them old engines and vehicles we drove.

[BosnMate]

In high school I had a 29 A with a 32 grill and solid wheels, otherwise a stock coop. Six kids would fit in it, if four were girls. I joined the Navy, Dad sold it for 50 bucks and kept the money.

 

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[releventchair]

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!

75 collect a glovebox full of tickets?

 

[Skwerly]

i started with a '73 VW beetle. i had a few more bugs after that, but then i found the V8 way and it's been power ever since.

currently slowly restoring my '68 plymouth fury.

 

[302guy]

1972 Ironhead right side shift three speed kick-start only. On a hardtail frame with an aluminum seat pan. This was a spine crusher.

Updated to something that didn't crush the spine until I lowered it with struts, didn't go through oil like a Corvair, was water cooled so I could actually ride it in the summer and cost about a tenth of what it would have cost if I had went with another Harley. And it was a LOT slower. Which I appreciated. I like riding more than wrenching. But I do love buying tools. Did my own powder coating too. And then I sold it.....I think my next one will be built around a Buell engine.

 

[releventchair]

Last honda was a 83? cb500-4. Lots of miles put on it.
I could see one try on that 72 trying to crank it,hopefully with out getting launched

 

[302guy]

Last honda was a 83? cb500-4. Lots of miles put on it.
I could see one try on that 72 trying to crank it,hopefully with out getting launched

It put me over the bars twice, took out one guys knee completely, broke another buddy's tibia and fractured another guys ankle. I figured I should sell it or I was gonna wind up getting sued. It actually had some paint and a wide glide front end on it when I sold it. By then the seat went from aluminum to aluminum diamond plate. Trust me, this was not a bike that people would want to borrow. But I finally got that S&S Super E tuned and put a digital ignition in it. You could sit down, and turn it over to just before TDC and then push it down with your arm and she'd start right up. But by then I'd had enough of the kicking. Both starting it and riding it. People swear I got taller after I sold it.

I wouldn't hesitate to get another one of those SS750's. It looked good, sounded great and was a fun ride. It never nickle and dimed me and was very balanced. It was a good little cruiser now that I'm older and don't need to do 100 mph everywhere I go. Had a buddy that I rode with that was a little jealous. He rode a Dyna and mine looked better. Got a lot of compliments and razzing from HD riders.

 

[Chadeaux]

First car was a 1965 Mustang with a 289 HP and floor shifter (3 speed). It was a graduation present in 1975.

Next was a 1965 Grand Prix with a 389 and the real inlaid wood dashboard.

After that a 1969 Roadrunner with a 383 Magnum, Dana positraction rear and Hurst 4 speed slap shift kit. Could get scratch in all 4 gears. Liked it so much I bought a 1969 GTX (twin of the Roadrunner) with a 440 Magnum and a 727 tranny.

Did I mention that I liked to street race?

 

[0121stockpicker]

First car was a 1965 Mustang with a 289 HP and floor shifter (3 speed). It was a graduation present in 1975.

Next was a 1965 Grand Prix with a 389 and the real inlaid wood dashboard.

After that a 1969 Roadrunner with a 383 Magnum, Dana positraction rear and Hurst 4 speed slap shift kit. Could get scratch in all 4 gears. Liked it so much I bought a 1969 GTX (twin of the Roadrunner) with a 440 Magnum and a 727 tranny.

Did I mention that I liked to street race?

I'm a little younger than most of you folks but played around with the same type of cars - mopars ruled in my school. We are talking about the $500 beaters that you rebuild in your backyard.

Any of you guys ever watch the Barrett Jackson auctions and see these same cars - obviously in better condition, etc - now going for HUGE bucks!!

My first was a white mustang convertible I bought with the $ I made selling the baseball card collection. It was a 1980 made by a company called de tomasos called the mustang swift. Had a ford 250 straight 6 and a Mercedes convertible top. Was still a beater but for a high school kid was pretty cool.

