| Photo |
Nickname |
Model |
Make |
Year |
Color |
Cost |
Sold for |
Disposal Method |
Cylinders |
Displacement |
Comments |
|
Untitled |
Spirit |
AMC |
1980 |
Silver |
0 |
0 |
Mom gave it away! |
6 |
258 (zoom!) |
My mom's old car. Fun! When you see Wayne's World next time, realize that the two people driving in an AMC air guitaring were also me and Tony Mazza in this car. Mark Molloy taught me much about competitive driving in this vehicle. Had tremendous fun in lightpole-sparse Brementowne Illinois K-Mart doing doughnuts |
|
Untitled |
Grand Prix |
Pontiac |
1978 |
Black |
0 |
0 |
Crashed and Totaled! |
8 |
305 |
Another free car from mom! My Clarkson University car. Hauled my first pinball machines from Watertown to Potsdam NY. Lots of room, comfy. A creampuff purchased in Virginia. |
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Roy Barfield's Old Car |
Corolla |
Toyota |
1979 |
White & Rust |
200 |
0 |
Abandoned in Urbana Illinois |
4 |
85 |
Got my money's worth. Got me through my first half of my junior year at U of I, lots of trips to see grandparents in Indiana. Dad hooked me up with Roy. Car was 'well known' by Roy's co-workers and for a long time after they asked me how Roy's car was doing. |
| |
Untitled |
Mustang |
Ford |
1983 |
Red, accented with 4 different colored quarter panels |
3000 |
1500 |
Sold to JohnYates in crazy deal involving AV equipment. Lost the title, got impounded! John sold it to someone who promptly blew the motor |
8 |
302 (hopped up with custom cam and intake) |
LOTS of fun. A four speed with T-Tops. Very little exhaust and so the car's rumble was louder than its horn. In the hands of the right/wrong person one could experience near death experiences in this sled. |
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Mustang Convertible |
Ford |
1990 |
Red, black top |
16500 |
10000 |
Got stolen outside the theatre on Ohio Street in Chicago when I went to see the re-release of 'Return of the Jedi' |
8 |
302 |
Racked up 90000 miles on this guy and no significant problems. Loved this car, but the frame was not stiff at all. Bought in Pittsburgh from a nice old man at a Ford dealer after everyone else laughed at my request to test drive a mustang based on my age and prior vehicle (see above) |
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The Ball Hauler |
Van |
Ford |
1982? |
Grey & Rust |
2000 |
0 |
Abandoned (stolen/towed with a 'For Sale' sign in the window at a KMart on Bethel Road, Columbus OH |
8 |
302 |
My pinball hauling vehicle. Comfy captain's chairs! Dual gas tanks. Almost asphixiated my dad from burnt oil fumes when he had to drive it once. When it disappeared I didn't really care as it needed a lot of work. If someone could actually get that thing to start and drive it off I say bravo. |
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Ugly Car |
Marquis |
Mercury |
1978 |
Tan & rust, brown top |
300 |
150 |
traded in on the cop car |
8 |
400 |
JohnYates' grandfather's old car, who bought it back after it got totalled. Most comfy car I ever owned. Drove from to Chicago to Arizona in this trusty steed. |
|
Untitled |
Corvette |
Chevrolet |
1967 |
White, black top and stinger |
27000 |
25000 |
Ebay |
8 |
350 (a 427 car, but old motor long gone) |
Best looking car I ever owned. A total blast. Tweaked handling like on rails. But no A/C, crummy radio, high vibration (from a 4.11 rear end!) so it was unusable for my 42 mile commute to work in California. But I did get it out on Highway 1 |
| |
??? - ask JohnYates |
Caprice, Police Edition |
Chevrolet |
1991 |
White doors, rest black. Just like a cop car. |
2000 |
2500 |
Sold to James, my friend Katy Bixby's then-fiance |
8 |
350 |
Zoom! Constantly freaked out people you pull behind. Still had the searchlight. No cage in the rear. Popped front tired in the tires spikes at Thrifty valet parking. Buyer James also moved to California and the cops harassed him continually about the color - but in Illinois ex-cop cars are common so no problems there |
|
Black-a-bee |
Stealth AWD Twin Turbo |
Dodge |
1991 |
Black |
13500 |
7500 |
Ebay |
6 |
180 |
Quick! If convertible, I'd never had sold it. |
| |
Untitled |
Corvette |
Chevrolet |
1999 |
Sparkly Red |
37000 |
-- |
Still have it! |
8 |
347 |
My favorite car ever -except I want a 6 speed. Comfy, fast, and lots of creature comforts. |