mirrorfinishman
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What is your 'Car History'?
Here's my list,
1960, Go-Cart, At twelve years old, I considered my go-cart was more like a race car than a regular car. I think that's probably where I really learned how to speed. Hey, I never got any speeding ticket. However, I was stopped by the NJ State Police for riding on the streets. Well, I wasn't actually stopped by the cop. It was just that my baseball hat flew off because I was going so fast when I saw him. I couldn't stop to get my hat or I'd be caught for sure. So I drove on home a few blocks away. I parked my go-cart and walked in the house like nothing had happened. A few minutes later. Yep, you guessed it. That State Trooper was knocking on our door and yes he had my baseball cap in his hand. When I look back, I guess that was really the first time I was ever caught for speeding. Oh, those were the days.
1959 Pontiac Catalina, this was my first car, when I got my drivers license in 1965. Those were the days when you could drain your oil, then add five quarts of kerosene, run the engine for a few minutes and then drain the dirty kerosene. Then add five quarts of fresh 30 weight oil. That was how you could easiler keep your engine clean. I guess you could say that was like detailing the internal parts of your engine.
1965 Buick Skylark, This wasn't your fathers Buick. This was one of the muscle cars of the day with a four speed trans and high performance clutch. Hey, I still can remember how hard that clutch petal was to engage. It was like pressing on a pedal made of concrete. Anywho, this car also had a 400+ cubic inch motor with over 300 HP. And yes, I very quickly found out how expensive tires cost back in those days. I think I burned the rubber off of the first set of rear tires in about two months. Added a few extra points to my drivers license record too.
1967 Buick Opel, this wasn't the GT model but it was a lot less expensive to operate than that Buick. The quality wasn't there as I remember some of the little things that went wrong as the car was still in warranty. Since I was commuting from NJ to CT it was good basic transportation. Hey, at least it still had a four speed trans. And I still got caught for doing 84 mph on the NJ Turnpike.
1969 Pontiac GTO, Ah, what can you say about the Old Goat. Well, if you were lucky enough to actually own one, you know that the engine for some reason wanted to eat spark plugs like candy. I still don't understand why, but unless the spark plugs were changed every five thousand miles the car just didn't want to run right. Since I put over 50,000 miles on that GTO in a couple of years, I could probably change those plugs blindfolded. Also, since the GTO didn't have air conditioning, I convinced my wife that we needed a car with air. Yes believe it or not, those were the days when most cars did not have air conditioning. At the time, air was considered a true luxury option. Not standard like in todays cars. That is how I got my Corvette, the car that I still own some thirty three years later. Oh, and I still have the same wife too.
1969 Corvette Stingray, Imagine having a Corvette as your only family car. I mean drive it everywhere. Do the supermarket shopping, go on vacation. The works. My 69' Corvette is a White Coupe, with Auto Trans, a/c, 300 hp 350 ci. It's the one with t-tops and the rear window comes out too. It is all original and never been restored. I like the idea of knowing that the only wrenches that were turned on my Corvette are those at the factory, when it was built on 12/7/68 and all of the work I have done on my own. I have replaced mufflers, brakes, shocks, etc. and the list goes on. I began using my Corvette less and less as the family car when we purchased our new Nova in 1974. By 1980, its use was very limited as I began to realize that I would never sell it. Since it was always kept in my garage it really did'nt see too much bad weather, except for those first few years. Now it's got NJ QQ Historic license tags. It is really a somewhat strange feeling when you get in a car and realized that it's the same car the you have driven for more than thirty years. I mean, Richard Nixon was President the first time I drove my Corvette. That really was a long time ago. Oh, one other note. My Corvette was the last vehicle I drove on the last day of 1999 and the first vehicle I drove on the first day of 2000. I guess you could say I drove my Corvette from one millennium into another.
1974 Chevy Nova, What can be said about a Nova.
1977 Chevy Nova, same as above
1981 Olds Cutlass, All I remember is that GM was still trying to figure out how to build a reliable V-6 motor.
1986 Olds Cutlass, with V-8
1989 Chevy Blazer, Bought this Blazer as a result of my needs while establishing my own mobile detailing business. I don't think too many people were impressed with me working out of the trunk of my family car. It was time to move up.
