RAY (PORSCHEVERT)- This is the list of cars I've owned since 1965. Not necessarily in order, no company cars, no parent’s cars, no BS, but some were purchased to re-sell. Does NOT include a fleet of forty-eight Ford panel trucks (like UPS trucks) that I got as a package deal to re-sell. No boats or trailers counted, that’s the second list. 1. 57 Chevy Bel-Air, 4-door sedan, 283 Power Pack, Powerglide, my first project car 2. 59 Fiat 500 Bianchia coupe. 2-cylinder air cooled rear engine 3. 62 Chevy II, 2-dr, 194-6, 292-6, 283 V-8, then my own home made 302 V-8 w/tunnel ram, drag car, ran hi 10’s at 128 mph in the ¼ mile at one point. 4. 64 Chevy II, SW, 283 V-8, auto, blue, all options incl. factory A/C & PS, very nice for a SW 5. 64 Chevy II, 2 dr. hdtp, factory 283, 3 speed., blue, rusty p.o.s. 6. 67 Chevy II, 2 dr. post sedan, electric blue, factory (L-72) 327, 4spd., 4.11’s, disc brakes! Only options were a heater (req’d for PA insp.) and interior lights, not even a radio. FAST little car! 7. 64 Chevy II, 2 dr. sdn, 302 V-8 w/cross ram & 2-4’s, 4 speed. & 4.88’s. Street racer! 8. 62 Chevy II, 2 dr hdtp, tan, 194-6 then a 302 V-8, 4 speed. & 4.11’s 9. 62 Chevy II Nova convertible, 194-6 white, auto (all stock) 10. 64 Chevy II, 2 dr hdtp, white, 154-4 w/3 speed then a 302 V-8, 400 turbo, 4.11’s 11. 62 Chevy II, 2 dr hdtp, blue, 327 Chevy w/Hilborn inj, strt.frt. axle, drag car, never finished it 12. 63 Nova SS, 194-6, all stock, white/black int, perfect cond., did not modify 13. 64 Nova SS, 194-6 auto then a 327-375 hp 4 speed, 4.88’s. Quick! 14. 63 Nova, 194-6 then a 327 V-8, 4 spd., white 15. 65 Nova 4 dr., 283 V-8, auto w/all factory option codes, did not modify, too nice 16. 60 Plymouth SW, slant 6, 3 speed, (hand-me-down family car) 17. 60 Plymouth convertible, factory 413 wedge factory 2-4’s on long ram & torqueflite, blue/white 18. 60 Ford SW, 312 truck engine, 5-spd trk trans, race car tow vehicle, 2 side draft carbs from a boat! 19. 60 Ford SW, 292 V-8, automatic, red (winter rat) 20. 60 Ford SW, 6 cyl, gold, (winter rat) 21. 48 Ford F-100 panel delivery, 283 Chevy V-8 22. 69 Chevelle SS 396-375 hp, 4 spd., 4.11’s, dark green cpe, bench seat, nice! Wish I had it back! 23. 70 Monte Carlo, green w/white vinyl top, (hey, it was the 70’s!) 24. 72 El Camino SS 402, auto., red/black vinyl top & tonneau cover, slow gas hog. 25. 34 Ford Deluxe, 3-window coupe, 327 Chevy, 350 turbo, (p.o.s. death trap) 26. 57 Desoto Adventurer, stock 392 Hemi w/2-4’s, all options incl. factory A/C, nice! 27. 69 VW beetle, light green (winter rat) great car! 28. 66 Chevy Impala SS, 327-300 4 spd., red, loaded with options, very nice car. 29. 70 Ford Maverick “Grabber” (came w/first wife – don’t ask!) 30. 73 VW Super Beetle Baja series (replaced p.o.s. Maverick) 31. 64 Ford F-250, 4WD, 312 V-8, 4 spd., converted to tow truck just for fun. 32. 62 Nash Metropolitan coupe, black & white, excellent cond., sold to a guy to use on his boat! 33. 60 Nash Metropolitan conv., yellow & white, nice cond. 34. 58 Nash Metropolitan conv, turquoise & white, just OK cond. 35. 57 Hudson Metropolitan conv., parts car 36. 57 Nash Metropolitan coupe, worn out but OK cond., winter rat then parts car 37. 