"Baby Pictures" of your supercar....

[Bill Pritchard]

Wow, what a great thread, let's see if I can add a few to it.

Hugger Orange 70 Nova that I bought new in June 1970 shortly prior to my dad taking this picture of me with it. 307, floor mounted 3 speed trans. Within 2 weeks the Rally wheels were gone, replaced by some dark spoked Keystone mags that looked similar to Torq-Thrusts. Another couple weeks and single exhaust was gone, replaced by Midas with duals with glasspacks. Sold it in November 1970 because it wasn't fast enough

[Bill Pritchard]

69 Dodge Dart Swinger 340 that I bought in December 1970 from our local Volkswagen dealer, which was owned by the guy that lived across the street from my folks. 4 speed, 3.55 Sure-Grip. Beat that car mercilessly and it just ran and ran without complaint. Eventually put a 4.56 gear in it, and some huge cam that was a poor match for the otherwise stock engine. Traded it to a friend in June of 72 for his 68 Olds 442, which I kept for all of three weeks. The out-of-focus Polaroid picture is the only color picture I have left of it; the in-focus picture (taken at the same time) I gave to a friend who was doing a series of car-related articles for our local newspaper. Never saw that picture again, but I did scan the newspaper feature that he wrote about it and used the in-focus picture. My friends 69 Super Bee in the background.

[Bill Pritchard]

70 Z28 that I bought in June of 72 after selling the short-lived 68 442. Pulled the heads off it in August 72 and had them redone, adding Appliance headers at the same time. Pulled the whole engine out in late fall of 72 to use in an as-yet unpurchased drag race car. Rebuilt a 210hp 327 from a 67 Camaro to go in the 70 Z28, with the stock Z28 intake, valve covers, and air cleaner, along with a 600 cfm Holley so it appeared all stock underhood. Traded this car in on a new 73 Z28 in March of 73. First picture was soon after purchase; second picture with my then-girlfriend (now wife of 49+ years) in Columbia SC in Sept 72, where we were visiting my friend who was stationed there in the Army.