Classic cars, anyone?

[Mark Wein]

Just wondering...I drive a 1965 Chevy c10 truck that I am in the process of restoring..

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/IMG_0974.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/IMG_0976.jpg

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l230/markwein/IMG_0977.jpg

Show 'em if you got 'em! ;D

[B Valley]

Here's mine. I love cool cars as much as I love cool guitars. If I had more room, I'd have as many cars as I have guitars.
http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL2150/3318241/6801331/114767226.jpg

[Mark Wein]

Here's mine. I love cool cars as much as I love cool guitars. If I had more room, I'd have as many cars as I have guitars.
http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL2150/3318241/6801331/114767226.jpg


That is absolutely beautiful! ;D

If I had the time and space I would probably rescue old cars and trucks from the wrecker...even just to store them for someone to restore in the future...

[warren0728]

i am a classic car buff too...i think the perfect house would have a 10 car garage!

i have a 1954 ford f-100 truck....i've had it since i was 14 (about 32 years) :o

http://www.thefret.net/imagehosting/3548270dd7ed9dc.jpg

http://www.thefret.net/imagehosting/3548270df08451c.jpg

http://www.thefret.net/imagehosting/3548270e04948da.jpg

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[Mark Wein]

i am a classic car buff too...i think the perfect house would have a 10 car garage!

i have a 1954 ford f-100 truck....i've had it since i was 14 (about 32 years) :o

http://www.thefret.net/imagehosting/3548270dd7ed9dc.jpg

http://www.thefret.net/imagehosting/3548270df08451c.jpg

http://www.thefret.net/imagehosting/3548270e04948da.jpg

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Beautiful truck! I think I've seen you post that over at the fret...thats probably my favorite era of Ford trucks ;D

I think its great that you've kept it all these years and that it is as stock looking as it is...

[warren0728]

thanks...if my son plays his cards right he'll get it one day (he's only 11 though)

i tried to keep it as stock appearing as possible even though it has a 302 v-8, power steering and brakes (front disc) and auto tranny....even kept the stock steering column, steering wheel and used the stock shifter (originally 3 on the tree) with no markings for the auto trans...

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[Mark Wein]

thanks...if my son plays his cards right he'll get it one day (he's only 11 though)

i tried to keep it as stock appearing as possible even though it has a 302 v-8, power steering and brakes (front disc) and auto tranny....even kept the stock steering column, steering wheel and used the stock shifter (originally 3 on the tree) with no markings for the auto trans...

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Thats cool...I hope my son will want my truck when he is of age...his grandpa has 4 of them, though so I'm sure he'll end up with a much nicer one... :)

[Q-4000]

I love classics! here is my 26 T dont know if its a truck or what it has a bed kinda!

http://www.3benoits.com/andy/cars/26/rat.JPG

[Mark Wein]

I love classics! here is my 26 T dont know if its a truck or what it has a bed kinda!

http://www.3benoits.com/andy/cars/26/rat.JPG


Super cool! I read on HC that you got it up to 110mph :o

[Q-4000]

yup! at least thats what the GPS was saying! and its ROCK solid at that speed got some work to do to it clean it up a bit prob. paint it flat black have to raise it up a bit! but not bad for a worn out olds 307!!! think ill just run the engine till i kill it throw a 350 in there and it will be done! oh and you cant tell by that pic (I will post more SOON) but there are NO front brakes not as in the front brakes dont work there are NO FRONT BRAKES!!! like a go-cart on the HWY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mark Wein]

yup! at least thats what the GPS was saying! and its ROCK solid at that speed got some work to do to it clean it up a bit prob. paint it flat black have to raise it up a bit! but not bad for a worn out olds 307!!! think ill just run the engine till i kill it throw a 350 in there and it will be done! oh and you cant tell by that pic (I will post more SOON) but there are NO front brakes not as in the front brakes dont work there are NO FRONT BRAKES!!! like a go-cart on the HWY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Wow....that would scare the crap out of me...my father in law was a GM mechanic ( mostly Oldsmobile and Cadillac) in the 60's and 70's and and hes always spoken highly of the Olds engines from that era...


You'll have to post pictures when you are done with it. What kind of transmission?

[warren0728]

that 26t looks like a sweet project...definitely post more pics!

i took my 54 ford f100 truck up to 100mph once....it is not aerodynamic (understatement) and it was not very stable :o

that front end was grabing air and it was starting to "float" around....scary....it runs and handles great at 70 though!

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[warren0728]

that 26t looks like a sweet project...definitely post more pics!

i took my 54 ford f100 truck up to 100mph once....it is not aerodynamic (understatement) and it was not very stable :o

that front end was grabbing air and it was starting to "float" around....scary....it runs and handles great at 70 though!

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[Mark Wein]

that 26t looks like a sweet project...definitely post more pics!

i took my 54 ford f100 truck up to 100mph once....it is not aerodynamic (understatement) and it was not very stable :o

that front end was grabbing air and it was starting to "float" around....scary....it runs and handles great at 70 though!

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100!!!! My c10 is comfy around 65-70 but thats it....I don't even think it would approach 80.... ;D

[Phil513]

Here is my Dad's 70 Blazer. Completely stock. We lived in Alaska at the time, he bought it at a dealer in Seattle in '70 and drove it back up.

