What is your age, profession, location (POLL)

Just a poll. I saw another post tonite labelled "Interesting Observations" where there was concern about passing on the hotrods in the future and an observation that most guys at meets are in their 50's and 60's.

I drove a '53 chevy pick-up in High School, I bought my Model A at age 34 and spent 2 years wrenching on it and now the speedster at 42. I think the younger rodders are out testing their manhood - while the older guys are at car shows. Personally, the shows are not my bag.....but I have nothing against them either. I guess I just hate anyone "judging" my ride...because my Dad's and my own opinion are the only ones I care about.

Anyway, what is your age, profession, location, and other rods you've had (and if you are a wrench or a customer).

Your turn..........

Okay, here goes my list of wrenched on cars (or in my case is it "wenched" on cars?)
1. 1968 Chevy PU, short stepside, 2wd.
2. 1972 Chev Blazer (2wd - rather uncommon)
3. 1979 Fiat X19 with Mazda Port injected rotary engine
w/aftermarket fuel injection.
4. Assorted 911s
a. 1977 911S
b. 1982 911 Targa
c. 1980 Slopenose cabrio (soon to have its 3.2 installed...)
5. 1976 Jaguar XJ6-L (convered small block chevy car) Much
wrench and SOLDERING on this one.
6. Spyder - steve and I built this one.

And a whole raft of hondas that steve and I bought at salvage auctions, repaired and sold.

I'm 40 something and do safety inspections on trucks and trucking companies. Steve is 37 and is an electrician. STeve's list:
1. 1965 Corvair (his car)
2. Body restore and paint at least 1 of every year Corvette made
from about 1957 to the early 70s. Mostly 57-67 (body shop)

angela

angela

Age : 32
Car : Perry Spyder 550
Occupation : Criminal defense and domestic attorney
Location : North Carolina
Customer, not a wrench

Age 36
Car 2005 Intermeccanica Conv. D
Occupation Credit Card Processing Sales
I've had a car fetish since I was born with the following past rides:
2x Volvo 1800 E, 1x 544, 1x 145e.
Numerous Volvo 240 Turbos
BMW 325,525,540I,750IL.
Currently Volvo V70 T5, Denali XL.

I assume we are speaking of fun cars. The commuters don't count, right?
Me- mid 50s, retired professional mgr in video/multimedia.

First car 50 Chevy 2 dr dog. Wrapped it around a tree.
56 VW black with red int. FOiur on the floor was a big deal mix 453
64 Falcon Sprint, BEP-739
red on red, Tiger Paws on American mags, gas raked. FUN FUN FUN
1969 BMW Pumped 1600
1972 240Z ---Carmine Slotted dish mags. Great car.
1974 911 Yellow. A chick magnet. Too bad I was married
1990 Jag VP. Junk!
83 Porsche SC. Pacific Blue lo miles. GOrgeous!
Silver IM
I can rember license plate from 40 yrs ago but not what I had for breakfast!
Yeah, and I wrench so it costs me more than if I had someone else doing it cause if trial and error. : - )
Car addiction runs in the family. My father would go to car lots every other day till a few months b4 he died--BEFORE THEY OPENED FOR BIZ just awe and oo.

38, mostly junk, bum

Age: 39
Profession: Prgrammer/Analyst
Been a mechanic for Nisssan, journeyman carpenter and a radar tech for the military.

Love to wrench.

Have had:
14 VW Dune buggies
2 VW tubs
70 GMC Pickup (300 hp 327)
54 Ford pickup
Full custom chopped Bug
69 Chevelle
Volvo 1800
62 Bonniville
Many other fix and sells

C'mon Steve...tell the truth....

