How the madness started for me !
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Fishy
Omnipotent Seaweasel
Same car did it for me...sorta. Dad was a Chevy guy but I ALWAYS loved the General!! I met 69.5 Cuda quite a few years ago and was quickly taught the error of my ways lol. I actually got to meet John Schneider (Bo Duke) this past summer and he was really cool!!! I'm still stoked I got to meet my childhood hero and I told him that 
Very down to Earth man!!
The General in the pic was not John's but it was still cool to finally be up close to one.
Very down to Earth man!!The General in the pic was not John's but it was still cool to finally be up close to one.
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68R/T
I got drunk and swallowed my teeth, now
Back in my teen years, (neandathral days) I happened upon 6-packrunner chipping a hole in the middle of a round rock. I ask him what it was and he said, "Mo". I replied, "That's cool"
The next day he comes walking by dragging a big stick, I say "what's that?"
He says "Par"
A little later 6-er went flying by standing on the ends of the stick poking thru the hole in the round rock. My first thoughts were, "Man, that Mo-Par hauls ass"
And I've fealt that way ever since. :toot:
The next day he comes walking by dragging a big stick, I say "what's that?"
He says "Par"
A little later 6-er went flying by standing on the ends of the stick poking thru the hole in the round rock. My first thoughts were, "Man, that Mo-Par hauls ass"
And I've fealt that way ever since. :toot:
thrashingcows
Drowning deep in my sea of loathing...so I'm
I was being swayed to the dark side as well...Fjords...:doh:...My brother was and still is a Fjord nut. At this time I had a 66 2dr Ford Falcon Futura. Anyway one day I got rear ended in the falcon by a 78 Chevy caprice doing 50 mph while I was sitting still, falcon didn't make it.
So got some money from insurance, not much at that, and I needed another old car. I happened to know of a orange 69 charger sitting by a barn. House was approached, Money was swapped, and I became a Mopar man after that.
So got some money from insurance, not much at that, and I needed another old car. I happened to know of a orange 69 charger sitting by a barn. House was approached, Money was swapped, and I became a Mopar man after that.
restoman
The paint fumes have cleared so I'm
I've been nuts about cars since just about when I was born. I'm not sure where it comes from - Dad's family consisted of teachers and engineers, Mom's family was all farmers or blue collar folk, tho' her brother Lex was a mechanic in his early life.
Probably had a lot to do with the fact almost since the day I was born, Dad drove a 64 Belvedere, four door with a six and three on the tree. 270,000 miles on that car.
I have a picture in my den where I'm about 2 years old, sitting behind the wheel with a huge shit-eating grin on my face, pretending to be driving Dad's car.
The car got me interested in Mopars.
The power train is the reason I became a bodyman (not too much speed to impress a kid).
That was only one of four Mopars Pops owned, he's a Ford guy at heart.
Probably had a lot to do with the fact almost since the day I was born, Dad drove a 64 Belvedere, four door with a six and three on the tree. 270,000 miles on that car.
I have a picture in my den where I'm about 2 years old, sitting behind the wheel with a huge shit-eating grin on my face, pretending to be driving Dad's car.
The car got me interested in Mopars.
The power train is the reason I became a bodyman (not too much speed to impress a kid).
That was only one of four Mopars Pops owned, he's a Ford guy at heart.
Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
I was always a gearhead--since before I even recognized what cars really were. My Mom tell the story of me in my high chair as an infant, pushing one of my older brother's Matchbox cars back and forth, and all I was doing was watching the wheels roll. My biological father, I would later discover, was a mechanic.
A couple of years later, my older brother taught me to read. I was at my Godmother's house, and she broke out her son's Hot Wheels (he's quite a bit older than I, and took phenomenal care of them). My favorite was a metallic-green Barracuda fastback. I remember being in her kitchen playing with the 'Cuda on the floor, and referred to it as a car... she sort-of corrected me, and said "It's an automobile." I flipped it over, read the bottom, and said, "Actually, Aunt Jeanie, it's a Bahr-a-cyooda!"
My favorite two cars we had while I was growing up were our '69 Polara K-code 9-passenger wagon and my Dad's red 302/3-speed Maverick Grabber... in that order.
When I met my friend Freddy, he'd just purchased a '74 'Cuda. We worked on that car for 3 years before it ever hit the road. Simply put, the fastest 318 car in which I've ever ridden to date... and that was with a stock intake and carb. We spanked a 350-4V '74 Nova and a '73 454/4-speed 'Vette in the same race. The Corvette owner about shit himself when he saw that Carter BBD.
But, prior to the 'Cuda getting on the road, I'd sold my '75 455 Trans Am and bought a dealer-modded black '73 Challenger. 340, 4-speed with that awesome pistol grip, and 4.10 cogs. 69K miles, rusted to the body crease, and a 13.9 in the quarter assured that this was the car that would finally seal the deal. I've regressed back to Pontiac once since that car to build my RA-III '78 Trans Am which would give me my best timeslip ever: a 12.92. I think had I ever raced the Black Bitch with all three gears in the TorqueFlite, I could have done better since letting it coast after second gear netted me consistent 13.30s in the low 90MPH range.
