Thread: What Was Your First Big Block Car ?

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If Oldsmobiles count, I had several cars in the '60's with 303-394's in them. None of the bodies were Olds, but we swapped Oldsmobile V8's into a few Fords and even a Rambler Station Wagon.

My first production car with a big block was a brand new tripower GTO I bought in '66.

Don

Oh, forgot about the '51 Chrysler Hemi car I had with a fluid drive tranny. (cross between a stick shift and automatic.) I blew the clutch out after one night doing burnouts.

...1st a '65 Plymouth Belvedere I w/ a 383 & a Torqueflight {I think this was a big block?}. Then a '66 GTO 389 4 speed, then a '68 VW bug {was this a big block? , then a '69 Chev Nova SS w/ a 396 & M22 4 speed. I told the salesman I wanted a 427 in it & he ordered it but then said he was told he couldn't get it.... I guess he didn't know the COPO #??? Bill

For me it was a 66 vet coupe 427, 4 on the floor, had ac took it out, paid 1800 for the privilege in 68 after returning from vietnam, saved my combat pay for it.