My first car!!! 1970 Camaro SS350

[Dan]

The steering wheel's on the wrong side!!

How Dare You.:D

[DONNIEP]

Mine is just like it except the wheels are not painted. They are unpainted magnesium. What's funny is up in the front trunk where the battery is there is a little donut tire as a spare. For shits and grins I put it on the rear and it looked funny as hell.

I think white is the best looking color actually. Red is for Ferraris. Black hides the lines. Countachs look very sexy in white. It's very cool to come out and see it parked looking cool and realizing it's your car. I still can't believe I actually own one.

I thought that's what yours looked like. Fuck, I'm jealous. You should post some pictures so I can really hate you

[Nitro Express]

I think I could get $100,000 out of it now if I sold it. More people are starting to collect cars as investments. People want to buy real things now since the banks fucked them over on the paper investments. The 70's stuff is now quite collectable. The corvette marked is real wild. You can't go wrong there.

[Nitro Express]

I thought that's what yours looked like. Fuck, I'm jealous. You should post some pictures so I can really hate you

I have a picture of it with buffalo all around it in Yellowstone Park. My leg about fell off because you can't go fast and the traffic is slow. The clutch is like a stiff truck clutch. I actually got a cramp in my leg and sore arms (no power steering).

Please don't gore my car. LOL! We have a lot of winding mountain roads around here so it's pretty fun. Right now is the best time to drive it around because the tourist season is over. I don't drive fast at night because I really don't want to hit a deer.

[DONNIEP]

I think I could get $100,000 out of it now if I sold it. More people are starting to collect cars as investments. People want to buy real things now since the banks fucked them over on the paper investments. The 70's stuff is now quite collectable. The corvette marked is real wild. You can't go wrong there.

The money's out there - they were spending it like crazy at the Barrett Jackson today

The most exotic thing I've ever driven is a Testarossa. It was simply awesome - almost as good as fuckin'. But even that car doesn't have the same visual impact that the Countach has.

[Nitro Express]

I think all of the Lamborghinis are good cars. If you can find a good used one the maintenance is not bad. Most people buy these cars drive them for awhile and store them. They usually have low miles. The big problem is sour gas front the car not being ran. Also, get the OEM number on parts because al lot of them were purchased from other suppliers. You can save a lot of money there. There isn't much fragile on these cars.

I think you could put 300,000 miles on a Countach and not really have major problems. Just don't rev it cold and don't red line it. The worst thing you can do is fire it up and rev the hell out of it because the engine sounds cool. I bet that's how the engine was ruined in the first place.

[DONNIEP]

Unfortunately a Countach is out of my price range Hell, if my daughter gets any more expensive I might have to trade down to a moped. Damn, how times change...

[Nitro Express]

The money's out there - they were spending it like crazy at the Barrett Jackson today

The most exotic thing I've ever driven is a Testarossa. It was simply awesome - almost as good as fuckin'. But even that car doesn't have the same visual impact that the Countach has.

I've sat in a Testarossa but never driven one. I liked the looks of them at first but they look dated to me now. My favorite Ferrari is still the Daytona. The Countach just made such an impact I think it will be the more collectable car in the future.

[Nitro Express]

Unfortunately a Countach is out of my price range Hell, if my daughter gets any more expensive I might have to trade down to a moped. Damn, how times change...

I only came out ahead because I had a family member who could re-sleave the engine. I helped him. He restores aircraft engines. We bought the new sleeves from a place in Phoenix, AZ and they weren't too bad price wise. It just cost me what the parts cost. If I had to pay someone to do it I'm sure it would have been real expensive. I remember hearing it fire up the first time and got a hard on. LOL! I let everyone in the shop drive it and I was praying nobody wrecked it.

You can drive some expensive stuff but the catch is you have to wrench it yourself. Most people don't have the know how, tools or want to put that much effort and time into it.

[Nitro Express]

I want to make a copy of Cheech's Love Machine Impala. I do have one of those little chrome chain steering wheels. I just need to find the right rat to put it on. I kind of think the trend now of leaving the car body all rough and bringing the engine, drive train, suspension, and brakes to modern standards is cool. What's funny is I built me a paint booth this summer and now I don't want to paint the next project. LOL! I want rolling corrosion with dingo balls now.

This shit really is just rolling art. You can get to A to Z and that's transportation and then you have rolling art. I think with the economy being bad people are driving old cars more. I see some rough stuff from even the 60's rolling around in some of the agricultural towns. No money, old rides. You know this will inspire some hot rodding. Usually the most creative times are times when people don't have money.

[DONNIEP]

You know what I'd like to have a replica of? The Wagon Queen Family Truckster. No shit. I'd take my daughter to school in it every damn day

[Nitro Express]

LOL! My parents had a Cadillac Eldorado that would run when you turned off the ignition just like the Wagon Queen Family Truckster. That car was one fucking lemon. My mom said to never buy a blue car because every one she ever owned was a lemon. That Cadillac was blue. Also the electric seats broke just like in Plains Trains and Automobiles. Ha Ha that had to be one of the funniest car scenes ever.

[fourthcoming]

I loved my first car - a red 1980 Camaro - bought it in 1987 quite used but it looked new. I washed and waxed that thing every weekend. It had a silver fake leather interior, automatic windows (big deal at that time), a sunroof, and an amazing stereo which I bought (probably hot) from a flea market. My mom would hear the VH from in the house when I'd be coming up the road
Of course the car only lasted me about 3 years before the V8 engine started going, one cylinder at a time. I would joke that I had a V7, then a V6.......
Damn good times!!

Nice....definitely a Long island thing here.....did you cruise DPA with it back in the day?.......lol

[Nitro Express]

I've made some good car deals over the years buying ones with shitty paint but mechanically good. I've seen some horribly abused cars with good paint actually. Some people only care about how it looks and hardly change the oil and never lube or change the transmission or differential oil.

If it's got factory original paint in bad shape but it's good mechanically you will spend less on the paint job and getting the interior redone than you will fixing neglected problems. I've seen some horrid mechanical abuse on show cars.

[Nitro Express]

V8 engine started going, one cylinder at a time. I would joke that I had a V7, then a V6.......

Those GM V8's usually can go a lot of miles if the oil has been changed and they haven't been overheated. One thing that can reduce how long an engine lasts is not properly breaking it in. If someone bought that Camero new and drove the hell out of it new without properly breaking it in first, a loss of compression later is the usual problem. Not uncommon in sporty cars.