What were you driving 25 years ago? I got pics- show me yours.

A younger me and my '31 Tudor.....Mid America Nats - Sioux Falls, SD - I think 1986.

 

I was running around in a '69 El Camino that was running Blazer 4 WHD running gear under the El Camino frame connected to a stock 454 - 42" Super Swampers - called it my Land Shark.

 

I had these projects all going at the same time, I was 17.

'69 Vette with IMSA replica body, 327, 4spd. '57 Chevy, '59 and '67 El Caminos and a '69 Electraglide

 

Dang, no digitals, or old pic's scanned and it's stored on blocks at my rental house.... 25 years ago my daily driver was a 1966 Chevelle SS.

 

Exactly 25 years ago. SF bay area (east bay), 1984. I worked at Ace Hardware, hence the shirt.





Some fuckwad stole the top trim off of my windshield one night while I was at my girlfriend's house. Yeah, I replaced it.

 

More like 32 yrs ago. Back in '77, my sister blew thru a divorce and got this '57 from her ex. I traded her a '68 VW auto stick Beetle for it.

When I got it, it had air shocks and big L60s on the back and wire spokes all 'round. I had this big idea of restoring it to original. Big mistake. I didn't know what the hell I was doing.

After the rebuilt 283 almost blew up, I wound up trading it for a '74 LTD 4dr. Brougham..

Funny thing, at the time my Pop was driving a '72 Gran Torino 4 dr. and here his snot-nosed kid had a better ride than him...

Spin

 

Still driving it today. Well almost, need to finish a couple things in a new rebuild.

 

I know, I know ....dont even go there ......

 

I was 18 and trying to make as much power as I could afford in this 73 Hurst/Olds
it got stripped at a trans shop while I was deployed to Panama

 

Under the canopy at Johnies Broiler in the 80's and in the shop recently

 

CoolHand, this just goes to prove what I've been SAYING for 25 years! They put TOO much PLASTIC in cars anymore!!!

 

Plus or minus a year or two...
First three were mine. T was banger powered, A had a blown SBC and the Rolls had a Hemi.
I was the project manager for Swamp Rat 33 owned by a famous guy in Florida.

 

1956 Morris Minor

 

I always wanted one of those ....

 

the black 55 in my photo group--was our main car

 

It was a "Q" car with NO ram air and the tiny emblems it surprised many a bowtie owner.

But eventually I added the scoop and ram air to move up to E stock in F sometimes there was nobody to compete with.

But with the 4.30 differential engine speed was about 3500 at 55 mph made long distance driving a chore.

People would jump back when the detroit locker decoupled in a parking lot tight turn.

 

My '51 Merc moredoor & the wifes '56 Ford prefect.






And our '70 Holden V8 Monaro.










And lastly my '63 427 Impala.


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