💬 Not Alabama Related, saw this on another site.

That's a great video, I cried when I watched the short version on TV. Connections with cars are strong with my family, as with many. My Dad drove a race car in the 50"s and again late 60's into the 70's. The 50's was on the dirt track @UAgrad93 that was in what is now a pine forest behind the defunct car dealership where the 280 bypass begins in Sylacauga. A 1969 aerial still shows the oval. The 60's and 70's were at Dixie in Midfield, some BIR and also Sayre. Only Sayre remains. He raced against both Allisons, Farmer and Bonnett at Dixie. I have a wall of photos of his old cars, race cars and daily drivers.

I wish I stil had my '65 and '66 Chevy II Novas, my '66 Ford pickup with a 351, my '72 Chevy stepside and my '77 vette. All great cars over the years. I do still have one old car, a '65 Mustang, for which I plan to bootleg gasoline in 2075 to keep it running.
 

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It Takes Eleven said:
That's a great video, I cried when I watched the short version on TV. Connections with cars are strong with my family, as with many. My Dad drove a race car in the 50"s and again late 60's into the 70's. The 50's was on the dirt track @UAgrad93 that was in what is now a pine forest behind the defunct car dealership where the 280 bypass begins in Sylacauga. A 1969 aerial still shows the oval. The 60's and 70's were at Dixie in Midfield, some BIR and also Sayre. Only Sayre remains. He raced against both Allisons, Farmer and Bonnett at Dixie. I have a wall of photos of his old cars, race cars and daily drivers.

I wish I stil had my '65 and '66 Chevy II Novas, my '66 Ford pickup with a 351, my '72 Chevy stepside and my '77 vette. All great cars over the years. I do still have one old car, a '65 Mustang, for which I plan to bootleg gasoline in 2075 to keep it running.
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Great memories for you my friend!
 
It Takes Eleven said:
That's a great video, I cried when I watched the short version on TV. Connections with cars are strong with my family, as with many. My Dad drove a race car in the 50"s and again late 60's into the 70's. The 50's was on the dirt track @UAgrad93 that was in what is now a pine forest behind the defunct car dealership where the 280 bypass begins in Sylacauga. A 1969 aerial still shows the oval. The 60's and 70's were at Dixie in Midfield, some BIR and also Sayre. Only Sayre remains. He raced against both Allisons, Farmer and Bonnett at Dixie. I have a wall of photos of his old cars, race cars and daily drivers.

I wish I stil had my '65 and '66 Chevy II Novas, my '66 Ford pickup with a 351, my '72 Chevy stepside and my '77 vette. All great cars over the years. I do still have one old car, a '65 Mustang, for which I plan to bootleg gasoline in 2075 to keep it running.
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Couldn’t agree more and that was a super cool commercial. My grandad had a ‘41 coupe that we had restored long after he died. You can’t beat those memories
 

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66 and 67 were the best 2 years, IMO.

I had a 64 2 door that would scoot. Also had a 67 Chevelle SS with a big block. Could pass anything but a gas station.
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Yeah, I would've like for them to have kept that body style for a bit longer. I wasn't a fan then of the next body style, more so now of course.

The '65 was my first car, two-door hardtop, my Dad told me if I saved for a car he'd keep me in one until I graduated from college. It was faded, needed an interior and when we cranked it it sounded like someone had thrown a handful of loose nuts and washers in the engine. My Dad saw my eyes widen when the guy cranked it, and leaned over and said, "I know what's wrong with it", and $300 later it was mine. I drove it home, straight up on the grease rack, and my Dad handed me a ratchet and told me to remove the flywheel dust cover. When I took it down, ten of the twelve bolts from the flywheel were sitting in the cover, and the last two were loose. I put them all back, cranked it, and the little straight six ran like a sewing machine.

I then spent $200 on an interior (from a guy in the backwoods between Sterrett and Vincent), $200 on a paint job (from a guy in Fourmile between the big tri-cities of Westover-Wilsonville-Columbiana), $120 on air shocks and shackles, and $600 on Keystone Classics and raised white letter tires. I know I've told this story, it looked fast but wasn't, but it was a head-turner cruising old Eastwood Mall.

The '66 had a quick 283 in it, I'm glad I learned to drive the '65 before I got the '66. It probably saved us both.

RTR,

Tim
 
Dammit, OP! I didn't want to cry today. But it was a good cry.

And how crazy is it that I was watching the restoration show Muscle Car when I opened this thread? And they're restoring a 70s Camaro.

I'll be sending this to a couple people.
 
Yeah, since we lost my mom I get way more emotional over stuff that would have never previously affected me and my wife and I saw that commercial this weekend and got a little emotional lol She's doing something for Christmas for my dad - nowhere near that expensive or elaborate but still meaningful - and we had just been talking about it.
 
It Takes Eleven said:
That's a great video, I cried when I watched the short version on TV. Connections with cars are strong with my family, as with many. My Dad drove a race car in the 50"s and again late 60's into the 70's. The 50's was on the dirt track @UAgrad93 that was in what is now a pine forest behind the defunct car dealership where the 280 bypass begins in Sylacauga. A 1969 aerial still shows the oval. The 60's and 70's were at Dixie in Midfield, some BIR and also Sayre. Only Sayre remains. He raced against both Allisons, Farmer and Bonnett at Dixie. I have a wall of photos of his old cars, race cars and daily drivers.

I wish I stil had my '65 and '66 Chevy II Novas, my '66 Ford pickup with a 351, my '72 Chevy stepside and my '77 vette. All great cars over the years. I do still have one old car, a '65 Mustang, for which I plan to bootleg gasoline in 2075 to keep it running.
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I know all about Sayre!! I grew up in that area, went to Corner HS, just right down the road.
 
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I know all about Sayre!! I grew up in that area, went to Corner HS, just right down the road.
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Did not know that, I thought you were a Sylacauga boy and you'd know about the old dirt track in Oak Grove.

When would be a good day after the holidays for us to grab a pizza and a beer at that place in downtown Sylacauga? The last person I met on the site was @50+yeartidefan . I need to move on...
 
It Takes Eleven said:
Did not know that, I thought you were a Sylacauga boy and you'd know about the old dirt track in Oak Grove.

When would be a good day after the holidays for us to grab a pizza and a beer at that place in downtown Sylacauga? The last person I met on the site was @50+yeartidefan . I need to move on...
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50+? Get that taste out of your mouth!

I think it was you I met when I met Plano and his wife at the Michigan State playoff game in Dallas a few years back. At the Miller Lite bus with my old Charlotte buddy.
 
I just lost my Dad unexpectedly last week and we laid him to rest this past Friday. Do not mean to hijack the thread but this tugged at my heart strings. Dad was a great man and treated everyone with so much respect. He gave me my love of sports including Alabama Crimson Tide football. Gonna miss chatting with him about upcoming games and analyzing the latest Bama victory. He flat out called the dominating win over UGA. He left this world with the memory of that win in his heart and mind so not a bad one to leave on.

Roll Tide Gentlemen and give your family members a little longer and tighter hug this christmas season in honor of my dad.
 

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