Kool?

[radman]

55 Old Skool Gasser

 

[Rickster]

kinda cool.... but 75 large simmers things down a bit.

 

[650cent]

Very nice!! Reminds me of my high school days when an upper classman had a '55 almost like that but painted green. Called it the Jolly Green Giant. Straight front axle and all the trick ****, for 1970. The good old days watching huge smoky burnouts in front of the school while waiting for the bus. I guess the cops were more tolerant back then. Of course the Jolly Green Giant didn't last long and was totaled out. What a waste.

Bill

 

[radman]

Very nice!! Reminds me of my high school days when an upper classman had a '55 almost like that but painted green. Called it the Jolly Green Giant. Straight front axle and all the trick ****, for 1970. The good old days watching huge smoky burnouts in front of the school while waiting for the bus. I guess the cops were more tolerant back then. Of course the Jolly Green Giant didn't last long and was totaled out. What a waste.
Bill

Exactly. In my case, a '56 Nomad, Econoline frt axle, built 327, crap brakes, dk gray primer, raw and uncut. Ah, the wonderful memories, like a personal American Graffiti.

 

[donaldb]

This was my car whilst in high school 69 Cutlass.........but mine was a 442 sleeper. A 400 cu. inch, a rock 4 barrell and duel exhaust, red on red, bucket seats, w/white top. God I loved that car. Dated my wife in that car and still today even she wishes I had kept it.

 

[Wolfhound]

Reminds me of some of the greats I saw as a kid going to Lions Drag Strip in Southern CA as a kid ('60s)....Loved the Willys !

 

[radman]

 

[Bearly Flying]

Reminds me of my first car, 56 Chevy Bel Air 4 door hardtop, painted dark metalic blue. White leather rolled and pleated interior. Built up 409 with two 4 barrels, custom headers with a T-10 Borg Warner 4 gear.

Pulled the motor and tranny out of the chevy and dropped into a 66 chevelle, SS 327 body. Sold the 56 body for $100.00 (Looking back now. What a freaking *****!!!!!!!!)

Mind you the Chevelle was one hot little unit.

 

[chornbe]

That gold bel air... ugh.

That '69 Olds... saweet.

 

[Bounce]

My first car. The only difference was mine was "Competition Blue" and didn't have beads hanging from the mirror. Dad and I built it up from a basket case; hand (water) sanding each nick and ding before painting. Quick shifter (the best shift of any car since), modified steering arms (quicker ratio), suspension upgrade. First vehicle I broke the ton in/on.

 

[TheAxeman]

Yeah, I remember my first car in high school.....and I still couldn't get laid.

 

[Longrifle]

Reminds me of some of the greats I saw as a kid going to Lions Drag Strip in Southern CA as a kid ('60s)....Loved the Willys !

Me too, I remember it well.......there's only one thing that smells better than burnin' rubber!

 

[chornbe]

Reminds me of some of the greats I saw as a kid going to Lions Drag Strip in Southern CA as a kid ('60s)....Loved the Willys !

Me too, I remember it well.......there's only one thing that smells better than burnin' rubber!

Napalm?

*snicker*

I just watched Christine recently. "New car. Just about the best smell in the world, 'cept maybe for *****."

 

[radman]

Nope, race gas, smell it a mile away.

 

[Longrifle]

Very good Chris, I was trying to be a little vague, but you nailed the obvious quote from the movie....one of my favs.

I love to watch that Plymouth Fury smash that kid in the loading dock and run over the guy at the gas station leaving him a pile of burning flesh.

Damn, I wish I had that car!!!!!!!!

 

[chornbe]

There's one running around north Wilmington where I work. It's not in quite as nice condition as that one, and it's missing the grille, but it is a striking car.

 

[luvtoride]

This was my car whilst in high school 69 Cutlass.........but mine was a 442 sleeper. A 400 cu. inch, a rock 4 barrell and duel exhaust, red on red, bucket seats, w/white top. God I loved that car. Dated my wife in that car and still today even she wishes I had kept it.

Now, that's what I'm talkin' 'bout! That's nice... really nice! As a matter of fact my first car was a Cutlass... a '70 cutlass... no 442, either. Not nearly as nice as this! Very beat up... used to take it woods riding all of the time.

 

[radman]

"My car is a movie star. Honest — she’s the real Christine. Well, ok, one of possibly 27 identical 1957 and 58 Plymouths used in the film of that name. Mine is the actual stunt car from the alley scene, where she corners Moochie at the loading dock. I know this because she was the only 3-speed overdrive in the bunch. The guys on the set forgot, and when they went to start her up she was in gear and lunged forward, almost taking out some equipment. “Bad Christine,” they shouted.

I bought her in 1984, when I was 20, from the back lot of a studio in L.A. She was scheduled to be scrapped, but my friend Al Newman from Classic Wheels in Anaheim alerted me. I paid $900, and flat-bedded her home along with boxes of parts, a script, movie stills, press kit, etc. In the trunk I found the “CQB-241” license plate that was on the car during the filming. Missing were a lot of trim items, including the entire interior, but I was able to get everything to complete the restoration from the other “Christines,” which were in a scrap yard in Fontana.

This is a 1958 Plymouth Fury with a 318 wedge motor and dual Carter carbs. As we all know, the Fury had gold siding. The movie people decided the gold was too hard to reproduce, so they used aluminum Belvedere Sport line trim and Christine was born. My Christine now has 79,000 miles. I did not set out to build a show car, just a nice driver, and she is still running and looking good after 18 years." — Martin Sanchez

 

[exskibum]

This was my car whilst in high school 69 Cutlass.........but mine was a 442 sleeper. A 400 cu. inch, a rock 4 barrell and duel exhaust, red on red, bucket seats, w/white top. God I loved that car. Dated my wife in that car and still today even she wishes I had kept it.

Ohhh yeah -- now THERE's a really nice car. My sister's first husband had a '67 convertable Cutlass 4-4-2. We rebuilt that engine in my garage during the summer or fall of 1971. It's the only time I've ever had every part laid out, pristine clean and back from the machine shop, before we started to put it back together. It was a royal ***** to rebuild the Quadrajet carb, and we eventually replaced it with a dual feed Holley. Saw my ex brother-in-law a couple years ago at my sister's for Thanksgiving (they're still friends) and we were talking about that car -- said the same thing as you did: he'd give just about anything to have it back.

My first was a '67 Mustang fastback that I'd also love to have back. But then, anyone who trades one of those in on a new '73 Pinto station wagon probably doesn't deserve to have it back. :averting_eyes_in_shame: