Suckered me into it... My first "car" was a brand new (for the family) 1968 Buick Special. It was one of the first years for pollution controls. One-barrel carb on a straight 6; two speed auto, and ugly. It gave new meaning to "piece of crap" - from Day 1.
"Kim Longenbaugh" <[email protected]> wrote on 05/21/2010 09:52:16 AM: > ?54 Chevy, SuperTorque 235 straight 6 with custom intake (3 dueces > staged), and 3 on the steering column. I loved the look on the face > of guys with their Ford v-8s who thought they?d leave my car in the > dust as they faded back out of sight. > > From: paul d [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, May 21, 2010 9:48 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: OT, vintage memories > > My first car was a 72 Nova SS 350; 4 bbl. Didn't have a Hurst, tho, > so it tended to lock going from 1st to 2nd. Otherwise, great car. > > Subject: RE: OT, vintage memories > Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 08:24:56 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > The week I came home from VN my dad co-signed for a 69 Nova SS 350. > It was $3300.00 out the door. Beefed it up some (650cfm Holly, > Hurst shifter, Headman Headers with Thrush mufflers, ¾ race cam, > Detroit Locker clutch, 4:13 rear end, fat tires, Crager wheels ) and > loved that car?it was sweet looking and fast! Wish I would have > kept it. Gas was less than 50 cents a gallon then. > > Bill Lambert > Concuity > Phone 847-941-9206 > > The information contained in this e-mail message, including any > attached files, is intended only for the personal and confidential > use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended > recipient (or authorized to receive information for the recipient) > you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in > error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying > of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this > communication in error, please contact the sender by reply email and > delete all copies of this message. Thank you. > > From: Bob Fronk [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 3:08 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: OT, vintage memories > > I had a 1976 TransAm that I pulled out the unleaded plug in the fill > neck and removed the catalytic converter so I could use leaded > because it was cheaper for a poor High School student. > > From: Greg Olson [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 3:33 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: OT, vintage memories > > Even better was when they we?re phasing out Regular gas. I had a > 1970 Firebird and remember paying $.40-45 per gallon for my Junior > year in High School. > > > From: Bob Fronk [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 11:53 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: OT, vintage memories > > Yep.. Remember all of it. > > Except gas was about $0.75 when I started driving. > > From: Kim Longenbaugh [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 2:28 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: OT, vintage memories > > For those of us who are ?vintage?, a fun link > > http://www.webmarketing101.com/memory_lane.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars > with Hotmail. Get busy. > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
