What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's

Fred Holdorf · 03-31-2011, 07:28 PM

1961 Falcon, oh yea, I turned that into an L/Stock, a1963 Falcon Sprint, that I ran in J/Stock, a 1966 Falcon, oops G/SA, I think I see a trend emerging. Because of car payments (gave the finance companies fits) I drove first a 54 Buick Special ($75) and a 56 Buick Century Wagon, I sold that to Tony Janes and finally a 1969 Chev 4 x 4 pickup. I guess my priorities were racing, now that I think about it. Fred

Ed Fernandez · 03-31-2011, 07:46 PM

1966 my uncle bought a '67 Le mans.He gave me his '60 four door Catalina 389/2bbl auto.I put dual exh. with pipes under the rear out the back and 8:25 thin whitewalls with baby moons.Put all sorts of racing decals on the rear door glass.It was stock engine wise but it sure left from a stop light with the Turbo Hydramatic trans.I parked this car,and a '55
Chevy,'56 Chevy 2 dr S/W and '57 Chevy Nomad with a straight axle (red and white paint and red and white r&p interior) on the streets of Greenwich Village in Manhattan back then.Try that now.

Wade Mahaffey · 03-31-2011, 07:54 PM

Hey I was trying! This was factory stock in 66. I don't know where the transistor radio was in this photo, but it was tuned to "Little Deuce Coupe" I'm sure!

Bill Mitchell · 03-31-2011, 10:28 PM

In 1966 my daily driver was a blue metallic 1966 Pontiac Catalina coupe [389 2 bbl auto] that I had purchased with both quarter panels damaged & repaired. Drove it to Galveston Tx on vacation. My drag race driver was a 1966 GTO purchased as a theft recovery [no motor or trans] installed a 389 4 bbl & turbohydro for F-2 BS/A [N.A.D.S. rules] Only got to race it a couple of times at Tri-State Dragway, Kahoka, MO before I received the letter from Uncle Sam. Later that year my daily driver became a 5-ton dump truck around Long Binh, Saigon & the Iron Triangle at Xmas.

sammy pizzolato · 03-31-2011, 11:09 PM

my first a 1965 honda super 90 red. then a bridgestone super 90 red. then a 1957 chevy two dr red 245hp 4 spd.

those were good times.

JRyan · 03-31-2011, 11:38 PM

In '66 my daily driver was the black '50 Olds that "Yac" has in his V/Stock pictures. It had a hopped up '56 324 Olds engine and good 4-speed Hydrostick. With 4.30 gears and 8.20 x 15 Atlas Bucron tires, I used to tell the '62 to '66 Muscle Car drivers to leave whenever they wished. The car wouldn't spin a tire and I'd be long gone before they ever found traction.

If I survive a couple of more years, it may be my Summer daily driver again, but updated a little.

Jerry

Travis Miller · 04-01-2011, 12:22 AM

In June 1965 I bought my first car, a '59 Ford Galaxie 292 3-speed. I soon added a 4-bl, dual exhaust with cutouts, and traction bars. In Jan 1966 I traded it on a '63 Galaxie 500 boxtop with a 406. The 406 later got replaced with a 427 LR. As my daily driver that '63 Galaxie saw lots of street racing and passes down a dragstrip.

Dan Lattimore · 04-01-2011, 06:29 AM

Wow! A lot of great cars and a great time for factory hot rods.-----What a great sense of humor you guys have, some of the posts were hillarous. Terry----- Our next big number is 70 . Where did it go? Most of the guys you mentioned are gone , I do see Gene Calhoun ocasionally and Rocky Martin's son Ricky is a painter here. Thanks again to all who have served and are serving to preserve our taken for granted way of life. And to my grandson Danny, a brand new Marine ( Semper Fi )-------Danny

J Kuchel · 04-01-2011, 07:06 AM

My was a Big Wheel peddle car.

jimmyparker · 04-01-2011, 07:44 AM

I was in the Army in '66 and bought a new Belair two door sedan, 283, 3 speed. It was Burgandy with Red interior and I immediately put a set of Fenton spoke wheels on it. I later made a stocker out of it and set the O/S record at the '71 Gainesville Divisional at 13.45 or so. The problem was I didn't know until I got my ND a couple of weeks later that Bruce Wilkerson also lowered the record on the same day at Bowling Green and was a couple hundreds faster than me so my "record" never hit ND.

