"My Dad's car" (Man's 1966 Chevy Impala SS 396 returned 30 years after selling it)

wimp.com, chevy commercial, natch ^

[JDoutrider]

I have the same feelings for my '67 Olds 442! 400c.i. with 4 on the floor midnight blue...Dang I miss that ol girl!

Bought her new off the floor for 3600.00...

[hdbc]

Does anyone know what website allows you to search older style VINs? The sites I've seen only allow the newer 17 digit VIN numbers. I would like to search for my Dad's 65 Pontiac GTO.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I owned a ‘66 Caprice with the L 78 396 motor. Eight miles per gallon, but back then, premium was $.29/9...

[The Great RJ]

A guy I worked with had a similar experience with a 1950 Ford Woody he drove in college. He sold the car when he graduated, but some 25 years later when he was looking for a Woody to restore he chanced upon one sitting in a farm grove in a neighboring state. It just happened to be his old car.

I also have fond memories of an SS396...my first car was a 1966 Chevelle SS396 and my parents had a 1966 Impala equipped with a 396..not the SS version, but you could easily cruise at close to 90 mph.

[Kickass Conservative]

I did a bit of Arithmetic and realized that I was only 16 at the time of the Engagement Party, not 17.

I had been driving my old 55 Chevy (283 - 2 speed Powerglide) about six months when he let me drive the Roadrunner. I think he owned the car less than a Month.

To this day I wonder WTH was he thinking? LOL