Vintage Car Photos

[Dustin18436572]

Hello all! Wondering if you guys can help? Does anyone have vintage muscle car photos scanned and that can be uploaded to this discussion that I can use in a short film? Thank you!

['69Novajoe]

You mean like this......

[Dustin18436572]

Yes exactly! Thank you! Need more pictures if you got them! Film will be about cars and how they all have history!

[chevyman0429]

One of my 69’s old race car

[69Z11Pacer396]

Circa 1972

[Keith Seymore]

'65 GTO - built by PMD specifically for my dad to race. Delivered through Royal Pontiac in Royal Oak Michigan early in the '65 model year.

K

https://www.motortrend.com/features/5000-mile-unrestored-1965-pontiac-gto-dragstrip-warrior-new-still-family/

https://over-drive-magazine.com/2023/03/07/1965-pontiac-gto-keith-seymores-lightweight-royal-gto-is-a-heavyweight-in-feathery-fabric/

https://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=560524

[Mr70]

My first car.

[Dustin18436572]

Thank you everyone! Keep them going!

[1967Z28]

A 1967 Z-28 Camaro I had back in the late '80s.

[TWB]

1972

[SS427]

Circa 1981, My daily driver while I attended Dunwoody Industrial Institute in Mpls.

[Steve Shauger]

Circa 1976-77. My daily driver in the background is the BRG 67 Austin Healey Sprite at that time.

[Rumbleguts396]

My uncle John’s brand new Heavy Chevy Chevelle. 6 months later in the junkyard after a street race gone bad. He survived amazingly. He was my hero and where my car passion came from. Rob

[Keith Seymore]

Stretching the definition of muscle car a bit (model year wise) but my first car and daily driver back then.

Dad ordered this car for my mom to drive. She had it four years and I got it after she was done with it.

I have been racing this same car for 46 years. First time out it went 14.90's. Best pass on the original motor was 12.20.

It now regularly goes 9.80's at 136 mph.

K

https://www.motortrend.com/features/sucs-1046-keith-seymores-1974-chevy-chevelle/

https://www.nmcadigital.com/blog/keith-seymore-is-committed-to-honing-his-skills-and-his-combo-for-multiple-drag-racing-classes/2148

[FTC]

So, just to be clear, you want old photographs correct? That's why you mentioned "vintage" and "scanned", because you don't really need pics of old muscle cars taken yesterday, or last month, etc,...etc... but actual photos taken with a camera, back in the day, right?

[mssl72]

First one is late '73, car was a month old. Second picture is original owner with a buddy, a year or 2 later.

https://i.ibb.co/XFnMXJF/Z-front-3-4-org.jpg (https://ibb.co/VMF5VBM)

https://i.ibb.co/x5GRV22/Z-David-and-friend.jpg (https://ibb.co/ThRFzww)

You may notice the Z28 emblems added to the front fender in the 2nd picture. The OO did that after he removed the stripes.

[Vortecpro]

Stretching the definition of muscle car a bit (model year wise) but my first car and daily driver back then.

Dad ordered this car for my mom to drive. She had it four years and I got it after she was done with it.

I have been racing this same car for 46 years. First time out it went 14.90's. Best pass on the original motor was 12.20.

It has now gone 9.80's at 136 mph.

K

https://www.motortrend.com/features/sucs-1046-keith-seymores-1974-chevy-chevelle/

https://www.nmcadigital.com/blog/keith-seymore-is-committed-to-honing-his-skills-and-his-combo-for-multiple-drag-racing-classes/2148

Ran across this car at Firebird raceway in the 80s, ran 11.80s at the time, I thought to myself what a well thought out car.

[Keith Seymore]

Ran across this car at Firebird raceway in the 80s, ran 11.80s at the time, I thought to myself what a well thought out car.

Thank you so much for saying that.

We kept it at 11.80's for a long time (trying to avoid putting a roll bar in it). Once we put the bar in it was on to 10.70's and 10.50's before the next big jump.

K

[TimG]

Wow, that Heavy Chevy Chevelle was really messed up. I'm glad your uncle made it through OK.