Age: 26
Profession: Energy Analyst
Car: '01 VS
Daily Driver: '00 GMC Sierra (currently For Sale)
Other: 1912 Ford (only inheritence that I have waiting in the wings)

age:29
profession:high school english teacher
location:morris county, n.j.

list of cars that i've wrenched on (or destroyed, depending on your perspective)
1. 1987 Mazda RX-7
2. 1989 Ford Thunderbird ( what can i say, it was free)
3. 1990 VW Fox
4. 1991 Dodge Stealth ( i am from n.j.)
5. 1967 Karman Ghia convt.
6. 1968 912 (still wrenching)
7. 1977 IM speedster (don't ever want to stop wrenching)

Age: 34
Profesion: Paramedic / Firefighter
Location: South Africa
Current vehicle: 55/96 speedster

1: 1967 Mini Couper
2: 1970 VW Beatle
3: 1968 VW Beatle
4: 1971 VW Beatle
5: 1971 VW Beatle

What can I say, I love my Beatles! They are cheap, easy to work on and fun to drive.

age: 35
profession: writer
cars: 2004 VS; 1966 Series IIA Land Rover
daily driver: 1989 Land Cruiser FJ62
location: Litchfield Connecticut

Age 31, engineer/ general contractor, boston, ma

past/ current rides:

1987 Dodge Ramcharger, lifted and loud (R.I.P.)
1987 Audi 500cs quattro, turbo tweeked to an inch of it's life (R.I.P.)
1995 BMW M3 (R.I.P.)
1999 honda civic (i don't know what i'm thinking)
2004 Vintage Speedster

Geez, Gordon, you ARE an old coot! Heck I'm only 49 (tomorrow). Here are the other particulars:

Location: Charleston (Mount Pleasant, actually), South Carolina
Occupation: Software analyst/advisor/whatever support contractor for the Navy's SPAWAR R&D center
Cars (in order):
'62 MG Midget (rust bucket)
'71 Pinto
'75 Honda Civic
'79 Toyota Celica GT
'83 Toyota Celica GTS
'88 Acura Integra LS
'65 MG Midget (from '89 to 99, 9-time trophy winner)
'96 BMW 318ti
'04 Acura TSX
Absolutely no Speedster - yet. Still workin' on that.

Been an AARP member for almost 10 years,
I live in Redondo Beach, Ca (almost paradise)
Don't remember half the cars I've owned, but I've had some cool ones
I'd have to say MR356 is probably the coolest....

After all the age slurs I am reluctant to post since I am 65. But I will just suck it up. Someone has to walk down the trail first. I am a retired Army Officer.

In my time I have owned:

1963 split window Corvette
1947 MGA
Built a Bradly on a VW pan in 1970
Austin Healy 3000 MkII
Porsches, 1970 911, 1980 924 and 924 S, 1973 911 Targa
and my fav.....my 356 Speedster.

I'm a 44 yr old submarine test pilot/designer living in Vancouver, BC. Canada. Starting when I was a kid, three of us have built a show winning 52 chev P/U, a 57 chev, a 37 chev 3 window, a 39 chev 5 window. The 52 won it's first show almost 30 years ago. We still own it and are starting a ground up rebuild on it this year.
Ron

Wow! You folks are all KIDS! We did this a year or so ago, and I think the average age was 42........OK, here goes (again).

age: 55
Profession: Retired (Old Coot) Used to manage Hardware and Software Engineers
Locations: Summer, Rhode Island....Winter, South Carolina
cars:
High school through college:
Several Ford Furgeson Farm Tractors
Drove my Dad's Ford Galaxy XL Convertibles whenever I could from '64 - '72
Series of Dune Buggies from 1967 - 1971 - everything from a 1957 based 36hp all wooden-bodied buggy, to a 140 hp Corvair powered Deserter GT GullWing built for someone else
1965 Ford Bronco (the original)
Rode my brothers Greeves Griffon and International six-day bikes a lot when I was a kid.
1965 Mustang Notch Back 289
1946 Ford Coupe Street Rod with a 230-over 59A/B Flathead, Kong Magneto Ignition, Jahn's Pistons, Edlebrock custom heads, Crower cam, Hooker Headers, Edlebrock dual-Stromberg 97 manifold, LaSalle 3-speed, stock frame, custom interior, wicked quick.
1971 Toyota Corona with a 1500cc DOC with 4 Mikuni's (never saw another one with this engine in the 'states)
1971 Ford Torino, 302 V-8 with a 3:44 rear highway cruiser
1974 Ford Pinto Wagon |>(
-----the kids, house and work years-----
1980 Takara Factory Racing 12-speed Bicycle (I Bike-commuted for 10 years)
1977 Ford F250 Pickup - 400 CID Camper-hauler
1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer - 360 CID for hauling the daughter's horse trailer
1987 Chrysler LeBaron GTS turbo
1996 Jeep Grand Limited
1993 CMC Speedster, started in 1993, finished (sort-of) in 2003
1967 Austin Healey 3000 Mk III (Kathy's Car, but she let me drive it)
Today's daily driver: 2000 Ford F150 5.4 Litre

Not especially exciting, but fun along the way

Alan; tell us more about your '59 Chevy (man I love those!!!). Now you know where my user name comes from....

