Super User Bird Posted October 19, 2022 Super User Posted October 19, 2022 9 hours ago, Mike L said: Everything… Had to do a double take , what a beaut ? My very first car was a 1970 Nova with a 307. I jacked it up, installed headers and of course Cragars. Lol Never won a race with that car. 1 Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted October 19, 2022 Global Moderator Posted October 19, 2022 7 minutes ago, Bird said: Had to do a double take , what a beaut ? My very first car was a 1970 Nova with a 307. I jacked it up, installed headers and of course Cragars. Lol Never won a race with that car. Thank You! Mike 1 Quote
Southernbasser Posted October 19, 2022 Posted October 19, 2022 My dad always called it, “three on the tree.” Meaning the gearshift on the steering column. 3 Quote
Super User Bankbeater Posted October 19, 2022 Super User Posted October 19, 2022 The instrument panel. Everything back then was displayed by gauges, nothing was digital. 2 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted October 19, 2022 Super User Posted October 19, 2022 11 hours ago, Mike L said: Everything… That GOAT your's? No seat belts in the back seat and no shoulder belts in the front. Rear dash not big enough for a kid to sleep on. No rear facing seats in the station wagon. No full size spare. No vertical jack. Uncluttered, easy to work on engine compartment. 1 Quote
Super User Log Catcher Posted October 20, 2022 Super User Posted October 20, 2022 The old style bumper jack. 4 Quote
Jmontgomery87 Posted October 20, 2022 Posted October 20, 2022 (edited) 12 hours ago, Mike L said: Everything… Nice! I had a '66 4 speed in the same color with a black vinyl top in high school. I miss everything about that car except the non-powered drum brakes. Had to stand on the pedal to get it to stop. Haha. Edited October 20, 2022 by Jmontgomery87 Double tap 1 Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted October 20, 2022 Global Moderator Posted October 20, 2022 48 minutes ago, slonezp said: That GOAT your's? No seat belts in the back seat and no shoulder belts in the front. Rear dash not big enough for a kid to sleep on. No rear facing seats in the station wagon. No full size spare. No vertical jack. Uncluttered, easy to work on engine compartment. Yep, I’ve had it fir 32 yrs and it’ll still snap you back in the seat. All numbers matching. Nope, none of that stuff The truck is big enough that you could lay down in it. The seat belts were a 32.00 option! Mike 10 minutes ago, Jmontgomery87 said: Nice! I had a '66 4 speed in the same color with a black vinyl top in high school. I miss everything about that car except the non-powered drum brakes. Had to stand on the pedal to get it to stop. Haha. I’ll bet you miss it!! The rear drums were like that. Mine came with power brakes with metallic shoes that helped, but you still had to get into them pretty hard Mike 1 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted October 20, 2022 Super User Posted October 20, 2022 16 minutes ago, Mike L said: Yep, I’ve had it fir 32 yrs and it’ll still snap you back in the seat. All numbers matching. Nope, none of that stuff The truck is big enough that you could lay down in it. The seat belts were a 32.00 option! Mike I'm not a purest. Doesn't matter to me if numbers are matching. The old muscle car styling is what appeals to me. I was driving home from work today and saw an old split bumper Camaro on a flatbed. I had to turn my head. Had a buddy growing up with a 1970 GTO Judge. Crazy how fast and unsafe that car really was. If and when I have enough spare change to get a muscle car or two, a shoebox Nova, a 67-69 Camaro, a 72 Cutlass convertible, or a 72 Catilina is in my sights. The next door neighbor of one of my coworkers has a 72 Catilina convertible sitting in his driveway. It was his dad's and it hasn't moved since his dad passed away. I made a blind offer a couple months ago and the guy won't sell. 1 Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted October 20, 2022 Author BassResource.com Administrator Posted October 20, 2022 8 hours ago, Bird said: My very first car was a 1970 Nova with a 307. I jacked it up, installed headers and of course Cragars. Scary thing is, I understand all of that. LOL I'm surprised nobody has said "Distributer" or "Coil" yet. Or foot-controlled high-beam switch. I had a '74 stock Camaro with a 4-bolt main 350. Removed everything vacuum-controlled, Installed Edelbrock headers, manifold, and double-pumper, K&N filter, Mallory Ignition, double-roller timing chain, 0.030-inch overbore with a 3.75 stroke (yep, made it a 383), roller rockers, dyno-tuned, torque bars, BF Goodrich Radial T/A's, and of course, Cragers. LOL Had the gas-behind-the-license-plate and foot-controlled high-beam switch too. 5 Quote
