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dinoHard to get the Brain to Dig out them all …But I’ll start it off and hope I remember :
58 Olds
55 ford
54 ford
56 ford
58 ford
40 ford
70 duster
71 duster
71 duster
53 dodge P.U.
48 Anglia gasser
54 ford
65 mustang
66 mustang
70 maverick
72 duster
50 ford woody
72 ford
78 Chevy Van
79 pontiac firebird
77 pontiac wagon
93 Ford PU-for 17 years!
dinoBet when you’re all done…an hour later you’ll remember another one 😆
babycakesDino,you really opened up the ‘attic’ in my brain;like you said,I’ll probably miss out on a few but here goes.Starting in 58,
36 Ford 3 window coupe,
40 Ford coupe,
50 Olds convert,
51 Plymouth (put in a small block Chevy)
‘3’ 55 Chevy 2drs.,
55 Ford 2dr.,
‘3’ 57 Chevy 2drs.
57 Ford 2dr.
58 Chevy Impala convert 348 tri power,
62 Chevy Impala convert,
63 64 65 Vettes,one convert,two coupes,
71 Pont.Grand Prix,
72 Vega (converted to a V/8 of course).
This of course is not in sequence but by numerical years.These were my ‘daily’ drivers.
Drag cars,
37 Willys B’G,
60 Vette BM/SP,
57 Chevy C/MP,
63 Vette H/S,
66 Ford Fairlane 3/X
,70 Boss Mustang G/S (dealer owned).
From the mid 70’s mainly Ford pickups,with a few Chevy and Ford passenger cars thrown in.Whew,how’s that! I’d be sitting pretty,how’d I known what they would be worth nowadays,right?
mikey
First car I got from a friend, I was 13yrs old.
1959 Vauxall Victer, 4cyl, 3 on the tree, 4dr, looked like shrunk 55 Chevy.
1961 Rambler American 2dr. Looked like a turtle. I put a 283Chev with a glide, I was 14yrs old.
1953 Chev 2dr business coupe. 6cyl, 3spd. The old Pat Hennerbery “Tall Man” Ran U/Stock at Dover, then put a bigger six and open drive, ran J and K/Gas at Dover.
1961 Ford Falcon, first street car, 16yrs old. 6cyl, with an oiler kit of course, 3 on the tree. That became my”winter car” when I got some decent wheel, I kept it for about three yrs.
1961 Triumph TR-3, bad choice of car, got rid of it in less than a year.
1966 Chevelle SS/396 4spd, Black w/black interior. Another car that became a race car. B/MP, 427 4spd 4:88 rear.
1967 Chevelle SS/396 4spd, all the options, street car street race, a few times to Dover.
1967 Corvette 427 3-2s 4spd. Wrecked, totaled. Salvaged engine and trans, seats, and one door.
1958 Jaguar MKIIIV 4dr. Started to restore. Drivetrain good, body needed work. Sold three yrs later.
1966Dodge Charger 318 w/automatic. Interesting car, but an underpowered tank. Sold it 3mo. later.
1966 Ford Thunderbird. 390, all the toys, bought for first wife. I hated that car.
Another 1966 Chevelle SS/396 4spd. Bought the car SUPER CHEAP, guy thought the engine seized. Shut off at a stop light, and would not turn over. Timing chain actually broke, and locked up the engine. Changed the chain and gears, fired right up. did not hurt a thing. Drove it for a couple of months and sold it.
1949 Ford pick-up Chevy 409 2-4s, 3spd. Drove it for a while, sold the truck body, kept the engine.
1964 Chevy Impala SS I put the 409 in this car with a BW Super T-10, Hooker Headers, 3:73 rear gears, and sold the car.
1972 Datsun Pick-up My first New Car. Chrome wheels, bed cover, special ignition. Raced the truck at Dover, ran 19 times, won 18 trophies. It was red, and I would use shoe polish to write either Harry’s Speed Shop, or Thunder Speed.
1967 Chev Camaro RS bought the body less drivetrain, put a 427 4spd and 4:88 gears, and ran the car in A/SM at Dover and Englishtowm.
1969 or 70 Chevy Nova bought the shell from Don LaJoies salvage yard in Ct. and made it a race car. Small BBC w/tunnel-ram, 2 660 center squirters Doug Nash 4spd, 5:38 gears. Ran C/Gas, and was very successful.
The last pass I made was in the Nova in 1977 at Lebanon Valley. I pulled the motor, trans and rear end, and junked the car.
I got into circle track racing after that, and raced until we moved to Florida in 1990. Got involved driving a guys Midget in Tampa, and I finally quit in 1998. Did some Mud Truck racing until 2004, then nothing until in March of 2009, I purchased my 41 Willy’s Coupe. I am Papa, and the car is “Papa’s Toy”. ………………Mikey 😮 😯 😆
babycakesOpps Dino,I just remembered a ‘few’ more to add to the list of ‘daily’ drivers: 54 Chevy 2dr.(converted to a V/8),63 T/bird landau, 65 Mustang,and 67 Mustang Fastback.Had a ‘bunch,that’s for sure! It drove my auto insurance co. ‘bonkers’!
patinaNo “do overs” or “I wasn’t ready” Cakes you go up to the line once and you better be ready 😆 😆 😆
Pat
babycakesPat,your right,lotsa ‘cobwebs gathering in the attic of my brain;somehow getting up in age,Ive slipped into the ‘slow’ lane of life’s road.My brain ‘reaction’ time isn’t what it used to be,that’s for sure;oh well anyway,that’s why I enjoy seeing you and Mike keeping the ‘ole’ drag racing spirit alive with your M.G.You guys are ‘always’ ready on the starting line!
mikey
Pat, I’m sure I forgot a few too. But like you said, once the green comes on no do-overs. I had a lot of fun just sitting here thinking about the cars from “yesteryear”. This was a good idea. ……………Mikey 😆
dinoHey —How ’bout the rest of you? jump in, the waters fine.Maybe write a list first…No re-runs… remember the whiners…”I missed a shift,can we run again”….NO…win light is final.
cullyflower
1922 international truck
1930 Lasalle roadster
1933 Ford sedan
1936 Ford roadster
1936 ford sedan
1937 Ford sedan
1937 Chevy sedan
1940 chevy sedan delivery
1946 Ford coupe
1951 henry j
1953 Chevy
1955 Olds
1955 Chevy’s 3
1957 Chevy’s 4
1962 Corvette
1964 Chevy pickup
dinoOpps …Brain fade guys 😉 ?…V Bob -go up in the attic and Refresh your memory…Not the footlocker. 😮 ..the Photo files
topgunMy brain is burning ! here goes
1928 ford pu
1962 ford
1960 ford falcon
1963 ford wag
1964 ford wag
1964 falcon wag
1965 olds cutlass
1965 olds 442
1967 gto
1967 ply sat conv
1968 ranchero topgun owned 30+ yrs
1968 ranchero tube chassis drag car
1970 mach 1 ran at dover few times gs/a
1971 torino cobra
1973 torino
1976 ford pu
1977 ford pu
1995 ford pu
2006 ford pu
I am sure i forgot some! boy that was hard!
Rich
