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My first car was Henry the Ford. A ‘71 Galaxy 500 four door hardtop with a 351 Windsor. Henry was a hand-me-down that Dad bought used for a family car. My aunt put a big dent in the door, and we couldn’t find a replacement, so I guess the “Old Man” figured I couldn’t hurt it much. Henry was known among my friends for tossing the hubcaps off doing donuts and jumping through covered bridges! We had a salvage, and when I turned 15 Dad give me a choice as to what I wanted to fix up. A 76 Cougar XR7, a 68 Camaro with a 350, a 72 Mustang fastback with a straight 6, and a 72 Monte Carlo with a bigblock 402. He said they’d all be roughly the same amount of work and money, so whichever one I picked was ok with him. Those two great big valve covers in the Monte made the choice pretty easy. I worked on the thing for a year before I ever put a mile on it. New quarter panel, door and fender & bumper. Wet sanded it all and my cousin painted it “Russet Metallic” a copper color brown with metal flake. I hunted up a set of factory Rally Wheels with rings and centers. I’m not bragging, but that freakin thing was immaculate, and the torque of the 402 made it quick. 7mm
"Preserving the Constitution, fighting off the nibblers and chippers, even nibblers and chippers with good intentions, was once regarded by conservatives as the first duty of the citizen. It still is." � Wesley Pruden
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1976 F150 300 I-6. 3 on the tree. You could stand under the hood in it with your feet on the ground and change the plugs. We swapped in a top loader, and my brother drove it to death. Good truck.
"Their minds are dead" - Carmine Ricca
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1) 1971 Plymouth Barracuda
2) 1967 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova
I had some nice toys until I decided I needed a wife.
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Help keep our sport going. take a kid outdoors!
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77 plymouth Volare station wagon. Iconic. Clutch plate went out and I bought a 76 f150 for $300. The wagon has more memories, but I'd take that truck back in a second.
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1962 Ford Falcon 2dr.
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For liberals and anarchists, power and control is opium, selling envy is the fastest and easiest way to get it. TRR. American conservative. Never trust a white liberal. Malcom X Current NRA member.
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72 Plymouth Cuda, 340 4 speed. Wish I still had it.
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1954 2 door Chevrolet Bel air
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The first car that I bought was a 1970 Datsun 510. Now wish that I had it again. Of course, I could say that about a couple of cars.
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1964 Chevy Impala SS 327 . . . I was 19 and bought it from my dad's boss for $350. Beautiful car. I asked my dad if I could leave it at his house while I went to Marine Bootcamp in June 1972. He refused, saying there were too many cars at the house. I sold it for $350. Had one just like that, but not an SS. 327 with a three speed. Got it for $50 with a trashed engine when I was 16. Rebuilt the engine and drove it through my college years. Jerry
Minnesota; Land of 10,000 Taxes
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Still have mine! 1970 Olds Cutlass Supreme. Dad rolled it off the showroom floor two months before I was born. I had her completely restored in 1989. Here she is today.
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'55 Chem two door hardtop aqua/white.
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72 Nova with a 6 cyl, 3 on the floor, AM radio, Rallye wheels, and some chrome trim.
The Karma bus always has an empty seat when it comes around.- High Brass
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Back in 68 a 16 yo could ride a motorcycle but had to be 161/2 to drive a car, so my first ride was a 67 Norton Atlas 750cc. Later used Mom's 60 Plymouth until I graduated to my own, a 63 Ford 4 door Custom, I think was the model.
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Back in 68 a 16 yo could ride a motorcycle but had to be 161/2 to drive a car, so my first ride was a 67 Norton Atlas 750cc. Later used Mom's 60 Plymouth until I graduated to my own, a 63 Ford 4 door Custom, I think was the model.
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69 Charger, 383 magnum and 4 speed.
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There was a little car show/ farmer’s market on Main Street here Saturday and a guy had 2 IH pickups and a Travelall from the mid 70’s. Me and dad talked with him and he was telling us all about them and another one he has plus his dream of buying a Scout to add to the collection. When we left dad said, “ he’s a pretty nice guy but he sure does have a bunch of piece of schit trucks”. I had a pair of Ford Broncos in HS. A 1979 Ranger XLT I still have, 400/C6 TracLok in both diffs, and a 1974 Ranger that was a 200/3sp. The big 79 is always 4 hours of my time and $200 of my money from being “right”.
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Still have mine! 1970 Olds Cutlass Supreme. Dad rolled it off the showroom floor two months before I was born. I had her completely restored in 1989. Here she is today. That is gorgeous. My brother's first car was a 70 Cutlass Supreme and whenever I see one like it I can hear the sound of a block long burnout from my youth...
Eliminate qualified immunity and you'll eliminate cops who act like they are above the law.
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