unclehulka, Man, I loved that story of your Olds. 4-4-2. I haven't been on this website very long but it struck a chord with me. Years ago I had a '65 Impala SS 2dr, 300 hp / 327, factory 4 spd, conole, buckets, factory tach and posi. Orignally it was a dark forest green, not sure what it was called then and green not being my color I had it repainted to a '71 Corvette blue which looked great with the white bucket interior. Gas was cheap back then and being a gearhead I decided the motor needed a warm up. Bored the block, new pistons, Melling Super Street hyd. cam, Carter AFB and a new Mr. Gasket shifter. When the first gas crunch hit in late '73 you couldn't give away a performance vehicle. Sold it for almost what I had in the tires and wheels, just couldn't afford two cars being newly married and 6 month old baby. Now I just retired last summer, working on a '71 Chevelle 350, a '57 Chevy 2dr 210 I used to race 1/4 mile, '71 Chevy 1/2 ton 4x4 restored, and a '55 Chevy 2dr 210 wagon needing restored. Wife (aka financial advisor) says " you have enough toys, play with what you have" but I swear if I were to ever find my ol' SuperSport again I would do everything in my power to own it again. I have three sons who are all eyeing Dad's toys, I just tell them " Don't get in a hurry, I ain't done playin' yet"
02-17-2011, 07:07 PM
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