250 Straight Six, Three on the tree. No power anything, but tons of torque, and great off road. Came in handy during Alaskan winters.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p80/noelpointer/blazer001.jpg

[Mark Wein]

Here is my Dad's 70 Blazer. Completely stock. We lived in Alaska at the time, he bought it at a dealer in Seattle in '70 and drove it back up.

250 Straight Six, Three on the tree. No power anything, but tons of torque, and great off road. Came in handy during Alaskan winters.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p80/noelpointer/blazer001.jpg


I like that you can take the top off...I really dig pretty much everything up to that era from Chevy in trucks...after that they lose their appeal to me...

Another vehicle I would love to own ;D

[Phil513]

I do love convertables. I have owned an MGB, Fiat X19 (targa top) Volkwagen Manx buggy (street legal) and prob my favorite, a jeep wrangler that i immediately removed the top AND doors. I SO enjoyed that vehicle.

[Mark Wein]

I do love convertables. I have owned an MGB, Fiat X19 (targa top) Volkwagen Manx buggy (street legal) and prob my favorite, a jeep wrangler that i immediately removed the top AND doors. I SO enjoyed that vehicle.


I'm not as into them but there is something nice about driving around with the top down in the summer....

[Phil513]

I have owned a few classics over the years. Prolly the coolest one was a 70 Buick GS 455. Fast as hell. I dont have a good computer pic of it, i'll see if i can scan one from home one of these days.

I dont know if you are familiar with them, based on the Skylark (which was the Chevelle platform) and had a kickass 455 cubic inch motor, Turbo 400 tranny. Had the ram air hood.

Got maybe 8 miles to the gallon though. But seriously hauled ass. Unfortunately it went away after the birth of my first kid. :'(

[Mark Wein]

I have owned a few classics over the years. Prolly the coolest one was a 70 Buick GS 455. Fast as hell. I dont have a good computer pic of it, i'll see if i can scan one from home one of these days.

I dont know if you are familiar with them, based on the Skylark (which was the Chevelle platform) and had a kickass 455 cubic inch motor, Turbo 400 tranny. Had the ram air hood.

Got maybe 8 miles to the gallon though. But seriously hauled ass. Unfortunately it went away after the birth of my first kid. :'(


Did it look like this?

http://img4.image.hotrod.com/f/kohlstage1/7341202+w450+h338+cr0+re1+ar1/1970-buick-gs-455-1.jpg

Pretty cool....I'm starting to learn that other parts of GM made some awesome cars during that period, too...

My father-in-law worked for a number of GM dealerships (mostly Caddilac and Oldsmobile) in the 1960's and 1970s and I've been getting quite an education talking to him about cars and trucks and when we need to work on my truck nothing we do isn't anything he didn't do a thousand times before....

[Phil513]

Yes, except sans the stripes, the model pictured is the GSX, mine was a GS. Similar car, mine just had a bit less flash.

And yes, i am quite a fan of the 60s and 70s General Motors products. I think the 1969 Camaro is just about as beautiful as a car can get.

[Mark Wein]

Yes, except sans the stripes, the model pictured is the GSX, mine was a GS. Similar car, mine just had a bit less flash.

And yes, i am quite a fan of the 60s and 70s General Motors products. I think the 1969 Camaro is just about as beautiful as a car can get.


I dig the Camaro but I've been discovering the Chevelles and El Caminos too....maybe they just remind me of my childhood.

I really want either a 1965 ir 1958ish Suburban, though....

[Phil513]

Something along the lines of this? ;D It is pretty bitchin'.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p80/noelpointer/burban.jpg

[Mark Wein]

Something along the lines of this? ;D It is pretty bitchin'.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p80/noelpointer/burban.jpg


Exactly...for whatever reason I really dig them....its really the same as my truck without the bed, though....

[Phil513]

I gotta admit, that is kickass. I just googled that image.

I need to work harder at winning the lottery. ;D

I have a secret love for these things too. I know its kinda different, but i just think they are full of cool. I have a soft spot for classic VWs.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p80/noelpointer/bus.jpg

[Mark Wein]

I gotta admit, that is kickass. I just googled that image.

I need to work harder at winning the lottery. ;D

I have a secret love for these things too. I know its kinda different, but i just think they are full of cool. I have a soft spot for classic VWs.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p80/noelpointer/bus.jpg


My Dad had a beetle before I was born...I've never looked too closely at the VW's, though....that one look really nice...

My problem is that I want to "rescue" the really stock old cars before they get turned into lowriders or deteriorate into junk.

[12Pack]

I'm restoring one of these.

Its' running good and everything is almost stock - except the floor pans and the interior carpet.

http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/upload/images/Iola%202007%20imports/DSC_0075.jpg


I should take some pics to post..... Just completely rebuilt the breaks.

[Mark Wein]

I'm restoring one of these.

Its' running good and everything is almost stock - except the floor pans and the interior carpet.

http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/upload/images/Iola%202007%20imports/DSC_0075.jpg


I should take some pics to post..... Just completely rebuilt the breaks.


Sweet!

You don't see to many of those around here any more but when I was in high school they were very popular..

[Phil513]

I'm restoring one of these.

Its' running good and everything is almost stock - except the floor pans and the interior carpet.

http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/upload/images/Iola%202007%20imports/DSC_0075.jpg


I should take some pics to post..... Just completely rebuilt the breaks.


Dude, that is fantastic. I have been a VW buff in the past, i have had 3, and would like another someday.

[Mark Wein]

bump!

[Mark Wein]

bump! Anyone else got something cool to share?