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Chadwick's Auto Detailing
1966 Ford Mustang-It was bright red with chrome five star crager wheels. My father and I built it from the ground up. It did okay in shows untill high school happend to it.
1990 Nissan 300ZX-Jet black and barely got me through college. This is the car that made me fall in love with detailing.
2000 BMW 328Ci-Jet black with sport package, 5speed, 17in wheels, enough said
2000 VW Jetta VR6-Galactic Blue with 17in wheels, automatic (wife's car)
2003 Audi TT-Silver, enough said (wife's car)
2004 BMW 330Ci-Jet black with sport package, 6speed, 18in wheels, enough said
1990 Nissan 300ZX-Jet black and barely got me through college. This is the car that made me fall in love with detailing.
2000 BMW 328Ci-Jet black with sport package, 5speed, 17in wheels, enough said
2000 VW Jetta VR6-Galactic Blue with 17in wheels, automatic (wife's car)
2003 Audi TT-Silver, enough said (wife's car)
2004 BMW 330Ci-Jet black with sport package, 6speed, 18in wheels, enough said
Nice to see I'm not the oldest kid on the block.
'48 Ford convertible
'49 Mercury 4-door (with the suicide back doors)
'54 Pontiac
'55 Studebaker
'60 Austin Healey (BRG - in the running for my all time favorite after the '48 Ford)
'62 Pontiac
'66 Pontiac 2 door HT/283. Really nice car
'70 Ford Cortina station wagon - great car for the emerging family
'66 Falcon
'67 Mercury Marauder HT. 400 cid. Went like a bat
'70 Pontiac station wagon
'82 Escort wagon
'83 Capri
'83 Mercury Villager wagon - in the shop every week. Cost me a fortune for repairs
'88 Topaz
'92 Pathfinder - converted me to Japanese vehicles
'00 Accord
'99 F-150
'48 Ford convertible
'49 Mercury 4-door (with the suicide back doors)
'54 Pontiac
'55 Studebaker
'60 Austin Healey (BRG - in the running for my all time favorite after the '48 Ford)
'62 Pontiac
'66 Pontiac 2 door HT/283. Really nice car
'70 Ford Cortina station wagon - great car for the emerging family
'66 Falcon
'67 Mercury Marauder HT. 400 cid. Went like a bat
'70 Pontiac station wagon
'82 Escort wagon
'83 Capri
'83 Mercury Villager wagon - in the shop every week. Cost me a fortune for repairs
'88 Topaz
'92 Pathfinder - converted me to Japanese vehicles
'00 Accord
'99 F-150
agentxc_02
New member
2008 Chevy Suburban LT 4X4 ruby red metallic - runs
2004 Mini Cooper S indi blue- mom's car and runs
2003 Volvo XC70 ash gold metallic - mine and runs
1998 Ford Contour SE green- 2nd brother's and runs
1990 Volvo 245 DL white mom's old car and runs
1988 Volvo 244 DL dark red - mine my 1st car and runs
1988 Volvo 244 DL blue metallic -sister's car an runs
1986 Honda Civic- grey my 1st brother's car and runs
1984 BMW 318i black with alpina stripes - dad's car and runs
1982 BMW 528 faded silver not running
1970 Triumph Spitfire red my 1st other car and partially running
1967 Triumph Spitfire red not running
1956 Austin Healey 100m white and blue my dad's pride and joy and engine is getting rebuilt
1950's Morgan 4+4 primer grey- dad's car not running yet
1990 Ford ranger black - not running:rockon always looks like there is party over at our house
2004 Mini Cooper S indi blue- mom's car and runs
2003 Volvo XC70 ash gold metallic - mine and runs
1998 Ford Contour SE green- 2nd brother's and runs
1990 Volvo 245 DL white mom's old car and runs
1988 Volvo 244 DL dark red - mine my 1st car and runs
1988 Volvo 244 DL blue metallic -sister's car an runs
1986 Honda Civic- grey my 1st brother's car and runs
1984 BMW 318i black with alpina stripes - dad's car and runs
1982 BMW 528 faded silver not running
1970 Triumph Spitfire red my 1st other car and partially running
1967 Triumph Spitfire red not running
1956 Austin Healey 100m white and blue my dad's pride and joy and engine is getting rebuilt
1950's Morgan 4+4 primer grey- dad's car not running yet
1990 Ford ranger black - not running:rockon always looks like there is party over at our house
Beemerboy
Just One More Coat
1954 Chevy pickup half ton
1966 Mustang
1962 Ford Falcon Ranchero
1966 VW bug
1967 GTO
1969 Kenworth Truck
1974 Dodge Challenger
1979 320i BMW
1985 535i BMW
1992 Aura Legend
1990 Honda Civic
1994 Jeep Cherokee
1995 Jeep Cherokee Laredo
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2000 328i BMW
1999 540i BMW (current)
2004 Nissan Murano
1995 Nissan Sentra
1987 Ford Ranger Pickup (current)
1966 Mustang
1962 Ford Falcon Ranchero
1966 VW bug
1967 GTO
1969 Kenworth Truck
1974 Dodge Challenger
1979 320i BMW
1985 535i BMW
1992 Aura Legend
1990 Honda Civic
1994 Jeep Cherokee
1995 Jeep Cherokee Laredo
2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2000 328i BMW
1999 540i BMW (current)
2004 Nissan Murano
1995 Nissan Sentra
1987 Ford Ranger Pickup (current)
Scott P
New member
Holy old thread Batman!
