What Did You Own Before The XLR?

[XLR ED]

What did you own before the XLR? I owned 23 Corvettes before the XLR. Any other Corvette owners trade for a XLR? I also owned a Allante back in 1989. What did you owned or traded?

 

[XLRJIM]

previous cars

I owned 7 corvettes, two firebirds, a camaro, a fiero and 3 eldorados before I bought the best of all,,my xlr

 

[ChicagoDave]

My first "sportscar" was an '82 Trans Am - black, of course.

Also had a couple of Dodge Shadow ES' (both black, of course )

But after I fell in love with Cadillacs, I just HAD to have an XLR. All the cars I've owned, this is by FAR my favorite ... not because of the unique styling, or the amazing looks - because of the wonderful friends its brought to me - right here!

 

[onalaska]

'68 Dodge Charger R/T, '85 Firebird, '95 TransAm, still have my '90 Allante and enjoy driving it!

 

[XFireXLR]

In my lifetime I have owned 7 Corvettes (62', 67', 69', 73', 77' and 00' - 02'), 1983 Camaro Z28, 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T, 1999 Dodge Prowler, 2005 Chrysler Crossfire Roadster Limited (still own), 2005 Chrysler 300 SRT8 (still own) and a 2002 MB SL500 which was traded for my 2006 XLR. I have owned many other cars but these are the most memorable.

 

[tyrone]

I owned a 1955 Rocket 88 oldsmobubble, 2 -1956 raggety Ford pickem` up trucks, a 1955 62 series Cadillac sedan (a Cadillac LaSalle club senior car),a 1963 Cadillac two door hardtop....not the coupe d`ville also a senior car, a 1993 Allante that I bought in 2001 with 4063 miles which I sold to buy my XLR. I sold the `55 Cadillac and bought a 1998 Eldorado ETC for a daily driver. I still have the `63, oh yea I have 1991 nissan 4x4 for dump runs.

 

[airmike]

no doubt I will forget some
68 torino gt
68 gtx hemi 4 speed
68 dart gts
69 charger rt (2)
69 road runner (2)
69 gtx
70 gtx pistol grip 4 speed
70 cuda 340 (2)
70 cuda 440 4 speed
70 challenger 440
71 gtx 4 speed
74 mustang cobra II (2)
1999 sts
2000 ws6 trans am 6 speed

69 440 6pack super bee sold to buy XLR-V

guess I used to be a mopar man

 

[mtrocket]

My first car was a '73 AMC Javelin, quite fast. Still own, has a factory 360 CID, 4 BBL carb, 4 speed. I have a feeling it's a fairly rare version because when I needed a new shift boot, it took the dealer 4 tries to get the correct one for me. Next I had a '68 Ford Ranchero, 390 CID, automatic, had a '57 Belair 2 door hardtop (sold both). Still have a '75 Corvette, a '67 MG Midget (these two are in process of restoration), and a '66 Mustang Convertible (my first restoration, it was a basket case). The XLR was by far my most difficult, and enjoyable restoration. And the MOST FUN TO DRIVE!!!

 

[Comfortzone]

2 XLRs
3 Mustangs
1 Corvette
1 Mercedes SLK
4 Jeeps
3 Cougars
1 AMC Eagle (I loved that ugly car)
4 Trucks of various makes
1 Land Rover Discovery
1 Honda Accord
1 Subaru TriBeCa
1 Camaro
1 Mazda CX-7
2 Cargo vans
And various others I have forgotten....

 

[AUSTIN-XLR]

1995 NISSAN 240SX
1997 HONDA PRELUDE
1992 HONDA PRELUDE
2000 LEXUS GS 350
2005 LINCOLN LS
2006 CADILLAC XLR

I'm only 29.

 

[XLR ED]

Looks like several people have owned Corvettes. Here are some of the cars I have owned.

