Thread: What Was Your First Big Block Car ?

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we;ll, i did drive a tow truck that had a 454

My first big block was a 375 horse 396 68 chevelle SS396 4 speed with a 3.73 rear end. It was a ton of fun and I wish I had it back. The only bad thing about it was the color , Ash Gold. but it was the only 375 horse 4 speed the dealer had.

I'll let you know when it's done. Someday.

For me it was a 66 vet coupe 427, 4 on the floor, had ac took it out, paid 1800 for the privilege in 68 after returning from vietnam, saved my combat pay for it.

1970 Plymouth Fury III two door hardtop, red with a black vinyl top, 383 and a 727.

72 pontiac catalina convertible 421 sd tri power with hurst 4 spd

Originally Posted by maxxmuscle

66 Corvette, 427-4speed roadster! I graduated highschool in '84 and left for Navy Bootcamp 12 days later. Graduated from there and left for Sardegna, Italy. Was there for 12 months, came home on leave and found the car in the paper for $8000. w/a 350 in it (august of 85, just before the prices started to go thru the roof!!!!). Went to look at it and fell in love, got it for $7100!!). Started researching and found out it had been a 390 hp 427 car. Had the correct trans and rearend and was in decent condition. (I actually drove it for 4 years after I got back from Italy and did NOTHING to it. Started a ground-up resto and found a '69 L-88 (yeah, a REAL L-88... 560 HP!!! ) in a 64 Impala that a friend of a friend had in his old drag car. Cut a deal to buy it (for $650!!!!!! ) and when I redid the car, that was in it. Sold the car in 94 for $11,500 + a 71 Nova Prostreet car with a 400hop smallblock in it...Not BAD!!!! But GOD do I miss that car!!!!! 'Puter crashed a month or so back and lost a bunch of pix, but I will post a few of it after I get some scanned again.

Here it is...

My first Big block was a 454/390 horse in a 1970 Corvette. Sorry if photo is bad ,but it's the only one I have of this car and was taken 1975 with the old polaroid instant film.

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68 Camaro ss/rs 396 4spd

My first big block Chevy was a 1972 Chevelle. I bought a well worn 427 that had spun a bearing out of a dump truck from one of the local roofing contractors to replace the 307 it had. It was a worn out pile of crap but a fun car just the same. My first actual big block car was my moms 1970 Buick Lasabre with a 455. It was a rusty four door puke green heap with a crunched quarter panel but it made fools out of a few new 84-85 Camaro Berlinettas that the rich kids drove.

65' Malibu SS with a 396 and 4 speed. Blew the 96' and went with a 454. I used it for street racing in the San Fernando Valley in the 70's.

My 65 Plymouth Satelite. 383 4spd. Before and after......

t42 that makes me wanna cry!

note the vega in the back ground in chevyman 39's pic it was like brand new

my first big block was a 1979 ford F150 camper special with a 460cid and a c6auto 9"rearend. and then a 1975 F250 camper special with a 390 4spd. and now i have a 1971 buick 455 to put into something from a 1971 buick 225 electra

what do you call abig block?my 55 dodge hrd tp had a hemi{241],my 58 chevy biscane was348 tri power[280 hp]my 59 vette was amodifyed 327,first toy was 55 chev w/348 409 cranck for 370'',64 chev carryall w/350,of cuurse there was my chry new yorker in 62 w/413,64 chry,300]not aletter car]383,or in the 70s my 389 55 safari.assorted 400 pontiacs,67 torondo 425.my only big block was 455 pontiac in my 66 grand prix,I evenput front disc brakes on it using stock parts,thanks for letting ageezer reminice. phil the geezer