Vehicle (Note - year models with * are approximate)
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1967 Dodge Polara two-door hardtop, with vinyl roof!
2
1977 Datsun B-210
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1979 Datsun 210
4
1979 Plymouth Fire Arrow
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1982 Datsun 280ZX
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1976 Ford Fiesta
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1983* Volkswagen Golf GTI
8
1988 Dodge Caravan
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1982* Chrysler New Yorker
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1996 Dodge Intrepid
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1999 Dodge Durango
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2004 Honda S2000
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2005 Honda Coupe
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2006* Honda Pilot
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2016 Mazda Miata
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2006 Chevy Silverado Crew Cab (McNeely Estate)
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2013 Toyota Tundra
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2002 Volkswagen Passat
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1976 Dodge D-100 PU
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1981* Plymouth Voyager Van
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1994* Chevy Lumina
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Make
Transmission
Used/New
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Size
Really wasn't mine, but the first car I was allowed to drive (school, errands); I knocked out its front grill pretty early on...
5/1/1975
Red/Bronze with black vinyl roof.
Dodge
Automatic
Used
8
383 ci
Dad put about half down, and I financed the rest (likely with his co-signature) at Vidor State Bank. I don't think mine had the strip and Honey Bee logos, and the wheels as pictured are better than the hubcaps on mine!.
6/2/1977
Yellow
Datsun
Manual 4
New
4
1400 cc
Steppin' on up; traded the B-210 for a 210! Much more modern design! I think mine was more maroon than red.
10/5/1978
Red/Purple
Datsun
Manual 4
New
4
1600 cc
The previously noted Datsun 210 was totaled one night while sitting in the driveway at Mom & Dad's (thanks drunk driver). Otis Castilaw (neighbor) and I chased one of the occupants down the road but never caught him). Driver had no insurance, but I had uninsured motorist so was able to get another car. My first "high performance" car. 95 HP, I think! No a/c for this guy (very tan left arm) The middle photo is the Fire Arrow (Dad had a Sapporo - top photo but in blue - a year or two later). Mi
2/1/1979
Brown/Multi
Plymouth
Manual 5
New
4
1600 cc
Coupe, silver, with a/c! This picture is close (mine didn't have rear louvers). I had actually gone to the combo Datsun/BMW dealership in Beaumont (cannot recall the name of the dealer) to drive and probably buy a 1982 BMW 320i, but young Bruce, likely somewhat scruffily dressed, didn't get waited on, so I drove to the Datsun dealer in Port Arthur (Jim Carr Motors) and bought a 280ZX instead.
2/5/1982
Silver
Datsun
Manual 5
New
6
2800 cc
Two door hatch; Deanna's dad kindly gifted us (dowry!) this car to share as the payments on the 280ZX at $410/month weren't doable on about $18,000 in annual salary when rent of $380 was factored in... I was able to twist the arm of a friend at the Ford store in Port Neches to find a wholesale buyer, and I had to borrow about $1,000 at Parkdale Bank to pay off the balance... I can remember Papaw and my dad bent over into the engine area working, I think, on changing the front axle/CV assembly.
6/1/1983
Yellow
Ford
Manual 4
Used
4
1200 cc
Two door hatch; repo bought from Interfirst Bank (Steve Lucas); not certain of the exact year model. The picture, excepting the fancy wheels and fog lamps, is close.
6/6/1985
Red
Volkswagen
Manual 4
Used
4
1600 cc
Welcome to the mini-van world! It lasted about 114,000 miles when the valve seals were letting enough oil to get by to make for a pretty good fog machine...
4/7/1988
Mauve
Dodge
Automatic
New
6
This is the car I drove from Beaumont to Seattle; I also took my Washington driver's test in this real wheel drive beast, in the ice, and passed! Very similar to the picture, to include the vinyl roof!
8/1/1988
White
Chrysler
Automatic
Used
8
383 ci
Four door, beautiful car; gave it to Walter and Joy when we bought the Durango. Ours was all black (no gray trim on the lower body panels).
10/5/1995
Black
Dodge
Automatic
New
8
12/15 mpg! My friend Steve Thompson was key in arranging our purchase at Huffhines Dodge in Lewisville, and in selling it wholesale (as it sat in front of our house in Coppell) a few years later. I later learned from Steve that the transmission failed as the wholesale buyer drove it away...
3/1/2000
Tan
Dodge
Automatic
New
8
318 ci
166,000 miles and counting!
8/18/2004
Blue
Honda
Manual 6
New
4
2200 cc
Post-Durango; proved to be difficult for carpool duties
Black
Honda
Automatic
New
6
Black
Honda
Automatic
New
6
2/24/2016
Red
Mazda
Manual 6
New
4
1800 cc
Deanna's dad's truck. Small V8 proved unable to tow our travel trailer even to the level of the Honda Pilot - quite surprising. Traded it when we bought the Tundra.
12/20/2012
Red
Chevrolet
Automatic
Used
8
283 ci
Silver
Toyota
Automatic
New
8
4700 cc
Transmission failure on the drive home from new (electronics, quickly resolved). A few years later the transmission cooler failed into the radiator; numerous CV joints required replacement. Remind me to never own a VW again! Brittany enjoyed this car after I purchased the S-2000.
9/5/2002
Black
Volkswagen
Automatic
New
4
1800 cc Turbo
Bought from Charles' aunt with under 10,000 miles; no radio, crank windows, a/c? Paintjob pretty close to the truck in the righthand background.
7/14/1989
Brown/tan
Dodge
Automatic
Used
8
318 ci
Looked like we always had a contractor working at our house! The van in the foreground is the same paint job, but likely a higher trim level.
5/5/2005
White/Maroon
Plymouth
Automatic
Used
8
318 ci
Bought this from Texas Commerce Bank as I was moving to Dallas; former "pool" car.
8/4/1997
Silver
Chevrolet
Automatic
Used
6
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