When I gave up motorcycles I decided to get a 66 or 67 Corvette big block. Ended up buying a new 2012 at about half the price and with a factory guarantee. That got traded for a 2015, which is an unbelievably great car. I like them all.
67 Corvette 427
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Waiting on the C8. Rumors of 900-1000 HP at the top end model, 500 at the base model. 500 is enough not to get me killed, 900+ is a dragster.
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As the twig is bent....so grows the tree, right BillyMagg?
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You can't beat a Marina Blue '67! Beautiful!
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I'm just a pup compared to most of you all, but I lusted after those Stingrays too.
Then I sat in one and even at 6' felt like I was buried in the ground.
Even so, I've had daydreams of discovering a barn-find '63-'65 convertible and building it out as a Grand Sport tribute but with modern brakes and such. Though, as stated above, even a junker will be expensive.
Then I sat in one and even at 6' felt like I was buried in the ground.
Even so, I've had daydreams of discovering a barn-find '63-'65 convertible and building it out as a Grand Sport tribute but with modern brakes and such. Though, as stated above, even a junker will be expensive.
BigBill
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I liked the side fender shark gills it was a '66 with a 427/435hp with trips. Always wanted one.
Now the only car collection is my slot cars 1/32 with the kids. Home - Electric Dreams I can own andvdrive any car.
Now the only car collection is my slot cars 1/32 with the kids. Home - Electric Dreams I can own andvdrive any car.
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Mexican Kerry
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The only Vettes in my life are my dad's, he has a 58, a 65, and probably a couple others I don't know about. He's definitely a car guy, you never know what you will find when you go visit.
He let me drive his first 58 once, but he hasn't let me drive the current one.
I'm lower on the totem pole with my poor man's 55 210.
He let me drive his first 58 once, but he hasn't let me drive the current one.
I'm lower on the totem pole with my poor man's 55 210.
Like high end guns, some people are not set up to care for high end cars
Had a Marina Blue 66 Convertible. Just a 327-300. It was a fun car and had been owned by a High School English teacher.. Bought it from her in 68. Over the years I had a 58, a 62, 63 Coupe and the 66. Didn't like the 68s etc. One of the most fun cars I ever had was a 57 T Bird.... Fast?? Not really but between it and the XKE they were the ones the gals liked the best.
Bought a used Polar White Coupe 67 after Viet Nam in 1970 from
Ft Sumter Chevrolet in Charleston. Paid $3390 w/17000 miles...
My first AIR car
300hp/327, AC, PS, PB,EW, and a slip n slide Powerglide..
Good gas mileage too. Tires lasted FOREVER.. 3:08 rear Posi and
a Powerglide didn't produce many or ANY burnouts.. l remember
the first time l tried to find the BATTERY.. Finally located it inside the
inner fender well on the driver side... Replacing it required taking drivers
front wheel off... Then removing the inner fender liner fastened with a zillion screws...
Even with that little 327 under the hood it was really crowded in there...
Most threw the ignition shielding away the after their first tune-up.
Sold it around 1974 after the first baby came... Really nice car. l still miss it..
My hotrod these days is a 2wd 2010 FJ CRUISER. Not a high performance
car by any definition. Still quite stylish tho
Ft Sumter Chevrolet in Charleston. Paid $3390 w/17000 miles...
My first AIR car
300hp/327, AC, PS, PB,EW, and a slip n slide Powerglide..Good gas mileage too. Tires lasted FOREVER.. 3:08 rear Posi and
a Powerglide didn't produce many or ANY burnouts.. l remember
the first time l tried to find the BATTERY.. Finally located it inside the
inner fender well on the driver side... Replacing it required taking drivers
front wheel off... Then removing the inner fender liner fastened with a zillion screws...
Even with that little 327 under the hood it was really crowded in there...
Most threw the ignition shielding away the after their first tune-up.
Sold it around 1974 after the first baby came... Really nice car. l still miss it..
My hotrod these days is a 2wd 2010 FJ CRUISER. Not a high performance
car by any definition. Still quite stylish tho
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The big blocks sure had the torque and with positraction would put you in the next lane if you got down on it.
A friend had a 66 with the big block while I optioned for the 327 engine.
I had a 66, 69 and a 78 which I still have. The older ones can take a trailer hitch which is bolted into the rear end. I pulled a boat with my 69 from VA to CA and back. The 69 350 had chrome rings and a 11 to 1 compression ratio. It had over 440K miles when I sold it.
My 78 I used to pull a trailer for hauling water and other things like compost.
A friend had a 66 with the big block while I optioned for the 327 engine.
I had a 66, 69 and a 78 which I still have. The older ones can take a trailer hitch which is bolted into the rear end. I pulled a boat with my 69 from VA to CA and back. The 69 350 had chrome rings and a 11 to 1 compression ratio. It had over 440K miles when I sold it.
My 78 I used to pull a trailer for hauling water and other things like compost.
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Not a 427...
...but since we are seeing pix of lotsa Corvettes, here's The Big Girl on the day I picked her up. Corvette 'Museum Delivery' in Bowling Green, KY, May, 2015.
She's a very unique vehicle. Night Race Blue, Kalahari interior, 3LT, Z51, A8, and more. Though exact numbers are not maintained by GM, extrapolating available numbers suggests she may be the only Corvette EXACTLY like her.
Even if not one of a kind, I dig her. Just over 15K now on the odometer; always fun to drive.
Be safe.
...but since we are seeing pix of lotsa Corvettes, here's The Big Girl on the day I picked her up. Corvette 'Museum Delivery' in Bowling Green, KY, May, 2015.
She's a very unique vehicle. Night Race Blue, Kalahari interior, 3LT, Z51, A8, and more. Though exact numbers are not maintained by GM, extrapolating available numbers suggests she may be the only Corvette EXACTLY like her.
Even if not one of a kind, I dig her. Just over 15K now on the odometer; always fun to drive.
Be safe.
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The heyday for corvettes is now, imo. Z06 @ 660HP or ZR1 @755 HP(with matching torque) and the new monster 900+HP is coming.
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...but since we are seeing pix of lotsa Corvettes, here's The Big Girl on the day I picked her up. Corvette 'Museum Delivery' in Bowling Green, KY, May, 2015.
She's a very unique vehicle. Night Race Blue, Kalahari interior, 3LT, Z51, A8, and more. Though exact numbers are not maintained by GM, extrapolating available numbers suggests she may be the only Corvette EXACTLY like her.
Even if not one of a kind, I dig her. Just over 15K now on the odometer; always fun to drive.
Be safe.
Would "Wow!" be considered a suitable comment here?
If so, consider it said.
Tradewind36
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Beautiful!! I'm planning a road trip to NCM this summer.
Hawker800
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My 63 split window in 1964.
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Tradewind36
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My 63 split window in 1964.
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Beautiful '63, had a silver one just like that, 4 spd and factory air.
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