Dusty Dude
Well-Known Member
Hello All,
My wife and I are trying to turn back the clock and capture a great time we experienced shortly after we were married some 53 years ago. A few months after we were married we bought a brand new 1969 Dodge 440 Six pack Super Bee from Brookhurst Dodge in Garden Grove CA. Unfortunately neither of us had a crystal ball so we couldn't see the future so needless to say after a few short years the car went one way and we went another. It was a great time to be twenty years old and hang out every weekend at Orange County Raceway with all the old drag racing legends who would actually take time to talk to us.
Long story short, we have jumped off the deep end and bought a 69 Dodge Coronet 500 two door HT with a pretty stout 383 in it backed up with a 727 trans. It's a pretty decent car but like most fifty-four year old cars its had a lot of hands on it so as you might expect I have some work to do. Mostly just cleaning up wiring and weatherstripping and just a bunch of nit-pickin stuff. We're excited to have a bit of a project to tinker with and feel once again the excitement of having our eyeballs hit the back of our skulls once in awhile when the need for speed comes knockin'.
Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and say I look forward to spending some quality time here and I am sure I will be able to pick up a lot of good advice and tips to help us along in our journey into the past.
Y'all take care.
My wife and I are trying to turn back the clock and capture a great time we experienced shortly after we were married some 53 years ago. A few months after we were married we bought a brand new 1969 Dodge 440 Six pack Super Bee from Brookhurst Dodge in Garden Grove CA. Unfortunately neither of us had a crystal ball so we couldn't see the future so needless to say after a few short years the car went one way and we went another. It was a great time to be twenty years old and hang out every weekend at Orange County Raceway with all the old drag racing legends who would actually take time to talk to us.
Long story short, we have jumped off the deep end and bought a 69 Dodge Coronet 500 two door HT with a pretty stout 383 in it backed up with a 727 trans. It's a pretty decent car but like most fifty-four year old cars its had a lot of hands on it so as you might expect I have some work to do. Mostly just cleaning up wiring and weatherstripping and just a bunch of nit-pickin stuff. We're excited to have a bit of a project to tinker with and feel once again the excitement of having our eyeballs hit the back of our skulls once in awhile when the need for speed comes knockin'.
Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself and say I look forward to spending some quality time here and I am sure I will be able to pick up a lot of good advice and tips to help us along in our journey into the past.
Y'all take care.
