My first car

[rmvw guy]

http://s1181.photobucket.com/albums/x440/rmvw/?action=view&current=017.jpg This represents my first car when I was 16 back in 1966. Edited April 1, 2012 by rmvw guy

[jeffs396]

That was one heck of a first car Ron! Greatest Bowtie ever IMHO I'll bet you wish it was still around, huh?

[cobraman]

Who doesn't love a 55 Chevy ?

[rmvw guy]

Thanks Jeff for posting one of the images. I've been having trouble with this. I wanted to tell more about the car but, couldn't get the pictures to paste. I tried multipal times and failed, became frustrated and quit.

[my name is nobody]

thats cool. I like tri five chevies. my first car was quite memorable, too.

[outlaw035]

ron almost identical to mine....i had a blk painted roof...and radar mags on the front...also had a 63 impla SS interior in mine...model has a grille mine didnt heres a pic of it....

real car wish i had better pic

model

[rmvw guy]

Thanks Neal, I dreamed of having a car like this from the time I was 12 years old. You are right, yours was very simular. When mine became available from a buddy for $300 I couldn"t resist. He was buying a '66 Nova with the 350 HP . I went with him to order it and pick it up when it came in to the dealer. That's the one I wish I had. The '55 was red when I got it with a new/rebuilt '62 283. I spent the summer prepping it for paint and had a buddy's older brother paint it for $50. The paint was $10. I had worked on this car since I was 14 helping my buddy swap 7 different engines in it. He was tough on them. I learned to drive in it when I was 14 on a country road. Other mods I made were a Grant custom steering wheel, $15, a Fenton 3-speed shifter, a Dixco tac mounted on the dash, cheater slicks, scavenger pipes and of course loseing the front bumper and grill. A 2 barrel carb was retained to save gas, I was in High School. I thought it had the look but, in reality it was a real dog. This was the most fun I've ever had on a model and I would challenge others to build their first car.

[crazyjim]

That's what it's all about, Ron. Having fun.

[disabled modeler]

My first car was a 72 Olds Tornado...huge thing but it really ran went through lots of front tires .

[rmvw guy]

Thanks guys, I am now working on my second car a '65 Malibu. If it's half as fun as the '55 I will be a happy guy. It puts special meaning to a build when it represents part of your personal history I think.