Corvettes

1967 Convertible 427/435 Red/White top/Black int
1969 Coupe 427/400 Burgandy/Tan int
1969 Convertible 350/300 Triple Black
1969 Convertible Blue/Blue 350/350
1974 Coupe Blue/Black
1975 Convertible Yellow L82
1978 Coupe Blue/Blue
1978 Coupe 25th Annv Silver/Red
1982 Coupe Silver-Claret/Red Int My first new Vette
1984 Coupe Blue/Blue New
1985 Coupe Red/Red New
1987 Coupe Blue/Blue New
1988 Convertible Triple Black New
1990 Coupe Red/Red
1991 Coupe Turquoise/Black
1992 Coupe Aqua/Black
1993 Coupe 40th Annv Ruby/Ruby
1996 Coupe Yellow/Black New
1996 Convertible Grand Sport Blue/Red Only 53 Built
1997 Coupe Silver/Black New
1999 Hard Top Blue/Black New
2001 Coupe Silver/Red
2004 Coupe Yellow/Black

Some other neat cars I have owned
My first car was a 1974 Vega GT Red I got for my 16th birthday I got to order it new in 74
1973 Monte Carlo Green/Black with bucket seats
1967 Camaro SS 350 White/Red my cousin got it new in 67 and I bought it in 1980
1979 Dodge Magnum GT Black/Red Int T-Tops I ordered New
1980 Cadillac Seville Two-tone Burgandy I got it in 1983 with 10K Miles
1984 Mazda RX7 Silver/Black
1986 Mazda RX7 Red/Gray
1987 Allante Silver/Red
1992 Allante Pearl White/Red

All the rest of the fleet were cars, trucks and suv's

 

[james04xlr]

I sold my 2004 Z06 when I bought this car. I have owned way to many cars to remember to try and list them here

 

[Anthony Cundari]

1970 Olds Toronado Tan bought used in 1971 with 23000 miles $3500, list was $6500, loved that car especially with studded snow tires on the front drivers in the Connecticut hills.
1977 Olds Toronado Light Blue, used PEP car with 3000 miles
1978 Olds Toronado Maroon & white vinyl top with a dark red boudoir inspired interior - another used PEP car with 3000 miles
1979 Olds Toronado Executive Blue - my first BRAND NEW CAR with 7 miles $10,000
1980 - got married and the wife got ALL the new cars every 2 or 3 years - Olds Custom Cruisers, Trans Sports, Jimmy's etc. I kept driving the TORO for 10 years
1989 got a PEP car for my drive to work car
1999 GM divorced it's parts divisions and me into Delphi and no more PEP car, now you know why they have all been GM cars
1999 - Pontiac Sunfire for the older daughter - bare bones - only had power door locks and a CD player - no cruise
2001 Pontiac Grand Am's 1 for me 1 for the daughters, mine had the V6 and 1 daughter in college
2003 Pontiac Grand Am GT Black and both daughters in college
2005 CTS Executive Blue - still have with 100,000 miles and is my bad weather car or when I need to transport more than 1 passenger, both daughters out of college!
2007 XLR - Black Raven - the BEST! got it Jan 2010 with 18,000 miles
7/12/11 Just took a weekend trip to Jersey - out Sunday, back Tuesday from my uncles's 97th birthday. Ran great! 30 mpg at slightly over the limit, I won't say by how much. A Toyota engineer offered to trade me his yellow Toyota SUV for the XLR but I respectfully declined. Not quite my style. Got comments at fill-ups and rest stops on how sharp a car it was.

 

[rleonard]

1974 Subaru, Bought wrecked and replaced the front clip
1976 VW Scirocco, bought crashed stripped and burnt. Took 3 cars to put it back together.
1977 Saab 99 EMS. Bought wrecked in front. Put on a front clip and drove for years.
1979 Saab 900 Turbo. Bought out of a junkyard with a blown engine (actually, only the turbo was bad). A couple of years later I had an accident with it (I swerved off road to avoid head on collision on a country road) and the car was totaled again. I rebuilt it again and kept it until it was totaled for the 3rd time by an engine fire. (maybe someone was trying to tell me something...lol)
1989 Ford E150 conversion van to haul family around
really beat up olds station wagon for a couple of years after divorce
1990 F350 pickup
1993 ETC
2000 F350 pickup
2003 STS
2006 XLR-V

Have the last 3 now

Bob

 

[Cadillac Tech]

Looks like several people have owned Corvettes. Here are some of the cars I have owned.

