Old Cars we USED to have!

[Oxford]

From my viewpoint you guys had late model stock cars...not as old as some of my unused ties.:nod:

Now here's my first car. It was a flathead V-8, 1933 Ford, black, two doors that swung forward, stick shift with bucket seats, front windshield cranked forward at the bottom, wipers operated with a hand crank, back window came stock with a window shade, 19" wire spoke wheels, mechanical brakes (no posh hydraulic modern brakes), front hood opened from both sides, incondescent bulbs in headlamps, one tail lamp only, continentinal spare tire, and plenty of power when I got my first temporary two year drivers license in KS by slapping down $1.00 to the owner of a local cafe who also sold permits, and a single ooga-ogga horn.

My two year older brother and I inherited it from my grandfather in 1952 but he already had a 1937 Pontiac coup...so he sold his half interest to me for $25.

[NRAJOE]

'52 Chevy coupe...'53 Chevy Panel...'63 Rambler Wagon...'64 Olds F85...'65 Pontiac Tempest...'67 Ford Van...'67 Galaxie...'67 Ply.Fury...'67 Ford F100...'69 Chevelle...'69 Coupe De Ville...'69 Gran Prix...'69 Chevy Pickup...'70 Chevelle SS...'70 Impala Wagon...'70 Pont. Tempest...'71 El Camino...'72 Nova...'72 Fury...'72 Ply. Sebring...'72 Duster...'72 Bonneville...'74 Cougar...'74 Impala Wagon...'74 Nova...'75 Bonneville...'75 LTD...'75 Gremlin...'76 Pacer...'76 CJ5...'76 Gran Prix...'76 Century...'76 Electra...'76 LTD...'78 Spirit...'78 Citation...'79 Buick Wagon...'84 GMC Pickup...'86 Astro Van...'87 F150...'90 Comanche...'94 Explorer...'01 Ranger...'03 F150...'05 F150 5.4 Triton 4:10 gears...

[Rave]

'53 Chevy panel,interesting.:nod:

[Big Dog]

My all-time favorite was my little '68 AMC AMX - same wheel base as the Pinto and Gremlin - way more power! Mine was the 290 V8, their smallest V8 at the time - the real good ones had the hi-perf 390.
Still, my little monster would out-drag most cars with twice the horses. The AMX was a 2-seat drag car homulogated for the street. Basically a Javelin with a 12 inch shorter frame and special suspension mods. Rear suspension was rock hard - oh, those railroad tracks and washboard roads were a literal pain in the backside! Horrid seats. But I could lock the brakes, turn the wheel, hit the gas and be spun 180 and going the other way in an instant! It broke traction real easy - a very unstable little barstage. Great fun once you learned her ways.
I drove the roads hunting those over-confident 455 TransAms. Anything under 104MPH, I ate their lunch. After that - well, I topped out at 104MPH! On the open highway, they ate me.
I had to be my own mechanic - once the dealers gave up AMC, nobody knew how to work on them! A Chevy-style motor, Chrysler transmission, and Ford electrics - body built like a farmtruck.

I always had the hardest time convincing folks that AMC really did build a two-seat racer. :right:

[Johnny_Revolver]

I`ve seen those, B.D. they are a odd lookin lil car to be sure.

[Rave]

My BIL had one and a guy where I used to work also had one,his had the 390,but after poppin' off to everyone that he could beat anything they had chickened out over a $100 bet after I got a 100 ft smoker with my 56 Chevy,
Plain took the wind out of his sails,glad too as he probably would have taken me.Heh,heh.:right:

[SPOCAHP ANAR]

Saw another 70's model ford truck. Club cab with camper shell. Some rust and cracked up paint job. $3000 and its yours. People around here think alot of their old trucks. Saw one a few weeks ago: 75' 56K original miles body in fair condition Reverse didn't work. All this for $2000 FIRM.

[toolman]

71' ford custom 500, 74' toronado, 62' international 1/2 ton pu, 66' ford fairlane, 68' thunderbird(4dr-suicide rear doors),49' f-1 pu w/429 eng out of the 'bird,74 grand prix w/455 4 bbl,81' f-150 pu. In addition, I still drive a 68' ranchero gt and mama has a 74' camaro type LT. I also still own the 49' and hope to put it back on the road someday. Oh yeah, I've also got a 95' merc. tracer and we bought mama a 99' chrysler concorde today.

