ohiovet

I was still in high school and trying to earn a few bucks. No money no tires but I was saving for them. Also when I had to drive the car every day snow tires were a good idea. You ever get snow in Maine?

az63

It was 1973. One 61 that didn't make it. Running a 327 with a 375 unit and a 308 gear.
It Hit a tree and knocked out the left door post. Was being stripped for paint so all front chrome and side trim was off. Took off anything else we though might be usable.

Pulled it out to the farm and left it under a tree with some other old cars I didn't know what to do with.

OC-1

An elitist lawyer or teacher?

Who else would be confused, ignore context and illustrations to play editor?

If you like your headlights, you can keep your headlights.

Procrastination Racing

So what are you asking for the Camaro and is it still available?



It was a time when individuality was more valued than conformity. So many customized their cars to show their individuality.

So many 'glassed in the headlights to get that Stingray look (1959 Stingray).

a striper

I hated to sell that '69 but it paid for about a year of school. I think I got about $3700 for it. Regretted selling my '68 a couple of years later. They've both been replaced with better versions. Back then it was a lot cheaper to play with Camaros than Vettes. Hard to say day these days.

wolfwatcher

Bought it from The Vette Shop in Detroit, turned it into a B/S 283/283 race car...

ChattanoogaJSB

Keep these coming- hard to single any one fellow out but ALL these are just terrific!

wolfwatcher

Silver/blue fuelie. Raced the wheels off it, including Indy Nationals. Sold it to a fool in Sept 64 and he cut it in two against a power pole 24 hrs later...

wolfwatcher

red/blk fuelie, undefeated street racer. Slid down an icy hill one day and lightly scrunched the front end, had my bodyman buddy fill in the pods and we mounted the beamers behind the grill, could get away with that stuff back then. Had a lot of fun with it

wolfwatcher

Maroon/blk leather, factory 365 HP & KOs. Put an FI unit on it to street race. Could only afford one car back then so drove them in the snow. Never liked KOs so tried to trade them even up for Rallys, no takers, tried to sell them for next to nothing, no takers, threw them in a dumpster. True story. And you don't want to know about the 65 FI unit thrown in a dumpster in 67

wolfwatcher

Yellow/blk fuelie with factory KOs. Owned it only a short time, can't remember where I bought it or sold it, only pic I have. Went through a lot of cars back then

wolfwatcher

Bought this white L88 in late 1969 with 300 miles on it for $6000 and drove it back and forth to my race shop for 6 weeks or so, didn't much like L88s (later had a 67) and sold it for $7500 and thought I was a genius. A year later it was so filthy you could grow potatoes inside. Now restored and with a perfect long-term owner in NJ

wolfwatcher

Maroon 327-300 HP 4-spd. Towed with it on occasion too, raced em both when we got to the strip. My bodyman buddy made a nice fresh air snorkel

PaulUptime

I'm sure everyone has regrets about what they tossed, sold, didn't toss, didn't buy ...back in the day. Fun to be able to laugh about it today.

Looks like your books are filled with good memories Lance - sent you a PM - would like to meet up here in town, some day.

wolfwatcher

Customer called me from Baldwin's showroom in 1969, asked if he should buy it. I said don't even think about it, no way, Jose. He bought it anyway, had it flatbedded 12 hrs to my shop. Pearl yellow L88 w/Hone overdrive

wolfwatcher

This one owned by the Best Man at our wedding 45 yrs ago

wolfwatcher

Bought it from a wrecking yard for $200 on a salvage title, no motor or trans or front fenders. Put a 283 4-spd in it, NOS fenders all way round. My very first car and all I could afford, took every dime I had, did the work one winter in a cramped single car garage with no heat and no door, colder than a witch's ___, never forget it, do strange things when you're young and stupid

wolfwatcher

...traded the Studie/Chev for this buddy's Ford, 372 Olds with Cad Lasalle trans. Can't remember why we were pulling the motor...

wolfwatcher

...traded the 53 Ford/Olds for this very nice silver Chickenhawk with a 292 Chevy and duel quads, probably 1971 or 72, went like stink and girls liked it, can't remember whatever happened to it.

copter98

My 58 in 1975