I still shed a tear when I think about it

[syscrusher]

How about a 1955 Jaguar XK-140 convertible? Paid $700 for it, then traded it for a 1955 Mercury Montclair. If I still had the Jag it would sell for nearly 100 grand. I could buy several new Ventures for that!

 

My one that got away was that I could have bought an XK140 in 1979 for a mechanics lien of $900. I was in college and money was tight and Jags weren't known for reliability so I passed on it.....

 

My GF's old boyfriend from high school had a POS 1961 Corvette that didn't run well and was unreliable. She helped his parents talk him into trading for a fake woodie K-car wagon that they largely paid for......

 

If I could have had some of the cars my father had.

[bongobobny]

Missed a chance with a '56 T Bird with the big engine and optional hardtop for $300 in '64 because I couldn't afford it...

[Dragonslayer]

I had an 87 Corvette I had to sell one time to catch up on some house payments when I was in-between jobs. Does that count?

[cowpuc]

I had an 87 Corvette I had to sell one time to catch up on some house payments when I was in-between jobs. Does that count?

 

You betcha,, if it was a 4 speed it counts double!! If it was retuned so it could breath (cammed and carbed) it counts triple!!!

[cowpuc]

Missed a chance with a '56 T Bird with the big engine and optional hardtop for $300 in '64 because I couldn't afford it...

 

Was this what was considered the "Baby Bird",,, man I always loved those cars....