70 Chevy SW, 400 sm. blk, 400 turbo, winter rat, right side smashed (donor for later Jag XJ6) 38. 57 Corvette w/factory hdtp., 302 Z28 (DZ) V-8, 4 spd., 4.11’s, navy blue & white, nice! Quick! 39. 58 Corvette, 283 power pack, 220 hp, 3 spd, red & white, just OK. 40. 59 Corvette, 283-270 hp w/factory 2-4’s, 4 spd, 3,73’s, very nice, red & white, now a show car. 41. 60 Corvette, 283 w/Powerglide 2 spd automatic, (P.O.S.), orange/white top! (f’ugly!) 42. 62 Corvette, 327-300, 4 spd, all black w/hdtp, nice show car, sold it at a show. 43. 64 Corvette coupe, bought w/no engine, trans or interior, theft recovery, rebuilt w/327, 4spd - OK 44. 68 Corvette conv., 350-LT1, 4 spd, 4.11’s, red/blk top, looked good but a p.o.s. like most ‘68’s 45. 69 Corvette conv., 427-435 hp, tri-power, 4 spd., 4.10’s (bias ply tires, scary car!) red/white top. 46. 74 AMX, (1st new car) 401 w/”Go Pack”, 4 spd, 3.73’s, brown/black, Crager SS wheels! Sharp! 47. 79 Ford F-100 Ranger Lariat, (new) 302 auto, brn/white (What a pig, no more Fords for me!) 48. 56 Chevy 210 4dr, frozen 235-6/3 spd., then 283 V-8/4 spd., only option was a light kit, AZ car. No heater, no radio. The only thing cheaper would have been a “150”. 49. 79 Chevy C-30 Snap-on Tool truck, white (of course) with big red lettering, slow & lumbering. 50. 50 Pontiac 2 dr. hdtp., super clean car, black, like new, factory sun visor, etc. 51. 56 Chevy Bel-air 4 dr, turquoise & white, looked nice but rusty. 52. 76 Chevy ¾ ton pick up, (new), 454, HD 4-speed, what a tow’n hoss!, black/silver. 53. 80 Dodge Sapporo, (Mitsubishi), 5 spd., silver, good car. 54. 70 Porsche 914-6, white, all stock, great auto-x car! 55. 72 Porsche 914, 2.0, silver, just OK. 56. 75 Porsche 914, 2.0, green, every factory option incl. aluminum wheels. 57. 56 Ford F-100 Chevy 454-400 hp Corvette tri-power & chevy ½ ton frame, 400 auto. Owned & drove it for 14 years! 58. 34 Ford 2 ½ ton, X-fire truck, 25k miles, needed restoration – sold to collector- he restored it and put a period-correct tow truck body on it for his business – very nice! 59. 63 Corvair Spyder coupe, turbo, 4 spd, copper, pretty nice car for a Corvair 60. 75 Chevy Impala sdn., (winter rat), blue, looked like police car–fun on the Interstate! 61. 78 Mazda RX-7, blew up engine, installed later bigger rotary & 5 spd – good auto-x car! FUN! 62. 70 Datsun 240-Z, 4 spd., yellow, excellent cond., all stock, blt.in’69, very early S/N 63. 76 Datsun 280-Z, 5 spd., black, Weber carbs, header, etc. Quick for a 6 but a real rust bucket! 64. 74 Datsun 260-Z, Weber carbs, 4spd, then Chevy 350 V-8, auto., auto-cross’n beast, many FTD’s. Awesome show quality black paint job. Ran a 12.20 ¼ mile just for fun, once. 65. 78 Datsun 280-Z, 5 spd, silver, very nice rust-free car, kept it stock for wife. 66. 74 Jaguar XJ6 w/blown up engine. Installed a Chevy 400 small block, 400 turbo, silver, made a nice desk out of orig. Jag engine for a customer. Very nice car! 67. 65 Austin Heally 3000, 4 spd w/electric OD, light blue metalic, nice car. 68. 60 Austin Heally Bug-eye Sprite, fast & fun auto-x car, red, white & blue custom paint. 69. 67 Austin Heally Sprite, maroon, w/factory hardtop. 70. 72 MGB GT, 4 spd w/electric OD, A/C, red, nice car! 71. 