Ricardo I posted the first ride was a 57 Chevy but I did have two '59's in a row , Blue 2 door 283 powerglide the other was a gray 4 door and smoked like a crop duster ....

Age: 22
Occupation: Summer vacation. Starting law school in August.
Cars:
Past:
1995 Mazda Miata
1990 Chevy S-10 (350)
1991 Honda Civic Si
1995 Eagle Talon Tsi AWD
Present:
1957 Speedster
2005 Subaru Impreza

Somehow, I was able to convince my dad that a Speedster project would be a good bonding opportunity for us before I leave for school. He's 52 and owns a car stereo/home theater business. I guess that brings the average age for us up a little.

I hope to add several more Porsches to the list over the next few years. My dog's name is Carrera if that counts.

I had a 59 Impala, 348, 3 deuces, powerglide tranny.....
hard top coupe loved it.... also had a 58 Impala, convert with a 348,
4 BBL, 63 Impala, 327, 4 BBL, also auto tranny, hard top coupe,
65 Impala, 327, 4 BBL, auto, hard top coupe....that was the extent of my chevy's....All in a row, all during the 60's......
Never a Ford..........................of any kind.........
Had 2 Mopars before I started the Chevy thing, Both early Hemi's,
Did some foreign stuff during the 70's and 80's, then back to the finned Mopars of the 50's during the 90's....they had to be HEMI powered....most of my cars were over 300 HP....
now all my cars (3) don't total 300 HP....
Its a sad state of affairs..........

Alan & Vince; I'm so envious of you guys! I wish I had the opportunity to own those cars! Cool stuff.....

age 41
n. jersey
aircraft mech by day
back office litigation support service provider by night

1. 74 fiat x 1/9=( rusted into oblivion)
2. 67 chevelle ss 400 sb (caught fire=no more)
3. fiat 128
4. 71 bug orange (the great pumpkin, would go thru anything and did)
5. 74 tvr 2500m (i miss that one, will buy it back someday)
6. 73 tvr 2500m (a close second to above)
7. 70 w-30 442 (wow, my hair still stands when I remember the torque)
8. 85 honda crx si (fun car, no personality, spun it regularly)
9. 7? midget (bought as a winter car for the tvr dailey driver)
10. 63 tr3 (great car, looking and driving. white w/red interior)
11. 74 tr6 (i didn't know a car could rust as much as a fiat)
12. 19?? tr8 hard top(good idea but it was still an english car)
13. 280z (it was ok)
14 280z w/chevy sb (now this was very ok)sold when 2nd car seat came
15. two jeep grand c. (very reliable, not very exciting)
16. 04 sequioa (big, good)
17. 7? lotus espada==surprisingly good fun and 4 seats18. 7? turbo regal
19. 77 triple white convertble bug
20. 7? camaro
20. i'm forgetting about 10-13 cars, this list was longer the last time i did it. but i'm leaving out the nondescript cars

bikes:
1. various mopeds/minibikes
2. a small bunch of kawasaki h1's (500cc, 3 cyl, 2 strokes)=love
3. a smaller but much loved bunch of h2's (3cyl, 750cc 2 strokes)
4. 71 norton commando(missed dearly)
5. 65 gilera 106s (don't laugh i don't ride it)
6. 63 vespa gl150 1963 (talk about appreciation)

again, when i read this list i must admit that i am the "car whore"
my wife says i am. just one more. i can stop any time i want.

Age 40,lived in South Africa till age 36,now reside in Algarve Portugal,own a TV/Satelite repair shop,weakness for any Porsche,could not afford one,built a replica.Memorable rides previously owned:
1970 Ford Capri MK1 Perana(V8 conversion)-scary sh....t
1979 Ford Escort MK2 RS2000 - nice
and last but not least My Speedster- cool
Here in Portugal besides my Speedster I have Mitsubishi 4x4 pickup and a Fiat scudo panel van both diesel of course petrol too costly and subject to higher road tax.