I gotta be honest, though... knowing where a '71 Maverick Grabber sits quietly rusting away occasionally fills my mind with thoughts of a Cleveland-headed 347 backed up by a manual trans and deeply-geared 9" rear.
A couple of years later, my older brother taught me to read. I was at my Godmother's house, and she broke out her son's Hot Wheels (he's quite a bit older than I, and took phenomenal care of them). My favorite was a metallic-green Barracuda fastback. I remember being in her kitchen playing with the 'Cuda on the floor, and referred to it as a car... she sort-of corrected me, and said "It's an automobile." I flipped it over, read the bottom, and said, "Actually, Aunt Jeanie, it's a Bahr-a-cyooda!"
My favorite two cars we had while I was growing up were our '69 Polara K-code 9-passenger wagon and my Dad's red 302/3-speed Maverick Grabber... in that order.
When I met my friend Freddy, he'd just purchased a '74 'Cuda. We worked on that car for 3 years before it ever hit the road. Simply put, the fastest 318 car in which I've ever ridden to date... and that was with a stock intake and carb. We spanked a 350-4V '74 Nova and a '73 454/4-speed 'Vette in the same race. The Corvette owner about shit himself when he saw that Carter BBD.
But, prior to the 'Cuda getting on the road, I'd sold my '75 455 Trans Am and bought a dealer-modded black '73 Challenger. 340, 4-speed with that awesome pistol grip, and 4.10 cogs. 69K miles, rusted to the body crease, and a 13.9 in the quarter assured that this was the car that would finally seal the deal. I've regressed back to Pontiac once since that car to build my RA-III '78 Trans Am which would give me my best timeslip ever: a 12.92. I think had I ever raced the Black Bitch with all three gears in the TorqueFlite, I could have done better since letting it coast after second gear netted me consistent 13.30s in the low 90MPH range.
I gotta be honest, though... knowing where a '71 Maverick Grabber sits quietly rusting away occasionally fills my mind with thoughts of a Cleveland-headed 347 backed up by a manual trans and deeply-geared 9" rear.
RustBucket
Well-known member
Like Jass, I was fascinated with moving parts long before I had any idea as to what it all meant. At age 2, I could thread Dad's Akai reel to reel, I just didn't have the dexterity to tuck and wrap the tape in the take up reel. Dad to the rescue.
Cars and farm equipment were a huge part of family gatherings. My maternal grandparents owned a farm in Norwalk, Ohio and there was always something to work on in the barn. Man, the smell of the old oil-soaked wood floor is still one of my fondest memories. Dad gave up his fast cars just prior to my birth. His last one was a '68 GTX 440/automatic. I made my first trip home in a '68 4-door Impala. My mother's siblings were still living it up. Before the rest of my aunts and uncles got married and had children, they would show up at the farm on weekends in various examples of American muscle. My youngest aunt would drop by in her boyfriend's red w/ black skunk stripes '70 SS454 Chevelle, My uncle Donny had a '69 Z28 Pace Car, My aunt Rhonda had a clean white '70 or '71 Fairlane. Grandpa got into the act with his blue FE-powered '68 LTD. We were the Griswalds. After the demise of our '68 Impala, Mom and Dad bought a dark green '70 Chevy Kingswood wagon motivated by a 400. That's the car that I remember most. We went everywhere in that wagon. Camping trips, vacations, my first day of school, and our subsequent move to sunny Florida in '74 were all made possible by the ol' wagon. I was still a gearhead (or an idiot, you decide). There are pictures of me on my tricycle in front of our Apache pop up camper. The safety chains are hooked to the steps on the back of the tricycle. I'm leaning over the handlebars trying my damndest to move the camper. About 3 years after moving to Florida, the old wagon gave up the ghost and was replaced by a '76 Mercury Cougar with a 351W. It's in that car I learned to drive. It's also the car that formed the foundation of my mechanical skill set.
My first car was a 2-tone green '74 Maverick with a 250 and an automatic. The cowl was rotted through so every time it rained, The driver's side footwell would flood. The water would run back to the back seat footwell and stay until I slowed or hit the brakes. Many times during high school I walked to my first period class with squishy shoes and wet pants legs. I gave up trying to plug the hole with Bondo and anything else that would stick up there and removed the drain plug from the back seat footwell. No more Lake Maverick, no more squishy Nikes. I learned the hard way about proper jackstand placement and the dangers of working on elevated cars in a sandy back yard when I swapped out the C4 for a 3-speed manual box after the slushbox left me with only reverse. The car toppled off the jackstands and I was able to get most of me out from under the car. I have a slightly misshapen right thumb with a thumbnail that's shorter than it's left counterpart as a souvenir. I miss that car more than any other I've owned. I'll own another some day.
