First hot rod or musle car

[bob 71]

first muscle car. 1969 chevelle ss 396 4spd 410 posi. was told orignal owner bought it off showroom floor? who knows. little old tired rusty but was it fun

[Scott S.]

9 hours ago, Chris shipley said:

The good ol monza and vega...had a few have them

A friend of mine had an '80 Monza with the 305 and 5 speed manual.... His Dad really liked playing with it.  

[Chris shipley]

1 hour ago, Canuck said:

It was certainly easy for my sister and I to get in and out of the back seat growing up. One limitation is that the seat can’t recline as it would interfere with the swivel movement. I have a 73 442 with swivels now and I love them.

I'm with you . Those seats were awesome 

[Chris shipley]

1 hour ago, bob 71 said:

first muscle car. 1969 chevelle ss 396 4spd 410 posi. was told orignal owner bought it off showroom floor? who knows. little old tired rusty but was it fun

Im sure .  Fun to drive that.  I would get in trouble.  

[Chris shipley]

1 hour ago, bob 71 said:

first muscle car. 1969 chevelle ss 396 4spd 410 posi. was told orignal owner bought it off showroom floor? who knows. little old tired rusty but was it fun

I see me with a ticket as well.😆

[72-CLASSIC_RIDE]

Right out of the Military I bought new a 1972 Plymouth 340 Duster.  It had Bucket Sets, a Full Synchro 3 sp. on the floor and it was fast!  I told everyone I bought a motor surrounded by Beer Cans!    Ran the crap out of it and then sold it!

Doug

[Leghome]

First hot rod was a 61 impala bubble top redwith white top and red cloth interior. 283 with the power pack heads and four barrel, 3 speed on the floor. I went thru 4 clutches in 5 weeks and then put in a 7500lb racing clutch that when you pulled up to stop light if you sat the very long at all your left knee would start to shake. My first REAL  325hp 327(same motor the 66 350 horse novas had less the holly and added air pump for emissions) close ratio 4 speed 3:73 posi and AM/FM stereo with 8 track player hanging under the dash. Drove the Nova 22 months and sold it. The original tires were 7:35 14's and I got a whole 8800 mile out of them LOL. That little sucker would go sideways if I hit 3rd gear HARD

[Chris shipley]

1 hour ago, 72-CLASSIC_RIDE said:

Right out of the Military I bought new a 1972 Plymouth 340 Duster.  It had Bucket Sets, a Full Synchro 3 sp. on the floor and it was fast!  I told everyone I bought a motor surrounded by Beer Cans!    Ran the crap out of it and then sold it!

Doug

My brother in law has a 73 duster 340 4 speed  456 gears . Runs the crap out it.

 

[Dtret]

4 hours ago, Scott S. said:

A friend of mine had an '80 Monza with the 305 and 5 speed manual.... His Dad really liked playing with it.  

Been there done that. Small block 400, th350. My first real car rebuild. 

[Chris shipley]

2 hours ago, Leghome said:

First hot rod was a 61 impala bubble top redwith white top and red cloth interior. 283 with the power pack heads and four barrel, 3 speed on the floor. I went thru 4 clutches in 5 weeks and then put in a 7500lb racing clutch that when you pulled up to stop light if you sat the very long at all your left knee would start to shake. My first REAL  325hp 327(same motor the 66 350 horse novas had less the holly and added air pump for emissions) close ratio 4 speed 3:73 posi and AM/FM stereo with 8 track player hanging under the dash. Drove the Nova 22 months and sold it. The original tires were 7:35 14's and I got a whole 8800 mile out of them LOL. That little sucker would go sideways if I hit 3rd gear HARD

Im sure you  had fun with it

[willie]

Mine was a 68 chevelle with a 396 and 4spd.  Triple black with ghost flames on a white background on the 2 humps on the hood! Got it when i was 16, couldnt sleep for a week when i first got her!  lol

[Glen]

My first car was a ‘67 Camaro.  Purchased used by my parents in ‘68 for my Mom, driven by her til ‘78 and garaged til ‘87 when Dad and Uncle Ron rebuilt the motor, trans, brakes etc. using almost every last dollar I’d saved from odd jobs since I was 14 years old.

I remember them tasking me with taking the gas tank to the car wash to power wash it out after they “appropriately discarded” the 9 year old varnish that was in it.  I talked Dad into an aluminum intake and 4 barrel carb a few weeks later after I clocked the first 1,000 “break-in miles”   Dad was no dummy… he tried to prolong the inevitable 🤣😂.  

I also purchased a set of completely repainted Chevelle SS wheels and new BFG’s (pictured on car) from a neighborhood guy for something like $300. Looked much better than the stock hubcaps for sure.   

Drove it daily thru spring of ‘92 when I treated myself to my first new car, a ‘92 Lumina Z/34 with a 5-speed when I graduated from the police academy. Sold her to a kid a few blocks down for $500.  

This is the only picture I have of it, circa summer of ‘88 after graduating high school…. 18 years old and 65 pounds ago 🤣😂. My high school bud Dan on the right and I started the police academy together and remain friends to this day.  

[Robnhood]

On 7/29/2025 at 8:31 PM, Chris shipley said:

what was the very first hot rod or musle car you owned. Mine was a 69 Camero.  Good year for them.

65 Chevelle Malibu 2 door hard top.  Not very hot rod or muscle with a slant 6.  

[Chris shipley]

13 hours ago, Robnhood said:

65 Chevelle Malibu 2 door hard top.  Not very hot rod or muscle with a slant 6.  

I like those. I would enjoy crusing it

[Robnhood]

1 hour ago, Chris shipley said:

I like those. I would enjoy crusing it

It was nice, probably too nice for my 16 year old self.  LOL!