Since its Winter what gave you your first "speed high" buzz.
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First off my Dad had almost zero interest in racing but one time going to camp and don't ask my why, my Dad floored it. The old 1971 Chrysler New Yorker (440 engine) went from 55 mph to 115 plus and I'm in the back seat rubbing my hands like I won the lottery. Mom was half screaming, half laughing, saying what are you teaching Johnny. Well Dad, you taught me well. THANKS!!!!!!
Then it was around 130 mph in an old Pontiac grand prix with a 425 engine and shortly after that a Friend took me for a ride in his 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner with a 440 (6 pak) that from my view was in the 140 mph area. All well over 30 years ago but I remember it like it was yesterday. I've been stuck at a personal best of 160 mph since 2010 when I wrecked my Daytona. Since my heads up car will be set up for 1/8 mile racing that may end up being the life bar for me. I will never be a dragster guy or we could raise the bar some.
1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27
Livin and lovin life one day at a time
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Re: Since its Winter what gave you your first "speed high" buzz.
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When i was 16, a friend took me for a ride in his 68 GTX... 375 hp 440, 4 speed, 3:23 gears, headers, exhaust out in front of back tires, 625 AFB. Got on the hiway and hit 130 and i was hooked!
As soon as he put it up for sale i bought it.
Still have the registration sheet for it too.
PSO headed 632 from MM. Cracked cylinder, loose valve seats, low oil pressure, low cylinder pressure. ..... Now its a door stop....
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Re: Since its Winter what gave you your first "speed high" buzz.
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At about 10 years old, me and my two younger brothers road coaster wagons down a long and steep pasture hill through a lot of trees, having to crash rather than go over the bank and into the river. It was a blast! Tore the front wheels off three wagons that day. Never forgot the thrill! If you are only counting vehicles, i got a fast ride in a 1967 442, and got to drive it! Fall of 1966, i was 16 and driving a flathead Ford Vicky. A bit of a step up!
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Re: Since its Winter what gave you your first "speed high" buzz.
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Me and my dad went to test drive a B5 blue '70 Super Bee a local guy had for sale when I was about 11 years old I think. Was a 383/727 car and according to him it was a dog, but felt pretty fast to me at the time. Not too long after that I went w/ my uncle to test drive a '68 road runner 383/727, but this 383 was hopped up. He laughed at me b/c I was just standing behind it smiling listening it to it idle...had a real lumpy hydraulic cam in it and sounded good. That car was a strong runner. Been hooked ever since and the sound of these cars is still my favorite thing about them.
CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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Re: Since its Winter what gave you your first "speed high" buzz.
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03/22/18 04:28 PM
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In 67 I bought a used nova with a 4sp solid cam.. was a quick car.. in 70 I went in the service and during my over seas time I told my brother to fire it up about once a month.. well when I got back from Nam I asked my dad how it was running(this was on the way back from the airport.. they started looking at each other(mom, dad and my girl friend) when I asked again and asked them if I still had a car.. dad told me that my brother totaled it.. he hit a light pole then a brick wall then into a apartment(he ended up in the front room) after he took out the 2' tall riser in front..he was lucky he didnt get hurt.. boy was he scared when I walked in the door at home.. he payed it all back and then I bought a 70 442 W30 4sp.. that car cam out of the GM tech center... I did a lot of racing in that car. I lived 1 mile from 13 and Woodward.. where did I spend the next month.. yep every night on Woodward and had a riot with it
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Re: Since its Winter what gave you your first "speed high" buzz.
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Dirt /trail bikes, somewhere between age 8-10. Grew up on the prairie near pavement, so not much to jump besides the roads. We would burn the knobs off the back tires doing brake stands on the pavement, then we would drag race the bikes down the long flat gravel roads spinning all the way thru 3rd gear. Made those little 80-175cc bikes feel like rockets when you are a kid 😂. From that point on my brothers and I were hooked on blasting the tires off anything and everything....
1973 challenger Dana. 4 speed. Low deck.
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Re: Since its Winter what gave you your first "speed high" buzz.
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My dad had a '66 D100 with a 318 3 on the tree when I was young that I thought was the best thing since jam, that planted the seed. An uncle had a '67 Coronet with a cam/intake 383 that basically set the cast for fast Mopars. Lots of old cars around my grandparents place, all of the boys worked at a wrecker and would drive the best ones home: '60 Dodges, '62 Chrysler, lots of '64 Galaxies, probably 6 or so Sweptlines. At one time there was probably 50 cars in the back there. Oh, another was when I was around 11 or so, an uncle had a '76 Ford F150 with a 351W in it that he would take up to the highway and pull powerturns till you couldn't see the truck, lots of influences growing up
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Re: Since its Winter what gave you your first "speed high" buzz.
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03/23/18 12:00 PM
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RapidusMaximus
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Probably my first exciting, memorable high speed ride was in my Dad's 68 4dr Satellite with the whole family in the car, mom smacking him as he passed an old lady who was going 45 in the left lane on I20 heading to Shreveport La, he passed her on the right side going well over 100, afterwards he looked back at me and laughed..."did you feel the car floating?" LOL
1968 Plymouth GTX 1974 Dodge P/U Long Bed Stepside 318 2019 Ram 2500 6.4, auto, 4WD
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Re: Since its Winter what gave you your first "speed high" buzz.
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Great stories guys. Our love is deep in our sport
1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27
Livin and lovin life one day at a time
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