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OK, who has had their car longest? (Original Post) LongTomH Aug 2016 OP
A 1950 Studebaker Land Cruiser I've owned for forty-three years Brother Buzz Aug 2016 #1
You win, no contest vs my 1993 Toyo Camry Wagon, elleng Aug 2016 #2
I've owned my truck since Mopar151 Aug 2016 #3
I have, ATM unofficially, a 1950 Ford-mutt. Hayduke Bomgarte Aug 2016 #4
I still have a '68 442 that I bought in 1987. Throd Aug 2016 #5
It's not my main vehicle, but in 1985 I bought a used '76 Ford Grenada that I still own and drive. LanternWaste Aug 2016 #6

Brother Buzz

(36,216 posts)
1. A 1950 Studebaker Land Cruiser I've owned for forty-three years
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 11:48 AM
Aug 2016

My newest acquisition is a 1995 Toyota Camry with a whopping 52,000 California miles, literally owned by a little old lady.

elleng

(130,156 posts)
2. You win, no contest vs my 1993 Toyo Camry Wagon,
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 01:27 PM
Aug 2016

160,000 miles!!! (WAS owned by my Dad, who put on east coast miles, Florida > NY, N England, and I added FL to/from MD!)

Mopar151

(9,965 posts)
3. I've owned my truck since
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 01:27 PM
Aug 2016

1982! Old Homer is a '72 Ford F-350, I'm the 3rd owner. He started life as a farm truck - 300 ci six, 9' stepside, geared for field work (4.56 rear, "truck" 4 spd). I've used him primarily as a tow rig for my hillclimb car, and he's been "fixed up" extensively. Now, he has a "hot rod" 302, a Chrysler Newport radiator, Delco alternator, H4 headlights, guages, big stereo, 8' Fleetside box, BesTop "contractor" cap, 12.50 x 33 rear tires, 8" channel iron bumper, +,+,+.....
I've spent several times his $900 purchase price over the years, but he's still a bargain - price out a new truck of his load capacity, you'll know why!

Hayduke Bomgarte

(1,965 posts)
4. I have, ATM unofficially, a 1950 Ford-mutt.
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 01:50 PM
Aug 2016

It belonged to my late older brother, who bought it for $50.00 at 16 years old in 1969. He always said that if anything ever happened to him, he wanted me to take it. He passed 5 years ago. I haven't ever yet tried to change the title over, but it's mine. And while it's only been sort of mine for 5 years it's been in the family for almost a half century.

I'm not sure I'll ever get to drive it. It's been on blocks under tarps, in my Moms back yard since the mid '70s. I rode in it a lot when I was little.

I say it's a mutt because the only thing "Ford" about it is the body. After buying it, my brother gutted the original flat head engine, and after some major surgery, dropped in a 394 cubic inch oldsmobile engine with a 3 speed Olds manual transmission. I remember, as a very young kid, my brother and his buddies working on that thing nights and weekends for what seemed like forever, but was really just a couple of years. The rear end and radiator are Cadillac. The seats are out of a 1958 Chevy.

It needs a lot of work. At the very least rewiring. It was a 6 volt system made to work off a 12 volt battery and generator by way of 2 big square ceramic things that cut the voltage somehow. Those things failed and burned up the wiring. Greg parked it in '74 or '75 meaning to one day fix it up, but never did get around to it. By then he also had a '68 GTO. He always said that Ford was way faster than the Pontiac.

Sorry to ramble on so much. This brought back a flood of memories I hadn't really thought about in a very long time.


 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
6. It's not my main vehicle, but in 1985 I bought a used '76 Ford Grenada that I still own and drive.
Mon Aug 22, 2016, 04:59 PM
Aug 2016

It's not my main vehicle, but in 1985 I bought a used '76 Ford Grenada that I still own and drive. With 225k miles on it, the most work I have to put into itin the past ten years or os is changing oil and plugs. A headlight went out three years ago, but that's been the extent of any major repairs since the water pump replaced in the mid-nineties.

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