83 F150 reg cab long bed. I worked on it at the small independent mechanic's shop that I worked at, and then got told I was buying it (a deal my dad made with the owner of the truck) so I paid the shop for my own labor. That sucked.
Two weeks after I started driving it the oil pump locked up while I was hauling hay. With it down and needing an engine, I bought an 87 tbird lx sport for $300 and then worked the truck's engine over at work. By my junior year, I would walk out and drive whichever one started.
Buddy of mine has a 72 or 73 Ventura 4dr. He paid $250 for it with the slant 6 and 3 on the tree. It used to have a 4spd on the floor, but the guy put it back to the tree and just left the hole in the floor. It handles like a shopping cart when it runs.
Nice! Mine had a v8 that maybe had 165 hp brand new; half that by the time I got it. The bench seats really came in handy during high school
I really would like another one. I've even considered building up an earlier 2-door:
89 Chrystler LeBaron GT convertable. It was a fun little car but the motor on the top went out so it had to be taken down and put back up manually...that was a bitch.
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