Silly Season II What was your 1st Street car &/OR race car?

RonTheAnnouncer · 01-02-2014, 12:54 PM

First car with my name on the title was a 71 Plymouth Fury III 4 door that I paid $150 in 1985. It had a 318/2bbl and a lot of rust. It would run 17.90s initially. My dad's friend ran a muffler shop, and they cobbled together a dual exhaust for me for the price of an extra large deluxe pizza. Then she ran 17.30s. Even though I've been racing for 30 years and have taken over 50 different vehicles down the track, I've neither owned or driven what could be called a "race" car. Closest to one would be my '78 Aspen with the "Super" slant six that racn low to mid 19s. When I bought my first ever new car, I decided to rip out the back seat and the non functioning AC system outta the Aspen and make it my "race car". Bam, 18.90s, baby! best of 18.73 at 72mph. It sat outside at my buddy's garage in Avon, OH all week til I would go racing, then I'd switch cars and drive to Norwalk or Dragway 42.

01-02-2014, 12:54 PM	#20
RonTheAnnouncer Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Ravenna, OH Posts: 60 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Silly Season II What was your 1st Street car &/OR race c First car with my name on the title was a 71 Plymouth Fury III 4 door that I paid $150 in 1985. It had a 318/2bbl and a lot of rust. It would run 17.90s initially. My dad's friend ran a muffler shop, and they cobbled together a dual exhaust for me for the price of an extra large deluxe pizza. Then she ran 17.30s. Even though I've been racing for 30 years and have taken over 50 different vehicles down the track, I've neither owned or driven what could be called a "race" car. Closest to one would be my '78 Aspen with the "Super" slant six that racn low to mid 19s. When I bought my first ever new car, I decided to rip out the back seat and the non functioning AC system outta the Aspen and make it my "race car". Bam, 18.90s, baby! best of 18.73 at 72mph. It sat outside at my buddy's garage in Avon, OH all week til I would go racing, then I'd switch cars and drive to Norwalk or Dragway 42. __________________ Ron Huntley, Jr. announcer and Half ed racer "Those who can, do. Those who can't, criticize."