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Car that made the biggest impression on you!
What was the car that has made the biggest impression on you? As a kid, my dad was always into hot rods, but didnt have the money for anything really nice(except for the 1970 Mercury GT he bought new) but we always had something "cool" in the garage.. 1969 convertible Chevelle, various impalas and mustangs, which probably shaped my desire to own a Chevelle some day.. That all changed when I was 15 and I met an older friend of a friend who came to pick us up in his primer grey 1968 Road Runner with newly transplanted 440/727 combo. I didn't know what a real hot rod was until that fateful day, err night! It didn't matter that the car needed body work, it didn't matter that the 50 series tires rubbed on the rear quarter panel, nor did it matter(much) that he had to put the car into drive with a coat hanger (LOL) what mattered was the HP2 block with forged internals , Mopar purple cam with 902 heads topped with gold Moroso valve covers, and about 600 miles on the build! The first time he got on it and we fish tailed down the street, my allegiance had changed forever. I had become a mopar man, even if I was still a boy. Chevelles were out and any Mopar was in. I dove into the history of Mopar and just can believe there are not more like us!
Anyways, I eventually owned that motor, rebuilt it and stuck it into my 1968 coronet(yes the 50 series rubbed on that too, but at least I had a real shifter!) I had some wild times street racing that car, made a few bucks(very few) and more importantly, learned about cars with it.
I eventually sold the car but kept the motor and bought a pretty straight 1969 barracuda that used to race in Cali. collected parts for years , including a 6 pack manifold and actually had the motor stroked to 500 CI, but I transferred to Arizona and sold it all to pay off some credit cards.. Biggest mistake of my life, but what can you do. This is the path I have traveled that has led me to the current Challenger..
So, what was the car that changed you forever!
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