I haven't drove my car yet, and I have had it for almost a year

 

July 2006 for the convertible.

Last weekend for the Buick, before that the previosu weekend, and the previous weekend, and before that it was July.

 

Just had my Elky inspected this month first time in 16yrs. It sure felt good to drive it again after all this time

 

Mine`s been off the road 4months due to snow and paint job. Hated every second, and it`s time for a new round soon, as snow is around the corner. Hoping for a black christmas this year ;-)

 

Exactly 10 yrs to the month. Just got new tags and plates this week hope to take it out in a few days.

 

bought mine in 99...

Been in the shop ever since. I have never driven it...

 

a day

 

82 to 2010

 

My '67 has been off the road since 1974....

 

Wow.

My '67 has been in my posession since '85. It hasn't been driven (legally ) since '96. I thought I was extreme...
Next year...!:thumbsup:

 

Longest i did was 2 years! And believe me it was a rough years!!!

 

1991-2007. I'm fortunate the deterioration wasn't any worse than it was.

As of last month, she is parked again and non-opped indefinitely.

 

I learned my lesson years ago when I was very young and stupid. My 67 died on me so I figured I would just park it untill I had time to fix it back up. I had to leave it sit outside and one thing lead to another to where it sat way to long and rusted up real bad to the point where I sold it. Since that day all the other 67s I have had any little thing goes wrong its fixed NOW and back on the road. I dont go through them like I use to I have had this one around 18 years now and dont have any plans on ever selling it. This car seems like its actually a part of me.

 

Ya know, the story on my '69 was sort of like this, except the ending was much worse. I guess the car sat from the end of 2003 until it was stolen in 2007. It would get started once or twice a year during that time, though. Don't know if I'll get another chance to care for another one.

 

I have a few that have not even been started in several years much less driven .Due to this my 55 Bel Air had to have the carb rebuilt ,so it will now be driven until it sells or is traded .I have 2 more to get running soon and will decide their fate at that time .Seems to me that since they just sit here in my shop taking up space and not being driven that I must not need them. I have finally realized you can have too many toys to play with.

 

My 64 sat for 7 long years in various states of disassembly. I dropped a valve when my younger son was 3 months old, brought it home and tore the heads off. Fixed the valve, no damage to the lower end, then found a deal I couldn't pass up on some rect port heads. Sold oval heads and intake, bought rect port heads "ready to run," turns out 10 valves were bent and no hard seats. Took the front sheetmetal off to patch the heater hole properly and ran out of time and money. Had a daughter and a divorce shortly after, had time but no money. Got married again and wife found the money to get it going again. Sat from July 1999 til August 06.

Devin

 

wanted to add, i have my fathers 64 grand prix that has not been on the road since he passed 14 years ago,it just begs to be painted where he left off and drove again.what a neat car with those 8 lug wheels.

71 chevelle ss 396,bought in 00 and never drove it
70 chevelle ss bought as my wedding gift in 95 and never drove it etheir.
wife has a 69 z from her uncle and is only drove in the yard or around the block,tags on it are from 90.

with sons help i seem to getting more done than years past.

 

The 69 was sitting in the garage from 1983 to 2008.

 

Drove my '67 about 37,000 miles from '85 to '92 and parked it.
Finally got it restored and back on the road in Dec 2008.
Sat for what...16 years but I still have it and it is better than when new.

 

The 7 Months I was in Iraq.

 

I have to go 4-5 months every year for winter. I would drive it every single day if i could.

 

8yrs for resto, '92-'00, 4yrs for broken lifter '05-'09.

 

We all have different approaches as for having a muscle car. For me it´s all about driving it. I like modifying it and take it for a spin as fast as possible. I drive it to work and visit my friends with it.
If it breaks down, I`m willing to put myself in debth just to get it running again as fast as possible. When it´s not running I feel miserable.
The 3500 I used on getting it back on the road in three weeks after a 12bolt breakdown is a good example.
6 days investigating what´s the best rearend out there for me, deciding between company, 9" vs 12bolt, where to find the best deal, and then 10 days for shipping and the rest getting it in there.

It does break down a lot, I should have bought a better car because now I can´t part with it. It´s a part of me now.. haha sounds pathetic I know LOL

 

My '66 SS hasn't been driven since October 1985!

Broke a ring and started using a quart of oil every 10+ miles, so I parked it, tore it apart figuring I'd do a "restoration" over the winter...

Life got in the way... Fixed up my other Chevelle to drive, then sold it and bought my '66 convert... Moved a few times, restored a '66 El Camino (factory 396 car), eventually started working on my convertible, went to college, eventually moved a few more times, got married, had two kids, bought a house... Sold the convertible and bought the '70, been working on that...

Saving up money and pieces for the '66...

I swear, I am going to start on it this next Spring/Summer, as soon as I iron out a few issues with the '70... But really, it may be a few more years...

 

Well only a couple of hours until I get off work. Then its back on the interstate. whoo whhoooooo.

 

mine sat almost 6yrs .... came out of storage this year thank god .. I've ran it all over hell since lol

 

Bought our one Chevelle new in '69 and put it away in the fall of 1977. Should be out again in the next couple of years but I'm not holding my breath. I'm like Tony. Other things got in the way like building a house, work and raising kids. Bodyshops have been my nemesis with this car. I am beginning to think that fate isn't allowing me to finish this project.