[Rufus Rhastus J]

I've had so many really nice Mopars. It's a shame I was so stupid and didn't save just one of them for my retirement and entertainment. Lord, was I a dumb arse.

[Beer Forever]

I thought you were alright until I saw mopar, but then again I read where you said you had a few screws loose and there is proof positive.

[NRAJOE]

Originally Posted by Rave

'53 Chevy panel,interesting.:nod:

The body was in really good shape but was painted flat black....the big six had been rebuilt....had 3 on the tree...missed a shift being a dumbarse and screwed up the tranny.

Traded it for the '69 Gran Prix....

Had alot of fun in that old panel...saw Star Wars when it was new at the drive-In by Ft.Knox...missed alot of the movie...

[Pred]

Lets see. Right now I have a '67 GTO convertible, 400 .30", worked heads. I need to put a bigger cam in it, rebuild the rear-end and TH-400, and a bigger exhaust. Oh I love the looks I get when I drive it. I used to have a '78 Monte Carlo with a 305. Thing wouldn't do over 90mph unless I was going down hill LOL. My wife HATES that car, why I will not say :nod: . I didn't own it, but one of the biggest mistakes I made was not buying a '66 Impala SS. Oh man was that car nice. It was blue on blue, 275hp 327 with a 2-speed powerglide. The car was perfect, not a dint or a scratch on it, all original too. The price was $6600, not a day goes by I regret not buying that car. My Dad had lots of old cars, but the two I remember was a '51 Jag, had a 289 in it hooked to a TH-350. He said not a Mustang or Camaro around could touch it. And a '53 4-door Chevy station wagon that would have just been cool to fix up.

[Apollyon67]

I like this thread, keep going folks.

[SPOCAHP ANAR]

First car I had was a 65 hardtop Falcon sedan. Slant six. sweet little car. Would love to find another one.

[Johnny_Revolver]

Ford made a passenger car slant six????????? Wouldnt it have been the `log` six, 140, 170 cu in? ( we called them log motors cause of the integral intake manifold, it was like a `log` stuck to the outside of the head. It made sticking triple carbs on there difficult )

[toolman]

Originally Posted by Johnny_Revolver

Ford made a passenger car slant six????????? Wouldnt it have been the `log` six, 140, 170 cu in? ( we called them log motors cause of the integral intake manifold, it was like a `log` stuck to the outside of the head. It made sticking triple carbs on there difficult )

Speaking of "logs", I have (I think) an imitation three carb intake adapter for an early Chevy 6 cylinder made by Offenhauser. It is brand new-never installed and appears to bolt over the top of a stock manifold and mounts two "dummy" carbs at each end but only has the original center-mounted carb functional. Any of you old geezers know anything about this? I also have a two duece Offy intake w\carbs for an early flathead Ford V-8.

[Apollyon67]

Toolman That souns pretty cool, I had a friend with a three duece setup on a 292 with 396 pistons in it, Talk about a sleeper motor.

[Pred]

I think the faster car I've been in was a friends '66 Chevelle SS. It had a built 454 pushing 450-475hp, 4.10 posi rear, and a 4-speed. Good lord was that car fast. His buddy(who could really drive a stick) took me for a ride in it. We were cruising along about 25mph in a 35mph zone heading out of town(keep in mind this is still a street with houses on it as far as you could see). So he's kindof giving it a little gas playing around, when all of a sudden he drops in into first or second and just flat out takes off. He kept it to the floor all the way through 4th, which took about 6 seconds to do. I now know what tunnel vision feels like, or warp speed to I guess LOL. He said we got up to about 120... still in a 35 zone. I got my Dad to drive it once, when we got back he said there was no need for 1st or 2nd gear LOL.

[lefty o]

johnny revolver, you are correct. ford did not make a slant 6, chrysler did.

[jamesfaync]

my first car was a 1973 chevy nova. i miss that car