It definitely is that, but it might be of some interest to newer members.
I just updated mine to reflect a few changes in the past four plus years.
Kind of an old cliche, too.
norahcrv
I wish . . .
OK Charles . . . I'll update too . . .
Still Short but Sweet:
1975 Honda Civic w/Trunk - not a hatchback! (sold @ 105K)
1985 Honda Civic Wagon - sold @ 155K & replaced by:
2007 Honda Fit (Bryce's)
2004 Honda CR-V EX - T-Boned & totaled 12/06 & replaced by:
2007 Honda CR-V EX-L
1952 Buick 2 dr.- 1951 Buick Conv. - 1959 Chev. 4 dr ht Impala - 1964 Chev Impala 2 dr ht - 1970 Ford XL - 1977 Ford LTD 2dr - 1979 Ford LTD 2dr - 1988 Hyundai Excel - 1990 Hyundai Excel - 1992 Hyundai Excel - 1993 Dodge Spirit - 1995 Chev s10 Pick Up - 1999 Mercury Mistique - 2001 Kia Sephia - 2006 Ford Escape . I won the Kia in a contest, The Ford Escape I inherited from my uncle who passed away.The best cars were !970 Ford XL, 1988Hyundai Excel , 1992 Hyundai Excel , and the 2001 Kia Sephia. Too soon to tell about the Excape since I just got it last week.
Troy@Protekt
a.k.a. Troy@DetailCity
I guess I'm counted in the newcomers so I'm glad it came back. Nice to see what people drive (have driven)
I went through a lot of vehicles in my twenties which, looking back, I wish I could have done it much different. Can anyone relate? :redface:
1979 Camaro - Anyone see Transformers?
1978 Honda Accord - Surprised it stayed together with the sound system I had in it.
1984 Toyota Celica GTS - First nice car and I hated giving it up.
1979 Chevy Work Van - Traded my car for a detail business that included this van.
1991 Mitsubishi Mighty Max - ugly truck but one of the best I ever owned.
1984 Subaru GL - Came with wife.
1994 Ford Ranger Xcab - 4cylinder :wall Had trouble getting out of it's own way.
1979 Chevy 1 Ton Van - Came with new job - Selling car care products for Car Kem to the local shops and dealers.
1993 Mitsubishi Box Truck - Got tired of delivering drums out of a 1 ton van.
1995 Ford Aerostar - Time to start the family.
1996 Ford Ranger xcab - Decided being a rolling salesman wasn't for me and needed a pick up again for detailing.
2000 Dodge Ram xcab - BIG Mistake. I could actually watch the gas needle go down.
2000 Ford F150 xcab - Lost my shirt trading in but needed the lower payment and much better gas mileage made it worth it.
2003 Ford F150 Crew Cab - Talked myself into this one. Nice truck but it came with a nice size payment.
2004 Chevy Venture - Aerostar needed to be replaced. This is when we finally started getting smart about buying cars. Very good deal. (currently own)
1995 Jeep Wrangler - Bought this just for fun and loved every minute of having it. Looking forward to owning another one very soon.
2002 GMC Sonoma - Bought this one out right and drove it free for a year and a half cuz I sold it for what I bought it for.:rockon
2001 Ford F150 - Decided it was dumb to buy a new truck for work. Searched for a great deal. A good detailing made it look like new anyways.:bigups
I went through a lot of vehicles in my twenties which, looking back, I wish I could have done it much different. Can anyone relate? :redface:
1979 Camaro - Anyone see Transformers?
1978 Honda Accord - Surprised it stayed together with the sound system I had in it.
1984 Toyota Celica GTS - First nice car and I hated giving it up.
1979 Chevy Work Van - Traded my car for a detail business that included this van.
1991 Mitsubishi Mighty Max - ugly truck but one of the best I ever owned.
1984 Subaru GL - Came with wife.
1994 Ford Ranger Xcab - 4cylinder :wall Had trouble getting out of it's own way.
1979 Chevy 1 Ton Van - Came with new job - Selling car care products for Car Kem to the local shops and dealers.
1993 Mitsubishi Box Truck - Got tired of delivering drums out of a 1 ton van.
1995 Ford Aerostar - Time to start the family.
1996 Ford Ranger xcab - Decided being a rolling salesman wasn't for me and needed a pick up again for detailing.
2000 Dodge Ram xcab - BIG Mistake. I could actually watch the gas needle go down.
2000 Ford F150 xcab - Lost my shirt trading in but needed the lower payment and much better gas mileage made it worth it.
