win1876

1967 Pontiac Tempest. I put three engines in that car. Got them all at the junk yard. 400ci beasts. Thanks for asking.

Bill

richbopp

55 Pontiac with a 287 ci V8 and a three speed on the column. Had that crazy side shifter tranny so speed shifting was a

65 Mustang (sorry) with a 289 auto that was soooo sloooow. Had this car for 4 months when I decided to buy the vette.

65 vette, 327/250hp 4 speed. Rear tires? ummmm, maybe about 4 sets in the first year.

henny496

Hello
I had an old GM truck with 3 on the tree. I got to be fast speed shifting it......until I eventually annihiliated all the little shift pcs in the column( got the shifter stuck up in 2nd, while still in first with the reverse lights stuck on.......long slow drive home)
I then put in a floor shifter
Tom

Frankenvette 63

That was the best! We used to plan who's car we would repair or detail, and that was our cruiser for the weekend. Frisch's was the cruise spot, lots of college girls that we couldn't get, but it never stopped us from trying. Saw my first real close up of the female anatomy there.

An older friend owned a local Shell station, and we all bought our gas and as many parts as he had and in exchange he let us use his lift in the evenings. Another friends Dad owned a pool hall and gambling establishment across the street. Used to play pool and the odds machines, too young for poker.

I swear, the movie Christmas Story was a real portrayal of my childhood. At least darn close!

Sky65

My best friend's small block 64 Chevelle. Right after we took the 3 spd out and put in a T10.

vetrod62

feb 64'----Just turned 17. 1954 ford sedan 239 3 speed on column
mar 64'----1957 MGA 4 speed. Broke shifter off.
apr. 64'----1964 chev delivery station wagon from drug store where I worked. 5000 miles, 6 cyl. 3 on the column. Broke the slider ring off the syncro.
jun 64'----1956 ford rag top 292 3 on the floor
sep 64'----1954 ford glass top custom. It had a 430 Lincoln in it, 3 on the floor. Wasn't fast enough, i put in a 427 FE out of a 63' galaxie. Every saturday I would go to the junk and buy 2 transmissions and 1 rear ( $10 and $ 15 each )
Jun 66'----1962 corvette Broke shifter off at Island drag strip No more fords for me. It is the same car I have now.
feb 67'----1966 396 chevelle rag top
Plus about 150 cars that belonged to other people.
Boy, this brings back memories I have not thought about in many decades. And I still power shift all my cars.

rongold

I had a 57 Olds J2, but that was an automatic--it was my first car back in 1964. After that I had a 60 Impala 348/335HP tri power with a 3 speed on the floor--after a few months, I found a T-10 and put it in there--what a difference. Next was a 65 Impala S/S with a 425 HP 396 & 4 speed Muncie, and after that was my first new car---A 68 Impala coupe 427/425 L72 with a close ratio muncie and a 4.10 rear. I paid a whopping $3743 for that car BRAND NEW. I still have pictures of that car, and I will scan and post them as soon as I figure out how to use the brand new Canon MP830 I just bought. After that it was luxury cars for me--I got tired of sweating in the summer.

http://home.computer.net/~rong/68impala/1.jpg
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RON

mrg

Two '55 Chevies - 3 speed with Hurst shifter ... Knocked the second gear synchro off a few times.

'68 GTO - 4 speed ..

'69 Z/28 - buddy's car. Given 'permission', I was tempted but reluctant to power shift this car with buddy sitting in the right seat! .

MikeM

How many here would admit making a wide open power shift from second back to first instead of third? Expecially those of you (us) with the factory Muncie linkage. I don't remember the T-10 being as prone to this.

Kensmith

1st car was a 55 Chevy post 2 door. Liked it soo much bought and built a 55 Chevy Nomad. Jacked it up, dropped in a 327/350 motor, Muncie 4 speed, chromed the front extended spindles and control arms, put on a set of Doug wheel well headers, and 63 Corvette FI and had a ball. Left it in 2-tone primer, dark gray on the body, light gray on the roof. Black tuck and roll Naugahyde interior. Set of American MAGS too. Bitchin wagon!

steemin

In 1976 I had a 70 Ford F100 p/u.
It had a 360c.i. with 4 bolt mains, glass pack mufflers and a 3 on the tree. I could bang the gears and speed shift that truck like nobodies business
It never failed to amaze my friends the rubber I could lay in that truck.
And I was able to break the tires loose at about 40MPH shifting
into 2nd gear
Scott

Mike Smith

1970 Chevy Nova SS350 with 350/350 cam, headers, 3.73 rear, and vertical gate shifter on the Muncie 4 speed

JohnZ

Didn't have to shift this one - '51 Ford coupe (in 1959) with a '57 Caddy and Hydra-Matic, set back ten inches; great "sleeper" Woodward car in those days. Note the"quality" sheet metal work inside.

Shurshot

Are we suppose to include the cars that we talked salesman into letting us "test drive" or should they be listed separately

Not counting them my first powershift was in my Uncle John's 65 442 with 4:11's Then came the list mentioned above before getting my 69 383 Roadrunner. After that things heated up a bit with a 69 435 C3 but my 66 L72 was the first car I ever built to powershift.

I still have that car and it is now getting a 496 with TKO 600 as we speak but of course I would never think of powershifting it

Doug

BADBIRDCAGE

Chuck: That's double clutch and E flat if I remember correctly.

Rich

1961TUX

My first was my 69' Dodge Dart Swinger 340. Lots of 6,000 rpm out of that motor. I bought it brand new, had a sticker price of $3023.

EVERGREEN

First car was a 1956 Ford post with a "Thunderbird" 312 engine, POS, could just barely get rubber from a rolling start going around a corner! Damn thing burned a gallon of oil to each quart of gas Next car was a 1957 Chev Belair 2 door hardtop with a 283 and someone had replaced the automatic with a 3-speed but it still had the automatics rear gears so wasn't much of a go'er. In 1967 I bought a brand new El Camino with the SS396 and 4-speed, could get rubber in all 4 gears, never powershifted that baby! Remember the shipping weight on the barge was 2900 lbs. Next car was a 1966 Chevelle SS396, 4-speed, and a 4.10 rear, powershifted it many times then one evening while showing off to my date (now wife) the clutch pedal stayed on the floor until the rpms came down a bit Ordered a Borg and Beck the next day and put in about a week later, no more pedal stuck on the floor! Have had many cars since then but no powershifts since.The Vette is 46 years old so she deserves to be treated nice
Jerry

Pop Chevy

My first street car was a 66 Mustang convertible burgundy with white racing stripes, it was only a few yrs old but had a tough life. It had a 289 with a 3 spd. Went through 3 engines in 6 months !! I guess maybe it kinda sorta was my fault. I would hold the gas to the floor till the valves just started to float then power shift it !! We did a lot of street racin back then. Oh, to be 16 and stupid again !! Strange, my next car was my 59 Vette and I never blew the engine in it. Just a few trannies. And rears. I think that's why I STILL don't like Ford's.
Pops

65air_coupe

I'll admit to missing the 2-3 shift and hitting the stop between 1st and 3rd and seriously over-reving the engine....more than a few times too!

64muscl

I first was was a 1966 Chevelle SS 396. My first car.

64muscl