What cars first stirred your passion?

[CobraBob]

For me, it was the old school muscle.

'69 Camaro.
'69 GTO Judge was one of my favorites. Still is.
'70 Chevelle SS

Starting to really love those early 70's Nova cars.

I rode the same wave, Tony. For me, it was my high school buddy's 1964 Tri-Power GTO with a 4-speed and my cousin's 1968 427 Tri-Power Corvette. I still remember my first rides in both the GTO and Corvette. Mind-blowing, and I was hooked on American muscle cars. Shortly after, while in the Navy, I was able to order my first muscle car, a 1970 Road Runner through Chrysler Military Sales. Other cars that grabbed my attention back in those early days were the 1968 Camaro SS-396, 1969 Chevelle SS-396, and 1965 GTO. In 1968, I couldn't afford the 1965 GTO that I wanted after just getting married, so I settled on a 1965 Pontiac Lemans with a 326-2 motor. It was a good looking car that always got noticed, and I have to say I was pretty satisfied with it.

 

[T76 Mach]

The one that screwed me up for life

 

[blk02edge]

I never understood the love for the Eleanor cars.

An original 67 GT500? Hells yes.
But the Eleanor cars look like they have all kinds of accessories/scoops just stuck on the car. Just too busy looking for me.

Damn I thought I was the only one... Eleanor just looks like a riced out Fastback to me

 

[gimmie11s]

I wanted one of these so bad I would have sold a limb as a teenager to have a new one.

 

[supercharged91m]

69 Chevelle SS I'll never forget that one

 

[bosscj]

I wanted one of these so bad I would have sold a limb as a teenager to have a new one.

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Like these a lot. The typhoon was my favorite of these 2

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[gimmie11s]

Like these a lot. The typhoon was my favorite of these 2

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Equally as bad ass. Mmmmmmmmm

 

[floodstang]

It was definitely Mustangs for me. I remember going to a Ford dealership in the early 70's with my dad to buy a new car and seeing all the Mustangs lined up. Mostly Mach 1's in all different colors. I begged him to get one but we rode out in a Pinto instead. Fast foward to the early 80's when the Fox bodies were getting popular and I was really hooked! I was working at a convenience store after school cleaning up when I saw a new Regatta blue 85 GT in the parking lot. The owner of the car must have saw me drooling over and when he left he did top fuel style burnout. I knew I had to have one!

 

[MassCobra]

I remember being very young in the 60's and in the back seat of the car whenever we went anywhere and always checking out other cars. I always liked Pontiacs more than anything else but quickly became more into Fords since that was my fathers preference. He wasn't really a car guy but was brand loyal to Fords and Mercury's.

The last car my father bought was a Kia, which he still drives today and is the only non-Ford he ever bought.

 

[Doodler]

Growing up in a car family, it was only a matter of time anyway. But Milner's '32 and Falfa's '55 from American Graffiti were specifically the cars that I got the bug from.

 

[2011 gtcs]

Pops is a car guy so it was inevitable for me but this movie is what 110% made me LOVE cars.

Eleanor is a powerball car for me, shame the director of the movie's wife is going after any recreation of that car now.

I always watch it whenever it comes on, owning a 67 GT500 would definitely be dream car goals for me.

And Shelby American owns the rights to Eleanor now. Not her stupid ass

SHELBY'S LEGAL BATTLE OVER THE “ELEANOR” CAR IS OVER AND SHELBY WON!

LOS ANGELES - November 9, 2023 – In what has been a decade long battle between the Shelby Trust, owner of “Shelby” trademarks and trade dress relating to internationally known and respected Shelby vehicles, and Denise Halicki, surviving spouse of H.B. "Toby" Halicki, producer of the 1974 “Gone...

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I never understood the love for the Eleanor cars.

An original 67 GT500? Hells yes.
But the Eleanor cars look like they have all kinds of accessories/scoops just stuck on the car. Just too busy looking for me.

Damn I thought I was the only one... Eleanor just looks like a riced out Fastback to me

I suppose I still like the Eleanor GT500 because that's what got me into cars. But it's very played out now

 

[2012 Boss 302]

Saw the movie "Gumball Rally" when I was 10 years old. Watching this car spank a Ferrari Daytona was just awesome

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[Murder Snake]

all the early Mopars (68-72). the 69 SS 396 Chevelle. later, the slant nose 911's. bunch of other stuff later.

 

[black92]

My dad got me into cars. He raced mud racers professionally and owned two monster trucks in the 90's.

 

[blownstang01]

OK, I realize I'm dating myself, but my father, uncle, and friends had some really cool cars when I was in my teens...

I picked the correct color pictures on the net of each.
The SS Chevelle and Baldwin Motion Camaro were real. The Hertz Mustang was a tribute / black & gold.

 

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[Dirks9901]

I grew up in a car family. My dad started a more high end body shop/fabrication in the 70’s that mainly catered to racing but also anyone with cash and a hotrod. He did a lot of work for many nascar teams, prototype racing, pro stock etc during the 80’s 90’s. Also did most of their race trailers. I didn’t really know it then, but i got to be extremely hands on with some amazing cars at the time. I would say mostly Mustangs were my first love. I always associated them with racing as my dad was good friends with jack roush. I pretty much loved any 60’s muscle car though. However Fox Body’s is what kicked it off for me. When my dad got one that was extremely rough. 88 GT. It was actually going to be my first car. i learned to drive a stick on it on our property. Long story short is my dad ended up selling it after quite a few things had been stolen/damaged when it was sitting outside for a period of time.

Exactly what it looked like except the paint had completely faded. Eventually i need to try and dig out old pictures of it.

When i was older it was all about late model stuff. SN95’s, new edge, C5’s, 4th gen’s etc. i still loved the old stuff but i was hooked on late model stuff. Of course when the new Gone In 60 seconds came out, i was in love with Eleanor. The cool thing was, i got to get my hands on quite a few throughout the years in terms of fab/prep/paint/interior. It was really cool seeing and being apart of them from start to finish. Of course they’re is quite a bit of drama now behind building them not so some things have changed. To this day is pretty easy to identify a true Eleanor 427 side exhaust setup.

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[5.0 Hatch]

A friend's brother in law gave me a ride in his 1990 gt. That was the fastest 14 second car I ever rode in . I was hooked.

 

[robvas]

A bunch of us had shitty third gen Camaros in high school and right after

 

[blk02edge]

Funny enough, another car I liked as a child just showed up for a bunch of work. I remember my dad getting gapped by one in his new 1996 gt