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fat rat
08-19-2007, 02:28 PM
I had a Citroen 2CV, the thing was opposing twin cylinder 600cc air cooled..........max speed down hill 65mph.:D

djunkie
08-19-2007, 02:31 PM
'71 VW bug. Well until I built the race motor and dumped wayyy too much money into it. :D :D

pw_Tony
08-19-2007, 02:32 PM
1969 Camaro 468BBC blown :D :D :D
Then I got a mopar

warlock
08-19-2007, 02:33 PM
1978 Tahiti jet.....Opps....We're talkin' cars :D .....1929 model A bone stock....

BOBALOO
08-19-2007, 02:34 PM
Didn't own it but a friend had an old honda cvcc that the clutch was so burnt up we could not go up steep streets.:( it was pretty slow.
Mu grandma had a Pinto wagon that couldn't even burn out on WET grass:sqeyes: POS!:D

ChumpChange
08-19-2007, 02:37 PM
1989 Mustang with the 2.3L, 4cyl. engine.
It looked really fast though.:D

RitcheyRch
08-19-2007, 02:39 PM
1974 Ford Pinto WAgon with a 2.3 L, 4 cylinder engine

Screemy1
08-19-2007, 02:41 PM
1989 Mustang with the 2.3L, 4cyl. engine.
It looked really fast though.:D
me to, as for the 1989, I had 2 more cyl... yet no more power, had a 89 Camero with the 2.8 v6..... what a slug.....

mickeyfinn
08-19-2007, 03:04 PM
Had a ragged out chevy chevette (shove it).

NashvilleBound
08-19-2007, 03:07 PM
My first car.... a Pinto Wagon.... spray on window tint...gave it that southwest look :rolleyes: :rolleyes: What a dog... I SO thought I was king of the road.:D

a catered life
08-19-2007, 03:07 PM
my rodney king special hatchback hyundai excel:D

Screemy1
08-19-2007, 03:11 PM
my rodney king special hatchback hyundai excel:D
wow somebody with a 71 bug, me, 74 super beetle, and now this.... I had a 90 excel GS.... thats right the GS.... the sporty version.... my first 3 cars... 74 beetle, 90 excel, then the 2.8 camero.....

OCMerrill
08-19-2007, 03:11 PM
1971 Dodge Charger. 5K lb car with a 2bbl 318 with a dead cylinder. Zero to sixty in about 3 days. I had one heck of a lopy idle though.

NoCal NoBoat
08-19-2007, 03:24 PM
When I was young, my family would trade down when buying a new car - whatever I was driving was traded in, and I would inherit whatever my parents had been driving. Yes, this is a disclaimer, because I never would have bought:
1) 1974/5 Mustang II. Ford's answer to the first gas crisis. Merging on to I-280 @ Serramonte in this was breathtaking. Eventually, I broke the timing belt and bent a rod, leading to:
2) 1977 Chevy Monza. This thing ran slightly better than the Mustang, but it ate a set of front tires like every 10K miles.
My 1974 Super Beetle could drive circles around either one of these...

a catered life
08-19-2007, 03:26 PM
wow somebody with a 71 bug, me, 74 super beetle, and now this.... I had a 90 excel GS.... thats right the GS.... the sporty version.... my first 3 cars... 74 beetle, 90 excel, then the 2.8 camero.....
lmao mine was the GS also ....cheap ass custom seats and little as rims...thought i was ballin:idea:

framer1
08-19-2007, 03:31 PM
71 vw van camper....nothing ever slower made;)

ahhell
08-19-2007, 03:34 PM
1972 Gran Torino 351 windsor 2bbl......got beat by a pinto:D seriously:eek:

Keith E. Sayre
08-19-2007, 03:37 PM
Got most of you beat! While a sophomore at BYU in Provo
Utah, the owner of the local Cadillac dealership (rhymes with Rick!) tells me about these great motors coming out
from GM called converted diesels! Bought a new 1983
Fleetwood Brougham De Elegante 4 door with a diesel.
Wouldn't go over 60 mph while pulling a 250R on a tiny
trailer. Couple years later put in a 350 gas motor and
life was good. Tailgaters got a face full of smoke on command!
Terrible mileage, the smoke problem, no acceleration
and it stunk but we looked good!
Keith Sayre

rrrr
08-19-2007, 03:39 PM
I had a '51 Studebaker pickup that looked a lot like this photo......:D :D
It had a 170 CI flattie six in it. Just to liven up the drive-in conversations, me and a buddy flared the back fenders with 3/4" EMT and some bondo, then bolted on a set of 10" M&H Racemaster slicks.........it was a bitch if you hit a water puddle on the street. :jawdrop:
As long as it was sittin' still, no one knew if I was lying about it having a BBC under the hood.....:D :D
I stripped the paint off with big plans for a custom job.....but decided the hell with it. About six months later a cop pulled me over and gave me a ticket for a broken tail light. He was filling out the citation, kinda stepped back and said "What color is this truck?"
Thought for a second and said "Uh, rust". :D :D
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=37346&stc=1&d=1187566683

