Do any of you guys ACTUALLY Drive your cars [Archive]

MotownMadman

12-05-2002, 01:11 AM

Alwyn, I have a vintage Team Shelby Trans Am Mustang worth close to half mil, look for me next season (car #2) on the vintage race circuit racing with no insurance as race vehicles cant be insured. All the guys in that sport take the same risk, so yeah a lot of guys not only drive there cars, but drive with their foot to the floor! /ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif

Belair62

12-05-2002, 01:14 AM

Yes...very carefully though.

Alwyn678

12-05-2002, 01:40 AM

WOW you guys are wild...........I would be SCARED to death to drive a car worth that kind of Money....I will look for you on the circuit....I am impressed

COPO PETE

12-05-2002, 01:46 AM

Actually, I race my COPO's more than I drive them. It's safer on the track!!!!!
Peter /ubbthreads/images/icons/smirk.gif

YenkoYS100

12-05-2002, 01:52 AM

Of Course! It's only a Corvair Silly. :-)

MotownMadman

12-05-2002, 02:08 AM

Alwyn, Nice Firebird, if you know some one looking for a similar project I have a basket case, badly rusted, complete numbers matching 67 Firebird 350 HO convertible I may let go, its a rare one, did not make many 350 HO ragtops, so it is worth saving.

MotownMadman

12-05-2002, 02:10 AM

I lied, I looked at the title, its a 68. /ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif

mc25t190

12-05-2002, 02:32 AM

my 7200 mile 69 camaro yenko , compliments, brian henderson, once, 69 yenko chevelle compliments chuck huber, never, 69 yenko nova compliments randy miller, never. the camaro is original , so it doesn't hurt it as much , 2miles, the other (2) never except to dyno and warm on a rare occasion. i am the collector car freak, don't stand a chace to spoil what you have, a virgin!
i do have a 67 ss/rs 396 mint driver i sold and bought back!

hvychev

12-05-2002, 02:35 AM

yes. I drive my Chevelle SIDEWAYS!! /ubbthreads/images/icons/ooo.gif

69rsss350

12-05-2002, 02:41 AM

Like I just stole it! /ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif

Stefano

12-05-2002, 02:51 AM

You just can't drive, brother, at least that is what Rickey says:p Stick to the skis.

Charley Lillard

12-05-2002, 02:52 AM

I even let Barnhart drive mine and screw it up........

SS427

12-05-2002, 03:51 AM

Some even in the rain for a little friendly Team Chevelle gathering in Minnesota. /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif
http://groups.msn.com/ClassicChevyMusclecars/1stmnteamchevellepicnic.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&Phot oID=30

Jeff Murphy

12-05-2002, 11:29 AM

Yep. But very carefully since I'm on the wrong side of the car relative to everyone else. /ubbthreads/images/icons/smirk.gif

12-05-2002, 11:34 AM

I drive the LS6 as often as possible. It is fun to let the car eat the tires, although a pain to clean rubber from the wheelwells. As far as I'm concerned if you can't drive it, it isn't worth owning. I don't want an oversize paper weight in my garage. To each his own though.

JoeC

12-05-2002, 12:12 PM

Here's a recent pic from going to a local show. Ahhhhh there's nothing like the smell of unburned hydrocarbons in the morning. /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY

12-05-2002, 01:56 PM

You bet I drive my Yenko /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif
After all, these things are still cars, not 'art'. What else are they good for if you don't take them out once in a while and exercise them?

Kevin Hand! You should be ashamed of yourself! The Chevelle and the Nova have been restored, and can be restored again if need be - so drive the wheels off of them! Yea I know you paid a lot of money for them, but it's all relative, so why cut yourself short of experiencing all there is to owning such cars? How many people can answer 'YES' when someone asks you 'is it real?' after you've just chirped through all 4 gears?

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12-05-2002, 02:01 PM

Kevin, sell me the chevelle. I'll drive it. /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY

12-05-2002, 02:18 PM

Kevin,
I take the '69 Y-Nov for a little 'drive' if your handing the Chevelle keys to Belky /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

JoeC

12-05-2002, 02:42 PM

Best part about driving them is the stories you here about 'back in the day.'
This Chevelle was a local car and almost every time I drive it people come up to me with old stories about it. This pic is the original owner sitting in the car. He lives in the next town over. I was at a cruz nite there and he came up to me saying "hey that's my car." It was fun to have him there to answer the "is it real" questions.

NWYENKO

12-05-2002, 02:56 PM

Fortunately, our weather has been great this fall. We have taken the L79 out 2 or 3 times a week and blast through town. The Deuce also gets driven regularly. One of the shows last summer was a 200 mile round trip. Made a pass throught town in the Camaro last week.However due to the low miles and originality , I am hesitant to drive it much. Have driven it 2000 miles in the last 5 years. Jim

DarrenX33

12-05-2002, 02:58 PM

Now it's not a high dollar car but I drive mine. It's too much fun to just let it sit in the garage. Guess that is why I didn't opt for a frame off resto. If I could eventually afford to get a couple more cars I would like to do a frame off.

