Guest DTerry Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I was so there. Anybody else?Kinda brings tears to my eyes.http://thefiftiesandsixties.com/CarsWeDrove.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Guy Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Dave I graduated in 1951 , and built a fenderless 32 highboy roadster with a flat head just like the one pictured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYBobP Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I graduated in 1958. My first cars were a '49 Pontiac, '53 Merc, '54 Chevy, '55 Plymouth, 57 Dodge, '60 Studebaker Lark. Would love to have any one of them back now, particularly the Chevy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex_houston Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I must have had at least one of each shown at one time or another. Wish I could have kept them all. Now I am just trying to get tires back on the 60 Kingswood and the 64 Coupe-deVille to put them back in the barn after the hurricane.Some day all the others will have to be moved out for cleaning around them. Strange what 20 or 30 years of time will collect around and on my cars. Now I will have a fine choice of Reattas there also when I get to be in my 90s. Too bad you can only drive a few at a time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booreatta Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I have had a bunch of these also, In fact I sold a show quality 61 corvette in 1976 just so I could get married. Got $3500.00 for it and felt good about that. Still have the same wife, cant afford to buy back a 61 Corvette. Still happy about that decision a long time ago and looking forward to the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 With Fieros it could be one on each foot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booreatta Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 but I still have the Fiero, not running right now, will keep and restore some day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DTerry Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 I had a few of them, too. Brought back memories of things like Offenhauser heads, Iskenderian cams, Stromberg, Holley, and blocking the heat risers on Ford 59A-B flatheads so the charge ignited just a fraction late to produce that deep pop-pop-pop-pop sound. We equated noise with speed: If it was loud, it must be fast!Yellow Belly drag strip in Grand Prairie (that's Texas, of course), and I can't right now remember the name of the one at Commerce; where a good day was two broken axles and a gear box to win a three dollar trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DTerry Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 P.S. Them'uz the good ole days, son, when you actually "tuned" an engine without having to send it to Bill Gates for re-programming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jamhudson Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 My car. 409 ci 4 speed 2 4 barrels 4:11 rear end A/C P/S etc. 58 Chev 409 engine 425 HP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRP Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Had a '56 Packard Caribbean, came from the factory with 2 four barrels and a direct (not progressive) linkage. I can still hear those back barrels suck when you kicked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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