Cars your parents owned..

[deftonesfan867]

Be it fond memories or helping your dad keep the hunk of junk running, what cars/trucks do you remember mostly from your youth that your parents owned?

I remember my dad's 84 Sierra Classic, 76 Ford Maverick coupe, 89 Chevy S-10 Blazer and my mom's 75 Ford Maverick Sedan.

EDIT: We also had an 85? Oldsmobile Cutlass, but I remember me and my brother bitching about having to close the big doors. Other than that it was a great car and my mom loved it.

Edited June 22, 2006 by deftonesfan867

[XP715]

Mom had a baby blue on baby blue '79 Monte Carlo with the 229 V6, and then the replacement triple yellow 4100-powered '85 Eldorado. The hood ornament got stolen three times!

Dad had a buncha stuff:

-1977 Ford F150, red and white, no idea on the motor, but probably a 351W or something

-1974 International Harvester 500, ex-New England Telephone utility truck he painted red and used for his welding business

-1952 Chevrolet 1/2-ton pickup, red, owned since he was 15 years old, started life out as a rotted out forest green on black ex-plumber's truck with a 216 that went through various incarnations until it finally ended up bright red with a crate 350 and a '73 Grand Prix rear end. My first ever automotive-related job was tearing out the rotted bed wood in this truck at the beginning of its second restoration when I was about five or six.

-1935 Ford 1 1/2-ton dump truck, used to be a tow truck but the wrecker body was gone when my father came to own it, bought on a whim for $250 and turned into a three year frame-off restoration project. Original 21-stud flathead was junk and replaced with a later 24-stud 59AB flathead (the 100-horsepower one!), maroon with black fenders and dump body; very sharp!

-1987 GMC Sierra Classic 1500, willed to him in 1990 when his father passed away, started out as cream over copper over cream, but was redone in the mid 90's to solid copper. Finally traded in in February of 2001 on his new 2000 Silverado on its second 350 with 216,000 miles.

He also owned an ex-Army Corps of Engineers 1955 Byers 20-ton crawler crane. 50-foot boom, twin drums with lagging. I know it's not a car or truck, but I spent many an hour one summer oiling the chains and scraping rust on it, among other various tasks. The original Hercules straight six gas engine was seized and a very early 3-71 Detroit out of a crane mounted on the back of a 1947 GMC cabover was put in its place. Was eventually sold to (and is still working at) a sawmill up in Vermont.

[CaddyXLR-V]

It will take me a while to make up a list. I would guess we owned at least 50 different cars when I was younger.

A few off the top of my head are:

63 Chrysler - My dad always use to say it the car he was going to give me when I was old enough to drive.

70s Cadillac conv. - there was no switch to put the top up and down, only wires that you had to touch together.

63 Impala - which my brother still owns, he bought it from my dad about 10 years ago.

52 Chevy Deluxe - fiberglass tilt nose with a 327, it weighed 3000lbs.

66 Chevy pickup - This truck was the donor of the 327 for the 52 Chevy. I think the engine was originally from a Camaro or Chevelle though.

67 Chevelle - the car I begged my dad to give me but he said it was too fast for me.

67 Olds 442 - I liked this car also, but not as much as the Chevelle.

78, 79, and 80 Malibu - my dad did a v8 swap for each.

Theres alot more, but I cant remember them off the top of my head.

They are all gone, and instead we now have:

68 Dodge Dart

62 Bel Air

73 Chevelle

63 Nova conv

63 Nova coupe

32 model A - completely custom, my dad made the body and frame.

and soon we may have a 68 Tempest.

I don't even remember all the cars we own right now.

[ocnblu]

Wow, so many cool vehicles here so far. My list is very mundane compared to the rest, but I'll take a turn:

'66 Malibu SS 396 4 speed. Marina Blue.

'69 Malibu 307 automatic, he kept it about a year. Light blue.

