Thread: Car, Truck and Motorcycle Guys : What do you drive?

1992 Chevy S10 with 4.3 and 5 speed, only has 119k miles on it and pretty much original. Will post pics when I can get back on my PC.

These days I have a '97 Outback



and the '94 Miata R Package which is hers. R Package is factory racer turn key out of the box. I wanted to put a Flying Miata 300hp turbo kit in it but she said no.



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I sold it a while back but I had built-up '66 Ranchero, last year of the Ford Falcon Ranchero. Then they became Fairlane Rancheros. I raced All Ford Drags ever year plus street racing back in the '90s. Here I'm cutting a red light at Bremerton AFD. Har! Car runs in the high 11s. The neat thing about Rancheros is they were 600 lbs. lighter than a Fasback Mustang and it has better weight distribution than the Mustang did. A fun fast car but a ticket magnet I was sorry to see it go.






This is what it looked like when I sold it.



~ ENGINE: 1969 351 Windsor tricked out, built up 388cu.in, '69 4 barrel heads, ported & polished, flow benched, gasket matched, trick valve train, needle & roller rockers, all parts: SVO, Erson, Moroso, Manley, Crowler cam, HD Heddman headers, 2.5in dual exhaust, turbo muffs, by K&S Service. Holley 650cmf carb & manifold, gasket matched, (4777 list #, tricked out, dual pump, jet extensions, vent whistles, trick floats, clear fuel plugs, dual metering blocks, jetted & nozzles for application.), Aircraft hoses & fittings with fuel pressure regulator, Holley pump (bore & stroke by Waterhouse), 11:1 compression, polished & chambered, balanced, high volume oil pump. MSD ignition, 6AL w/rev limiter, MSD Blaster 3 coil, MSD billet distributor w/ MSD Nomex wires. Over sized radiator and clutch thermostatic fan, runs cool in 100+ degree weather.

~ DRIVE TRAIN: '80's truck aluminum bell housing & throw stuff, 11.5 in clutch, '69 factory top loader (rebuilt), Hurst Com. shifter over sized drive line & u's, balanced w/loop, (rebuilt) Ford 9 in. <SVO> Traction-Lok installed, for race day a <SVO> drags setup Detroit Locker w/4.11 Richmond gears, axle studs, offset Centerlines w/Mickey Thompson 26X12.50-15LT, screwed, computer balanced tires (biggest tires with out cutting wheel wells).

~ SUSPENION: modified after Shelby 350R's, all parts new, Meirs Racing parts (Meirs original contractor for Shelby), lowered A-arms, Meirs lowered springs, no lowering blocks, HD springs front & rear, 34mm roll, sway, traction bars, Panhard rod, Koni Racing shocks, most of it neoprene. All the Shelby stuff bolted right up, no cutting done. '67 Ranchero power front disk brakes, w/tandem master silicone fluid, <SVO> brake differential valve.




I've had a couple MGs B & C, a Mini Minor, VW bus and a couple rat trucks and beaters.

Originally Posted by DoughBoy68

1992 Chevy S10 with 4.3 and 5 speed, only has 119k miles on it and pretty much original. Will post pics when I can get back on my PC.

This is my baby, Blackie, which I've had for 18 years now. My brother bought it new, got into some trouble and told me if I wanted it, go get it and at that time only had 55k on it.

I learned to drive in this, cut my teeth doing donuts in the snow with dad.


I was fortunate enough to buy my dream car 4 years ago this week. One more year and its all mine.

EDIT: Just realized I must have a thing for silver stationwagons....


I was unfortunate enough to have to sell my motorcycle in Sept. 2011. A 2005 HD Sportster 883R. It had stage I performance with slip on exhaust and I bought spark plug wires to match the paint. Rest of the bike was stock, except for the sissy bar for all the college girls that rode on the back. I lost all of my photos before 2010ish due to a computer virus forcing me to revert to a previous stable state, so this is the last one I have of my bike that I rode all over the country and got some frostbite on. I would buy another but I just can't decide which one and have no space in my parking space in my apt building.

2002 Ducati 998 Testastretta
2008 Tundra