them old engines and vehicles we drove.

[releventchair]

I started with a 66 ford falcon coupe. 200 inline 6 ,manual steering with L50s on chrome wheels.
Great little car.

 

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[Backbacon]

I had a 71 Cutlass with a 350 for my first car. LOL My friend and I made some floorboards out of crushed beer cans, rivets and Tar for the safety check.

 

[davest]

1963 Chev belair in brown, 4 doors, 283 two barrel carb with three on the tree. btw, paid $200.00 for it in 1969.

 

[Gold Maven]

'67 Camaro, SS-RS, 327 4 barrel, 4 speed muncie, 12 bolt posi.

Found her in pitiful shape, mechanically and body wise. I was 16, working after school at a garage/gas station. I had a great boss that let me stay late and work on her.

Never had enough money to get her painted, but she ran. I'm somewhat surprised I didn't kill myself.

 

[boris]

First vehicle: '51 dodge grandpa's brother left behind, and it was like a tank solid! Soon had license at 16 and turned in horse for "57 Chevy I polished each day and worked on and learned about riding girls around the beaches,etc. TR3 to Impala and VW in hippy/college days, and since then 5 different Volvos that really can save your life in a crash. 50 years driving so far, now I walk the beaches with the detector and wait for Spring!

 

[releventchair]

Went from falcon to a 72 vega then a 76 coronet with a 318,to a 73 lf ton with 318, added a 66 chevelle that first ex sold for a hundred dollars.a couple mavericks with 200 engines,one i cut off top and most of rear for a field car.
Then a 76gmc half ton with a 350,i put one ton springs on it,rolled it a couple times and kept driving it.a 72?ltd with a 400 in it,traction an issue! Then added a cavilier for the commute,started resto on gmc ,added a Ford half ton 4wd with 351 90 or 91.then a bronco 2,an s10,and a ranger. 6s and fours.
Now a 2008 3/4 4xcrew ford i don,t remember engine size!

350 seemed the best of them.
For economy and easy maint. Them sixes were easy to get along with.
Never owned a nova but with choices available for drivetrain and engine they were among the top cars in value.
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[Moonrover]

I started with a 66 ford falcon coupe. 200 inline 6 ,manual steering with L50s on chrome wheels.
Great little car.

Ever hear of a '47 Crosley Station Wagon? I'd be surprised if any have survived the rust monster. The engine was not much more than pressed steel. It probably rusted away as fast as the body and frame. Anyway, the Crosley was my first set of wheels. Did not impress the gals. Only females that would ride with me were my two Collie dogs.

M

 

[releventchair]

Ever hear of a '47 Crosley Station Wagon? I'd be surprised if any have survived the rust monster. The engine was not much more than pressed steel. It probably rusted away as fast as the body and frame. Anyway, the Crosley was my first set of wheels. Did not impress the gals. Only females that would ride with me were my two Collie dogs.

M

I looked them up. What neat stuff. Yes there are some left and admired. Quite a piece of history. Gee 40 plus mpg?
Not a babe magnet,l.o.l.

 

[302guy]

1975 Toyota FJ40. Then a 1986 K5 Blazer, then a 78 Jeep CJ7, Had a 1955 GMC truck in there at one point. Bought it on a monday morning for $500 and sold it for $2800 two days later. The guy still has it.... then nine more K5 Blazers. Built a 6.2 diesel that lived in three of them. Now I have a Jeep Cherokee. Love that little 4.0, but miss the big ol Blazer on snow days. I'll have another some day I'm sure. I want to do a 73-74 K5 with the front clip of an 85-86 someday. Maybe after I find some gold.

 

[releventchair]

A blazer a friend owned was my introduction into how a vehicle driven sanely could get around in the winter woods. Sweet!.

 

[onfire]

Funny brings back Memories 51 ford opera coup bad engine saw more action parked then at the drive inn. But boy that 69 Chervil big block was sooooo sweet. Thank to uncle Sam reup. Dam.... wife likes a rice grinder now

 

[302guy]

A blazer a friend owned was my introduction into how a vehicle driven sanely could get around in the winter woods. Sweet!.

K5's are beasts. You have to figure the only vehicle to replace them was the Humvee. But I have seen built K5's do things that Humvees only dream about.

