Another nice simple pickup, a nice three-deuce setup (yes it is on an SBC, but hey - it's cool looking) in a nice Model A, and something you don't see very often - an Hurst/Olds Vistacruiser! Don't know that I've ever seen one before, and this one was cherry.

 

A Mopar flathead from an all original 57 Desoto, some Ford muscle in a nice Cobra, some Mopar muscle, and an nicely restored '43 (I think) Jeep. According to the Jeep owner, everything smoothes out at 50 mph, but he's afraid to take it to the 60 mph that is says is max on the dash plaque.

 

My neighbor growing up had a Vista Cruiser like that when I was a young fellow...damn fast car for a wagon, he campaigned the car for a few years at the local track and did quite well.

3 deuces on anything looks great Bob, I think the SBC is a great engine, if it wasn't I don't think that they'd have the demand for them that they do...but of course, I really like the tri powered 389's and the 409's...the 389's because they're Pontiac and the 409's just look mean with that valve cover.

Great Pictures Bob, keep them coming. Are you showing your 33?

Ray

 

Ray, Yeah, I had my '33 there - much more fun that way! There was a nice GTO, '68 or '69, but I didn't get a pic because it was too dark, and he never opened the hood. Another Pontiac that cruised thru (sorry no pic) was a '66 Parisienne convertible! Beautiful and about a block long! He didn't even park, so no chance for a pic or a look at the engine.
Bob

 

What was described to me as a 318 wide-block Mopar in a nice '63 Sport Fury, a block-long T-bird 4-door with the rear doors suicide (like the Lincoln Continentals), and a nicely built blown BBC.

 

That is a beautiful 63 Ragtop Plymouth love to own it.
But ,,there is always that word,,the engine is not a 318 A ,(aka wide block) if memory serves me correct as they had distrubitur in rear and center bolt valve covers the 318 LA (small block ) had perimeter bolt valve cover but it is not that either.,it is probably a 361 or 383,or 413 ,the 426 wedge not the 426 Hemi was next year , but that doesn't matter Nice car:thumbup:

 

Last pictures - a special treat! This Challenger is the car built on the TV show Search and Restore for my new friend Ty Cardona. It is a beautifully built car, inside and out, and with an awesome dual-plug 392 Hemi, built as a streetable NASCAR engine. It has dual 'four-barrel' throttle body injectors - the first time they ever put that on a Hemi! They gave him three different 'tunes' for the engine - the one he's running is the 'mild' tune - 525 hp! Six speed stick, limited slip, and an awesome handling package. This car will smoke the tires in 4th gear at 90 mph!

 

Great pics Bob. Thanks for posting.

John

 

Yes, very nice cars, and a nice variety too!

 

I continue to be amazed at the number and quality of cars in this area, and the variety. Tonight there were a number of Corvettes, Mustangs, Chevelles, Novas, and pickups spanning lots of years. I saw a Packard towncar, '32-'34 sedans, a Willys gasser, a sedan delivery with a tilt front end, a couple shoebox Fords, a '66 Galaxie convertible, '29-'34 coupes, a few Camaros, and many more.

 

I love shows like this, it brings back the memories of living in a small town and on a nightly basis the local hamburger joint was filled with the cars of the day. It didn't seem nearly as special back then but today, if we only knew. Even in the small town we had everything from a Hemi Cuda in Plum Crazy, a 426 Daytona (strip car only), 396, 375 HP 66 Chevelle, Boss 302 Mustang, 70 Z28 Camaro, 68 340 Dart, 68 340 Cuda, 32 Ford Roadster with a flat head, 70 LS6 ElCamino, 68 427 Corvette, 55 Chevy panel with a well done 327, 69 427 Nova, 68 Mustang GT 390, 68 383 Road Runner, 68 Firebird 400 (don't know why but it was the 2nd fastest car in town, guess which was the fastest street car) even a 62 Biscane with a 283 with a 3 speed on the floor that ran low 14's and a whole bunch more. Just think, a town with 2,500 people and all these cars parking at the Dairy Queen or a little burger joint named Ron's Meatza.

Illegal drag racing was a nightly event either on Thornhill Road or believe it or not a 1/4 mile concrete beat loading track used for what it was intended only at harvest time for loading beats (about 2 weeks a year, the rest of the time it was ours). Guys would spend the Winter and hard earned cash trying to beat the fastest cars from the previous Summer. Being 17 years old, with a little 326 Firebird, how could you not get hooked. I needed to go faster and actually got tossed out of grade 12 physics for using the schools gram scales in the Physics lab to balance my pistons.

Sorry for the rant but, it's because of the times that I had and the love of the hobby that led me down my chosen path in life. 40 years later, the passion is still there and thanks for yet again bringing back the memories Bob.

