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So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up.
In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? |
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JimH wrote:
So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1962 Morris Minor 850 Station Wagon at age 16. Went out and ran it into the rear end of a Volkswagen Bug. That screwed me up for a year or two. Then I bought a 1967 Honda CB160 motorcycle. Last car in my teens was a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne 4 door sedan. |
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"Don White" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1962 Morris Minor 850 Station Wagon at age 16. Went out and ran it into the rear end of a Volkswagen Bug. That screwed me up for a year or two. Then I bought a 1967 Honda CB160 motorcycle. Last car in my teens was a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne 4 door sedan. I never heard of a Morris. 1962 Mini Traveller: http://www.cars-on-line.com/23291.html '61 sedan. http://classiccarfair.com/1961morrisminorsaloon.htm '59 Traveller Woodie: http://www.cars-on-line.com/23291.html Close to what you owned? Looks like they were made in GB. |
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" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message . .. "Don White" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1962 Morris Minor 850 Station Wagon at age 16. Went out and ran it into the rear end of a Volkswagen Bug. That screwed me up for a year or two. Then I bought a 1967 Honda CB160 motorcycle. Last car in my teens was a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne 4 door sedan. I never heard of a Morris. 1962 Mini Traveller: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=38 72 '61 sedan. http://classiccarfair.com/1961morrisminorsaloon.htm '59 Traveller Woodie: http://www.cars-on-line.com/23291.html Close to what you owned? Looks like they were made in GB. Oops, link for the '62 corrected. ;-) |
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" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message ... " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message . .. "Don White" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1962 Morris Minor 850 Station Wagon at age 16. Went out and ran it into the rear end of a Volkswagen Bug. That screwed me up for a year or two. Then I bought a 1967 Honda CB160 motorcycle. Last car in my teens was a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne 4 door sedan. I never heard of a Morris. 1962 Mini Traveller: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=38 72 '61 sedan. http://classiccarfair.com/1961morrisminorsaloon.htm '59 Traveller Woodie: http://www.cars-on-line.com/23291.html Close to what you owned? Looks like they were made in GB. Oops, link for the '62 corrected. ;-) |
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On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 22:27:33 GMT, Don White wrote:
JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1962 Morris Minor 850 Station Wagon at age 16. Went out and ran it into the rear end of a Volkswagen Bug. That screwed me up for a year or two. Then I bought a 1967 Honda CB160 motorcycle. Last car in my teens was a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne 4 door sedan. Who was just whining about OT posts? I have no problem with the post, since it's not inflammatory, but doesn't the previous whining about a post with a chili recipe seem somewhat ludicrous? -- John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
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On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 23:48:34 GMT, Shortwave Sportfishing
wrote: On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 17:56:44 -0400, " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote: End of teenage cars. So how about you? Ah - well, my very first "ride" was a '53 Hudson Hornet Super Six (308 CUI) that I drove around a 1/4 mile dirt track when I was 13 - say, 1960 or thereabouts. The track was surrounded by a junk/reclamation yard which had a ton of trucks/cars/tractors, etc., and belonged to one of my school buddies. His Dad ran the yard and he would let us fix up old beat up autos, then wreck 'em on the track or on wild ass rides through the woods/hay fields. The Hornet finally succumbed when I ran my very first Demo Derby at the junk yard - it was totally trashed and eventually crushed. I hate to think how much that car would be worth today. Eventually, we moved East and when we landed on the North Shore of MA, I bought a '56 Chevy Bel Air Coupe for $50 with, get this, Powerglide tranny. I wanted to customize this car, but one of my friends got the bug and offered my $150 for it, so I sold it to him. The second car I had was a '54 Oldsmobile 88 two door hardtop with the "Rocket V8 (324 CUI)" and Hydra-Matic which was immediately put into a garage and "renovated" - out with the Hydra-Matic and in with a manual transmission, Hurst shifter, new rear end, drive shaft, three plate clutch - yada, yada, yada. Changed to two barrel over to a Holley four barrel (I think it was a Holley - long time ago), put in a high aspect ratio cam shaft and that became the ride for about six months until the cops got sick and tired of pulling me over. My Dad made me sell it. Had about $450 in it, sold it for $600 to some drag racer who did some body stuff to it. I'm told by some of my high school friends that the fellow still has it and lives in Peabody, MA. The third was a '57 Plymouth Fury two door that a friend's Grandpa was selling. My Dad approved of this car because it was a "old guy's car". With a 290 horse 318, four barrel- heh, heh, heh. It had the push button tranny on the dash. That car was a screamer, I'll tell you what. I kept that car until I graduated high school because - well, I had a need for speed and my parents were adamant that I couldn't buy another car, or modify another car, until I graduated high school In retrospect, it was very wise of them. So, that's my high school years. A 1951 Studebaker ( http://www.vipclassics.com/stk2110354.phtml ) and a 1957 Chevy Belair 2 door with the 283 power pack engine got me through high school. My little brother 'stole' the Studebaker one day, took his girlfriend for a ride, and totaled the damn thing. Luckily no one was hurt, except me 'cause I had no collision insurance! -- John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 17:56:44 -0400, " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote: End of teenage cars. So how about you? Ah - well, my very first "ride" was a '53 Hudson Hornet Super Six (308 CUI) that I drove around a 1/4 mile dirt track when I was 13 - say, 1960 or thereabouts. The track was surrounded by a junk/reclamation yard which had a ton of trucks/cars/tractors, etc., and belonged to one of my school buddies. His Dad ran the yard and he would let us fix up old beat up autos, then wreck 'em on the track or on wild ass rides through the woods/hay fields. The Hornet finally succumbed when I ran my very first Demo Derby at the junk yard - it was totally trashed and eventually crushed. I hate to think how much that car would be worth today. Eventually, we moved East and when we landed on the North Shore of MA, I bought a '56 Chevy Bel Air Coupe for $50 with, get this, Powerglide tranny. I wanted to customize this car, but one of my friends