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Triple black 67 Camaro 396/375.Cut into a race car.I have now found another and am slowly gathering parts.

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My Cars from 1997 to present:

- 1983 Ford Granada Sedan 2.8i Giha RS (sold)
- 1983 Ford Granada Sedan 2.3 (scrapyard)
- 1985 Ford Capri Special Coupé 2.3 (sold)
- 1987 VW Passat StationWagon 1.8 (sold)
- 198? Ford Escort Sedan 1.3 (sold)
- 199? Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V (sold)
- 199? Honda Prelude 2.0 (sold)
- 1999 Ford Focus Station Wagon 1.8 Diesel (sold to my brother)
- 1994 Mercedes-Benz W124 320 Coupé (sold)
- 1998 Subaru Legacy Sedan 2.5 (sold)
- 1999 Mercedes-Benz 200 Kompressor Station Wagon (sold to my Daddy)
- 1994 Chevrolet Beretta Z26 3.1 (current daily driver)

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1956 Chevrolet Bel Air 2dr. HT (brown/cream 2 tone color scheme)

Girlfriend's dad owned a car repair business and serviced a car that was owned by a older lady that was retiring from teaching. This lady told my girlfriend's dad she was retiring and going to sell her car. I was made aware of this and went over to look at the car in her garage. Fell in love with it, offered $250 and it became mine. Original one owner car that still had plastic on the seatcovers. This was back in the late 60s. A "barn find" before the word was ever created. Wasn't long before chrome rims had to be purchased ... https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif

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Ok I'm a little late to this party...
Mine was a 69 Camaro I bought the day after I got my driver's license back in the summer 1994. I worked my happy hinder off that entire summer to buy the car. After over 14 years I'm glad to say I still got it! car pic

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First car I owned was a 1969 Camaro Z28; I never drove the car as I got impatient and sold it. Second car; another one I never drove was a 1969 Camaro RS.
First car that I owned and actually drove for a few years was a Forrest Green 1970 Z28 automatic car; wish I had never sold that one.

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64 Fairlane Sports Coupe, 289 Ford-o-matic trans. Originally a 260 car thats why the 2 speed trans was in there.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...airlane2ps.jpg

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1969 Chevy Impala, 2 door,327/ 4 bbl-powerglide and ice cold A/C.

Installed dual exhaust. Boy was that thing a chick magnet....NOT!!!!

I bought it from the original owner with 60K or so miles. It took me over a week, to clean the interior trim from the nicotine stains. The trim looked like it had yellow trim, instead of chrome from all of the smoking.

Looked pretty good once I finished with it. Drove it for over a year and sold it for more than I paid. Great cruiser!

Went to the drive-in and snuck 4 buddies in the trunk, along with six other people inside. The car was basically bottomed out and I still remember the noise of the car scaping when I drove over a small bump.

I've got picture somewhere, just need to dig them up.

Elon

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Too funny, I was about to post that I bet I would be the only one who had a 69 Impala as my first, but I was beat to it!

I found some pics last night that I have to scan.

I agree with you... that trunk was HUGE!

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a black on red 1965 El Camino. 327/300 with a 3 speed on the column.

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My first: (sorry for the crappy pics, they're all I have)

http://www.vintagemusclecarparts.com...e_driveway.jpg

Engine configuration #1:

http://www.vintagemusclecarparts.com...y_Chevelle.jpg

Engine configuration #2:

http://www.vintagemusclecarparts.com..._Tunnelram.jpg

Putting on a smokeshow:

http://www.vintagemusclecarparts.com...le_burnout.jpg

Sold the car nearly 20 years ago, started kicking myself as soon as I sold it, managed to track it down several years ago through nothing less than dumb luck, but reacquiring it just wasn't meant to be. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/frown.gif

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54 Chevy 210, 235CI 6cyl, 3spd, dark blue/white top. No pictures.

Learned a lot in that car, some of it was even automotive related.

