340 more vintage photos of SIAC meets, 1979-1984

[Carlwalski]

My pleasure Carl, did you know of his old car?

You have a new T/A over there to keep an eye out for. ;-)

Cool, I will keep an eye out for it. What's the color combo of the new Kiwi T/A? 

I've "known" Dave for around 3-4 years through his old Forum (FBO), we use to email each other occasionally but I haven't heard back from him and his forum seemed to die down quite a bit so I knew him straight away when I got his email, knowledgeable guy for sure. Unfortunately I have not seen or heard of his old 69 Dart but for some reason it does ring a bell, the colour definitely (Q5 Turquoise) but I can't put my finger on it.

I'm 60% sure I have seen it up for sale on Trade-Me around 14 months or so ago. I will keep an eye out for him as I am keeping an eye out for several other overseas ex-car owners as well. Thanks once again for the referral. I have forward your name and site to a few Kiwis wanting to know weird options and codes so hopefully they got through to you.

Cheers,
Carl

[DAYTONA]

...thanx Barry for the link....great shots from the past...I recognize/remembered several of the cars too...here is a copy of the old SIAC magazine....I was given the complete set a few years ago

...ps...the white/blue T/A on the cover of the magazine came to stay with me about a year ago

[The Cuda Guy]

Very cool pics!  Funny how this stuff is almost timeless huh?

Cuda Guy

[Rare_T_A]

Great set of pics. You have to like the outfits and hair doos! What is with so many white T/A's though? I didn't think there were that many. I remember around the summer of 72 my 65 Cuda was on it's last leg. My mother and I went to Aberdeen, SD to look for me a different car. We stopped at the Dodge dealer and there was a White T/A setting in the used cars. It had window louvers and a four speed and was sweet. My mother loved it to so off for a test drive we go. (BAD MISTAKE) We drove out of town a while and I turned around. Before I got the car streight I hammered it in first and then slammed second and we ended up sideways on the 4 lane. My mother was screaming I would kill myself with this car and would not co-sighn for it. I would not get another chance to own a T/A untill 1990. I still have it and it's not going to another owner while I'm alive!

[bb71challenger]

Great set of pics. You have to like the outfits and hair doos! What is with so many white T/A's though? I didn't think there were that many. I remember around the summer of 72 my 65 Cuda was on it's last leg. My mother and I went to Aberdeen, SD to look for me a different car. We stopped at the Dodge dealer and there was a White T/A setting in the used cars. It had window louvers and a four speed and was sweet. My mother loved it to so off for a test drive we go. (BAD MISTAKE) We drove out of town a while and I turned around. Before I got the car streight I hammered it in first and then slammed second and we ended up sideways on the 4 lane. My mother was screaming I would kill myself with this car and would not co-sighn for it. I would not get another chance to own a T/A untill 1990. I still have it and it's not going to another owner while I'm alive!

Man that sucks, I bet looking back you wish you could have displayed just a little more control, until she signed on the dotted line

[2TAGS]

WOW!   

Thanks Barry!

[Rare_T_A]

Man that sucks, I bet looking back you wish you could have displayed just a little more control, until she signed on the dotted line

You Bet!! I must of wasted my pants knees begging to get the car. It didn't work! When we found the T/A we have now the wife thought it was to much money. We had a short discussion, I told her one woman stopped me once and history was not going to repeat. She now agrees it was a good decision.

[bb71challenger]

You Bet!! I must of wasted my pants knees begging to get the car. It didn't work! When we found the T/A we have now the wife thought it was to much money. We had a short discussion, I told her one woman stopped me once and history was not going to repeat. She now agrees it was a good decision.

I hear that. I missed out on a nice 71 Challenger vert for the simple fact that it was a convertible. I was in high school and had a job at a filling station. I could afford the payments and insurance, I just did not have the credit 

[MOPAR FANATIC]

You Bet!! I must of wasted my pants knees begging to get the car. It didn't work! When we found the T/A we have now the wife thought it was to much money. We had a short discussion, I told her one woman stopped me once and history was not going to repeat. She now agrees it was a good decision.

  Way cool story ken,bet you wished you would have feathered it out in third.  don't let that awesome yellow one get away from you...................   

[MOPAR FANATIC]

  do some of these photo's bring back some memories.thanks a heap brian and barry,you guys rock... 

[CrazyPete]

  very cool pics seems like alot of vinal top T/A's

[Alaskan_TA]

That just makes me want to dig out my old photos - I took a bunch of photos at car shows, cruizes and drag strips all over SoCal from about 1976 up until the late 80's.  I was an amatuer photographer and used to run off roll after roll of 35mm.  I need to find the time to scan them in......
 

Please do! 

Brian owned a white T/A, it had a green vinyl top, but it looks black in some of the photos. There are several photos of his car in there.

Carl, the T/A headed that way may still be in transit? It is green.

[JayBee]

What a small world. A buddy of mine in Vegas just e-mailed an old pic of my car from that collection. It all brings back memories, I was the SIAC rep for Ontario some time in the '80's after John Vanka, and I used to even know Brian. BTW, I still have all my old SIAC and All American Racer issues too, there was a lot of good info in them at the time.

[moparclown]

Hey Barry
I am just being nosey,but whats the story on the FM3 T/A?east coast car?

[Alaskan_TA]

I wish I knew. Looks like it was rebodied from the photos.