got the bug and offered my $150 for it, so I sold it to him. The second car I had was a '54 Oldsmobile 88 two door hardtop with the "Rocket V8 (324 CUI)" and Hydra-Matic which was immediately put into a garage and "renovated" - out with the Hydra-Matic and in with a manual transmission, Hurst shifter, new rear end, drive shaft, three plate clutch - yada, yada, yada. Changed to two barrel over to a Holley four barrel (I think it was a Holley - long time ago), put in a high aspect ratio cam shaft and that became the ride for about six months until the cops got sick and tired of pulling me over. My Dad made me sell it. Had about $450 in it, sold it for $600 to some drag racer who did some body stuff to it. I'm told by some of my high school friends that the fellow still has it and lives in Peabody, MA. The third was a '57 Plymouth Fury two door that a friend's Grandpa was selling. My Dad approved of this car because it was a "old guy's car". With a 290 horse 318, four barrel- heh, heh, heh. It had the push button tranny on the dash. That car was a screamer, I'll tell you what. I kept that car until I graduated high school because - well, I had a need for speed and my parents were adamant that I couldn't buy another car, or modify another car, until I graduated high school In retrospect, it was very wise of them. So, that's my high school years. Sounds like you had a great time in your teen years..........nice rides. The Fury was probably looked at as a sleeper when face to face with another car at a light.........until you lit it up on green. ;-) |
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"JohnH" wrote in message ... On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 22:27:33 GMT, Don White wrote: JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1962 Morris Minor 850 Station Wagon at age 16. Went out and ran it into the rear end of a Volkswagen Bug. That screwed me up for a year or two. Then I bought a 1967 Honda CB160 motorcycle. Last car in my teens was a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne 4 door sedan. Who was just whining about OT posts? I have no problem with the post, since it's not inflammatory, but doesn't the previous whining about a post with a chili recipe seem somewhat ludicrous? -- John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** Give it up John and enjoy the NG...............but drop the badge. Fair enough? ;-) |
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JimH wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message ... JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1962 Morris Minor 850 Station Wagon at age 16. Went out and ran it into the rear end of a Volkswagen Bug. That screwed me up for a year or two. Then I bought a 1967 Honda CB160 motorcycle. Last car in my teens was a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne 4 door sedan. I never heard of a Morris. 1962 Mini Traveller: http://www.cars-on-line.com/23291.html '61 sedan. http://classiccarfair.com/1961morrisminorsaloon.htm '59 Traveller Woodie: http://www.cars-on-line.com/23291.html Close to what you owned? Looks like they were made in GB. Right you are. It was the Morris 850 Mini Minor station wagon (Traveller?) with the wood trim..... (Mr. Bean car in the wagon version) similar to.. http://www.minireg.com/disp_auto.asp?autoid=37 |
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JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1963 Rambler Classic 770 *Station Wagon*! Had been in the family since new, and the folks sold it to me for $200 when I was old enough to drive. Took a lot of kidding from my pals until I showed them the neat way that by pulling the headrests and dropping the reclining seat backs you wound up with a nice, flat playpen that extended all the way back to the cargo area. We'd jam that thing full with a Fender Bandmaster amp, a Fender Bassman, Farfisa Compact-Duo, and a Bogen PA amp, two horns (!) and stands- and all of that and 4 guys would fit in there (with one guy sort of curled up with the gear and three across the front bench seat. Was like stuffing circus clowns into a VW bug.. Still took two trips unless the drummer could borrow his parents car. (Real big time we were, yeah right). Made a little (very little) spending money and impressed a few (very easily impressed) girls playing music back then.......sure were good old days. But, since this is a boating NG and not the "neat old cars" discussion forum, how about your first ever boat? Mine was an old lapstrake rowboat on a freshwater lake. My folks had a little cabin there, and I would row around the lake for hours at a time. Sometimes fishing, sometimes just rowing around for the pure joy of being on the water. Then when I was just a bit older my grandfather bought a new fiberglass hull and built his own interior and deck for about a 24' sloop. Some of the best ever times as a kid was sailing with my grandfather. |
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JimH wrote:
1962 Mini Traveller: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ategory=38 72 Oops, link for the '62 corrected. ;-) That's it...except mine had the wood trim on the back half of the car. Actually had 8 teenagers in it and busted the rear spring mounts. On a long downhill highway run I had it up to 89 mph. Pretty crazy on those 12" 'lifesaver sized' tires. Bittersweet memories on that car. Paid $400.00 for it, learned to drive by tooling around without a drivers license or insurance and eventually broke the accelerator in a stuck on position doing major motor damage. Another $400.00 for an engine re-build and I was in hock up to my eyes (making $1.35 per hour working weekends at a grocery store) Oh yeah...due to bad brakes I rear ended the Volkswahen doing $80.00 damage to it's bumper and the authorities make me surrender my plates until I paid for the Bug's repairs and showed proof of insurance. That was a major downer that affected me through most of high school. |
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JohnH wrote:
On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 22:27:33 GMT, Don White wrote: JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1962 Morris Minor 850 Station Wagon at age 16. Went out and ran it into the rear end of a Volkswagen Bug. That screwed me up for a year or two. Then I bought a 1967 Honda CB160 motorcycle. Last car in my teens was a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne 4 door sedan. Who was just whining about OT posts? I have no problem with the post, since it's not inflammatory, but doesn't the previous whining about a post with a chili recipe seem somewhat ludicrous? -- John H Anybody ever notice that we all just seem to go round & round in circles here? |
