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GasGuzzler
Hunter
Low 8's in the 8th and high 12's in the quarter with the 396. I never timed it with the monster engine. Should have run high 11's with the 454.
I wish I had all the cars or at least pictures of all the cars that I ruined as a teenager in the 1970's.
1962 Ford Falcon ($100 first car)
1966 Mustang, 289 3 speed (converted from 6 cyl auto)
1969 Buick Wildcat w/430 CI (something different)
1969 Mustang 351W auto
1966 Chevelle SS 396 4 speed (blew up the 396)
1966 GTO w/427 Corvette engine (bought car for the motor for my Chevelle)
1957 Dodge Royale hemi pushbutton auto (free - gifted due to broken torsion bar)
1969 Barracuda (traded the Dodge straight across)
I think that's all the cars. I got into 4x4's at that point, and I was still 18 then.
Somewhere in there, I found a like new 1971 Mach 1 with a 429 SCJ but my dad refused to loan me some money to help me buy it. Probably for the best.
1962 Ford Falcon ($100 first car)
1966 Mustang, 289 3 speed (converted from 6 cyl auto)
1969 Buick Wildcat w/430 CI (something different)
1969 Mustang 351W auto
1966 Chevelle SS 396 4 speed (blew up the 396)
1966 GTO w/427 Corvette engine (bought car for the motor for my Chevelle)
1957 Dodge Royale hemi pushbutton auto (free - gifted due to broken torsion bar)
1969 Barracuda (traded the Dodge straight across)
I think that's all the cars. I got into 4x4's at that point, and I was still 18 then.
Somewhere in there, I found a like new 1971 Mach 1 with a 429 SCJ but my dad refused to loan me some money to help me buy it. Probably for the best.
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This 1968 GTX was my daily driver for a while back in the 80s. The dice were left over from the 1957 Belair I had prior to this car.
1972 or 3. My 67 RS/SS Camaro, pale Yellow not my first choice but was having a tough time finding a hot Camaro I could afford. When the salesman dropped the clutch on this thing & started banging gears I was sold. It's parked behind future MIL's 67 Pontiac Catalina.
GasGuzzler
Hunter
Looks like a Hurst shifter out of a 68-70 GTO
Black tail panel means it should be a big block (396). The color was Butternut Yellow and actually very popular. Then again, it has non-original stripes and the valance is black too so ...
Rear mounted antenna was an option.
PinnedAndRecessed
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My high school muscle car was a 396 Impala. Cruising 4th Street, Louisville, Ky, Julie D sitting so close to me she was almost in my lap (yes, bench seats), Louie Louie on the radio.....
My first new "muscle" car was a 1973 Mustang Mach 1 I got in college. 351 Cleveland but by then, America bought into the New Ice Age Scam and the Mach 1 had something like 170 hp. What a joke.
In 1975, I (actually, my dad) traded it in on a new Porsche 911S. Not technically a muscle car, but that sucker would haul.
My first new "muscle" car was a 1973 Mustang Mach 1 I got in college. 351 Cleveland but by then, America bought into the New Ice Age Scam and the Mach 1 had something like 170 hp. What a joke.
In 1975, I (actually, my dad) traded it in on a new Porsche 911S. Not technically a muscle car, but that sucker would haul.
Thinking you've mentioned this before. Can't say that the black rear panel hadn't been added but the rest of the car was an numbers matching RS/SS. Deluxe interior, console &,,,,, power windows. The strips, if added were done really well with good factory dimensions that means a lot these days with a restored car but then, I didn't really care. The Edelbrock hi-rise & the 950 cfm Holley 3 barrel weren't original either.
In this photo, or not to soon afterward I put it on it's roof in a muddy field late one night. It was repaired but never as nice on the outside as it once was.
redfernclan
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My memory fades like everyone else, but it still cracks me up the I cant tell you how old or what day my siblings were born, but I can rattle off the stats and options of the cars I had in high school. Priorities I guess.
I always thought, that's why we have calendars, so I don't have to memorize those things.
I always thought, that's why we have calendars, so I don't have to memorize those things.
My '66 Chevelle had a split in the back seat and the body-by-Fisher seat from the '66 GTO dropped right in. So in addition to robbing the 427 from the GTO, I also kept the rear seat, the Hooker headers and the Hurst shifter. Then I sold the GTO rolling chassis for 5 bucks less than I paid for it in running condition!
Speaking of options, that 1957 Dodge Royale still had the owner's manual, and it covered all the options that were available. Mine didn't have it but one of the options was a record player! You could play 7" 45 RPM records. I think the needle was in the lid that closed down over the record, so that kept it from skipping when you hit a bump. But it likely wouldn't have stood a chance on mine, which had no left front torsion bar. My parent's neighborhood was full of dips at about every intersection to channel rainwater into the storm sewers, and if you didn't slow down to about 5 MPH when you went over one, your head would hit the roof in that car.
