Your first Chevelle "experience", tell us!

Cheeky Monkey · #1 01-27-2011, 10:17 PM

Hopefully it was a good one,here is mine
It was about 1978 my dad was running our family owned tree service he hired
a 18 year old kid to help him out as the buisness was still pretty new.
During the summer I was employed too and Steve and I became friends and after a few paychecks Steve bought a '72 red chevelle that I was one of the first passengers,Needless to say a 14 year old kid getting to ride along with a older "dude" listening to Boston and a wild 120 mph ride kinda sealed my fate as a future Car Guy and Chevelle owner

flash · #2 01-28-2011, 06:34 AM

My mom and older brother both had a 1970 chevelle while I was growing up so I grew up in one.

Rattler · #3 01-28-2011, 07:41 AM

It was 1988 and I was a hod carrier for a plastering crew. One of the new guys showed up for his first day in a 1964 chevelle SS. It was rather ugly with faded paint and worn out interior, but it sounded amazing! I started talking to him about the car and he said it was for sale. I had been saving money for a while and already had a good amount saved up so the next day I came into work with my cash and bought the car off him for $700. To this day I still think it's the best $700 I've ever spent. 23 years later and I still have my chevelle and I love it more every year.

smokenjoep01 · #4 01-28-2011, 01:51 PM

I was 16 and a guy I worked for gave me a 72 with rotted rear quarters. I saved up and purchased a set of replacement 1/4's. I had another buddy lined up to do the quarter replacement for me. Deal was I brought his family to the airport and pick them back up upon return from there trip. While during the week they wer gone I turned in to oncoming traffic (a Renault Alliance) and hit them head on. The left frame was kinked back to the firewall. I scrapped the car after that.
2010 I came in to some cash and decided I needed to try it again. I had some great times in the 30 or so days I owned that first Chevelle. I figure my 15 year old needs some inspuration as well. looking forward to that first ride in the Chevelle I'm working on now.

grandsport · #5 01-28-2011, 02:40 PM

Does a '74 Laguna S-3 count as a Chevelle? Traded my '73 Z-28 in for that one.

smokenjoep01 · #6 01-28-2011, 06:17 PM

Not many people remember the S3. I do!

Ms Grumpy · #7 01-28-2011, 06:52 PM

I have always loved older cars. About 14 years ago, I knew my brother had a Chevelle, a Chevy II, and other cars at his house. David and I had talked about owning an older car. It didn't take long for the transaction to take place. And we had a Chevelle sitting in our driveway. It didn't have seats in it, but it had lots of coffee cans and boxes full of "stuff". I have loved that car since the day David brought it home for me.

Cheeky Monkey · #8 01-28-2011, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grandsport

Does a '74 Laguna S-3 count as a Chevelle? Traded my '73 Z-28 in for that one.

If it had Chevelle in some form on some place on the body when it left the factory then yes! The laguna no matter what is a Chevelle ..Most everyone has a ugly younger brother

Rank · #9 01-28-2011, 11:16 PM

A friend just got back from Viet Nam and took me with him to buy a brand new 67 gold/black vinyl top ss 396 4sp ..... he drove it like he stole it.!!!

.... I guess you had to be there.

1970Turtle · #10 01-30-2011, 11:32 AM

Bought my first chevelle July 2010, love it more and more everyday (even when I beat my head against the wall when I find the rigged things the previous owner has done). Have always owned older cars though, all MOPARS, so this is definitely the least expensive classic I've ever owned. Anyone who's bought, or priced, parts for a MOPAR knows what I'm talking about.