I thought I’ve already written a journal about this, but I can’t seem to find it on my laptop. But I’m happy to write about it again.

I want to buy a hot rod.

My plan was to invest my money in Real Estate because I make more money there. I could buy and sell one piece of property and make enough money to buy a cool hot rod. Or, I could buy and sell lots of property and have a garage-full of cool cars in twenty years. So buying property was really like buying a hot rod. That’s what I told myself.

But I have so much fun thinking about cars, and I for the first time in my life, I can actually afford a cool hot rod. If you get the right car, it’s also a pretty stable investment that’s lots of fun. So here’s my picks:

  • 1950-54 Chevy coupe: chopped, channeled, lowered, flame-thrower exhaust
  • 1964 Impala SS or Impala wagon. If it’s an SS, it should be stock. If it’s a wagon, it should be a radical slammed custom.
  • 1955-57 Chevy wagon, radical custom
  • 1968 Mustang fastback
  • 1968-72 Chevy C-10 Cheyenne (truck). If it’s a solid Cheyenne, it should be stock. But if it’s not, then it needs to be shaved and lowered.
  • 1992-1999 Honda Civic, professionally built with rocket-power.
  • 1994-96 Impala SS or Caprice: the SS should be stock except new wheels, maybe lowered. If it’s a Caprice, it needs to be a radical custom that is totally smoothed out.
  • 1995-98 Chevy Silverado/ Yukon 2 door: lowered, shaved, and rollin’ on 20s