mowerman Posted October 14, 2024 Author Share Posted October 14, 2024 Both excellent choices. I also had a 65 impala convertible. I only bought it for the engine that I put in that 55 Belair. it was kind of a shame to scrap the rest of it because the body was in really good condition., chrome, grille but in 1975 it really wasn’t worth anything at all. I only paid 135 bucks for the whole car. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 14, 2024 Author Share Posted October 14, 2024 396. Yes, I was also wondering what year those came out you just cleared that up. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560028 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted October 14, 2024 Share Posted October 14, 2024 My first car was a 65 Impala 230 straight 6 with a power glide. Couldn't get in too much trouble with that one. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 15, 2024 Author Share Posted October 15, 2024 You know back in the day 6 bangers in a family car was quite common my first car was a 64 valiant with slant six 3 on the tree paid 20 bucks engine smoking back in those days. I didn’t know what I was doing. I tried to do a somewhat half ass rebuild wound up putting a rod through the block. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Freightrain Posted October 15, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2024 How much more simplier the times were with cars back then. Friend had a duster with a slant "tick". Friend still has his 68 stepside pickup with 6 banger. His son is finally getting started on the restoration. He has collect up a 413 and cross ram for it. Been talking about it for 40 yrs. 😆 2 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted October 15, 2024 Share Posted October 15, 2024 for me it was a sky blue '67 ford Fairlane; 289 /auto . nice basic square box on wheels. bought it used. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 15, 2024 Author Share Posted October 15, 2024 You know Larry I don’t think any of us are expecting shit to hang around so long when we buy this stuff Bob 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560066 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 15, 2024 Author Share Posted October 15, 2024 On 10/15/2024 at 1:22 PM, mechohaulic said: for me it was a sky blue '67 ford Fairlane; 289 /auto . nice basic square box on wheels. bought it used. Expand I would be pissing myself to have that now 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560069 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted October 15, 2024 Share Posted October 15, 2024 On 10/15/2024 at 1:37 PM, mowerman said: You know Larry I don’t think any of us are expecting shit to hang around so long when we buy this stuff Bob Expand It's not "shit hanging around so long" ;;; it more like none of us expected to accumulate such a vast inventory. LOL . I've scaled back from the farm days ; where you saved everything to now , and still with this moving project am finding stuff forgot I had. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560070 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechohaulic Posted October 15, 2024 Share Posted October 15, 2024 On 10/15/2024 at 1:42 PM, mowerman said: I would be pissing myself to have that now Expand not only do I miss the car; but more over the pretty girl that sat on the passenger side.!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560072 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 15, 2024 Author Share Posted October 15, 2024 Right? I tried to sell quick farms some parts I knew I had and I could not find them anywhere. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 15, 2024 Author Share Posted October 15, 2024 On 10/15/2024 at 1:46 PM, mechohaulic said: not only do I miss the car; but more over the pretty girl that sat on the passenger side.!! Expand Yes, I’ve mentioned a time or two. I sold the 62 Ford wagon, low mileage one owner family car around 1990. I am still kicking myself in the ass getting rid of it. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 15, 2024 Author Share Posted October 15, 2024 On 10/14/2024 at 9:37 PM, 66dc75 said: My first car was a 65 Impala 230 straight 6 with a power glide. Couldn't get in too much trouble with that one. Expand Was just poking around looking for pewter pot and Brigham ice cream shop apparently they’re both gone. I was glad to see Land and sea was still open in my hometown don’t know if you’ve ever been there, but they’ve got the best fried clams in the world. They still carry a 4 1/2 star rating. They are very hard to get out here and find them. They’re usually dinky kind of tough and forget about the batter you’re not going to find that anywhere here, Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560084 Share on other sites More sharing options...
66dc75 Posted October 16, 2024 Share Posted October 16, 2024 On 10/15/2024 at 4:10 PM, mowerman said: Was just poking around looking for pewter pot and Brigham ice cream shop apparently they’re both gone. I was glad to see Land and sea was still open in my hometown don’t know if you’ve ever been there, but they’ve got the best fried clams in the world. They still carry a 4 1/2 star rating. They are very hard to get out here and find them. They’re usually dinky kind of tough and forget about the batter you’re not going to find that anywhere here, Expand The only things that make this godforsaken state bearable are seafood and South shore bar pizza. Oh yeah and Chinese food is better 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560125 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 16, 2024 Author Share Posted October 16, 2024 lol my only issue there was too many days of lousy weather that was my reason for leaving… my area is good for steaks ribs and excellent Mexican food….Chinese is not very good here…decent meatball and sausage sandwiches are hard to find… Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560143 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 16, 2024 Author Share Posted October 16, 2024 On 10/15/2024 at 1:44 PM, mechohaulic said: It's not "shit hanging around so long" ;;; it more like none of us expected to accumulate such a vast inventory. LOL . I've scaled back from the farm days ; where you saved everything to now , and still with this moving project am finding stuff forgot I had. Expand You know, Dave I don’t like to throw anything out for a good part of the time every time I do I need it right after I get rid of it. It’s just happened to me a couple of weeks ago. I sold my CB to one of the other drivers And I wanted to give them some hold down screws with it. I had two brand new in a box. I just threw out about a month ago. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560150 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 16, 2024 Author Share Posted October 16, 2024 On 10/16/2024 at 1:47 PM, mowerman said: lol my only issue there was too many days of lousy weather that was my reason for leaving… my area is good for steaks ribs and excellent Mexican food….Chinese is not very good here…decent meatball and sausage sandwiches are hard to find… Expand Oh, I forgot about hamburgers. There’s a number of places in town that serve excellent burgers here. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560151 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Licensed to kill Posted October 22, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2024 My car from 40 years ago. 6 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560538 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA_Dave Posted October 22, 2024 Share Posted October 22, 2024 On 10/22/2024 at 7:22 PM, Licensed to kill said: My car from 40 years ago. Expand Is that a hole in the fender or a hole in the photo? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Licensed to kill Posted October 22, 2024 Popular Post Share Posted October 22, 2024 lol just the pic. Perhaps this one is better 4 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560552 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 22, 2024 Author Share Posted October 22, 2024 Excellent 40 years ago they were a lot cheaper I got my 55 for 100 bucks back in 75 but it wasn’t much more than a rolling shell had to put a lotta time and parts on it Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560554 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 22, 2024 Author Share Posted October 22, 2024 OK, that’s funny Dave. I did not even notice the hole in the fender. That’s just what it looks like. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560555 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Licensed to kill Posted October 22, 2024 Share Posted October 22, 2024 On 10/22/2024 at 9:26 PM, mowerman said: Excellent 40 years ago they were a lot cheaper I got my 55 for 100 bucks back in 75 but it wasn’t much more than a rolling shell had to put a lotta time and parts on it Expand Traded a VW bug for my ‘57 but had to pay $200 to boot. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560556 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 22, 2024 Author Share Posted October 22, 2024 Ha ha yes it would be a lot more than that now I also had a 57 back at 1973 but it was a four-door sedan. I sold it and bought a 62 Impala. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560559 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted October 22, 2024 Author Share Posted October 22, 2024 Oh, by the way, since we’re on the subject I’ve also had two beetles and one bus. Yes, I have had a lot of cars in my day. 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/74626-car-i-had-45-years-ago/page/2/#findComment-560560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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