Super User Catt Posted October 20, 2022 Super User Posted October 20, 2022 12 hours ago, Southernbasser said: My dad always called it, “three on the tree.” Meaning the gearshift on the steering column. Four on the floor & a 5th under the seat! 3 Quote
Captain Phil Posted October 20, 2022 Posted October 20, 2022 I was 20 years old before I sat in a new car. What I remember was carrying a jug of water in your trunk so you could fill your radiator after a boil over. ☺️ 3 Quote
Global Moderator 12poundbass Posted October 20, 2022 Global Moderator Posted October 20, 2022 23 hours ago, A-Jay said: Transmission selection buttons on the dash ~ btw - I hate not having an emergency brake pedal to mash at the boat ramp. New truck has a dash button. But after going on two years I'm still stomping on the floor looking for it ! A-Jay Our ‘21 GMC Terrain had no shifter and was all push button. That took some getting used to. My brother in-law had read that all GM vehicles after 2022 or 2023 would have push button transmission. My work truck is a 2022 Colorado and still has a shifter so maybe ‘23 or he read wrong. The keyless push button ignition still gets me from time to time and the honk if you leave the keys in the vehicle drives me up the wall! ? 1 Quote
Super User Catt Posted October 20, 2022 Super User Posted October 20, 2022 Instead of power steering you had a 3' diameter steering wheel. Most kids don't know what a duce and a quarter is. Most people don't know that GTO stands for Gran Turismo Omologato. 2 Quote
Super User Mobasser Posted October 20, 2022 Super User Posted October 20, 2022 Vinyl tops. My first car had one. Many in the later 60s and 70s. 3 Quote
Super User MN Fisher Posted October 20, 2022 Super User Posted October 20, 2022 28 minutes ago, Mobasser said: Vinyl tops. My first car had one. Many in the later 60s and 70s. Ya - my 76 Charger SE had a half-vinyl top. 1 Quote
Global Moderator TnRiver46 Posted October 20, 2022 Global Moderator Posted October 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Captain Phil said: I was 20 years old before I sat in a new car. What I remember was carrying a jug of water in your trunk so you could fill your radiator after a boil over. ☺️ I still keep the jug of water. I’ve never used it for the radiator but I’ve drank it many times haha Quote
Deephaven Posted October 20, 2022 Posted October 20, 2022 Triangle smokers window and space to work on your engine easily. The rest have been said. The biggest one I miss is the crotch cooler. Quote
Global Moderator Mike L Posted October 20, 2022 Global Moderator Posted October 20, 2022 Ram air Mandrel bent exhaust X or H pipe Headers Timing light Vacuum gauge Posi traction Stroker engine Indexed spark plugs Rear gear ratio 4 barrel carburetors Spread/square bore intakes ”Racing cam” Vent windows 8 track tape player Pistol grip shifter Gate shifter Etc Etc Yeah, I’m a muscle car guy Mike 2 Quote
Southernbasser Posted October 20, 2022 Posted October 20, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 7:50 AM, Mike L said: Everything… MikeL seeing your GTO reminds me of the AMC Rebel that my grandma had. It was fire engine red. 2 Quote
Super User Bird Posted October 20, 2022 Super User Posted October 20, 2022 10 hours ago, Glenn said: Scary thing is, I understand all of that. LOL I'm surprised nobody has said "Distributer" or "Coil" yet. Or foot-controlled high-beam switch. I had a '74 stock Camaro with a 4-bolt main 350. Removed everything vacuum-controlled, Installed Edelbrock headers, manifold, and double-pumper, K&N filter, Mallory Ignition, double-roller timing chain, 0.030-inch overbore with a 3.75 stroke (yep, made it a 383), roller rockers, dyno-tuned, torque bars, BF Goodrich Radial T/A's, and of course, Cragers. LOL Had the gas-behind-the-license-plate and foot-controlled high-beam switch too. Ha Ha, did much of the same. Forgot about the 'ole Holly dual feed double pumper. Fuel economy was never a consideration back then. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted October 20, 2022 Super User Posted October 20, 2022 5 hours ago, Catt said: Instead of power steering you had a 3' diameter steering wheel. Most kids don't know what a duce and a quarter is. Most people don't know that GTO stands for Gran Turismo Omologato. Or a 440 six pack 2 Quote
Super User Catt Posted October 21, 2022 Super User Posted October 21, 2022 Straight axle front end 1 Quote
Super User Hammer 4 Posted October 21, 2022 Super User Posted October 21, 2022 And Ladder traction bars.. 1 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted October 22, 2022 Super User Posted October 22, 2022 15 hours ago, Catt said: Straight axle front end My F250 has a solid axle. I think Ford is the only truck with a solid front axle. Are you talking truck or muscle car? 1 Quote
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