[Vortecpro]

Thank you so much for saying that.

We kept it at 11.80's for a long time (trying to avoid putting a roll bar in it). Once we put the bar in it was on to 10.70's and 10.50's before the next big jump.

K


Did you know Elmo Hodges and Deb from the proving grounds? Debbie 18 at the time prowled the streets in her L88 70 or 71 stick Camaro.

[Keith Seymore]

Did you know Elmo Hodges and Deb from the proving grounds? Debbie 18 at the time prowled the streets in her L88 70 or 71 stick Camaro.

I did; I recognize the name.

K

[Keith Seymore]

Our '64 GTO on display at the Michigan State Fair.

K

[tom406]

A Corvair towing a GTO? I’m no physicist but that seems iffy…

[Keith Seymore]

A Corvair towing a GTO? I’m no physicist but that seems iffy…

We lived to tell about it.

Actually - I was just thinking about that.

Back then the trip to the track would have been all two lane roads (no freeways) and about 20 to 90 miles one way. Probably 50-55 mph max. I recall that the road to Tri City dragway was dirt (paved in one direction, dirt going the other way).

Not like today where we are going all over the eastern 1/3 of the United States at freeway speeds (and above).

K

[Keith Seymore]

We lived to tell about it.

Actually - I was just thinking about that.

Back then the trip to the track would have been all two lane roads (no freeways) and about 20 to 90 miles one way. Probably 50-55 mph max. I recall that the road to Tri City dragway was dirt (paved in one direction, dirt going the other way).

Not like today where we are going all over the eastern 1/3 of the US at freeway speeds.

K

I wouldn't flat tow across town these days, with all the crazies and people not paying attention on the road. Imagine how one feels riding a motorcycle, or driving your classic, and then imagine a second one hooked together with no brakes on it.

I flat towed the Chevelle for a little bit. I had a wire harness that plugged in to the front of the car so that pressing the truck brakes actuated the brake lights on the car.

I still have the old tow bar and chains. I can set it up at shows but transport the cars separately and then hook up once I get there.

K

[Keith Seymore]

Question: how many carburetors in this picture?

Answer: Seven. Four on the Corvair and three on the GTO.

K

[cook_dw]

Thought I would add a few photos. Some old some not so much but they were not digital when taken. First couple of photos of my father's first car which it ran into an overpass when he fell asleep headed home from work. Next few are of a 68 CB L30 M20 (sag) Camaro and a L34 '70 SS. Then the 1st of 2 pace cars and mixed in was a black (originally Ash Gold with gold deluxe) L34 68. and finally a few of the 1st pace car finished along with the 2nd being finished. The one photo of the pace car on the trailer was back in mid to late 90's at the Camaro Nationals down in ATL IIRC. Lastly was a '76 SS Nova and some random photos of the 1st pacer again.

[1967 4K]

Circa 1976, Honda CB 750 with KZ900 seat n Kerker 4 into 1.

[Formula455SD]

These were taken back in the 80's.

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[Tommy]

Pictures of my X77 Z28 a previous owner sent me. I believe they are from the late 80's. The Z still looks basically the same today but has a lot less paint. The car cover wasn't very kind to the car over the years.


Tommy

[Tommy]

Google Earth pic of how it sat for a couple decades under a car cover.


Tommy

[Formula455SD]

Here is a pic of the Chevelle I posted earlier.... before I wrecked it. I was 18..

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[dykstra]

:biggthumpup:

[daveg]

1989

[daveg]

1988

[daveg]

pics from 1982- 1983

[daveg]

Pics from 1987. Sorry about the goon in many but that was the only way we saved pics.

[daveg]

couple from 1978. Have many more but do not want to bore folks to death. Hope these help.

[SS427]

couple from 1978. Have many more but do not want to bore folks to death. Hope these help.

Damn you had some nice muscle cars in your past, oh and please bore us all some more.

[daveg]

Have to dig big album out,
Sorry about the branch off the focus but the reason I joined here is her 69 "OLE BLUE" in the recent pics here.
Link to a work in progress thread documenting it on Chevelle forum.

