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To: Kickass Conservative
If I could get my hands on a 70 El Camino 454 SS for the right price it would be epic.

I think that's what my boss had. Black color, all the options. He belonged to a racing team on the side. After his problems with GM, he only bought European cars. As for myself, I had a 1957 Chevy coupe with a 327, tricked out with header pipes out the fenders, bucket seats, inside chrome, hydraulic shocks to raise/lower, etc., and regret selling it in the early 1970s. Never thought they would get expensive to buy later on.

100 posted on 08/29/2021 3:23:12 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: roadcat

We’ve all been there.

My Brother dropped a 327 in his 56 Chevy Bel Air. He actually bought it from a Little Old Lady from Pasadena. It was Red / White and he repainted it Candy Apple Red.

He still has his 32 Ford (Model B) 5 Window Deuce Coupe.
It just sits in his Garage buried in Boxes.

I remember the day he bought the rolling Chassis for $325 back in 63. He dropped in a balanced / blueprinted 283, four speed close ratio Trans and a .456 Rear End. It could pop Wheelies. Built it all by himself to Drag Race.

As for me, I just watch Barrett Jackson and Mecum gritting my teeth as I see the many Cars I used to own going for tens to hundreds of thousands. They were just Cars when I was young. LOL


104 posted on 08/29/2021 3:39:49 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (Trump - Make America Great Again / Xiden - Make America Grovel Again...)
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To: roadcat; Kickass Conservative

A mason doing some work for us just bought a ‘66 El Camino in Phoenix and trailered it up here to North Idaho. It looks really sweet. Not sure of the specs. He grew up learning to drive on his dad’s El Camino and has the nostalgia!


105 posted on 08/29/2021 3:42:39 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“Criminal democrats kill babies. Do you think anything else is a problem for them?”)
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