Silverrick

My 71 GTX Hemi. I know it's not a vette; but, still it was a pretty nice car to me.

chiefttp

Beautiful car Silverrick!

leif.anderson93

My '72 War Bonnet Yellow back in 1997.

427Hotrod

That is one sweet and rare Hemi car! NICE!!



JIM

Silverrick

Thanks for the kind words, Jim. I was undoubtedly "out of my mine on mescaline" when I parted with it. But, you know the old saying: "Hindsight is always 20/20! The sale eventually brought me back to the Bowtie World, and that's a good thing!

Silverrick

Before converting to the C1/C2 orthodoxy, I did own cars manufactured by other companies.

The pics attached are of my 1961 Ford Starliner. My buddy, Dave Seversike of Marysville, WA did the transformation from a column shift, 352, peg leg into a rip snorter. It's now running a real deal 1968 428 CobraJet "LeMans" engine, with 3x2's, a Ford Toploading 4-speed, bucket seats and a 3.25:1 Tru Trac positraction. Painted in the PPG color of Tangerine. Of course, we named it the "Tangerine Dream" in honor of the Roy Scheider movie, Sorcerer, with music by the "Tangerine Dream".

jprop

I wouldn't say that's a "pretty nice car." I'd say that's a BEAUTIFUL car!!
You've got all the hardware to prove it.

Silverrick

Many thanks jprop! I sincerely appreciate the kind words!!

Plasticfreak

All these car look so fine!

Silverrick

Hey Plasticfreak;

Many thanks for the kind words. The Starliner sure aint a Corvette. More like a Parkwood Station wagon driving down the road. But, there just aren't many of them around.

427Hotrod

A buddy of mine had a Starliner back in the 80's. Had it for sale forever and couldn't get a single bit on it and it was in fantastic condition. But today? People would be lining up for it!!

I've got a thing for FE Ford engines. An FE with 2x4's is about one of the coolest looking engines out there. Even better if it's a high riser or a tunnel port. Or go nuts and make it a SOHC! I keep looking around for a deal on a 66-67 Fairlane...or maybe a 63-65 Galaxie. Past that would be a Maverick with one stuffed in it!

I think Ford had some of the best looking interiors in the 60's. Lots of chrome!

There's just something about opening the hood and seeing a Hemi, a Cammer or a Boss that is hard to beat!

Thanks for posting!

JIM

Silverrick

Jim;

Sounds like we might be "brothers of another mother"! Beautiful, BIG engines are important!

59BlueSilver

Like this one,

Silverrick

Now, that's what I'm talking about, Brother!!

Silverrick

Can anyone tell me about this engine? Try to identify before going to the next post!

Silverrick

Another view

Silverrick

Here's a pic of the 427/425 FE that was in my 1963 Galaxie XL. Just the way you wanted it: 2 big 4 BBL's , cast iron headers and the obligatory Sun Tach sending unit! Note the "single" brake line--scary each time I put my foot onto the brake!!

jimgessner

The ''TURBO ROCKET'' is the 63 OLDS CUTLASS with the 215 cu inch all aluminum motor with a exhaust turbo. Real state of the art for the day. Oldsmobile sold 3,765 Jetfires in 1962 and 5,842 in 1963, the first TURBO cars made.

Silverrick

Jim, you earn the Gold Star for the day. The engine is in my 1963 Olds Jetfire. As near as I can tell through research, there are maybe 12 or 13 known to still exist with their original engines. The car is just so-so, but the engine is absolutely futuristic in appearance and performance! (IMO)

Rick Gower

Jim,

Thank you for the great photo's! You are absolutely correct, the 1987 event at Monterey was the event of a lifetime for corvette enthusiast's. The racer's reunion you put on at the Laurel Inn in 2002 at Salinas was also incredible. Any photo's of that event you can post?

Thanks,
Rick Gower