I guess asking Kevin for a ride in the Yenko Nova is out. /ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif

FESTIVAL78

12-05-2002, 06:17 PM

My pacecar (not a supercar) but a great car, is a piece of American history. I will drive it only enough to keep it "juiced". I have 3 other Camaros that more than impress 99% of the population that are "expendable"...If one gets smashed or stolen so be it. bottom line is that we are mearly keepers of these cars and will be dead long before they rust to nothingness

GMH454

12-05-2002, 08:09 PM

Spent years restoring BB Corvettes, gave up when car shows were painful explaining why my car was correct (everyone in OZ is a Corvette expert). Started racing a A Prod Vette after visiting the NCRS at Anaheim, great time with maybe the most real race Vettes ever located, and moved on to a OZ BB drag car, that was always street registered. Best of both worlds. Don't have to put up with the idiots anymore, telling me my cars wrong, only people in the know have a clue what it is, If you don't drive them I think you get tired of them quicker.

Seattle Sam

12-05-2002, 08:52 PM

We *push* ours!
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ssl78

12-05-2002, 09:08 PM

I would not own a car I didnt drive. I went a little over board driving them home from Vettefest. I felt pretty bad for the first couple of miles. Once the snow and salt was all over the cars and I knew there was nothing I could do about it,I felt like I was 16 again. It felt kinda cool. Then I spent two days cleaning the cars.

ssl78

12-05-2002, 09:11 PM

The other car.

69rsss350

12-06-2002, 12:07 AM

ssl78, you the man! I must admit I trailer mine for long trips. /ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif

Belair62

12-06-2002, 12:10 AM

Looks like Disney was the place to be rather than Vettefest !!!!!!! BRRR

Stefano

12-06-2002, 01:35 AM

Hmmm, would you have Driven the Douglass Yenko home in the same situation? /ubbthreads/images/icons/shocked.gif

ssl78

12-06-2002, 01:52 AM

Stefano you should know if I drove my L-78 conv home in those conditions I would have done the same to the white Yenko. By the way thanks for following.

68l30

12-06-2002, 02:02 AM

There were plenty of cars that cruised at this years reunion.Some had a little extra activity at the end of the evening. /ubbthreads/images/icons/grin.gif

Steve

SS427

12-06-2002, 02:27 AM

SSL78, WOW! I have much more respect for you now! Yuck, I would not want to have to clean that up! /ubbthreads/images/icons/shocked.gif

L78Impala

12-06-2002, 04:37 AM

A ZL1 in the snow and salt....at least it won't rust. /ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif

55chevy

12-06-2002, 05:42 AM

My year-round daily driver for 3 years. Sold it 2 yrs ago. Kicking myself ever since! Ed

55chevy

12-06-2002, 06:50 AM

Here's a few of the drivers perspective when I made the ultimate road trip. I moved from central PA to Tulsa, Ok in Feb/2000 and I drove 1200 miles in 14hrs straight through in my built '70 4spd Camaro. Oh, Did I mention how much I regret selling it 3 months after that??!! Here I am entering Ohio.

55chevy

12-06-2002, 06:51 AM

Here I am entering Indiana.

55chevy

12-06-2002, 06:52 AM

And here I am nearing St Louis.

Alwyn678

12-06-2002, 01:26 PM

Alwyn678

12-06-2002, 01:29 PM

12-06-2002, 02:01 PM

Just because the cars are driven some really doesn't harm their value. As has been said many times before, they can be restored many, many times. If I wanted to collect something with little actual enjoyment from its' use...I'd collect stamps or coins.

Tommy

12-06-2002, 06:19 PM

I drive the 68 everytime I get A chance, and usually let her breathe A little too!!!! Besides, I wa always told to rotate the engine frequently when you have A solid lift setup.... So I do! It's fun to drive and you really turn some heads with these cars. It only gets frustrating when you can't get away from people who want to talk all day or run up on your bumper to see what you are driving. I don't have the brakes cars have today and in town I drive slower because of that.

Tommy
68SS chevyII 396/375,M21,12bolt 3.73 and Tuxedo Black to boot!!!

Chris396

12-06-2002, 08:58 PM

I have an original paint Picasso but I've never looked at it. I hear it looks nice. I have an original wood Stratavarious but I've never played it or touched it. /ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif It seems like cars and toys are the only antiques that never get used.

hvychev

12-06-2002, 11:01 PM

This is my Chevelle comming back from Vette fest as well.

Mr70

12-07-2002, 02:39 AM

Frank
There is no picture there.
Great to see you and your dad at VF,and thanks for showing John and I those pix.
Did you also find your admission ticket at home. /ubbthreads/images/icons/shocked.gif

L78Impala

12-07-2002, 03:33 AM

Frank,
Walked by your display at Vette fest. Your car looked great.
I didn't see you anywhere by your car. Just wanted to say hi.

