What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's - Page 2

jmcarter · 03-31-2011, 07:34 PM

1949 Ford flathead, amazingly it could hold it's own with the new Mustangs with 6's. When I started college I got a new 67 SS396/325 Chevelle. Nice car then followed by Dart 340 Swinger and then a 68 Charger...that's it for the sixties! Nice thread!

vic guilmino · 03-31-2011, 07:41 PM

1958 pontiac bonneville 3x2
untell 1970 when i bought a 1970 mercury cyclone 429 scj

Ed Fernandez · 03-31-2011, 07:46 PM

1966 my uncle bought a '67 Le mans.He gave me his '60 four door Catalina 389/2bbl auto.I put dual exh. with pipes under the rear out the back and 8:25 thin whitewalls with baby moons.Put all sorts of racing decals on the rear door glass.It was stock engine wise but it sure left from a stop light with the Turbo Hydramatic trans.I parked this car,and a '55
Chevy,'56 Chevy 2 dr S/W and '57 Chevy Nomad with a straight axle (red and white paint and red and white r&p interior) on the streets of Greenwich Village in Manhattan back then.Try that now.

Wade Mahaffey · 03-31-2011, 07:54 PM

Hey I was trying! This was factory stock in 66. I don't know where the transistor radio was in this photo, but it was tuned to "Little Deuce Coupe" I'm sure!

Jim Wahl · 03-31-2011, 08:06 PM

First car was a '63 VW. Sold it after three months and bought and built a '31 Model A Ford with a 331 Desoto HEMI. Drove that all through High School. I then ordered my '71 Dodge Demon 340. Still own that car. Ran it in AHRA Stock Option and eventually NHRA Stock and Super Stock. I still have the Demon and it has 15,003 miles on the odometer. Jim

Barnstorm · 03-31-2011, 08:31 PM

In 1965 I bought a 63 Plymouth Belvedere 2ht and replaced the 318 with a 62 300H 413 380hp. Never replaced the 2.76 gear and it was awsome from 30 to 70mph.Cruise the streets at 30mph looking for a race...I'll never forget the 2x4 sound echo off the buildings on Lake st!

Rich Biebel · 03-31-2011, 08:51 PM

My daily driver in 1966 was a real nice '58 Pontiac Chieftain. Was re-painted by a local shop known for doing nice work. White with blue coves and roof. I raced it a few times and started hopping it up and ran in the 14's a few times. Won G/SA class and ran Jr Stock once or twice....

Philip Saran · 03-31-2011, 08:54 PM

I learned to drive in a 1960 Chevy Impala 4 dr 348/4 BBL/3 speed auto
Black with red benchseat interior. It had been my grandfathers but he
died about 6 months after buying it so my mom got it next. The year
was 1964. Oh also got to drive a early corvair 4 speed convert back
then too.

X-TECH MAN · 03-31-2011, 09:00 PM

In 1965 I ordered a new1965 426 w/auto street wedge Belvedere 2 Plymouth. What a dog ! Ran at Aquasco, and Capitol mostly. Won several class trophies after changing the rear, added M/T headers and slicks I bought from JC Penny. In 1966-67 I spent a lot of time in a Huey UH 1 for Uncle Sam. Came back and bought a 66 Vette 327/350 HP and ran E/SP at Ohio Valley and US 60 in Kentucky. Won a few times there also.
P.S. Danny.....I remeber lots of good times in 1965 running with Sam Samuels, Bob Maxey, Joe Perzan, Mike Miatico, Gene Calhoon, Rocky Martin, "Pop" Kennedy, Gene Collins, Sonny Freeman, but of course they always beat me in the eliminator.....LOL.

Adger Smith · 03-31-2011, 09:17 PM

Cushman scooter, then a 1946 Dodge business Cpe W/warmed up 327 4 speed then 1967 Vette w/427/400 3x2's 4 speed. The Vette became a race car and then a 1969 440 RT as a daily driver got me out of the 60's. Man did my buddies liked that RT. Lots of room, went pretty fast and had one hell of an trunk to ice down with our favorite brew!! Oh! Almost forgot dear old Dad bought a 1968 383 GTS Dart in 1968.

