Do you remember your 1st ride in a muscle car? (Watch the video!)

PhatDawg · 01-10-2019, 07:32 PM

This is my grandson Trevor. He is demonstrating the newly discovered physics theorem known as "Trevor's Law of Grinification" (grin-i-fy-cation).

It states that the intensity/size of the grin is directly proportional to the increase in speed. Observe as our subject begins with wide-eyed anticipation and after being thrown back in the seat, a slight grin is noted that increases exponentially in size to the point of his eyes becoming almost completely shut as the vehicle speed increases:

https://youtu.be/69lPgb_yhpU

Attention potential haters- this video was shot by the front seat passenger, not the driver. No traffic laws were broken during this adventure as it was filmed on an interstate on-ramp up to but not exceeding the posted speed limit.

gotroost · 01-10-2019, 07:36 PM

I like. Must be reflexive for you males. Still remember my first "spirited" ride in dad's Ford Fairlane back in the day.

PhatDawg · 01-10-2019, 07:45 PM

Yeah, I'm 51 and still pretty much feel the same way as he does when I drive it! Just a little better at containing it (maybe)

SnakeEyeSS · 01-10-2019, 07:59 PM

Yes. I think it was the first time, or at least it was the first time I remember, a 1969 Camaro RS/SS 350 Z11. (Indy Pace Car).

And now I have owned 3 Camaro's from 3 generations(69, 02, 17), along with a 67 Firebird 400.

Silverado57 · 01-10-2019, 08:33 PM

That's great.
I've laughed out loud on hard acceleration since I've gotten the Camaro. Very addictive.

NW-99SS · 01-11-2019, 07:55 AM

I don't remember my first ride, as I was only a baby (dad used to put me to sleep in his '70 Camaro SS 454). I do remember my uncle's 1970 Nova (also a 454 car), and the intense feeling of speed at 6 years old.

Like BuckeyeROC, the bug really bit me when a friend bought a 1996 Camaro Z28 and gave me a ride. Within a year, I bought my 1999 Camaro SS.

grampa_ss · 01-11-2019, 08:09 AM

That is Awesome. My grand kids dig it too.

Sir Thomas · 01-11-2019, 08:37 AM

HELL YES
The guy who lived across the street from my parents house on Long Island was a mopar freak and had a 1969 Charger Rt and I hung around his garage at night while he worked on peoples cars. One night he uncovered it and took me for a ride and I was hooked. Been going fast for the past 42 yrs that I could since that night.

mdhopt36 · 01-11-2019, 09:13 AM

In HS, i rode in the back of a '57 Bel Air, and while hitting 80mph on back roads, i remember looking down at the rough asphalt whizzing underneath my feet thru a hole in the floorboards.
Too bad that car was nothing more than a field-beater.

Divrdown · 01-11-2019, 09:21 AM

I was brought home from the hospital in a 1967 Camaro SS the year I was born, so been in my blood my entire life. Parents would ride me around in it to put me to sleep.!!!!! I have had other firebirds and camaros but the 2017 makes the connection for me.
So Dad has a different 1967 then his first one and I have my 2017SS so the fifty year connection between us and the cars just hits home.

Bad Anvil Garage · 01-11-2019, 09:58 AM

I was a freshman in high school when I went for my first ride in a fast car (fast for the time)... 1982 Z28. I was hooked.

oilgear · 01-11-2019, 10:05 AM

My dad had a used car lot in the 60's and 70's, so he was always bring home different cars. The one I remember most was a 1965 Dodge Monaco 413, 4 speed. Coming home from Sunday morning church, turning into our crescent, dad lit it up. So cool! The neighbor standing on his porch was not amused, and walked down to our house and says something like,"what the hell do you think this is, a race track!"My dad told him to mind his own business and go back standing on his porch! :-) .
Ever since been drinking gasoline.

Alanarchy · 01-11-2019, 11:16 AM

That`s awesome!! Still remember my experience riding in my moms 71 Camaro SS in the 90`s.

Stex · 01-11-2019, 11:31 AM

In 1965-66. 64 Goat. Went on to buy a new '67 Goat, then 69 ram air and 72 auto.

01-10-2019, 07:32 PM	#1
PhatDawg Drives: 2016 Blue Velvet RS Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Canaveral Groves FL Posts: 7	Do you remember your 1st ride in a muscle car? (Watch the video!) This is my grandson Trevor. He is demonstrating the newly discovered physics theorem known as "Trevor's Law of Grinification" (grin-i-fy-cation). It states that the intensity/size of the grin is directly proportional to the increase in speed. Observe as our subject begins with wide-eyed anticipation and after being thrown back in the seat, a slight grin is noted that increases exponentially in size to the point of his eyes becoming almost completely shut as the vehicle speed increases: https://youtu.be/69lPgb_yhpU Attention potential haters- this video was shot by the front seat passenger, not the driver. No traffic laws were broken during this adventure as it was filmed on an interstate on-ramp up to but not exceeding the posted speed limit. Last edited by PhatDawg; 01-10-2019 at 07:43 PM.

