When I was 15, I had an older friend who had a 1953 Corvette convertible just like this one.
He was dating my sister's friend who was living with us while finishing high school. Her parents had already moved. He would take her to the movies then drop her off. I was banging her after my mom and sis went to bed and he didn't know. Arnold thought I was cool for a young punk and we buy me beer and we would ride around in that thing.
It was a six cylinder with a 2 speed Powerglide transmission. This thread made me think of it. Here's some background on the Blue Flame Special.
http://www.superchevy.com/features/...ette-blue-flame-six-first-engine-illustrated/
My first ride was my mom's 1963 1/2 2-dr Ford Galaxy 390 4 bbl carb . Burgundy exterior with black leatherette interior. That car was truly badass till I wrapped it around a telephone pole one night over off Stockton Avenue. This one pictured may be a 427, the 390 and 427 both had a checkered flag badges.
My first car I bought was a 1956 Chevy Bel Air 6 cyl that I promptly blew up. I bought a newly rebuilt 283 short block with a mild hydraulic cam from a guy and sent it to a mechanic to finish. He tore it down and installed a 30/30 Duntov solid lifter cam and a pair of 327 PowerPack heads on it. I had gotten a lot of traffic tickets and wound up selling the car and motor without ever driving it to pay my fines. I also bought a 57 but sold the body without engine.
My step dad later gave me his old 1953 Mercury flathead six banger with 3 on the tree. The Merc would get good rubber in 2nd gear. I drove that for a few years before buying a sweet 2 dr 64 Valiant 273. That model looked just like the Barracuda minus the large back glass. I won a $2 trophy racing that car at Thunderbolt Raceway 1/4 mile strip off Pecan Park Rd. It ran in N/Stock class. Mine was burgundy.