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I was easily bored and changed cars like underwear. I started out with a '54 Chevy with a Corvette 327 with two fours, next was a '67 SS427 Impala, then a '69 SS427 Impala Convertible and graduated with a '69 Chevelle SS with a transplanted 427 and a low rise 2x4 set up. I haven't slowed down much in the last twenty years either.

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Wow , this is great topic ! I was one of the ew who had the opertunity to take the shoe Leather Express every day to school .
When I finally bought my first car it was a 41 Plymouth with a Olds J2 Six pack motor.
Well needless to say my Dad had a fit. He made me sell the car . I never got to enjoy it . But he was right , I was planing to hit front street in Philly and my friends where egging me on too ,hehehe But Dad ???? I'm not going to race it .....Fingers are crossed ,lol
Back to the Shoe leather Express : (

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Joe;
Front Street, street racing central for Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs, was fun until the fire truck came and hosed down the street. They don't race there anymore, now it's Essington Ave. down by the airport, and Red Lion Road in the Northeast. My old P.O.S. couldn't keep up with most of them. I usually raced in a group of 4-6 cars wide on Roosevelt Boulevard, and legally raced at South Mountain Drags with my Uncle. I had to stop this stuff when the car started to twist apart, especially from hitting second gear to hard with the auto trans. It pulled the body/frame mount off, (makes a nice bang when they come back together),popped the 17x35 sunroof open, the weak roof caused the drivers door frame to slam into the windshield pillar, and the rust holes in the wheelwells allowed the tire smoke to fill the car so you could barely see the tailights of those damn Grand Nationals!! Fun times!
M

[Edited by YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY (08-16-2001 at 09:39 AM).]

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Speeking of Red Lion Rd (or is it REDLINE!) and all of those GN, does anyone know how "Mom" is doing? I haven't heard of a track rental this year!

Paul Tholey

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I owned a lot a cars back in the 70's,since they were tons available and very reasonlly priced ,I would buy and sell these cars.Some that I owned,starting with the first car I had when I tuned 17,
1969 Camaro SS 396 375 4spd Lemans blue,white hockey stripe,black interior,paid $1400.00 3rd owner mint shape
1969 Pontiac Gto
1969 Camaro SS 350 auto,dark green exterior ,light green interior
1970 Elcamino 350 4spd 1973 Camaro z28 very original 2nd owner 350 4spd ,yellow with black stripes.
1971 Camaro SS 402 4spd
1969 Corvette 350 4spd Black Lacquer with saddle interior,motor done by Tony Fiel
1969 Camaro 350 4spd
1968 Chevy II Nova ss 396 4spd,only had 13000 miles and I was third owner of car back then,bought this car back in 2000
1969 Camaro 427 COPO LeMans Blue with black vinyl roof and deluxe blue interior.4spd 410 gears,factory console and gauges.
1969 Camaro SS/RS 350 Pace car
1969 Nova ss Black 396 body
1968 Camaro SS 427 4 spd car
1969 Camaro Z28 body 1100 original miles,bought from original owner,original burnished brown lacquer with black stipes,black deluxe interior,put 427 425hp motor in painted it black lacquer.By the way paid 400.00 for the body.
These are most of them but there is more.
Two cars I kick myself in ass for not buying is a 1970 Hemi Roadrunner 4spd car blue with black interior for $1000.00,everthing there needed work ex drag car and a mint 1970 Cuda Hemi 4spd car white with black interior,very low miles used on drag strip most of it's life but only had a roll cage and was asking $2100.00.

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I'm still in High School and I drive a 1998 Z/28 Camaro. Does that count? https://www.yenko.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/laugh.gif My friend that graduated last year drove a 2000 Mustang GT, there's one LT-1 Z/28(1995 or so) that's already roughed up, and a 1970 Malibu 350. Every now and then, Dad'll cough up the keys to his 2000 SS for me! Man, that's a cool car. BTW, this is my first post. I love the old muscle cars and hope to restore them professionaly when I grow up. Later, Dan https://www.yenko.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/cool.gif