Of the ones I owned the ones I liked best were:
68 Nova, it had a stock 70 350 LT-1. Fun car, it ran easy 13 second quarters on street tires. To bad my younger brother stuffed it into a freeway barrier.
70 Dodge Dart 340, auto, 8 3/4 posi. Boy that 340 loved to rev and waste tires! Just as fast as the Nova- Sold.
79 Chevy Malibu 2 door. Unusual car in that it came from the factory with a V8 and 4 speed stick. It also had an instrument cluster and interior like the Monte SS models that came out in the 80's, and a performance tuned suspension with big stabilizer bars. If you ask me I think GM raided the parts bin for this car when they created the Monte Carlo SS. Replaced the 5.0 with a 350. This car was a drifter before the term was created, very easy to drive sideways for some reason. Lots of fun! Parted it out.
85 Monte Carlo, first new car. Didn't take long to pull the 5 liter and drop in a 350. Smooth ride -Sold it.
88 Dodge Diplomat ex police car. got it with a zillon miles on the clock but it's airconditioning was more like a refrigeration unit, meat locker cold on blazing summer days. a decent handler with good brakes and almost indestructible-Traded in on a new car.
88 Monte Carlo SS. Black with gold trim, nice car. Ripped out the 5.0L HO and dropped in a 5.7, Can you tell I'm not a 5.0 liter fan? -Sold.
90 Chevy Caprice 9C1 police package, 350 fuel injected. This was not an ex police or fleet vehicle, I bought it off the original owner who had babied the thing, Mobil 1 oil changes etc. This car was great for speeding, it looked like a cop car so they didn't bother you and people who you came up on from behind got out of your way. Handling and braking were excellent for a car this size. -Sold.
04 Dodge Neon R/T. This is what I drive today. I needed a cheap car that was good on gas to get to work. Went car shopping one day and came home with a new Neon because it was priced right. The car has been a surprise, 93k on it now and 0 problems. It has excellent brakes, 4 wheel discs with ABS, enough power to keep up with traffic, but where it really impresses me is in the handling. It was very good to begin with but I have been tinkering with the suspension and it's like a go cart now. Just think of exactly where you want the car to go and it goes there right now!
There is one more, a 68 Sattelite with a 426 hemi. This one wasn't mine but it might as well have been. I built the engine, 4 speed trans and the rest of the car and drove it all the time. It had a Dana 60 with 410 gears and widend cop car steelies. The engine wasn't stock, Arias pistons, purple shaft, 850 Holley DP, Hookers, 3" dual exhaust, flow masters with no tails etc,etc. This car was an absolute animal! Never clocked it, we had no slicks and the huge BFG radials out back would go up in smoke in any gear at any speed! Just push the gas pedal and when it went through 4 grand, watch out! Due to all the noise and shaking in the car, you'd be vibrating for like 10 minutes after you got out of the car.
I've had a few other cars, none of them worth mentioning. The ones here are my favorites.