Ray

 

Ray, Glad to be of service! I think back to similar times, putting hundreds of miles each week on our cars, just cruising between 2 or 3 burger joints and the nearest isolated 2-lane!

 

The way our small town was set up all we could do is drive around in circles...and we got board, can you imagine, getting board driving around in muscle cars all night, grudge matches at least once a week...seems as though that would be the life if we do it at our leisure now...LOL

Ray

 

You mentioned the B series...350...are you saying that the 350 is a 350 CID in a mopar block?

Ray

 

Yes they offered a 350 cu in engine it looked like a 383 I had one in a 57 and a 59 Plymouth fury the B series engine can be id by looking at the front of the block just above timing cover the B is smooth across the RB (raised block ) has a lip about an inch high across in front of intake, you might e able to see it in photos.look just unger dist hold down clamp

There was also a 395 engine ,my uncle had one in a 1961 Plymouth Savoy Ga State Patrol Prusuit cardont know if it was avalible to the public or how many years produced.

 

Again, I did not know that...so Mopar actually produced the first 350...Now that would be a trivia question that I don't think even many car guys would get. If you tell me that Ford made a 350 as well....that make the perfect trifecta of the car industry with GM leading with Chevy, Olds, Buick and Pontiac all having 350's.

After what I've learned today...please, don't tell me that Ford made a 350...LOL

 

LOL ,Not that I know of ,Just 4 different 351 Windsor, Cleveland, M series modified, and a Boss and a FE 352 .

 

LOL the 351's I knew about, and to think how shocked I was to find out a few years ago that Ford made a 383 in the late 50's but Mopar a 350...who woulda thunk it.

 

Sometimes I think up here in Canada we don't get all the flavors you guys got when it came to engines. When I first got my 326 Firebird most people though it was a mistake...it must be a 327 because all Canadian made Pontiacs had either Small Block or Big Block Chevies...and the only cars that had the Pontiac Block where the Firebirds and GTO's...there again...Chevy made a 400 and a 350 so why would a car company make an engine 1 cubic inch smaller than a 327...had lots of arguments over that.

 

LOL...Non that I know of, not even in Canada...LOL...I think Camera has one though...LOL

Ray

 

I'd like to see that max wedge - other than the one I saw at a cruise a week ago, I had only seen one before, at an indoor car show. That intake made quite an impression on me. Back to the 50's sounds cool, I'll have to catch that one of these days. I've been to Louisville when they had 11,000 cars - couldn't begin to see them all in four days!

 

11,000 cars, how many days is the show, or should I say weeks, that must take forever to organize.

 

I guess i need to learn to read better ,my Bad. LOLIF it were a Camaro some one would take the picture for you ..

 

Not to worry my friend, it happens to everybody at one time or another.

When it comes to getting a vehicle straight, I think I'm as picky as they come. In fact, I've said that I'm anal with respect to getting straight body work...well recently, my command of the English language failed me and I made a comment that could be taken in a different light than it was intended...and it was quickly pointed out.

We all need to laugh at ourselves once in while, if it wasn't for the slips we make in life, we wouldn't have comedians.

Ray

 

Ray, The NSRA show in Louisville sets up on a Wednesday and closes Sunday. My son-in-law went with me and we spent most of our time in the vendor and swap meet areas since I was in the middle of building my sedan. Lots of deals to be had during the shows. We took folding chairs and sat my the entrance/exit towards the end of each day to watch the rods roll by. Pretty cool seeing a steady string of street rods 4 lanes wide pulling out of there each day!

 

Hey Bob I know you posted something about 4 days...I didn't know if you where there for 4 days or if the show lasted 4 days....regardless that many cars...4 days isn't enough. I'm going to make a point of getting to a large show like that before I die...The largest I think I've been to was in New York, about 5,000 cars. Only reason I got there was that I had 2 in show and that was overwhelming enough.

Ray

 

Back to the Fifties is a 3 day show. All those cars have to come in every morning and leave at night, just like the Louisville show. People start parking on the streets around 2am to be first in. BTTF is for the street rods, customs and lead sleds.

We have Car Craft here next month and people line up for that too but earlier, like midnight. That usually draws around 10,000 cars. That's open to any year so a LOT of muscle cars at that show.

 

Wow - lining up at midnight! I'd love to go there, but I might have to go as a spectator. If I got in line at midnight, I'd sleep through most of the show!

 

Most of those sleep in their cars till around 4:30-5am and then break out the Coleman stoves and start making breakfast... The gates open at 6 to let the first 1,000 cars into 4 staging lanes and then turn them loose at 7 to go park. It's a mad stampede for the first hour...