Well I sure do way back in 1975, I bought my 1st engine to swap into my 65 Impala 283 car that my Dad gave to me (after my little brother ruined the 283) What did I get to put in that 65 you ask? Well nothing better then a 390hp 427 out of a 69 Corvette is what I swapped in that 65 Impala. Got it from a guy hanging around the gas station I worked at for a mere $150 cash carb to pan. Had to buy new exhaust and brackets for the 65 along with a new radiator. When I got done that car was fast for an old B-body car and that's where it all began 50 years ago this month.
Anyone remember what they were doing 50 years ago this month?
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That makes two of us.....
1969 Chevelle 2 Door Sport Coupe Malibu SS 396 clone
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I was unmarried.
In 75 bought a 69 Z28. Couple of weeks later got caught racing it and spent a weekend in jail. Those were really good days!
1968 Malibu Sport Coupe, 489c.i. 590hp 600tq, TCI 200r4 Freakshow 3,600 stall, 3.73 12 bolt posi
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I was a 10 year old kid so probably getting excited baseball season was almost here. And likely helping Dad wash and tune up one of our 3 Chevys. Either his ‘66 Chevelle 283 convertible he bought new and gave to me when I turned 17, his beater ‘61 Impala 6 cylinder 4 door he bought for $50 and drove to work, or Mom’s ‘71 350 Impala coupe. We were an all Chevy family until ‘77 when they traded Mom’s Impala for a new T-bird.
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I was hunting Trans Am's in my in my 74 Camaro with a 396 L88 hood and deep dish Cragars and buying my first motorcycle a 72 Honda 350.
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I was 9 years old, so it's a safe bet that I was getting in trouble.
I was working in a local Grocery store and snow skiing every weekend at Sugar Bowl Ski resort in Northern California.
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i dont remember, i was almost 4 months old this day 50 years ago.
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Probably cruising in my '68 Camaro or getting it ready for another weekend street drag race. Hanging with friends, drinking beer, and maybe partaking in a little marijuana (medicinal purposes only ). FWIW - Yes I did inhale and no I don't do that any more.
). FWIW - Yes I did inhale and no I don't do that any more.
I was 8 years old and BMX was just starting to become a thing, and I was obsessed with it. There were plenty of empty lots and other places around, and my buddies and I would bring shovels and wood and build tracks to race and do stunts - Evel Knievel was a big deal back then.
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I was delivering news papers. My first job at 13. I bought a brand new Schwinn Heavy Duty and promptly converted the rear sprocket to a 5 speed to make it easier to pedal when loaded down with a hundred papers. Come to think of it I’ve never owned anything with wheels that I didn’t customize.
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I don't remember, but am certain that beer was somehow involved.
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