2003 Ford F150 Crew Cab - Talked myself into this one. Nice truck but it came with a nice size payment.
2004 Chevy Venture - Aerostar needed to be replaced. This is when we finally started getting smart about buying cars. Very good deal. (currently own)
1995 Jeep Wrangler - Bought this just for fun and loved every minute of having it. Looking forward to owning another one very soon.
2002 GMC Sonoma - Bought this one out right and drove it free for a year and a half cuz I sold it for what I bought it for.:rockon
2001 Ford F150 - Decided it was dumb to buy a new truck for work. Searched for a great deal. A good detailing made it look like new anyways.:bigups
I wised up and decided not to get a BMW, yet. Currently driving a 2008 Honda Civic EX and love the fuel economy. Might trade it in on a BMW in 5 -10 years.
The Pad Man
New member
84 chevy citation
87 olds ciera
84 pontiac parisenne
(2nd cars as toys)
(65 impala ss
69 nova ss 396 L-78
68 GTO)
92 olds 88
96 blazer 4 door
97 chevy Z-71
(69 GTO)
2003 ram hemi quad cab
2004 envoy
2004 conversion van
2004 Lexux RX 330 (wifes car)
(65 mustang coupe)
2004 Seville SLS (EVERYDAY DRIVER)
(57 BEL AIR SPORT COUPE JUST TRADED FOR 66 gto TRI-POWER)
87 olds ciera
84 pontiac parisenne
(2nd cars as toys)
(65 impala ss
69 nova ss 396 L-78
68 GTO)
92 olds 88
96 blazer 4 door
97 chevy Z-71
(69 GTO)
2003 ram hemi quad cab
2004 envoy
2004 conversion van
2004 Lexux RX 330 (wifes car)
(65 mustang coupe)
2004 Seville SLS (EVERYDAY DRIVER)
(57 BEL AIR SPORT COUPE JUST TRADED FOR 66 gto TRI-POWER)
Here goes:
1968 Dodge Coronet 440 with a 318 a
utomatic bought at age 15 to drive to school on school permit 1979 Mustang turbo in light blue 1976 ford 4x4 360 auto, was my dads first 4x4 1988 F150 Maroon 4x4 5.0 5 speed (still have but not in very good exterior condition, rust, combines, fence posts, etc) Traded mustang and 1976 F150 for 1986 Chevrolet deisel 4x4 auto, starter burner, trans burner traded that for 1996 f150 4x4 green and silver auto (its for sale at present), wife and I bought 1993 exploder Eddie Bauer series green and gray 4x4, (it was sure pretty for a while when it sat in the garage next to the 96 f150) , traded that for 2001chevy Venture mini van (power doors didnt work all the time, a/c quit working and the head gasket has not holding any more), traded for 2006 Chevy Trailblazer a year ago. The end of August purchased a 2006 F150 SUPERCREW 4x4 with 86,000 miles for $15,000, XLT with cloth auto shift on the colunm for seating for 6 if necessary. So at present we hane 88 4x4, 96 4x4, trailblazer, and 06 supercrew 4x4, forgot about the 93 Ford tempo I had ford a year and a half till August 2007, it was my work car when i worked at Walmart 30 miles away.
1968 Dodge Coronet 440 with a 318 a
utomatic bought at age 15 to drive to school on school permit 1979 Mustang turbo in light blue 1976 ford 4x4 360 auto, was my dads first 4x4 1988 F150 Maroon 4x4 5.0 5 speed (still have but not in very good exterior condition, rust, combines, fence posts, etc) Traded mustang and 1976 F150 for 1986 Chevrolet deisel 4x4 auto, starter burner, trans burner traded that for 1996 f150 4x4 green and silver auto (its for sale at present), wife and I bought 1993 exploder Eddie Bauer series green and gray 4x4, (it was sure pretty for a while when it sat in the garage next to the 96 f150) , traded that for 2001chevy Venture mini van (power doors didnt work all the time, a/c quit working and the head gasket has not holding any more), traded for 2006 Chevy Trailblazer a year ago. The end of August purchased a 2006 F150 SUPERCREW 4x4 with 86,000 miles for $15,000, XLT with cloth auto shift on the colunm for seating for 6 if necessary. So at present we hane 88 4x4, 96 4x4, trailblazer, and 06 supercrew 4x4, forgot about the 93 Ford tempo I had ford a year and a half till August 2007, it was my work car when i worked at Walmart 30 miles away.
