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Originally Posted by 67ragtp (Post 464468)

Born in 61 more than likely on the older side here. Going to high school in the mid to later 70s we got to really see the old iron filling the parking lots and running the streets, it was awesome. For me, I was 15 and my brother had a 69 chevelle ss 396/375 4speed car. In northern jersey and the NY area, street racing was nuts, all the way down sunrise highway in long island home of Baldwin Motion. My first car was a 71 chevelle ss 454/425hp I guess it was an ls5 car, bone stock with 39000 miles on it. Those were the days when you could get a a crane fireball cam, lifters a holley 850 at a swapmeet for 150bucks. Needless to say we beat the snot out of those cars, we were lucky to get through spring and summer with out replacing a muncie gear box. Funny thing is, back then we thought those cars were the fastest things on the planet, probably high 12 to mid 13 second cars always traction deprived. We really had a blast, cops basically gave you a tongue lashing and sent you home, really a different time.

Rich

Amen.....Great times....We had a quater mile area in Fremont,Ca in an Industrial area in the mid seventies where the police would come out and just send you home..they would thank you for not racing on the Boulevards..

Good times...Fremont Cruise, Livermore cruise, Santa Rosa cruise..All gone now...

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Originally Posted by 67ragtp (Post 464468)

Yeah...what he said!

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal (Post 464217)

Pretty sure Rob will have some snappy Furd come back. :bitchslap:

I think I've told this story before on here. My neighbors had a 69 Corvette and better yet their sons friend bought an Orange 71 Pantera brand new (story is it was with inheritance $$ the kid was young). In 71 I as 7 and just stared at those cars every time they were outside. When I was in high school the guy next door had a Tiger when I had an Alpine.

My grandpa was a carpenter and my day an MIT grad and engineer so taking stuff apart or building things has always bee just what you do.

I read all Herb Adams stuff and followed his recipe for building a road race style car instead of a drag car. He developed Ponitacs so I bought a 69 Firebird. My best friend had a 79 Camaro, a slug that handled pretty good from the factory. We raced a lot of guys on a twisty country road. I was never impressed with his Chevy but another pair of brothers in my neighborhood were Ford guys who built engines in their garage. They loved 427 side oilers.

I always wanted an iconic 60s/70s american sports car. A Cobra, a Pantera, a Tiger or the holy grail a GT40 or yea even a Corvette. I just liked Fords hot rod approach to LeMans and SCCA with Shelby and the history behind it.

One day at Tustin Thunder I saw a guy Jim ?? from Texas I think just thrashing on a green and gold GT40. On the straights he was just puling hard on everyone else out there. The inevitable happened and I fell in love with the sound of a sideoiler as it demonstrated it's hp advantage.

And as I have admitted already I bought and still own a 69 Corvette even though it is an inferior brand.

I grew up with my Dad's '60 Cal-Looker - EFI 1776cc, Berg 5-speed, 4-wheel disc (Ghia front, Porsche 914 rear), and too many one-off parts to list (Dad is a fabricator). As a result, I am an air-cooled guy at heart...

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My first ride through the eyes of an 11 year old in a 70 Lucy Blue Trans Am with a white stripe and a deluxe Bright Blue interior..... My Hockey coach (friend of the family) came to pick me up for a fun team skate as they called it back then.... That car pulled up the driveway with a rumble and when I got in and saw that machined dash, a four speed and that fat steering wheel I was hooked.....

That reminds me that the next time I see him I'll have to mention that little "fun skate" cost me a fortune LOL...

Thanks for the memories and the post from everyone!!
I would love to be able to coment on everyones post however time constraint is a factor here .I love hearing the stories that go with this topic.

please keep the posts coming and the memories flowing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

68 Chevelle SS396

This Chevelle was bought new in the spring of 68 by my Dad. The top picture was taken about a month after he got the car. The lower picture is of my wife and I at our wedding. He gave me the car when I turned 16 in rusted pieces and I restored it throughout highschool. You can see my dad in the distance in the lower picture. I still enjoy my first car love today.