Preference in Cars?

AGE · 08-10-2003, 05:56 AM

I have always loved cars, especially fast ones. Back in the '50s my favorite was a much modified '50 Ford hot rod. Broke a lot of gears and clutches, but won a lot of drag races--also went home on the rope a few times (very embarrasing).

Later switched to Mustangs, never wanted to spend really big bucks on foreign stuff. Probably my favorite was an '89 5.0 fastback (140 mph car bought with 9,000 miles for $10,000). Pretty cost effective and great for commuting in NY city traffic--hit 90 most mornings.

My wife hated the hard riding Mustang--now that I'm retired I have a 17,000 mile '86 Lincoln Mark VII (mostly a garage queen) and a '97 Crown Vic. It holds lots of stuff and will pull my ski boat (pretty fast too, ask most cops). The wife loves them both.

08-10-2003, 05:56 AM	#2
AGE User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 597 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I have always loved cars, especially fast ones. Back in the '50s my favorite was a much modified '50 Ford hot rod. Broke a lot of gears and clutches, but won a lot of drag races--also went home on the rope a few times (very embarrasing). Later switched to Mustangs, never wanted to spend really big bucks on foreign stuff. Probably my favorite was an '89 5.0 fastback (140 mph car bought with 9,000 miles for $10,000). Pretty cost effective and great for commuting in NY city traffic--hit 90 most mornings. My wife hated the hard riding Mustang--now that I'm retired I have a 17,000 mile '86 Lincoln Mark VII (mostly a garage queen) and a '97 Crown Vic. It holds lots of stuff and will pull my ski boat (pretty fast too, ask most cops). The wife loves them both. __________________ Al Eggers (AGE) NRA Life Member