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 17:56:44 -0400, " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote: End of teenage cars. So how about you? Ah - well, my very first "ride" was a '53 Hudson Hornet Super Six (308 CUI) that I drove around a 1/4 mile dirt track when I was 13 - say, 1960 or thereabouts. The track was surrounded by a junk/reclamation yard which had a ton of trucks/cars/tractors, etc., and belonged to one of my school buddies. His Dad ran the yard and he would let us fix up old beat up autos, then wreck 'em on the track or on wild ass rides through the woods/hay fields. The Hornet finally succumbed when I ran my very first Demo Derby at the junk yard - it was totally trashed and eventually crushed. I hate to think how much that car would be worth today. Eventually, we moved East and when we landed on the North Shore of MA, I bought a '56 Chevy Bel Air Coupe for $50 with, get this, Powerglide tranny. I wanted to customize this car, but one of my friends got the bug and offered my $150 for it, so I sold it to him. The second car I had was a '54 Oldsmobile 88 two door hardtop with the "Rocket V8 (324 CUI)" and Hydra-Matic which was immediately put into a garage and "renovated" - out with the Hydra-Matic and in with a manual transmission, Hurst shifter, new rear end, drive shaft, three plate clutch - yada, yada, yada. Changed to two barrel over to a Holley four barrel (I think it was a Holley - long time ago), put in a high aspect ratio cam shaft and that became the ride for about six months until the cops got sick and tired of pulling me over. My Dad made me sell it. Had about $450 in it, sold it for $600 to some drag racer who did some body stuff to it. I'm told by some of my high school friends that the fellow still has it and lives in Peabody, MA. The third was a '57 Plymouth Fury two door that a friend's Grandpa was selling. My Dad approved of this car because it was a "old guy's car". With a 290 horse 318, four barrel- heh, heh, heh. It had the push button tranny on the dash. That car was a screamer, I'll tell you what. I kept that car until I graduated high school because - well, I had a need for speed and my parents were adamant that I couldn't buy another car, or modify another car, until I graduated high school In retrospect, it was very wise of them. So, that's my high school years. You let a '56 Chevy get away? I think '55 & '56 were my favorite years...except for the '57 Nomad. |
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wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1963 Rambler Classic 770 *Station Wagon*! Had been in the family since new, and the folks sold it to me for $200 when I was old enough to drive. Took a lot of kidding from my pals until I showed them the neat way that by pulling the headrests and dropping the reclining seat backs you wound up with a nice, flat playpen that extended all the way back to the cargo area. We'd jam that thing full with a Fender Bandmaster amp, a Fender Bassman, Farfisa Compact-Duo, and a Bogen PA amp, two horns (!) and stands- and all of that and 4 guys would fit in there (with one guy sort of curled up with the gear and three across the front bench seat. Was like stuffing circus clowns into a VW bug.. Still took two trips unless the drummer could borrow his parents car. (Real big time we were, yeah right). Made a little (very little) spending money and impressed a few (very easily impressed) girls playing music back then.......sure were good old days. But, since this is a boating NG and not the "neat old cars" discussion forum, how about your first ever boat? Mine was an old lapstrake rowboat on a freshwater lake. My folks had a little cabin there, and I would row around the lake for hours at a time. Sometimes fishing, sometimes just rowing around for the pure joy of being on the water. Then when I was just a bit older my grandfather bought a new fiberglass hull and built his own interior and deck for about a 24' sloop. Some of the best ever times as a kid was sailing with my grandfather. My first real boat was a 16 foot trihull with a 50 HP OB. Not a great boat for Lake Erie so it was mainly an inland lake boat. Prior to that was a series of rowboats and canoes. ;-) |
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1971 Ford Maverick Grabber 302 V-8 4V 5.11 gears C-4 A/T Very Fast!! 14.6
sec. E.T. 98 mph 1/4 mile times. Top Speed was only 116 though. I went through 4 sets of tires in 12,000 miles and Guarantee Auto replaced them for free until the last time when they found great big gobs of rubber in the rear wheelwells from all my burnouts. ( they used to have tread wearout warranties in those days. Traded that in on a Brand New 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass S 455 with W-30 package Midnight Blue With White swivel bucket seats(Remember those?). Man those were the days, 19 years old, new job in a machine shop, just married, and I got credit for a Brand New Car with only 1500 dollars down. Of course the whole car only cost 5154.00 US. " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message . .. So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? |
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Here's a pic of an Olds.
http://www.hubcapcafe.com/ocs/pages01/olds7401.htm Here's a pic of a Ford Maverick. http://home.comcast.net/~petebre/mav...ears/1971.html "FREDO" wrote in message .. . 1971 Ford Maverick Grabber 302 V-8 4V 5.11 gears C-4 A/T Very Fast!! 14.6 sec. E.T. 98 mph 1/4 mile times. Top Speed was only 116 though. I went through 4 sets of tires in 12,000 miles and Guarantee Auto replaced them for free until the last time when they found great big gobs of rubber in the rear wheelwells from all my burnouts. ( they used to have tread wearout warranties in those days. Traded that in on a Brand New 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass S 455 with W-30 package Midnight Blue With White swivel bucket seats(Remember those?). Man those were the days, 19 years old, new job in a machine shop, just married, and I got credit for a Brand New Car with only 1500 dollars down. Of course the whole car only cost 5154.00 US. " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message . .. So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? |
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1965 Starcraft "Miss Daisy". Still got her. ;-)
Fredo " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message . .. wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1963 Rambler Classic 770 *Station Wagon*! Had been in the family since new, and the folks sold it to me for $200 when I was old enough to drive. Took a lot of kidding from my pals until I showed them the neat way that by pulling the headrests and dropping the reclining seat backs you wound up with a nice, flat playpen that extended all the way back to the cargo area. We'd jam that thing full with a Fender Bandmaster amp, a Fender Bassman, Farfisa Compact-Duo, and a Bogen PA amp, two horns (!) and stands- and all of that and 4 guys would fit in there (with one guy sort of curled up with the gear and three across the front bench seat. Was like stuffing circus clowns into a VW bug.. Still took two trips unless the drummer could borrow his parents car. (Real big time we were, yeah right). Made a little (very little) spending money and impressed a few (very easily impressed) girls playing music back then.......sure were good old days. But, since this is a boating NG and not the "neat old cars" discussion forum, how about your first ever boat? Mine was an old lapstrake rowboat on a freshwater lake. My folks had a little cabin there, and I would row around the lake for hours at a time. Sometimes fishing, sometimes just rowing around for the pure joy of being on the water. Then when I was just a bit older my grandfather bought a new fiberglass hull and built his own interior and deck for about a 24' sloop. Some of the best ever times as a kid was sailing with my grandfather. My first real boat was a 16 foot trihull with a 50 HP OB. Not a great boat for Lake Erie so it was mainly an inland lake boat. Prior to that was a series of rowboats and canoes. ;-) |
What was your 1st boat?