 

[releventchair]

I would like a polebarn full of them 500 dollar beaters! Just for nostalgia. Going to check out what the highschool kids like and buying a few with all the options and storing them till they can afford them, a gamble,not enough time any more either.
Theres a guy within an hour who started collecting mopar in highschool,cars,engines. Friends thought he was nuts. Happy though last i heard.

 

[302guy]

I would like a polebarn full of them 500 dollar beaters! Just for nostalgia. Going to check out what the highschool kids like and buy8ng a few with all the options and storing them till they can afford them, a gamble,not enough time any more either.
Theres a guy within an hour who started collecting mopar in highschool,cars,engines. Friends thought he was nuts. Happy though.

Ha, Brother, if I hit the PowerBall my yard would look like Fred Sanford's. My wife would leave and I'd never notice cause I'd be going from one project to the next. I have a HUGE list of car and truck builds I'd love to do.

 

[onfire]

Remember when 2 $ in the tank 8 gal seemed we could drive all night cruising the ave. Loved those Bleach burn outs at the stop and go's.

 

[Frankn]

First car was a 1965 Mustang with a 289 HP and floor shifter (3 speed). It was a graduation present in 1975.

Next was a 1965 Grand Prix with a 389 and the real inlaid wood dashboard.

After that a 1969 Roadrunner with a 383 Magnum, Dana positraction rear and Hurst 4 speed slap shift kit. Could get scratch in all 4 gears. Liked it so much I bought a 1969 GTX (twin of the Roadrunner) with a 440 Magnum and a 727 tranny.

Did I mention that I liked to street race?

You missed the best one. The 426 Road Runner was faster. The valve setup in it was far superior to the 440. My buddy had one and every nite when he got home he had to pull all the 440's out of his tailpipe. lol Frank

 

[dieselram94]

Mopars rule!

 

[0121stockpicker]

You missed the best one. The 426 Road Runner was faster. The valve setup in it was far superior to the 440. My buddy had one and every nite when he got home he had to pull all the 440's out of his tailpipe. lol Frank

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Real hemis!! The first time you saw a superbird flying down the highway.

 

[releventchair]

Ha, Brother, if I hit the PowerBall my yard would look like Fred Sanford's. My wife would leave and I'd never notice cause I'd be going from one project to the next. I have a HUGE list of car and truck builds I'd love to do.

One at a time. Worked with an ol boy near retired had 7! Polebarns full of tractors he restored.
Cars more like guns and unlike women,you can have more than one favorite and they don,t get jealous. Also unlike women when they leave you can actually gain money.

 

[austin]

426 Hemis were the fastest street cars I ever saw. Owned a 62 Impala 409, dual quads, 4 speed Muncie 4:11 rear, then a 66 GTO 389 tri power. Owned an XKE, an old vette and could not beat either a 427 ford galaxie or any MOPAR with a 426 hemi. Had other rods, even a D Gas rail and it couldn't turn the times a hemi did. Roadrunners problem was their 323 "sure-grip" rear end gears. Quick off the line, then dogs. Of course, gas was super cheap and so were parts. But I sure had fun...

 

[0121stockpicker]

Funny how all political differences end with the talk of cars!! If only the politicians could sit around and talk cars all differences would be set aside. I'd argue classic mussle cars are even MORE American than baseball and apple pie!!!

 

[truckinbutch]

75 collect a glovebox full of tickets?

Never had a single ticket . Like Junior Johnson said , 'What I was doin , I wasn't gonna stop nohow .'

 

[truckinbutch]

Funny how all political differences end with the talk of cars!! If only the politicians could sit around and talk cars all differences would be set aside. I'd argue classic mussle cars are even MORE American than baseball and apple pie!!!

You make a good point .

 

[truckinbutch]

302 ,
I was 26 yrs old before I owned a bike with a hand clutch and foot shift . 18 Harleys and a '48 Indian Chief . Spark advance on one hand grip and the throttle on the other could lead to some interesting situations on a cold day . Got a '80 80 inch now that I have never matured enough to part with .