Some scans from years past...SM Nats, etc

[Xplantdad]

SO, it's hot as heck outside...what to do? Well...scan some pics, that's what!

Enjoy <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif


My Nova the first day I had it

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_nova8.jpg

Then trying on the Fenton's from Gary's Camaro...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_nova7.jpg


Hey it was from Courtesy Chevrolet in Ca <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif (I never paid any attention)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_nova6.jpg

[Xplantdad]

Then the inline 6 came out...at Hardin Olds/Honda De Lorean...where I worked


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_nova3.jpg
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_nova1.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_nova2.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_nova5.jpg


Later iteration...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_nova4.jpg


And right before I sold it...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_nova9.jpg

[Xplantdad]

A couple of Street Machine Nats from Devonshire Downs pics from 1982? *(Where we sold the Chevy Crossram and blueprints that was mentioned in Car Craft or Super Chevy...I wish I could find that magazine)

Gary's Camaro (He let me drive it there!)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMNDD1.jpg

Daytona yellow SS

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMNDD5.jpg

Interesting....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMNDD6.jpg


Grumpy's Toy (to the left)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMNDD4.jpg

TR3?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMNDD3.jpg

[Xplantdad]

The row of Camaros...mostly. Nice shorts! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMNDD2.jpg

Chevelle from AZ

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMNDD7.jpg

And a Camaro SS

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMNDD8.jpg

[Xplantdad]

Here's a few from the Street Machine Nats at Pomona in 81?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMN826.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMN822.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMN823.jpg

I thought that this was so cool!


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMN82.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMN821.jpg


Xram Z28

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMN82Xram1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMN82Xram.jpg


Mid Engined Vega

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMN825.jpg


My friend Mark in front of a really neat Nova!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMN824.jpg

[Xplantdad]

A few more...from a car show at Anaheim Convention Center...1978-Maybe 1979?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_AnaheimCC1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_AnaheimCC2.jpg

Pete Santini's Firebird (He painted a LOT of the customs during this time frame...along with Jeff Scozzaro (Jeff's place) who painted all of the Street Freaks!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_santiniAnaheimCC.jpg

[markjohnson]

I don't know what this White car is (Volvo, maybe?), but I know that I really like it . . . . A LOT!!

[markjohnson]

Speaking of Courtesy Chevrolet is Southern California, a friend of mine worked there in the Service Department in the early-Seventies and when Jenkins was in town and left his '70 Pro/Stock Camaro at the dealership for a weekend display they pushed the car into a Service bay with a lift and took lots of notes on all the tricks for their own '70 Camaro race car!

[RAIIIT/A]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markjohnson</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I don't know what this White car is (Volvo, maybe?), but I know that I really like it . . . . A LOT!! </div></div>

Triumph GT-6

[Mr. Chevy]

Great photos Bruce... I didn't know you were once a &quot;Nova Guy&quot;

Rich

[Woj]

Great entertainment Bruce. Thanks for the photos.

Phil Woj.

[Xplantdad]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mr. Chevy</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Great photos Bruce... I didn't know you were once a &quot;Nova Guy&quot;

Rich </div></div>Yep Rich...my first car. I will most likely end up with another. I need an old school big block car <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

[Xplantdad]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Woj</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Great entertainment Bruce. Thanks for the photos.

Phil Woj. </div></div>


You're welcome Phil. I've got lots more <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

[VintageMusclecar]

Great stuff as always Bruce.

I believe that mid engine Vega may have belonged to Bill Porterfield?

[Xplantdad]

I don't know Eric? it was pretty wild for the time <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

[RAIIIT/A]

Any more?

[jannes_z-28]

See there were fake Z/28 back then too
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_SMNDD1.jpg

Jan

[TORONADOXS]

I'm in that crowd somewhere. Just graduated high school. I remember the Triumph and the Vega well.

[Xplantdad]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RAIIIT/A</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Any more? </div></div>


Lots more. I will try an scan some more this week....

[Dog427435]

Great shot's Bruce!! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif


<span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">MORE!!</span></span>

[Xplantdad]

Here's a few more for tonight...

Anaheim Convention Center again, maybe 78-79?



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_AnaheimCC78.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_AnaheimCC781.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_AnaheimCC782.jpg

[Xplantdad]

Street Machine Nationals Pomona! More Camaros <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona12.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona8.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona13.jpg

[Xplantdad]

MOPAR

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona7.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona6.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona10.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona11.jpg

[Xplantdad]

W30...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona14.jpg


Another of my favorite Novas...with a dana 60!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona15.jpg


More Pete Santini paint!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona9.jpg

[Xplantdad]

Tri Fives

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona4.jpg

[Xplantdad]

Last for tonight...Vettes!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona16.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona17.jpg

[Xplantdad]

Some of these you may have seen before...

