Thread: 1950-1960 street car

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A little before my time, I think. Or maybe, my memory is going. Anybody got a picture of McMullen's 32, that they can post?

Take this link http://www.streetrodderweb.com/featu...sr_milestones/

You'll get lots of historical pics and the story behind the car.

That is a sweet rig............

Originally posted by Bob Parmenter
As the responses indicate, it's all a matter of personal taste.

I'll make my admission of guilt here Bob....... We usta' make fun of the guy with the slow '70 Cuda .... Everybody THOUGHT it was slow because the owner had no clue what was under the hood. He just washed it and drove it. Took it to the local service station whenever it needed a tune-up or oil change. Then one day I drew the short straw and raced him with my '66 GTO. He got me by a car length 2 times, so it wasn't a fluke. No one laughed at him after that.

acording to hot rod car craft and motor trend the fastest road productiun car in 1962 was the pontiac tempest with the 389 tri power mow in the 50,s the 392 red man hemi was the frist to break the 200 mph at the salt flats

man i wish i was around back then i should have been a teen in the 1950s i hate being a 50s person in 2004
sounds like good times oneday i want a vintage hotrod
1932 ford with a 331 hemi is my plan
i am only 20

The two fastest I remember were

1) =49 Stude with a 409 and fenderwell headers.........scared the sh** outta me when he went by by '66 GTO

2) My buddy had a Nove with the 375hp 396 in it....nothing touched him

I had a 56 Ford 2 dr hardtop with a 406 tri-power and 4 speed from a wrecked Galaxie. Ran strong. Friend of mine had a 54 Plymouth ( Savoy, I think) that he shoehorned a 413 Wedge into. A mechanic at the Ford garage in town had a black '50 Ford business coupe with the big Lincoln (don't rember the size) Flatttie with 3 Stromberg 97's.