Muscle Cars > General Discussion

Posted: 6/27/2009 6:38:37 PM EDT

I left a 30 foot layer of tread on my street today in my Mustang and i got to thinking, "My dad and many of his friends have had some sweet muscle cars, i wonder what the guys on arfcom have owned or driven"

TCK

Posted: 6/27/2009 6:39:53 PM EDT

[#1]

I had a Hyundai for a while.

Posted: 6/27/2009 6:42:18 PM EDT

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Quoted:
I had a Hyundai for a while.

you couldn't handle that much car.

Posted: 6/27/2009 6:51:39 PM EDT

[#3]

30'? I can leave 3 times that in my F250 4X4 diesel.

ETA: With 35" BFG's.

Posted: 6/27/2009 6:54:38 PM EDT

[#4]

One wheel peel or posi?

Posted: 6/27/2009 6:55:22 PM EDT

[#5]

Oh here we go again...

Gimme a few minutes to dig up some pics.

I've had a few over the last 25 years or so. These are the ones worth mentioning.

70 Camaro #1

70 Camaro #2

Turbo Buick #1

Turbo Buick #2

Turbo Buick #3

I also built both these cars for my brother...
70 Camaro & 69 Chevelle

My kid brother also has an 08 Z06...

Posted: 6/27/2009 6:57:38 PM EDT

[#6]

One of mine is my avatar.

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:01:16 PM EDT

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Quoted:
One wheel peel or posi?

OWP,

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:02:47 PM EDT

[#8]

One tire fire!

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:03:26 PM EDT

[#9]

I sold my '67 S-Code fastback Mustang last year

. It had sat in my garage for the last six years, and needed to go to someone who would actually drive it.

But I did love that car.

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:03:49 PM EDT

[#10]

My Muscle cars HERE

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:04:12 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
One of mine is my avatar.

I had a '69 Z/28 with the DZ motor, fresh air hood, vinyl top and intsrument cluster on the console. Still miss that car

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:04:30 PM EDT

[#12]

My 1980 Trans Am with a .90 overbored 428 Pontiac motor for a total of 472cid. Will break the tires loose at 40mph.

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:06:23 PM EDT

[#13]

Awesome, another thread to post my car in

My 74 AMC Javelin

My Wife got this Mustang two weeks ago today

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:06:48 PM EDT

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Quoted:
My Muscle cars HERE

My dad had a 68 SS 396, my neighbor's landlord has a 69 350. I know the guy who has my dad's old 68 I think i'll make him an offer some day, thats my dream car, plus dad would shit himself

TCK

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:07:51 PM EDT

[#15]

Funny you bring that up. My dad only ordered cars with big block engines. I have had muscle cars my whole life. I have been without one for 4 years. I just bought a customized Mustang last week, it is a sweet car.

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:09:23 PM EDT

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Quoted:
My 1980 Trans Am with a .90 overbored 428 Pontiac motor for a total of 472cid. Will break the tires loose at 40mph.
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/DEG169/img023.jpg

My dad said his 68 ss 396 Camaro would loop itself 180 degrees if he stomped it doing 30 mph. All it had was a shift kit.

TCK

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:09:53 PM EDT

[#17]

No more muscle cars for me,I've crashed too many

It really is better to be able to stop and turn as well as you can go.

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:09:59 PM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:
30'? I can leave 3 times that in my F250 4X4 diesel.

ETA: With 35" BFG's.

Excellent.

I've had a couple hot rods, none kick quite as much ass as an 8,000lb 600rwhp diesel truck though.

...on 35's too.

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:10:03 PM EDT

[#19]

I try not to lay patches down. 315's are expensive.

460rwhp is fun.

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:12:26 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
Awesome, another thread to post my car in

My 74 AMC Javelin

http://adw.go-gbs.com/IMG_2632c.jpg

My Wife got this Mustang two weeks ago today

http://adw.go-gbs.com/IMG_2854c.jpg

http://adw.go-gbs.com/IMG_2856c.jpg

The last pic brings back memories, 2 years ago I installed a Roushcharger on a brand new 07 GT. The guy that owns the car passed me on my way home from work the other day (driving my econobox

) I was going 70 and he passed me like I was in reverse.
ETA I found the finished pic I took with my cell

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:12:42 PM EDT

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Quoted:
I try not to lay patches down. 315's are expensive.

http://www.unoid.net/cobra/cobrawheels1.jpg

460rwhp is fun.

I like the SVT Lightning beside it too

TCK

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:13:19 PM EDT

[#22]

Loved my 1971 Charger I had in college. Really wish I had kept it.

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:15:57 PM EDT

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Quoted:

The last pic brings back memories, 2 years ago I installed a Roushcharger on a brand new 07 GT. The guy that owns the car passed me on my way home from work the other day (driving my econobox

) I was going 70 and he passed me like I was in reverse.

The whine of the Supercharger gives me wood

435 hp kicks ass also

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:16:59 PM EDT

[#24]

A few years back I left these:

with this:

I know not a car. Now all my gas money goes into this:

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:17:57 PM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:
I try not to lay patches down. 315's are expensive.

http://www.unoid.net/cobra/cobrawheels1.jpg

460rwhp is fun.

not enough, needs more power

are those FR500's?