'71 Malibu 350 4 speed. Silver. Stolen. Wrecked. Recovered.

'78 Malibu coupe 200 cid V6, 3 speed on floor. Crap Brown.

Those were dad's. Mom's:

'69 Charger SE 318. Triple gold.

'69 Corvette. Yellow 4 speed.

'63 Star Chief (?) coupe. Torquoise.

'66 Montclair sedan. Maroon.

'72 Malibu 307 coupe. Brown. Black buckets.

'77 Charger SE. Blue with white vinyl interior. 318.

[DetroitNut90]

Well, I think I have the most bland list so far...

(these are what I can recall off the top of my head)

Mom:

'68 Chevy II Nova--sold

'67 Chevelle--sold

'69 Chevelle--traded

'80s Cutlass Supreme 350 V8--sold

'87 Chevy Celebrity EuroSport 3.1 V6--wrecked

'87 Dodge Ram B250 5.9L V8 conversion van--converted into a cargo van, still have

'03 Chevy Venture LT AWD--current car

Dad:

some late 50s station wagon--wrecked

'60something VW Beetle--sold

Late '70s/Early 80s Chevy Van I6--traded for a boat

'91 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer 4x4--donated to Purple Heart

'81 Jaguar XJ6 w/Chevy 350 small block-still have, may be on sale soon

'78 Datsun Pickup w/a camper in the bed--does anyone want it? He wants to sell it!

'02 GMC Sonoma SLS ZR5 crew cab-shares with me

[american_revolution_2005]

Mom- 1982 Dodge Charger

1985 Chrysler Laser XE

1989 Dodge Dynasty

2004 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 2wd

Dad- 1974 AMC Gremlin

1977 Mercury Cougar XR7

1985 Bronco II

1988 Mercury Grand Marquis

1991 Dodge Caravan SE

1993 Ford Explorer EB

1994 GMC Sierra (had it for 3 weeks)

1997 Ford Windstar

1999 Ford Windstar SEL

1999 Chrysler Concorde LXi

2003 Ford Expedition EB

Grandparents (moms side)- 1966 Mustang GT Convertible

1981 Pontiac Phoenix

1989 Pontiac 6000

1999 Chevrolet Lumina LS

2006 Chevrolet Impala???

Grandparents (dads side) - 1971 Plymouth Cuda 440 Magnum(stolen

and gutted)

1970 Olds 442 (wrecked by pickup)

1989 Plymouth Sundance

1964 Impala SS

Aunt - 1989 Grand Am SE

1996 Hyundai Accent (tboned by Impala SS)

1998 Dodge Stratus

2003 Dodge SX 2.0

Uncles - 1989 Plymouth Sundance

1993 Chevrolet Blazer

1989 Mazda 323

2003 Kia Rio5

2003 Suzuki Aerio SX

1985 Dodge Omni

19?? Pontiac Sunbird

1992 Buick Skylark Sedan

2003 Pontiac Montana

2002 Kia Sportage

2001 Kia Rio

19?? GMC Safari

1992 Plymouth Sundance

1989 Dodge Dakota long bed

1997 Chevrolet Venture LS

2004 Oldsmobile Alero GX

1994 Ford Escort Wagon

1996 Ford Contour

1998 Saturn SL1

2003 Saturn ION

2003 Ford Focus Wagon

2005 Saturn ION

1986 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Stock Car (raced early 1970s-late

1980s)

Many Chevelle Stock Cars

These are the cars I have been told about but mostly seen in my youth. Some I have seen in pictures as well such as the Chevelle Stock Cars.

[Sixty8panther]

Well... I will not get into all the Skodas, Volgas, Ladas & Tatras

that my family & frineds owned back in Slovakia but once we

immigrated to the USA in 1987 my nuclear family was kind of

poor. My dad always beleived in having newer cars, bought new

but they were always the lowr end of the totem pole.

