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j-ten-ner Senior Enthusiast

j-ten-ner

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You guys beat me.

I started off when I was 15 with a crotch rocket. 50ccm, 3.5hp. Best time of my life :)

Next was my dad's Trabant, 2 cyl, 2 stroke, 600ccm, 26hp.

My first own car was a Ford Sierra (European model), 1,600ccm, 75hp.

Next another Ford Sierra, 2,000ccm, 100hp.

Two Ford Mondeo, 1,800ccm, 115hp.

Divorced and starting over...

VW Polo, 1,100ccm, 40hp lol.

My uncle's G20, 305cui, 185hp.

My second wife's Buick Regal, 2,800ccm, 126hp.

JEEP J10, 401cui, 218hp. My absolute favorite car ever. Sold him with a bleeding heart. :(

Moved to Canada.

GMC Sierra, 4.3L, and some hp.

Buick Regal, 3.8L, 170hp.

GMC Sierra, 5.3L, 315hp.

Chevy Silverado, 5.3L, 315hp.

 

Nowhere close to what you guys were driving back then. But each and every car I've owned has it's own story. Too much to tell here.

 

:)

so long

j-ten-ner

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GRN69CHV

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8 hours ago, Eddie 70 said:

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My old muscle. Has an 02 LS6, cammed, 5 speed.

That is nice!  Seriously thinking of keeping my '15 DC, fixing the couple things it needs and buying another Vette.  I absolutely love the '69-'72 cars.  These are the cars I grew up with.   I had a '73 Yellow SBC Coupe and a '71 454 Gun Metal Grey Coupe.  We all have that one car we wish we never sold, the '71 was it.  

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

KARNUT

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I’ve lived the dream and was a bit crazy. I’ve had over 100 I’ll just name a few. 73 RX3, 74 barracuda, 61 super 88 olds convertible, 70 javelin 390 4 speed MD special, two novas,69 road runner, 70 chevelle 396,13 impalas 2 were SS last was a 94, two Camaro’s, 3 Mustangs, one was a 67 California Special, 65 GTO, 34 Chevy P/U retro ride, 66 442, 2 cutlasses 455s, 72 340 Dart GT, a dozen modified work truck some diesel, including a Trailblazer SS,2 rancheros, Acura intagra type R ( still have) most were the wife’s daily drivers I had to drive a truck for my business. There were some boring ones along the way not listed we did live through the 80-90s after all.

 

 

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1 hour ago, KARNUT said:

I’ve lived the dream and was a bit crazy. I’ve had over 100 I’ll just name a few. 73 RX3, 74 barracuda, 61 super 88 olds convertible, 70 javelin 390 4 speed MD special, two novas,69 road runner, 70 chevelle 396,13 impalas 2 were SS last was a 94, two Camaro’s, 3 Mustangs, one was a 67 California Special, 65 GTO, 34 Chevy P/U retro ride, 66 442, 2 cutlasses 455s, 72 340 Dart GT, a dozen modified work truck some diesel, including a Trailblazer SS,2 rancheros, Acura intagra type R ( still have) most were the wife’s daily drivers I had to drive a truck for my business. There were some boring ones along the way not listed we did live through the 80-90s after all.

 

 

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You a member of honda-tech?

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

KARNUT

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You a member of honda-tech?
No, the Acura is the wife’s toy. It was bought new in 01 to replace a Z-28 we gave to our son. We still had the 94 impala as a collector car. After some research and warnings from our insurance company we put the Acura in place of the impala which we sold. My wife believed at the time (I laughed at the time)that is was going to be valuable collector. I drive it once a month, it will go on eBay in a couple of years as a stock unmolested one owner. It not my cup of tea, fast and furious made it a collector.



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Grumpy Bear Senior Enthusiast

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3 hours ago, KARNUT said:

I’ve lived the dream .........70 javelin 390 4 speed MD special......... There were some boring ones along the way not listed we did live through the 80-90s after all.

I call it about 1973 onward. BOOOOOOORING 71/72 were the last gasp of life. 69/70 last real cars of the period. I put the sweet spot on a single year. 1967 and the heart of it 1962-1967. A five year run of about as perfect as a human can make a dream. 

 

1967 Ford Galaxie 500 2dr hardtop. Brittany Blue with white leather 2+2 interior. 428 SCJ and a Toploader. 9" Nodular with Detroit and 3.90: gear. Cragar SS five spoke 15" G60 up front, L60 Micky's out back. If you can picture that car like I can there is nothing built yet today I wouldn't throw rocks at. Inside and out, top to bottom Class of Class. There's not even a million dollar exotic on the planet that's prettier than that combination. But I ask you, was there any real losers in the class of 1967? What happened to design departments that left us all 'look alike' jelly bean cars with 'big mouth fish' grills. U-gly. 

