...E38 750i facelift. It had a beastly V12 that she enjoyed plenty. She eventually made it her own "art car", inspired by the Andy Warhol BMW M1. In 2005, she sold it off to a recently new local art museum, and replacing the 750i was something more oldschool, was also a sedan (by 2004, she had a daughter named Aniko) and Italian - a Maserati...
...Quattroporte, which she chose for its traditional-looking Italian curves and sporting prowess. Despite the brand's reputation, it was actually rather reliable. In 2005, it was painted in a Martini-tribute paintjob. In 2010, the Quattroporte was replaced with another big performance car, a...
...Bentley Continental Flying Spur Speed. It was a pretty decent saloon, and had plenty of torque. In 2012, she had a son named "Bence", and along with that, the Flying Spur was given the same art car treatment, but as a homage to Carroll Shelby (the paintjob was based off the Cobra 427 with the well-known blue and white-stripes). She still has the Flying Spur to this day. She bought an secondary , more personal car in 2016, which was a Maserati...
...GranCabrio, a kind of a "post-midlife crisis car". It is still in her hands, well-kept and sporting an Alitalia-style livery. 1975 De Tomaso Deauville: In 1975, Remy Thompson, a Texan oil fortune heir from Abilene, bought a brand-new De Tomaso Deauville as a family car after becoming a father. He used that car for the next three years, until the '79 Maserati Quattroporte came. After that, the De Tomaso was sold to...
...Paul Murphy. He seemed like a normal Southern beer brewer that had saved enough money for a used car for sale like that Deauville, until the murder of a random innocent driver in August 4th, 1981 in New Orleans driven by his dying mentality. He was jailed after the murders in September 1981, and the car was auctioned off. The winner of the auction was...
... John Ballarston, a commodity trader who wanted a cheap used exotic car. The Deauville appealed to him at its relatively low price, but as time went on, it started needing a bit of TLC, expensive in such a rare luxury car. In 1984,it was sold to...
Once again, following inactivity, I'll start a new story. Take it or continue the last one. 1961 Ferrari 250GT SWB Berlinetta: In 1961, Hollywood businessman John Ballard bought a Ferrari 250GT SWB Berlinetta. He wanted a fun sports car to take out during weekends, and chose the Ferrari. The car spent a lot of time in its owner's garage, but was taken out for quite a few trackdays, and even outfitted with a rollbar, racing seats, racing handling parts and uprated carburettors. In 1964, this customized Ferrari was placed up for sale. The buyer was...
Dominic Esparanza, a Spanish-American used car salesman, who was able to pick it up as a fun weekend car. He was able to drive it to and from work on twisty roads, which was a blast. He decided to drive it during a winter day after his Ford F100’s carb became cranky. He hit a patch of ice, and the car spun out into a tree. Fearing a large repair bill, he put it into a barn of his friend. It sat until Dominic died in 1990, and it was sold to.....
... Donald Rothberg, an import sports car enthusiast from Pasadena. He had a Coupe Pininfarina rolling shell and needed a donor car - the frame-damaged Berlinetta was a good one. He built a running Pininfarina using all these parts, plus some OEM replacements, and owned it until 1995, when it was sold to...
...Californian car museum owner Garfield Owens. He was the new owner of the official McFarland car museum, and was looking for a 60s sports car that would be worthy enough to show in the museum. The car picked was the Pininfarina, and was kept ever since in that museum. New Story: Aybek Shumenov Aybek was born on March 10th, 1957 in Akmolinsk (now known as Astana), Kazakhstan. In 1979, he got a gift from his dad - a blue 1976 Lada 1600. He kept it for 13 years, until a few months after the collapse of the Soviet Union. By that time, he also moved from his old job as a college professor in architecture to becoming an architect himself. For something a bit more modern, he bought a...
...1990 Lada Samara. It was another car he kept for quite long, because he had it for the next 12 years. However, as the 2000s rolled in, his company started doing better and he was ready to buy a slightly used Japanese car in 2004. His choice was a...
...2003 Nissan Navara AX. The car was a good pick for that category, and he kept it for 8 years. During that, he was the architect of multiple big projects around Astana and neighboring cities. After a good amount of time using it, he decided that he wanted to get another light truck. The truck was...
...a 2010 Nissan Navara 3.0. He had it for 5 years, but sold it in 2016 due to unreliability problems. His replacement light truck was a...
...2015 Ford Ranger 2.5. The car worked pretty well for Aybek, and currently still owns the Ranger with his same job. New Story: 1955 Pontiac Star Chief Custom Safari In April, the current mayor of Pontiac, Michigan and his family chose the limited Pontiac Star Chief Custom Safari as a family car with style. The model they picked had the automatic transmission and was standard with the 287 cu. in. V8, which the Safari would make 180 horsepower, and was basically Pontiac's more upscale Nomad. They kept it for quite a while, lasting until 1970. They put it up for auction, since the family were now preferring something more modern. The new owner of that Star Chief would be...
...Joe Cowell, who was a young college graduate looking for a well-kept mid-50s future classic. He chose the Pontiac and owned it for the next four years, in which it was given good upkeep. However, in 1974 its owner bought a Continental Mark II and sold the Pontiac to...
...Luis Burris, a 60-year-old Pontiac enthusiast from Grand Haven. He was looking for a nice, rare Pontiac from a few decades ago. The Safari was picked for that role, which the car took it well. Luis always made sure to keep his Pontiacs in good condition, so it wasn't no different for the Pontiac. In 1983, he passed away, and all of his collected vehicles were sold at auctions. The winner of the auction for the Safari was...
...Gerry Marston, who wanted a 50s classic car, and the Pontiac really appealdped to him with its good condition. He had it for 9 years, during which the engine and transmission were rebuilt.In 1992, the Pontiac was sold to...
...a blues rock artist from Toledo, Arthur Ratcliffe. He was looking for a nice classic station wagon for a temporary daily, and picked the Pontiac. The car was given a new paint-job while being in good care, which the Safari was now apricot with skinnier silver stripes. He kept for relatively 11 years, which was switched out for a 6th gen LeSabre, and was sold to...
