For You Hot Rodders - Some Pictures

kruser · Sep 7, 2013

From Delevan, Illinoiz

Just to keep it tractor related!

John B. · Sep 7, 2013

Great Pictures Kruser.
I love hot rods.
I've also talked to some tractor men that have switched over to cars and they say they like the cars much better. You don't have to load them on a trailer, you just drive them to the shows. That's some of the pros about it. Just what I've heard.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 7, 2013

Kruser thanks for posting them. there was a time...Now I prefer just looking at em and let someone, as you say young, have the headaches and empty pockets.

Mike (WA) · Sep 7, 2013

Those bring back some memories.

When I went to Washington State U in 1966, it was the custom among eastern Washington wheat farmers to buy their kid a new muscle car when he went to college. One of my frat brothers had some "indiscretions" while in high school, such that his insurance man had a list of cars he couldn't have. So Terry got the list, and went around the dealers to find the hottest car that was not on the list. He ended up with a Dart Swinger, similar to the third to the last picture. It had a 340 4 barrel engine, and could keep up with the GTO's, 442's and 396 Chevelles. We have a reunion every year, and Terry is still a little wild and crazy, but less so since he got leukemia and almost died. They did a complete blood transfusion with his daughter, and that fixed it. We all give daughter a little hug when we have our annual reunion, cause it just wouldn't be the same without TJ.

Unfortunately, I was not among the chosen ones that got new cars given by their dads. Mine was a '57 Pontiac, bought with my own money, for 175 bucks off the back row at the Pontiac dealer in Olympia. I always wanted to be rich, but just couldn't afford it.

kruser · Sep 7, 2013

Good Point!

Brent Zappe · Sep 7, 2013

Hey that is kinda neat. I have classic cars and trucks and a couple of restored old tractors. I like a car show with tractors but where I live it is useally all cars. It looks like a good show.

kruser · Sep 7, 2013

Know what you mean Mike
Dad went half on my first car - REALY wanted a used SS 396 Chevelle on the lot in our small town in central Illinois.
Dad: Jim - Gas is going to $0.50 a gallon and you're go to Milwaukee.
Jim: Ok Dad - Guess your right.

Ended up with a Vega GT - Don't see many of them around!

ShadetreeRet · Sep 7, 2013

Thanks for the pictures! I have always been a hot rodder and custom car lover, just never had the money to pursue my dreams.
The Cobra reminded me of one a doctor here in town had a few years ago. I mentioned it one day and he said, "You know, we have a hunting lodge in Canada that I have to fly in and out of and land on a lake and it doesn't bother me, but that Cobra is the only thing I have ever owned that really scared me!"
It was the real thing too, not a kit car.

NCWayne · Sep 7, 2013

Beautiful cars, thanks for the pics. All I see missing is a 55 Chevy.....

Anonymous-0 · Sep 8, 2013

Bill Cosby of all people was friends with Carroll Shelby and had one of two 750 HP supercharged Cobra Super snakes. He gave it back because it was too scary to drive. It was later wrote off and the other one sold for $5,000,000 at Barrett Jackson a couple years ago. Having a Cobra demands a lot of respect but it would sure be nice to have one, even if it's a kit. There's You-Tube video of a woman taking one for a drive and crashing it about 20 seconds later. Unfortunately, the video ended after the crash. Guess they didn't want to show what the owner did to her after crashing his beautiful car.

showcrop · Sep 8, 2013

(quoted from post at 19:49:55 09/07/13) Know what you mean Mike
Dad went half on my first car - REALY wanted a used SS 396 Chevelle on the lot in our small town in central Illinois.
Dad: Jim - Gas is going to $0.50 a gallon and you're go to Milwaukee.
Jim: Ok Dad - Guess your right.

Ended up with a Vega GT - Don't see many of them around!

What year Chevelle? I still really love the 66-67 SS with the hood inserts.

RBnSC · Sep 8, 2013

I had a Vega GT wagon. I put a warmed up 283 used the 4 speed that was already in it(Saginaw). Good gas mileage,fast,so docile my Mom drove it back and forth to work during the week while I was living at home. It had the most comfortable seat of any car I ever owned.
Ron

BAnNC · Sep 8, 2013

NCW, Look over the top of the red Dodge, There's one hiding in the back row.

Dean · Sep 8, 2013

Love that black 67 RS, though I don"t care much for the wheels.

Great photos. Thanks for posting.

Dean

Dean · Sep 8, 2013

Love that!

Dean

Dean · Sep 8, 2013

I bought a new Vega GT in 72 with four speed and air. In 72 GM used the Opal 4 speed in the Vega.

It also had a non progressive Rochester 2GC carb with fast idle solenoid for when the AC was on. The A6 compressor was quite a load for the engine and turning the AC on at idle would likely stall the engine because the solenoid, though powerful enough to hold the carb at fast idle, was often not powerful enough to bump it up from low idle.

I lost the GT in the war and bought a 68 Corvair, which was a much better car.

Dean

Frank 41 · Sep 8, 2013

Is the red tractor for being in Tricky Rick's town??

Rick Kr · Sep 8, 2013

Great pix. Can"t beat a few cars with superchargers on them. The second one looks like he is running an intercooler below the "charger, almost positive he is.

Rick

1970-1655 · Sep 8, 2013

Second picture, look over the Cutlass. In the background is two red tractors on a trailer. I knew the post was on tractor topics right from the start.

My brother got a 66 Comet Cyclone GT with 390. He got all kinds of tickets, speeding, drag racing, reckless driving. When I got my first car, I had to have a job where I could pay my own way. Then dad would only let me have a 62 Fairlane 4 door with a 221 V8 and 3 speed. My transportation was in the same class until I was married and could not afford a hot car. (1966 Dodge Dart slant 6 with automatic) I now have a 66 Fairland with a mildly modified 302 and automatic that can run 13.3 in the quarter. I also have a 427 with 2x4's in a crate. Now I am too old for that kind of driving.

Anonymous-0 · Sep 8, 2013

Here's a tractor related hot rod.

gab · Sep 8, 2013

Well I guess I did this backwards, started with a nice 64 Impala 2 dr, then a 65 Chevelle , 64 Impala SS, 69 Camaro SS, then a couple of new little chevy monzas, then a 77 corvette. Bought a house in the country and needed a snow plow, found a Farmall Super C with a plow. Tractor seemed like more fun than the Corvette so sold it.
So now I got a Super M , 5 garden tractors and the Super C and a couple boring, look alike generic daily driver's.

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