- NEW 1989 Cavalier RS sedan (silver/red/black Tri-Tone inside & out)

- NEW 1991 Cavalier coupe (baby blue)

- (used 2nd car) 1986 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 3800 (TT blue)

- NEW 1993 Oldsmobile Achieva S sedan (medium blue)

- ("program car") 1994 Pontiac Sunbird (white)

- ("program car") 1997 Pontiac Grand Am SE 3.1 V6 (green 4dr)

- NEW 2001 Pontiac Grand Am 4dr (GT1, loaded w/ EVERY option) Galaxy Silver

- NEW 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt coupe (blue)

Now you see why I rebeled and said NEVER AGAIN! to cheap

4-cylinders & FWD. HATE 'em. I buy high milage used stuff and

fix it up... but I buy cars that were something special back in

the day: Cadillacs, Oldsmobiles & my recent Infiniti purchase.

XP: post photos of thatr Crawler Crane... that thing was awsome!

Edited June 23, 2006 by Sixty8panther

[Cory Wolfe]

Dad:

79 Cutlass

77 Scottsdale

89 Cavaleir

89 Cheyenne

94 F150 work truck

97 F150 work truck

03 Silverado work truck

Mom:

83 Turismo

89 Regal

96 Grand Am

00 Grand Am

00 Blazer

02 Sunfire

Me:

95 Grand Am

95 Millenia

Gpa #1:

88 Blazer

95 Blazer

00 Silverado

Gma #1:

89 Cavalier

91 Lumina

05 Cobalt

Gpa #2

88 Silverado

91 Silverado

00 S-10

Gma #2

90 Beretta

94 Beretta

97 Sunfire

00 Malibu

Aunt #1

89 Beretta

02 Corolla

03 Sentra

Aunt #2

89 Cavalier

97 Blazer

04 Venture

Aunt #3

85 Bronco

94 Grand Am

97 Grand Prix

98 Ram

02 Neon

06 Caravan

Aunt #4

85 Camaro

88 Legacy

89 Legacy

87 Trans Am

95 Tracker

Uncle #1

88 Ranger

03 Silverado

Uncle #2

85 Daytona

92 Silverado

96 Sonoma

89 Regal

00 Blazer

05 Titan

Uncle #3

75 Silverado

78 Jeep

89 Cheyenne

89 Cavalier

88 Cavalier

93 Cavalier

92 Cavalier

90 Sunbird

Uncle #4

85 Toyota truck

91 Toyora truck

92 Sundance

95 Ranger

96 Taurus

Uncle #5

78 Jeep

89 Century

87 Celebrity

9? Isuzu truck

95 Toyota Tacoma

[ToniCipriani]

Let's see... from what I know

Overseas:

Really old Austin (before my time)

Some old Honda Accord (before my time)

198x Datsun 910 Bluebird (destroyed in accident, repaired and sold to someone)

1990 Nissan U12 Bluebird (vandalized, traded-in)

1997 Mazda 626 (torched by some thieves)

1993-4 Nissan Pickup (current in fleet in China)

2000 Volvo S80 T6 (current in fleet in Hong Kong)

Canada:

1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera SL (traded in for Lumina)

1990 Chevrolet Corsica LT (traded in for Lumina)

1992 Chevrolet Cavalier VL Coupe (sold when my family moved back to Hong Kong)

1995 Chevrolet Lumina (sold when my family moved back to Hong Kong)

2002 Chevrolet Cavalier VLX (returned to GMAC)

Edited June 23, 2006 by ToniCipriani

[BigPontiac]

Some of these cars pre-date me...

Dad

- '55 Chevy Bel Air 2dr (blue, manual)

- '63 Rambler American 2dr (blue)

- '65 Pontiac Catalina 2dr HT (blue)

- '68 Pontiac Catalina 2dr HT (blue) [THIS is what led to my Bonneville!]

