Terms / Yesterday / Today -

[Kohones]

I got a ride yesterday in a friend of mines (totally restored, chassis off) 1969 Roadrunner with a 440, 2 four barrel carb set up "Beast". Having had the distinct opportunity to have actually lived & driven in the "60's", my mind went back in time (when he put the pedal to the floor & promptly put my head into the headrest) & I thought about the racing terms used then & today =

 

1960's 2006

 

 

We'll go from a 20-40 mph "kick-down" 20-40 mph "roll"

 

Ok you & me, rt 909, standing start Ok you & me from a "dig"

 

Dead mans curve? Didn't happen cars THEN Lets do IT / Twisties

DID NOT HANDLE, stop, turn, they just went Autocross

fast - straight - period

 

Fast 1/4 mile with carbs, headers, slicks Hmmmmm ya best be

(we call 'em drag radials today), 4.11 rear able to hit high 11's or

end, positraction, etc. Fast was anything less

turning 13.9 & less!!!!!! If your car did 14.50

people DID NOT laugh at you!

 

Fuel - you ran Sunoco at least 110 octane Nitrous anyone? Race Gas

cost was expensive, typically .30 a gallon I just paid $2.70 a gallon

Never heard or knew the fuckin word = for Sunoco 93 Octane

NITROUS???? yesterday!!!!

 

Times have changed -

[SpaceGhost]

I heart those cars.....any pics?

[nurkvinny]

I still call slicks 'slicks'.

I call drag radials 'drag radials'.

 

Just yanking your chain, man. I use a LOT more 60-isms when talking about cars than newer terms.

 

"He was in his R's",

"Rears kicked in",

"Damn, those are some Balonies",

"Box, Chunk, Pumpkin, Cammer, Huffer, Jug, Loud Pedal, Mood Disks, Skins, Stacks" probably don't mean much to 80% of the people on here.