1998 Olds Cutlass, Family car.
2001 Chevy Blazer, Work vehicle.
Currently own,
1969 Corvette Stingray
1998 Olds Cutlass
2001 Chevy Blazer
Here's my list,
1960, Go-Cart, At twelve years old, I considered my go-cart was more like a race car than a regular car. I think that's probably where I really learned how to speed. Hey, I never got any speeding ticket. However, I was stopped by the NJ State Police for riding on the streets. Well, I wasn't actually stopped by the cop. It was just that my baseball hat flew off because I was going so fast when I saw him. I couldn't stop to get my hat or I'd be caught for sure. So I drove on home a few blocks away. I parked my go-cart and walked in the house like nothing had happened. A few minutes later. Yep, you guessed it. That State Trooper was knocking on our door and yes he had my baseball cap in his hand. When I look back, I guess that was really the first time I was ever caught for speeding. Oh, those were the days.
1959 Pontiac Catalina, this was my first car, when I got my drivers license in 1965. Those were the days when you could drain your oil, then add five quarts of kerosene, run the engine for a few minutes and then drain the dirty kerosene. Then add five quarts of fresh 30 weight oil. That was how you could easiler keep your engine clean. I guess you could say that was like detailing the internal parts of your engine.
1965 Buick Skylark, This wasn't your fathers Buick. This was one of the muscle cars of the day with a four speed trans and high performance clutch. Hey, I still can remember how hard that clutch petal was to engage. It was like pressing on a pedal made of concrete. Anywho, this car also had a 400+ cubic inch motor with over 300 HP. And yes, I very quickly found out how expensive tires cost back in those days. I think I burned the rubber off of the first set of rear tires in about two months. Added a few extra points to my drivers license record too.
1967 Buick Opel, this wasn't the GT model but it was a lot less expensive to operate than that Buick. The quality wasn't there as I remember some of the little things that went wrong as the car was still in warranty. Since I was commuting from NJ to CT it was good basic transportation. Hey, at least it still had a four speed trans. And I still got caught for doing 84 mph on the NJ Turnpike.
1969 Pontiac GTO, Ah, what can you say about the Old Goat. Well, if you were lucky enough to actually own one, you know that the engine for some reason wanted to eat spark plugs like candy. I still don't understand why, but unless the spark plugs were changed every five thousand miles the car just didn't want to run right. Since I put over 50,000 miles on that GTO in a couple of years, I could probably change those plugs blindfolded. Also, since the GTO didn't have air conditioning, I convinced my wife that we needed a car with air. Yes believe it or not, those were the days when most cars did not have air conditioning. At the time, air was considered a true luxury option. Not standard like in todays cars. That is how I got my Corvette, the car that I still own some thirty three years later. Oh, and I still have the same wife too.
1969 Corvette Stingray, Imagine having a Corvette as your only family car. I mean drive it everywhere. Do the supermarket shopping, go on vacation. The works. My 69' Corvette is a White Coupe, with Auto Trans, a/c, 300 hp 350 ci. It's the one with t-tops and the rear window comes out too. It is all original and never been restored. I like the idea of knowing that the only wrenches that were turned on my Corvette are those at the factory, when it was built on 12/7/68 and all of the work I have done on my own. I have replaced mufflers, brakes, shocks, etc. and the list goes on. I began using my Corvette less and less as the family car when we purchased our new Nova in 1974. By 1980, its use was very limited as I began to realize that I would never sell it. Since it was always kept in my garage it really did'nt see too much bad weather, except for those first few years. Now it's got NJ QQ Historic license tags. It is really a somewhat strange feeling when you get in a car and realized that it's the same car the you have driven for more than thirty years. I mean, Richard Nixon was President the first time I drove my Corvette. That really was a long time ago. Oh, one other note. My Corvette was the last vehicle I drove on the last day of 1999 and the first vehicle I drove on the first day of 2000. I guess you could say I drove my Corvette from one millennium into another.
1974 Chevy Nova, What can be said about a Nova.
1977 Chevy Nova, same as above
1981 Olds Cutlass, All I remember is that GM was still trying to figure out how to build a reliable V-6 motor.
1986 Olds Cutlass, with V-8
1989 Chevy Blazer, Bought this Blazer as a result of my needs while establishing my own mobile detailing business. I don't think too many people were impressed with me working out of the trunk of my family car. It was time to move up.
1998 Olds Cutlass, Family car.
2001 Chevy Blazer, Work vehicle.
Currently own,
1969 Corvette Stingray
1998 Olds Cutlass
2001 Chevy Blazer
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