What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's - Page 4

Travis Miller · 04-01-2011, 12:22 AM

In June 1965 I bought my first car, a '59 Ford Galaxie 292 3-speed. I soon added a 4-bl, dual exhaust with cutouts, and traction bars. In Jan 1966 I traded it on a '63 Galaxie 500 boxtop with a 406. The 406 later got replaced with a 427 LR. As my daily driver that '63 Galaxie saw lots of street racing and passes down a dragstrip.

Dan Lattimore · 04-01-2011, 06:29 AM

Wow! A lot of great cars and a great time for factory hot rods.-----What a great sense of humor you guys have, some of the posts were hillarous. Terry----- Our next big number is 70 . Where did it go? Most of the guys you mentioned are gone , I do see Gene Calhoun ocasionally and Rocky Martin's son Ricky is a painter here. Thanks again to all who have served and are serving to preserve our taken for granted way of life. And to my grandson Danny, a brand new Marine ( Semper Fi )-------Danny

J Kuchel · 04-01-2011, 07:06 AM

My was a Big Wheel peddle car.

jimmyparker · 04-01-2011, 07:44 AM

I was in the Army in '66 and bought a new Belair two door sedan, 283, 3 speed. It was Burgandy with Red interior and I immediately put a set of Fenton spoke wheels on it. I later made a stocker out of it and set the O/S record at the '71 Gainesville Divisional at 13.45 or so. The problem was I didn't know until I got my ND a couple of weeks later that Bruce Wilkerson also lowered the record on the same day at Bowling Green and was a couple hundreds faster than me so my "record" never hit ND.

Floyd Staggs · 04-01-2011, 07:49 AM

'66 plymouth satelite, 383 hp, 4 speed, vibrasonic radio, american mags, loved that car. Wife got it in the divorce.

danny waters sr · 04-01-2011, 07:53 AM

Hats off to those who served. For some reason i never got called (but would have served if called). I had one of those amphibius convertibles(bluish-grey ). never tried the water thing with it..4-67 ,3-68, 2-69 & 5 - 71-73 Camaros.... Still thinking......

Tom Goldman · 04-01-2011, 08:53 AM

'67 TO '68, a 47 Chevy sedan with a '57 Caddie engine to drive up and down the driveway and the back alley from my Grandmoms to my uncles shop.
First car with a license , 1968, my '50 Olds convertable with a '57 J2 and a Hydro ,4.10 gears and Caddie Kelsey Hayes turbine fin rims.
It was the muscle car stomper in the High School parking lot!

Lew Silverman · 04-01-2011, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danny waters sr

Hats off to those who served. For some reason i never got called (but would have served if called). I had one of those amphibius convertibles(bluish-grey ). never tried the water thing with it..4-67 ,3-68, 2-69 & 5 - 71-73 Camaros.... Still thinking......

Danny -

I bet you wish you'd kept the Amphicar! Did you see what they're getting at Barrett-Jackson? Not quite Hemi-cuda money

, but close!

BTW - good luck on Sunday!

Lew

Alex Denysenko · 04-01-2011, 10:16 AM

I wasn't driving yet in 1966. As a matter of fact I was still in grade school.
But, my 65 Mustang was a year old and being driven daily by it's original owner, my older brother.
I had the privlige of washing and waxing it every Saturday.

Harry 6674 · 04-01-2011, 10:39 AM

In 66 it was a 53 studebaker with a cross ram 413 that I built or a 32 chevy coupe with a 322 buick and a 4spd. Still messing with 53 studes (2) and 30s coupes.

04-01-2011, 12:22 AM	#31
Travis Miller Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 478 Likes: 1 Liked 276 Times in 27 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's In June 1965 I bought my first car, a '59 Ford Galaxie 292 3-speed. I soon added a 4-bl, dual exhaust with cutouts, and traction bars. In Jan 1966 I traded it on a '63 Galaxie 500 boxtop with a 406. The 406 later got replaced with a 427 LR. As my daily driver that '63 Galaxie saw lots of street racing and passes down a dragstrip.

04-01-2011, 06:29 AM	#32
Dan Lattimore Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Beaverdam, Va./ Port St. Lucie,Fla. Posts: 362 Likes: 177 Liked 154 Times in 37 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's Wow! A lot of great cars and a great time for factory hot rods.-----What a great sense of humor you guys have, some of the posts were hillarous. Terry----- Our next big number is 70 . Where did it go? Most of the guys you mentioned are gone , I do see Gene Calhoun ocasionally and Rocky Martin's son Ricky is a painter here. Thanks again to all who have served and are serving to preserve our taken for granted way of life. And to my grandson Danny, a brand new Marine ( Semper Fi )-------Danny __________________ 66W30POST Last edited by Dan Lattimore; 04-01-2011 at 09:34 AM. Reason: spelling

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J Kuchel Banned Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sterling,Illinois Posts: 111 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's My was a Big Wheel peddle car.

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jimmyparker Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: columbus, georgia Posts: 385 Likes: 65 Liked 309 Times in 88 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's I was in the Army in '66 and bought a new Belair two door sedan, 283, 3 speed. It was Burgandy with Red interior and I immediately put a set of Fenton spoke wheels on it. I later made a stocker out of it and set the O/S record at the '71 Gainesville Divisional at 13.45 or so. The problem was I didn't know until I got my ND a couple of weeks later that Bruce Wilkerson also lowered the record on the same day at Bowling Green and was a couple hundreds faster than me so my "record" never hit ND.

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Floyd Staggs VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cucamonga, CA Posts: 1,522 Likes: 148 Liked 229 Times in 99 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's '66 plymouth satelite, 383 hp, 4 speed, vibrasonic radio, american mags, loved that car. Wife got it in the divorce. __________________ Floyd Staggs 787 SST

04-01-2011, 07:53 AM	#36
danny waters sr VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: lagrange,nc Posts: 2,224 Likes: 1 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's Hats off to those who served. For some reason i never got called (but would have served if called). I had one of those amphibius convertibles(bluish-grey ). never tried the water thing with it..4-67 ,3-68, 2-69 & 5 - 71-73 Camaros.... Still thinking...... __________________ Danny Waters, Sr / 73 Duster "340"

04-01-2011, 08:53 AM	#37
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,474 Likes: 885 Liked 859 Times in 234 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's '67 TO '68, a 47 Chevy sedan with a '57 Caddie engine to drive up and down the driveway and the back alley from my Grandmoms to my uncles shop. First car with a license , 1968, my '50 Olds convertable with a '57 J2 and a Hydro ,4.10 gears and Caddie Kelsey Hayes turbine fin rims. It was the muscle car stomper in the High School parking lot! __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK

04-01-2011, 10:16 AM	#39
Alex Denysenko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan City IN Posts: 633 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's I wasn't driving yet in 1966. As a matter of fact I was still in grade school. But, my 65 Mustang was a year old and being driven daily by it's original owner, my older brother. I had the privlige of washing and waxing it every Saturday. __________________ Alex Denysenko NHRA 3038 SS, 3305 STK - IHRA 6 SS, 330A STK Moneymaker Racing LaPorte Indiana 219-861-1214 www.moneymakerracing.net

04-01-2011, 10:39 AM	#40
Harry 6674 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 589 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: What was your daily driver in the mid 1960's In 66 it was a 53 studebaker with a cross ram 413 that I built or a 32 chevy coupe with a 322 buick and a 4spd. Still messing with 53 studes (2) and 30s coupes.