- '72 VW Super Beetle (orange, manual)

- '76 Plymouth Volare 2dr (silver, manual)

- '78 Buick Opel 4dr (tan)

- '80 Buick Skylark 4dr (yellow)

- '85 Buick Skyhawk wagon (blue)

- '86 Subaru XT Turbo 4WD 2dr (white, manual)

- '86 Mazda B2000 LX pickup 2dr (blue, manual)

- '90 Acura Integra GS 3dr (red, manual)

- '96 Nissan Maxima SE 4dr (beige, manual)

- '98 Nissan Pathfinder SE 4wd (white)

- '00 Buick Regal GSE 4dr (white)

- '01 Infiniti I30 4dr (bronze)

- '88 Ford F-150 (blue)

- '03 Acura TL 4dr (white)

- '99 VW New Beetle Turbo 3dr (yellow, manual)

- '02 VW New Beetle Turbo S 3dr (black, manual)

- '03 Audi TT Quattro 3dr (blue, manual)

- '04 Buick Ranier (silver)

- '04 BMW 330ci 2dr (grey, manual, perf package) -current-

- '06 Inifiniti G35x 4dr (grey) -current-

Mom

- '58 English Ford

- '58 Dodge Coronet

- '63 Chevy II 2dr (blue)

- '70 Pontiac Catalina Wagon (green)

- '74 Chevy Bel Air Wagon (green, 455!)

- '78 Buick Century Wagon (green)

- '83 Buick LeSabre 4dr (brown)

- '88 Buick Electra Limited 4dr (blue)

- '93 Buick LeSabre 4r (grey)

- '98 Buick Park Ave (red)

- '01 Subaru Legacy L AWD Wagon (green)

- '02 BMW 325xi Wagon (grey)

- '06 Ford Freestyle SEL AWD (grey) -current-

I'll layer in my sister's first car as it's applicable as well:

- '77 Chevy Chevette 3dr (orange)

ME

- '79 Subaru DL 2dr (blue)

- '83 Subaru GL 2dr (silver, manual)

- '70 Chrysler New Yorker 4dr (green, 440!)

- '87 Nissan Pathfinder SE 4x4 3dr (red, manual)

- '68 Pontiac Bonneville conv (yellow) -current-

- '84 Subaru GL-10 2dr (grey, manual) [airport beater!]

- '95 Nissan Pathfinder SE 4x4 5dr (green, manual)

- '68 Pontiac Bonneville 2dr HT (white)

- '94 GMC Sonoma SLE X-Cab 4x4 (white)

- '96 Nissan Maxima SE 4dr (beige, manual)

- '99 Mazda Miata 10th Anniversary Edition 2dr (blue, manual)

- '01 Nissan Pathfinder SE 4x4 5dr (black, manual)

- '00 GMC Sierra SLE X-Cab 4x4 (red) -current-

- '00 BMW 323i 4dr (blue, manual)

- '05 BMW 330i 4dr (silver, manual, perf package) -current-

Edited June 23, 2006 by BigPontiac

[Camino LS6]

195x Willys wagon (Jeep) with snowplow

1960? Studebaker Lark 2-door wagon

1965 International Travelall

1969 International Scout Ambassador

1961 Ford Falcon coupe

1965 Chevelle wagon 283 V8 with 3spd. overdrive manual trans.

1978 International Scout Traveller

1970 Mercedes 280 SE

a string of F150s

1988 Ford Taurus wagon

Since then:

2002? Jeep Liberty

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee

1998 Firehawk

1938 Dodge

before my time:

1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk (supercharged)

1941 Ford 2door Sedan hot rod (Buick - powered)

[balthazar]

I remember looking over Dad's shoulder at the red Indian Head high beam indicator in our '70 Catalina 4-dr sedan, Pepper Green with the 400. Had it until '80. I don't recall his earlier iron: '63 Catalina 4-dr hardtop, '62 Chevy Biscayne 2-dr sedan.

