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A response in the ever popular "Whats your age" thread got me thinking this would also be an interesting, mind jogging, thread.

I'll start, but wow, lets see if I can remember!!

Summer 1988 I begin learning how to drive in my parents gold 1980 sunbird hatchback 4cyl.
Spring 1989 Get my licence and claim the 1980 Sunbird as mine.
2. Drive Sunbird to highschool until I blow the motor up. Dismantled car.
3.Drive families (and assumed by me) 1984 Olds Omega thru 1990.
4.Accuire another 1980 Sunbird in 1990 swap in a v8 and drive as daily driver..
5.1991: Find First Monza. Licence and drive for 2 weeks until V6 blew up.
Swapped in V8 (307 chevy) from sunbird and dismantled sunbird.
6.early 1993 same Monza T-boned on passenger side (i slid on the ice) totaled.
7.1993 Bought 1978 monza with Mirage flares. Dubbed the mad max monza.
swapped in 307. Drove like a mad man. Eventually Sold. Also drove a 1984 Aries K wagon company car during this time (and you thought an X-body was a heap!)
I also drove a blue 1975 Monza 2+2 262 car during this time. Rear lower control arm held up by bungie cords clipped to rear window trim.
8.1995 I found my Red Spyder.
9.1996 Found a Gold hatchback for $60 yep $60. Drove for a little while, lower control arm area's were going bad. Sold for $300.
Late 1996.. Financed a New Cavalier (why why why !!!) Sold off. broke even (phew)
1997 Found a deal on a Black Spyder body shell from Utah $150 + shipping.
Got it runnin' and drove it along with the Cavalier. Sold in 2004
1998 Bought a 1980 Formula Sunbird set up for drag racing. Raced it around my neighborhood a few times with just an open headered 305.
1999 Traded that car for a green 1976 Monza V8 in real nice shape. Eventually Sold
2000 Grey 1980 Monza V6 for a winter car. Dismantled
2001 Blue 1980 sunbird notchback for a winter car..car was stolen.
2002 Silver 1980 Monza Spyder v6 from missouri in beautiful shape...'till I banged it up. Sold.
2003 Black 1980 Monza sport hatch V6 daily driver from Mass. Dismantled
2004 White Sunbird Formula from Syracuse. Still have it. Not licenced.
2005 Brown 1978 Sunbird Coupe. Hit a deer. Repaired car, still have it. No motor, unlicenced. Drove '79 Black Spyder for a while..
2006 Financed a Chevy Aveo..

1978 Monza Spyder V8 4speed, posi
1978 Sunbird Formula V6, 5 Speed, Hatchback
1980 Sunbird Hatchback 4cyl, 4spd.
2006 Chevrolet Aveo 5 speed Hatchback
Yes, you can refer to me as Mark
Please visit my blog...

http://chevymonza.blogspot.com/

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Featuring special guests; Carl Beraytor and Ray D'atore

My Red spyder now has a youtube channel please Like and Subscribe!!!

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Including all my wintercars, it would take me a month to write and remember them all.

Doug in Az

My Old Monza now lives in Arizona with its newest owner.

The 90's just keep rollin' along........
1990 Chevrolet Silverado Regular Cab Long Bed 350 TBI V8 700R4 118K miles
1992 Pontiac Sunbird Coupe 2.0 OHC MPFI I4 TH125C 157k miles

No Doubt. lol. I think I ate up about an hour of my time typing all that out.

Was a good refresher. Probably too arduous a task for most. Considering the lenght of some timelines.

1978 Monza Spyder V8 4speed, posi
1978 Sunbird Formula V6, 5 Speed, Hatchback
1980 Sunbird Hatchback 4cyl, 4spd.
2006 Chevrolet Aveo 5 speed Hatchback
Yes, you can refer to me as Mark
Please visit my blog...

http://chevymonza.blogspot.com/

Follow if you like!
Featuring special guests; Carl Beraytor and Ray D'atore

My Red spyder now has a youtube channel please Like and Subscribe!!!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOzzSR ... ISuing7KLA

Woah dude! That has me beat by a mile. You must certainly hold the worlds record for most h bodies owned.

At 21 or 22 owned here, I'm still probably down the list a few notches compared to some collectors.

20 is probably about average for anyone who cought monza fever in the early 90's.

