Grumpy Jenkins... now that's a blast from the past. My buddy and I would find his brothers Hot Rod Magazine and read cover to cover.
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Anyone remember CHEAP retreads??? If you could find the Michelin retreads they smoked the best for some reason. We had a guy in our car club with a 67 Ford Fairlane GT with a 390, one wheel wonder, it'd smoke those old retreads to the rim!!!! Man, the days before traction control...LOL
Muddyboots
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OMG RETREADS! My dad was an over road truck driver and would not ALLOW retreads on any of our cars even though we may have bought them! He had them on company trailers and was adamant against them.
I agree 100%!
Muddyboots
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So I went on a hunt in basement looking for two albums that I know had pics of my Fury. Well 50 years and 8 moves and relocations, those two albums no where to be found! The ONLY pic I found was in a hunting album where only the partial hood and grill shows with a young 8pt I killed which seems appropriate for this thread! I am on left. Those missing albums lost over 7-8 moves and relocations over time. Bummer.
M1A1ABRAMS
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Lol My Yamaha Vmax has drowned out quite a few Harleys in sound & speed.
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I really appreciate the trips down memory lane. Some good and some not so good. Surviving those crazy times was a feat for sure. I had to go from a 69' big block to a 66' VW bug with a deer foot shift knob after a tree totaled my Pontiac. My self esteem and style points dropped significantly. The shifter was cool though.
I bought a Yamaha 650turbo back in '83 and still have it. 1 day it's going to be a buggy or a 4-wheeler. Redline speed was 135(6), but I ran it 1k over, so maybe 150ish. If I could find a Suzuki 500LT 4-wheeler I'd be good. My cousin had 1 that was a little more than stock, but it was fast. Spent some time over at Little Sahara (Waynoka, OK).
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Mopar "B" bodies, now thats hotrod style!!! Always wanted a 63-64 Plymouth Savoy, radio and heater delete!!!
High school friend had one of the fastest factory stock cars I'd ever seen at the time. 1967/68 Ford Fair lane with 429 Cobra Jet. Had dealership build a positive traction rear. Once he got some really good tires on it it was awesome. You could watch the fuel gauge move when he floored it. I just remembered, it wasn't a fair lane but a Torino. Fast car.
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I will state this about Chrysler's. My grandma had a ? 4 door battle wagon w/ a 440 and the speedo used mercury to display speed. Either max was 130 or 150. Heavy, fast and smooth. 727 torqflight I think. 1 day we had a 390 mile trip. Stopped 3 times, once to eat, once to fill up and once for snacks. 390 miles in 3 1/2 hours from house to destination. Averaged 111.5mph. Yup, she drives fast for a little old lady. Same person with the 40 or 42 Ford I was talking about.