I have one memory of his father's gold '72 Gran Ville 4-dr hardtop, 455-powered, gliding by in his driveway. A '76 replaced it, tho I don't recall that one. The '78 Sedan deVille that came next I recall very well.

My mother's mom had a '64 Rambler American 2-dr sedan I can dimly recall, tho the '72 Super Beetle that followed it is easier. It was the '76 Seville that really made an impact, tho.

I am a 3rd generation multiple Pontiac owner; grandfather: 7, father: 3, me: 7.

[Dsuupr]

My parents had a nack, and still do, for buying crap and selling the good ones.

1968 Camaro SS/RS which was traded in for $200

1972 Vega, suprisingly one of their more reliable cars along the way

1977 Mazda rotory wagon which provided many memories of sitting on the side of the road waiting for help

1977 toyota corolla, not a bad car and provided little issue though I do remember thinking it was cheap crap as a kid because it had vinyl floors and vinyl seats

1980 Datsun 210 which also provided more than enough memories of sitting on the side of the road waiting for help and was the most hated cars of my childhood

1985 GMC Safari, our most beloved family car as a kid that my Dad wrecked

1984 Ford Thunderbird that I hosed on when I was 17. I've never experienced a car with more electrical problems

1988 Cutlass Supreme, my lesson on why not to buy the 1st year, but still a great car to drive. Everything a teenager could do to a car, my brother and I did to this one.

1992 Saturn SC2 fun but too many rattles

1988 Volvo 765 Turbo, probably my Mom's most loved car which my brother flipped on the highway at 60 mph (typical Volvo they didn't even have a scratch)

1990 Volvo 745 Turbo, bought used with some issues

1992 Volvo 780 Turbo, same as 1990 745 Turbo

1996 Plymouth Voyager, great lease deal to get out of 780 Turbo

1998 Silhouette which was sold to my brother and ran great until 115,000 miles when they were ready for something new

2000 Regal LSE, beautiful and flawless

2003 Rendevzous which they still have and would keep if gas wasn't so high (they are looking at hybrids )

2005 scion xa, bought because GM doesn't have any cars that get in the high 30s on their EPA ratings. This one already has alot of sqeeks moans an groans and they baby it.

Edited June 23, 2006 by Dsuupr

[CARBIZ]

SIGH. Gotta split my family up into the various branches.

MOM AND DAD

'59 Pontiac (when they were married)

Vauxhall POS with no brakes

'56 Ford (3 tone!)

'57 Plymouth - Christine!!! First car I ever drove - I was 6!

'66 Beetle

there was a '65 Impala rental car I remember we took on a holiday..

DAD ON HIS OWN

'66 Chrysler 300

'69 Chrysler 300

'76 LTD -hated it. rusted everywhere in 3 years!

MOM & HUSBAND #2

'57 Ford wagon - barely made it to Vancouver in '67

'63 Ford Econoline - I had to sit on the engnie between the seats!!!

'64 Fairlane - what can I say, husband #2 was a Ford man and loved duct tape

'66 Pontiac wagon

'63 Pontiac convertible - only ran twice, then sat behind the shed for two years

'67 Caprice - my childhood favorite - 2 door, console

'67 Chrysler Newport - first car I legally drove

'80 Ford Econoline - customized, shag carpet, cherry wood, mural, the works

'79 Datsun 510

MOM & HUSBAND #3

'83 Olds Cutlass

'91 Grand Voyager

'97 Grand Voyager

'01 Gran Caravan NOTHING BUT CRAP SINCE THE '80S!!!!!

[the_yellow_dart]

Man. I am too young... and this list is pretty boring.

Dad:

83 LTD wagon.

88 Safari

91 Trans Sport (later my first car)

94 Safari

97 Suburban

01 Trailblazer

04 Grand Prix (current)

Mom:

80 Sunbird

88 Sunbird

90 Plymouth Laser (supposed to be my first car, died when oil ran dry)

93 Trans Am

97 Sebring

03 Eclipse

[american_revolution_2005]

You are saying you are too young lol.

