Car pics too cool not to share

chili_pepper · Apr 17, 2024

BlueC said:
You buy it, and you can do whatever you want.

I generally prefer a hardtop nowadays, which is funny because I went out of my way and paid extra years ago for a convertible. I still like convertibles, but the peace and quiet, and rigidity of a hardtop can't be beat.

This would be the ultimate goal...

Apparition · Apr 17, 2024

Here's a 1965/66 Ford promotional film for the Mustang, entitled "The Thrill of a Lifetime."

The scene at 54 seconds likely wouldn't fly today

chili_pepper · Apr 17, 2024

Apparition said:
The scene at 54 seconds likely wouldn't fly today

I fear many things from this era wouldn't pass muster in today's militant liberal wokeness.

Squatch · Apr 17, 2024

chili_pepper said:
This would be the ultimate goal...

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Back in the mid-'80s, I bought one to give to my uncle as a birthday present. It was a 289, automatic, though I would later discover it was originally a 4-speed car. Anyways, left Seattle about 1:00am Friday night/Saturday morning, and pulled into Greenfield Center, New York at 3:00am on Tuesday. The car was a blast to drive. '65 or '66 fastback (memory is getting foggy on the year of the car). Paid a whopping $2,500 for it. Good times!

BlueC · Apr 17, 2024

Squatch said:
The car was a blast to drive. '65 or '66 fastback

I still haven't driven or even ridden in a 'Stang older than a Fox. I guess that'll change soon enough. Thinking about it, I don't think I've ridden in any Ford vehicles '51-'77, trucks excluded.

BlueC · Apr 17, 2024

All of this Ford talk

reminded me that I found one in a barn the other day. Its hardtop is in the next stall along with a Cutlass, and is that a '68 Corvette missing a front clip sitting behind it?

Wildman · Apr 17, 2024

Some of you might know this already...

Richard Petty is considered one of the best NASCAR drivers in history. But did you know for a very brief period in the mid-60’s, King Richard was a drag racer?

On February 23, 1964, the Chrysler 426 Hemi made its first appearance at the Daytona 500. The engine was light years ahead of the rest in terms of technological advancement, and the MOPARs finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd with Richard Petty winning the race.
Petty and Chrysler's new 426 Hemi so dominated the 1964 NASCAR season that NASCAR owner Bill France outlawed the engine for 1965. Rather than switching brands—or engines—Petty decided to forego racing NASCAR for the 1965 season. Instead, he built a Hemi-powered Barracuda for the dragstrips.

Petty ran the car at the NHRA Spring Nationals June 6, 1965. But, by June of 1965 Bill France had begun working on rules to allow the big 426 Hemi back into NASCAR racing. The Pettys and Chrysler/Plymouth had won the war of nerves! The 426 Hemi was soon to be in full production for six more years and used in NASCAR sanctioned racing for several more years after that. Richard soon gave up drag racing the stout little Barracuda named “43 jr” and the Pettys began preparing for the 1966 NASCAR season with a Hemi Powered Plymouth.

The big question from this story is what would have happened if the “43 jr” Barracuda drag race car had never been built? The 426 Hemi had been engineered to race in NASCAR competition. If the Hemi could not be used in NASCAR would Chrysler have continued to develop and build it, probably not. But, since NASCAR required engines to be build and produced in publicly sold vehicles, the “Street Hemi” was produced, and the rest is history! Richard Petty’s brief excursion into drag racing, in 1965, probably saved the 426 Hemi.

BlueC · Apr 17, 2024

Wildman said:
Some of you might know this already...

Richard Petty is considered one of the best NASCAR drivers in history. But did you know for a very brief period in the mid-60’s, King Richard was a drag racer?

On February 23, 1964, the Chrysler 426 Hemi made its first appearance at the Daytona 500. The engine was light years ahead of the rest in terms of technological advancement, and the MOPARs finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd with Richard Petty winning the race.
Petty and Chrysler's new 426 Hemi so dominated the 1964 NASCAR season that NASCAR owner Bill France outlawed the engine for 1965. Rather than switching brands—or engines—Petty decided to forego racing NASCAR for the 1965 season. Instead, he built a Hemi-powered Barracuda for the dragstrips.

Petty ran the car at the NHRA Spring Nationals June 6, 1965. But, by June of 1965 Bill France had begun working on rules to allow the big 426 Hemi back into NASCAR racing. The Pettys and Chrysler/Plymouth had won the war of nerves! The 426 Hemi was soon to be in full production for six more years and used in NASCAR sanctioned racing for several more years after that. Richard soon gave up drag racing the stout little Barracuda named “43 jr” and the Pettys began preparing for the 1966 NASCAR season with a Hemi Powered Plymouth.

