Your 'User Name' ......
02-19-2017, 07:56 PM
#121
Year I was born. Shortened middle name (Wesley).....and hopefully soon my long awaited dream of owning a '66 will come true!
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02-20-2017, 10:53 AM
#124
Racer
When I was a kid my dad was a factory floor QA guy for OilGear Corp in Milwaukee.
Checking tolerances all day long, he'd bring his mind set home, where everything was either; "In Specification", "In Spec", or, "Out of Specification", "Out of Spec".
In my youth I was Out of Spec most of the time.
Fun post. Nice to hear the logic behind these seemingly random names.
Checking tolerances all day long, he'd bring his mind set home, where everything was either; "In Specification", "In Spec", or, "Out of Specification", "Out of Spec".
In my youth I was Out of Spec most of the time.
Fun post. Nice to hear the logic behind these seemingly random names.
02-20-2017, 11:58 AM
#125
Safety Car
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02-21-2017, 07:13 PM
#127
R Truman Didn't know in 2008 you could list anything you wanted
Just my name if I changed no one would know me .
Maybe that's a good thing
Just my name if I changed no one would know me .
Maybe that's a good thing
02-21-2017, 07:51 PM
#128
Instructor
My friends tend to call me "Roudy" due to my antics with cars and engines. My 66 with a 496, custom Muncie trans handling 500+ HP kind of fits my picture.
02-21-2017, 11:08 PM
#129
Safety Car
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02-22-2017, 04:42 AM
#130
Burning Brakes
This is a bit long but I hope it is an enjoyable read. I acquired a 65 Coupe in 73. I sold it in 1981 and buy my first new car, A Mazda 626. 
I sold the Corvette because at the time I lived in an apartment complex and I tired of worrying about it being stolen. By 1983 the Mazda’s numerous problems and shortcomings have me longing for another car or pickup that would not attract attention and be a little uncommon that I could slowly restore. I notice an ad in the local paper for a Ford short bed pickup along with a list of furniture, household goods and at the very end a 69 Charger. I call, man says the Charger needs an engine, could use paint and the body is good but most people think it is ugly. Well I know what a 69 Charger looks like and don’t consider it ugly, this sounds exactly what I am looking for, it is a bit of a drive into the country so off I go to look at my first prospect. I arrive and we have to walk out back of his house. I am like a deer caught in headlights as l my first prospect turns out to be a 69 Charger Daytona 500 in Vitamin C orange. I wanted it bad but the seller is asking too much and it is not what one would say unnoticeable so I reluctantly walk. It did however start me thinking about Chrysler cars. So in 1984 I bought a non-running cosmetically and mechanically dog tired 67 Plymouth GTX out of Hemming’s, sight unseen other than 3 Polaroid’s. This was a car I was not going to worry about being stolen. Along with the Polaroid’s the previous owner had written to tell me the GTX had the original drive train, buckets with console, was a 727 auto, had AC and the vinyl top was good. When I got the GTX I discovered it also had PS, PDB, PW, AM/FM reverb, SH (shoulder harness) HR (headrests), bumper guards, tach and 440. Whoever ordered this car must have run out of money about the time they hit the wheels on the option list because hubcaps is what it got. In trying to create a user name for eBay in 2000 I imagined the GTX moniker and its healthy list of alphabet options and I recalled that 69 Vitamin C Daytona so I chose Vitaminmopar as my user name. I still have the GTX, it is still not fully restored and that Daytona 500 is still seared into my memory. OK I think a word limit might be in order.
I sold the Corvette because at the time I lived in an apartment complex and I tired of worrying about it being stolen. By 1983 the Mazda’s numerous problems and shortcomings have me longing for another car or pickup that would not attract attention and be a little uncommon that I could slowly restore. I notice an ad in the local paper for a Ford short bed pickup along with a list of furniture, household goods and at the very end a 69 Charger. I call, man says the Charger needs an engine, could use paint and the body is good but most people think it is ugly. Well I know what a 69 Charger looks like and don’t consider it ugly, this sounds exactly what I am looking for, it is a bit of a drive into the country so off I go to look at my first prospect. I arrive and we have to walk out back of his house. I am like a deer caught in headlights as l my first prospect turns out to be a 69 Charger Daytona 500 in Vitamin C orange. I wanted it bad but the seller is asking too much and it is not what one would say unnoticeable so I reluctantly walk. It did however start me thinking about Chrysler cars. So in 1984 I bought a non-running cosmetically and mechanically dog tired 67 Plymouth GTX out of Hemming’s, sight unseen other than 3 Polaroid’s. This was a car I was not going to worry about being stolen. Along with the Polaroid’s the previous owner had written to tell me the GTX had the original drive train, buckets with console, was a 727 auto, had AC and the vinyl top was good. When I got the GTX I discovered it also had PS, PDB, PW, AM/FM reverb, SH (shoulder harness) HR (headrests), bumper guards, tach and 440. Whoever ordered this car must have run out of money about the time they hit the wheels on the option list because hubcaps is what it got. In trying to create a user name for eBay in 2000 I imagined the GTX moniker and its healthy list of alphabet options and I recalled that 69 Vitamin C Daytona so I chose Vitaminmopar as my user name. I still have the GTX, it is still not fully restored and that Daytona 500 is still seared into my memory. OK I think a word limit might be in order.
