What's youre longest time of car ownership ?
 

Mine is my 1961 Mercury Meteor 600 2dr sdn w/460/C6 One of 18 left alive in the U.S.A. - 18,000 total mfgd - 22 years and not another single human being ever drove it in that whole time.
Licence plate read; SHOK-N-AW

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1979 Elky, i bought it summer of 1986, ground up resto, bumper to bumper, everything new. It rolled out of the paint booth Dec. 24th 1988, and still has the same paint on it today, guess that would be almost 25 yrs. Something i've had longer than 2 wives combined. I'll never sell it.
little bit of water on the hood i had just washed it.

Zip.

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69 Camaro... 5 years... the long hot-rod i have ever owned!!

More importantly: THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER MADE A PICTURE ON RJ!!!! I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF!!! (except you can barely see it) Scooter

Scooter, I'll help you a little. Nice looking car.



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1978 ElCamino I've owned this since May of 94.

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Thanks Wabbit. My son is in the back... he is like double that size in 5 years!!
It is sad looking at the picture & seeing how young my son was... that night I remember he fell asleep in that car (front seat) & his head bobbled into the roll bar... he tried so hard to be tough & not cry... I felt so bad & padded it when I got home. Scooter

Hey Scooter tell him not to worry about hitting his head and crying. Life is a LOT SIMPLER (and more fun) when we are still young enough to cry.
Maybe wait till he's 30 and tell him. He'll understand then.

AMEN. About 30... we look back and say we should have enjoyed it more. I know how he feels, I cried after the last election.

heck dd woulda gave 2k about a year ago just cause its diff and i think its cool

long term car ownership
 

I have had the 67 camaro pictured on this site 32 years as a race car and sold a 82 Suburban last year that I bought in 84 and drove it 450,000 miles and it is pulling a race car for the new owner. Later J.Smith 4621 racing

Long term car ownership
 

I have had my 30-32 Ford roadster street rod since 1966! About traded it to a GTO one time but thank Heaven my brother made me see the light! Do wish I had had the money to trade with the Ford dealer who offered me a 289 COBRA for $2000 difference! It is the first car that I had on the road that was mostly legal and I'm glad to say I kept my first car! It is metalflake blue with white convertible top, SBC, 2-'61 Vette WCFB's, 4-speed, '49 Mercury rear, '32 Z'd frame, '32 radiator shell, Ford steel body and steel '49 Harley fenders, flat face SW gauges, Cragar spokes, etc. I'm trying to bring it back to its glory one more time! Will post a picture if I can figure out how. By the way, Rigsby, I about cried too when obama went in. Please wake up America and VOTE out the professional politicians ASAP!

Re: Long term car ownership
 

All I can say is good job. Many of us which they still had their first car. I have had 4 Chevelles, one 70' Elky & the 69 Camaro... now I have a 68 Chevelle. I would love to say i had my "high school" Chevelle... but she is long gone... sentimental reasons are deeper than a good deal or good trade. Oh well... kinda like DD's Mercury... neat car. I know what he means by doing stupid things here & there too... Did a BIG Burn out last night leaving the Dave Ramsey class last night out of the church parking lot- got punched in the shoulder by my wife for that. She did not like it at all... said I need to "grow up" & that she did not feel safe when the car started to go sideways. There was nothing I could really say at that point.

I bought a 68 Camaro 327 4-speed back in early 1990. Painted it, engine rebuild, suspension rebuild, etc. Loved that damn car, drove the doors off and she always took my abuse! Sold it in early 2000 after the wife got sick and bought her 79 Trans Am to get her mind off things. That 68 Camaro wasnt my 1st F-body and by far my last but she was my favorite, many a night drinking beer and wrenching on her. I havent seen her in over 10 years, thats a good thing cause I would tap the savings and buy her back at any cost :!:

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She is pretty. I liked the Red one (Pro street) car that you got rid of about a year ago... she was pretty too.

I never really got to drive that one, got it just before Christmas, tore it all apart for paint, got it back together and sold it when it was still 30 degrees outside! Would have been nice to take that one to the track just once to see how she ran.

1966 Chevy II
 

Have owned my 1966 Chevy II since 1977.

Long running ownership !
 

I have a 1965 Chevrolet 1/2 ton step side pickup that I've owned since June 17 , 1976 ( 35 yrs . )!