was my daily driver for about 5 years.

[Joey_H]

I bought my 1982 Mustang GT on August 9, 1982. It still has less than 100K miles. Every time I think its finished I come up with a new set of mods. :)

[MCMLXIX]

My first car was a graduation present in 1992. It was a running driving plane jane 307/PG 1969 Camaro needing quarters and rockers... I made the mistake of pulling it completely apart. You know how one thing is bolted to another that I could just pull, clean, paint and put back.... yeah right.... well I stillhave it... Sitting in storage.... I did manage to get the rust repaired and a quick shot pf primer.... Unfortunately its on the east coast and I'm out here in Vegas... working on other projects....

[Bigblue73]

I bought my '73 Challenger in July 1983. It was my second car, first was a '66 Mustang with the sprint six and a three on the tree. Sold it buy the Challenger. It's the last piece of single life that I have left! Wedgehead and I must be married to sisters!

[the camtender]

11 yrs now, and it still just seens like yesterday :seizure:

[cheapthrillz]

The Galaxie has been in the family for 44 years now.... My Dad grew up with it, and so did I. I learned to drive a straight drive in it (which means I could probably drive a tank/big rig). My father purchased it for $1 from my Grandfather when he graduated from college, and when I graduate in May, hopefully, he will sell it to me for $1. It is probably the only car that I will ever LOVE.... (LOVE, not make love TO)

[rjp71]

I've had my Camaro since August of 1987- a few weeks after I got my license. It was my primary driver until 1993 and then it became my weekend/sunny day car.

[hectore3]

Since highschool

[camrat68]

I bought my '68 Camaro in 1987, I still haven't built it quite the way I want it yet!

[LateNight72]

5 years

[oestek]

Got our '62 Galaxie 500 XL ragtop in '93.

[maldo]

1980 z since 1981 well my dad bought it in 1981 (i was there and know the car is mine so i quess 29 years) i have had many others but theis one has always stuck to my heart

[77thor]

I bought my 77 Camaro new and sold it last year. After 31 years.
Bought a 69 Camaro last year.

[ProBell]

Got my car when I was 14, that was 26 years ago now. Still working on it. Randy

[buddyholly]

My grandmother bought my '71 Chevelle in Nov 1971 when I was 2. I rode in it on the way home. Been around it ever since, it has been in my hands since 1987. 400,000 or so miles later the window sticker and other paperwork is still in the glove compartment.

[sixtnine]

This April makes 23 years. Drove her during my high school years every day.

[barraza]

I have had my 67 camaro since 1977, my 68 camaro was bought new by my dad and is currently being gone through. I remember the day pop brought it home, he was trying to decide between it and a z28. He got the ss because the z had been around the dealership for quite a while and had been beat up on by all the sales guys. Some pics of me standing next to it in 69 are here.

https://www.pro-touring.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52362&highlight=longest

[PT Sportwagon]

Well mine might be the shortest, I will have mine for a month as of Sat, march 14. But will be with me for a LOOOOOOONNNNNNNNGGGGGG time

Tim

[ProTouring442]

Well, after all this time, it looks like I finally have plenty of time to work on the 442... excepting of course for the fact that I now cannot afford to work on it thanks to the fact that I have just been laid-off. :pat:

Ah well, as they say, this too shall pass.

Maybe I'll finish the damned thing sometime before my 60th birthday!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

[brownz]

got my 1979 Z28 in july of 2000. i was 15 at the time and couldnt drive. but had two cars. my first car was a 72 cutlass. my mom made me sell one so it had to go. still working on the camaro. but it got me threw high school.

[jeffandre]

24 years and 1 week...Never thought about getting rid of it or hurrying my dream for the car just to have a driver. It will be a driver in a few months for the first time in many years.

[6'9"Witha69]

my '69: June 18, 1997.
My '62 Ford was my grandfather's. He bought it in '68 and left it to me when he passed on.

[ITLBTU]

I got my '69 in '84. But I sold it in 86... bought it back in 87...sold it in 92...bought it back in '03... it sat in a storage shop of the owner of the local Chevy dealership that I traded it in on a pick-up. I got it back with 500 more miles on it than I sold it for. I don't plan on parting with it again! :)

[maldo]

I've had my car going on 11 years now. For 8 of those years it was my only friend in life and the only thing I could depend on to keep me happy. I don't know if anyone else relates to that, but that movie Mr. Vengeance posted strikes a nerve in me. I DEFINITELY want to go watch that one.


Boy I hear you on that one ....... my cars are therapeutic for my mental sanity :)....... no woman could ever understand that and i dont think the current woman will never either .... :smoke:

[79-TA]

I've had my Trans Am, my first car, for 4 years and 10 months now. I really can't believe it's almost been 5 years.

[Doug G]

10 years for me.

[neki67]

Have my 78 Camaro since 1985 and the 67 since 1997.

[Bow Tie 67]

sold my 67 after 13 years of ownership to buy the 69 2 1/2 years ago

[trapin]

I took ownership of my car in 1989 but I started wrenching on it at age 14 (1985). As far as my "relationship" with the car; it would have to be around the mid 1970's when I was just a little boy. Grampa would let me and my brother go out to the garage and sit in it during our Sunday visits at the grandparents house. We would play "race car" in it. If I had to guess, I've probably been associated with this car approximately 32-33 years

[chillininnh]

Bought my 69 Mach the summer of 86, I was 15 and didn't have my license yet. It was on the front line at a muscle dealer, surrounded by 1st gen Camaros. Looked fast sitting still, I'm glad I've held on to her all these years.

[indyjps]

69 camaro, 18 years. Im 33

[MonzaRacer]

Lets see, my 69 Ventura since '88, some parts of it from my other 69 Executive since '85.
My 78 C10 since 02,,,, my Monza since either 05 or 06.
I had my 85 Shadow from 95 to 06 when I got my Buell.

[mc84_zz4]

23 years. Bought my SS in 1986 with 17K miles, and it was my daily driver for years. I drove my wife to deliver our baby in it in 97, in 2000 it made unhappy engine sounds and was parked in the garage for 8 years. It now has a new crate engine/od tranny, and will be serving driver duty and getting a few PT-style upgrades.
My 11 year old son cannot wait to be old enough to learn how to drive in it, he already smokes us on the Kart track, so i'm gonna keep an eye on the keys...LOL

[67 455 Bird ragtop]

While not a PT car I've had my 67 'Bird since April 1977. Paid $300 and limped it home. STarted my current rebuild too many years ago. Title is still actually in my mom's name. When I mention any progress I've had in getting it back together she always makes a comment "You mean MY car ?". My daily driver is a 97 GTP. GREAT car. I've had it since I drove it off the lot in March of 1997. I usually keep my cars for several years. Before the GTP I had a 87 GTA that I kept for 11 years.

[CruizinKev]

since December 2002..

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