Corvettes

1967 Convertible 427/435 Red/White top/Black int
1969 Coupe 427/400 Burgandy/Tan int
1969 Convertible 350/300 Triple Black
1969 Convertible Blue/Blue 350/350
1974 Coupe Blue/Black
1975 Convertible Yellow L82
1978 Coupe Blue/Blue
1978 Coupe 25th Annv Silver/Red
1982 Coupe Silver-Claret/Red Int My first new Vette
1984 Coupe Blue/Blue New
1985 Coupe Red/Red New
1987 Coupe Blue/Blue New
1988 Convertible Triple Black New
1990 Coupe Red/Red
1991 Coupe Turquoise/Black
1992 Coupe Aqua/Black
1993 Coupe 40th Annv Ruby/Ruby
1996 Coupe Yellow/Black New
1996 Convertible Grand Sport Blue/Red Only 53 Built
1997 Coupe Silver/Black New
1999 Hard Top Blue/Black New
2001 Coupe Silver/Red
2004 Coupe Yellow/Black

Some other neat cars I have owned
My first car was a 1974 Vega GT Red I got for my 16th birthday I got to order it new in 74
1973 Monte Carlo Green/Black with bucket seats
1967 Camaro SS 350 White/Red my cousin got it new in 67 and I bought it in 1980
1979 Dodge Magnum GT Black/Red Int T-Tops I ordered New
1980 Cadillac Seville Two-tone Burgandy I got it in 1983 with 10K Miles
1984 Mazda RX7 Silver/Black
1986 Mazda RX7 Red/Gray
1987 Allante Silver/Red
1992 Allante Pearl White/Red

All the rest of the fleet were cars, trucks and suv's

WOW, what a collection of cars, you've been really busy. I love the '96 GS, what a beautiful car.

 

[Crimson Pearl]

Not a very big list for me. With one exception, I've always been a GM buyer. I have a tendency to clearly identify exactly what it is that I want and then keep it for a long time.

PERSONAL VEHICLES

1966 Pontiac GTO (still owned, 39 years)
1974 Vega GT
1976 Chevrolet El Camino (still owned, 35 years)
1981 Cadillac ElDorado
1981 Olsmobile Cutlass
1989 Chevrolet S-10 Cameo (still owned, 22 years)
2005 Cadillac XLR


BUSINESS VEHICLES

1990 Chevrolet Lumina EuroCoupe
1995 Ford Thunderbird LX Coupe
1999 Chevrolet Tahoe LT
2002 Chevrolet Tahoe LT
2008 Chevrolet Tahoe LT

 

[XLR ED]

WOW, what a collection of cars, you've been really busy. I love the '96 GS, what a beautiful car.

I have been car nuts since I was a kid or should I say Corvette nuts. I work at at a used Corvette dealership so I get a Corvette for a demo and I work on them and drive them everyday. That was a big reason why I went for a XLR. I wanted something different. Next year I either want to buy a 07 Passion Red Edition that is my first choice or a 08-09 Blue. But I wouldn't rule out a XLR-V.

 

[XLR ED]

WOW, what a collection of cars, you've been really busy. I love the '96 GS, what a beautiful car.

Here is my old car. The guy I sold it to sold it to this place 2 years ago at Corvette@Carlisle. Here is #876 http://www.proteam-corvette.com/cars/304Y.htm

 

[Dockery]

I have had over 60, so I won't bore you with them.

Some of my favorites:

1968 Chevelle (my first)

1969 Camaro SS

1991 Corvette ZR1 (fly Yellow) 1 0f 39 produced

2005 Honda Rune

1982 Jeep Scrambler retrofitted with an LS1 installed in 2002 (still have)

and of course the 2005 Blue Steel XLR

 

[Cadillac Tech]

Here is my old car. The guy I sold it to sold it to this place 2 years ago at Corvette@Carlisle. Here is #876 http://www.proteam-corvette.com/cars/304Y.htm

It's a beauty!!! Thanks for sharing the pictures. I would like to have a '96 GS to go with our '96 CE. It was a great year for Corvette!