what was the car that turned you into a car guy?

[Firebirdsteve]

Originally Posted by garymac69

For me it was a ride in my Uncle's new 1969 Roadrunner w/440 6 pack. It made quite an impression!

My brother had a 69 Roadrunner...he's got 7 years on me. The memories of that raw power!.

[Firebirdsteve]

I have loved this car since I was old enough to walk!



Neighbor had one when I was young. I would come home after school and drool over it!

[intocarss]

Born in 61, I'd say Hot Wheels & Tonka, plus everyone in our neighborhood had some kind of hod rod or motorcycle. Can't really pinpoint any one type of car that got me hooked.. My parents told me my first words were "truck" Later on I'd guess it was a 69 orange & white Z/28 that really got me

[fleetus macmullitz]

I built a lot of model cars in the 60's. I think it was the glue.

[Ron in SoCal]

I grew up in a post baby boom neighborhood. there was about 20 boys around the same age and we got into some fun (and trouble) on occasion. I remember my neighbor wrenching on his flat black, slot mag 68 Chevelle while I was building a mini bike at around 10 years old. The dude had some nefarious sh*t going on in his house but I didn't care. He was building a SBC in his garage and I couldn't believe how pretty it was. It also amazed me that his empty engine bay was gonna take that monster (prob 325 hp at the time, ) and make his car actually run! I'll never forget how loud the car seemed at the time. What were those mufflers, Thrush? Anyway, he did a 50' burnout for me right in front of my house. I've been a bowtie guy ever since.

Pretty sure Rob will have some snappy Furd come back.

[FETorino]

Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal

Pretty sure Rob will have some snappy Furd come back.

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.

[lilcraigford]

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...

[headcase]

This right here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxD0PqVlt5Q

Now I own a 69 mustang and have sold my 68 Charger.

[chevguy]

My old man raced speedway(dirt here in Australia) in the early 80`s in a 69 vette. The lines made me appreciate what a true car is. I actually wanted to buy one but at 6`2 when I sat in one my head is on the roof.

[AMSOILGUY]

My Dad has a 75 nova that I used to really think was cool. What got me was everyday when he came home from work he would do a half doughnut just past our house and park his car infront of the house. I used to think that was the coolest thing when I was like 5. My mom gave me a car near the end of highschool a 1995 neon. My Dad bought me the first aftermarket part for it a hot air intake off ebay lol. Man I wish I had the money I put in that thing for my camaro.


My dad kept telling me to get a real car lol. Young and dumb at least i've got a 69 camaro to work on now!