Cars That Got Away
I just found photos of cars I had that got away. Mostly because who knew what they'd be worth.
The Demon was mostly stock. A body man where I worked at the time helped me replace panels and he got it all straight. He wasn't known for paintwork, so he had me bring someone else in to spray it. I learned to color sand and polish on that one. Owned it 84-87ish.
The Dart was an original 340 GTS 4 spd car. I bought it with no engine or trans. It was already pretty well modified. The previous owner had a 440 4 spd in it. I put a 440 six pac and 727 in it. I never finished it completely. But it was the fastest car I had ever driven to that point. Owned it about 83-85ish.
The Challenger is the one I'd love to have back. I had more fun with that car than any other. R/T, 383, 4 spd., 3.91 gears and nothing else. No PS, no PB, no console. AM radio, that was it. The genius that I was (1981), I put a 727 in it, and a bunch of bracket racing stuff, too. It burned when the fuel pressure overcame the needle and seat. Fire extinguisher didn't quite put it out, and I stood there and watched it burn until the fire truck came. Sold the engine to a friend, sold the body in the local "Tradin' Times". The front end is high in the pic because the heads were off it at the time. Owned it about 78-82.
I just found photos of cars I had that got away. Mostly because who knew what they'd be worth.
The Demon was mostly stock. A body man where I worked at the time helped me replace panels and he got it all straight. He wasn't known for paintwork, so he had me bring someone else in to spray it. I learned to color sand and polish on that one. Owned it 84-87ish.
The Dart was an original 340 GTS 4 spd car. I bought it with no engine or trans. It was already pretty well modified. The previous owner had a 440 4 spd in it. I put a 440 six pac and 727 in it. I never finished it completely. But it was the fastest car I had ever driven to that point. Owned it about 83-85ish.
The Challenger is the one I'd love to have back. I had more fun with that car than any other. R/T, 383, 4 spd., 3.91 gears and nothing else. No PS, no PB, no console. AM radio, that was it. The genius that I was (1981), I put a 727 in it, and a bunch of bracket racing stuff, too. It burned when the fuel pressure overcame the needle and seat. Fire extinguisher didn't quite put it out, and I stood there and watched it burn until the fire truck came. Sold the engine to a friend, sold the body in the local "Tradin' Times". The front end is high in the pic because the heads were off it at the time. Owned it about 78-82.
