What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's

bill dedman · 04-02-2011, 02:47 AM

I was 27 in 1965, and had been watching the Pontiac spec sheets long enough to realize that if it had an automatic transmission, it had 10:1 compression, and even the 2bbl got a decent cam, so I bougtht a '56 Chieftan 2 dr. HT and swapped a '58 (370 c.i.) 2bbl motor into it. I paid $100 for the car and $75 for the motor, traded some parts for a 4bbl manifold and carb, and swapped the 3.08 third member for a 3.90 I had lying around from an earlier Olds project....

Took it to the strip, where it ran 90mph.... total investment, $175.00.

Try that today... LOL!

04-02-2011, 02:47 AM	#19
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's I was 27 in 1965, and had been watching the Pontiac spec sheets long enough to realize that if it had an automatic transmission, it had 10:1 compression, and even the 2bbl got a decent cam, so I bougtht a '56 Chieftan 2 dr. HT and swapped a '58 (370 c.i.) 2bbl motor into it. I paid $100 for the car and $75 for the motor, traded some parts for a 4bbl manifold and carb, and swapped the 3.08 third member for a 3.90 I had lying around from an earlier Olds project.... Took it to the strip, where it ran 90mph.... total investment, $175.00. Try that today... LOL! __________________ Bill Last edited by bill dedman; 04-03-2011 at 03:01 AM.