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79T/A · 11-28-2007, 02:39 PM

As a kid in the 80's, I spent my Friday nights watching "Dukes of Hazzard" followed by "Knight Rider" religiously. I think that was the early beginning. Then, in my teen years, my 'cool' uncle bought a '74 Camaro. This thing was an absolute basket case. It had a ton of body damage up front, but I guess the subframe and unibody were straight because he built that ride from the ground up. Every time I would visit my grandparents, he was out there rebuilding the engine or the trans or fixing whatever he abused. When he was done, it went from a crappy metallic brown hunk of metal to a straight ride that was black with white rally stripes. Still miss that car (He eventually threw a rod in Texas, where he now lives, and then got addicted to Jeeps...got me hooked on those, too!). That's what got me hooked.

11-28-2007, 02:39 PM	#2
79T/A Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wantage, NJ Posts: 693 iTrader: (0)	As a kid in the 80's, I spent my Friday nights watching "Dukes of Hazzard" followed by "Knight Rider" religiously. I think that was the early beginning. Then, in my teen years, my 'cool' uncle bought a '74 Camaro. This thing was an absolute basket case. It had a ton of body damage up front, but I guess the subframe and unibody were straight because he built that ride from the ground up. Every time I would visit my grandparents, he was out there rebuilding the engine or the trans or fixing whatever he abused. When he was done, it went from a crappy metallic brown hunk of metal to a straight ride that was black with white rally stripes. Still miss that car (He eventually threw a rod in Texas, where he now lives, and then got addicted to Jeeps...got me hooked on those, too!). That's what got me hooked. Last edited by 79T/A; 11-28-2007 at 02:41 PM.