I've been meaning to share these for with ya'll for a while. The first pic is my Dad's '67 Chevelle SS at my grandparent's house when the car was brand new. The car was a 325 horse 396 with a 4 speed and posi-rear. The car is painted the beautiful and somewhat rare color Royal Plum that was only offered in '67.
The original hubcaps are still in the barn at my Dad's parent's place. The house in the pic is still there,but my grandparents are gone now. The barn is still standing,but it's not in good shape. It's sad because time has stood still there. It looks the same there as in the pic. I wish we could do one of those pics where someone recreates the same shot 40 years later or whatever with the same car,but oh well. My mom got the pic a little crooked when she scanned it.
The 2nd pic is the car with chrome wheels in front of the first house we lived in! My Dad still has these wheels,but they're rusted up. This pic is incredible in person,and I wish it had scanned better. I came home from the hospital in this car! My parents still live in the same place,but they moved this house and built the one they now live in in 1977.
I can't remember anything about the Chevelle. In 1972, the car came out of gear and rolled down an embankment at a local shopping center. It was bent beyond repair,so it had to be totalled. Like I said,I was only 3 when that happened so I don't remember the car very much. I do know people say it was a really pretty car!
To replace the Chevelle,my Dad bought this '73 Nova SS. I remember this car well! It was a 350 4-barrel with a posi and 4 speed and no A/C. I loved this car,and my Mom and I cried when Dad sold it to get a new '80 GMC stepside which he still has. This car actually ran pretty good for what it was! I remember Dad racing it at the Prescott,Arkansas airport which was a precursor to the Prescott Dragway . That track opened in '78 and is still open to this day.
The 2nd pic is me washing the Nova! Dad didn't like the SS stripe,so he tried to peel it off. It took the paint off,and the car had primer spots on the side until he sold it. Yes I know there's underwear on the clothesline in the first pic!! ;D :D
Hope y'all enjoy the pics,and I hope I didn't get too carried away with the descriptions.
The original hubcaps are still in the barn at my Dad's parent's place. The house in the pic is still there,but my grandparents are gone now. The barn is still standing,but it's not in good shape. It's sad because time has stood still there. It looks the same there as in the pic. I wish we could do one of those pics where someone recreates the same shot 40 years later or whatever with the same car,but oh well. My mom got the pic a little crooked when she scanned it.
The 2nd pic is the car with chrome wheels in front of the first house we lived in! My Dad still has these wheels,but they're rusted up. This pic is incredible in person,and I wish it had scanned better. I came home from the hospital in this car! My parents still live in the same place,but they moved this house and built the one they now live in in 1977.
I can't remember anything about the Chevelle. In 1972, the car came out of gear and rolled down an embankment at a local shopping center. It was bent beyond repair,so it had to be totalled. Like I said,I was only 3 when that happened so I don't remember the car very much. I do know people say it was a really pretty car!
To replace the Chevelle,my Dad bought this '73 Nova SS. I remember this car well! It was a 350 4-barrel with a posi and 4 speed and no A/C. I loved this car,and my Mom and I cried when Dad sold it to get a new '80 GMC stepside which he still has. This car actually ran pretty good for what it was! I remember Dad racing it at the Prescott,Arkansas airport which was a precursor to the Prescott Dragway . That track opened in '78 and is still open to this day.
The 2nd pic is me washing the Nova! Dad didn't like the SS stripe,so he tried to peel it off. It took the paint off,and the car had primer spots on the side until he sold it. Yes I know there's underwear on the clothesline in the first pic!! ;D :D
Hope y'all enjoy the pics,and I hope I didn't get too carried away with the descriptions.
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