Classic American Muscle Cars

[XJae]

My first car was a 69 roadrunner.
Not even close to stock. 1000 lbs less than factory.
383 air grabber, Holley 4bbl, edlebrock, headers, 410 rear.
Haven't had her in a long time.

My 79 Harley turns classic next year.
and my 2001 softail is one of 200.

 

[jhspb]

It's not classic (yet)....

it's not American....

but it does have muscle @333hp ...

an 02 M3 can be a lot of fun!

 

[5615mike]

jhspb once bubbled...
It's not classic (yet)....
it's not American....
but it does have muscle @333hp ...
an 02 M3 can be a lot of fun!

Since it's not Classic American Muscle, I guess you should have started your own thread

 

[jhspb]

Thanks for the warm and friendly thought

 

[5615mike]

Certainly...............glad I was here for ya

 

[seakdivers]

My 409!

I loooove old cars. I have been in the process of restoring a Chevy 409 (425hp). It's been a pain finding parts for it though - I had to make my own head gaskets. The 409 was produced in 3 different horsepowers, and each has parts unique to that engine. My 409/425 was in production for only a short period of time, and requires a matched set of Carter e-series carbs......I'm still lookin'.

Next.....the body..... 62 Impala SS (I'm not sure if I want the convertible or not) but one thing's for sure - she will be Candy Apple Red!

 

[tankajava]

Had 60 Impala with a 409 and a 66 Mustang Fastback with 289 Hi-Po. Both long gone.....sigh.

Currently own two Shelby Dodges - an 86 GLHS, number 372, and an 89 Dakota, red, number 986. Both are stock from Carroll's plant.

TJ

 

[Wristshot]

I used to be totally into 60's Mustangs. I have owned about a dozen in my lifetime. I had a 67 Fastback for 9 years, and it was (is) my favorite hot rod. We went through a lot together, including many rearends and gear ratios and a few motors. The best was the dual-quad 289 with 4.56's with a wide-ratio top-loader. --*deep sigh*-- gawd how I miss that car sometimes.

I have had a couple of convertibles and a bench seat coupe and I even owned a 67 Shelby GT 500 for a while. Oh, to be able to go back and do things over differently.

All of my buddies were into hot rods also, with AMXs and Camaros and all sorts of toys.

I still have a muscle car, but it is a 2001 WS6 TransAm with the 325 HP Ram Air option. These days all the aftermarket goodies are merely wishlist items, as my money gets spent on other hobbies (see profile)

--*Walking slowly back from the brief trip down memory lane*--

Wristshot

 

[DennisW]

For anyone out there thinking of buying and restoring a classic automobile. Place this thought in your mind before you begin: "I will pay more for the car than it is worth and I will spend more on the car restoring it that it will be worth when I finish."

If you can get that straight in your mind before you begin and convince your spouse that it is OK, then go right ahead and restore your classic automobile. You will have fun and frustrations. Hopefully you will be happy with the results when you are finished. What am I thinking? You are never finished.

 

[cyklon_300]

and it isn't an actual 'classic', the Corvair mentioned in my previous post was a notorious sleeper in my circle of car geeks.

My friend took the 350ci small-block Chevy from my Z-28 and used a Crown Engineering Corv-8 kit to create a radical little street racer.

Because the Corvair sat lower to the ground that most muscle cars, potential victims could easily look down into the passenger compartment and see the V-8 mounted behind the front seats. This was not conducive to getting money bets from other gearheads...

To solve this problem, several old suitcases were cut up, pop-riveted together, lined with heat shielding and used as an engine cover. Routing the exhaust thru stock Corvair turbo mufflers made the thing almost whisper quiet. Drivers looking into the 'Vair now saw only a wimpy-looking, faded beige grocery getter that looked like it was packed for a trip to visit Aunt Tillie...

The look on the other driver's face as a Corvair smoked his 383 MoPar, GTO, etc. in first gear and went slightly sideways as it checked into second was hysterical...