FREDO wrote:
1965 Starcraft "Miss Daisy". Still got her. ;-) Fredo " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message . .. wrote in message groups.com... JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1963 Rambler Classic 770 *Station Wagon*! Had been in the family since new, and the folks sold it to me for $200 when I was old enough to drive. Took a lot of kidding from my pals until I showed them the neat way that by pulling the headrests and dropping the reclining seat backs you wound up with a nice, flat playpen that extended all the way back to the cargo area. We'd jam that thing full with a Fender Bandmaster amp, a Fender Bassman, Farfisa Compact-Duo, and a Bogen PA amp, two horns (!) and stands- and all of that and 4 guys would fit in there (with one guy sort of curled up with the gear and three across the front bench seat. Was like stuffing circus clowns into a VW bug.. Still took two trips unless the drummer could borrow his parents car. (Real big time we were, yeah right). Made a little (very little) spending money and impressed a few (very easily impressed) girls playing music back then.......sure were good old days. But, since this is a boating NG and not the "neat old cars" discussion forum, how about your first ever boat? Mine was an old lapstrake rowboat on a freshwater lake. My folks had a little cabin there, and I would row around the lake for hours at a time. Sometimes fishing, sometimes just rowing around for the pure joy of being on the water. Then when I was just a bit older my grandfather bought a new fiberglass hull and built his own interior and deck for about a 24' sloop. Some of the best ever times as a kid was sailing with my grandfather. My first real boat was a 16 foot trihull with a 50 HP OB. Not a great boat for Lake Erie so it was mainly an inland lake boat. Prior to that was a series of rowboats and canoes. ;-) I had some small rowboats with 5 hp or 9.9 HP motors, but my first real boat was a VIP Vision with an OMC I/O. Dan |
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"Don White" wrote in message ... JohnH wrote: On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 22:27:33 GMT, Don White wrote: JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1962 Morris Minor 850 Station Wagon at age 16. Went out and ran it into the rear end of a Volkswagen Bug. That screwed me up for a year or two. Then I bought a 1967 Honda CB160 motorcycle. Last car in my teens was a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne 4 door sedan. Who was just whining about OT posts? I have no problem with the post, since it's not inflammatory, but doesn't the previous whining about a post with a chili recipe seem somewhat ludicrous? -- John H Anybody ever notice that we all just seem to go round & round in circles here? And you miss the sarcasm also. No wonder you were a teacher. |
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 17:56:44 -0400, " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote: End of teenage cars. So how about you? Ah - well, my very first "ride" was a '53 Hudson Hornet Super Six (308 CUI) that I drove around a 1/4 mile dirt track when I was 13 - say, 1960 or thereabouts. The track was surrounded by a junk/reclamation yard which had a ton of trucks/cars/tractors, etc., and belonged to one of my school buddies. His Dad ran the yard and he would let us fix up old beat up autos, then wreck 'em on the track or on wild ass rides through the woods/hay fields. The Hornet finally succumbed when I ran my very first Demo Derby at the junk yard - it was totally trashed and eventually crushed. I hate to think how much that car would be worth today. Eventually, we moved East and when we landed on the North Shore of MA, I bought a '56 Chevy Bel Air Coupe for $50 with, get this, Powerglide tranny. I wanted to customize this car, but one of my friends got the bug and offered my $150 for it, so I sold it to him. The second car I had was a '54 Oldsmobile 88 two door hardtop with the "Rocket V8 (324 CUI)" and Hydra-Matic which was immediately put into a garage and "renovated" - out with the Hydra-Matic and in with a manual transmission, Hurst shifter, new rear end, drive shaft, three plate clutch - yada, yada, yada. Changed to two barrel over to a Holley four barrel (I think it was a Holley - long time ago), put in a high aspect ratio cam shaft and that became the ride for about six months until the cops got sick and tired of pulling me over. My Dad made me sell it. Had about $450 in it, sold it for $600 to some drag racer who did some body stuff to it. I'm told by some of my high school friends that the fellow still has it and lives in Peabody, MA. The third was a '57 Plymouth Fury two door that a friend's Grandpa was selling. My Dad approved of this car because it was a "old guy's car". With a 290 horse 318, four barrel- heh, heh, heh. It had the push button tranny on the dash. That car was a screamer, I'll tell you what. I kept that car until I graduated high school because - well, I had a need for speed and my parents were adamant that I couldn't buy another car, or modify another car, until I graduated high school In retrospect, it was very wise of them. So, that's my high school years. 56 Ford convertible. do not remember what I paid. $200? Took out the automatic and installed a stick shift. Pulled out the 272 V8 and installed a 312. I also have a need for speed. 51 Chevy 6 fastback, $15, just a beater while working on the Ford. 55 Chevy Convertible, 265, factory stick. Buddy owed me money, so I took the car in payment. Modified to 292, and kept munching trannies, so swapped to a 37 LaSalle topshift with late Olds gears. Way to many tickets. Next car was late 1963, a new 64 Chevy Impala SS, 300 hp, 4 speed, 142 mph with 3:36 gears when I was 20. Cost me my license for 9 months, but was in a company school in Ohio when I got the suspension notice, so got an Ohio license. Nice when they did not swap driving records. |
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"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On 3 Jun 2006 17:48:08 -0700, " wrote: But, since this is a boating NG and not the "neat old cars" discussion forum, how about your first ever boat? 13' Boston Whaler sport w/25 hp Merc. Other than the family boats, a 14' Aluminum POS boat. Then a 16' canoe, still have it. |
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"FREDO" wrote in message .. . Here's a pic of an Olds. http://www.hubcapcafe.com/ocs/pages01/olds7401.htm Here's a pic of a Ford Maverick. http://home.comcast.net/~petebre/mav...ears/1971.html "FREDO" wrote in message .. . 1971 Ford Maverick Grabber 302 V-8 4V 5.11 gears C-4 A/T Very Fast!! 14.6 sec. E.T. 98 mph 1/4 mile times. Top Speed was only 116 though. I went through 4 sets of tires in 12,000 miles and Guarantee Auto replaced them for free until the last time when they found great big gobs of rubber in the rear wheelwells from all my burnouts. ( they used to have tread wearout warranties in those days. Traded that in on a Brand New 1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass S 455 with W-30 package Midnight Blue With White swivel bucket seats(Remember those?). Man those were the days, 19 years old, new job in a machine shop, just married, and I got credit for a Brand New Car with only 1500 dollars down. Of course the whole car only cost 5154.00 US. " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message . .. So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? Worked with a guy in the mid 70's who towed a boat with a Maverick. Boat was bigger than the Mav. PAssed him one day while I was towing my Vette Race car, and saw theis big assed boat, behind a Maverick and commented about dangerous idiots on the road, and then realized who it was. Was still a dangerous idiot on the road. Nice guy, but dangerous with that tow combo. |