I thought it may be of interest here as it is a third week of Feb Baltimore car L78- M22 that seems quite original.

If any interest in its details I will put a organized thread together here on it.

All pics I posted are factory paint cars.

Pics in this post are current and that is not me with her in front of her 68 convert.

That is a very young Ann in pics of my 68 SS RS L78 M22 Camaro in March 1978. Put the hood and a 67 vette 3x2 setup on it.
Used Chev center carb and 440 Mopar end carbs.
The Mopar end carbs are bigger and work better.

https://www.chevelles.com/threads/date-codes-and-numbers-69-chevelle-l78-m22-ole-blue.1168835/


Damn you had some nice muscle cars in your past, oh and please bore us all some more.

[Formula455SD]

Thats me. Pic taken in about 1975.

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[Formula455SD]

'76 Trans Am 455 4 speed that I wrecked. The other is a '70 Camaro RS with a blown engine. Both got parted out.

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[Formula455SD]

My girlfriend wrecked this. I ended up parting it out.

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[RPOLS3]

Here are a couple of our 409 when we first owned it in 1979 sitting in the driveway awaiting it's first re-fresh and then again in the driveway just after a garage re-spray along with a photo of the freshly assembled replacement 409 that Dad rounded up via friends and swap meet finds back in the day. After Cousin Eddie scattered the original 409 block in the mid 60's it ended up with a wheezer 283 between the frame rails and that was still in it when we got it in 1979.

[olredalert]

Here are a couple of our 409 when we first owned it in 1979 sitting in the driveway awaiting it's first re-fresh and then again in the driveway just after a garage re-spray along with a photo of the freshly assembled replacement 409 that Dad rounded up via friends and swap meet finds back in the day. After Cousin Eddie scattered the original 409 block in the mid 60's it ended up with a wheezer 283 between the frame rails and that was still in it when we got it in 1979.

----Boy, do I remember those days well!....Bill S

[1967 4K]

My first car bought in 1972. It was a white car but I had it painted blue around 75.
Put a 1970 Chevelle 396/350 engine in it with 4:46 Zoom gears. It ran real good. Sold it around 79 less engine n trans for 800 bucks.

[cook_dw]

I'm almost sure I've posted these before but here they are again. 1990's. My first car. Purchased from an 89yr old lady. She was the 2nd owner and wrecked it in 1978. I purchased the car for $400 and my father helped me "restore" the car. Since I wasn't but 14 I still couldn't drive it. My folks put it in the Lebanon Christmas Parade the first year after doing all the body work and paint. Originally a 307/PG with 2.73 gears it was well uhhh... Turd. When I turned 17 and after driving it for a year and saving up the dough I bought and built a mild 350 280H Comp Cam, Edelbrock Performer & Holley carb with a set of Hooker long tubes mated to a M20 transmission. Out back the 10 bolt single leaf diff was swapped out with a 5 leaf BU 12 bolt with 3.55 gears. Burnout was the first and last the 307 could muster with the aid of the 3.55 12. Once the 307 was plucked the new engine & trans were bolted in. Back then a 17yr old could still work a part time job and be able to buy cool shit.

[daveg]

Damn you had some nice muscle cars in your past, oh and please bore us all some more.


oldest first.
All our cars.
All Mopar's are factory 426 Hemi cars,
Buying them was cheap early and mid 80's.

[daveg]

some more

69 Corvette was 350 4spd and had a damaged lf fender. New one lying on car. Learned to call them "itchmobiles" with that and the green 71.


wedding pics are Anns sister summer 81. I have been chauffer in many weddings.

Used the Mustang in my oldest niece's wedding. She did not care for the tire smoke leaving church for the drive around bit.

Me pushing the mustang hard in corners at raceway park was probably not smart. Look how far the right front is down and lr is up.
Those are it's factory installed tires.
Pic from 1989.
Lawyer in Walnut Creek CA bought it new and parked it in 1971.
Inside under a cover so it was still shiny.


