History What us trad rodders were doing in the 70's...

Daaaaamn, I don't think I'da told that brutha.

A 10% set back on a car with a 100" wheel base would be 10" from the axle center to the first plug. What's the wheel base of the car in question? Set back is a percentage of the wheel base of the car.

 

Yes, those were our cars. The wreck was the end result of too much beer and total lack of brains. Lost control on a curve, skid across the road, hit the soft shoulder which flipped the car, continued on it's top shearing off an elderly ladies front porch and eventually wrapped itself around an elm tree. (which didn't move by the way). The end result was minor scratches for the 3 idiots in the car, and some skinned knuckles on the driver because the roof crushed down enough to trap the hand. Had to hacksaw the wheel to free it.
As I said earlier, these cars were cheap and plentiful in the day.

 

You just knocked my socks off. More of this car please!!!

 

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I love that '65 Goat!....

 

Ummm... Growing up!...

 

Mine.

 

LOVE this photo. That is REALLY COOL!

 

Sweet nova, thats the way it was

 

My parents rides during my youth...good times.

 

hilarious! the ramp engineering was obviously well thought out. did you stick the landing?

 

This was my ride when I came back from overseas in 1970. I took off all the excess trim and made it a sleeper in my mind. 390/4speed. I would buy it back today if I could find it again.

A few years later I found a good 32 Ford coupe and started building my coupe.

 

Pretty dam cool man

 

thanks for the trip. i grew up in the 70's and remember the time well. i graduated in 79 and left for the navy on graduation day. i drove a 73 impala with high jacker air shocks and n50x15 tires on back. i still love that style as my o/t 67 rambler will have a straight axle and big fat tires in the rear. i have just in the last couple of years thought about traditional style of rides and am trying to go with a mild custom on my 63 chevrolet truck. thanks again for the memories.

 

The patina of the 70s...
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Is that you^^^^ Rocky???....

 

No...I looked more like this guy...

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Testing the T/As...

 

My 48 Fleetline in 1976...

 

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"Chachi"... He,He,He,......sooo70s.
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THATS the abc afterschool specail that had david frielburgers super bee in it

 

..........well, some pictures Puleeese!

 

I looked that up, and David Freeburger's car was in an After School Special
about Drinking and Driving...
But, as Nancy Raygun said,......just say Yo'......

 

Pics?

 

well i know scott baio was the kid that "owned" frielburgers bee he talked about the filming a few months back in hot rod henry winkler directed the episode i believe

 

I thought Freiburgers Bee was in an episode with MJ Fox????

 

Man this is cool!! I had one almost the same. A freind and I stuffed a 401 in it, after a customer had his crashed Ambassador towed to Dads dealership during one of our weekend shop nights. Dad was sure pissed on Monday morning, but raised hell on saturday night!!!

 

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The Super Bee ended up in a TV after-school special that was the first thing directed by Henry Winkler.
The story was a message against drinking and driving depicting hero swimmer Scott Baio excitedly buying my Super Bee from used car salesman Danny DeVito and then,predictably, wrecking it.
http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1007_david_freiburgers_1970_dodge_super_bee_unearthed/
Smoke em', if ya' got em'...

 

Just waitin'...