What was your 1st car?

[PxTx]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fast67VelleN2O</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My other &quot;1st car&quot; was my 1967 Chevelle that I still own today. Raced on and off its whole life. I got it with a 305 and a powerglide stuck in it but not hooked up. Bought in 1997 out of Chester Pa. I put a hot 350 in it with a 4 speed and 4.10 12 bolt. Went 13.0 @ 102 at Atco raceway in 2001. Was one of the fastest cars in high school at the time. Attached are a few photos of it racing in Philly back in the day.

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Pretty Cool Matt! I'll trip across some from my Sunday Night Street scenes one day.

[Keith Seymore]

Still have it; '74 Chevelle, 454, turbo 400, 3.42 posi. 8&quot; Corvette rally wheels with Goodyear white stripe tires.

My dad ordered this car for my mom to drive and I got it when she was done with it.

Been racing this same car for 35 years; first pass was a 14.90, latest best is 9.85 @ 136 mph.

I dated my wife in this car and still have both!

Vintage pics:

[Keith Seymore]

Modern pics:











PHR feature is here: http://www.popularhotrodding.com/fea...olet_chevelle/

[olredalert]

----Keith,,,I read the great story and noticed you used Lukovich for some stuff. I was sorry to see them close. When I go by the building, sitting there all run down i wish they were still there as they are only about twenty minutes from my house. Another great old performance place gone!!!......Bill S

[Fast67VelleN2O]

WOW!!!! These pits are almost a DEAD RINGER for Atco Raceway here in NJ!

[Jack_Tar]

My first car was a 1970 Chevelle Malibu 307, Gold with black stripes. I paid $100 for it and drove it home. That was 1990 so it was just and old rusty car. I drove it for about 6 month and rolled it over on a dirt road. Sold it for $150 and thought i got a good deal. The guy I sold it to took the motor and trans and put in his truck and sold the body to a junk yard.
Wish I could buy it back for $150.

[Keith Seymore]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: olredalert</div><div class="ubbcode-body">----Keith,,,I read the great story and noticed you used Lukovich for some stuff. I was sorry to see them close. When I go by the building, sitting there all run down i wish they were still there as they are only about twenty minutes from my house. Another great old performance place gone!!!......Bill S </div></div>

Yes - I'm afraid so. Not many places left where you can go and hold the part in your hand before you make the purchase.

K

[Keith Seymore]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Fast67VelleN2O</div><div class="ubbcode-body">WOW!!!! These pits are almost a DEAD RINGER for Atco Raceway here in NJ!</div></div>

LOL! - that's because it IS Atco!

I traveled on the ciruit for about 15 years with the NMCA/NSCA. There were 8 to 10 races per year, all up and down the east part of the country. One of the stops was Atco. Typically we would start in Florida in Feb or March and work our way north as the weather got warmer. One or two events in Ohio and Michigan and then finish up in Columbus or Memphis (depending on the association) in October.

K

[C1SS396]

Mine was built for me by my grandfather.

It was also my first paint job

[Steve Shauger]

Seven years ago I posted the story of buying this car, selling it, and luckily getting it back. Well after many years of searching I was able to locate the person who sold me the car. I tried searching the Philadelphia Inquirer paper archives to no avail, although I found it originally in one, probably the evening Bulletin. Since I purchased it in New Jersey I decided to search the Camden area paper archives (inspired by PeteLeathersac/Andy)and located the original NJ ad. I knew the ad had to be very specific because I only wanted a hugger orange, black stripe RS/Z identical to the one I remembered Mark Donohue driving in my town as he did a power slide into the Sun Oil facility. To correct the record this was actually my second muscle car, but first Z28.

Once I found the ad which contained a tel# I googled the tel# and located the area of where I purchased the car. The area code was not in the ad but knew it was 609. I really had my doubts this would pan-out. What were the chances that the seller had the same tel# and still lived at the same address. I called and there was a recording of a young person. I thought I hit a dead end, except I remembered that several new area codes were added. I next called using 856 and left a message....and a minute later I received a call back and BINGO the caller Paul M. had owned the car. Well wasn't completely convince he owned the same car so I kind of interrogated him a bit, and he knew the car had fiber optics and a console 8track and other options. I mentioned I knew the dealer and town and he said he didn't think that was correct. He paused for a moment and said &quot;I have the protect-o-plate for that car let me check and now my jaw dropped. After looking at POP, he said &quot;you're are correct it came from Jay Chevrolet in Haddonfield, NJ. Paul actually went with Bill to order the car, and also picked it up with him. Paul is the second owner, and purchased it from his best friend Bill M. in 1971. Bill had to sell because he and his girlfriend were expecting a child.

I will post more info later and pictures when he sends them to me. BTW since he had the POP/VIN he had searched for the car through the PA DMV, and did a VIN search about three months ago and knew the car was located in NY.

Oh and one more thing, he sold the Z28 to buy a 67 big block corvette, and he still owns that car....