Originally Posted by Dan Hampton

A couple or pics I found the other day. The first one was taken in '68. I bought this '57 after having sold my '58 just before entering college. It was a cold day when the pic was taken and I remember having to have it jumped after staying out in sub 0 temps for three consecutive days. I was eighteen at the time with future bride-to-be in the pic. I bought this car for $625. It had a damaged front fender and for $200.00 I had it put back together sans the paint. I couldn't afford to do that at the time. Also, bought it without my parents knowledge. The front grille surround was damaged so I cut a section out and just reinstalled it. It was originally a 2X4/slush and had the original engine. It had a 3-speed in it when I purchased it but the 2X4bbl were missing.. I sold it to a college friend in '70 for $1,150. It has been sitting in a shed on his hobby farm since '74. Would like to have it back. It drove like a dream and had a neat luggage rack on the rear deck.

The second pic is of a high school friend and his brother. '66 BB 425 that used to terrorize the high school parking lot in '67. This pic was taken in '68, as well. Mosport green w/o sidepipes.

His parents were fairly wealthy and somewhat naive. After two weeks of ownership, the car needed rear tires. They never had a clue. The engine and transmission were replaced twice (big surprise) which just strengthens my bias against a lot of BB Corvettes still in original engine form. When the tranny went for the second time, the older brother reattached the speedo cable five minutes before the Rapids Chevrolet truck picked it up. They were still under the 24,000 mile warranty and had disconnected it some months prior in attempt to run out the clock. All this took place just two years after the car was built. The car did run like a raped ape, though, and we had a lot of fun on the streets of Cedar Rapids, Ia. with it. The rear valances are missing because the night before the pic was taken, they had missed a turn at high speed and ended up in a corn field in rural Iowa and had done some damage to those panels.

Some of our Forum members, especially older guys, can appreciate the times and our cavalier attitude in how they were treated.
Note all the salt on the side of the '57. We just drove them like everyday cars back then.

Originally Posted by jbrinsfi

Dan is this the girl who still carries the burn scar on her ankle from my side-pipe '65 BB you were hot rodding in Cedar Rapids?