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On 3 Jun 2006 17:48:08 -0700, "
wrote: JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1963 Rambler Classic 770 *Station Wagon*! Had been in the family since new, and the folks sold it to me for $200 when I was old enough to drive. Took a lot of kidding from my pals until I showed them the neat way that by pulling the headrests and dropping the reclining seat backs you wound up with a nice, flat playpen that extended all the way back to the cargo area. We'd jam that thing full with a Fender Bandmaster amp, a Fender Bassman, Farfisa Compact-Duo, and a Bogen PA amp, two horns (!) and stands- and all of that and 4 guys would fit in there (with one guy sort of curled up with the gear and three across the front bench seat. Was like stuffing circus clowns into a VW bug.. Still took two trips unless the drummer could borrow his parents car. (Real big time we were, yeah right). Made a little (very little) spending money and impressed a few (very easily impressed) girls playing music back then.......sure were good old days. But, since this is a boating NG and not the "neat old cars" discussion forum, how about your first ever boat? Mine was an old lapstrake rowboat on a freshwater lake. My folks had a little cabin there, and I would row around the lake for hours at a time. Sometimes fishing, sometimes just rowing around for the pure joy of being on the water. Then when I was just a bit older my grandfather bought a new fiberglass hull and built his own interior and deck for about a 24' sloop. Some of the best ever times as a kid was sailing with my grandfather. 15' Boston Whaler, CC, with a 70hp Johnson. What a screamer. -- John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
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JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? Jim, it's widely accepted and standard procedure to put OT in the header of off topic posts. |
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JohnH wrote: On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 22:27:33 GMT, Don White wrote: JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1962 Morris Minor 850 Station Wagon at age 16. Went out and ran it into the rear end of a Volkswagen Bug. That screwed me up for a year or two. Then I bought a 1967 Honda CB160 motorcycle. Last car in my teens was a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne 4 door sedan. Who was just whining about OT posts? I have no problem with the post, since it's not inflammatory, but doesn't the previous whining about a post with a chili recipe seem somewhat ludicrous? -- John H That's how Sheriff Jim operates, John! Always has had a problem with people doing things, then turns around and does exactly the same thing.... |
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JimH wrote: "JohnH" wrote in message ... On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 22:27:33 GMT, Don White wrote: JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? 1962 Morris Minor 850 Station Wagon at age 16. Went out and ran it into the rear end of a Volkswagen Bug. That screwed me up for a year or two. Then I bought a 1967 Honda CB160 motorcycle. Last car in my teens was a 1963 Pontiac Parisienne 4 door sedan. Who was just whining about OT posts? I have no problem with the post, since it's not inflammatory, but doesn't the previous whining about a post with a chili recipe seem somewhat ludicrous? -- John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** Give it up John and enjoy the NG...............but drop the badge. Fair enough? ;-) That's odd. You call think Johns the sheriff, but you came into a thread about recipes and whined about it being off topic....... Giddyup, Sheriff Jim. |
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basskisser wrote: That's odd. You call think Johns the sheriff, but you came into a thread about recipes and whined about it being off topic....... Giddyup, Sheriff Jim. JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? Jim, it's widely accepted and standard procedure to put OT in the header of off topic posts. Looks like you're doing your self some "sherriffing" too...... |
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Tim wrote: basskisser wrote: That's odd. You call think Johns the sheriff, but you came into a thread about recipes and whined about it being off topic....... Giddyup, Sheriff Jim. JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? Jim, it's widely accepted and standard procedure to put OT in the header of off topic posts. Looks like you're doing your self some "sherriffing" too...... Did you mean "sheriffing? Are you obsessed with me or something? You seem to follow me around like a homeless puppy dog wanting a meal... |
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Me? obsessed with you??? Sorry if reading the threads on rec.boats is
being "obsessed" BTW, you keep replying to my posts, so, who is obsessed with who? basskisser wrote: Tim wrote: basskisser wrote: That's odd. You call think Johns the sheriff, but you came into a thread about recipes and whined about it being off topic....... Giddyup, Sheriff Jim. JimH wrote: So what rides did you have in your teens? How did you fix them up. In high school I originally had to share a car with 2 of my sisters (OMG). I think it was an early 1960's Rambler. I finally got my own ride Junior year...........a 1964 Chevelle Malibu with an Earl Sheib paint job, a Thrush muffler and moonie caps on the wheels. I eventually sold that and bought a 1965 Chevy Impala Convertible (bought it from the owner of the gas station I worked part time for). That car lasted me till it was stolen and I replaced it with a '64 Ford Galaxy I got for a steal from a neighbor. End of teenage cars. So how about you? Jim, it's widely accepted and standard procedure to put OT in the header of off topic posts. Looks like you're doing your self some "sherriffing" too...... Did you mean "sheriffing? Are you obsessed with me or something? You seem to follow me around like a homeless puppy dog wanting a meal... |