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57 Beliar Post 283 bored to 301 with a duntov 30/30 and double hump heads 2.02 intakes. Aluminum Powerglide with a shift kit... Corvette Marina Blue... this was in 86... or so... sold it for a 71 Camaro... LOL

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1979 i purchased a 68 nova ss 350/295 hp car at the age of 16 .Still have the car today.funny thing ;my Dad and I were looking at a few 396/375 novas ;after my dad drove the 396 cars ;he said no way ;he said the 396 novas was very quick and too much for me to handle at the age of 16.but I still remember the smile on his face when he drove it.Chris

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68 Firebird 400 w/ 3.55 open, 3-sp Man Ford Top loader. Hooker Headers, tractions bars, Cragar SS (purchased JC Penny, Woodfield) Gabriel Air Shocks, rear spring hangers, L60's from Farm & Fleet, Woodstock Ran 14.63 / 99 @ Union Grove

Pictures summer of 74 Elk Grove Village

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first car was a 67 RS Camaro that I bought with a friend for 75 bucks whem I was only 15...it had a Starsky and Hutch stripe...We shortly thereafter made a Z out of it with 68 Z emblems and stripes...even though it was an automatic.

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First car was a 67 Chevelle SS auto with a tired small block. After graduation, I switched to a 69 2 bolt 427, .060 11.75 TRW's, 858 squareports, L-88 cam, Edelebrock Torker, 780 Holley followed by a reverse valvebody TH400, 4.10s w/Moroso brute posi unit. I got serious into the street racing scene and broke alot of parts, but also won a little money. The car became a drain on the wallet as life got on so I sold it. Here 15 years later I'm trying to build another one, a little different though..

http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/e...37/67-1988.jpg

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1959 Dodge Coronet 325-2brl My Dad bought it for me from a co-worker @ Stroh brewery 1968. White with black interior. Sharp car.$250.00. I swear that car was 20ft long. I miss those days and that car, but nowhere near as much as my Dad.

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the first car I had was a 1967 camaro RS 327/210 car. It was bought used, from Taylor Buick Chev. In Fulton KY. on 04-26-1969. for the price of 1,975.00. I have the Invoivce in fron of me.
Larry

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My first three cars, from age 17 to 18.
First came the 73 Capri 2600,circa fall 76
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...eU2/capri1.jpg

Sold that and got my 70RAIII T/A.(third and final owner) VN built and shipped to Prestige Pontiac-probably the shortest haul for any GM car carrier as it was only a mile down Van Nuys blvd from the plant to the dealer. Original Polar white black interior no center console M21. Photo circa 1978 on Mulholland Dr.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...ndstands77.jpg

73 RSZ28, M21 L82. Built motor, full guldstrand suspension. This is the car i really started scaring myself on Mulholland with. Was pressing my luck with ditching cops and avoiding head on's, so Sold the T/A and Z and went to Jim Russell racing school. The "kid" I sold the T/A to totalled it a week after I sold it,the Camaro met the same fate with it's new owner about four months after. Photo spring of 78.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...Picture135.jpg

Far from my first car, probably around my six or seventh fbod. One of four built 1988 1LE Camaro's. Photo is 1990 runoffs Road Atlanta esses with Bob Strange and Fred Baker in tow.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...keU2/1leRA.jpg

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My first three cars, from age 17 to 18.
First came the 73 Capri 2600,circa fall 76
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...eU2/capri1.jpg

My dad had one of these when I was 7 or 8, a brown '76. We called it the "Crapi". Then he bought a brand new '82 Capri (same platform as the Mustang)...dark blue with white interior. My first ride was a blue/blue '79 with the horrible German V6. Lord I loved that thing...here's a pic of the last Capri I owned.