64 MGB rdstr, red, 289-225hp Ford V-8, auto, stock body, prototype for next car… 72. 72 MGB rdstr, 289-271hp Ford V-8, 4 spd, Jag rear susp, roll cage, fender flares, auto-x beast! 73. 70 MGB rdstr, green, all stock, (winter rat). 74. 76 MGB conv, blue (new), matching blue hdtp., nice car, caused 23 yr. marriage to second wife. 75. 75 MGB conv, blue, restored in‘00 to duplicate 76 bought new- surprise not appreciated- sold. 76. 76 Triumph TR-6 rdstr, white 77. 88 Chevy Astro minivan, not cool but one of the best vehicles I ever owned…couldn’t break it. 78. 94 GMC Yukon GT (new), THE absolute best vehicle I’ve ever owned! Now over 260,000 miles! Built up driveline & suspension to haul 8,500 lb. boat, below. 79. 94 Pontiac Sunfire convertible, all white, nice transportation car, sold to niece, wrecked, junked! 80. 01 VW Passat, 1.8 turbo 4 cyl., great car! Got as part of package w/incredible new wife, Kathy! 81. 86.5 Porsche 928, auto, gray, upgrades to eng, exhaust & transmission, nice car! Sold to Seattle. 82. 83 Porsche 928, 5 spd, guards red, nice car but needed interior work. Sold to Richmond, VA. 83. 78 Porsche 928 Euro, 5 spd., minarva blue, one of my all-time favorite cars! 84. 78 Porsche 928 Euro, 5 spd, silver, “op-art” interior, now David Brown’s “Sluggo”. 85. 87 Porsche 928 S4, auto, diamond blue metallic, another all-time favorite! Still have it! 86. 87 Porsche 928 S4, auto, cherry red, 55k mi., lots of options, very nice! Now Joe Sutherland’s. 87. 89 Porsche 928 S4, auto, awesome guards red, 56k mi., very nice!!! Sold to jerk in Dallas, TX 88. 94 Mercedes E320 89. 94 GMC Suburban, white 90. 86 Porsche 944 Turbo (951) engine locked up 91. 84 Porsche 944 NA, gold 92. 86 Porsche 944 Turbo (951) wrecked 93. 74 BMW 2002 light blue 94. 74 BMW 2002 burgundy, Webers, suspension mods, got from storage facility – abandoned. 95. 89 Porsche 928 red, engine locked up 96. 84 Porsche 928 Cherry red, nice new interior 97. 86 Porsche 944 black 98. 87 Porsche 924 S, silver 99. 87 Porsche 928 S4, silver/silver,5-speed w/LSD
BOATS: 1. 66 Hydrosport 10’ hydroplane w/55HP Mercury Quicksilver outboard. Very scary ride! Worst case of chine walk I’ve ever seen! 2. 73 Starcraft American 17’ w/Volvo-Penta I/O, 4 cyl Volvo engine. Still running, still owned by gentleman I sold it to in 1980 or so. 3. 87 Wellcraft 220 cuddy cabin. Factory ran out of 350 Magnum engines so they shipped it with a 305 & offered me a bunch of other packages if I’d accept it, so I did. Then I built a good 350 & put it in. 4. 94 Stingray 250 cuddy cabin. Nice boat but poor support from mfg. NO MORE STINGRAYs – ever! 5. 95 Mastercraft Prostar 190 w/Corvette LT-1 6. 2000 Sea Ray 30’ Sundancer SE cruiser!!! Awesome ocean-ready boat. Name: Naughty Munsch-Kin. 454 V-8 w/duo props, Ratheon radar, 2 GPS units tied to radar w/Seatalk, plotter, VHS radios, ass-kick’n stereo system, shore power, A/C, heat, microwave, hot & cold water, full galley & head, V-berth & aft-cabin berth, etc. Extra long tri-axle aluminum trailer.
TRAILERS: 1. Have built six different car trailers, one boat trailer and one 8X10 utility trailer. 2. Have had two pop-up campers and one restored ’73, 22’ Holiday American.