Billy

hvychev

12-07-2002, 04:05 AM

Rick I can't seem to be able to post any darn pictures. The whole size thing kills me! I don't know how to shrink them down. And yes I found my tickets at home! Duh! I am gonna go out and buy a scanner this weekend and figure out how to post those pics.

Billy, thanks for the compliment! Sorry I missed you. I also missed you at the Larry Roesch car show this summer. Oh well maby this comming summer we could actually meet.

JoeC

12-07-2002, 11:58 AM

Frank you have to import the picture into a photo edit sofeware and resize the file under 50KB for the attachment to work.

RonNova396L34

12-09-2002, 08:23 AM

Drive it you bet. Especially past the original owner's house. He has my blessing to drive it anytime he wants though.

MYSTERYCHEVELLE

12-10-2002, 02:08 AM

Well, my car isn't a "SUPER CAR" but it is a Super Car /ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif and NO, that would be my response to the question at hand. But....and here comes the speech.... I always get a kick out of those who say, "what fun is it to not drive it" or similar statements. I say, Who are you to decide what is FUN for me or anyone else who CHOOSES not to drive their collector car. Ask anyone who knows me or anyone who has been at a CAR SHOW with me...ask them if Mike has FUN with his car /ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif YOU BET I DO!! It may be a different kind of fun than you have, but it is Fun for me... I enjoy Showing my car...showing it to everyone and anyone, talking with people at the show from the minute I arrive to the minute I leave. Then there is the on-line Bulletin Boards, like this, E-mails and the tech questions that I answer about 66 and 67 Chevelle SS's, and all the many friends I have b/c of my car...all of this brings me FUN...different than the FUN you have, but it is FUN for me. Don't get me wrong, I know the FUN you speak of...Driving these cars., I had my share....and it is a lot of FUN! But for now, I choose Showing the car and enjoying the conversation that I get because of it.

Sorry for the soap box Fellas....atleast nobody used that Deadly Word...."Trailer Que___n" Oooh I hate that one /ubbthreads/images/icons/shocked.gif

mr gasser

12-10-2002, 02:17 AM

Mike cool car.....one of my favorites /ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif

mc25t190

12-10-2002, 10:30 AM

i haven't visited this post in a while, guess i should start driving mine. i have driven them all on bright sunny sunday mornings on back street with no traffic, quiet are where i can let them breathe a little. i have 2 drivers , here's one i sold and bought back, added power steering for the wife. its a neat one! picture on next post!

mc25t190

12-10-2002, 10:35 AM

picture 67 ss/rs 396/375 4 speed

mr gasser

12-10-2002, 12:51 PM

Beautiful car Kevin....I bet its quick /ubbthreads/images/icons/cool.gif

12-10-2002, 01:09 PM

Very nice looking car.

Belair62

12-10-2002, 01:47 PM

Looks like you wouldn't want to drive that one Mike.....but if you ever sell it,drive it thru a mud puddle so the next guy won't feel as guilty !Its much easier to drive someone elses restoration than when you sweat a few years and paid to do it yourself.

KENNY_PASCOE

12-10-2002, 09:32 PM

MIKE,
I SAW YOUR CAR AT THE AACA REGIONAL IN PURCHASE NY. I WAS VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE RESTORATION. GOOD LUCK! KP

John

12-10-2002, 09:41 PM

great restoration...That's one beautiful car!

MYSTERYCHEVELLE

12-11-2002, 01:54 AM

Awh shucks fellas...Thanks. I Truly appreciate all of the very kind remarks.

and Kenny....Were you a spectator or did you have a car at the AACA National? Better yet, did ya say Howdy to me? Sure was HOT and HUMID that weekend!

Mike

AutoInsane

12-11-2002, 02:28 AM

I was at Limerock for the historic racing a couple of years ago. There was this guy there who had a '34 Monza that was one of the cars from the Scuddaria Ferrari race shop. (this is what Enzo did before he stared building them on his own) The car had been stored in a mine in Norway during WWII to keep it safe. The car was I believe unrestored and in beautiful shape. This guy had found the car over seas and now was racing it.

He was consistantly leading his class the whole weekend. He was really pushing this 70 year old car. When I asked him if he was worried about possibly injuring the car while racing he replied 'racing is what this car was build for'.

I was quite impressed with his answer beacause his car is worth between 3 and 4 million dollars. /ubbthreads/images/icons/shocked.gif

FESTIVAL78

12-11-2002, 12:32 PM

Hey MC that's not a trailer queen thats a trailer KING ! Nice Car

KENNY_PASCOE

12-11-2002, 09:58 PM

MIKE,
I WAS A SPECTATOR THAT WEEKEND. I MET YOU THRU JIM PHILLIPS. I SOLD JIM HIS 66 BLACK 360 HP CAR. IT CERTAINLY WAS HOT THAT WEEKEND. KP

mc25t190

12-12-2002, 02:25 AM

you would never know it was a driver by the condition, i detail it every times it comes off the road. beside some of my other cars you might pick it as your favorite looking , eye appeal, if you didn't know the history and heritage behind the yenkos,baldwin, and Zl1 i own! its a hot rider, driver, ride!