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I bought a 68 Camaro in Aug 1971 for $1850.00 from Hickman Motors in St. John's Newfoundland. I began my working career in January 1971 and had student loans so the purchase of a car was put off until the loans were repaid and I could get some credit. What attracted me to the car was the color combo,Corvette Bronze with Black and Houndstooth deluxe interior. The car was manual steering and brakes,but had the 275/327 and a powerglide, My job required a lot of driving and I averaged 700 miles a week over the next 18 months racking up 50,000 miles.
When I bought it,it had 39,000 miles and was still on Warranty. the day I was supposed to pick it up the saleman phoned and said the engine was bad and asked if I still wanted the car. My dad convinced me that since it was going to be rebuilt under warranty I would be benefiting from a used car with a fresh engine.
Not only used as a daily driver for business,the car was under constant modification. First the goodyear Polyglass F70-14 whitewalls and soon followed by Keystone Mags. The following spring Headers were added along with a Holly Carb. I used to drag race it on the weekends between May and September,so the car got quite a workout. In the fall of 72 I swapped the PG for a TH400 out of a wrecked cop car. I could not keep Ujoints in the car after that. With 90,000 miles on the clock I sold it in Mar 73 for $1650.00 and bought a brand new Duster 340. About a year later I spotted it on a AMC dealers lot,looking very tired with an asking price of $650.00. I asked a fellow who worked there what the bottom line was and he said I could have it for $400.00. I almost bought it back.
I am now in a search for a 68 Camaro,painted Corvette Bronze with the Black/Houndstooth deluxe Interior. It has to be that color and all other engine combos and equipment will be considered.

Paul

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1967 cutlass 2 dr blue with painted black roof.330 4 barrel high compression{310hp think} 2 speed jetaway trans.Pretty quick due to the ultra liteweight no floropans option.

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69 Camaro white dark blue std interior 307 A/C 1991, got my license 1992, I still have it.

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------First car was a 38 Chevy. I was 12, the year was 1959!!! I wanted to remove the decklid handle and customize it. Once I figured out how to do that I beat the handle area down with a hammer and trowled some bondo I bought over the hole. The very first time I tried to drive it I backed into the side of the garage.........Bill S

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Mine was a 1929 Model A rumble seat coupe that I only drove around the yard. I traded it to a 1976 Harley that I kept for two days before trading to a 1938 Chevy 2 door Sedan street rod. It was the first one that I got to drive on the street.

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Mine was handed down to me from my father. A Hemi Orange 1971 Challenger R/T 383 Magnum Slap Stick with the orange plaid and black interior. Some kind of one-leg freeway gear in the rear. Wide chrome molding around the front grill. Street raced the crap out of it and beat all my friends. My father later took it back and traded it in on a brand new 1978 Z/28. I then bought a used 1966 Buick Skylark with the 340ci.

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Mine was handed down to me from my father. A Hemi Orange 1971 Challenger R/T 383 Magnum Slap Stick with the orange plaid and black interior. Some kind of one-leg freeway gear in the rear. Wide chrome molding around the front grill. Street raced the crap out of it and beat all my friends. My father later took it back and traded it in on a brand new 1978 Z/28. I then bought a used 1966 Buick Skylark with the 340ci.

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif 71 Challenger R/T https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif where it all started

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1963 pontiac Grand Prix, originally had a 421 3 duece, 4-spd, red white top with red bucket seat int, also had the 8 lug wheels, engine and trans was misssing, paid 50 bucks for the body, 3 duece intake and the funky looking long branch exhaust manifolds still in the trunk, bought a totaled 65 GTO and installed the 389, 4-spd in the Grand Prix, I was 15 at the time in 1971, been hooked ever since.
Bruce

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Far from my first car, probably around my six or seventh fbod. One of four built 1988 1LE Camaro's. Photo is 1990 runoffs Road Atlanta esses with Bob Strange and Fred Baker in tow.
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I have the GM build sheets for all 6 1988 1LE f bodies ...

assuming it is a 305 (They didn't allow auto trans cars back then I recall), I will have to say that it was delivered to Sutliff Chevrolet in Harrisburg PA because the other 3 Camaros were L98's, and my friend Mike Marsh bought the black L98 the was delivered to Stewart Chevrolet in Colma CA ... the two Pontiacs WERE LB9's

actually I thought SCCA banned the 1LE, maybe they were legal for 1988, but they were not for 89 and later ... I owned Brian Simos black 89 No Fear IROC that Boris Said drove at the 89 Runoffs ...

back to the thread, my 1st car was a 1928 Ford Model A leatherback ... I got it when I was 14 ... it was 39 years old at the time

1st car with balls was a 63 LeMans with the 326 HO ...

