When I was in HS, I bought a 1978 Ford LTD II for $225. Drove it for ~7 months and sold it for a $100 profit.
That car was a true land yacht. 302 V-8. 8 track player (still worked).
It also made a great bedroom on wheels. :)
Hmm.. land yachts I’ve owned:
1975 Pontiac Bonneville: 200 bucks, 46K miles. Pure Pimp Mobile...
1979 Chrysler New Yorker Police Interceptor; 475 bucks at police auction.
1967 Chevy Impala SS; 150 bucks. Never got it on the road, sold it for 300, with a messed up engine (bearing knock).
1967 Ford Fairlane with 289... LOVED that puppy. Garbage truck backed into it, bent the frame...
1972 Plymouth Fury, also cop car. Monstrous acceleration.
Other cars I’ve owned were muscle cars. 69 Malibu SS; 67 Mustang GT 390; 71 Mach One; 68 Mustang GT with 289 HiPo (not the original motor)...
I had a LOT of American steel over the years, when you pick them up for a couple hundred bucks.
Had an 82 Cavalier T-10 hatchback; that thing was a little rocket off the line, but it couldn’t maintain it at the top end. 4 cylinders... Yuck....
Miss them all.
WORST car I ever had: 73 Chevy Vega. Arrgh. Do NOT miss that one.
“When I was in HS, I bought a 1978 Ford LTD II “
I am truly sorry to hear that. About 8 miles a gallon, no?
Even with a small v8.