What age were you when you caught the "fever"?

[YenkoChevelle69]

I'm 22 today, and to date have had 3 Chevelles. My first was a 69 Azure turquoise 69 malibu with 307/glide and a 10 bolt. Second was a 72 Parts car that was complete, just had questionable vin and trim tag. 350/350/10 bolt car.

The third and final is my current one in my Sig. I've had this obsession since I was 17 years old. How long have you had the sickness? LOL

[Charley Lillard]

Fever ? What Fever ?

[YenkoChevelle69]

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Fever ? What Fever ?

[/ QUOTE ] The muscle car addiction....

[Pantera]

It was in the fall of 1957. I was with my mother downtown at Bill White Chev where she was buying a used dusty rose '57 Chev 210 post that my 2nd cousin had arranged for her to get from a woman that had bought it new and couldn't make the payments on it. He was the parts manager for the dealership so we got it at cost.

My Daddy was a ford man and he was pissed that she had bought this "Chev". I will never forget the new '57 Red/Red Fuel Injected Corvette that was setting in the showroom right in front of the parts dept. I remember setting in it and pretending that I was driving it. I was fasinated by the waffle iron looking seatcovers it had. I had never seen anything like that.

Daddy had drinking buddys that worked in the showroom of Donges ford a block or two away from the Chev place. He would take me with him on Saturdays as he went to see all of his buddys. I know now that it was just to get a drink with them. I thought the T-Bird was a neat car when it came out and daddy got me the AMT model cars each year off the wall that the salesmen used to show the different cars that they sold.

I was too young to be interested in cars in '55 when the Tbird came out but was almost 13 when Mother bought the '57 chev. So to make a long story shorter I think that was when I first became a fan of the "Muscle Car".

A Few years later daddy died in 1960 and mother started to drive his 59 Ford 4 dr. and left the '57 at home. I could get out early from school and I would blast home and get it out of the garage and drive via the backstreets back to school and pickup my friends. Boy that made a guy popular with the girls.

When I turned 16 mother gave me the '57. It was a 283 220 hp, Pglide with dual exaust. I took it to the drags and turned a best of 15:20 with it. Not too bad for a 60,000 car.

but I had aways wanted one of those Vette's. Got one finally in '66. Wish I had never let that one go. But that's another story for another day.

[Bill Pritchard]

I'm 53 years old and cannot ever remember a time when I was <font color="red">not</font> interested in cars. When I was very young our family lived in a house that backed up to a busy Highway. My mom says by the time I was 3 years old I could name almost every car that went down that Highway. Growing up I built plastic model cars and subscribed to Hot Rod and several other magazines. It's been a slow downward spiral ever since - and I've enjoyed every minute of it

[JoeG]

HMMMMMmmm-I remember a blonde women wearing a surgical mask holding me up by my legs and smacking me on my a$$--That's when it started------ Or was that my bachelor party?? ----

[djw69elky]

Can't remember exactly when...but I know it's contagious. Especially if you have an older brother. He's 4 years older, so I would guess somewhere around 10 or 11. He had some neat cars, too. A 62 Impala drop top when he was a senior in high school. Mom hated that car. She was afraid he would kill himself in it. He sold it to a guy who did just that, too.

Funny how you drift away from your interests when marriage and kids come along. But...they grow up and move out (eventually). Then you and your wife can resume "your" life and interests. At least, that's the way it's been for us. Now I've got the big block Chevy I always wanted, but could never afford. Life is good!

[tom406]

Happy 22nd birthday!

I turned 35 this summer and like the above poster, there simply hasn't been a time in memory where I WASN'T into cars.

I've no doubt Charlie knows what fever you're talking about. He's just had it so long he prefers not to think of it as an illness. After a few years you can't think of it as a fever, you're just naturally "hot blooded".

If Charlie doesn't have the "fever" he must have caught something by now, cleaning out those barn-fresh 'Vettes - fleas, mites, something....

[WILMASBOYL78]

Bought my first L78 Nova in the winter of 73-74 when I was 18. $1400.00 It will cost you that much for the smog system now. You know , the one you through away back then because it was the thing to do. Oh well here we are, 30 years later and the only dfifference is a couple of zeros. Be cool.....TW

[firstgenaddict]

I am 32 now and like stated above can not remember when I was not into cars. My father would put me inside of a 1940 Ford with a screwdriver and pliers when I was around 4 and told me to take apart everything that I could find inside the car. Then he came home from work one day and I met him at the door with all the screws from every doorknob and electrical plate in the house.
I guess I became obsessed with Camaros when I was around 8 or so my dad bought my mom a 67 Camaro convertible for her birthday. Red, black int black top. 327 powerglide.
When I got to be about 12 she would let me pull it out of the garage to wash it... what a great way to get your kid to wash your car.