The Ripper Before Transformation

Sandy Ganz's History



This is my short Vehicle History. Most of the cars or bikes that I have driven are ones that I would have again. Their are a few exceptions as noted by the 'POS' in the description (you can figure out what that means), but even those cars had something that I really liked about them, be it style or engineering. At the bottom of the page is a gallery of all the cars, some are NOT my cars, but just images I grabbed off of the web.

1963 Buick Rivera First Hand me down car. I Did not know what I had at the time, great car.
1975 Plymouth Fury Wagon, known as “The Hearse” Big, POS with huge engine that made no horsepower
1969 Chevy Chevelle SS396 (with a 427) My first Hot Rod - LOVE THIS CAR
1969 Chevy Corvette 427, POS hard to work on, cool looking and Big Block was in bad shape.
1975 Plymouth Pickup Truck with a 440, Extended cab
1977 Plymouth Van Long with a 440, Hauled A$$.
1981 Chevy Corvette POS Looked nice but another fail on GM engineering
1975 Kawasaki H1, “The Toilet” 3 Cylinder 2 Stroke, enough said.
1984 Buick Grand National, First year for GN, GREAT CAR burnt up 3 Turbochargers under warrenty
1986 Suzuki GSXR-750, Known as “Mr. Pibbs” after my family’s mean cat with twity eyes, Fast Bike of the era.
1980 International Harvester Scout II TD with a Nissan Turbo Diesel later swapped with a 377" SBC
1975 Triumph Spitfire
1984 Cadillac Eldorado, POS HT4100, Iron Heads Aluminum Block, POS Gets a Double POS for GM Engine Engineering
1989 BMW 750iL “Mr. Pibbs” reincarnated as a Car due to mean 750iL and the headlights. LOVE THIS CAR
1993 BMW 850ci “Gretta” LOVE THIS CAR
Herb Adams VSE Cobra Kit
1980 BMW 323i Alpina “Sparky” This was a can do car, 323i but with all the Alpina Mods, very fun car.
1966 Ford Mustang K-Code 289, “Blue Beard” Sold to pay for Ripper Parts
1965 Ford Mustang “The Ripper” - Keeper
2000 Infinity QX4 - Great Truck, Sold for the Diesel Excursion
2003 Ford Excursion Diesel, “Jolly Green Giant” Still Going Strong!
RCR-40 GT40 Replica from Race Car Replica
2003 Aston Martin DB7GT “The Count” - I bought this with 'Internet Cash'
1966 Sunbeam Tiger Mk1A “Tony the Tiger”

Car that I would like to have :
Ford Lotus Cortina or 'Tribute' Cortina
BMW 750iL Like what I had
BMW 850iL Like what I had
Ford F650 Roll off Tow Truck
Kawasaki Tripple, or something with a 2-Stroke!

POS == Piece Of $hit,
BLUE==I Still Own
1963 Buick Riviera Plymouth Station Wagon Dash 1969 Chevelle SS396
1963 Buick Riviera Plymouth Station Wagon Dash 1969 Chevelle SS396
1969 Corvette 427 Plymouth Club Cab with a 440 1981 Corvette
1969 Corvette 427 Plymouth Club Cab with a 440 1981 Corvette
1981 Corvette Kawasaki H1 500cc 3 Cylinder 2 Stroke 1984 Buick Grand National
1981 Corvette Kawasaki H1 500cc 3 Cylinder 2 Stroke 1984 Buick Grand National
Suzuki GSX-R 750 "Mr. Pibbs" 1980 International Scount TD 1975 Triumph Spitfire
Suzuki GSX-R 750 "Mr. Pibbs" 1980 International Scount TD 1975 Triumph Spitfire
Cadillac Eldorado - WORST ENGINE BMW 750il BMW 750il Engine
Cadillac Eldorado - WORST ENGINE BMW 750il BMW 750il Engine
BMW 850i BMW 850i VSE Cobra
BMW 850i BMW 850i VSE Cobra
323 Alpina 323 Alpina 1966 K Code Mustang
323 Alpina 323 Alpina 1966 K Code Mustang
1966 K Code Mustang 1965 Fastback Before 1965 Fastback After
1966 K Code Mustang 1965 Fastback Before 1965 Fastback After
Infinit QX4 Excursion 7.3L PSD Excursion 7.3L PSD
Infinit QX4 Excursion 7.3L PSD Excursion 7.3L PSD
RCR-GT40 Aston Martin DB7GT Sunbeam Tiger
RCR-GT40 Aston Martin DB7GT Sunbeam Tiger
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