03-31-2011, 07:34 PM	#11
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,294 Likes: 2,371 Liked 3,173 Times in 971 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's 1949 Ford flathead, amazingly it could hold it's own with the new Mustangs with 6's. When I started college I got a new 67 SS396/325 Chevelle. Nice car then followed by Dart 340 Swinger and then a 68 Charger...that's it for the sixties! Nice thread! __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

03-31-2011, 07:41 PM	#12
vic guilmino Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: wv Posts: 884 Likes: 42 Liked 56 Times in 21 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's 1958 pontiac bonneville 3x2 untell 1970 when i bought a 1970 mercury cyclone 429 scj __________________ Vic Guilmino 1129 STK

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Ed Fernandez Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NOO JOISEY nexta NOO YAWK Posts: 5,879 Likes: 38 Liked 100 Times in 45 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's 1966 my uncle bought a '67 Le mans.He gave me his '60 four door Catalina 389/2bbl auto.I put dual exh. with pipes under the rear out the back and 8:25 thin whitewalls with baby moons.Put all sorts of racing decals on the rear door glass.It was stock engine wise but it sure left from a stop light with the Turbo Hydramatic trans.I parked this car,and a '55 Chevy,'56 Chevy 2 dr S/W and '57 Chevy Nomad with a straight axle (red and white paint and red and white r&p interior) on the streets of Greenwich Village in Manhattan back then.Try that now. __________________ Former NHRA #1945 Former IHRA #1945 T/SA

03-31-2011, 07:54 PM	#14
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's Hey I was trying! This was factory stock in 66. I don't know where the transistor radio was in this photo, but it was tuned to "Little Deuce Coupe" I'm sure!

03-31-2011, 08:06 PM	#15
Jim Wahl Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Florida Posts: 5,844 Likes: 666 Liked 683 Times in 129 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's First car was a '63 VW. Sold it after three months and bought and built a '31 Model A Ford with a 331 Desoto HEMI. Drove that all through High School. I then ordered my '71 Dodge Demon 340. Still own that car. Ran it in AHRA Stock Option and eventually NHRA Stock and Super Stock. I still have the Demon and it has 15,003 miles on the odometer. Jim __________________ Jim Wahl....NHRA #2239 S/SS - IHRA # 8 Stock, D2 Stock Champion (forever I guess) 2019 Baby Gators Stock Champion 2009 NHRA D2 National Open Stock Champion 1982 NHRA D2 West Palm Beach LDRS SS Runner Up Past President, Southern Stock / Super Stock Association.

03-31-2011, 08:31 PM	#16
Barnstorm Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 186 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's In 1965 I bought a 63 Plymouth Belvedere 2ht and replaced the 318 with a 62 300H 413 380hp. Never replaced the 2.76 gear and it was awsome from 30 to 70mph.Cruise the streets at 30mph looking for a race...I'll never forget the 2x4 sound echo off the buildings on Lake st!

03-31-2011, 08:51 PM	#17
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's My daily driver in 1966 was a real nice '58 Pontiac Chieftain. Was re-painted by a local shop known for doing nice work. White with blue coves and roof. I raced it a few times and started hopping it up and ran in the 14's a few times. Won G/SA class and ran Jr Stock once or twice.... __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R

03-31-2011, 08:54 PM	#18
Philip Saran Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Parker, CO. Posts: 728 Likes: 165 Liked 14 Times in 11 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's I learned to drive in a 1960 Chevy Impala 4 dr 348/4 BBL/3 speed auto Black with red benchseat interior. It had been my grandfathers but he died about 6 months after buying it so my mom got it next. The year was 1964. Oh also got to drive a early corvair 4 speed convert back then too. __________________ Phil Saran Parker, Colorado

03-31-2011, 09:00 PM	#19
X-TECH MAN Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Lake Placid, Florida Posts: 3,203 Likes: 1,047 Liked 235 Times in 110 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's In 1965 I ordered a new1965 426 w/auto street wedge Belvedere 2 Plymouth. What a dog ! Ran at Aquasco, and Capitol mostly. Won several class trophies after changing the rear, added M/T headers and slicks I bought from JC Penny. In 1966-67 I spent a lot of time in a Huey UH 1 for Uncle Sam. Came back and bought a 66 Vette 327/350 HP and ran E/SP at Ohio Valley and US 60 in Kentucky. Won a few times there also. P.S. Danny.....I remeber lots of good times in 1965 running with Sam Samuels, Bob Maxey, Joe Perzan, Mike Miatico, Gene Calhoon, Rocky Martin, "Pop" Kennedy, Gene Collins, Sonny Freeman, but of course they always beat me in the eliminator.....LOL. Last edited by X-TECH MAN; 03-31-2011 at 09:08 PM.

03-31-2011, 09:17 PM	#20
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's Cushman scooter, then a 1946 Dodge business Cpe W/warmed up 327 4 speed then 1967 Vette w/427/400 3x2's 4 speed. The Vette became a race car and then a 1969 440 RT as a daily driver got me out of the 60's. Man did my buddies liked that RT. Lots of room, went pretty fast and had one hell of an trunk to ice down with our favorite brew!! Oh! Almost forgot dear old Dad bought a 1968 383 GTS Dart in 1968. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS) Last edited by Adger Smith; 03-31-2011 at 09:24 PM. Reason: memory flash!