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You knew It was something special.

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In 1970 General Motors had an unbeatable line up in its A body line. Seeing those as new cars, the Olds 442 and Chevelle SS really stood out. They were visibly more aggressive than anything else. Cowl and scooped hoods, big aggressive stripes, styled wheels and big engines.

I know there’s lots of stories. A friend of mine talked his grandmother in to buying a brand new cranberry red LS5. We used to ride our bikes by his house. I remember when it showed up. That was the hottest new car in town. Of course he got to drive it when he came of age two years later and he ultimately owned the car. He put Thrush side pipes on it and some huge aluminum slotted mags on the rear only with huge wide tires. Of course it took air shocks to get the tires under the car. At that point I thought the car was going the wrong way. He got a girl pregnant in high school, dropped out and married her. He traded it in on a custom Dodge van in 1975. With 20-20 rear view vision, such a pity.
 
I remember walking the car dealers lots checking the door handles just to be able to sit in one of these cars. At that time Midnight Auto Supply was in full swing and you would always see a car or two sitting on cinder blocks with the tires and rims missing. I even opened a hood on a SS El Camino and to my surprise everything from the intake up was missing from the car.
 
I remember walking the car dealers lots checking the door handles just to be able to sit in one of these cars. At that time Midnight Auto Supply was in full swing and you would always see a car or two sitting on cinder blocks with the tires and rims missing. I even opened a hood on a SS El Camino and to my surprise everything from the intake up was missing from the car.
And now it had your fingerprints. :oops:
 
I remember walking the car dealers lots checking the door handles just to be able to sit in one of these cars. At that time Midnight Auto Supply was in full swing and you would always see a car or two sitting on cinder blocks with the tires and rims missing. I even opened a hood on a SS El Camino and to my surprise everything from the intake up was missing from the car.

And now it had your fingerprints. :oops:
Today you don't have to worry about your fingerprints you just have to smile for the camera. Even today you still see cars at dealerships up on cinder blocks with the rims and tires removed.
 
My brother bought a new 70 Chevelle 350 2bbl car black 2dr. in late '69. That car did the best brake stands. I bought it off him in '79 and made a killer street car out of is just blowing the 396 cars off the road and I was only one of a few that ran a Q-jet on the street. Even beat a few poorly tuned 454 cars too. Sold it to some kid who trashed the 350 and he sold it to some single chick that had 2 kids, not a good car for her I thought.
 
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