The big question from this story is what would have happened if the “43 jr” Barracuda drag race car had never been built? The 426 Hemi had been engineered to race in NASCAR competition. If the Hemi could not be used in NASCAR would Chrysler have continued to develop and build it, probably not. But, since NASCAR required engines to be build and produced in publicly sold vehicles, the “Street Hemi” was produced, and the rest is history! Richard Petty’s brief excursion into drag racing, in 1965, probably saved the 426 Hemi.

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I was about to mention he had a wreck with that car that killed a little boy, but I see that's in the image write-up. It bothered him then, and I've heard him say it still bothers him. I understand why. I know a guy who used to work for the Pettys, engine stuff I'm pretty sure. He says the Petty's are really nice, down to earth people, and they expect those around them to be the same. I do know that If you run into Richard at one of the local restaurants, he's not above talking to you.

Childress is a little different, and his grandson is a cocksucker, but maybe that's just my opinion.

Wildman · Apr 17, 2024

BlueC said:
I was about to mention he had a wreck with that car that killed a little boy, but I see that's in the image write-up. It bothered him then, and I've heard him say it still bothers him. I understand why. I know a guy who used to work for the Pettys, engine stuff I'm pretty sure. He says the Petty's are really nice, down to earth people, and they expect those around them to be the same. I do know that If you run into Richard at one of the local restaurants, he's not above talking to you.

Childress is a little different, and his grandson is a cocksucker, but maybe that's just my opinion.

I can't imagine what it would be like. But I've also seen accidents where parts of a rig went into the bleachers at other sporting events. Happened here in Tacoma at one of the monster jams.

I helped out a Kyle Petty crew member once when I was a OTR driver and he needed a jump. Was in a pickup with a enclosed trailer and I was surprised he didn't have jumper cables.

Wildman · Apr 17, 2024

I sort OF LIKE it...

Squatch · Apr 17, 2024

Wildman said:
Some of you might know this already...

Richard Petty is considered one of the best NASCAR drivers in history. But did you know for a very brief period in the mid-60’s, King Richard was a drag racer?

On February 23, 1964, the Chrysler 426 Hemi made its first appearance at the Daytona 500. The engine was light years ahead of the rest in terms of technological advancement, and the MOPARs finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd with Richard Petty winning the race.
Petty and Chrysler's new 426 Hemi so dominated the 1964 NASCAR season that NASCAR owner Bill France outlawed the engine for 1965. Rather than switching brands—or engines—Petty decided to forego racing NASCAR for the 1965 season. Instead, he built a Hemi-powered Barracuda for the dragstrips.

Petty ran the car at the NHRA Spring Nationals June 6, 1965. But, by June of 1965 Bill France had begun working on rules to allow the big 426 Hemi back into NASCAR racing. The Pettys and Chrysler/Plymouth had won the war of nerves! The 426 Hemi was soon to be in full production for six more years and used in NASCAR sanctioned racing for several more years after that. Richard soon gave up drag racing the stout little Barracuda named “43 jr” and the Pettys began preparing for the 1966 NASCAR season with a Hemi Powered Plymouth.

The big question from this story is what would have happened if the “43 jr” Barracuda drag race car had never been built? The 426 Hemi had been engineered to race in NASCAR competition. If the Hemi could not be used in NASCAR would Chrysler have continued to develop and build it, probably not. But, since NASCAR required engines to be build and produced in publicly sold vehicles, the “Street Hemi” was produced, and the rest is history! Richard Petty’s brief excursion into drag racing, in 1965, probably saved the 426 Hemi.

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BlueC said:
I was about to mention he had a wreck with that car that killed a little boy, but I see that's in the image write-up. It bothered him then, and I've heard him say it still bothers him. I understand why. I know a guy who used to work for the Pettys, engine stuff I'm pretty sure. He says the Petty's are really nice, down to earth people, and they expect those around them to be the same. I do know that If you run into Richard at one of the local restaurants, he's not above talking to you.

Childress is a little different, and his grandson is a cocksucker, but maybe that's just my opinion.

I saw this a few months ago. It's very short, and worth watching, considering the subject matter.

BlueC · Apr 17, 2024

Squatch said:
I saw this a few months ago. It's very short, and worth watching, considering the subject matter.

It's interesting what some of these local racers do with cars. I've heard from plenty of people that Dale Jr has a car graveyard. It's also not uncommon here to find an old race car in someone's backyard as they slowly work down the racing ladder until they become scrap and/or outlawed due to new safety regs.