American Cars That I Like

by Mike –

Regular readers of My Car Quest may think that I do not care for American cars – but I do like some American cars.

This truck below is similar to the pick up that I drove in high school, a 1940 GMC. When I blew up the engine I had to help my dad (it was his truck) find a replacement and we put in a Chevy 350 V8 power train – that truck was very fast after that. This truck is a 1946 but it is essentially identical to the 1940 because not much happened in the way of development at American car companies during this period – WWII.

I had a car like this in college, a 1956 Chrysler. At the time it did not seem like a cool car but now it is the cat’s meow. Mine was red and white.

I met Mr. Swanson near my house and could not resist talking to him. He is the original owner of this 1956 Chevy. I like the 1956 Chevy because it is in the middle between the ground breaking 1955 and the favorite big fin 1957. The 1956 seems special to me.

I have loved the Shelby GT350 Mustang since I was a kid and I have written about the Shelby GT350 Mustang. So, I do not need to say any more.

I also like the 1960s Camaro and have posted pictures of the new Camaro in this article, Chevrolet Camaro – The 2011 Model, and written about the 1968 Penske Sunoco Camaro Race Car.

There are others that I like but those will be discussed at another time.

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