Thread: What Was Your First Big Block Car ?

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Originally Posted by T42

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

Were you driving this when it happened? I'm suprized you're alive to talk about it!

a 68 Pontiac Bonneville Brhoam, with a 400.

land boat.

Originally Posted by falconvan

Were you driving this when it happened? I'm suprized you're alive to talk about it!

Yep....one of those "exibition of speed" things.... It was back in 1969. Spent a year in Nam only to come home and almost kill myself!.....

Technically it was probably my 63 Pontiac StarChief with 303 hp 389, then I got a tired 66 Pontiac 2+2 with 421 4 speed. The first big block car I'll proudly claim was a '68 Biscayne 427/425, 4 speed, 4.10 gear.

Pat

Originally Posted by T42

Yep....one of those "exibition of speed" things.... It was back in 1969. Spent a year in Nam only to come home and almost kill myself!.....

You're right up there with the guy in New York who fell off the 46 story building and lived a few weeks back. The Good Lord is definately watching your back!

Originally Posted by falconvan

Were you driving this when it happened? I'm suprized you're alive to talk about it!

This was a real bad crash ! That was a nice car .

I'm trying to remember which one I had first (I was married at the time and needed two cars), but I worked for a Chevy Dealership in Denver and there was a Chevy Rep that I knew who had too many cars at the time so he sold me a marina blue 2 Door '66 Chevy Caprice hardtop-it was a rare car (I've never seen one quite like it)-it had a 396 with a factory 4 Speed, Bucket seats with a console, 4 speaker Stereo w/8 Track (remember them?)and Slot mags-it was a pretty car until my Wife wrapped it around a Telephone Pole (it looked kinda like the one above, not quite as bad)-

I also had a '66 Ford Fairlane GT-390/335 HP 4 Speed-nice car, did some work to it and it would move pretty well-sorry I got rid of that car-

Mine was the first 70cuda 440+6 plymouth made-yes I know how much it would be worth now. I paid @$4200 for it and had to wait 5months to get it.

Originally Posted by 35WINDOW

I'm trying to remember which one I had first (I was married at the time and needed two cars), but I worked for a Chevy Dealership in Denver and there was a Chevy Rep that I knew who had too many cars at the time so he sold me a marina blue 2 Door '66 Chevy Caprice hardtop-it was a rare car (I've never seen one quite like it)-it had a 396 with a factory 4 Speed, Bucket seats with a console, 4 speaker Stereo w/8 Track (remember them?)and Slot mags-it was a pretty car until my Wife wrapped it around a Telephone Pole (it looked kinda like the one above, not quite as bad)-

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Probably going to make you cry, but a gold one just like that went on Barrett-Jackson for over 50 grand last night........................

Originally Posted by poncho62

Probably going to make you cry, but a gold one just like that went on Barrett-Jackson for over 50 grand last night........................

Poncho-

Caprice or Fairlane?

my first big block car was a 61 buick invicta 2 dr ht.with a "65" 425 wildcat 2x4..later found its way into a 64 olds f-85..made them rich boys with the muscle cars cringe..but it lost a fight with a telephone pole in 70 on last leave before going to southeast asia

opps forgot to mention the 4-track with reverb...cooool

Originally Posted by 35WINDOW

Poncho-

Caprice or Fairlane?

66 Caprice 427/4 gear.

439.1 1966 CHEVROLET CAPRICE 427/425 2 DOOR SPORT COUPE 53500.00

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/appli...otNumber=439.1

[QUOTE=poncho62]66 Caprice 427/4 gear.

439.1 1966 CHEVROLET CAPRICE 427/425 2 DOOR SPORT COUPE 53500.00

Poncho,

Thank you so much for finding that! My car was just like that except it was Blue with a Blue Interior-it had the same Seats (Astro?)-seeing that Interior sure brought back some memories! I just wish it was a 427!

I think my first BB car was a 64 Galaxie 500 XL. Factory 427 4 spd.
Vintage Burgandy.....what fun
Ron