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message k.net... "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 17:56:44 -0400, " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote: End of teenage cars. So how about you? Ah - well, my very first "ride" was a '53 Hudson Hornet Super Six (308 CUI) that I drove around a 1/4 mile dirt track when I was 13 - say, 1960 or thereabouts. The track was surrounded by a junk/reclamation yard which had a ton of trucks/cars/tractors, etc., and belonged to one of my school buddies. His Dad ran the yard and he would let us fix up old beat up autos, then wreck 'em on the track or on wild ass rides through the woods/hay fields. The Hornet finally succumbed when I ran my very first Demo Derby at the junk yard - it was totally trashed and eventually crushed. I hate to think how much that car would be worth today. Eventually, we moved East and when we landed on the North Shore of MA, I bought a '56 Chevy Bel Air Coupe for $50 with, get this, Powerglide tranny. I wanted to customize this car, but one of my friends got the bug and offered my $150 for it, so I sold it to him. The second car I had was a '54 Oldsmobile 88 two door hardtop with the "Rocket V8 (324 CUI)" and Hydra-Matic which was immediately put into a garage and "renovated" - out with the Hydra-Matic and in with a manual transmission, Hurst shifter, new rear end, drive shaft, three plate clutch - yada, yada, yada. Changed to two barrel over to a Holley four barrel (I think it was a Holley - long time ago), put in a high aspect ratio cam shaft and that became the ride for about six months until the cops got sick and tired of pulling me over. My Dad made me sell it. Had about $450 in it, sold it for $600 to some drag racer who did some body stuff to it. I'm told by some of my high school friends that the fellow still has it and lives in Peabody, MA. The third was a '57 Plymouth Fury two door that a friend's Grandpa was selling. My Dad approved of this car because it was a "old guy's car". With a 290 horse 318, four barrel- heh, heh, heh. It had the push button tranny on the dash. That car was a screamer, I'll tell you what. I kept that car until I graduated high school because - well, I had a need for speed and my parents were adamant that I couldn't buy another car, or modify another car, until I graduated high school In retrospect, it was very wise of them. So, that's my high school years. 56 Ford convertible. do not remember what I paid. $200? Took out the automatic and installed a stick shift. Pulled out the 272 V8 and installed a 312. I also have a need for speed. 51 Chevy 6 fastback, $15, just a beater while working on the Ford. 55 Chevy Convertible, 265, factory stick. Buddy owed me money, so I took the car in payment. Modified to 292, and kept munching trannies, so swapped to a 37 LaSalle topshift with late Olds gears. Way to many tickets. Next car was late 1963, a new 64 Chevy Impala SS, 300 hp, 4 speed, 142 mph with 3:36 gears when I was 20. Cost me my license for 9 months, but was in a company school in Ohio when I got the suspension notice, so got an Ohio license. Nice when they did not swap driving records. Nice rides Bill. I bet you still had the '64 Impala SS. ;-) |
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" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message . .. "Calif Bill" wrote in message k.net... "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 17:56:44 -0400, " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote: End of teenage cars. So how about you? Ah - well, my very first "ride" was a '53 Hudson Hornet Super Six (308 CUI) that I drove around a 1/4 mile dirt track when I was 13 - say, 1960 or thereabouts. The track was surrounded by a junk/reclamation yard which had a ton of trucks/cars/tractors, etc., and belonged to one of my school buddies. His Dad ran the yard and he would let us fix up old beat up autos, then wreck 'em on the track or on wild ass rides through the woods/hay fields. The Hornet finally succumbed when I ran my very first Demo Derby at the junk yard - it was totally trashed and eventually crushed. I hate to think how much that car would be worth today. Eventually, we moved East and when we landed on the North Shore of MA, I bought a '56 Chevy Bel Air Coupe for $50 with, get this, Powerglide tranny. I wanted to customize this car, but one of my friends got the bug and offered my $150 for it, so I sold it to him. The second car I had was a '54 Oldsmobile 88 two door hardtop with the "Rocket V8 (324 CUI)" and Hydra-Matic which was immediately put into a garage and "renovated" - out with the Hydra-Matic and in with a manual transmission, Hurst shifter, new rear end, drive shaft, three plate clutch - yada, yada, yada. Changed to two barrel over to a Holley four barrel (I think it was a Holley - long time ago), put in a high aspect ratio cam shaft and that became the ride for about six months until the cops got sick and tired of pulling me over. My Dad made me sell it. Had about $450 in it, sold it for $600 to some drag racer who did some body stuff to it. I'm told by some of my high school friends that the fellow still has it and lives in Peabody, MA. The third was a '57 Plymouth Fury two door that a friend's Grandpa was selling. My Dad approved of this car because it was a "old guy's car". With a 290 horse 318, four barrel- heh, heh, heh. It had the push button tranny on the dash. That car was a screamer, I'll tell you what. I kept that car until I graduated high school because - well, I had a need for speed and my parents were adamant that I couldn't buy another car, or modify another car, until I graduated high school In retrospect, it was very wise of them. So, that's my high school years. 56 Ford convertible. do not remember what I paid. $200? Took out the automatic and installed a stick shift. Pulled out the 272 V8 and installed a 312. I also have a need for speed. 51 Chevy 6 fastback, $15, just a beater while working on the Ford. 55 Chevy Convertible, 265, factory stick. Buddy owed me money, so I took the car in payment. Modified to 292, and kept munching trannies, so swapped to a 37 LaSalle topshift with late Olds gears. Way to many tickets. Next car was late 1963, a new 64 Chevy Impala SS, 300 hp, 4 speed, 142 mph with 3:36 gears when I was 20. Cost me my license for 9 months, but was in a company school in Ohio when I got the suspension notice, so got an Ohio license. Nice when they did not swap driving records. Nice rides Bill. I bet you still had the '64 Impala SS. ;-) did love that car, and would not mind having it still. 2 cars I should of bought and kept, did neither. Was racing a 1964 Vette Coupe in SCCA B-Production. Getting beat by Cobras, but being a Chevy guy, did not buy the Cobra. They were $8800 out the door for a full race Cobra 289 from Shelby. Now would be worth about $400k. About 1967 the 2 Ferrari GTO's that had been run in Florida were up for sale. Green, with yellow trim, not a really pretty Ferrari, but fast. They ran one here in California and was for sale for $5,500.00 I thought of buying but figured if I lunched a ZF transmission, could not afford to repair the beast. Should have bought one, and put it in storage. Mid 1990's one sold for . . . . $16,500,000.00 The most collectable Ferrari out there. |