1978 Monza Spyder V8 4speed, posi
1978 Sunbird Formula V6, 5 Speed, Hatchback
1980 Sunbird Hatchback 4cyl, 4spd.
2006 Chevrolet Aveo 5 speed Hatchback
Yes, you can refer to me as Mark
Please visit my blog...

http://chevymonza.blogspot.com/

Follow if you like!
Featuring special guests; Carl Beraytor and Ray D'atore

My Red spyder now has a youtube channel please Like and Subscribe!!!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOzzSR ... ISuing7KLA

54 Chevy 2 dr post straight 6 , 3 on the floor
66 Chevelle SS 396 P/G , bench seat , had 283 when I got it
69 Chevelle 2dr 307
69 Camaro 307
70 Wagon 307 , did the family thing
can't remember & 64 p/u
can't remember & 72 p/u
82 Caprice
80 Malibu ( redone with custom interior ) 71 Pro Street Vega , 79 p/u
91 Suburban , 1980 Scout II
99 Blazer

Right now 99 Blazer , 91 Avaburb , 73 Vega .

To much time and to much money...To date.

A list of cars/trucks???
1966 olds F85 (land yaught 4 door)
1975 Chevy Vega wagon
1980 Chevy Citation
1978 Chevy Luv
1979 Chevy Blazer Full Size 2wd
1982 Chevy Citation
1992 Honda Accord
1985 Chevy 1/2 ton 6.2 diesel
1995 Dakota
? ? ?? Chinese 50cc scooter
1974 Chevy Vega (add about 6 other Vegas used for parts or scrapped, It was my learning curve )
1998 Dodge Caravan
1980 Ford Fairmont
2000 Ford Taurus
1972 Chevy Vega HB
2000 Honda odyssey

Now that they are on a list...I have had quite a few cars.
All those vegas were parked on my Inlaws's property and in their garage (we were liv-in care givers, to this day I am known as the A-hole-N-Law)

Doug

doogiediamond@hotmail.com

74 Vega wagon

I think I read somewhere that someone has owned over 100 H-Bodies and I wish I could have kept quite a few of them. Living at home when I started aquiring them and ran out of room fast. Only one Vega out of all of them and she is still mine. I can thank my aunt for getting me into the Monzas. She had a yellow Spyder with the red graphics and I thought that car was awesome when I was just 9 years old. I told her that I will have one some day. I remember her saying something like "they probably won't be around anymore" when I get to drive. I had an awesome 79 Firenza that I should have never sold, a 79 Spyder that needed/cried for a V8 that was mint other than the engine was blown.

marco_1978_spyder wrote:Woah dude! That has me beat by a mile. You must certainly hold the worlds record for most h bodies owned.

At 21 or 22 owned here, I'm still probably down the list a few notches compared to some collectors.

20 is probably about average for anyone who cought monza fever in the early 90's.

Starting in 1985:
1979 Monza hatchback
1977 Vega Wagon
1979 Monte Carlo
1977 Monza Spyder
1975 Monza Parts car
1977 Vega
1977 Astre
1980 Monza hatchback
1979 Blazer
1985 Celebrity Wagon
1986 S10 Blazer
1987 Celebrity Wagon
1978 Monza 2+2
2000 Cavalier Z24
2000 Camaro Z28
2002 Camaro Z28 Convertible
2004 GTO
2006 Trailblazer

Current cars I own:
2006 GTO
1986 Chevy Celebrity

Currently looking for another H-body!!

Lets see if this works. All this for a miserly $103,700.00 Imagine that.

