This '75 Formula is all original (except the wheels, louvers & tint). There were only about 2500 of these made. I still have it tucked away in storage.

The '81 Monte Carlo belonged to my first wife. I painted it black and replaced the anemic 267 with a 355ci and performance tranny. This was a comfortable, somewhat sporty ride and the ex loved it. At this time I was driving a rusty old '77 Toyota pickup.....Bummer!

This 'Vette yellow '73 Camaro would catch anyone's eye. I actually traded an old Kaw. 440 LTD for the body. It also had a mild 355ci & TH-350. The 2.73 rear gears made it an easy daily driver. Umm, that is, for my ex. I was still driving a rusty old '77 Toyota....those things never die!!!!

Six months after I painted the '73 Camaro, a huge hail storm passed directly above us. It beat that '73 to a pulp!!!! My ex cried and I just lost interest in it. We sold the Camaro and bought this '79 280-ZX. It was all stock but needed a clutch, interior and paint. After I took care of those problems, the fuel injection went out. I decided not to fix the F.I. as it was more than I wanted to have in the car. I installed a '72 240 dual SU setup. This was a bad thing! The carb jetting is permanently set for a smaller displacement engine. I either had to live with stumble on acceleration or have black smoke pouring out the exhaust at an idle. My ex thought it was very unimpressive. I ended up selling the car and using that money to help buy her a '91 Ford Escort. We were divorced shortly there after.

I picked up this '72 when I still had the ZX. I decided this one was going to be all out hot rod. I built a very unfriendly 302ci and backed it with a 4 speed and 4.10 LSD. Man, this thing would scream to 7000 and never quit pulling.

Whoah, is this the same car?  Ain't it amazing what lots of hardwork and determination can do for a car.

This of course is my '72 SSZ. It's a good all around performance car.   It corners well, goes fast top end, gets 20+ mpg on the highway and still runs a 14.10 second quarter mile.  By the way, that fourteen is with an open 3.36 differential and a 195/70R14 tire spinning like mad.

This is my '80 Chevy short wide. I had just painted it a couple of months before this picture was taken (11/98). The motor is a 355 built for towing.  The tranny is a TH-350 with an RV converter and mild kit.

Here's a pic of my '89 SHO.  I know it's a Ford, but it really is a good car.  Better yet, these cars can be bought for next to nothing and are excellent road cars!  The motor is a 3.0l made by Yamaha.  It has four cams and puts out 220 hp with a near flat torque curve of 200 lb-ft.  Top speed is governed at 141 mph and that is plenty fast!

Yes, SHO's are good cars, but they are not easy to work on.  Here you see the engine sitting on the floor of my garage.   The car needed a new clutch and it was either pull the subframe or the motor.   Since I had to change the timing belt, water pump and spark plugs, I decided to go ahead and pull the motor.  I can assure you, it was not fun.

Cool looking motor though, huh?  Not surprisingly, its design is very similar to that of a motorcycle engine.