what did you drive before your s197?

[Xporter]

Thanks, I probably owned about ten different fox's in my twenties. I'm working on getting another coupe and possibly putting a coyote 5.0 in it.

 

[DKS]

My last vehicle before the S197..

Now that's what the fuck I'm talking about!!!!!!! Damn it man, that shit is sweet

 

[96blowncobra]

96 cobra with a vortech

 

[1FastS197]

my 87 Grand National.. Ran 11's and won about 30 car show trophies..

funny story about Grand Nationals.. made a phone call to this chick i was seeing and her mother was in the car with her... her mother answered and i talked for a sec and she said what are you driving?! i can hear it through the phone.. needless to say i was driving the mustang... this is how the conversation went...

her mother: "i really like the new mustangs, i use to have a fast car but its just sitting in the shop now"

me: "oh really, what kind of car is it?"

her mother: "its a Grand National"

me: "holly shit!! wanna sell it?!"


she said she wouldn't.. she wanted to get it running again...

 

[ScottsVaporGT]

Now that's what the fuck I'm talking about!!!!!!! Damn it man, that shit is sweet

Thats what I was thinking, lol he must of had a malfunction the day he sold that one! I would have kept that any day! That was a beauty Nasty!

 

[QWIKFIX]

funny story about Grand Nationals.. made a phone call to this chick i was seeing and her mother was in the car with her... her mother answered and i talked for a sec and she said what are you driving?! i can hear it through the phone.. needless to say i was driving the mustang... this is how the conversation went...

her mother: "i really like the new mustangs, i use to have a fast car but its just sitting in the shop now"

me: "oh really, what kind of car is it?"

her mother: "its a Grand National"

me: "holly shit!! wanna sell it?!"
she said she wouldn't.. she wanted to get it running again...

In April of 1988 while going home from work..in my 83 Z28, I saw in a Ford used car lot this grey buick...caught my eye so I did a "U"-ey and stopped. This grey Buick was a Regal T-type...turns out the guy who bought it said the car was too fast and he traded the Buick in on a new Thunderbird turbo coupe. This T-type had 11k miles and everything the GN had, turbo 3.8/intercooler + all the amenities...but had grey paint, chrome bumpers and aluminum wheels. Asked how much and he said $11,400. Needless to say, I came home with the Buick. Next day my g/f came over and asked whose family car was in my driveway...but after a ride she was convinced it was a great buy. Added the 16in color matched wheels, rear wing, etc. Sold it after my son was born in 1990, time to "slow" down I thought. Many a open mouth as the Bu-Hog would pull away. In those years...IROC-Zs, Trans Ams, Corvettes, no chance... 5.0 LX mustangs though were the only ones I would have a concern for.

 

[Germeezy3]

The Grand National has always been a car of my dreams, done right they can be so beastly! Many years agon on the Detroit street race scene there was a 7 second GN built by Kenny Duttweiler and the car was literally unbeatable at that time. The rumor is the car later ran 7.2x @ 181 mph.

 

[iRoush]

2008 F-350 King Ranch with all the upgrades. Damn sure miss that truck.

 

[06silverbullet]

My 1997 Thunderbird LX Sport. Had a PI headswap, converter, suspension, etc.

Then this happened and the rest was history...

hahahah a fellow mn12'er i had basically the same exact car, lowered it new kyb gr2 shocks, kn cai, alternating blinker mod (similar to sequential) clear corners, remote oil filter cause i hated the stock location mark 8 aluminum 1 peice drive shaft. i loved that car it was my first car sold it last july..... and boy do i regret it big time fuck i miss that car.... honestly if i had to do it over gain i would have kept my tbird and dropped a o3-4 cobra motor in it.

 

[Scott]

Now:

Before, well a few years before:

 

[Towelly]

Not actual pictures of mine:
1st car:

2nd Car:

3rd Car: Literally almost identical to this car, except for the rims

4th and current:

5th Current DD:

 

[SloBrA]

My tastefully done cobra conversioned gt. Lame, I know but atleast it looked fairly good...

 

[NastyStang113]

Now that's what the fuck I'm talking about!!!!!!! Damn it man, that shit is sweet

It was a beast offroad. 2.5" Kings on the front with remote mounted res', Bilsteins in the rear with remote mounted res', Atlas rear leaf springs. Couple performance mods, 4.88s.

Thats what I was thinking, lol he must of had a malfunction the day he sold that one! I would have kept that any day! That was a beauty Nasty!

Appreciate it! No malfunction. It was never the same after clipping a telephone pole. Pouring rain, coming around a corner on 37s and 4.88s don't make for a happy ending!!

 

[burkem]

OUCH!!!

 

[Midnight00SE]

I had an '07 GTi. I miss that car to be honest, but it was in a different world than my GT. I installed a slightly bigger turbo putting down 300/330 at the wheels. One hell of a car.

 

[Bart_man]

1st car 1984 AMC Concorde Wagon
2nd car 1981 Audi 5000
3rd car 1975 Datsun 280z (at this point I get yelled at for buying older cars instead of newer ones)
4th car 1982 Toyota Supra
5th car 1991 Jeep YJ Wrangler 4.0I (still have it)
6th car 1988 Honda Accord (bought for wife. Her first car)
7th car 1990 Volvo 740 turbo wagon (again for the wife cus the accord got treated like a first car)
8th car 1997 Chevy S10 Blazer( Wife-again. Jealous of my Jeep 4wd)
9th car 1999 4wd Suburban (Wife-again. third kid and second dog = bigger truck)
10th car 2007 S197 GT convertible. (finally my turn)

Shes ragging on me cus I still have the jeep and wants to know "how many cars do you need?"
Shes gonna be really pissed about this time next year when I buy myself an M5 as a DD and keep the Stang too.

 

[Jeffs FRC]

I've had too many to list so Ill just post a pic of my last toy car. Its an '00 C5 FRC with H/C/I that made 452/406.

I would kill for a notch like this! Absolutely beautiful...

 

[Dread53]

Just a little 4x4 cruzer...

Turbo 2.3, ported head / manifold, 25 psi.

 

[CanadianDrPhil]

1st car: and still have her. 13 years owned.

 

[Germeezy3]

I've had too many to list so Ill just post a pic of my last toy car. Its an '00 C5 FRC with H/C/I that made 452/406.

I would kill for a notch like this! Absolutely beautiful...

I thought there would be more ex Vette guys, I had a H/C/I nitrous C5 and I loved that car....great looking car..do you ever miss it?