Features Corvette hot rods - picture thread

I can not believe you knew that is the Old Orange II!..... It was love at 1st sight of it at Laverty's Performance. It was still OOII, I loved it!, never thought I would own it. Bought it from Moyer after it was black, drove it on the street for a few years, then thought I needed more power, had G. Ostrich build new 468, never put it back together. (check profile for another pic)

 

First annual Pocono Drag Lodge reunion. We were the cars up on the end of the track raising hell doing burnouts and stuff.

 

What a lotta these young guys dont get is back in the 60s and 70s Vettes were cheap plastic cars,hell in 1973 I bought a 60 vette roadster with a 327/4spd and custom paint with big Ansen sprint for $850.00....They didnt get stupid priced until the 80s

 

I grew up in Carlisle and remember it being at Laverty's. Carl had it back down there for some work after it was painted black. I think the last time I remember seeing it was at the Balogna Nats in Pella.

 

circa 1969 my velvet 'Vette





Harley mufflers - snows and steelies on for the winter - daily driver

 

great thread.

 

Late sixties

 

This was about 1967 -

'57 Vette - We were converting from auto to stick - Lost to overnight kerosene heater fire - even the tires melted!!

 

wow,thats just ugly.sorry dude

 

This was an old drag car that I bought in 89 and made into a stock class auto cross car. It was originally a Big Block and no the numbers didn't match. I even had a sticker made for the windshield that said "no the %$#(^% numbers dont match" people got akick out of that.It had a 454, 4 speed and a 4:11..... it was fun! Wished I still had it

 

I remember reading a story in a mag about this car and it's owner. I think he went to Vietnam and did not return alive.

 

That is absolutely true.

Pat

 

If i owned a vette, itd have to be like one of these posted

 

As 34 Coupe said you are correct. The car was owned by Charlie Snyder and i believe he lived in Astoria a part of Queens (thus the name Astoria Chas). It had a couple of 427s including an L88 from Motion performance I believe and Charlie had some success drag racing the car in 67 and in 68 while on leave. He died in Vietnam in 1968. I have read that Joel Rosen borrowed the car from the Snyder family and set some records after his death as a tribute I guess and afterwards the car was parked.

Good running car I understand it ran into the 10s eventually. Pretty cool car-Jim

 

This is Peter Bonavitos car from Astoria NY it had a 426 Ply wedge and torqueflite with the factory cross ram manifold I believe it ran A/MP. Sadly Peter passed away and I would like to find any info on the car. I know its a loooong shot.

Pat

 

A well known car here in North Jersey.

 

I took that shot at Islip 40+ years ago - Sorry no other info