InsideTech

Hey, I like the sound of that...............all be it  I would rather have a tall skinny tire over a fatter one any day. Unless you are going mudding or doing some slow rock crawling where you need to deflate a bit, a tall thinner tire is better. Well, in my opinion : ). But who am I but just a silly fishy.....I had a leaf over on my Scout, with a nice tall tire on it. Man I miss that hing.

Well, we got our foot of snow, but I didnt' make it there.  The resorts are mostly closed, or closing.  Still great skiing if you like rocks.  I guess it's time for rock crawling.  And I feel the need for a road trip coming on.

And I miss my Yukon.

That means I'll have to take the Vette!  Yee Haa!

Shadowguard says ...

my first was a 56 ford f100 pickup.  boy did it burn oil.

i had a 66 mgb roadster when i was stationed in hawaii.  talk about fun.

My first car was a '66 MGB (red).  It was a blast and pretty solidly built (unibody contruction, if I recall correctly) though the SU's needed adjustment weekly.  I learned all about engines with that car.  I did my first (and only) engine rebuild on that car.  It was a blast.  Not very fast, but fun to drive.

A Triumph TR6.  I can still smell the burning oil.  Only a British sports car smells like that.  I had a '66 MGB.

wyoming_knott says ...

Hubby started with a Challenger (gorgeous!).  Then we got into the parenting thing and thought we need something practical...started with an El Camino, station wagon, sedan, a gas guzzling Chrysler New Yorker, then a pickup truck with camper.  Moved on to the full size van, motor home (I"m lucky I didn't get a speeding ticket with that thing...power!), and finally I got a Caravan.  Then we moved into the country: he got a Dodge Ram for work.  He got 400,000 miles out of that one before we sold it to a nephew for $200.  It's still running.  Work provides him with a vehicle now, yet we have another Dodge Ram for him.  I drive an Escape. 

You and the hubby sound very practical.  So when are you going to finally replace the Challenger?

@Roxy

This time get a V8, you'll be glad you did!

Ditto

And roger that ditto, Brother Barry.

A V10 or V16 would also do. We don't discriminate.  As long as it has enough torque at full throttle to roll the eyes back in your head or cause you to black out.

Well, it's been 4 days, AllChevyMan.  Did they finally let you out of jail? 

My 2nd car was a 1968 Couger with an automatic transmission. When I took a 4 speed manual transmission out of a Mustang and put it in it then it got fast. At first I had trouble with rear end hop but a set of traction bars took care of that. I could beat my KZ1000 in the quarter mile, running low 12s. It's real speed was top in. I hit 160 mph with it once racing a 440 R/T. Never found out how fast it could really go.

Then I had a 1969 Mach 1 with the 351 windsor and 4 speed manual transmission, with the Hertz linkage. It was fast but the 351 cleveland was the real fast one that everyone wanted back then. What really made them fast was the large valves they had in the heads for the 4 v model.

After that I had a 1968 Mustang GT fastback with the 390 high output that I restroked with 428 rods. 4 speed manual transmision, and a Shelby racing suspension. Except for restroking the engine it came out of the show room that way. It had every option you could get on that model in 1968.

Then came the fastest car I ever owned. In 1976 I bought a 1971 Road Runner from Steve Hahn (his dad owned the Crystler and Plymouth dealership in town). In 1975 this car was featured on the cover of Hot Rod Magazine when Steve won his class in the winter nationals at Pamona, CA. I completely rebuilt it and beat him in his new car at Seattle International Raceways in 1976. It  did mid 10s in the quarter mile around 150 mph. I had it up to 180 mph on the highway once but never really found out how fast it would really go either.