Originally Posted by
Franc Rauscher
Best car I ever had from the modern era was my '75 Oldsmobile Starfire. Basically, a Vega with a V/6 I kept it running for 20 years and gave up the ghost when my body man, who had rebuilt it twice, said it was rotted out with rust, he couldn't fix it.
Simple tools and a few "special" parts (oil filter and spark plugs) still sit in my garage.
The best car I ever had was my first car, a 1969 Dodge Charger. I bought it in 1981 when I was 18. It started out with a 383 2bbl and ended up as a 440 magnum 4bbl pushing close to 650hp.
I regret selling it and buying a project 1969 Charger R/T which l never finished and ended up selling.
Me and my first car, 1969 Dodge Charger.
Me (in the engine bay) and my friend installing my rebuilt 383. A year later I would be doing the same thing with a 440.
My 1969 Dodge Charger with the 440 at our hotel. This was at the Papa's Dodge event in New Brittan, CT in 1990 or 91.