That’s pretty much 17 year old Boogie (except the girls were in there too). That’s me on the left and 100% of my earnings and life savings up to that day in that one picture. Spent many many hours on the track since then, too. The cars have changed as well.OMG!!!!!!!!! 22 year old DTR.... is that YOU???? (Fixed your typo!)
That’s pretty much 17 year old Boogie (except the girls were in there too). That’s me on the left and 100% of my earnings and life savings up to that day in that one picture. Spent many many hours on the track since then, too. The cars have changed as well.
yeah, I fixed the typo about the girls.
First, you knew what the EW&F logo was...damning enough. And by damning I mean, you knew what girls wanted to hear late in the evening at parties when the romantic music kicked in.
Despite playing in rock cover bands, knowing the moves at the under 18 discos guaranteed more girls than the rock gig. Thus ends the “Smooth Mooves by Boogie” Class.
First, you knew what the EW&F logo was...damning enough. And by damning I mean, you knew what girls wanted to hear late in the evening at parties when the romantic music kicked in.
When I was 16, and before I got my drivers license, I had two cars. A 69 Firebird Convertible (Orange, white top, white interior, 350 automatic) and a 69 GTO Convertible (Ram Air IV, one of 13 IV's in convertibles) black, black top, black interior.
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When I was 16, and before I got my drivers license, I had two cars. A 69 Firebird Convertible (Orange, white top, white interior, 350 automatic) and a 69 GTO Convertible (Ram Air IV, one of 13 IV's in convertibles) black, black top, black interior.
(One advantage of being old. One of few...
That’s pretty much 17 year old Boogie (except the girls were in there too). That’s me on the left and 100% of my earnings and life savings up to that day in that one picture. Spent many many hours on the track since then, too. The cars have changed as well.
Pretty close! I raced mod-stock so I could have done the smart thing and gone with a 4-bolt main small block Chevy, but no. This purist went with the weaker (and harder and more expensive to find parts) Olds 350. Bored .030 over (about 355 total), balanced/blue printed, big cam, Holley intake and 4150, and lower compression (about 10:1) for when the blower was to come around. For a lead sled Olds Cutlass Salon, it was pretty fun, but never could get it into the low 10s ET. Man, those were fun days!
My buddy in that pic had a 67 Firebird convertible w/ a 326 and Powerglide tranny. Not a lot of go but the chicks dug it! A 69 GTO is flippin’ bad A$$!
I gasp at how short those shorts were back then.
First, you knew what the EW&F logo was...damning enough. And by damning I mean, you knew what girls wanted to hear late in the evening at parties when the romantic music kicked in.
84? By then I was out of college, in the car biz, and driving an Anniversary Edition White Trans Am as a demo.
My GTO was a Ram Air IV. They only made 500 of those engines in 69 and only 13 went into GTO convertibles.. Under rated at 335hp. Estimated by many to have at least 450. One mag tested rear wheel HP at 410. Came from the factory with an 850 double pumper and a dual plane high rise aluminum intake. Mine had a slightly bigger cam, which according to the mechanic should give it about 30 more hp than stock.. It had “break your neck” torque. When my dad test drove it I was in the front seat, 3 mechanics in the back. While crusing along at 35mph he floored it, it kicked back into first gear and it smoked the tires. From 35 MPH it left two black streaks over 100 feet long. One time I pulled out to pass a slow pick going 45 and I waited til I was all the way over in the passing lane then hammered it. From 45mph it kicked into passing gear and left two black marks at least 30 feet long.
Last I checked, that car was in the mid $250K range at current auctions...
My daughter used to tease me about how short all the shorts were in all my basketball pics. I told her things were completely reversed by the time she was in college. We wore short shorts and socks up to our knees. When she was in college they won’t shorts down past their knees and socks that didn’t even come up out of their shoes. And of course, I told her that, when you have legs like I do, of course the women wanted to see them, thus the short shorts. Of course, she gave me a
I can hardly tease you about the Citation when your dad was a WWII vet! You're a WWII vet, you can drive a Citation AND still be awesome!
I know just the thing!You might expect that, but where’s the fun in it?
‘$3,000’ and ‘Dream Rig’ do not belong in the same sentence! I’m holding out for $20K.