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"Calif Bill" wrote in message nk.net... " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message . .. "Calif Bill" wrote in message k.net... "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 17:56:44 -0400, " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote: End of teenage cars. So how about you? Ah - well, my very first "ride" was a '53 Hudson Hornet Super Six (308 CUI) that I drove around a 1/4 mile dirt track when I was 13 - say, 1960 or thereabouts. The track was surrounded by a junk/reclamation yard which had a ton of trucks/cars/tractors, etc., and belonged to one of my school buddies. His Dad ran the yard and he would let us fix up old beat up autos, then wreck 'em on the track or on wild ass rides through the woods/hay fields. The Hornet finally succumbed when I ran my very first Demo Derby at the junk yard - it was totally trashed and eventually crushed. I hate to think how much that car would be worth today. Eventually, we moved East and when we landed on the North Shore of MA, I bought a '56 Chevy Bel Air Coupe for $50 with, get this, Powerglide tranny. I wanted to customize this car, but one of my friends got the bug and offered my $150 for it, so I sold it to him. The second car I had was a '54 Oldsmobile 88 two door hardtop with the "Rocket V8 (324 CUI)" and Hydra-Matic which was immediately put into a garage and "renovated" - out with the Hydra-Matic and in with a manual transmission, Hurst shifter, new rear end, drive shaft, three plate clutch - yada, yada, yada. Changed to two barrel over to a Holley four barrel (I think it was a Holley - long time ago), put in a high aspect ratio cam shaft and that became the ride for about six months until the cops got sick and tired of pulling me over. My Dad made me sell it. Had about $450 in it, sold it for $600 to some drag racer who did some body stuff to it. I'm told by some of my high school friends that the fellow still has it and lives in Peabody, MA. The third was a '57 Plymouth Fury two door that a friend's Grandpa was selling. My Dad approved of this car because it was a "old guy's car". With a 290 horse 318, four barrel- heh, heh, heh. It had the push button tranny on the dash. That car was a screamer, I'll tell you what. I kept that car until I graduated high school because - well, I had a need for speed and my parents were adamant that I couldn't buy another car, or modify another car, until I graduated high school In retrospect, it was very wise of them. So, that's my high school years. 56 Ford convertible. do not remember what I paid. $200? Took out the automatic and installed a stick shift. Pulled out the 272 V8 and installed a 312. I also have a need for speed. 51 Chevy 6 fastback, $15, just a beater while working on the Ford. 55 Chevy Convertible, 265, factory stick. Buddy owed me money, so I took the car in payment. Modified to 292, and kept munching trannies, so swapped to a 37 LaSalle topshift with late Olds gears. Way to many tickets. Next car was late 1963, a new 64 Chevy Impala SS, 300 hp, 4 speed, 142 mph with 3:36 gears when I was 20. Cost me my license for 9 months, but was in a company school in Ohio when I got the suspension notice, so got an Ohio license. Nice when they did not swap driving records. Nice rides Bill. I bet you wish you still had the '64 Impala SS. ;-) did love that car, and would not mind having it still. 2 cars I should of bought and kept, did neither. Was racing a 1964 Vette Coupe in SCCA B-Production. Getting beat by Cobras, but being a Chevy guy, did not buy the Cobra. They were $8800 out the door for a full race Cobra 289 from Shelby. Now would be worth about $400k. About 1967 the 2 Ferrari GTO's that had been run in Florida were up for sale. Green, with yellow trim, not a really pretty Ferrari, but fast. They ran one here in California and was for sale for $5,500.00 I thought of buying but figured if I lunched a ZF transmission, could not afford to repair the beast. Should have bought one, and put it in storage. Mid 1990's one sold for . . . . $16,500,000.00 The most collectable Ferrari out there. One of my favorite movies is American Graffiti......great cars in the movie including a Cobra. |
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" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message . .. "Calif Bill" wrote in message k.net... "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 17:56:44 -0400, " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote: End of teenage cars. So how about you? Ah - well, my very first "ride" was a '53 Hudson Hornet Super Six (308 CUI) that I drove around a 1/4 mile dirt track when I was 13 - say, 1960 or thereabouts. The track was surrounded by a junk/reclamation yard which had a ton of trucks/cars/tractors, etc., and belonged to one of my school buddies. His Dad ran the yard and he would let us fix up old beat up autos, then wreck 'em on the track or on wild ass rides through the woods/hay fields. The Hornet finally succumbed when I ran my very first Demo Derby at the junk yard - it was totally trashed and eventually crushed. I hate to think how much that car would be worth today. Eventually, we moved East and when we landed on the North Shore of MA, I bought a '56 Chevy Bel Air Coupe for $50 with, get this, Powerglide tranny. I wanted to customize this car, but one of my friends got the bug and offered my $150 for it, so I sold it to him. The second car I had was a '54 Oldsmobile 88 two door hardtop with the "Rocket V8 (324 CUI)" and Hydra-Matic which was immediately put into a garage and "renovated" - out with the Hydra-Matic and in with a manual transmission, Hurst shifter, new rear end, drive shaft, three plate clutch - yada, yada, yada. Changed to two barrel over to a Holley four barrel (I think it was a Holley - long time ago), put in a high aspect ratio cam shaft and that became the ride for about six months until the cops got sick and tired of pulling me over. My Dad made me sell it. Had about $450 in it, sold it for $600 to some drag racer who did some body stuff to it. I'm told by some of my high school friends that the fellow still has it and lives in Peabody, MA. The third was a '57 Plymouth Fury two door that a friend's Grandpa was selling. My Dad approved of this car because it was a "old guy's car". With a 290 horse 318, four barrel- heh, heh, heh. It had the push button tranny on the dash. That car was a screamer, I'll tell you what. I kept that car until I graduated high school because - well, I had a need for speed and my parents were adamant that I couldn't buy another car, or modify another car, until I graduated high school In retrospect, it was very wise of them. So, that's my high school years. 56 Ford convertible. do not remember what I paid. $200? Took out the automatic and installed a stick shift. Pulled out the 272 V8 and installed a 312. I also have a need for speed. 51 Chevy 6 fastback, $15, just a beater while working on the Ford. 55 Chevy Convertible, 265, factory stick. Buddy owed me money, so I took the car in payment. Modified to 292, and kept munching trannies, so swapped to a 37 LaSalle topshift with late Olds gears. Way to many tickets. Next car was late 1963, a new 64 Chevy Impala SS, 300 hp, 4 speed, 142 mph with 3:36 gears when I was 20. Cost me my license for 9 months, but was in a company school in Ohio when I got the suspension notice, so got an Ohio license. Nice when they did not swap driving records. Nice rides Bill. I bet you wish you still had the '64 Impala SS. ;-) |
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Tim wrote: Me? obsessed with you??? Sorry if reading the threads on rec.boats is being "obsessed" BTW, you keep replying to my posts, so, who is obsessed with who? Uh, hate to burst your bubble, there, Timmy, but I'm simply replying to what you post to me, get it? If you were to never ever reply to one of my posts, you'd never hear from me. So, yes, it IS you who is obsessed. |
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Of course you'd reply, you can't resist.
