Okay, now you did it! I had to spend an hour or so at work this morning
figuring
this out. The scary thing is that when I read Peter's column the other day I
had
no idea of how many that I have now - I guess that it is good that I live in the
country! I counted 166 current plus another 179 lifetime, not bad for 41 years
old. By the way, my wife said that I can't die until all of my vehicle projects
are finished - I guess that I will live forever!! I see that I still own almost
half of my cylinders.
Cylinder Source No. of Cylinders Status of Cylinders
'00 Olds Alero 6 Driver
'98 Pont. Grand Prix 6 Driver (do I get
extra
credit for the supercharger??)
'96 Chevy Tahoe 8 Driver
'89 Toyota MR2 4 Driver
'74 Triumph TR6 6 Autocrosser
'54 MG TF 1500 4 Driver
'72 Honda CB175 2 Driver
'70 Dodge W100 Power Wagon 8 Farm Truck
'78 MG V8 (Buick 215 V8) 8 In Progress
'70 Dodge D200 8 In Progress
'66 MGB 4 In Progress
'65 MGB 4 In Progress
'39 Chevy Master Delux Sedan 6 In Progress
'74 Triumph TR6 6 In Progress
'71 MGB (former autocrosser) 4 In Progress
'74 Suzuki GT 750 3 In Progress
'73 Honda CB750 2 In Progress
'56 IH Farmall 450 4 Tractor
Husqavarna Riding Mower 1 Miscellaneous
2 push mowers 2
Miscellaneous
Weedeater 1
Miscellaneous
Tiller 1
Miscellaneous
2 chainsaws 2
Miscellaneous
Powerwasher 1
Miscellaneous
'89 Evenrude 4 Ski Boat
Sub Total 104
6 Chrome Bumper MGBs 24 Parts Vehicles
'76 Triumph TR6 6 Parts Vehicles
'70 Dodge D100 8 Parts
Vehicles
'76 Toyota Corolla 4 Parts
Vehicles
'62 Buick Special 8 Parts
Vehicles
Spare '62 Buick 215 Engine 8 Parts Vehicles
Spare MG Midget Engine 4 Parts Vehicles
Sub Total 62
Current Total 166
'97 Chevy Z28 8 Previously
Owned
'89 Toyota Camry 4 Previously Owned
'96 Chevy Z24 4 Previously
Owned
'79 Toyota Corrola 4 Previously Owned
'84 Jeep Wagoneer 6 Previously Owned
'85 Chevy Suburban 8 Previously Owned
'78 Dodge D150 8 Previously Owned
'70 Sachs DK125 1 Previously Owned
'54 International 2-ton truck 6 Previously Owned
2 MGBGTs 8 Previously
Owned
'64 Austin Healy Sprite 4 Previously Owned
'67 MGB 4 Previously
Owned
'84 Chrysler 4 Previously
Owned
'80 Mazda B2000 4 Previously
Owned
Honda XL500 1 Previously
Owned
Riding Lawn Mower 1 Previously Owned
'76 Subaru 4 Previously
Owned
'72 Olds Delta 88 Royal 8 Previously Owned
(Rocket 455)
'72 Dodge D100 8 Previously
Owned
'68 Dodge Charger 8 Previously
Owned
'80 Triumph TR7 Convertible 4 Previously Owned
(Purchased New)
'76 Triumph Spitfire 4 Previously
Owned
'72 Dodge Polara 8 Previously
Owned
'76 Pont. Trans Am 8 Previously
Owned (factory 455, 4 speed)
'74 MG Midget 4 Previously
Owned (went off a 50-ft bank in a rainstorm and rolled it three times)
'68 Ford Galaxie 500 LTD 8 Previously Owned
'72 Buick GS 8 Previously
Owned
'64 Chevy C20 8 Previously
Owned
'63 Chevy Impala Convertible 8 Previously Owned
(327 Turbofire)
'65 Chevy C10 8 Previously
Owned
'68 Dodge Polara 8 Previously
Owned
Sub Total 179
Smokerbros@aol.com wrote:
> Peter Egan's latest column on R & T is about the number of cylinders we have.
> My current count is 17, for instance. 8cyl. Silverado, 8 cyl. Firebird, 1
> cyl. Go-Ped. Meager by some counts. I think Egan's current count is 58.
>
> Then there is your life's total. Mine is 110 (including 18 4 bangers, and 17
> cars that have been autocrossed). Egan's is nearly 300, I think.
>
> By the way, Egan says that anything with internal combustion engines counts,
> including lawn mowers, weed whackers, etc., and reminds us of something that
> we all know, there are levels of quality, too. 12 lawn mowers does NOT equal
> 1 Ferrari 275!
>
> For counting purposes, Egan didn't have to count Rotaries, or at least didn't
> mention it. I figured them as 6 cylinder engines (3 chambers X 2 rotors).
>
> Okay, let's hear your numbers, complete with lies, excuses, stories!
>
> CHD
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