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64 El Camino with a 327 4sp. It was a beater that I also practiced painting a few times. I bought my 58 vette in a basket while still in High School, 78-79, and people laughed at me for spending $1200.00 for that pile 'O junk https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif After finishing it they were'nt laughing so much, and It's the only car from my younger days that I still have. I am my wifes oldest child

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1962 Corvair. 4 speed/110hp. Got it for $200.00 and loaded 3 friends in it - took off for college! Never won a race, but made a lot of memories in it!

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Well I figured I would post in this thread. I had many cars from when I was 13-16 but I don't count them since I never drove them further than around the block. Here are 3 of the cars I drove throughout high school. My black 67 Chevelle Malibu (that I still have) pictured in the center. I put a 355, 4 speed, and a 12 bolt in it in high school with an NOS powershot setup on it and ruled the streets. My daily driver was the green 4 door 66 Chevelle on the right side of the pic bought it wrecked sitting in a grage since 1974 with 76K on it, fixed it and drove the hell out of it. The green 72 4 door on the left I bought for $400 and it came from Georgia and I drove that on occasion and gave it to my sister to drive during her high school years. It had 350, 4 bbl, turbo 350, 12 bolt, F41, a/c, tilt, sport wheel, power everything and discs. The other black 67 and the blue Buick are my friends cars. The rather dark picture of the 2 cars on the street is me in the Chevelle vs my friends 66 SBC powered Buick on spray pictured above on 84th street in Philly. My last good daily driver was a 1990 Mustang 5.0 hatch with the desired black black color combo. Bought it for $1000 in 2002 and drove it until 2006 racking up almost 285K miles. It went 14.0's all day and took a real hard 4 years of a beating before I sold it.
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My dad had one of these when I was 7 or 8, a brown '76. We called it the "Crapi". Then he bought a brand new '82 Capri (same platform as the Mustang)...dark blue with white interior. My first ride was a blue/blue '79 with the horrible German V6. Lord I loved that thing...here's a pic of the last Capri I owned.

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The car I drove the most as a 17 year old was the 1974 GTO, Bucaneer Red with matching interior, rubber mat (not fancy carpet here), floor shift auto on the floor and a 12" steering wheel, she had a warmed over 350, Holley high-rise intake and 4bbl carb and a shift kit. Mine never looked this good, but here is a good shot of a stock appearing car.
http://ultimategto.com/1974/74_00064_1.jpg

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I don't care if I get laughed at anymore. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif

I was flipping cars by the age of 18 so I couldn't pass on this 67 Caddy Vert for $500.00 ! Everyone made fun of me until they saw me turn the rear tire into a gob of melted rubber with a spark throwing steel belt. I think that alcohol may have been involved. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

Pulled over on a snowy New Years Eve , the officer told the rear passengers to "get off the balcony". The car could hold 9 0r 10 with the top down. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif



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1965 chevelle

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I don't care if I get laughed at anymore. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif

I was flipping cars by the age of 18 so I couldn't pass on this 67 Caddy Vert for $500.00 ! Everyone made fun of me until they saw me turn the rear tire into a gob of melted rubber with a spark throwing steel belt. I think that alcohol may have been involved. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

Pulled over on a snowy New Years Eve , the officer told the rear passengers to "get off the balcony". The car could hold 9 0r 10 with the top down. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif



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Nothing wrong with that IMO! Cool cruiser https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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my $900 SS. Not much has changed, but still have it.
http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/l...hevelle027.jpg.

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Cool Caddy Chris - did you carry the VW in the trunk?? https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif

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The Caddy reminds me of the movie "License To Drive" https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif I used to have a 68 Caddy I bought from an old Drag Racer friend, It was bright yellow, so I painted some multi colored flames on it.
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I don't care if I get laughed at anymore. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif

I was flipping cars by the age of 18 so I couldn't pass on this 67 Caddy Vert for $500.00 ! Everyone made fun of me until they saw me turn the rear tire into a gob of melted rubber with a spark throwing steel belt. I think that alcohol may have been involved. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/burnout.gif

Pulled over on a snowy New Years Eve , the officer told the rear passengers to "get off the balcony". The car could hold 9 0r 10 with the top down. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif



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Nothing wrong with that IMO! Cool cruiser https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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That rocks https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...s/headbang.gif I love the shirt had a few myself https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/grin.gif