"Old Guns?" Or the "Unforgiven"?

62? You make me feel young at 60. :D

In 67, I had a 64 Barracuda, 273 2 barrel 4 speed. White with red interior. They didn't come out with the 4 barrel 273 until 65, and there were no parts available, that I could afford, to put a 4 barrel on it.

Drove 75 miles to Ark City drag strip (called Cherokee strip at the time) and shattered the 7 1/4 rear. I burned a friendship with two room mates that had to come after me with a tow rope. Had to take the center carrier out, to get it to roll. Can you imagine going 75 miles, with a tow rope now? I can't and I did it.

But, when I blew the motor in our (my friend and I partnered in a 58 Plymouth drag car) drag car, I took the 4:56 gears out, and found a wrecked 67 to get the 8 3/4 out of.

Burned up more than one clutch in that car, it was pretty small. Threw the rods, didn't know how to properly mic a crank, so just bought .002 undersize bearings, and it locked up quickly. Ended up putting a "crank kit" in it shortly after. I think it was about $50 at the time.

Worked at a 3 bay Skelly station at the time, learning how to be a wrench. They gave me all the Corvairs and Fords with the hoods that opened the wrong way. Boss got real sick of me having the Barracuda torn down in his wash bay all the time and finally told me to get it out and keep it out.

Won a pair of "Fenton" mags, racing against a 65s 273 4barrel auto car. Of course, didn't know where to buy the shoulder lug nuts, so just used the stock ones, and they broke off and folded left rear quarter up.

I was young and very wreckless, always getting tickets. Lost my license so I joined the Navy.