Anyone here into old cars?

[Funky Ghost]

You sure that Dart only weighed 1900 lbs with you in it? Holy heck, that must have been stripped down to nothing to get it that light with an iron headed 440 and a 727 in it. No wonder it ran 10's.

If I could get my Camaro that light it would likely go mid to high 8's with the engine that's in it. Right now the car goes 10.30's on street tires/thru mufflers and it weighs 3600 lbs with me in it.

You have to remember Mike at that point of the cars existence it was basically a trailer queen. I mean, I COULD drive it on the street ( as far as five gallons could get me as that was the size of my fuel cell ) it also had zero interior save the race seat and 5 point harness. I tried lexan windows but hated them. They were noisy as hell ( wobbled like mad in the wind ) and were hard to see through after very little time on the car. I put the windows back in after a bit over a year. The heaviest bit that I added was a group size 65 battery because that gear reduction starter drew amps like a super sucker. I had weld superlites instead of the centerline wheels everyone else ran back then.

 

[Mike N]

You have to remember Mike at that point of the cars existence it was basically a trailer queen. I mean, I COULD drive it on the street ( as far as five gallons could get me as that was the size of my fuel cell ) it also had zero interior save the race seat and 5 point harness. I tried lexan windows but hated them. They were noisy as hell ( wobbled like mad in the wind ) and were hard to see through after very little time on the car. I put the windows back in after a bit over a year. The heaviest bit that I added was a group size 65 battery because that gear reduction starter drew amps like a super sucker. I had weld superlites instead of the centerline wheels everyone else ran back then.

One thing I never gave up in the Camaro was the streetability factor. Much to the dismay of the guys that I was building race cars with at the time, I left all the street stuff on the car.... all lights, wipers, full interior, real glass and the like. The only non stock body part is the fiberglass hood. The guys at the shop wanted me to get the car as light as possible..... second generation Camaros are battleships to begin with, If I wanted a flexi-flyer I would have done a tube chassis Cavalier instead.

 

[Funky Ghost]

Or better yet a big block Chevy II

 

[Forty-Thirty]

My first car was a red 1967 Mustang coupe with a black vinyl top, black interior (including '68 seats because they're thicker than '67 seats and I'm petite ), and a 289 V8. I don't have any photos of it here at the house, but it looked exactly like this one:

Its name was Wildfire. There is nothing like the sound of that engine. Mmm... It was at this point that many of the guys in my high school began to realize that I was more interesting than my super popular, self-involved stepsister (the Quinn to my Daria). She scoffed at me wanting "an ugly old car," but was super miffed when all her suitors lusted after my car.

 

[Funky Ghost]

She ran called it Wildfire

I like those years of Mustang. The older mustangs and gals are a natural fit. My wife at the time was the primary driver of the '65 we owned. I was a bit too big to drive it comfortably. She, on the other hand, was 4'11 and ran about 90 lbs.

 

[Forty-Thirty]

I prefer Mustangs from '64 1/2 through '68, although the '69 Mach 1 is something special, too. After that, you can have 'em all.

 

[Richland123]

I am really partial to muscle cars from the late 60s and early 70s. There are a few muscle cars I would love to have like these.

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[Funky Ghost]

A lot of fine cars in there.

My powerball car is this:

 

[Forty-Thirty]

DROOLING over that Marina Blue Camaro!! That has always been my favorite color of Camaro. I'm a Mustang girl, but the '69 Camaro is second on my list after the first 5 model years of Mustangs.

The Firebird is nice, too.

 

[Forty-Thirty]

My powerball car is definitely a 1968 Mustang Shelby GT fast back.

My house was built in 1952 and looks very mid-century, so I've always thought a '55 or '57 Chevy Bel-Air or a T-bird would look great out front. If I'm winning the Powerball, I might as well get that too, right?

 

[Stewie26]

My powerball car is definitely a 1968 Mustang Shelby GT fast back.

My house was built in 1952 and looks very mid-century, so I've always thought a '55 or '57 Chevy Bel-Air or a T-bird would look great out front. If I'm winning the Powerball, I might as well get that too, right?

If you win powerball, might as well buy a new house too.

 

[Richland123]

My powerball car is definitely a 1968 Mustang Shelby GT fast back.

My house was built in 1952 and looks very mid-century, so I've always thought a '55 or '57 Chevy Bel-Air or a T-bird would look great out front. If I'm winning the Powerball, I might as well get that too, right?

I love this style of Thunderbirds.

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[Forty-Thirty]

If you win powerball, might as well buy a new house too.

My house is perfect for us (although I could do with some cash to finish some renovations (or better yet, pay people to do them so I don't have to ever tile anything else again--tiling is the biggest thorn in my backside!)), so no new houses for me. I like my houses like I like my cars--classic.

 

[Forty-Thirty]

Me too. I'm such a sucker for white wall tires. And that little round window--ahh!

 

[Richland123]

Me too. I'm such a sucker for white wall tires. And that little round window--ahh!

When the Thunderbird was redesigned in 2000, they brought back the porthole window.

 

[thomas-k]

Well, as my avatar tells, yes I like old cars!
Here's the whole of it (complete with mini-me riding the back seat):

 

[Funky Ghost]

You, sir, have fine taste and are doing right by "mini-me" exposing him at such a young age to excellence

 

[hbarcat]

My first car was a red 1967 Mustang coupe with a black vinyl top, black interior (including '68 seats because they're thicker than '67 seats and I'm petite ), and a 289 V8. I don't have any photos of it here at the house, but it looked exactly like this one:

Its name was Wildfire. There is nothing like the sound of that engine. Mmm... It was at this point that many of the guys in my high school began to realize that I was more interesting than my super popular, self-involved stepsister (the Quinn to my Daria). She scoffed at me wanting "an ugly old car," but was super miffed when all her suitors lusted after my car.

In '86, I bought myself a high school graduation present - a red '68 fastback with the HO 289 and 4 spd stick. It was a bit rough and needed a restore but it had the basic street mods already done: cam, carb, intake and headers. Ran only low 13's but it was fun to drive.

Those 289 motors do have a sweet sound of their own.

 

[Pilgrim]

My '66 GTO looked almost identical to this, except I had a red pinstripe down each side, and chrome reverse wheels with baby moon hubcaps. I think it's hard to find a more beautiful 60's car than a '66 or '76 GTO.

When you've heard the bass roar of a Pontiac 389 sucking air at full throttle, you've heard something wonderful.