02-22-2017, 08:56 AM
#131
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This is a bit long but I hope it is an enjoyable read. I acquired a 65 Coupe in 73. I sold it in 1981 and buy my first new car, A Mazda 626. I sold the Corvette because at the time I lived in an apartment complex and I tired of worrying about it being stolen. By 1983 the Mazda’s numerous problems and shortcomings have me longing for another car or pickup that would not attract attention and be a little uncommon that I could slowly restore. I notice an ad in the local paper for a Ford short bed pickup along with a list of furniture, household goods and at the very end a 69 Charger. I call, man says the Charger needs an engine, could use paint and the body is good but most people think it is ugly. Well I know what a 69 Charger looks like and don’t consider it ugly, this sounds exactly what I am looking for, it is a bit of a drive into the country so off I go to look at my first prospect. I arrive and we have to walk out back of his house. I am like a deer caught in headlights as l my first prospect turns out to be a 69 Charger Daytona 500 in Vitamin C orange. I wanted it bad but the seller is asking too much and it is not what one would say unnoticeable so I reluctantly walk. It did however start me thinking about Chrysler cars. So in 1984 I bought a non-running cosmetically and mechanically dog tired 67 Plymouth GTX out of Hemming’s, sight unseen other than 3 Polaroid’s. This was a car I was not going to worry about being stolen. Along with the Polaroid’s the previous owner had written to tell me the GTX had the original drive train, buckets with console, was a 727 auto, had AC and the vinyl top was good. When I got the GTX I discovered it also had PS, PDB, PW, AM/FM reverb, SH (shoulder harness) HR (headrests), bumper guards, tach and 440. Whoever ordered this car must have run out of money about the time they hit the wheels on the option list because hubcaps is what it got. In trying to create a user name for eBay in 2000 I imagined the GTX moniker and its healthy list of alphabet options and I recalled that 69 Vitamin C Daytona so I chose Vitaminmopar as my user name. I still have the GTX, it is still not fully restored and that Daytona 500 is still seared into my memory. OK I think a word limit might be in order.
I sold the Corvette because at the time I lived in an apartment complex and I tired of worrying about it being stolen. By 1983 the Mazda’s numerous problems and shortcomings have me longing for another car or pickup that would not attract attention and be a little uncommon that I could slowly restore. I notice an ad in the local paper for a Ford short bed pickup along with a list of furniture, household goods and at the very end a 69 Charger. I call, man says the Charger needs an engine, could use paint and the body is good but most people think it is ugly. Well I know what a 69 Charger looks like and don’t consider it ugly, this sounds exactly what I am looking for, it is a bit of a drive into the country so off I go to look at my first prospect. I arrive and we have to walk out back of his house. I am like a deer caught in headlights as l my first prospect turns out to be a 69 Charger Daytona 500 in Vitamin C orange. I wanted it bad but the seller is asking too much and it is not what one would say unnoticeable so I reluctantly walk. It did however start me thinking about Chrysler cars. So in 1984 I bought a non-running cosmetically and mechanically dog tired 67 Plymouth GTX out of Hemming’s, sight unseen other than 3 Polaroid’s. This was a car I was not going to worry about being stolen. Along with the Polaroid’s the previous owner had written to tell me the GTX had the original drive train, buckets with console, was a 727 auto, had AC and the vinyl top was good. When I got the GTX I discovered it also had PS, PDB, PW, AM/FM reverb, SH (shoulder harness) HR (headrests), bumper guards, tach and 440. Whoever ordered this car must have run out of money about the time they hit the wheels on the option list because hubcaps is what it got. In trying to create a user name for eBay in 2000 I imagined the GTX moniker and its healthy list of alphabet options and I recalled that 69 Vitamin C Daytona so I chose Vitaminmopar as my user name. I still have the GTX, it is still not fully restored and that Daytona 500 is still seared into my memory. OK I think a word limit might be in order.
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02-22-2017, 04:08 PM
#133
Drifting
I previously posted this somewhere of the forum, but here goes:
Many years ago my father acquired the nickname "The Reverend" because his Sunday tradition was to stop at his favorite corner bar for a beer after church. The joke was that the Reverend was holding the early"vespers service". After driving Lincolns and other big cars for many years, questioning why I drove Corvettes, my father eventually ended up owning a pair of Corvettes with the last being a 1980 L82 that I convinced him to have custom painted. It became Rev's Vette to everyone who knew him.
One year, for his birthday, I had a picture of his '80 silk-screened on a hat with the name '80 Revette and the name kind of stuck with the car. This is the hat.
Many years ago my father acquired the nickname "The Reverend" because his Sunday tradition was to stop at his favorite corner bar for a beer after church. The joke was that the Reverend was holding the early"vespers service". After driving Lincolns and other big cars for many years, questioning why I drove Corvettes, my father eventually ended up owning a pair of Corvettes with the last being a 1980 L82 that I convinced him to have custom painted. It became Rev's Vette to everyone who knew him.
One year, for his birthday, I had a picture of his '80 silk-screened on a hat with the name '80 Revette and the name kind of stuck with the car. This is the hat.
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02-22-2017, 07:33 PM
#134
Racer
I have pretty widespread automotive tastes; along with a couple of Corvettes, I have a '51 Ford coupe with a modified flathead, a vintage dirt track modified with an early hemi, and just sold a couple of vintage firetrucks and my '65 Plymouth Sport Fury hardtop. I'm in the process of rebuilding my first hot rod (a "T" bucket I built in the mid-60's). The main problem with the original car is that it was very cramped, so I am building it this time with a 23 "T" touring car body so I will have enough room for myself and whatever I want to take along. Thus the name "Tubman" I use this user name across the forums I frequent so folks will know that it's me. The unique thing about this car is that it will have a "Quick Change" engine. I have an early hemi, an Olds Rocket, a SB Chevrolet as well as a flathead. I also have all of the proper Hurst mounts and adapter plates so everything will fit onto the standard early Ford platform. I figure the proper planning of the exhaust, electrical, and fuel systems will make this practical. Should be fun.
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