Subj : Re: oldest (non-antique) vehicle ever owned
To   : Ogg
From : k9zw
Date : Tue Jun 22 2021 06:15:20

On 21 Jun 2021, Ogg said the following...
 
 Og> Hello k9zw!
 Og> 
 Og> ** On Monday 21.06.21 - 20:04, k9zw wrote to Ogg:
 Og> 
 Og>  k> I had a 1956 Dodge in high school, bout it for $250 becasue it was so 
 Og>  k> and ugly.
 Og> 
 Og> But how old was it when you gave it up?

It was replaced with a old 1974 Buick 225, which gave way to a Norton
Commando and an International Scout, which the Scout gave way to F-150
pickup. Had Chevy Citation right before I moved.

The Norton went into storage as I moved to Europe where I had a Citroen 2CV, a
Citroen CX2400, a Morris Traveller, a Ford Sierra Estate, a Passat Estate, a
Vanden Plas Princess (the little one), a R-16, an Mini Clubman, my first
Panhard PL-17, and Landrover
Series II=a over the next decade.

On return stateside I found the Norton had been sold out of storage (nasty
family scene there) and bought a new Ford Tarus and an older Mustange for the
wife.  Mustange gave way to a Volvo 740 wagon and I changed my daily every
three years +/- going through a Sable Wagon, Aerostar and Windstars, and then
the current series of SUVs.  Wife had another Volvo Wagon and now drive a
Volvo C-30.

Always had one or more extra cars.  Bristol 408 Mk II, another Morris, lots
of Panhards and Citroens, a couple Peugeots, a Merkur XR4Ti with Cosworth
upgrades, and a Pinzgauer.

Oldest daily drivers were the '56 Dodge Cornet in the mid-70's followed by a
'61 Panhard PL-17 in England in the mid-'80s  

Current daily driver is an SUV delivered 6 weeks ago, as I change them out
every 75-90,000 miles.  Wife loves her little '13 Volvo C-30.  I do have a
'04 Chevy 2500HD pickup for utility use.  

Have some non-daily driver cars, including "family cars" for the students in
our family.  

Norton that was sold was replaced iwth a placeholder Kawasaki 750 2-stroke,
other Nortons, a Laverda Jota, a BMW K100LT, an old Moto Guzzi, a
turbocharged Harley V-Rod and a Harley Pan America.  Only the Harley's and
the Moto Guzzi are current.

I keep telling myself that I need to shed more of the extras.

This Friday I am lending out the Pinzgauer 701m for a charity run, as I can't
be there but the organizers asked.

--- Steve K9ZW via SPOT BBS 

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