basskisser wrote: Tim wrote: Me? obsessed with you??? Sorry if reading the threads on rec.boats is being "obsessed" BTW, you keep replying to my posts, so, who is obsessed with who? Uh, hate to burst your bubble, there, Timmy, but I'm simply replying to what you post to me, get it? If you were to never ever reply to one of my posts, you'd never hear from me. So, yes, it IS you who is obsessed. |
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" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message ... "Calif Bill" wrote in message nk.net... " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message . .. "Calif Bill" wrote in message k.net... "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Sat, 3 Jun 2006 17:56:44 -0400, " JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote: End of teenage cars. So how about you? Ah - well, my very first "ride" was a '53 Hudson Hornet Super Six (308 CUI) that I drove around a 1/4 mile dirt track when I was 13 - say, 1960 or thereabouts. The track was surrounded by a junk/reclamation yard which had a ton of trucks/cars/tractors, etc., and belonged to one of my school buddies. His Dad ran the yard and he would let us fix up old beat up autos, then wreck 'em on the track or on wild ass rides through the woods/hay fields. The Hornet finally succumbed when I ran my very first Demo Derby at the junk yard - it was totally trashed and eventually crushed. I hate to think how much that car would be worth today. Eventually, we moved East and when we landed on the North Shore of MA, I bought a '56 Chevy Bel Air Coupe for $50 with, get this, Powerglide tranny. I wanted to customize this car, but one of my friends got the bug and offered my $150 for it, so I sold it to him. The second car I had was a '54 Oldsmobile 88 two door hardtop with the "Rocket V8 (324 CUI)" and Hydra-Matic which was immediately put into a garage and "renovated" - out with the Hydra-Matic and in with a manual transmission, Hurst shifter, new rear end, drive shaft, three plate clutch - yada, yada, yada. Changed to two barrel over to a Holley four barrel (I think it was a Holley - long time ago), put in a high aspect ratio cam shaft and that became the ride for about six months until the cops got sick and tired of pulling me over. My Dad made me sell it. Had about $450 in it, sold it for $600 to some drag racer who did some body stuff to it. I'm told by some of my high school friends that the fellow still has it and lives in Peabody, MA. The third was a '57 Plymouth Fury two door that a friend's Grandpa was selling. My Dad approved of this car because it was a "old guy's car". With a 290 horse 318, four barrel- heh, heh, heh. It had the push button tranny on the dash. That car was a screamer, I'll tell you what. I kept that car until I graduated high school because - well, I had a need for speed and my parents were adamant that I couldn't buy another car, or modify another car, until I graduated high school In retrospect, it was very wise of them. So, that's my high school years. 56 Ford convertible. do not remember what I paid. $200? Took out the automatic and installed a stick shift. Pulled out the 272 V8 and installed a 312. I also have a need for speed. 51 Chevy 6 fastback, $15, just a beater while working on the Ford. 55 Chevy Convertible, 265, factory stick. Buddy owed me money, so I took the car in payment. Modified to 292, and kept munching trannies, so swapped to a 37 LaSalle topshift with late Olds gears. Way to many tickets. Next car was late 1963, a new 64 Chevy Impala SS, 300 hp, 4 speed, 142 mph with 3:36 gears when I was 20. Cost me my license for 9 months, but was in a company school in Ohio when I got the suspension notice, so got an Ohio license. Nice when they did not swap driving records. Nice rides Bill. I bet you wish you still had the '64 Impala SS. ;-) did love that car, and would not mind having it still. 2 cars I should of bought and kept, did neither. Was racing a 1964 Vette Coupe in SCCA B-Production. Getting beat by Cobras, but being a Chevy guy, did not buy the Cobra. They were $8800 out the door for a full race Cobra 289 from Shelby. Now would be worth about $400k. About 1967 the 2 Ferrari GTO's that had been run in Florida were up for sale. Green, with yellow trim, not a really pretty Ferrari, but fast. They ran one here in California and was for sale for $5,500.00 I thought of buying but figured if I lunched a ZF transmission, could not afford to repair the beast. Should have bought one, and put it in storage. Mid 1990's one sold for . . . . $16,500,000.00 The most collectable Ferrari out there. One of my favorite movies is American Graffiti......great cars in the movie including a Cobra. I use to go to Modesto, which was the inspiration for American Graffiti as a young kid to the cow auctions with my uncle as he and my Grandparents farmed in Turlock, the next town down the highway. Most all the cities in the bay area had cruising areas. Mel's drive-in was San Francisco based, Mel Zimmerman, who also had Z's bountiful Bountiful Buffet and Zim's. Plus he had Zimmerman Painting in Marin. We hung out at Mel's in Berkeley. And Cruised McDonald Ave in Richmond. Lucas is from Modesto. |
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