Cars and farm equipment were a huge part of family gatherings. My maternal grandparents owned a farm in Norwalk, Ohio and there was always something to work on in the barn. Man, the smell of the old oil-soaked wood floor is still one of my fondest memories. Dad gave up his fast cars just prior to my birth. His last one was a '68 GTX 440/automatic. I made my first trip home in a '68 4-door Impala. My mother's siblings were still living it up. Before the rest of my aunts and uncles got married and had children, they would show up at the farm on weekends in various examples of American muscle. My youngest aunt would drop by in her boyfriend's red w/ black skunk stripes '70 SS454 Chevelle, My uncle Donny had a '69 Z28 Pace Car, My aunt Rhonda had a clean white '70 or '71 Fairlane. Grandpa got into the act with his blue FE-powered '68 LTD. We were the Griswalds. After the demise of our '68 Impala, Mom and Dad bought a dark green '70 Chevy Kingswood wagon motivated by a 400. That's the car that I remember most. We went everywhere in that wagon. Camping trips, vacations, my first day of school, and our subsequent move to sunny Florida in '74 were all made possible by the ol' wagon. I was still a gearhead (or an idiot, you decide). There are pictures of me on my tricycle in front of our Apache pop up camper. The safety chains are hooked to the steps on the back of the tricycle. I'm leaning over the handlebars trying my damndest to move the camper. About 3 years after moving to Florida, the old wagon gave up the ghost and was replaced by a '76 Mercury Cougar with a 351W. It's in that car I learned to drive. It's also the car that formed the foundation of my mechanical skill set.
My first car was a 2-tone green '74 Maverick with a 250 and an automatic. The cowl was rotted through so every time it rained, The driver's side footwell would flood. The water would run back to the back seat footwell and stay until I slowed or hit the brakes. Many times during high school I walked to my first period class with squishy shoes and wet pants legs. I gave up trying to plug the hole with Bondo and anything else that would stick up there and removed the drain plug from the back seat footwell. No more Lake Maverick, no more squishy Nikes. I learned the hard way about proper jackstand placement and the dangers of working on elevated cars in a sandy back yard when I swapped out the C4 for a 3-speed manual box after the slushbox left me with only reverse. The car toppled off the jackstands and I was able to get most of me out from under the car. I have a slightly misshapen right thumb with a thumbnail that's shorter than it's left counterpart as a souvenir. I miss that car more than any other I've owned. I'll own another some day.
71_DEPUTY
Clear the track for Johnny Mac because I'm
dad wasn't a gearhead- worker of his was- but I was just a 10 year old kid- he liked Chevy's.
later as a teen in my old home town I hung around a few guys who where a couple years older than me- one has a 67 Charger- Brown- 440.
anyways one night- after they smoked a couple of wackies- they got the munchies- only place open to 12 am was a normal drive of 25 mins away- well as you can imagine it was 11:45pm- we made it in less than 10 mins in that car with four of us in it!!!!
later after about 13 years I bought that same car!!!:giggedy::giggedy::giggedy:
and to some here who know me- I will start on it yet again!!!!!!
dang restore on the Deputy and the road runner has side tracked me!!! lol
later as a teen in my old home town I hung around a few guys who where a couple years older than me- one has a 67 Charger- Brown- 440.
anyways one night- after they smoked a couple of wackies- they got the munchies- only place open to 12 am was a normal drive of 25 mins away- well as you can imagine it was 11:45pm- we made it in less than 10 mins in that car with four of us in it!!!!
later after about 13 years I bought that same car!!!:giggedy::giggedy::giggedy:
and to some here who know me- I will start on it yet again!!!!!!
dang restore on the Deputy and the road runner has side tracked me!!! lol
mr340
I don't always drink beer, but when I do
I was always into cars (Dad was a mechanic) but my first taste of Mopar was when my friends dad gave me a ride in his "old dodge" I was about 15 or 16 at the time and really into first gen Mustangs, the "old Dodge" had about 25k on the clock at that time (1980) the car was 10 years old. It now sports 32k and still resides in the same spot as it did 30 years ago and it still looks just as good.
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Well...What started in deed? Here's a couple of pics when we first came to Canada in '74. My Dads first car purchase. Me, my Mum and Dad and two brothers sitting on, yes...yes...a '68 Dart. Not absolutely sure if that started it for me but a few years later in high school a buddy bought a '77 Aspen R/T with super pac package (black/orange stripes) 4 spd and T-roof. So...of course I had to have one but coudn't find one. So I bought the next best thing, an Aspen with black bucket int. and 4 spd. (see pic). Most fun in a car I ever had...And the first time I ever saw a Pistal Grip shifter. At the time, I didn't know what it was or what car it came out of, but I just had to have it. After a $20.oo deposit ($1800 total) I went home and bragged to every one about the coolest shifter I'd ever seen and it's in my first new/used car. I no longer have the car but I still have that same Pistal Grip that started it all.
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For me it started when I was growing up on the farm and Dad always had an old Dodge D100 as a farm truck, There was a '74, '77 and '79 and then an '86 D150 Royal SE.
Then of course there was my first car, a '79 Diplomat Station wagon.
Then of course there was my first car, a '79 Diplomat Station wagon.