Seems muscle cars are still king at the high school

[cantdrv55]

I dropped my son off Friday night for an event at the high school. Normally, he gets a ride from Mom but since I was home, I took him. I couldn't believe how many new Mustangs, old Mustangs, Camaros and even a couple of Rancheros there were in the parking lot!

It's like time had stood still in my little town. I attended the same high school 24 years ago and the same cars dominated the parking lot then. This has always been a redneck town though. Still, I would've thought that since there is wealth here now due to sky high real estate, that I'd see more Bimmers in the lot.

[tabs]

YEP they are the VERY same cars U saw as a kid....they are just older now...

[Joeaksa]

Got my 911 from a guy who owned it from new. He kept it in the garage to give to his son "when he was old enough." When the fool was 17 Dad offered it to the kid, who refused. Dad offered the car to the young pup two more times then put it up for sale.

Can you imagine your Father offering you a like new 911 when you were 17?? Worse is trying to figure out why the kid refused it...

[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally posted by Joeaksa
Got my 911 from a guy who owned it from new. He kept it in the garage to give to his son "when he was old enough." When the fool was 17 Dad offered it to the kid, who refused. Dad offered the car to the young pup two more times then put it up for sale.

Can you imagine your Father offering you a like new 911 when you were 17?? Worse is trying to figure out why the kid refused it...

I would no longer claim him as my son............

[CJFusco]

When I went to high school there was only one Carmaro. Most of the cars were typical rich-kid stuff (daddy bought me a new Jetta!) and a lot of SUVs. Granted, this was at a private school, in CT, in the late 1990s (when SUVs were the biggest thing).

Heck, even I drove a Grand Cherokee at the time (not by choice, though )...

[RANDY P]

Had a 77 camaro, then a 69 camaro in HS. All my buddies had chevys, all of 'em seriously tinkered with- all hardcore, even by today's standards. The dorks and jocks all drove Toyota 4x4 and Celicas(?) - guess if you didn't know anything about cars that was the equivalent of a Honda back then.

We'd all be cash rich if we had kept the cars, I'm kicking myself for selling out.

My former HS has enough rice now to feed China. Sad.

[wcc]

That is bad. As a 16yo I would LOVE to have P-car to drive around.

Here's one for ya:
There is a kid in HS around the corner from me and his dad had a nicely set up jeep wrangler. It looked pretty sweet. Lifted, rims, offroad lights, nice sounding muffler, two tops, etc... The dad offered it to his kid who didn't want it so his dad sold it to the guy that lives across the street from me and the kid got a black mustang 4cyld mid 90s with gold wheels and gold random pin-striping on it. It is one of the ugliest cars I think I've ever laid eyes on. What was that kid thinking?

[Drago]

My parents offered me a sweet '72 Chevelle when I was in H.S.

I took it.

My Father-In-Law offered me an '86 944 a couple of years ago.

I took it.

[RANDY P]

Originally posted by wcc
That is bad. As a 16yo I would LOVE to have P-car to drive around.

Here's one for ya:
There is a kid in HS around the corner from me and his dad had a nicely set up jeep wrangler. It looked pretty sweet. Lifted, rims, offroad lights, nice sounding muffler, two tops, etc... The dad offered it to his kid who didn't want it so his dad sold it to the guy that lives across the street from me and the kid got a black mustang 4cyld mid 90s with gold wheels and gold random pin-striping on it. It is one of the ugliest cars I think I've ever laid eyes on. What was that kid thinking?

one up ya -

Guy a year behind me gets a numbers matching 67' 389 tri power GTO black / black laquer in absolutely showroom condition from dad. Dad restored it since he owns a well known body shop in Seattle.

Kid drives it for about 6 months, and decides he wants a Mazda B2000 lowrider. It gets sold within 24 hours of listing on the autotrader to some dude in BC who showed up like 48 hours later with a trailer.

To this day, I don't think I've ever seen a nicer one than Kelly's..

Back then, we were laughing at the guy- I was in shock. He wasn't the smartest kid...

