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Tonight on the History Channel, 7 p.m west coast:
Modern Marvels: Muscle cars fron the 60's & 70's |
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Posted on: 2010/5/27 22:28
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| flyboy | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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It's listed at 6:00PM central.
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Posted on: 2010/5/27 22:34
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| flyboy | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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Just watched it. I was 19 in '68. There were a lot of us.
Cicero had factories that made everything from T.V. picture tubes to 12' diameter gears so there were plenty of decent paying jobs for a guy if he didn't go to college or get drafted. If your old man agreed, you could go down to a dealer on Ogden ave. (rt.66) and buy a GTX, GTO, GTA or maybe just a Nova 307 4 speed brand new. Dorsal Blanton had a 440, 4:11, pistol gripped 4 speed that would put your head on the rear parcel shelf when he hit 2nd. gear on a side street. It was a 1/4 mi. from the stoplight on Ogden and Kostner to the Cicero Ave. bridge where guys would race at night. But that was then. |
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Posted on: 2010/5/29 11:52
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| BillH | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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Well, I didn't have someone to buy me stuff then so, I had to go used. 60 Impala, 348, 3 duces, factory 4 speed. |
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Posted on: 2010/5/29 13:52
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| flyboy | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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Nice. I'm picturing red w/red and white interior. What I meant by "if your old man agreed", well if you were single you were probably living at home and your parents still had some say-so about what you spent your money on. If you were married you probably weren't driving a muscle car. I had a '62 Imp. convert, 283 powerglide. Paid $450. |
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| BillH | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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I paid $600. It was blue & white. Had a 60 T-Bird hood scoop welded on with the front open. The interior was rolled & pleted blue & white. Tach & gauges. Blew it up on the strip and put a 409 in it. The stock shifter was about 5 feet long and went under the seat. Hell of a car for a senior in high school. I also had a bike - 305 Honda Scrambler. |
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Posted on: 2010/5/29 14:47
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| flyboy | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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I remember drooling over those Hondas. Gorgeous little bike. Parental guidance (probably a good thing) interfered with that. Rumor was this senior with a '58 Imp. with a 409 could pull wheelies, but I think it was just that,a rumor. |
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| 383tpimachine | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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I was a senior in 2008-2009. Had me a 1985 vette
How the times change lol |
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Posted on: 2010/5/29 19:24
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| bogus | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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When I was 19, I had a Toyota Celica GT Coupe. Yee-ha.
At least it was better than my prior car - a 1976 AMC Pacer... yuck-o-rama. |
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Posted on: 2010/5/29 23:22
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| flyboy | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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Yeah, but Pacers were practical.
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Posted on: 2010/5/29 23:31
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| biggrizzly | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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1968... I was 8 years old and shifting my dad Malibu SS while he pushed in the clutch. Ten years later I was driving a red Camaro Z28 and getting in trouble with law on a weekly basis until my dad and the cops took my car away for almost the whole summer on 1979. That taught me a thing or two about speeding and racing on the street.
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| BillH | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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That's why I quit spending money on horsepower for the street. |
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Posted on: 2010/5/30 13:45
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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When I was a senior ............. wait a minute ....
I am a senior ......  |
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| teebee | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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I watched that show, there was some mis-information and downright wrong statements made in the process. It was pretty interesting though.
When I was a senior I had a 64 Polara 500, a really nice car. 383 Magnum 727 and 3.23 gears. Wasn't hot at all compared to most of my friends. One had an LS6 Chevelle, another a Hemi GTX, another a 67 L71 Corvette, 440 Road Runners, GTO's, 383 Baracuda. |
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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I know just how you feel Tom. I had a 66 T-Bird Landau and my friends were driving GTO's. I was going to buy a 68 440 RT 6-pack for $850 but my Mom made me buy my T-Bird back from a friend of hers that restored it. (rigin friggein sasaphras mo-deckin sumple bumkin)  |
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| BrianCunningham | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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used to own a '70 Challenger RT/SE with a 383 Mag & Torqueflight with a slapstick.
Sold it when I went back to grad school should have kept it. |
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| Ultraman | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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That is so amazing since that is what I also drove for my senior year. They were good looking cars and I have always looked for one. I think mine had a two barrel on it. My next car was a 65 Vette 2 top Roadster. I will post some pictures of them soon. |
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| teebee | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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My next car was my 64 Coupe! Looks like we had very parallel lifes. Mine was a 4bbl model black buckets, floor shift, PS, PB, Factory AM/FM w/Factory reverb, Factory vinyl top, factory Magnesium 500 wheels. It was a Factory Executive car and my moms cousin was the first official owner, which is who I bought it from.
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v281/toms94/64%20vette/1964Corvette.jpg[/IMG] |
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Posted on: 2010/5/31 3:34
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| BillH | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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My first one:
Attach file:  881_4b1e69ed795d4.jpg (0.00 KB) |
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Posted on: 2010/5/31 13:32
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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You guys must have been rich ......
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Posted on: 2010/5/31 13:38
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| BillH | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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Posted on: 2010/5/31 13:53
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| TommyT-Bone | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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See, Just like I said. You were rich ..... |
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| BillH | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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Not really. When my mother said to me "You're going to college, right?", I said sure but I'm working a year in between HS & college so I can buy a Corvette first. She wasn't real happy but she got over it. |
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Posted on: 2010/5/31 14:36
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| teebee | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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Gave $1800 for mine....I saved for a while to get it and still had to borrow $600 to buy it. My folks weren't too happy either, but like Bill's, they got over it. Wish I had mine back.
Ran across mine about 15 years after I sold it. They had painted it maroon with the torch red interior....it didn't look too good. Silver with the red was much better. |
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| BillH | Re: Muscle Cars | ||
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I paid $1,300 and sold it for $4,000. Bought a 62 Chevy Surburban  .................and a brand new Yamaha race bike.I wish I had my other 4 back too. I kept this one: Attach file: LastScan.jpg (0.00 KB) |
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