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05/12/2025 12:13 pm
@100ford2003 Sometimes when we think back to our car escapades when young and "invincible" you really have to consider that divine intervention could very much be a reality. When I was professionally trained in police pursuit driving I was shocked and embarrassed at just how little skill I actually possessed; a whole lot of "luck" got me to adulthood I daresay. Lol.
05/12/2025 1:18 pm
I bet it'd be fun to sit by a fire, throw back a favorite beverage and hear your stories of growing up !👍
Steve
I tell stories of the late '50's - early '70's [I swear to God are true] young folks of today don't believe them possible. But we had fun and the amazing thing is we survived, invincible in our late teens - thirty. I did not expect to live this long, the last 15 years have been nothing but pain. Oh well.
Story: I went to a party at a friend who I had not seen in many years, He was behind his bar in the basement telling stories of the good old days to his son and 3 of his friends. I was sitting at a table 8 ft away when I heard his son turn to his friends and say "lets get out of here, who wants to listen to my old mans bull shit stories". As he walked by me [I never met him before] stopped and asked "you were around back then, what do you think of Dad's bull shit". I turned and listened to John and when he stopped to take a drink, I finished the story. The kid was shocked "it actually happened" John's '68 GTX 440, 4 speed, 3:9? rear
against my '69 Coroner R/T 440, 4 speed, 3:55 rear.
8 mile race John won by the way.
The year before I WON on the same 8 mile course with my '68 Coronet Super Bee 383, 4 speed,3:23 rear. Handled better than the '69 R/T and had a higher top end.
05/12/2025 3:38 pm
Tough one but my first two cars were Mustangs so I will pick Ford
05/12/2025 3:50 pm
CAMARO, especially that split bumper Z28!
David Vandermeer
Corinth, Texas
05/12/2025 4:48 pm
05/12/2025 9:14 pm
The '69 Mach1 is my all time favorite Mustang I don't care what color it comes in it doesn't matter to me but that Mustang was absolutely, IMO, perfect.
Steve
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05/12/2025 11:46 pm
It's always 5 o'clock somewhere.Too bad it's only 1 here now, it's way too early for me to have a drink...lol 👍
John Bono
North Jersey
06/12/2025 1:00 am
@100ford2003 I agree the '69 Mach I was an awesome looking car Steve; especially with the spoiler delete. This is my personal favorite color:
06/12/2025 6:59 am
@brush Your daughters were truly beautiful Bruce and I'm guessing they still are today. I agree with your first pick of the 70 Challenger being the most beautiful pony car.
06/12/2025 12:52 pm
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07/12/2025 1:42 am
Amazed that you had access to an 8 mile course. Us city boys were lucky to find a few blocks late at night in a remote area to race a quarter mile. Sometimes the racers buddies would block lanes on the local highway so the racers would have a clear road ahead.I bet it'd be fun to sit by a fire, throw back a favorite beverage and hear your stories of growing up !👍
Steve
I tell stories of the late '50's - early '70's [I swear to God are true] young folks of today don't believe them possible. But we had fun and the amazing thing is we survived, invincible in our late teens - thirty. I did not expect to live this long, the last 15 years have been nothing but pain. Oh well.
Story: I went to a party at a friend who I had not seen in many years, He was behind his bar in the basement telling stories of the good old days to his son and 3 of his friends. I was sitting at a table 8 ft away when I heard his son turn to his friends and say "lets get out of here, who wants to listen to my old mans bull shit stories". As he walked by me [I never met him before] stopped and asked "you were around back then, what do you think of Dad's bull shit". I turned and listened to John and when he stopped to take a drink, I finished the story. The kid was shocked "it actually happened" John's '68 GTX 440, 4 speed, 3:9? rear
against my '69 Coroner R/T 440, 4 speed, 3:55 rear.
8 mile race John won by the way.
The year before I WON on the same 8 mile course with my '68 Coronet Super Bee 383, 4 speed,3:23 rear. Handled better than the '69 R/T and had a higher top end.
John Bono
North Jersey
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07/12/2025 1:47 am
Love both...got to call it a tie.
Gents thanks for your responses.
John Bono
North Jersey
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07/12/2025 10:21 am
Story: At 1:00+- AM on a Friday or Saturday after we dropped off our girlfriends [2- '68 GTX, '68 Super Bee, '68 Roadrunner, '67 Barracuda, '56 Ford, '53 Mercury] would go for coffee [soda for me] driving normally to a diner in Statford Conn and race home to Shelton Conn up River Road RT 110 a 2 lane twisty road with no shoulders along the river on our right side was a 40 - 60 foot drop to the river and on the left side ledge 20'+- , in them days nobody but us were out, today impossible due to 24 hour traffic. We would hit speeds well over 100 mph in a couple of spots. The winners were usually me with the Super Bee or John in the GTX conv. we were the really crazy ones.
Amazed that you had access to an 8 mile course. Us city boys were lucky to find a few blocks late at night in a remote area to race a quarter mile. Sometimes the racers buddies would block lanes on the local highway so the racers would have a clear road ahead.
07/12/2025 11:45 am
@brush Bruce.....it seems to me that someone up there was looking out for you and the rest of us yahoos back in the day. Lol.
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