I was going to ask where the heck you park all of them.....and then saw the big shop. Nice....though some seem a bit redundant. 2 60's Brick Rivera's? 2 80's Pontiac Formula's? What's the back story on keeping them.
The Fleet.
I started out with the Candy Apple Red 67 Riviera in 1989, and as time went on I always liked the look of the 87-90 Firebird Formulas, I felt they were cool, I saw the yellow one for sale when I was at College, and then it was parked in the guy's driveway. A year before graduation (1997) I approached him with some cash and he took it, The engine spun #4 #8 bearings causing piston slap, rebuilt the engine & trans (In heidsight I wish I went with a 350 instead of sticking with the 305 (Now 311 being .040" over) Now it has a Tuned port engine, a 3.73 gear, headers, a full custom interior ( I have more into it than it will be worth for a long time, but it is a super nice car).
In 2006 I picked up the 1989 Formula 350 Convertible from North Carolina because it was rare and different, they only made 43, and it was only a 1 year offering. That is an original paint, interior, engine, trans and rear axle car, Just under 39,000 miles, only 2 with lower miles according to Carfax.
The 2016 Mustang Roush RS3. Believe it or not my wife wanted a new Camaro, she said we should buy one, but once she sat in it, clausterphobia kicked in and she could not wait to get out of it. In 2017 we were at a friends in Florida and I took his son's 2014 GT for a spin and I liked it. Went to the dealer and they had 2 Supercharged Mustangs you could drive sitting there. I took the Auto then the Manual for a drive. A few days later My wife took the manual around the block and said wit a big grin "You need to buy one of these, I have never had so much fun in a car in my life" So I hunted this one down, it was a year old, still stitting on the lot unsold so I got a helova deal, drove to Chicago and drove it home to Michigan.
The 2005 Mustang: I actually had another Yellow 87 Formula with a 5 speed for my wife around 2009, but she did not like it because the clutch was super stiff, so I picked up the 05 Mustang Convertible with a 5 speed for her, and sold the second 87 Formula. She calls her Mustang her stress relief car. She likes to go zoom-zoom.
The Raspeberry 1969 Riviera was my dad's, he gave it to me in the summer 2021, along with the 1929 Tudor Model A Ford. Unfortunately he passed March of 2022, It does run and drive and I need to replace a blown head gasket and fix the blower motor and AC, once I do that I think I might sell it, The car is special to me, but I am not in love. I wish he would have kept it silver instead of the raspberry color. But it is what is is.
The Model A has been in our family since 1929. My great grandmother bought it from a bank because the original owner could not afford the payments on the $600 loan. My dad drove it in High School, and one year to Carnegie Tech, then my Aunt drove it one or two years to college, it was parked in 1965 (still has 1965 plates on it), been driven only a few times since then so it needs a good go-thru. I really want to get it running and in good shape for it's 100th birthday.
The 1988 Fiero GT (Not pictured) is something I got for my son. He wanted an 80's Corvette and I just figured it would be a fun little car for him.
I now have 3 storage lifts in that barn otherwise this would not be possible
