TxDon
Well-Known Member
I've had my new-to-me 67 GTX less than a month and other than a Welcome Wagon post I have just been lurking. I'll be posting more as I get used to the car but I wanted to start with a thread about my previous experience with Chrysler products and see if there is any interest.
Cars have been the main obsession in my life since I was 15. My Dad was a Ford man so my first cars were Fords, then I got tired of them breaking down all the time and switched to Oldsmobile in the late 60s. I thought I was happy with them until around 1971, a guy I worked with took me for a ride in his 67 GTX 4-speed. I had never experienced a car with that much power and it was my first ride over 100 mph - I was hooked! About a year later I found a dark green 67 GTX coupe with Torqueflite on the column, radio, power steering, and nothing else. The paint was faded, it had a filthy white interior, and the engine only ran on 7 cylinders but the body was straight, it burned rubber and only cost about $700!
I pulled the engine, cleaned it up, gave it valve job and new bearings plus a full tuneup. Once it was back together I had my first REAL musclecar! TO BE CONTINUED...
Cars have been the main obsession in my life since I was 15. My Dad was a Ford man so my first cars were Fords, then I got tired of them breaking down all the time and switched to Oldsmobile in the late 60s. I thought I was happy with them until around 1971, a guy I worked with took me for a ride in his 67 GTX 4-speed. I had never experienced a car with that much power and it was my first ride over 100 mph - I was hooked! About a year later I found a dark green 67 GTX coupe with Torqueflite on the column, radio, power steering, and nothing else. The paint was faded, it had a filthy white interior, and the engine only ran on 7 cylinders but the body was straight, it burned rubber and only cost about $700!
I pulled the engine, cleaned it up, gave it valve job and new bearings plus a full tuneup. Once it was back together I had my first REAL musclecar! TO BE CONTINUED...