01-10-2019, 07:36 PM	#2
gotroost Drives: 2021 Crush ZL1 1LE Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Posts: 1,119 View My Garage	I like. Must be reflexive for you males. Still remember my first "spirited" ride in dad's Ford Fairlane back in the day. __________________ 2021 Crush ZL1 1LE

01-10-2019, 07:59 PM	#4
SnakeEyeSS Drives: Camaro 2SS & ZL1 Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 856	Yes. I think it was the first time, or at least it was the first time I remember, a 1969 Camaro RS/SS 350 Z11. (Indy Pace Car). And now I have owned 3 Camaro's from 3 generations(69, 02, 17), along with a 67 Firebird 400. __________________ 2017 Camaro 2SS A8 Bright Yellow NPP MRC 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Radiant Red

01-10-2019, 08:33 PM	#5
Silverado57 Drives: 2017 Camaro SS Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 522	That's great. I've laughed out loud on hard acceleration since I've gotten the Camaro. Very addictive. __________________ Kevin Luceo Non Uro

01-11-2019, 07:55 AM	#6
NW-99SS Drives: 1999 Camaro SS M6 - SBE LS1 Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,166	I don't remember my first ride, as I was only a baby (dad used to put me to sleep in his '70 Camaro SS 454). I do remember my uncle's 1970 Nova (also a 454 car), and the intense feeling of speed at 6 years old. Like BuckeyeROC, the bug really bit me when a friend bought a 1996 Camaro Z28 and gave me a ride. Within a year, I bought my 1999 Camaro SS. __________________ 1999 Camaro SS 6M - SBE LS1 1963 Corvette GrandSport - ZZ502 4M 2017 Denali 1500 6.2 2017 Yukon Denali 6.2

01-10-2019, 07:45 PM	#3
PhatDawg Drives: 2016 Blue Velvet RS Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Canaveral Groves FL Posts: 7	Yeah, I'm 51 and still pretty much feel the same way as he does when I drive it! Just a little better at containing it (maybe)

01-11-2019, 08:09 AM	#7
grampa_ss Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Stansbury Park, Utah Posts: 1,092	That is Awesome. My grand kids dig it too. __________________ 2016 2SS, MRC, NPP, A8. Procharger P-1X,Stage II,std bypass, 3.9, Alky Meth - 10.84 @129 - DA+2000 New Mods - GPI drop ins, Kooks 2", LT4 fueling, Cam, Circle D Converter, 3.5 pulley & dual nozzle meth.

01-11-2019, 08:37 AM	#8
Sir Thomas Drives: 2018 Bright Yellow SS Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Terre Haute In Posts: 1	HELL YES The guy who lived across the street from my parents house on Long Island was a mopar freak and had a 1969 Charger Rt and I hung around his garage at night while he worked on peoples cars. One night he uncovered it and took me for a ride and I was hooked. Been going fast for the past 42 yrs that I could since that night.

01-11-2019, 09:13 AM	#9
mdhopt36 Drives: '17- 1ag37 V6 traded, for 1SS 2018! Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: MA Posts: 469	In HS, i rode in the back of a '57 Bel Air, and while hitting 80mph on back roads, i remember looking down at the rough asphalt whizzing underneath my feet thru a hole in the floorboards. Too bad that car was nothing more than a field-beater.

01-11-2019, 09:21 AM	#10
Divrdown Drives: 2017 2SS Hyper Blue Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Moundsville WV Posts: 139	I was brought home from the hospital in a 1967 Camaro SS the year I was born, so been in my blood my entire life. Parents would ride me around in it to put me to sleep.!!!!! I have had other firebirds and camaros but the 2017 makes the connection for me. So Dad has a different 1967 then his first one and I have my 2017SS so the fifty year connection between us and the cars just hits home.

01-11-2019, 09:58 AM	#11
Bad Anvil Garage Drives: 2000 GMPPSV SS & 2017 ILE SS Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 547	I was a freshman in high school when I went for my first ride in a fast car (fast for the time)... 1982 Z28. I was hooked.

01-11-2019, 10:05 AM	#12
oilgear Drives: Camaro ss, Cadillac, Kawasaki ZRX, Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Surrey, B.C. Posts: 98	First performance ride. My dad had a used car lot in the 60's and 70's, so he was always bring home different cars. The one I remember most was a 1965 Dodge Monaco 413, 4 speed. Coming home from Sunday morning church, turning into our crescent, dad lit it up. So cool! The neighbor standing on his porch was not amused, and walked down to our house and says something like,"what the hell do you think this is, a race track!"My dad told him to mind his own business and go back standing on his porch! :-) . Ever since been drinking gasoline.

01-11-2019, 11:16 AM	#13
Alanarchy Drives: 2017 Camaro SS NGM, 2015 Murano Plt Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Bay Area/ Whittier Posts: 251	That`s awesome!! Still remember my experience riding in my moms 71 Camaro SS in the 90`s.

01-11-2019, 11:31 AM	#14
Stex Drives: 67 goat, 69 goat ram air III Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: South texas Posts: 1,443	In 1965-66. 64 Goat. Went on to buy a new '67 Goat, then 69 ram air and 72 auto.

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