By the way, I am a Ford man. you can have all the Firechickens you want, and Cameros (the car is like a nose, everyone has one) you want but very few had a Shelby GT 350 or even more 500.
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What was your dream car in high school that you couldn't afford?
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When I was in high school I thought these things were pretty cool. Dodge Charger.
Tornado in Oklahoma?A friend of mine had one, it got destroyed by a tornado in Oklahoma
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Started HS with a 61 chevy wagon (door locks would freeze and on cold winter days and doors would swing open on a turn), then a 64 plymouth savoy (slant 6, 3 on a tree of course), tired so got a job and bought 66 impala white 2 door, put slotted cragar chormes and 4 Parnelli Jones tires on it, but wished I could have had this.
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Such a great scene!
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There is no such thing as an RS/SS with a 302. 350/396, yes. 302 was exclusively for the Z28 for 67/68/69 and switched to the 350 with Gen 2.
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It may not have been the original factory engine, but it was a 302.
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That makes your story that much sadder. That motor is pretty rare. Well, they would have made their own, I guess. I think it is a 327 with the rotating assembly of the 283.
Outstanding choice on RS/SS, though. I'd still love one.
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Right after we had our 1st kid, one exactly like this popped up for sale. I saw it at the end of the driveway with the sign while returning home from getting my wisdom teeth pulled. I tried talking to the guy with blood seeping through my mouth and numbed mouth. It was a 68 Firebird 400/TH400 with the deluxe interior.
The guy's father had passed and it was his dad's baby. I was second in line to a 16 year old kid whose mom was buying it for him and had a few days show up with the cash. He was sure she was going to buy it, so I sorta wrote it off.
I went to check to see if it was still around a little while later and went to the door to talk to the guy just to talk about the car to see if I could convince the lady to sell it. Awful, I know.
What's sad is the kid hit a telephone pole with it (kid was ok) and she wanted to sell it. But it was basically totaled.
It still kills me to think about it. Awhile later I found a 70 Chevelle SS 454 but the owners were giving it to their kids. It was an LS5, vs the mighty LS6, but it had a bench seat and column shift special ordered.
Later, I found a 1970 Camaro SS L78 396. I helped a guy on a car forum buy it...hooked him up with location, got the seller's number, etc. The dude flew in from somewhere and got it. I couldn't afford it.
*Sighs*
The guy's father had passed and it was his dad's baby. I was second in line to a 16 year old kid whose mom was buying it for him and had a few days show up with the cash. He was sure she was going to buy it, so I sorta wrote it off.
I went to check to see if it was still around a little while later and went to the door to talk to the guy just to talk about the car to see if I could convince the lady to sell it. Awful, I know.
What's sad is the kid hit a telephone pole with it (kid was ok) and she wanted to sell it. But it was basically totaled.
It still kills me to think about it. Awhile later I found a 70 Chevelle SS 454 but the owners were giving it to their kids. It was an LS5, vs the mighty LS6, but it had a bench seat and column shift special ordered.
Later, I found a 1970 Camaro SS L78 396. I helped a guy on a car forum buy it...hooked him up with location, got the seller's number, etc. The dude flew in from somewhere and got it. I couldn't afford it.
*Sighs*
Love the old GM cars of late 60's early 70"s (my era). I joined army owning before mentioned 66 impala, was ok but didn't like a certain NW Iowa ditch. My dad had free reign of my bank account and car titles and came home on leave next time owning this similar looking car 71/2 challenger stock 318.
came home on leave and loved the ride (except I had to throw a fuel pump in it). Excited about having that car when I discharged only to find this in the drive way (65 Galaxy with 352) he had a vinyl top installed
Sorry Ford guys, couldn't handle it ended up literally going up in flames and ended up buying this to get through colleg(70 civic 4 spd, still had points/condenser, am radio only and no ac (college was in florida).. Mine was silver.
Thanks to all of you for sharing stories and photos and dreams.
Yes money kept me from many cars...and still does
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Those cars are pretty cool!Love the old GM cars of late 60's early 70"s (my era). I joined army owning before mentioned 66 impala, was ok but didn't like a certain NW Iowa ditch. My dad had free reign of my bank account and car titles and came home on leave next time owning this similar looking car 71/2 challenger stock 318.
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came home on leave and loved the ride (except I had to throw a fuel pump in it). Excited about having that car when I discharged only to find this in the drive way (65 Galaxy with 352) he had a vinyl top installed
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Sorry Ford guys, couldn't handle it ended up literally going up in flames and ended up buying this to get through colleg(70 civic 4 spd, still had points/condenser, am radio only and no ac (college was in florida).. Mine was silver.
Thanks to all of you for sharing stories and photos and dreams.
Yes money kept me from many cars...and still does
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Remember the 302 "Boss" they put in the Mustang GTs in the mid 80s?