Hey i forgot,
I also have a 57 MGA. Love driving that car. I am driving it today. Hoping to have a 356 one day.
David

David, those are my favorite MG's..they are tres cool....

Ok here goes:
Age 59 Run Cust Support for a Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturer in Silicon Valley. Now for the cars
54 oval rag top Bug (sure wish I still had it)
60 Bug later added Porche 1600 engine (my sister blew the engine while I was in basic training)
67 Camaro - big mistake
55 356 Coupe (wish I still had it too)
61 356 Coupe
63 356 Coupe
6? Fiat 124 coupe
72 VW westfalia (got married with Kid)
80 honda CVCC 5 spd
82 honda accord
84 volvo turbo (cool car 2 door with manual trans really fast)
86 volvo turbo wagon (2 door was more fun)
90 Nissan pathfinder
97 Nissan pathfinder (daily driver)
01 PT cruiser (wifes car)
speedster

I never realized how many cars I had owned until I put this list together
Troy

Age: 70 (young at heart)
Semi retired Advertising Agency owner
I'm a car nut... here are just a few memorable cars owned:
1936 Ford 5 window coupe, hot rod
1951 Ford Victoria hard top, custom car
1954 Buick Century hardtop, full custom magazine car
1956 Ford Thunderbird
1958 Thunderbird convertible, mild custom
1959 Porsche convertible D
1962 Porsche Super 90 coupe
1964 Corvette coupe
1664 Falcon Sprint, 4speed
1966 Shelby Mustang
1970 Corvette Stingray coupe
1990 Mazda RX7 convertible, modified to turbo specs.
2003 vintage speedster,1915 CC
2005 IM Speedster,2110 cc (delivery in Sept.)

29 Programmer - ecommerce/database/web

Owned
61 Mercedes Sedan (can't remember model, just that I hated it)
64 Opel Kadett
64 VW Karmann Ghia
65 Chevy C20 Fleetside
66 Mustang 2+2
66 Pontiac Tempest
66 Buick Skylark w/ fender skirts
68 Austin Mini
74 Jag XJ12L with Chevy 350 conversion
74 Chevy Van
74 Morris Mini
76 Jag XJ6
79 Chevy Blazer
89 Rover Mini
89 BMW 525i
99 Vintage Speedster
03 Honda Accord V6
Actually too many Honda Civic and Accords to list. Great comutter,beater cars. I go through at least one a year and usually break even on the sell price, but like Ralph said, comutters shouldn't count.

It is freightning when we start listing the cars we have owned.
I've had about 29 cars and have been driving for 13 years.
My insurance agent's name is Claire. She knows my phone number by heart.

-=theron

30,landscaper,panama city,Fl

1985 audi 4000cs quattro
1988 audi 5000cs quattro
1987 porsche 928s4
1990 audi coupe quattro
1989 porsche 928gt
2002 porsche boxster
1995 porsche 993 C2
1998 audi a6 quattro

currently
2000 porsche boxster
1996(1957) CMC speedster

These listings look like a sale card from Barret Jackson Auctions.

Yep Gordo ...we have done this topic before and my memory even recalled that!

Now into my fourth year of AARP membership!

33 years as a professional trucker with a two year tag as a vocational auto shop teacher for at risk youth.

First ride was '57 Chevy convertible for a whopping $235.00

Best bunout: SS 454 Chevy pick up

Best wheel stander(s) : 350 HP and the 500 HP '23 T Buckets I built see below photos

Recently passed on buying a jet engine powered Bradley GT that was done in a professional craftsman like manner, but I first came to my senses :)

My list of aquisitions is well over 70 cars and trucks and a few bikes too, does't include my obsession for fiberglass that being some 38 or so replicas 14 of those are speedsters I have built, restored upgraded etc. Currently have two speedsters in "the stable" and lucky for me, my wife Kim enjoys all this nonsense!