More Anaheim Convention Center...this car was a weird shade of green...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_ACC781.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_ACC782.jpg

High school buddy Rob's split window bug (I remember he scored the tail lights out of a warehouse in Mexico...LOL). He sold this and built a flip front end 56 ford truck...that ended up in a bunch of magazines,

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_ACC783.jpg

This was owned by a local auto shop ...and was used as advertising

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_ACC784.jpg


The Van WIlgen VW...actually one of 4. Gene (who did the body work on my Nova and collected BMW Isettas way back then) built a bug for each of his kids when they graduated high school. This one was built start to finish in about 1 month. He added the split window to the back, envelope chopped the roof, made it right hand drive and it won Bug o rama at OCIR. This picture was it's debut to any show. Notice the VW cutouts in the turn signal area...before billet stuff was popular <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_ACC785.jpg

[Xplantdad]

Some &quot;Z/28's&quot; at the Street Machine Nats at Devonshire Downs...either 1980 or 1981 ? My brother's Camaro is in the background of the first photo <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd3.jpg

SS427 Chevelle <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd4.jpg



Some of the typical paint work of the period

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd6.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd7.jpg

[Xplantdad]

Buddy's Firebird...was one of the cleanest street driven cars around!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd8.jpg


Cool...even back then!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd9.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd10.jpg



And a blown Camaro!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd11.jpg

[markinnaples]

Love the scans, thanks.

[Xplantdad]

This was in all of the magazines of the era

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd12.jpg

Definitely 80's <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd13.jpg

Awesome paint on this car...I think it was called Stained Glass?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd14.jpg



And...the &quot;Ding a Ling&quot; Phone company van...LOL

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd15.jpg

[Xplantdad]

I'll wrap up tonight with 3 more pics of my Nova <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif Street Machine Nats at Pomona

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smndd16.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smnpo1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/Old%20Scans%203/tn_smnpo2.jpg

[Xplantdad]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: markinnaples</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Love the scans, thanks. </div></div>

You're welcome <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

[kwhizz]

I'll bet that you miss that Nova...........Very Nice!!!

[Mr. Chevy]

I remember when that mirrored material was big on the firewalls of the custom cars.. My neighbor had it on his 79 Rally Sport Camaro..

Rich

[mockingbird812]

Way cool Bruce. Thanks for taking the time to scan and upload! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif

[Xplantdad]

I do miss my Nova! Who knows...maybe another one will happen to find it's way to my driveway <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif

This is fun...I do have more in albums and boxes...

[SS427]

Thanks for posting these Bruce. I love and miss that era in the automotive world. We need more photos from others from this early period and earlier. Come on everyone, post your shots!

[CC Rider]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks for posting these Bruce. I love and miss that era in the automotive world. We need more photos from others from this early period and earlier. Come on everyone, post your shots! </div></div>

I'll see what I can do.

[StealthBird]

Thanks for posting!

Definitely a great time period. I have dozens of pics from 1979-1980 Street Machine Nats in Indy, I'll have to dig them out and scan them.

Who can forget the late 70's....

[Xplantdad]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks for posting these Bruce. I love and miss that era in the automotive world. We need more photos from others from this early period and earlier. Come on everyone, post your shots! </div></div>

Agreed!

[Xplantdad]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: StealthBird</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Thanks for posting!

Definitely a great time period. I have dozens of pics from 1979-1980 Street Machine Nats in Indy, I'll have to dig them out and scan them.

Who can forget the late 70's.... </div></div>


Hey look what it says at the bottom of that magazine cover &quot;Jeff Scozzaro's Road Runner


In my post #458907 a few pages up..I reference him <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

Here:

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Pete Santini's Firebird (He painted a LOT of the customs during this time frame...along with Jeff Scozzaro (Jeff's place) who painted all of the Street Freaks!</div></div>

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/tn_santiniAnaheimCC.jpg


Jeff's place was always cool to drive by (On State College St at the Anaheim/Fullerton border). He always had something cool there <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif



Way cool!!!

[StealthBird]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v645/xplantdad/Old%20Scans/old%20scans%202/tn_CCNatsPomona17.jpg

This Corvette is just bizarre! It looks like they put a couple 70-75 Firebird Formula hood scoops on there, but in size XXL. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif

[Xplantdad]

Also, Jeff Scozzaro's garage door in Anaheim was spray (airbrushed) with a custom scene...

His neighbors were not too happy! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif

[markinnaples]

I love Jeff Scozzaro's Road Runner and paint. Totally '70's overkill, lol, gotta love it.