[Robert Hall]

My folks were married 51 years and were loyal Ford buyers most of the time, with a few Chevies, a Dodge and a Hino in the mix. All were bought new except where noted..

The ones they had before me up through 1969:

Dad's first car: '41 Packard (his dad's car)

When Mom & Dad got married, a new '49 Ford Fordor

'52 Ford 2dr

'56 Chevy Bel Air 4dr ht

'58 Mercury Monterey 4dr sedan

'62 Ford Fairlane wagon

'65 Hino Contessa sedan (when they lived overseas)

'66 Mustang coupe w/ 289 Hi-Po (was my mom's main car till '69, given to my brother who totalled it in '71)

'67 Mercury Cougar (mom still has it)

'69 Ford Mustang Mach 1 (mom still has it)

After I was born:

'68 Mercury Cougar (bought in '74)

'68 Mercury Cougar XR-7 (bought in '85)

'70 Ford LTD 4dr ht

'73 Chevy Corvette 454

'73 Dodge 'Mobile Traveler' 21 ft motor home

'76 Chevy Caprice 2dr

'77 Chevy Vega

'78 Southwind 25ft motor home

'79 Lincoln Continental Town Car

'79 Dodge Power Wagon 4x4 (bought used in '82, a real POS)

'81 Chevy chevette (tow car)

'82 Lincoln Town Car

'82 Pace Arrow 28ft motor home

'84 Ford Escort diesel (tow car, my first car)

'85 Ford Mustang GT

'86 Winnebago Chieftain 33 ft motor home

'86 Lincoln Town Car

'88 Ford Bronco II 4x4 (became mine in '94)

'90 Lincoln Town Car

'90 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 conv (mom still has it)

'96 Lincoln Town Car (mom still has it)

'96 Ford Explorer

mom on her own:

'05 Lincoln Navigator

Edited June 23, 2006 by moltar

[trinacriabob]

In chrono order, with some overlaps and some ownership out of sequence:

65 Chevrolet Impala coupe - small block V8, either 283 or 327 ???

70 Pontiac Le Mans coupe - 250 inline 6, MOST RELIABLE OF THE LIST

76 Olds Cutlass Supreme coupe - 350 Rocket V8 *

76 Buick Regal coupe - 231 c.i. (3.8 liter) V6

76 Olds Omega coupe - 260 Rocket V8

80 Buick Century Limited sedan - 231 c.i. (3.8 liter) V6

84 Olds Cutlass Supreme Brougham coupe - 231 c.i. (3.8 liter) V6 *

My dad passed away in 98 and probably didn't drive the last 4 years of his life.

* = hand-me-down

This is GM loyalty at its best -- my dad grumbled at the mention of Ford or Chrysler.

[PONTIAC06]

My mom had an 8x Buick Skylark that caugt fire in the driveway, an 89 Pontiac Grand Am, a 94 Oldsmobile Cutlass Siera, a 98 Buick Century, and now an 03 Chevy Impala

My dad had an 88 Ford F-150, a 97 Jeep Cherokee, and now an 02 GMC Sierra HD

[76ChevyTrucker]

Well when I came around Mom and Dad had a Ford Pinto station wagon, traded it in after a wreck, bought a 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity wagon 2.8L V6, great car, never had any problems, only needed motor mounts when we sold it to the next door neighbor in 1996 as her son's first car. Next as a 1997 Buick Century, good car, but apparently crapped a transmission during ownership. They now have a 2003 Chevrolet ZR5 crew cab 4wd S10, great truck.

My vehicles are the 1976 Chevy pickup (history behind it is in the reader's rides section), my 1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE2 coupe (totalled) and my current 2001 Chevrolet Impala LS.

The wife has had a 1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara (totalled), bought a 2001 VW Beetle diesel (traded) and is now leasing a 2005 Cobalt.