First car was a 51 Ford, but I had a 58 Ford Fairlane convertible too. Black and red. Now I have a 62 Ford Sunliner convertible. Most fun car was a 59 Plymouth 2 door hardtop that I put the 383 and 4 speed in out of a wrecked new 68 Superbee. My 69 442 was a good car. Man, I’ve had a [bleep] ton of cars in my life.
My first was a 52 chev. Up graded to a 55 with a 3 speed , on the tree. 24 mpg on the highway. Next was a new Nash rambler 3 speed station wagon. It was a great car for a
family. It lasted longer than the chevys. The heater in the Nash was far better than most. Good gas mileage.
Had a 59 Chevy Bel-Air in the early 60’s. 283 2barrel carb. Hurst shifter convert 3 speed. Dummy spots, tube grill, fake lakes pipes, practically all the junk that JC Whitney sold. Heated the front springs to lower the front end. A rolling death trap. Fun times.
My boys have a nice rebuilt 56 ford f100 that is the best looking, worst driving pickup ever made! All the weight of the motor is directly over the front axles and it corners like a walrus. Fun truck to drive slow through town!
Oh yeah, they could be fun. One time, I was responding to a fire call, when suddenly the truck did a 360 right in the middle of the street. That was exciting, especially with no seatbelts! The problem was a bent tie rod.
... And yet, I had a 1952 Buick Roadmaster which had 106,000 miles on it when I sold it. I did the brakes, replaced a belt, replaced the muffler and tailpipe, and did oil changes for the 70,000 miles I drove it. I have to say though, my first NEW car, a 1971 Subaru, showed me a new level of reliability and longevity. Mind you, it was still kind of old tech, just done better. An economy car which stayed economical for 150,000 miles and five years when I sold it. A 1976 Subaru was, comparatively, a POS and turned me off the brand. GD
Those Buick Roadhogs were quite the collections of steel; I always thought that they should mount a 16-inch gun.
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Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
'55 Chev, 210, 2dr with the Power Pac 265 and 3 on the tree was my first car. Upgrade the motor and trans several times. Later moved to a '63 Chev Impala SS w/327 and 4 speed. One thing I can say about both - you make run like a scaled dog, but slowing them down was never fun.
I had a 55 Chevy just like that. Upgraded it to a souped up 327. It was fun, but like you said, a beast to slow down.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
What did you have? Moon hubcaps, spinner hubcaps, cruiser fender skirts, lowering blocks, any?
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When you see that on a car, it’s groid owned and operated.
Curb whiskers, static straps, diamond in de back, sunroof top
Nah, nowadays the Groids got the 22” spinner wheels on their low rider 90’s Model Cadillac. Funny how they all set real low in the seat when their driving, You can barely see their head sticking up. Buddy of mine, a big ole Redneck LEO from Augusta, Georgia, told me that was so they could easily duck when you throw rocks at their dumbasses. 🤠
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
1963 Ford Galaxie 500. Navy blue, 352 (IIRC) two-barrel. Go like hell. About 8-10 mpg, but who cared with 29-cent a gallon gas. Power bench front seat. When you turn off the lights and engine and hit the seat switch, that seat glided back about a foot. It's like sending a telegram to your date that says, "Hang on. It's gonna be a bumpy ride!"
"Keep your mouth shut, work hard. Life is tough. Work through it.” -- Stetson Bennett, Quarterback, Georgia Bulldogs
First car was a two-tone Green / white '55 Chevy 2dr hardtop 235ci 6cyl and Powerglide trans.
I owned bunch during those years. That I can recall --- two more Chevys, both '58s, one a 348 w/ Turbohydromatic and the other a 283 Powerpack w/ 3 speed manual Foxcraft floor shift. Three Fords - two late '50s and one '63. Three Pontiacs, a '56, '63 and '65 Pontiac Tempest w/326. A '56 Dodge and '63 Plymouth. A '47 Willys Overland. '62 Buick Skylark W/ 215ci V8 3 speed on column.
'55 Chev, 210, 2dr with the Power Pac 265 and 3 on the tree was my first car. Upgrade the motor and trans several times. Later moved to a '63 Chev Impala SS w/327 and 4 speed. One thing I can say about both - you make run like a scaled dog, but slowing them down was never fun.
I had a 55 Chevy just like that. Upgraded it to a souped up 327. It was fun, but like you said, a beast to slow down.
And the more horsepower you put under the hood, the shorter the lifespan of the rear-end ! DAMHIKT
If, and I mean IF, I were going to toy with a 50s/60s car today, the first thing I'd do is look to Summit Auto, or some place else and see if I could find a disc-brake conversion kit for both the front and back.
I never thought I'd grow up to be a grumpy old man, but I did, and I'm killin' it.
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