Re: 1970's Street Machines
 

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: notstock71</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm holding out for this one. The big block was removed for a 350 but the car is otherwise untouched. Took me years to find it.
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That is freakin sweet!

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Ive drooled on that picture for years and it took awhile to track it down. I talked to the current owner this morning. All he would tell me is it will take a good offer to sell it. If I ever get it from him its going to get put exactly how it is in that picture.

Funny thing is while searching for that Nova this 69 found me. 1 owner barn car. Bought it for my sons first car. Collecting day 2 parts because he wants early 70s street machine look right down to the tunnel ram and L88 hood. Heres a few: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...zachnova10.png http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../zachnova9.png

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Bonus birthday. Slowly getting his parts
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ps7ce43b6c.jpg
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This is his inspiration. Keep the original yellow, black motion style stripe on the hood and it HAS to be a 4 speed
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ps00920d14.jpg

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Wow...that kid is like us older guys opening just arrived boxes ...
Did he get that shiner defending his rite of passage working on the car ?

in my book,, a Father and son build to his dream car is far more rewarding than buying someone else's from years ago.....maybe your son's Nova can be your inspiration ad well and maybe &quot;he'll let you add a few things&quot; you like from that Old Nova Street Beast !!! lol...

Take a kid to a car show has nothing on...hey Dad, let's go work on it in the garage !
You gotta be proud !

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That's what got me hooked. Weekends in the garage working with Dad, going to junkyards, etc. It's how we spent every single Saturday in the summer from about age 11 until I left for college.

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Dad got me hooked, car shows and races, polishing the Camaros. His car will be built how he wants it, it's his vision. I have my 71 to build my way and the one I am trying to buy is one I have lusted over for years.

As for that eye, well, lets just say it was a note to self moment. When running in gym class watch where you are going. Lesson learned the painful way.

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hey dad !!! I think I want a Honda civic for my birthday! Needless to say he changed his mind. He He... No really. Awsome. It will keep him busy for sure. So rewarding to take an old car and turn it into a real street machine

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: notstock71</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> and it HAS to be a 4 speed</div></div>

No words say it better!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/3gears.gif[/img]

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My first adventure into a car I could actually play with, work on and try my hand at was a Steel 32 Ford 5 window CPE. Sitting on a painted frame, big Olds rear, white big pleated naugahyde with no motor or trans. .
an old Hot Rod from the Early 60's.

I had no idea or what to do, had no money or access to mom's purse and at 13 1/2 - 14, I saw a Hemmings ....and parted it out !
and got a 36 Pontiac Cpe that only needed upolstrey and gas tank....
A 32 5 Window. ....still gotta have one