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We may all drive Vettes now but everyone had a special car in the past.
Show some love for that High School ride or maybe just a car you wish you still had.
The year was 85 ( You may can tell from the girls hair thats driving) and I had a 84 300ZX.
Hi,
1949, Down hill it was pretty fast but sometimes I'd fall out if I turned to sharp to try to get in our driveway!
Regards,
Alan
No pictures of a 55 in 1961, and a 57 in 1963, then this 327/300 4-speed in 1964.
I worked at Bethlehem Steel the whole summer and made enough to pay cash for most of it.
I had a Schwinn bicycle. A real P.O.S. The chain kept coming off on the downstroke. (Ouch) My parents wouldn't allow me to have a car because they believed I'd get in trouble with one. As soon as I got out of the military in 1970 I bought a brand new '69 vette which I still have. Did I get in trouble with it, you ask? You betcha!
This is not the exact car, but a carbon copy. Mine had a 265 with dual 4-barrels. Moved the three-on-the-tree to three-on-the-floor. Black roll-and-pleat interior. The rear wheel well was cut out up to the chrome trim line. Paid 500 bucks in 1962 with an inline 6. Bought a 56 4-door with the V8 for $100 and swapped engines. Gave the now 6 cylinder 56 to my Dad and he drove it for 3 years for free. Good thing gas was very cheap then. Dual exhausts with lake pipes. This car probably got less than 10 mpg, but I sure was a cool dude cruising the local hangout (The Beacon) on Saturday night
My first ride was a 1970 Ford Maverick. But sadly, I don't have a picture of it. I do have these two fuzzy pictures of a 1966 Dodge Coronet 500 that I restored back in 85. It was the first car that I completely restored for myself. I was in my early twenties back then and have a lot of fond memories of that car. I really do miss my Mopar.
I bought this car for $500 when I was 14. Found one of the pistons in the oil pan when I tore into the engine and the guy gave me back $300. You have to imagine, though...this was a 1978 Honda with a 1.2L engine that I bought in 1986. It was a mere 8 years old at that point.
COMPLETELY disassembled the car and reassembled using all Honda parts. Drove the car until I was 22. Never once left me stranded...which is more than I can say for my Corvette...
This car was the foundation of my understanding many things mechanical, becoming a Mechanical Engineer, knowing loads about 12V systems and stereos, and understanding the power of making something YOURS and it not having to cost an arm and a leg.
I recently looked and had I kept the car, it would be worth a pretty solid $4k. This is now considered the "Grandparent" to the continuing Honda Civic movement and it highly sought after.
Of course over the years I had found a Weber progressive carb, a set of tubular headers, a rare 5-speed transmission, a set of 6" wide 13" rims, and numerous other items that are now non-existant.
In the end, I gave it to a junkyard for $100 and sold the extremely rare parts on EBay for around $1,000 additional.
That $1,000 was some of the seed money that helped us create our Civil Engineering firm (my wife is a Civil Engineer and though I graduated Mechanical, I made the switch to Civil early in my career) which has now been in business for over 10 years and still going strong.
Fond memories of that car.
Last edited by keithinspace; 11-11-2014 at 12:57 PM.
Got a '56 Chevy 'Vert in 1962 for $400. It was pretty beat up. I rebuilt the drivetrain (265-powerglide) add a Holly 4 barrel painted it, replaced the top and cruised to a great deal of fun. Have has convertibles ever since!
I never took any pictures of mine, but this is what it looked like... 1962 Corvair, black with red interior. Airplane shifter on dash.
I paid $25 for it. Battery died in front of a girlfriend's house, so came back and installed a replacement. Started to leave and the steering column "broke" (the wheel was loose in my hands and not functional). Got out, pulled my plates off and left it. Took the bus home.
11-11-2014, 09:21 AM
Show us the car you drove in High School
I'd love to have one of those with a V8 in it
