Tuesday, August 11, 2009   My first car that I went out and
bought with my money that I made myself cost $650 in 1968 and it
was called a 1965 Chevrolet Corvair Monza with a 140 hp, 2683
cc, flat 6 cylinder engine and a 4 speed transmission. It would
do an honest 100 mph but no faster, as the hydraulic lifters
floated the valves. I put a dual exhaust on it with a glass
pack, and it sounded great (to me :) I even took it to
autocrosses, but had to race against 283 Camaros and 289
Mustangs, so I bought a Porsche. Taken on the south rim of the
Grand Canyon is my 1966 Porsche 912. The car wouldn't idle at
this altitude, so I had to push it up to the ranger station and
pay my entrance fee. That 1600cc flat 4 had two carbs and was
fun to drive. I even won a few trophys by autocrossing it.
Unfortunately, I was racing a street car with street tires
against prepared racing cars with racing tires, so I never won.
I guess they've fixed that now, that and autocrosses aren't as
popular (not a very green sport) as they wer