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:21:26 PM EDT

[#26]

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:21:26 PM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I try not to lay patches down. 315's are expensive.

http://www.unoid.net/cobra/cobrawheels1.jpg

460rwhp is fun.

I like the SVT Lightning beside it too

TCK

Yeah I enjoy having two svt's to drive. It kicks ass :P Two blown autos to drive all the time.

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:24:01 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I try not to lay patches down. 315's are expensive.

http://www.unoid.net/cobra/cobrawheels1.jpg

460rwhp is fun.

I like the SVT Lightning beside it too

TCK

Yeah I enjoy having two svt's to drive. It kicks ass :P Two blown autos to drive all the time.

How many gallons per mile

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:24:51 PM EDT

[#29]

12-17 on the lightning,
13-20 on the cobra. :P

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:34:00 PM EDT

[#30]

I used to own/still own:

1983 Z28
1984 Z28
1986 Z28 (still have it, but it's a basket case & sits in my Mom's shed)
1988 IROC
1990 IROC/1992 Z28 frankencar (my current ride, but the fuel pump is shot)
1992 Firebird

None of them were/are anything special, mostly stock. The 90/92 has a 350 TPI & a previous owner put low gears in the rearend, along with a spool. So it will smoke 'em all I want to. But it kills the mileage & the tires don't hook up worth a shit, so it can't really accelerate like it should. I've got all sorts of ideas for this car, but I don't want to sink the money into it right now.

ETA:
Here it is, it needs a wash, but it ain't going far without that fuel pump.

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:39:31 PM EDT

[#31]

Mine
This one was pure fucking evil

I sold it to buy this

And I have this

And also This,

Its not a Muscle Car but it does have a Big Block 348

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:41:03 PM EDT

[#32]

I love the old muscle cars. I really have a thing for the sleepers though. Mopars and AMC were good for this one. You could order the most mundane looking grocery getter with the biggest V-8 they made stuffed between the fenders, and all the good stuff.
I remember reading an article in some muscle car magazine about 20 years ago where a guy answered an ad for a late 60's Chrysler Newport 4dr. When he went to see it, the elderly lady explained that her husband, who had passed several years before, had bought this car to tow his boat. It had been stored in the garage for years.
When the guy looked it over he found a Hemi under the hood and a 4sp. manual gearbox, no-spin diff. Of course it had A/C and all the bells and whistles too.
Upon researching the vehicle, he found that it was one of only two built like that. As of the writing of that article, the other one had not been found.
Needless to say, he bought the car, had some minor restoration done etc. The articlr valued that car as "priceless."

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:42:16 PM EDT

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Posted: 6/27/2009 7:43:13 PM EDT

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http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c108/quantim0/P1010381.jpg

hot damn, any more pics of that? thats nice!

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:45:43 PM EDT

[#35]

Numbers matching

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:53:58 PM EDT

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Numbers matching
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c46/Unclebillybonz/Carbytheriver.jpg

Posted: 6/27/2009 7:54:29 PM EDT

[#37]

I had a '68 GTO, that metallic forest green color, with white interior. It had the 400 ci high performance engine and 4 speed transmission. That was over 30 years ago... I wish I'd never sold that car...looked like this one:

Posted: 6/27/2009 8:00:40 PM EDT

[#38]

95 Mustang
94 Supra
89 Supra Turbo (400 hp)

Posted: 6/27/2009 8:16:09 PM EDT

[#39]

My first car, got it when I was 16, from the original owner in 1976 for $625.00 with only 31,000 on the odometer. A numbers matching 1967 Camaro SS 350 with the 295hp 350ci small block, a Muncie M-22 transmission, and a 12 bolt posi with 4.10 gears...all from the factory. Boy....what I would give to have it back.

This picture is Summer of 1981, and the girl was my girlfriend that summer.

Posted: 6/27/2009 8:17:13 PM EDT

[#40]

YOU COMPLETELY SUCK!!in good kind of way!! I LOVE the LS5 and LS6 Chevelles!!!

Posted: 6/27/2009 8:22:08 PM EDT

[#41]

71 firebird
78 trans am

Miss those cars...

Posted: 6/27/2009 8:30:37 PM EDT

[#42]

I've driven some insane supercars at work (Lambo, Ferrari, Maserati, etc.) but the Camaro that came through this last Friday was absolutely tops. '69 Camaro SS. Red with the black stripes, black leather, and just plain perfect. I don't know enough about cars to tell you what engine it had in it, but it moved like nobody's business. The sound was fairly orgasmic, as well. I'd have taken a picture, but it was bought, paid for, and taken out on a flatbed before I could blink.

I also saw a brand new '10 Mustang Shelby GT500, and I about crapped my pants. Holy shit is that sexy. The slight redesign for the 2010 model really works.

Posted: 6/27/2009 8:32:58 PM EDT

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Quoted:

Numbers matching

That's more or less what the one at work looked like.

Posted: 6/27/2009 8:42:06 PM EDT

[#44]

First up my unrestored 1969 Dodge Dart 340 GTS