Post by dave632 on Mar 4, 2015 18:01:38 GMT -7
Saw something about the old 409 Chevy and yes I remember the song well
also read something about the Plymouth Hemi with the aluminum front end.
There were actually car songs in those days.
Now the garbage songs??, if you can call them songs, are about rape and murder.
Both cars bring back memories of my 55 Chevy. It had a 327 with worked Vette heads, headers, 11-1 pop ups, roller cam, 4 speed, headers, 5.14 rear. Yes I street drove that car, gas was cheap then. Ran low 13s, high 12s, very quick for it's day. Beat one of those Hemis with the aluminum front end at an 1/8th mile track. Mostly on a hole shot of .2 as he was coming up quick at the finish line. I was told the guy was so pissed off he took the hood off the car and flung it on the ground. Actually his driving stunk not the car.
Me and a couple of buddies are driving around when we spot a Chevy with the 409 emblems.
We stop and talk to the guy and ask if he wants to race. The guy is afraid of the car and does not want to race me. My buddy volunteers to drive it for him and he OKs that. I sure would not have let somebody I don't know drive my car.
We line up and take off, traction is at a minimum with the small street tires of the day. I do a better job of getting off the line and get out front about a car. My buddy is doing a pretty good job for never being in the other car and he gets it hooked and we start to go. When I hit 3rd I got a little out of shape and he pulled within about 1/2 a car where we ran till we stopped.
Some nostalgia from long ago. They are fun memories and I just wanted to share. My son still wishes he was around in those days.
also read something about the Plymouth Hemi with the aluminum front end.
There were actually car songs in those days.
Now the garbage songs??, if you can call them songs, are about rape and murder.
Both cars bring back memories of my 55 Chevy. It had a 327 with worked Vette heads, headers, 11-1 pop ups, roller cam, 4 speed, headers, 5.14 rear. Yes I street drove that car, gas was cheap then. Ran low 13s, high 12s, very quick for it's day. Beat one of those Hemis with the aluminum front end at an 1/8th mile track. Mostly on a hole shot of .2 as he was coming up quick at the finish line. I was told the guy was so pissed off he took the hood off the car and flung it on the ground. Actually his driving stunk not the car.
Me and a couple of buddies are driving around when we spot a Chevy with the 409 emblems.
We stop and talk to the guy and ask if he wants to race. The guy is afraid of the car and does not want to race me. My buddy volunteers to drive it for him and he OKs that. I sure would not have let somebody I don't know drive my car.
We line up and take off, traction is at a minimum with the small street tires of the day. I do a better job of getting off the line and get out front about a car. My buddy is doing a pretty good job for never being in the other car and he gets it hooked and we start to go. When I hit 3rd I got a little out of shape and he pulled within about 1/2 a car where we ran till we stopped.
Some nostalgia from long ago. They are fun memories and I just wanted to share. My son still wishes he was around in those days.
