Be 67 in June, '05.

My first car was a 1932 Chevy coach. The S is about my 39th. How many Durant owners out there(1)? Hudson(1)? Studebaker(3)?



Gerry

 

44 in October.. It's all down hill from here.

 

I never owned either but I do enjoy an annual trip to the last Hudson dealership which is always fun to visit. Nice museum. The NASCAR Hudson Hornet which ruled in it's day. As for Studee's, the Avanti was the only one I ever longed for. You would really love the Orphan Car Show they have in Yypsi each year and both of these makes and all the others now out of business show up.

 

 

Going back in time the first car that I owned was a 1950 Studabaker Starlite that purchase was in 1963.

 

You also look that age as well!!

 

At 66 years and 5 months, I think I have a chance of making it into the top ten. My additional qualifications include:
- Married 43 years
- 4 grandchildren
- Prostate smaller than a grapefruit
- Lower back fused with four expensive screws, two pins and a cage, all of titanium

As to the S2000, at the end of this month it reaches the magical 36 month point and its warranty goes away. Running great.

 

Just turned 58, have always owned performance cars of one kind or another. That said, my first car was a '48 Ford station wagon. It cost me $5 and some surfboard decals (had to supply my own flathead V-8 and tranny) and it probably would be worth +/-$30,000 now if I hadn't trashed it in 1964. In 1966 I was first in these parts to install a (full-Duntov) 427 Chevy (bored from a 396 block) in a '55 Chevy 210 sedan. Great fun but nearly impossible to apply power to road even with B&M Hydro, Traction-Masters and slicks! (I'd kill to have those aluminum heads back in my hands again...) First new car was '67 Triumph TR-4A IRS and that was the ride that changed me instantly and forever from a straight-line bully to a road racer. I became a Can-Am fan overnight; Jim Hall/Hap Sharp and the Chaparral Team remain my heroes to this day. Despite their rep, I never had a single problem with that Triumph. I was poor throughout the '70s - owned a parade of VW's - and went through the upscale German car thing in the '80s (a few BMW's, a 911SC) and got into Honda by "accident" when I bought a new Civic Hatchback S as a second car in '84. I was blown away by the little car's straightforward simplicity, responsible technology and great drivability. From there I naturally moved to my CRX phase - '86, '87 and '90 SI's. I'll always love those cars - and thanks to several Jim Russell School courses at Laguna Seca and my knowledge of the road, my '90 humiliated more than one Porsche tourist on my daily Highway 1 commute from Big Sur to Monterey and back. (Car & Driver summed up the CRX experience in their review of the '90 CRX SI, its final iteration: "Porsche fun for the price if a Hershey Bar." Amen.) I kept that car for a decade. Drove the crap out of it until I finally relented to the begging of a neighbor kid and sold it. He immediately raped it with an engine "upgrade" but oh well, watchagonnado? Bought my '02 S2K late in that MY and plan to keep it forever as I love its perfect styling and believe it to be the ultimate two-liter production sports roadster ever. Only major mods I've done are to clear the headlights, install 4.57's, Mugen exhaust, header and Comptech CAI. Someday, if my luck holds, I'll do wheels and brakes. The S2000 is the "fun car" in a stable that includes a Subaru Legacy GT wagon and an MB S430. I wonder if the youngest people on this board have a real idea what an incredible resource S2KI is. In the "old days" you'd have to go 10,000 meets, read Sports Car Graphic cover to cover every month, and pester oldtimers shamelessly to glean the information available here almost instantly - thanks to the efforts of folks like xviper and wlngman who share their experience and expertise without fee or condecension. (Here, that is. Much of the so-called Vintage forum - in my far from humble opinion - is a fine example of what happens to reason and cognition when the blood supply to the brain begins to atrophy. Oops. There I go again. I shouldn't be critical - I can't even figure out how to renew my membership here. But then maybe the best things in life really are free, yes?)

 

Old enough to remember: REMOTE meant a secluded spot, CABLE was something that supported a bridge, A CELL PHONE was a phone @ the county jail, an AIRBAG was your aunt Martha and HIGH SPEED ACCESS was an on-ramp to a freeway. 50.

 

Quote from carloS2000..."Much of the so-called Vintage forum - in my far from humble opinion - is a fine example of what happens to reason and cognition when the blood supply to the brain begins to atrophy."

I'm not sure where this is coming from. Would you like to give some examples? I think the vast majority of Vintage members are still in possession of all their faculties and it shows in their postings. A pretty sharp group of people with a variety of opinions and experiences to share. Vintage has been one of the most successful forums on this site, and the members are the reason.