ET mag selection for my '62...Opinions????

[Verne_Frantz]

Thanks Darren.........I was afraid someone would say that. I still have those tires but I was planning to get rid of them and go with blackwalls.

This is what they looked like right after I got the car home and washed it down. It sure is nostalgic, but they never really grew on me.


I hope you haven't started another voting campaign..

Verne

Earlier that same day with 2 of my best friends

[COPO 70 RS/Z28]

Verne,

LOOOVVE you car. It's like a car I had back in 1979. Mine was a bench with the spaghetti shifter. Unfortunately there are only a couple photos of it that I know of. After I got married and fell on some hard times I reluctantly sold it. It was a very sad day indeed.

Heres one of the few photos of it at Indy at the Car Craft Nationals.



Im getting misty eye'd, Man some day I hope I can cruise in it with ya.





White walls there also!

[RPOL88]

Did the early American Torq Thrusts on my black 66 SS with Alumi Blast. I like the light centers with the black walls and dark car. Just an opinion.

[Verne_Frantz]

Carl,
Sorry to hear you had to sell yours. ( I know the remorse because I'm selling a '61 that I really wanted to bring back). Your old car looks like Nassau Blue, just like mine. (personal taste, but probably the best color in '62! )

Looks like yours had 2x4s. VERY bad situation there. Drinks TOOOOO much gas. NO good for commuting.

On a serious note.........when mine is back on the road, you are most welcome to share the experience with me (limpy shifter and all)

Verne

PS: I would have been ALL OVER that car if I'd been there in '79

[COPO 70 RS/Z28]

2x4 had all sorts of day 2 bolt on's

QB engine, Man of all the cars Ive owned thats the one I wish was back. Ran like a rapped ape. It would have been sweet to match em up give em a run. I better go yes Im becoming "verclempt"



Congrats on the ride, it's super sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Couple more photos









Again Congrats on the ride, it's super sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pSYCo]

...street machine nats ????????

[COPO 70 RS/Z28]

Street Nats !!!!!!!!!!!!1 Yup

Verne Ive got an NOS headlight bezel if your interested. Only part left. It has some of the protective coating on it in spots.

[njsteve]

I was at the 79 Nats. I was 17 at the time. I was just looking at my old photos but couldn't find your car - thought I might get lucky. I was actually parked in that same area with 3 or four other pace cars,

That was the year I brought my 69 Z11 pace car and my brother brought his Daytona yellow 69 SS396 Camaro. I was a hellacious trip. He went through two clutches, a camshaft, 3 rocker arms and other assorted crap in the 1600 mile roundtrip. We had to do a cam change in the hotel parking lot during the event. We eventually got into a fight after he had a little too much fun with the motel maid and got us kicked out (she left with him! - kind of a "Dirty Mary-Crazy Larry" movie script, I know). I left him somewhere along the way and drove back solo. We both took different routes back to CT and ran right into the odd-even license plate gas rationing fiasco. It took him a week to get back, only getting 5 gallons per fillup on alternate days. Oh those were the days! (We still get along )


Oh, Verne. My vote is for the natural aluminum finish.

[Tenney]

Springfield '83.

Great story!

Would go w/the naturals, too (cool to have the choice!).

[mockingbird812]

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I was a hellacious trip.

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You didn't have to tell us - we already knew!

Cool story Steve!