 

[dieselram94]

My first vehicle was a 1981 Toyota Starlett (yeah I know but I only paid $60.00 for it), then a 1981 Subaru Brat, 1974 Datsun 620 Pickup with a 1970's Novack 4x4 conversion, 1981 Toyota 4x4 (rolled it in freezing rain and drove it for another few months before selling it for a profit!) 1976 F150 4x4 (built from the junk yards) 390 v8, 1987 Toyota extra cab 4x4 (4" lift and 33's sweet!) wish I kept it, 1984 F250 4x4 with 6.9 diesel and banks turbo kit, 1994 Dodge Ram 2500 4X4 with 5 speed and Cummins 12 valve diesel (LOVE this truck and still have it),1969 Dodge Charger 440, 2000 Kia sportage, 2000 Dodge Caravan ( wife totaled it and was in intensive care with ruptured spleen for a while), 1999 durango 4x4 with 318, 2002 Nissan Frontier crew 4x4 supercharged, 2005 Honda Civic hybrid ( yeah I know ) still own wife's car, and my summer time toy 2010 Jeep Wrangler 4x4 sport (bought new and garaged in the winter since new). I do miss some of them....

 

[Frankn]

Ever hear of a '47 Crosley Station Wagon? I'd be surprised if any have survived the rust monster. The engine was not much more than pressed steel. It probably rusted away as fast as the body and frame. Anyway, the Crosley was my first set of wheels. Did not impress the gals. Only females that would ride with me were my two Collie dogs.

M

I have seen a few and driven a few. The engine in the early ones did look like pressed steel but the one in the Crosley Hotshot sports car was much better, in fact most of them wound up powering small work boats for the watermen . There are some in collections and I saw one at an auction. They kind of reminded me of the King Midgets. Frank

 

[releventchair]

A buddy went through several nice cars while i went through first two. Mustang fastback, (broke one front axle doing wheelies)malibu,firebird, all raced on street(naughty yes). A favorite of mine and maybe the only one not totaled as no one would insure him and no license, was a 68 charger he found in show car magazine. 440 hemi, Down shift and change directions smokin away.

 

[releventchair]

I have seen a few and driven a few. The engine in the early ones did look like pressed steel but the one in the Crosley Hotshot sports car was much better, in fact most of them wound up powering small work boats for the watermen . There are some in collections and I saw one at an auction. They kind of remindedView attachment 748675 me of the King Midgets. Frank

Some did get cut into migets,some with cycle motors. Uncle sam ran motors in navy generators where they held up well due to steady speed.
Proper maintenance on the tin engine could net 60,000 mi. Later iron well received.

 

[Frankn]

Well lets see, I started with a '35 Ford Roadster with a rumbleseet. Bought it for $50 and then put all my money into it. Shackled down to a pack of kingsizes in the back, continental tire, all real wire wheels, Elderblock aluminum intake with 2 four barrels, dual exhaust, 3/4 race iske cam. It ran on the first one and the second opened at 3/4 throttle. This was in '53 and I can tell you for a fact it could leave those '53 Chevy police cars in the dust. I think I have owned just about every brand out there. Even owned XK150 Jag, Renault 4cv, Sunbeam Imp, MGA, Austin American, VW beetle, VW dune buggy, etc. .....Life is good if you live it right. Frank

NONONOYESYES

 

[truckinbutch]

1944 Ford 1 1/2ton mil surplus straight truck . Drove it for 3 years before I got a license to drive . First car : '60 Chev Bellaire 283ci , 3sp on column . '68 GTO , 400,3sp His/Hers auto . Most memorable one was the one I bought one day after a nasty divorce left me with no wheels in 1986 :
1975 Lincoln MK 2door . 460 4bbl , "LIPSTICK" package . Candy apple red , leather interior , full interior package . 2700 mi and had never been smoked in , driven in the rain , or fornicated in .(I took care of all of that within 36 hours . That's when it started raining .)
Double coiled the shocks and tied down the suspension . Cut the cats out of the exhaust and put in 2 Thrush 'Cherry Bomb' mufflers to give it a real purr . Tweaked the engine and tranny a bit and put the best radial road racing tires on that I could find . It suited my mood at the time . Ready for anything at any speed . That hot rod Lincoln and I had some times , WE DID!

 

[blaylock]

1963 chevy sedan 6cyl, 3 on the tree

 

[Moonrover]

I have seen a few and driven a few. The engine in the early ones did look like pressed steel but the one in the Crosley Hotshot sports car was much better, in fact most of them wound up powering small work boats for the watermen . There are some in collections and I saw one at an auction. They kind of reminded<img src="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=748675"/> me of the King Midgets. Frank

A Crosley Hotshot? Wow, had to be well above my pay grade at the time. I paid $70 for my "gently used" Crosley and had to borrow $50 from my dad to close the deal. After that I was broke for a few months so the old car didn't get much in the way of restoration except for a quart of aqua colored latex paint to spiff up the interior.

M