Junkers to Creampuffs Vehicle List

Back when I was in my early 30s I had the presence of mind to make a list of every vehicle I had owned, however briefly. My first motor vehicle I built myself with an old Briggs & Stratton lawnmower engine I mounted to a toy car Mike Welch gave me. I was 12. One day I mustered the courage (stupidity?) to drive the thing on city streets from our house in Lake Floresta, through Royal Oak Hills, down Camino Real to Dixie Highway and thence to the west entrance of Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club. I waved at the guard without stopping and pulled up at my friend Chip Haeberle's house.
Chip could hardly believe my foolhardy feat. The feat became even more foolhardy when I decided to rev up the old engine, which made quite a racket with just a straight pipe. Bang! You guessed it: a rod right through the block. I don't remember if I got a ride from Chip's dad, or if I had to walk all the way home.
The day I turned 14 I took and passed my restricted driver licence test, driving our family's huge 1958 Chevy station wagon. Yes, I even parallel-parked that sucker.
A restricted license meant I could buy a motorbike with 5 brake horsepower or less and ride it during daylight hours. That very same day I bought a used Sears Allstate Puch mo-ped, made in Austria. I paid $80. I was off and running.
The next year at 15 I bought my first car: a non-running 1931 Ford Model A coupe. It took me a whole year to get it going, but by my 16th birthday I was licensed and legal, even if the car was often unwilling.
It's been like that ever since: one misadventure after another. I reached my peak of wheeler-dealings my last two years of college in Lakeland, which was a paradise of old iron. One one hand I hung out with egghead intellectuals and self-styled rebels and poets. On the other hand I was down with the good ol' boy gearheads and rednecks. My friend D.C. Hall, a rich boy from Palm Beach, and I had a routine down pat. He was Shorty and I was Slim and we could drawl with the best of them. It was great fun until one fateful day when D.C. lost control of his 1966 Corvette and smashed into a railway underpass. He survived with two broken legs and many other injuries. So did his Husky dog, who like his master was fitted plaster casts for his broken front legs.
So here is that list: 79 4-wheelers and 35 2-wheelers. Lord willing I hope it continues to grow.




1. 1931 Model A Ford coupe (pd $175 1962, sold $325 1964)

2. 1929 Oldsmobile 3-window coupe (pd $60, sold $175)

3. 1948 Jeepster phaeton (pd $225 1966, sold $400 1982)

4. 1951 Hudson 4-door sedan (pd $75)

5. 1929 Model A 2-door sedan (pd $60, sold $110)

6. 1940 Ford 2-door sedan ('53 Merc engine) (pd. $75, sold $125)

7. 1940 Ford 4-door sedan (parts car, pd $10)

8. 1940 Ford 3-quarter-ton panel truck (pd $30, sold $150)

9. 1920 Model T touring (body only, free)

10. 1950 Willys Wagon (at FSC)

11. 1951 Willys wagon (parts)

12. 1940 Chevrolet 2-door sedan (pd $150)

13. 1946 Chevrolet 3-quarter-ton pickup (pd $275)

14. 1935 Studebaker 2-door sedan (briefly, free)

15. 1948 Plymouth 2-door coach (traded for '46 Chev p.u.)

16. 1948 Plymouth 4-door sedan (parts, pd. $25)

17. 1965 Corvair Corsa, 4-speed, 4-carb (pd. $1,300)

18. 1939 Cadillac Model 75 limousine (pd $275)

19. 1946 Cadillac convertible (pd $50)

20. 1948 MG TC roadster (pd $400, sold $700)

21. 1933 Plymouth 4-door sedan (pd $75)

22. 1961 MGA 1600 roadster (pd $1,000)

23. 1971 MBG roadster (pd $1,500)

24. 1972 MGB roadster (pd $1,400)

25. 1964 Triumph TR-4 roadster (pd $500)

26. 1971 Triumph TR-6 roadster (pd $1,700)

27. 1956 Hillman Husky estate car (RHD, free, sold $750)

28. 1969 Fiat Spyder 850 roadster (pd $175)

29. 1965 Dodge convertible (the Red Sled)

30. 1961 Ford Falcon wagon (Jim Williams, pd $75)

31. 1953 Chevrolet 4-door sedan (co-owner with Mike)

32. 1936 Buick Model 40 4-door (co-owner with Mike)

33. 1955 Chevrolet 4-door station wagon (pd $150, trade toward '57 Ford)

34. 1964 Chevy II station wagon (pd $140, totalled)

35. 1957 Ford 2-door Ranch Wagon (312 T-bird engine, stick. pd $175, totalled)

36. 1963 Chevrolet Bel Air coupe (free, Fred Bode). Gave it back.

