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About The_Dude’s Garage
About me and my passion for cars
I've been a car nut as long as I can remember. My dad had a couple of SS Chevys ('63 Impala, '65 El Camino) before I was born, and was still a Chevy man when he died last year. I got the fever from him, but I don't think he ever forgave me for having a Plymouth Volare as my first car, and a Ford Gran Torino now. I'm still a Chevy man at heart. I bought the Volare when I was 15, and swapped out the 2-barrel 318 for a dual-quad 440 before I got my license. The car looked like crap, but she was the fastest thing in the area!
Dale Earnhardt got me into NASCAR when I was about 10, with his take-no-prisoners style. I'm still a fan of his today, and Dale jr is my favorite current driver. I like Pro Stock drags too, but not top fuel or funny car. I can't identify with cars that don't look like cars.
My first car
1978 Plymouth Volare
Car I wish I still had
1978 Plymouth Volare
My dream car
1967 Corvette Big-Block 4-speed convertible
Favorites
- Type of racing: NASCAR
- Driver: Dale Earnhardt
- Driving song: Life is a Highway
- Car movie: Talledega Nights
- Car magazine: Super Chevy
— Profile last updated: Sep 15, 2009
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This is the group to chat about the Chevrolet Corvair. If you love Corvairs, or are just curious, join us!
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- Sep 12, 2009 at 3:49 pm
- thax for the comment bro glad you like the makeover i gave it and there are new mods done to it.
- Feb 9, 2009 at 10:16 pm
- THANKS MAN FOR BACKING ME UP ABOUT MUSTANG THING I AGREE ABOUT IT THEY ARE JUST DUMB PEOPLE THAT DOENT KNOW WHAT THIS SITE IS FOR JUST TO HAVE FUN ..... SO TAKE IT EASY MAN!
- Feb 9, 2009 at 7:33 pm
- I had a '77 Aspen- same thing as Volare, I rat rodded it back in the '080's before it was called rat rodding
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Oct 18, 2008
Well movie fans, it happened... The climactic scene in "The Big Lebowski" in the bowling alley parking lot happened to me yesterday evening, but it was at Pep Boys, not a bowling alley. I've been having trouble with the Torino running rough recently, so I...
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