His new truck was a standard cab stripper to boot.

rjp

[Eric 951]

It is nice to know muscle is still alive at certain HS. I am thinking of what was around when I attended:
Petty Blue 72 'Cuda with putty on every panel
70 camaro split bumper with way too wide rear tires, traction bars, gold centerlines and primered/putty quarters
74 camaro with an L-88 hood and metal bumpers painted to look like a Z-28
79 Camaro Z28--brown 4-speed with T-tops(nice car)
71 Challenger--very nice
69 Firebird convert. with a huge ram-air set-up--very nice untill he put those cheesy "Cruisin" rainbow decals along the doors
several 82-newer Irocs/Firebirds
a very fast 75 Nova
a BB 70 Monte Carlo--triple black
a Nos-equipped 80 Z28
a buddy of mine had an 82 Vette
a 68 Vette
another buddy had a 327-powered 64 Impala SS hardtop which he did a frame-off on--he still has it a very nice ride
a 454-powered 77 chevy Cheyenne 2wd pick-up.
a 68 Cougar
a 72 chevelle SS
a teacher had a blue '83 944 which he bought new

My GF had an 88 Celica All-Trac turbo 5-spd, which was a fantastic sleeper, and I had a beat to hell 79 Jeep Wagoneer, which I sold for 500 bucks and then got a 79 924.

those were the days.

[vash]

i had a 71 camaro!! tossed the 307, rebuilt a 350 myself, spun the bearings in 2000 miles. rebuilt another one, with a friends help "what is plastigage?", and had a great time. i put a stage one NOS system in it. i can help thinking that i did that car with allowance and a piddly job baking cookies in the mall. now that i am a thousandaire i could really build a beotchin camaro. my cousin called from austin texas. she said she is one more child from giving/selling me her hubbies 69 camaro project. i am about to send them wine and romantic music. i want it bad.

[Tervuren]

Hrm, I was home schooled. So...

Anyway, at 16, I'd of gone for a silver '83 944, or late 60's 911 Targa(assuming cost wasn't an option).

I actualy could of bought my own 944 at 16, but did not, did not put a car's title in my name until just a few months before I turned 19. Got my driver's liscence, and registered my car on the same day. Differnet offices in different parts of the state, I covered about 350 Miles that day when it was over. Had a '85 metalic red 944, Fuch's, recently rebuilt suspension, anti roll bars front and rear, all in all a fun car.

[Drago]

Originally posted by vash
i had a 71 camaro!! tossed the 307, rebuilt a 350 myself, spun the bearings in 2000 miles. rebuilt another one, with a friends help "what is plastigage"?

Yep, BTDT!

[HardDrive]

Muscle cars were not big at my HS, but then again I went to a snooty private school.....

[ZAMIRZ]

I graduated H.S. 4 years ago, we had lots of modified american SUVs (mostly Denalis and Escalades), a couple M3s, an M5, a couple Supra Turbos, plenty of Lexus IS and BMW 3-series. The nicest car was my friend Tyler's 993 Turbo silver on lobster, god I loved driving that car when he got too drunk at a party. There was also a 996 cab, a Viper an NSX-T, CLK55 and a whole slew of WRXs. Not many american cars besides your run of the mill Mustang or Camaro.

[Moses]

So tempting...

[yellowline]

My HS was mostly Camrys and the like. I don't think many kids really cared about what they drove. All that really stood out besides the 944 was an MB 240D with a 4-speed. Sad to say, the 944 was probably the fastest student car in the lot.

When I was a freshman, one senior had an electric blue E36 M3. Probably the nicest car I ever saw in the student lot.

[Hugh R]

My 17 year old son drives a 72 Cutlass which is blue with big wide white stripes across the hood and trunk. Chrome reverses and dark tinted windows.

[tabs]

Yeah Moses....U got the idea.....put a..hemi in that Baby and see me roar....Oh Geezus...what did I just say...I wana throw up....

I always did like the 70 Dodge Challenger..I had one with a 440 6-Pack which was not a fun car to drive...I think I woulda prefered the 383 Magnum....

So when this NEW Challenger comes out I'm gona take a close look.

[Drago]

Originally posted by yellowline
My HS was mostly Camrys and the like.

Sad to say, the 944 was probably the fastest student car in the lot.

Quit kidding yourself, the Camry was faster!