37. 1967 Volvo 122S 2-door sedan (pd $200, sold $700)

38. 1971 Volvo P-1800 E coupe (pd $1,600, sold $2,500)

39. 1968 Pontiac Le Mans convertible (350 V-8 Hurst 3-speed, pd $900, sold $1,100)

40. 1971 Camaro (Corvette V-8 4-speed) (pd $700, sold $1,100)

41. 1970 Volkswagen bug, sunroof (pd $500)

42. 1977 Pinto Youth Wagon (pd $390)

43. 1965 Chevy II Nova wagon (pd $1,200, sold $1,350)

44. 1978 Honda Accord (new)

45. 1979 Honda Prelude

46. 1982 Volvo 4-door sedan

47. 1981 Volvo 240 wagon

48. 1986 Volvo 740 GLE wagon

49. 1952 Willys Wagon (at Hillsboro)

50. 1971 Toyota Corolla 2-door (Battered Bruce, pd $175)

51. 1968 Ford pick-up (the beater). Mercury OHV V-8

52. 1970 Ford Eonoline Van (Mondo I) pd $200

53. 1969 Ford Econoline Van (Mondo II, 302 V-8 stick) pd $400, sold $275

54. 1971 Ford Econoline 300 Van (Mondo III) pd $250

55. 1979 GMC Vandura 10 (Mondo IV) Pd. $800, sold $550

56. 1990 Volvo 745 GL wagon- sold $2,600

57. 1972 P 1800 ES Wagon (pd $1,300, sold $1,100)

58. 1957 Chev 4-door V-8 (pd $400, sold $650)

59. 1985 Mazda RX-7 (pd. $1,000- stolen Feb. 2000)

60. 1993 Volvo 940 wagon (pd $9,000)

61. 1954 Ford station wagon, V-8 stick. (free)- sold $1,200 April, 2002

62. 1982 Mazda 626 convert. (pd. $1,800, sold $600)

63. 1986 Volkswagen Jetta (pd. $600, sold $500)

64. 1974 MGB roadster (pd. $700. sold $1,200)

65. 1972 Dodge Monaco wagon (The Whale) pd. $300 Sold. 11-10-2000 $750

66. 1988 VW Jetta GL (pd. $850, sold $800)

67. 1988 VW Cabriolet (pd. $1,000, sold $800)

68. 1984 Chevy S-10 pickup (free, sold $100 Dec. 17, 2001)

69. 1989 Mustang convertible 75K original (paid $1,500 March 2002), sold $1,200 Jan. 2010

70. 1985 Toyota Supra, Canadian edition- given to Mary Ruth- sold $600

71. 1993 Ford Mustang coupe (paid $1,300), sold $900 (Laura)

72. 1992 Ford Tempo 83K original Paid $1,600 (Laura, wrecked)

73. 1998 Nissan Sentra- paid $3,000- for Anna

74. 1984 Datsun 300 ZX, paid $50 May 9, 2004

75. 1996 Volkswagen Jetta- Laura's car- paid $3,000 Nov. 15, 2004- demolished

76. 1993 Mazda MX-6- Laura's car- paid $3,550 Feb. 2005- sold $2,300 March, 2006

77. 2006 Toyota Highlander, Lynda's car, bought new $22,000

78. 1996 Honda Accord 4-door, Laura's car, paid $800

79: 1990 Mazda Miata, paid $3,600 Jan McArt, Jan. 2010

Homemade Go-Cart (1960-1961)

Bikes

1. 1959 Puch Allstate Mo-Ped (pd $80 1961)

2. 1958 Cushman Super Eagle (pd $75 1962)

3. 1962 Ducati Bronco (pd $175 1966)

4. 1959 Harley Hummer 125 cc

5. 1968 Suzuki 125 cc

6. 1966 Honda 160 (pd $160)

7. 1969 Honda 350 (pd $350)

8. 1971 Honda 360 (pd $75)

9. 1970 Triumph 650 cc (pd. $600)

10. 1972 Honda 750

11. 1979 Honda 750

12. 1981 Yamaha 650 Maxim

13. 1983 Honda Magna 750

14. 1985 Suzuki Madura 700

15. 1983 Honda Shadow 750

16. 1985 Yamaha Virago 700 (pd $1,900)

17. 1970-71 Honda CB 350 (pd $50)

18. 1990 Harley-Davidson Sportster 1200 (Pd $5,000, sold $6,000)

19. 1994 Suzuki Intruder 800 (pd $4,450, sold $3,000)

20. 1967 Honda 305 Scrambler (pd $140 White River Junction, VT, sold $400)

21. 1961 Triumph Bonneville chopper (pd. $800, sold $700)

22. 1971 Norton Commando 750 (pd. $2,200, sold July '00 $2,700)

23. 1978 Yamaha XS 650 (pd. $375, sold $500)

24. 1982 Kawasaki 1000 (titled as 1981, pd. $1,600, sold $1,500)

25. 1988 Suzuki Intruder 750 (pd. $700, sold July '00 $2,000)

26. 1979 Yamaha 750 Triple (Pd. $915 in June, 2000, sold $800 July 2002)

27. 1982 Honda Sabre 750 V-4 (pd. $1,200 July 27, 2002, sold $900 March 2003)

28. 1978 Kawasaki KZ 750 (pd. $78 March 1, 2003, traded in on '92 Suzuki)

29. 1992 Suzuki 500 E 2-cylinder (pd. $900, Motorcycle Mike)

30. 1975 Yamaha 650 (pd. $350, E. Randolph, VT, sold 2005 $500 Jack Zink)

31. 1975 Norton Commando 850 (pd. $1,000, plus Suzuki trade, sold May 2009 $6,500)

32. 1975 Honda 750-4 Super Sport (Pd. $800 Stuart FL Nov. 8 2003, sold $1,500 Feb. 11, 2005)

33. 1966 Honda Dream 150 (Free from Marty, Oct. 7, 2004, sold Oct. 8, 2005 $900).

34. 1981 Suzuki 650 4-cylinder. Paid $750, sold to brother John.

35. 1985 Honda Magna 65 V-4 1100, bought Nov. 25, 2008.