sal329
New member
1984 Mercury Cougar
1991 Mercury Cougar 5.0
1992 Mercury Cougar 5.0 Anniversary edition
2000 Ford Mustang GT with hmm some mods
1986 BMW 325es
1999 Honda Accord
1987 BMW 528e
1994 Lincoln Mark VIII
1991 Mercury Cougar 5.0
1992 Mercury Cougar 5.0 Anniversary edition
2000 Ford Mustang GT with hmm some mods
1986 BMW 325es
1999 Honda Accord
1987 BMW 528e
1994 Lincoln Mark VIII
9D4E420
Concourse Detail
1987 Chevy Cavalier Z24- It was the hatchback with the cowl hood first car.
1987 Pontiac Trans Am- Never got her running after severe water damage.
1988 Chevy Camaro Iroc z- I did a 305 to 350 swap really nice.
1990 Ford Mustang Gt- I wanted a 5 speed. Everybody remembers the 5.0 craze.
1991 Ford Mustang Lx- This thing got launched at Atco raceway every weeken.d
1990 Caddy Sedan Deville- bought it cheap after Mustang blew up.
1992 Nissan Maxima- 5 speed Dohc my favorite all around car R.I.P.
1997 Chevy Camaro Z28- 6 speed tons of bolt ons sold to friend still has it 6 years later!
1995 Volvo 850 turbo- TME chipped, intercooler, etc. crazy top end.
1998 Toyota Camry- Very rare V6 5speed bought in a pinch.
1995 Lincoln Town Car- Beater to drive to Rutgers in Camden.
1994 Mercedes E420- Rare V8 and Imperial red, immaculate, stock except for H.I.D., Bosch European Headlights, and S600 grill. Last week converted to weekend cruiser/garage queen
1993 Nissan Sentra SE-R- Just bought last week as a daily gas saving beater. Reconditioning her now. Pics to come...
1987 Pontiac Trans Am- Never got her running after severe water damage.
1988 Chevy Camaro Iroc z- I did a 305 to 350 swap really nice.
1990 Ford Mustang Gt- I wanted a 5 speed. Everybody remembers the 5.0 craze.
1991 Ford Mustang Lx- This thing got launched at Atco raceway every weeken.d
1990 Caddy Sedan Deville- bought it cheap after Mustang blew up.
1992 Nissan Maxima- 5 speed Dohc my favorite all around car R.I.P.
1997 Chevy Camaro Z28- 6 speed tons of bolt ons sold to friend still has it 6 years later!
1995 Volvo 850 turbo- TME chipped, intercooler, etc. crazy top end.
1998 Toyota Camry- Very rare V6 5speed bought in a pinch.
1995 Lincoln Town Car- Beater to drive to Rutgers in Camden.
1994 Mercedes E420- Rare V8 and Imperial red, immaculate, stock except for H.I.D., Bosch European Headlights, and S600 grill. Last week converted to weekend cruiser/garage queen
1993 Nissan Sentra SE-R- Just bought last week as a daily gas saving beater. Reconditioning her now. Pics to come...
Bunky
Detailing Gnosis
1973 Ford Pinto - bought used - liked to stall when warm, hard to restart. totaled it
1969 Plymouth Fury 383 V8 - bought used, huge trunk (after totalling Pinto, wanted something with some sheet metal)
1972 Toyota Corolla - poor heater, no a/c, no sound insulation
1980 Chevy Citation - great basic design (4dr hatchback) - could carry a lot with. 3.0 liter engine . Extremely poor quality (never liked GM after this). Many, many discussions with zone rep. Vibrated, plastics changed colors/cracked
1985 Chrysler LeBaron GTS - 2.2 l. not a bad little. used a lot of spark plugs. Traded at 110k when I think the headgasket started to leak
1991 Dodge Dakota - 8 ft bed - gave to my Dad
1994 Chrysler Concorde - 3.5l not a bad car, lots of room,
1997 Dodge Dakota 4x4 Club Cab 80K miles (bought used, still have)
2007 Lincoln MKZ
1969 Plymouth Fury 383 V8 - bought used, huge trunk (after totalling Pinto, wanted something with some sheet metal)
1972 Toyota Corolla - poor heater, no a/c, no sound insulation
1980 Chevy Citation - great basic design (4dr hatchback) - could carry a lot with. 3.0 liter engine . Extremely poor quality (never liked GM after this). Many, many discussions with zone rep. Vibrated, plastics changed colors/cracked
1985 Chrysler LeBaron GTS - 2.2 l. not a bad little. used a lot of spark plugs. Traded at 110k when I think the headgasket started to leak
1991 Dodge Dakota - 8 ft bed - gave to my Dad
1994 Chrysler Concorde - 3.5l not a bad car, lots of room,
1997 Dodge Dakota 4x4 Club Cab 80K miles (bought used, still have)
2007 Lincoln MKZ