...Trevor Norton. He wanted a 50s classic wagon, and this one was pretty much what he wanted. It was owned by him until 2011, but in that year, he needed quite a lot of money to cover emergency medical costs and help his retirement fund. The Pontiac was sold off to...
Maxwell Jacof, A Jewish American "motorhead". The car peaked his interest well enough to buy. Maxwell decided to do a bit of tuning to the original V8, which outputted 10+ HP more than it's original horsepower output, and kept it under his ownership until 2015. He then sold the Pontiac to...
...John Farlane, who owned a Safari back in the early 60s. He bought it as a throwback to his younger days, and maintains it well. 1951 Chevrolet Styleline: In 1951, Mehmet Gülem, a Turkish real estate businessman from Antalya, bought a brand-new Chevrolet Styleline sedan. It was a fancy luxury (for Turkish standards) car that was able to take the punishment of rather rough country roads its owner drove it on. The Chevy stayed in his hands until 1957, when a DeSoto Firesweep replaced it after the Chevy started showing noticeable wear (over 175kkm does that to a 50s car). The Styleline was sold to...
...a official from Antalya, who was looking for a unique kind of car. He decided to fix the Chevy's wear to the best ability, and kept it for quite a while as his daily work car. Finally, in 1969, he sold off the car for something more comfortable and modern. The new owner would be...
...Atabey Saylan, an electronic store owner. He originally was able to fund the Chevy's upkeep (although not necessarily using the best factory parts), but in 1971, his companh went bankrupt as a result of an economic crisis. The Chevrolet, which consumed quite a lot of gas and was in need of TLC, was sold to...
...Mark Brown, a American businessman temporarily living there to help out a friend with his business who lives in Antalya. He left in 1974, with the Chevy in decent condition and was brought along with him via. ship to the US. In 1975, the car was involved in a bank attack, which the car was majorly damaged and the businessman survived the incident unscathed. He made the decision of scrapping the car completely by default. New Story: Bernard Homewood A underappreciated horror director from Oklahoma, was born on October 31st, 1960. On his 16th birthday, he got a Gremlin X as a present by his dad Brian, who was a horror film director (which inspired Bernard to become one). He kept it until 1984, when he got bored of using the car, and also started directing a short horror film based off a book that he enjoyed dearly multiple times - Whispers. He sold off the car for a bit more quite favorable American vehicle - a Chevrolet...
...Camaro from 1978. It was a decent "everyday sports car", with its slightly tuned 350 ci V8, but wasn't practical enought when Bernard's son, Michael, was born in 1988. The Chevy also consumed quite a lot of gas and after 10 years on the road, it needed some TLC. It was sold in 1988 and replaced with a sporty import sedan - a...
...Ford XY Falcon GT. The car was quite a sedan for them with it's sporty look and Cleveland V8. The film "Whispers" finally released in 1990 on American television, and his daily appeared as a prop car in the ending of the film. He kept it for a few more years, until 1995, when the car was damaged by a F2 tornado that hit his town. The car was sold in place of a crew cab truck, specifically a...
...1987 Ford Econoline with a Centurion conversion. While it was nowhere near sporty, it was a comfortable family car. Still, Bernard wanted another performance car, so in 1996 he bought a...
...1993 Ford Taurus SHO. He enjoyed the SHO engine this exclusive variant packed, and the good size that would be a fun family car. He directed in 1999 a film that got a cult following, the film "Misery" which was a movie adaptation of Stephen King's book of the same name. He also kept it during the production of a film that wasn't a book adaptation, and was about a Alabama farmer who captured anybody driving by his farm and tortured them to death. That film, which was "The New Crops" and released in 2003, was a welcoming hit for Bernard. He finally sold the car in 2005, wanting something a bit more roomy. That car was...
...a 2003 Mercury Marauder. It had a lot of space inside, but despite the reputation, it was quite far from being a performance car, with its tradtitional fullsize design. Due to that, in 2007 the Mercury was sold and replaced with a...
...2006 Ford F-350 King Ranch. It was a big change from the norm, like the Econoline, but the car was more stylized with it's Ranch premise and was more comfortable. It also had plenty of space, and the bed was pretty useful. Bernard had an daughter in 2009, Sidney, and the car received some boost in it's engine by a few modifications. He sold it in 2013, just a few months after his big hit ever in his cinematography, a well-received remake of "Final Exam". The new replacement of the King Ranch was the...
...2012 F-350 King Ranch. Bernard decided to stay with the same nameplate, only buying a newer, nicer one. A year later, he decided to go back into performance by buying a 2005 Jaguar XKR coupe. He had it until 2017, when a bunch of electrical troubles made him decide to sell the car. The Jag was replaced with a...
...2014 Buick Regal GS. It was a return to his old days, with something more modern. He also made another film in 2018, which was a remake of "Graduation Day". He still owns the Regal and King Ranch to this day. New Story: 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO In 1985, a Italian exotic car collector decided to go into a auction to win the Ferrari. Luckily, he does get the prize car, and makes it his new daily. He kept it until 1991, when he died of a heart attack at the age of 54. The car was then sold off to...
...Stefano Marinelli, a Rome stockbroker, who wanted a car that would be a good financial investment. However, after a period of underperforming on the market, he sold the 288 GTO in 1994, no longer so convinced about cars being safe investments. The buyer was...
...rich citizen Stella Di Milano. She was looking for a good replacement for her old Maserati, and decided that she would get this 288 GTO in return. She colored the car pink, and made it completely her daily, learning the quirks of driving it down Milan. She kept it until 2000, when she was charged for identity theft. The car was sold off from her, and the car would then be in the hands of...
British-American actor Eugene James Kinley. He still owns the car to this day, with the car's original paint restored. NEW STORY: Thomas Winsley In 1976 Wellington (New Zealand)-born Winsley got a 1967 Datsun 510 as his first car. As a university student studying finance, he often drove the car to school. Later in 1980, he moved to Auckland, got a new job, and he sold the Datsun for a new...
...Lada 1500. It was one of the cheapest new cars he could find, and it was relatively similar to the old Datsun (except that it was not rusty). However, he did not find it satisfying, and planned to get a nicer used Western car when changing his car. In 1984, the Lada was sold, and the replacement was a...
...1981 Holden Gemini sedan. The car was smaller, yet the car was decent in quality (according to him). In 1989, his job paid off well for him, and he wanted a more suitable car for him, now that he was into finances (his job is as an company secretary). The car was a 1987...