 

Okay, coming down now. Whew, have to catch my breath.....70 Javelin comes pretty close :thumbs: My best friend in high school had a pale yellow with black trim Donahue fully optioned model he beat like a pup.   

DONWT15 Enthusiast

DONWT15

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1 hour ago, Grumpy Bear said:

'look alike' jelly bean cars with 'big mouth fish' grills. U-gly. 

 

Ugly is an understatement. Would love to meet the putz that came up with that look and the fool that approved it.

 

1973 is about right, 8:1 compression, unleaded gas, velour interiors, 0-60 in an hour and a half, and all the performance cars were just decals on a regular sedan.

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

KARNUT

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I call it about 1973 onward. BOOOOOOORING 71/72 were the last gasp of life. 69/70 last real cars of the period. I put the sweet spot on a single year. 1967 and the heart of it 1962-1967. A five year run of about as perfect as a human can make a dream. 
 
1967 Ford Galaxie 500 2dr hardtop. Brittany Blue with white leather 2+2 interior. 428 SCJ and a Toploader. 9" Nodular with Detroit and 3.90: gear. Cragar SS five spoke 15" G60 up front, L60 Micky's out back. If you can picture that car like I can there is nothing built yet today I wouldn't throw rocks at. Inside and out, top to bottom Class of Class. There's not even a million dollar exotic on the planet that's prettier than that combination. But I ask you, was there any real losers in the class of 1967? What happened to design departments that left us all 'look alike' jelly bean cars with 'big mouth fish' grills. U-gly. 
 
Okay, coming down now. Whew, have to catch my breath.....70 Javelin comes pretty close :thumbs: My best friend in high school had a pale yellow with black trim Donahue fully optioned model he beat like a pup.   

Mine was a deal, the back wheels were stolen and they dropped it on the ground. I paid 800$ for it with 30K miles. Fixed the 1/4 panels good to go. Fully loaded even had a low fuel light. Friend of mine had a 72 GTX 440 6 pack. He called my car a rambler, l smoked him at a 30 roll on a back road in New Jersey.


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3 hours ago, KARNUT said:


Mine was a deal, the back wheels were stolen and they dropped it on the ground. I paid 800$ for it with 30K miles. Fixed the 1/4 panels good to go. Fully loaded even had a low fuel light. Friend of mine had a 72 GTX 440 6 pack. He called my car a rambler, l smoked him at a 30 roll on a back road in New Jersey.


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My 65 Custom wasn't a featherweight and being 4dr got a good deal of laughs. It also made me allot of money and embarrassed allot of very respectable cars in those 30 mph rolling start races. Not that I planned it :P but that speed in low gear was right on top of peak torque when that loose converter locked spinning the 4.30 gear and small tires. I could often put enough space between me and them to skip second gear (manual shift kit) and still be over a hundred out the back door in high.  Sounded like a Powerglide when I did that. They would almost catch up and thinking they could win if just a bit quicker on the hit would let me lighten their wallets twice. I used all three on the second pass. Did okay from a standstill as well. Took the same 340 Dart three times in one night. He really wanted to beat me :lol: but could never hook that thing up. 

Grumpy Bear Senior Enthusiast

Grumpy Bear

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18 hours ago, j-ten-ner said:

You guys beat me.

I started off when I was 15 with a crotch rocket. 50ccm, 3.5hp. Best time of my life :)

Next was my dad's Trabant, 2 cyl, 2 stroke, 600ccm, 26hp.

My first own car was a Ford Sierra (European model), 1,600ccm, 75hp.

:)

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j-ten-ner

Are you from East Germany? (Trabant/Sierra) My Great Grandfather was. Fathers side. 

I learned to ride on a Honda Campus 50 CC. On a frozen creek no less. Nothing says balance like wet ice. Came in handy several times. 

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

KARNUT

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My brother in law still has his first car 69 firebird convertible. We grew in the sixties riding in two door Buick’s, Electra 225s and Rivieras 6 of us. Trucks only were for work and 2 doors.


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15 minutes ago, KARNUT said:

My brother in law still has his first car 69 firebird convertible. We grew in the sixties riding in two door Buick’s, Electra 225s and Rivieras 6 of us. Trucks only were for work and 2 doors.


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Pickups grew in popularity  in the later 60's  and climbed for family use with the introduction of the super cabs in the seventies.  I preferred pickups because they were like driving a big car without the stigma that was cast on the "gas guzzlers" during the energy crisis days!

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