Dick

YearMakeModelDoorsStyleEngineTypeTrans Acquired

1950ChevroletDeluxe2 dr Sedan216 ciI-63 spdFolks
1955Chevrolet210 4 drSedan235 ciI-6PGFolks
1953MercuryMonterey2 drHardtop239 ciV-8Auto1966 Feb
1955ChevroletBel Air2 drHardtop235 ciI-63 spd OD1966 Jul
265 ciV-8
1956ChevroletBel Air2 drSedan265 ciV-8PG1968 Jan
283 ciV-83 spd OD
1961ChevroletBiscayne2 drSedan283 ciV-83 spd OD1970 Jan
1969PlymouthFury I4 drSedan383 ciV-8Auto1971 Jul
1964ChevroletMalibu SS2 drHardtop230 ciI-6PG1971 Sep
1959AustinMini2 drSedan850 ccI-44 spd1972 May
1972AustinMini2 drSedan1000 ccI-44 spd1972 Sep
1968ChevroletSS396 2 drHardtop396 ciV-84 spd1975 Jan
1972ChevroletVega2 dr Hatchback140 ciOhc 4PG1975 Sep
1961ChevroletImpala2 drHardtop283 ciV-8PG1976 Apr
3 spd
1976Ford Pinto2 drS W140 ciOhc 44 spd1976 Jun
1970Ford Taunus4 drSedan1700 ccV-44 spd1979 Jan
1973ChevroletVega2 drHatchback140 ciOhc 4PG1979 Jul
1974ChevroletVega GT2 drKammback140 ciOhc 44 spd1980 Jul
1974ChevroletVega GT2 drHatchback140 ciOhc 44 spd1980 Aig
1970Oldsmobile F-852 drSedan350 ciV-8Auto1983 Sep
1985HondaCivic4 drS W1500 ccOhc 45 spd1984 Aug
1986HondaAccord DX4 drSedan2000 ccOhc 45 spd1986 Oct
1979OpelAscona B2 drSedan1900 ccOhc 44 spd1987 Jan
1980OpelManta B2 drCoupe1900 ccOhc 44 spd1989 Jan
1980PontiacSunbird2 drCoupe151 CII-4Auto1991 Aug
1975ChevroletMonza2 drTC140 ciOhc 44 spd1991 Aug
196 ciV-6
1974Ford Mustang II2 drHatchback2800 cc V-64 spd1991 Sep
1979ChevroletMonza2 drCoupe196 ciV-64 spd1994 Jul
1985Ford Escort2 drSedan1600 ccOhc 45 spd1995 Aug
1980PlymouthVolare4 drSedan225 ciSlant-6Auto1995 Sep
1972ChevroletC-102 drPick Up350 ciV-8Auto1996 Sep
1984Subaru4 drSedan1200 ccFlat-45 spd1997 Jul
1989HondaAccord LX4 dr Sedan2000 ccOhc 45 spd1998 Aug
1995ChevroletMonte Carlo 2 drCoupe3100 ccV-6Auto OD1998 Dec
2001Ford Focus ZTS4 drSedan2000 ccDohc 4Auto OD2005 Jan
2003ChevroletS-10 LS3 drPick Up4300 ccV-6Auto OD2005 Aug
2007ChevroletMalibu LS4 drSedan2200 ccDohc 4Auto OD2006 Sep
2010ChevroletMalibu LS4 drSedan2400 ccDohc 4Auto OD2010 Mar
FlexFuel

This took an hour to compose "offline"; I reserve the right to edit as my brain keeps going "Oh! Oh! I just remembered ANOTHER one!"

Wow, this is going to be tough; in fact I might have to leave out some of the more boring examples of “daily driver”, plus I know I can’t account for the multitude of “parts cars” that I dismantled over the years. I've also left out a bunch that were re-sold before I could form any attachment to them.
This timeline starts in 1973- the year I turned 16

1968 Biscayne 250 ’glide(hand-me-down from my father)
1967 Camaro 250 3-speed stick
1967 Camaro 327 4-speed(SS “clone”)
1967 Camaro 327 3-speed(parts car)
1974 GTO 350 4-speed X-body(Nova platform)
1974 Nova 2-door 250 TH350(daily driver)
1978 Camaro 350 4-speed
1974 Vega 4-speed- bought so girlfriend(now wife)could learn to drive stick in 1981
1976 Vega GT auto- my first V8 swap (installed 262 4-speed from 1975 Monza)
1977 Monza 262 TH350
1974 Vega Wagon auto(winter d.d)
1977 Vega GT 5-speed(installed 305 and 4-speed from 1979 Monza Spyder)
1977 Vega Wagon auto(winter d.d.)
1979 Monza 305 TH350
1980 Sunbird 3.8V6 TH350(wife’s d.d. for 4 years)
1982 S-10 2.8 V6 4-speed
1978 Sunbird Wagon 3.8 V6 5-speed(winter d.d.)
1977 Vega GT 5-speed (installed 400/4-speed/9”rear in 1987 or 1988(still in my yard)
1979 Malibu wagon 3.8 Chevy V6 auto (d.d.)
1986 S-10 ex-cab 2.8 5-speed(4”&6” drop)
1988 GMC Sierra ex.cab 305 7004R(3”&4” drop)
1977 Vega Wagon auto(current street car project)
1993 Suburban(current)
1972 Vega HB(drag car project)

I’ve left out all the Fireflys(Geo Metro in the US) as well as a string of GM A,B and J-body wagons that were primarily my wife’s d.d.’s over the years, as well as the current “fleet” of Saturns. From 1981-1990 I bought and sold or dismantled somewhere between 30 and 35 H-bodies of every possible type, including at least 10 V8 Monza’s(on top of the four I built for my own use, I supplied motor mounts, etc., for 6 other V8 swaps)

Mine- I'll just list the Chevys,
67 Chevelle (1972-75)
66 Nova Wagon (1977-84)
69 Camaro (1983-86)
62 Nova Convert (1985-87)
68 Camaro Convert (1987-2000)
79 Malibu Wagon (1988-92)
79 Monza Spyder (2003) (still have)
79 Monza Spyder (2005) (still have)

Pat

Ron

'72 Vega GT, 388 chevy stroker (500 HP), TH350 (3800 stall), Ford 9" (4.11 & spools)