Before Rudolph:

1985 legs (still have and use both of them to this day)
1998 Bicycle (unknown make)

Rudolph came along August 27th, 2001 as my Dad retired his 1989 Custom Chevy Van that he loved so. I fell in love and just became obsessed with it. In 2003, my Dad grew sick of Rudolph and explored other options, so I got to drive to and from work and college. 2006, he found what he wanted: a 2003 Acura TL with 36K on it. I was then handed the title to Rudolph (since I paid for repairs and maintenance out of my pocket and not his) and our adventure together continued.

12 years later on October 11th, 2013, with 123,860 miles on him, my 2005 Excursion (later dubbed The Monster) came home with me. He was poorly maintained by the previous owner. He had a leaking EGR cooler, clogged oil cooler, injectors riddled with stiction, and (little did I know) a weak fuel pump. Despite all that and more, I drove him 700 miles home and nothing blew up.

I enjoy the crap out of maintaining BOTH my 7.3 and 6.0 Excursions. They make me happy and have a way of putting a BSEG on my face the way nothing else can.

 

My Excursion is my first vehicle.

 

1975 F250 360 (dog)
1975 F250 390
1979 Mustang Pace Car 302
1991 Honda Civic 5 spd
1994 Aerostar
1997 Aerostar
2000 Excursion PSD
2002 Excursion PSD
2004 Explorer AWD 4x4

 

Reading this page, and it just felt like it needed an image, so here you go

 

I'm calling shenanigans on the Excursion silhouette David. Purely because it looks more Suburban-y than Excursion-y.

The roofline doesn't taper down, it appears to have been rear-ended as the cargo doors and taillights are a more vertical drop and half a body line going outward, and not curved inward, and the front bumper needs a slightly taller top angle.

Shocking that you omitted those yet managed to get the rear window frame taller than the door windows like they're supposed to be.

 

Lets see, I spent about half a second google searching Excursion drawing, took one that looked OK, and threw it in... I guess next time I will have you draw one up for me

BTW, I would rep you for your attention to detail, but apparently others out there need the reps more than you do, or at least that is what the site is telling me.

 

Just giving you some crap, after all you are our resident Photoshop guru. I used to go to school for digital graphics and arts prior to enlisting in the Navy, and my PC went south after moving around so much. My laptop now certainly can't handle the demands of PS. I Google'd an Excursion side view vs your drawing, may be where the discrepancies came from.

Tried repping you for the pic, however I too am in jail

 

I've been a Ford & Jeep man my whole life, but... Chevys were cheap and plentiful...

I've had A LOT of vehicles since the age of 14, and I know I'm forgetting a few (and I'm not counting parts cars). Starting from most recent...

2010-Present
1999 Jeep Wrangler Sahara (Still have)
1999 Ford F250 Super Duty (Still have)
2000 Ford Escort
1984 Ford Bronco
1984 Chevy S-10 (V8)
1986 Chevy Crew Cab
1984 Chevy Flatbed
1998 Chevy Crew Cab

2000-2009
1954 Chevy 2-Door
1970 Chevy Pickup
1968 Chevy Pickup
1972 Chevy Pickup
1971 Chevy Pickup
1970 Cougar
1986 Chevy Pickup
1965 Corvair
1977 Jeep CJ5
1977 Jeep CJ5
1969 Nova
1968 Nova
1970 Chevelle SS
1970 Pontiac LeMans
1994 Ford Pickup
1990 Chevy Pickup
1979 Jeep CJ5
1985 Chevy Pickup
1980 Dodge Van
1965 Impala
1988 GMC Pickup
1991 Ford Explorer

1995.5-1999
1978 Cutlass
1994 Ford Festiva
1979 Capri
1968 VW Beetle
1981 Chevy Pickup
1968 Dodge Pickup
1979 Chevy Pickup

1990-1995 (Military Years)
1979 Monte Carlo
1975 Nova
1986 Buick Grand National
1979 Camaro
1989 Cavalier Z24
1971 Maverick (302)

1985-1989 (Teenage Years)
1969 Ford Pickup
1979 Sunbird Hatch
1973 Mustang Fastback
1975 Malibu Classic
1971 Nova
1970 Chevelle

Weird Facts About My List
1- We have 3 vehicles right now: The Ex, the SD and the Wrangler. This is the first time since 1995 that I've owned so few vehicles at once.
2- My list may be GM-heavy, but I've always had (until recently) more Ford engines in my possession than GM engines (including engines that were in vehicles).
3- If I could have one vehicle back from my past, it would hands-down be the 1971 Ford Maverick. Yes- I'd rather have it back than the GN.
4- I miss my days of multiple project cars- even if I didn't have the money to perfect them all. I had less PTSD-related issues when I had all my "junk" to play around with...

 

Here is one for after we buy our Ex's

 

Sean may have to come back and add more vehicles, I don't think he intended for this to go this way. He's an old man I'm sure it wasn't a bicycle before that 1997 minivan

 

I'd have to sit and think if i was to type them all out....

 

OK...... I admit it. I used to drive a Suburban.

 

A three door Suburban! GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE!

I LOVE the old three-doors, I almost picked up a restomod instead of the Excursion, but at the time 4wd was highly desired. Now that I'm back in Texas, I partially regret that decision.

 

2010 Buell 1125R....I needed more storage....

 

Well first it was a 1985 Plymouth Carville, then a 1998 Pontiac Sunfire, then a 2000 Dodge Dakota, a 1990 Dodge Ram W150, a 1996 Jeep Cherokee, a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 quad cab, nada with baby #4 on the horizon... my 2003 Ford Excursion Limited 4x4 with a 6.0