Ask Gary about the car being displayed at my high school around 1971, there were a small handful of cars that did some "legal" exhibitions in front of the school.
Just looked at your older post. The heat in the floors reminded me of when I started dating my wife. I had a "61" Fuel Corvette in the summer of "67". 315 horse with 411 gears. I was doing about 70 - 75 on the Ohio Turnpike on a 85 degree day. My soon to be wife had to keep her legs folded under her, because the floor was so hot.
Great reading all, I could just imagine it! All the real details aside, I quite like the look of the open grill with-out any teeth, Cool car, great stories!
Coupla local racers had a Fremont guy install 2" X 3" thick wall rectang tube in their 'Vette chassis. I tightened all the bolts that had loosened in Herbie's 'Vette, replacing with Grade 8 and pinch nuts. Good idea, as the proper alignment parameters were all within adjustments, didn't have to bend anything. @jnaki, I worked with an old surfer friend of yours, at BMW of Santa Cruz, in the '70s. Bobby Nichols used to say (combining fun and 'getting along in life') "Just tryin' to stay alive and keep my sideburns too"
Hey AM, Sorry, I am a little foggy today as I grow older... Ha! Where did I know Bobby Nichols? I knew a great looking woman with the name of Nichols a very long time ago... Thanks, Jnaki
Th real Red Light Bandit was Caryl Chessman, a notorious robber, kidnapper and rapist. He was eventually executed in the San Quentin gas chamber back in 1948. Several books have been written about him because of his length of time on death row and that he was executed without killing anyone.
Hello, As much as we liked the older style 56 to 62, that was a major drawback to being inside of one of the sporty cars. The more we put into the motor with headers and other items, the more heat it created. The stock Y-exhaust did as much as possible with the thick casing. But the heat still came through. The hot pipes running under the floorboard also added to the dreaded heat. Now in these modern days, I assume the high quality insulation pads and sticky things could be used to relieve some of the heat. But, that is not always the case. Full wall insulation plus floor and firewall insulation is necessary. So, why not just get a comfortable hot rod sporty car that originally has all of those heat reducing items? Jnaki But, it was the feeling of being in a Corvette, modified or not, to make the evening cruise pleasurable. Not all teenagers had enough money to get a Corvette. Plus, it only held two people and in their own bucket seats. Being together in any situation other than straight driving from point A to point B is/was a difficult proposition. But, a Corvette just had the style from the beginning. YRMV Here is my latest drawing of what our personal Corvette would have been if we had kept the 671 292 c.i. SBC motor for our hot rod sporty car cruising. Smooth lines and despite the growing teenage bodies, it would have been fun for sure.!!! on a mild rake with power to spare OR lowered for more streamlining and attitude...
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