this my 61 chev I dorve to high school before selling it for a fiberglass frontend for my gasser and a 4x4
This one....This was taken with our school photographer for our senior slide show. The local Police that were in attendance at the slide show just rolled their eyes. BUT..... that was "back in the day"
1966 Chevelle SS 396,4sp.Blue with black interior.Cragar ss wheels... ...I Wish i still had that one.....
I had 34 cars by the time i graduated, bought them for 50-100 dollars , fixed them up and traded or sold them, by 11th grade in 79, I had a 66 comet cyclone convertable, that we ripped out the drivetrain and put a drivetrain from a 69 cyclone, 428scj, god i loved that car !
I just graduated. Drove to school 2008-2009 First was the '86 Nissan 4x4. It was a gift. It ran, drove, and the body was alright. Swapped grills, done some detailing, tore it up, fixed it, drove it. While the Nissan was blown up, I traded my '79 Plymouth Volare (Slant six, two door, fresh purple paint, saved from being crushed for its akwardness) for a 2wd '91 S-10. Four cylinder 5-Speed. Its only options were a sun roof and sliding back glass (Ventilation!) Lowered 4 inches, dog dished steelies, new Butternut paint, and the body was composed of rust free parts and pieces from several trucks. The extremly low gearing made for quite a bit of power in the little truck, I pegged the 85mph speedometer daily for several weeks. Its lack of power assist and low stance made it the best handling vehicle I've ever driven. Old people and kids were especially fond of it, some hated it and were always willing to tell me they'd put directional rims on it, bucket seats, and paint it this and this color because it was piss yellow. I dropped the insurance on the S-10 in time for prom to drive my '80 El Camino I'd owned since age 10. 350/350. Very mild, and a 10 footer. In a parking lot filled with Econo-boxes, various trucks, and 4 fairly stock late model camaros and mustangs it was a pleasant sight. The 9-year old paint job is showing its age. Got duals as a graduation gift. Used it as a daily until it started leaking oil recently and gas shot up. None of my hot rods were done in time, my '54 F-100 would've been had it not been for chasing brake gremlins, but I now have some time to get things done the way I want them. I'm currently begining to put my girlfriend's '66 C-10 together so she can actually have a vehicle to drive in a couple of months. She wants no power assist, no a/c, no heater, and a V8 with glass packs. It makes a man happy.
What was my High school ride? Well in New Zealand it would be a rarity for high school kids to have anything more than a bicycle. The best I had was a pair of sandshoes...
Class of 1970. My 1st car was a 1955 Dodge Royal Lancer Custom, Super Red Ram HEMI, 2 Speed PowerFlite, Black/Rose/White 4 door. After that was shortened due to an accident I had a 1967 Dodge Dart GT, HP 273, 4 speed. Miss 'em both!!! Marty
Do I need to list them all? Did they need to run? Graduated in '76 Like others I bought and sold a bunch of cars for $50-$400 - never spent more than that. Never had more than that...often only owned them for a few weeks before the next one came along.. Most were not particularly cool. 1968 Torino(s) GT390 4 speed - actually had a couple of those, both ran 1947 Ford coupe - 327/'glide - only drove in backyard, ran out of $$$ 1967 Impala SS convert - actually pulled engine for the above '46 ( ! ) 1665 Fairlane 289 1964 Comet 6 1962 Studebaker lark 1966 Falcon 6 ...and perhaps a dozen more that I am not remembering right now.... Current cars include a 1969 Torino big block and a 1946 Ford coupe. Wonder why that happens ?
Class of '72 . 1967 RS/SS 350 4 spd Camaro. Yellow w/black vinyl top 295 horse,disc brake non-power, fold down rear seat. 5 spoke Americans w/Goodyears. $1350.00 w/29,000 miles off a retired doctor in his 70's
This Ford was one of my rides in high school in 59 or 60..Flat black and white, skirts, Merc grill, flipper caps, fuzzy mirror and dice.
Mine was a 1972 Buick GS. I got it before I could legally drive, so when my brothers truck broke down, he used it. It was played out by the time I got to it. It had cancer....BAD. Sold it to a guy that was gonna "fix it up". I saw it a year ago and it looked worse.
<<< My first ride, l starting building it at 15, driving it to high school in 1984. Driving it to work today.
Here's two of my four rides during HS years 1971-73 in Carmichael, Calif. The 57 delivery had a 265 3spd and the ex-US Army 53 Chevy pickup had a 6 from a 57 Chevy and a 4spd.
Class of 1981, drove a 1964 Chevelle malibu 2dr. 289 & powerglide. Owned it until 2002 when it was stolen in Victorville, California.
Class Of "98" Shelbyville High School , Shelbyville IL 55 2door post i bought when i was 14 , Drove it the first day when i turned 16 and on through my highs chool career , sold it 3 years after graduating when my first son was born to pay doctor bills !947 International KB2 , we drug this thing out of a junk yard when i was 13 and worked on it ALL THE TIME lol , Loved every minute of it . Put it on a 74 Chevy frame , 355 th400 , all the fun stuff for a young guy , this was my older brothers ride when he was in school , when he got out he sold it to my dad who never drove it so i would alternate between it , the 55 and my big 68 . Had to Have a winter ride to get to town through the snow . This is my 68 Chevy 3/4 ton 4wd , Had a 396 th400 ,205 . THis picture was taken the day i went to mount my 35 inch boggers and was trying to waste the swampers on it . When i stripped the boggers of all thier tread i went to 44" ground Hawgs , Lots of fun all through High School.
First ride was a 53 Pontiac, flathead straight 8. This was in 1972. I even picked up an Edmunds Custom dual stromberg intake for it. (But never got it on). Took the car apart to rebuild it and started driving a 64 T-Bird. Then picked up a 66 Coronet 500 Convertible, 383 4-speed and got it together in time to do a burnout in front of the high school graduation day............1974!
My other ride. Well it was 1968! It took me three months,12 to 14 hours a day to paint this thru the summer to get it going and a 265 V8. So i could drive it my senior year. It was a police magnet. John ......
My first car was a 1955 Ford Mainliner Police Special, 312 Y block, three on the tree w/manual overdrive, Cragar SS wheels. Then a year later I bought a 1966 Chevelle Convertible for $275.00, Then "kick" "kick" I sold it later for $200 and I left an Offenhauser Six pack intake manifold with all six carbs and linkage and "kick" "kick" a pair of Mickey Thompson slicks in the trunk. Oh, that kicking sound is me kicking myself in the butt.
A white 64 Chevy Impala. Damn I wish I had a pic of it. Sold it for a 70 Duster with a 4 speed / 340ci. Crazy, huh?
In H.S. had a'57 Chevy 4d station wagon, faded pink and white. 40 years and a bunch of cars later I now have a '55 Ford 4d wagon, teal & white I think I have come full circle.
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