Age 38

Airtraffic controller in Tikkakoski airport near Jyvaskyla Finland

first car
-69 Ford Cortina 1600
-67 Ford Taunus 17M turnier
-70 Mini Clubman
-69 BMW 2002, later put a turbo in it.
-70 2002ti
-67 2000 tilux
-about 10 68-75 1502-2002 BMW's
-63 Chrysler 300 2d ht
-70 VW 1300
-75 BMW 520
- about 10 BMW 316-325 76-96
- Volvo V70, 2 x VW Passat, Audi A6 98-00
-97 BMW 528iA touring , current daily driver
and many others
-Yamaha 1000 Thunderace, Honda CBR 1000, Suzuki DR 750, Yamaha FZ 750
-Kawa KX 250, Yamaha YZ 125

And my L&B Speedster

Ok, here goes,
retired US Navy, age 50, currently working as a Physician Assistant.
Started on a farm running old Massey's and ford tractors, worked my way up to V8's
favorite cars;

1969 Z28 camaro
1970 Cuda 440 with tripower (3 two barrels)
1967 Mustang
1970 Monte Carlo SS
1979 Pontiac Trans Am with 403
1979 El Camino
1979 Chevy Blazer (used in Iceland)
1979 Toyota 4WD Truck
1972 Triumph Spitfire
1962 Morris Minor 1100 with dual SU carbs
1976 Dodge Cricket (with self fabricated motor mounts and a 429) it tore itself apart...
1986 MR2
1989 MR2 SC
1999 Mercedes SLK
2003 350Z Nissan
bunches of VW beetles, buses, type 3's
restored 3 69 VW convertible beetles
1975 2.0 914 Porsche (first NEW car)
multiple motorcycles from a 250 Yamaha Enduro to a 1999 Honda Valkyrie Interstate (had a big accident in 2003)

most wild ride was the Tracked vehicle I used in Antarctica called a Haagland with a turbo charged volvo engine. Its was a tracked articulating vehicle that floated which was our ambulance.

and of course my CMC 359 with a 13B rotary engine.

50, Comptroller for government dept, live in Yellowknife in northern Canada. Been wrenching on cars since 20...

31, Plastics Engineer, Chagrin Falls, OH

At the tender age of 8 I started out as a "Gopher" working on my neighbor's Pure Stock Class dirt track race car. By the time I was 17 I was doing some mechanic work and all the sheet metal fabrication. I then went on to college at Penn State Erie, moved to Cleveland, bought a house and got married. Then I decided to build a Speedster before we had a couple of kids running around.

Rides:

'87 Chevy Cavalier - 165,000 miles until the block cracked. Got me through College
'91 Dodge Avenger - Fun car, 4-banger with a 5 speed. Not worth a damn in the snow.
'91 Chrysler LeBaron Convertible -Inherited through marriage)
'99 Dodge Dakota - My first new vehicle. Old reliable. I love my truck. Just rolled over 100,000
'01 Ford Explorer - Was my wife's daily driver, I hated this vehicle with a passion.
'03 Speedster
'05 Jeep Liberty - My wife's new daily driver. First vehicle we ordered. My wife had to have heated seats and a sunroof. So far this seem likes a great ride.

I had no money growing up so all the fun rides I got to drive and work on were owned by my friends. VW dune buggies and sandrails, my buddies Z-28, '70 Caprice Convertible, go-karts, and many demo-derby cars.

49, Aerospace Foundry Quality Manager, Baltimore, Maryland

1949 Indian vertical twin

1958 Ser. I Land Rover 88" 2 door

1967 Ser. IIa Land Rover 109" Safari Wagon

1973 Ser. III Land Rover Military Lightweight 88"

1941 Harley Davidson 74ci UL Flathead Bobber

1994 CMC Speedster

43 yrs old. Pipeline Reliablity Engineer
back ground - Welding Engineer, NDT Inspection, Boiler & Pressure Vessel Inspector, Metallurgy, Coatings and composite specialist
Raced Tunnel hull Hydro's for 8yrs- SST Mod Class
Raced Midget/Sprints VW power and Chevy V8 powered
Raced Late Model stocks
Cars-
1966 GTO pro street 865 HP blown/injected
1971 Chevelle 396 - wish I still had
1969 VW bug with a front engine 350cui/325 HP chevy engine
Now have two family cars and of course the 1955 Speedster Flare Raby T4 powered