Torchie
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Tomorrow, the 14th is my 64th Birthday.
More importantly it's the 50th anniversary of me getting my first old car.
I was 14 at the time. A bit of a wild child being raised by a single working mom.
I guess she figured it would be safer for me to be out in the back yard with my head under the hood then out running the streets.
[ddd
First one was a 1947 Chevy Fleetmaster. Paid all of $60 for it and drove it home.
A 4 door with the 216 Stove bolt 6 in it. My dream car.[ddd
The first Pic is of me in my "hipper then you shirt" about a year after I got the chevy. Notice the pile of debris under the car. That same pile is under the custom Dodge right now.[cl
Other cars followed in fairly rapid order.
The white 40 chevy coupe with a 350 in it.
The black 56 Mercury Montclair was my main HS car. 312 Y block with a full on custom pleated interior. I found that one on a day that I skipped school and took my brothers 69 Baracuda out cruising. He and my mom were gone checking out colleges for him. He never should have left his keys.....
The pic of the baby in the front seat is my 64 Olds Starfire Convertible. Stone stock with a rebuilt 394 in it.
Here's a list of my cars to date(That I can still remember.)
Sadly most of all the pics that I had of these are lost. All pre digital.
Hope you all enjoyed this little trip down memory lane with me.
As always.
Keep on keeping on.....
Torchie
1927 Model T. Built into a speedster.
1929 Model A 2 dr sedan. Chopped of course.
1932 Ford 5 window coupe. Chopped and Channeled with a original 32 frame that had been Z'd. Ran a hot flathead. Most likely an original old hot rod build.
1939 Deluxe Ford coupe. 460 Lincoln engine in it.
2 1940 Chevies One a stone stock 4 dr. The white coupe in the pics.
1941 Ford/52 Ford F-6 that I turned into a custom truck.
1947 Chevy 4 dr Fleetmaster. Stock
1949 Dodge Coronet.
1950 Buick 2 dr. Sedanette.(Fast back) Stone stock one owner car.
1953 Ford Victoria. Pro built show custom from Detroits Clarkaiser custom shop. Known as the "Queen of the Vics."
1953 Ford 2 dr sedan. Stocker.
1955 Cadillac Convertible. Stock.
1955 Chevy 2 Dr. 210 sedan. Built to the gills 350 with a muncie 4 spped. Pure hot rod.
1956 Olds Station wagon. Stone stock one owner.
1956 Mercury Montclaire. 2 dr hardtop. Mild custom.
2- 1957 Chevies. One was the wagon in the pics. Daily driver for about 3 years. The other was a 2dr hardtop Belair sport coupe. Built 327 and yet another muncie 4 spd. Pure hot rod.
1959 Austin Healy Bug eye sprite. Stock
1962 Ford Country squire tin woody wagon
1964 Olds Starfire Convertible.
19#& Yet to be bought..[ddd
More importantly it's the 50th anniversary of me getting my first old car.
I was 14 at the time. A bit of a wild child being raised by a single working mom.
I guess she figured it would be safer for me to be out in the back yard with my head under the hood then out running the streets.
[dddFirst one was a 1947 Chevy Fleetmaster. Paid all of $60 for it and drove it home.
A 4 door with the 216 Stove bolt 6 in it. My dream car.[ddd
The first Pic is of me in my "hipper then you shirt" about a year after I got the chevy. Notice the pile of debris under the car. That same pile is under the custom Dodge right now.[cl
Other cars followed in fairly rapid order.
The white 40 chevy coupe with a 350 in it.
The black 56 Mercury Montclair was my main HS car. 312 Y block with a full on custom pleated interior. I found that one on a day that I skipped school and took my brothers 69 Baracuda out cruising. He and my mom were gone checking out colleges for him.
He never should have left his keys.....The pic of the baby in the front seat is my 64 Olds Starfire Convertible. Stone stock with a rebuilt 394 in it.
Here's a list of my cars to date(That I can still remember.
)Sadly most of all the pics that I had of these are lost. All pre digital.
Hope you all enjoyed this little trip down memory lane with me.
As always.
Keep on keeping on.....
Torchie
1927 Model T. Built into a speedster.
1929 Model A 2 dr sedan. Chopped of course.
1932 Ford 5 window coupe. Chopped and Channeled with a original 32 frame that had been Z'd. Ran a hot flathead. Most likely an original old hot rod build.
1939 Deluxe Ford coupe. 460 Lincoln engine in it.
2 1940 Chevies One a stone stock 4 dr. The white coupe in the pics.
1941 Ford/52 Ford F-6 that I turned into a custom truck.
1947 Chevy 4 dr Fleetmaster. Stock
1949 Dodge Coronet.
1950 Buick 2 dr. Sedanette.(Fast back) Stone stock one owner car.
1953 Ford Victoria. Pro built show custom from Detroits Clarkaiser custom shop. Known as the "Queen of the Vics."
1953 Ford 2 dr sedan. Stocker.
1955 Cadillac Convertible. Stock.
1955 Chevy 2 Dr. 210 sedan. Built to the gills 350 with a muncie 4 spped. Pure hot rod.
1956 Olds Station wagon. Stone stock one owner.
1956 Mercury Montclaire. 2 dr hardtop. Mild custom.
2- 1957 Chevies. One was the wagon in the pics. Daily driver for about 3 years. The other was a 2dr hardtop Belair sport coupe. Built 327 and yet another muncie 4 spd. Pure hot rod.
1959 Austin Healy Bug eye sprite. Stock
1962 Ford Country squire tin woody wagon
1964 Olds Starfire Convertible.
19#& Yet to be bought..
[ddd