Hood pic and pic of [ Ann, sister Jane and me with very dirty hands last post] are the only pics of the 68 ht she drove 1979- 1983. 396 was sick so it had a low mile 73 pickup 454 shortblock with the 68 heads. Car was 5 different colors but could hold its own in a stoplight grand prix. Surprised plenty as it ran well. 780 holley and 66 intake helped also. 4 spd 3.31 car.

[427425]

Post US Army, pre August 1971 wedding. bought new on my 21st birthday 12/24/69, still own it.

[Tenney]

Bill, you may recall Carl's '64 from Classic? (he scored it from Jim L. in C'dale) ...

[daveg]

Last batch from her album. lucky for you folks i did not find mine.
beating on the 66 sedan a bit. Factory 7.75x14 goodyear blue streaks were a joke.
lapping it hard [look at the dive and understeer] at elko speedway 1n 1987. set of f70x15 Polyglas redlines off the 68 charger on it. still pushed bad.

67 rt opening day trout fishing in wi 1988. interior of it. car had 6,600 miles on it. badly broken motor in 1968 they never fixed.


last pic of a goon after winning the 50 lap special invitational at raceway park. summer 91. car was a 68 biscayne squad car. 396 but you could not use big blocks so a 350 instead. car was clean rust wise but rough dent wise and had both upper control arms- 12 bolt and disc brakes.

[TimG]

I'd love that '64 Corvette today, the flares look great and the wheels are killer.

[TimG]

I've posted these before, but it's worth another look. This happened to a friends new fuelie '63 Corvette when it was brought in for warranty work at about three weeks old. A dealership employee rolled the car three times. The dealer ordered the owner a new Corvette immediately. This was in Davis, CA.

[napa68]

I've posted these before, but it's worth another look. This happened to a friends new fuelie '63 Corvette when it was brought in for warranty work at about three weeks old. A dealership employee rolled the car three times. The dealer ordered the owner a new Corvette immediately. This was in Davis, CA.

Daytona Blue?

[LetsFNgo]

Here’s a couple of pictures I was able to get from old owners of my AMC’s. Both my SC Rambler and SC360.

The pictures of the SC Rambler are from 1987ish. The owner named Brian was taking the car to the last car show at the now demolished NY Coliseum. The car was sold soon after and ended up sitting under a bunch of trees on Long Island for about 25 years after. Then sitting for another 12-13 years in Central NJ.

The SC360 photo is from about 1981 when Henry(the owner) almost finished putting the car together after buying it as a basket case at 13 years old in 1977.

The Orange 440+6 Cuda belongs to a gentleman I’ll call a friend. The picture is his dad in the 70’s at Englishtown.

[hotrods8]

Just registered on your site but have used various posts for reference for some time now.

I thought I'd post a photo of this 70 Challenger I bought locally several years ago. I managed to find the original owner and he sent me this photo when his car was new. I asked him why he didn't get a Hemi and he said, "we lived in Texas at the time and my wife said, no air conditioning, no new car". Couldn't get AC with the Hemi.

[Tenney]

I'd love that '64 Corvette today, the flares look great and the wheels are killer.

pics are kinda muddy! '64 409 Impala - '67 'Vette (here w/buddy's straight-axle big block '55) ...

[TimG]

Daytona Blue, I have the window sticker in my files for the first one and second one the dealer ordered. They're about 6,000 cars apart.

[cook_dw]

Post US Army, pre August 1971 wedding. bought new on my 21st birthday 12/24/69, still own it.


Adjusted photo.

[cook_dw]

Is it an illusion or were the rally wheels painted gold?

[Igosplut]

https://i.postimg.cc/tCsLTgKf/441883313-355148324242072-2115246982458019548-n.jpg (https://postimg.cc/tYHrv9Ct)

[TWB]

Two more.

[427425]

Yes the wheels were painted gold, then copper, then white. no extra $$ for cool wheels, so we did the day 2 thing with a spray can. Also had Kelly Springfield G60's on the back, couldn't afford the Goodyears. The car was dressed like this in the Day 2 display at MCACN years ago with the traction bars, and homemade smog headers.
Thanks for blowing up the picture..