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Speaking of options, that 1957 Dodge Royale still had the owner's manual, and it covered all the options that were available. Mine didn't have it but one of the options was a record player! You could play 7" 45 RPM records. I think the needle was in the lid that closed down over the record, so that kept it from skipping when you hit a bump. But it likely wouldn't have stood a chance on mine, which had no left front torsion bar. My parent's neighborhood was full of dips at about every intersection to channel rainwater into the storm sewers, and if you didn't slow down to about 5 MPH when you went over one, your head would hit the roof in that car.
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bowtie30
Bearcat
This is my current Muscle Car. Almost time to put it away for the Winter
Son bought a 1979 Camero Berlinetta in 1983 with 10,000 miles from a neighbor when he was 15. I co-signed the $8,000 bank note for him. He had jobs in our airpark before he started work at a nearby airport and was able to pay off the lone in 3 years.
He wanted to make the Camero into a streetcar and be able to beat the Rich Kids Mustangs, which we did with his money. We painted it added fiberglass parts and built up a 400HP+ Lingenfelter 383 to replace the 305.
When he joined the Navy to be a Naval Aviator, he had to leave the car here in my hangar. After about 25 years storage and knowing he and grandson would want to see it on the road again it was time for me to go to work. Repaint, brakes, clean up engine, and many other details I did receive help from both of them. We did all the required work.
It probably doesn't have more than 25,000 miles on it now
The Grocery Getter
The Mighty Mouse
With added on the fiberglass scoop what a PITA
With fiberglass L-88 hood.
Before a weeeeeeeeee bit of clean up. 25 years of storage in high humidity takes a toll.
He wanted to make the Camero into a streetcar and be able to beat the Rich Kids Mustangs, which we did with his money. We painted it added fiberglass parts and built up a 400HP+ Lingenfelter 383 to replace the 305.
When he joined the Navy to be a Naval Aviator, he had to leave the car here in my hangar. After about 25 years storage and knowing he and grandson would want to see it on the road again it was time for me to go to work. Repaint, brakes, clean up engine, and many other details I did receive help from both of them. We did all the required work.
It probably doesn't have more than 25,000 miles on it now
The Grocery Getter
The Mighty Mouse
With added on the fiberglass scoop what a PITA
With fiberglass L-88 hood.
Before a weeeeeeeeee bit of clean up. 25 years of storage in high humidity takes a toll.
I always wanted a Hemi Charger. When I was younger coodn't afford one and now that I can its just not in my priority list. Came within inch buying Challenger Hellcat Demon. But hard to justify one without enviromentally controlled shop to keep it in
In '72 one fireman had a Charger, another a Challenger. Don't recall the engines. But being stationed in the high desert of SoCal they would regularly stomp anything else around.
Another showed up with a 240Z bragging about it. Only took one run to shut him up. Another hit back from Vietnam and bought a new Porsche. Again, not contest.
Sadly my Nova (it would have shut down the Challenger and Charger in a heartbeat) had been totaled just before I enlisted.
Another showed up with a 240Z bragging about it. Only took one run to shut him up. Another hit back from Vietnam and bought a new Porsche. Again, not contest.
Sadly my Nova (it would have shut down the Challenger and Charger in a heartbeat) had been totaled just before I enlisted.
GasGuzzler
Hunter
$8K for a '79 Camaro in 1984? Sounds like 3X what it was worth but sure turned out well.
Thanks
I'm probably wrong on the price it has been a long time ago. It does seem high
I do remember the milage was around 9,000.
Yes, that is exactly what it is. The wire running from the T-Handle is for the Line Lock.
Wish I had more pictures,
But here are two, one isn't a car but it was fast back in the 80's
First is of my 70 XR7 Cougar that came from the factory with a 4bbl Cleveland and an FMX auto.
Second is my 72 F-150 that my dad and I dropped a 428CJ from a 69 Cobra (Fairlane)
Third is my Cougar not long after I got it.
Wish that Cougar was still here.
But here are two, one isn't a car but it was fast back in the 80's
First is of my 70 XR7 Cougar that came from the factory with a 4bbl Cleveland and an FMX auto.
Second is my 72 F-150 that my dad and I dropped a 428CJ from a 69 Cobra (Fairlane)
Third is my Cougar not long after I got it.
Wish that Cougar was still here.
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GasGuzzler
Hunter
No F*** fan here but Cougars (the cars) have always appealed to me.
I figured that was what the wire was for. We used to hook them up to the rear brakes instead of the front. Using it was backwards but makes more sense from a safety standpoint.