03-31-2011, 07:28 PM	#1
Fred Holdorf Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Minden, Nv Posts: 44 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's 1961 Falcon, oh yea, I turned that into an L/Stock, a1963 Falcon Sprint, that I ran in J/Stock, a 1966 Falcon, oops G/SA, I think I see a trend emerging. Because of car payments (gave the finance companies fits) I drove first a 54 Buick Special ($75) and a 56 Buick Century Wagon, I sold that to Tony Janes and finally a 1969 Chev 4 x 4 pickup. I guess my priorities were racing, now that I think about it. Fred

03-31-2011, 07:46 PM	#2
Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's 1966 my uncle bought a '67 Le mans.He gave me his '60 four door Catalina 389/2bbl auto.I put dual exh. with pipes under the rear out the back and 8:25 thin whitewalls with baby moons.Put all sorts of racing decals on the rear door glass.It was stock engine wise but it sure left from a stop light with the Turbo Hydramatic trans.I parked this car,and a '55 Chevy,'56 Chevy 2 dr S/W and '57 Chevy Nomad with a straight axle (red and white paint and red and white r&p interior) on the streets of Greenwich Village in Manhattan back then.Try that now. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

03-31-2011, 07:54 PM	#3
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 18 Times in 8 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's Hey I was trying! This was factory stock in 66. I don't know where the transistor radio was in this photo, but it was tuned to "Little Deuce Coupe" I'm sure!

03-31-2011, 10:28 PM	#4
Bill Mitchell Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Kirksville MO Posts: 87 Likes: 161 Liked 26 Times in 4 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's In 1966 my daily driver was a blue metallic 1966 Pontiac Catalina coupe [389 2 bbl auto] that I had purchased with both quarter panels damaged & repaired. Drove it to Galveston Tx on vacation. My drag race driver was a 1966 GTO purchased as a theft recovery [no motor or trans] installed a 389 4 bbl & turbohydro for F-2 BS/A [N.A.D.S. rules] Only got to race it a couple of times at Tri-State Dragway, Kahoka, MO before I received the letter from Uncle Sam. Later that year my daily driver became a 5-ton dump truck around Long Binh, Saigon & the Iron Triangle at Xmas. __________________ Bill Mitchell 5540

03-31-2011, 11:09 PM	#5
sammy pizzolato Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: houma louisiana Posts: 432 Likes: 52 Liked 56 Times in 13 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's my first a 1965 honda super 90 red. then a bridgestone super 90 red. then a 1957 chevy two dr red 245hp 4 spd. those were good times.

03-31-2011, 11:38 PM	#6
JRyan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 645 Likes: 30 Liked 112 Times in 31 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's In '66 my daily driver was the black '50 Olds that "Yac" has in his V/Stock pictures. It had a hopped up '56 324 Olds engine and good 4-speed Hydrostick. With 4.30 gears and 8.20 x 15 Atlas Bucron tires, I used to tell the '62 to '66 Muscle Car drivers to leave whenever they wished. The car wouldn't spin a tire and I'd be long gone before they ever found traction. If I survive a couple of more years, it may be my Summer daily driver again, but updated a little. Jerry

04-01-2011, 12:22 AM	#7
Travis Miller Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 478 Likes: 1 Liked 276 Times in 27 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's In June 1965 I bought my first car, a '59 Ford Galaxie 292 3-speed. I soon added a 4-bl, dual exhaust with cutouts, and traction bars. In Jan 1966 I traded it on a '63 Galaxie 500 boxtop with a 406. The 406 later got replaced with a 427 LR. As my daily driver that '63 Galaxie saw lots of street racing and passes down a dragstrip.

04-01-2011, 06:29 AM	#8
Dan Lattimore Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Beaverdam, Va./ Port St. Lucie,Fla. Posts: 362 Likes: 177 Liked 154 Times in 37 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's Wow! A lot of great cars and a great time for factory hot rods.-----What a great sense of humor you guys have, some of the posts were hillarous. Terry----- Our next big number is 70 . Where did it go? Most of the guys you mentioned are gone , I do see Gene Calhoun ocasionally and Rocky Martin's son Ricky is a painter here. Thanks again to all who have served and are serving to preserve our taken for granted way of life. And to my grandson Danny, a brand new Marine ( Semper Fi )-------Danny __________________ 66W30POST Last edited by Dan Lattimore; 04-01-2011 at 09:34 AM. Reason: spelling

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J Kuchel Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sterling,Illinois Posts: 111 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's My was a Big Wheel peddle car.

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jimmyparker Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: columbus, georgia Posts: 385 Likes: 66 Liked 309 Times in 88 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's I was in the Army in '66 and bought a new Belair two door sedan, 283, 3 speed. It was Burgandy with Red interior and I immediately put a set of Fenton spoke wheels on it. I later made a stocker out of it and set the O/S record at the '71 Gainesville Divisional at 13.45 or so. The problem was I didn't know until I got my ND a couple of weeks later that Bruce Wilkerson also lowered the record on the same day at Bowling Green and was a couple hundreds faster than me so my "record" never hit ND.