MACHINEHEAD
08-19-2007, 03:41 PM
1978 Pontiac Sunbird wagon. 151 iron duke, ported side flow head, Crane cam, 2bbl holley 350, 2.5 exhaust to a super turbo. 13x7 slot mags, cut V8 springs, big sway bars, poly bushings. Bested a 20.88 ET/78MPH at Palmdale, CA. What a waste. Very consistent though. Ahh the Sunturd.

2Driver
08-19-2007, 03:42 PM
H1 with stock Diesel. 0-60 in 1 1/2 days :D

Caribbean Jet
08-19-2007, 03:45 PM
bone stock 1960 conv bug, it did 0-60!

BadKachina
08-19-2007, 03:47 PM
late 60's Baja (VW for those who never saw one)with a stinger. It made a whole lot of noise but didn't move very fast.

27 Awesome cat
08-19-2007, 03:47 PM
1956 V.W bug:D

maxwedge
08-19-2007, 03:50 PM
1981 Jeep CJ5 with worn out 4cyl and 35" tires top speed around 52MPH.

Baja Big Dog
08-19-2007, 03:56 PM
Split window VW, complete stock 36 horsepower....Felt like Fred Flintstone:eek:

NashvilleBound
08-19-2007, 03:57 PM
H1 with stock Diesel. 0-60 in 1 1/2 days :D
Isnt that the truth! LMAO

HALLETT BOY
08-19-2007, 04:05 PM
Early 80's Volkswagon Rabbit diesel pick up truck !

BadKachina
08-19-2007, 04:06 PM
Early 80's Volkswagon Rabbit diesel pick up truck !
OOOOhhhh, that just may be the winner of this thread.:idea: :D

MRS FLYIN VEE
08-19-2007, 04:09 PM
mine was this..
3 cylinder.:jawdrop: it was a great commute car from palmdale to los angeles 6 days a week..
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/daihatsu-charade-photo.jpg

BadKachina
08-19-2007, 04:11 PM
mine was this..
3 cylinder.:jawdrop: it was a great commute car from palmdale to los angeles 6 days a week..
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/daihatsu-charade-photo.jpg
6 days from Palmdale to La.............Damn thats slow.:D

MRS FLYIN VEE
08-19-2007, 04:11 PM
6 days from Palmdale to La.............Damn thats slow.:D
LMAO!! :D :D :D
I had to gun it to get up the hills.. :D

blown65
08-19-2007, 04:18 PM
Don't remember what yr but.
VW Diesel Jetta. Whopping 90hp and semis passed my pulling the passes. LOL

rrrr
08-19-2007, 04:22 PM
1978 Pontiac Sunbird wagon. 151 iron duke, ported side flow head, Crane cam, 2bbl holley 350, 2.5 exhaust to a super turbo. 13x7 slot mags, cut V8 springs, big sway bars, poly bushings. Bested a 20.88 ET/78MPH at Palmdale, CA. What a waste. Very consistent though. Ahh the Sunturd.
LMAO!! After all that engine work it still wasn't close to breaking into the 20's......:D :D

bilgewiper
08-19-2007, 04:26 PM
48hp. '79 Diesel Rabbit...but it was still fast enough for me to roll it end over end.

Mandelon
08-19-2007, 04:37 PM
Its out under the carport right now. Wrangler with a 4 banger.... :rolleyes: But it'll go slow almost anywhere! :D

Noisy Nova
08-19-2007, 04:46 PM
'52 VW Bug.

centerhill condor
08-19-2007, 04:55 PM
my buddy had an '80s VW shiraco..with the auto trans and A/C...it was slow but dude, the car was a chic magnet for me!
CC

Tom Brown
08-19-2007, 04:58 PM
1975 Plymouth Valiant. Slant 6. Auto.
Not terrible on power, actually. It just wasn't real fast.
That car had two options. Power steering and an AM radio. The front bench seat was covered in the same rubber as the floormats. In poor light, you couldn't tell where the seat ended and the floor began.
In 40 below weather, my best friend used to tell me the seat was giving him piles. It wasn't comfortable, that much is certain.

pw_Tony
08-19-2007, 05:00 PM
Now that I think of it, my Blazer is the slowest car I've owned

centerhill condor
08-19-2007, 05:01 PM
In poor light, you couldn't tell where the seat ended and the floor began.
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that is funny!
CC

Throttle
08-19-2007, 05:03 PM
does a golf a golf cart count? lol
I still pass the snowbirds though:D

sintax
08-19-2007, 05:04 PM
1994 Honda Civic VX hatchback...
52 mpg, but oh oh so slow =(
And I still own it

shirkey4750
08-19-2007, 06:41 PM
1930 model A Ford Coupe with rumble seat. Stock, slow but the girls loved it. Life was good.

