Your new musclecar - Page 6

NewHemi · 10-12-2010, 04:27 PM

In 1976, the era of muscle cars was pretty much over, but I was single and ready for a new car, so I went to the Pontiac dealer where I had seen a silver Pontiac Grand Prix with red interior. The car was 455 automatic with posi rear, and just about every other option possible including power sunroof.

A tune up and a touch by Arlen vanke and the car ran geat until I put it in a ditch hitting a huge boulder a year later driving in a condition that I should not have driving in, and bent the frame all to heck.

That was my first and last new muscle car. If you can call a boat like that a muscle car even with 455 in it... In the early eighties, I got my hands on a 67 Buick GS400 that I liked a lot, but being married, my wife didnt think much of me spending so much time with the car(s). Fortunately, she ran off with another guy, so I got rid of that problem. But after the divorce, I moved and had no room for the GS400, so I had to sell it, along with three other project cars, I had at the time.

Oh well.. At least I had one for a while.

David
The New Hemi Guy

Randall Klein · 10-12-2010, 07:01 PM

Just saw this thread.....Travis, I worked in a gas station and my night partner had a '62 Galaxie 406 w/3 2bbls....about 6 miles to the gallon of DX Super Boron, of course it was about 25 cents a gallon...interior looked like a bordello....land yacht!

Anyway I got hooked on street racing a bought new '69 Nova 396/375 from Mac's Chev-Olds in Crete, Nebraska....our version of Nickey or Motion....they installed Hooker Headers, Lakewood shield, slapper bars and a Rev Lok clutch....5:13 gears, and up to old Cornhusker Raceway Park just south of Omaha....had 1 slick in the trunk, 1 in the backseat, and raced B/S for trophy...5 bulb tree....counted 'em down and won trophy 5 out of 6 chances....drove her home, a newly married grocery getter 6 days a week

$3650 list, salesman said $3275 and wouldn't budge, no gas either...course it didn't help that a friend dropped me off across the street along with 4 SS Cragars already mounted up, and drove off

12.70's on 7" Firestones with 6lbs of air....kinda squirrelly on the top end

Mac's Chev-Olds was listed one year in Car Craft as a Stock sponsor of the year candidate, and had 3 Nova's lined up, a Cortez silver that I bought, red and black...the black one had an automatic that no one wanted....they also had plenty of Big Block Chevelles, and about half a dozen 396 and 427 Camaros (they actually delivered one ZL-1).....to my ever living embarrasment, I did not like the looks of the Camaro (at that time...duh!)...I still like the Nova's, but what can you say about the all time classic '69 Camaro!

A friend came by the gas station with his friend's '69 Cortez silver COPO 427 auto, and we took it for a spin...right away I wished I'd bought the Camaro, and loved 'em ever since.

Mac's Chev-Olds....a hot rodders heaven...long gone after insurance, gas prices balloning, and smog stuff.....those were the days my friend...we thought they'd never end, Rolling Stones, Cream, Janis Joplin on the AM radio, and street racing on 25 cent premium gas.....Lincoln, Nebraska had the following crusing the main drag: (3) 427 Camaros, 4 396/375 Novas, a couple of 390 GTA stones, 440 six pak and a street hemi that was never in tune....a couple of 383 Roadrunners, a mix of 327 '55 & '57 Chevys, a juiced up '66 Chevelle small block.....man the memories (its a wonder we all survived)

10-12-2010, 04:27 PM	#51
NewHemi Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 472 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Your new musclecar In 1976, the era of muscle cars was pretty much over, but I was single and ready for a new car, so I went to the Pontiac dealer where I had seen a silver Pontiac Grand Prix with red interior. The car was 455 automatic with posi rear, and just about every other option possible including power sunroof. A tune up and a touch by Arlen vanke and the car ran geat until I put it in a ditch hitting a huge boulder a year later driving in a condition that I should not have driving in, and bent the frame all to heck. That was my first and last new muscle car. If you can call a boat like that a muscle car even with 455 in it... In the early eighties, I got my hands on a 67 Buick GS400 that I liked a lot, but being married, my wife didnt think much of me spending so much time with the car(s). Fortunately, she ran off with another guy, so I got rid of that problem. But after the divorce, I moved and had no room for the GS400, so I had to sell it, along with three other project cars, I had at the time. Oh well.. At least I had one for a while. David The New Hemi Guy

10-12-2010, 07:01 PM	#52
Randall Klein Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 785 Likes: 45 Liked 316 Times in 67 Posts	Re: Your new musclecar Just saw this thread.....Travis, I worked in a gas station and my night partner had a '62 Galaxie 406 w/3 2bbls....about 6 miles to the gallon of DX Super Boron, of course it was about 25 cents a gallon...interior looked like a bordello....land yacht! Anyway I got hooked on street racing a bought new '69 Nova 396/375 from Mac's Chev-Olds in Crete, Nebraska....our version of Nickey or Motion....they installed Hooker Headers, Lakewood shield, slapper bars and a Rev Lok clutch....5:13 gears, and up to old Cornhusker Raceway Park just south of Omaha....had 1 slick in the trunk, 1 in the backseat, and raced B/S for trophy...5 bulb tree....counted 'em down and won trophy 5 out of 6 chances....drove her home, a newly married grocery getter 6 days a week $3650 list, salesman said $3275 and wouldn't budge, no gas either...course it didn't help that a friend dropped me off across the street along with 4 SS Cragars already mounted up, and drove off 12.70's on 7" Firestones with 6lbs of air....kinda squirrelly on the top end Mac's Chev-Olds was listed one year in Car Craft as a Stock sponsor of the year candidate, and had 3 Nova's lined up, a Cortez silver that I bought, red and black...the black one had an automatic that no one wanted....they also had plenty of Big Block Chevelles, and about half a dozen 396 and 427 Camaros (they actually delivered one ZL-1).....to my ever living embarrasment, I did not like the looks of the Camaro (at that time...duh!)...I still like the Nova's, but what can you say about the all time classic '69 Camaro! A friend came by the gas station with his friend's '69 Cortez silver COPO 427 auto, and we took it for a spin...right away I wished I'd bought the Camaro, and loved 'em ever since. Mac's Chev-Olds....a hot rodders heaven...long gone after insurance, gas prices balloning, and smog stuff.....those were the days my friend...we thought they'd never end, Rolling Stones, Cream, Janis Joplin on the AM radio, and street racing on 25 cent premium gas.....Lincoln, Nebraska had the following crusing the main drag: (3) 427 Camaros, 4 396/375 Novas, a couple of 390 GTA stones, 440 six pak and a street hemi that was never in tune....a couple of 383 Roadrunners, a mix of 327 '55 & '57 Chevys, a juiced up '66 Chevelle small block.....man the memories (its a wonder we all survived)