Cool old car (or other) stories.....

[LC4CARL]

That's is one of the best parts of my insurance job. I've met some great enthusiasts over the years.

 

[Bumblebee]

That's is one of the best parts of my insurance job. I've met some great enthusiasts over the years.

I'll bet.....

My neighbor was getting his Mustang appraised and I just happened to be there when the appraiser came.....

He himself was a collector and shared some of his pictures with us.....he was in the middle of building a '69 Camaro and from the pictures it will be a real stunning machine...

 

[TallTom]

I'll bet.....

My neighbor was getting his Mustang appraised and I just happened to be there when the appraiser came.....

He himself was a collector and shared some of his pictures with us.....he was in the middle of building a '69 Camaro and from the pictures it will be a real stunning machine...

If only we knew then what we do now!!

In my youth it was common place to see muscle cars everywhere. Then the "oil shortage" of the Carter Administration was manufactured. Muscle cars and engines were being slaughtered in mass numbers. I can recall vividly 426 Hemis being removed and stacked in piles like discarded scrap lumber. Man I should have squirreled a dozen of those away somewhere!

I still come across a find from those days once in awhile. Got a Pontiac 428 square block out of an old Hearse a few years back. Sitting in a guys backyard for years. Put it up on a GTO site for 8K. It sold in 3 hours. Some guy up north sent me a bank check overnight for it. Took care of all the shipping etc.

The GTO guys put them in place of the original mills, fitted with a GTO 6 pack, and apparently made better power by a lot. And nobody but the most trained eye knew it wasn't original.

What I could do with those old original 426 Hemis.

*sigh*

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Did someone say Hemi?

 

[Bumblebee]

Saw this while out walking today

I love these old square bodies would have been nicer if it had period correct tires and rims though

 

[Red05]

I had a ‘73 square body half ton big block. It a had a tach where the fuel gage normally goes. Cool truck. Wish I’d kept it.

 

[TallTom]

Saw this while out walking today

I love these old square bodies would have been nicer if it had period correct tires and rims though

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I just saw a restored like 1980 something Bronco with a $67K asking price! I'm like WTF where's the other 2 that go with it! Yes it looked nice but $67K nice?