1966 Honda 450 Black Bomber
My brother told me that his girl
friend’s father was looking to sell
his motorcycle. So before I looked
at the bike, I rented a Yamaha 80
from a Shell gas station to see if I
wanted to be a biker.
I had so much fun on the little
80 I had to see the 450.
2 cylinder, 1 down 3 up 4 speed,
loud, and really good looking,
I bought it for $400.
Got a motorcycle license
endorsement, never did insure
it, and rode it around until I
went into the service. Left it
out for my brother who
consequently let it go swimming
in the Anaheim reservoir.
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I loved my Vette, but this bike was awesome.
Started my love of motorcycles.
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1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am, Limited Edition
Read moreOnly 2,917 were equipped with
the high-output Pontiac T/A
6.6 W72 400 engine and t-tops
coupled with the four-speed
Borg Warner Super T-10
manual transmission. 1817
of those were not black & gold.
So the total 4 spd 400 cars of
the above is 1817 out of 116,535
produced of Trans Ams or 1817
out of about 211,00 total Firebirds
produced. Estimated only slightly
around 200 were white.This was
one of them.
VIN HIN2W87Z9L159783
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1972 Honda CL 450 Scrambler
Read moreGot home from Vietnam in
January of 1972. My dad was
using my truck and camper, and
my brother had sunk my 450
in the reservoir. So as soon as
I had 4 paychecks in my pocket,
I bought this bike.
After getting married in August,
we moved to the Club Continental
apartments in Anaheim. Even with
a security guard in the parking
garage, my bike was stolen. So
I went and bought the CB 550
I still have.
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1978 Mercury Cougar XR7, Fully Loaded
Read moreFantastic, Beautiful Car
Had the big 390 engine,
Sun roof, full power
everywhere, burgundy
color. I bought this from
my father and gave it to
my sister-in-law for her
first real car. That lasted
for a few months. She
seized it up and it sat
for a couple of years. Finally
towed away.
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1967 Corvette, My Dream Car
Read moreI went to the Corvette Swap
Meet in Pomona one year and
came away with a 1960 and a
1967 Stingray. The Stingray
was my all-time favorite car.
Sadly, it was totaled 30 days
after I bought it when a lady
ran a red light doing 80 mph
and T-boned me.
Story to follow later.
See Pics for Flowing Tears.
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1966 Dodge Polara
Read moreAs I got married, and just before
we moved into our Buena Park
home, I had needed a car for my
wife to drive. I picked up this
car from my older brother.
The car had been ordered new
as a potential police car. That
means oversize drums and brakes,
the 440 commander engine, extra
large battery, 383 rear end, and
a whole bunch of other goodies.
After a couple of years, I rebuilt
the engine and we gave the car
to my wife’s younger brother, who
immediately lowered it, hung the
fuzzy dice from the mirror, & put
a bobble head in the rear window.
Quick story–he decided to clean
the radiator one day and figured
drano would do the job. He called
me after doing this and asked me
if it was normal that water
squirted out in many places in the
front of the radiator.
Duh
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1986 Honda Gyro S, Original Owner, Very Low Miles, Show Ready
$2,950.00Add to cartHonda Gyro S, original owner, 131 original miles. Completely gone thru. New battery, cleaned carb, cleaned exhaust. Starts and runs great. 49 cc, does about 28-30 mph, 75-80 mpg. 2 speed automatic transmission. Would be a fantastic birthday present for someone. Just had the entire bike gone through by certified Honda mechanic. All fluids changed out. No corrosion anywhere. Original pink slip, California plate, Norm Reeves frame. Whoever gets this bike will not be disappointed. Starts up easily, shifts thru both speeds nicely. I have ridden it 2-3 miles since the rebuild. Has not been on any highway since 1992. Bike is viewable at my new Las Vegas address. Email for appointment.
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1977 Mercury Cougar XR7, Very Low Mileage
Read moreA little over 56,000 miles. This is
my daily driver. Leather seats,
new vinyl top, original carpet.
Only a couple of small things to
do : Repaint the trunk emblem,
replace knobs on window cranks,
change one beauty ring on one
wheel, need 2 inner hub caps that
that came off on freeway, and
lastly change out engine hood
pad. Though not really needed,
the paint, due to having a semi-
metallic type of paint, has
faded a little and I will
probably repaint and pin
stripe the entire car. After that
we are ready for the car shows
again.
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1995 Chrysler Lebaron Convertable
Read moreXmas present for my wife. She
needed a car because my
daughters Talon died and we
let her use the Cherokee,
this came along and became
her favorite car. Full power
everywhere, v-6, etc.
Kept it for about 8 years until
we gave it to her sister, we
also gave the Jeep to a couple
of years before, and later the
1972 Lincoln, and others
before that. WOW !!
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1989 Jeep Cherokee Laredo
Read moreOne of the best purchases we
made. Car had power windows,
door locks, the famous ‘Iron
Workhorse’ straight six
cylinder and select-trac 4 wheel
drive. Paint faded after 10 years
and I had it repainted. Gave
the car to my sister-in-law
and it went to over 300,000
miles before they sold it.
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1962 Corvette, My High School Racer
Read moreWell, I finally got tired of driving
my truck with no radio, A/C, or
cab lighting. Went driving down
Whittier Blvd and saw this
gorgeous car sitting on the lot.
Talked to the salesman, liked
what I heard, left my truck there
and drove the Vette to Anaheim
to show my dad. From there to
Anaheim Finance, at the time a 2
person office, saw the owner, and
he initially said no. Then I took
him outside to see the car, told
who my dad was and 20 minutes
later we paid the car dealer and
drove the Vette home.
I drove this to school every day
and realized this car was meant
for racing. I drove this car for a
couple of years and only sold it
because I was drafted and I knew
if it was at home, my younger
brother would destroy it and
himself along with it.
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1966 Chrysler Crown Imperial
Read moreAfter I got out the service, I
temporarily drove my truck and
camper. My dad bought the
Imperial and when I sold the
truck and camper, I drove
this monster for a while.
Full power seats, windows, door
locks, power antenna, A/C, 8
track, tilt & telescoping steering
wheel. And a really cool feature–
you could change the radio
station by either the normal seek
button on the radio, or you could
tap a button switch to the right
of the gas pedal. I drove this car
on and off for over 3 years as my
dad bought a 1973 Plymouth Fury
later.
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1966 GMC Stepside Pickup
Read moreI went to work one day, as an
almost 17 year old, and saw
this red pick up in the lot. I found
out it belonged to the shop
foreman and that is was for sale.
Why not ? I said to myself.
So I sold the 1958 Bel Air and
bought this 1966 GMC Fire
Engine Red Stepside Pickup.
I had so much wax on it the
cloth would slide off the
hood. Put new lumber in the bed,
chrome stove bolts and runners
(later covered it up with black
vinyl so I would not scratch it).
No radio, A/C, or actually
anything in it other than a
heater, windshield wipers, and a
lighter socket (no lighter).
Bought some cheap slide-on
headrests to classy it up a little,
And ‘Moon” hub caps.
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1972 Lincoln Continental Mark IV
Read moreCar did not have a scratch on it.
His favorite car, of which he had
many. In fact, I bought 2 Corvairs
from this man. It had the
polyester type seats. Big 460
CID engine, ran fantastic. The
only thing I did not like is the
original shag carpet. Gave this
to my dad as he got older and
was hard for him to get in and
out of the Bronco. When he
passed away, I gave it to my
sister-in-law (again).
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1966 GMC 1/2 Ton with 6 Pack Cabover Camper
Read moreBought the truck at Bill Mcguire Chevy in Buena Park and had them get the camper from 6-Pack in Garden Grove. Total cost about 1800.00 for both. Home Page