'75 Miller
08-19-2007, 06:52 PM
1982 Chevy s10. It was a reliable turn-key driver but it couldn't get out of it's own way! '82 was the first year of the s10 and it came with a 1.9L Isuzu engine, same one as the old Chevy LUV, I believe.

'75 Miller
08-19-2007, 06:53 PM
'52 VW Bug.
Damn I bet you wish you still had that one. You could sell it & get a couple NOISY NOVAS!

Markos
08-19-2007, 07:04 PM
1959 V W Bus 36 horsepower. It took 2 days to get to the river , had to stay over in 29 Palms.:idea:

spectras only
08-19-2007, 07:26 PM
1932 Fiat Balilla
http://www3.telus.net/spectrasonly/1932%20Fiat2.jpg

nodigg
08-19-2007, 07:26 PM
Stock 40 horse V.W. powered fiberglass buggy....50-55 mph floored on the 91 between Santa Ana and Rubdioux.

OGShocker
08-19-2007, 08:00 PM
1976 Volvo 164E. It did over 120 MPH, but it took a week to get there..:D

myoung
08-19-2007, 10:43 PM
'84 Olds Cutlass Ciera. Can't complain too much, it was a freebie that I sold for $1500. But then, I did put about $2500 into it...............what the hell was I thinking?:idea:

CARLSON-JET
08-20-2007, 04:09 AM
I was given a 90 Suzuki Sidekick. It had a burnt valve but would still pass emissions @ 195K. Not only was it a very poor performer ( 5 speed stick :sleeping: ) but it also enjoyed terrible mileage. The day the lights didn't turn on was the End of the road for that poor thing.. It was actually slower then the Mercury topaz 4 dr cpe with 2.0 efi and a 3 speed auto I still drive. I endearingly call it "The Turd" :eek: :D

Wet Dream
08-20-2007, 04:25 AM
1974 Toyota Celica ST. Got it off the Grandparents, and the first time I went to pass someone...blah. Wiped out the cam.

Cigalert
08-20-2007, 04:51 AM
This is a toss up between 1967 bug with missing rear floor pans (I always had a blanket on board in the winter) or a 1986 Mazda RX-7 that would smoke like spy hunter at any RPM over 3k. The bug had a piss ant motor but the mazda couldn't hit 50 to save it's life. I actually punch the front windshield out of the bug when it couldn't make it up a hill....that was the last time I drove that POS.

photo chick
08-20-2007, 05:32 AM
My first car....78' Toyota Corolla....looked pretty with new paint but man was it slowwwwww!

Hopdaddie
08-20-2007, 06:56 AM
I drove a '59 Flat Fender Willys
Flat Top 4 banger thing was geared so low Top Speed was maybe 45

fatboy95
08-20-2007, 07:23 AM
1961 VW Camper, I could run faster than that thing.

justfloatn
08-20-2007, 07:32 AM
1980 Dodge D-50 truck. I spun a rod bearing playing Joe racer six months after my dad gave it to me for my 16th.
After that I put a 302 FORD with a C4 in it out of a mustang. Was the biggest hack job ever, but it would do one legger burnouts for days. Good thing for pick n pull I replaced 3rd members in that thing every six months.

YeLLowBoaT
08-20-2007, 07:37 AM
My 84 ford bronco... 351w 410s front and rear and no OD...
I've been lucky.

eliminatedsprinter
08-20-2007, 09:38 AM
The slowest cars I have ever had were a 1973 Malibu wth a stock 350 and a 1979 Porche 924. Both those dogs were equally slow....

Tremor Therapy
08-20-2007, 11:53 AM
1968 Renault 4 door. I remember heading up the 395 when I was young, and having my dad pull over to let the semi's go by.

Havasu1
08-20-2007, 12:44 PM
Diesel VW Rabit in highschool. 0 to 60, never. About 45 MPG back when diesel was cheap

airpacker
08-20-2007, 12:52 PM
1971 Renault 12 wagon. 1200cc's of raw power. Topped out around 65 going down hill.

Troubles No More
08-20-2007, 01:07 PM
1966 VW bug, but it went fast downhill

lakeluver
08-20-2007, 01:14 PM
I bought a 1971Mazda R100 in 1977...at 50K, the seals went out and you had to push it to get it started...