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KakerMix posted:It owns is why. Louvers, the wheels, that decal along the side, it's a Pontiac. Hell yeah. Counterpoint: it's a Chevette without a V8.
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Elephanthead posted:That car was never the pace car or a festival car. Indy 500 was top dog awesome race number 1 in 82. There were (and still are) a number of festival cars (or support cars, or "official" whatever) every year that are not the same model as the pace car. But looking at it more closely, I doubt it was even one of those. The '82 pace car livery was silver, but had a dark blue stripe low on the body. That Pontiac wouldn't have matched at all.
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Wasn't the Pontiac version of the Chevette the T1000? Also chuckling at has the "350 in it" ad from the other post.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Wasn't the Pontiac version of the Chevette the T1000? Yes. It was a mistake to pay $1500 for one when it was new.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Wasn't the Pontiac version of the Chevette the T1000? Yeah, Pontiac was going to four digit numbers for their new naming scheme in the very early 80s. T1000, what would become the Sunbird was initially just the J2000 and of course the 6000. It's kind of amazing how quickly they reversed course on it.
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In Canada it was called the Pontiac Acadian. They were everywhere at one time.
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Fornax Disaster posted:In Canada it was called the Pontiac Acadian. They were everywhere at one time. Thankfully they are now almost nowhere.
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Q_res posted:Yeah, Pontiac was going to four digit numbers for their new naming scheme in the very early 80s. T1000, what would become the Sunbird was initially just the J2000 and of course the 6000. It's kind of amazing how quickly they reversed course on it. My driver's ed car was a 6000. 
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Elephanthead posted:That car was never the pace car or a festival car. Indy 500 was top dog awesome race number 1 in 82. bennyfactor posted:There were (and still are) a number of festival cars (or support cars, or "official" whatever) every year that are not the same model as the pace car. But looking at it more closely, I doubt it was even one of those. The '82 pace car livery was silver, but had a dark blue stripe low on the body. That Pontiac wouldn't have matched at all. While you're both probably correct about the car's (lack of) provenance...it's an '86.
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Colostomy Bag posted:My driver's ed car was a 6000. First car was a 6000. Lasted the family until sometime in the mid 2000’s when my mom finally killed it. Have dual bench seats was awesome on days when school let out early after finals were done as I would load up 6 people in the car and we all had seatbelts. The lockup torque converter wouldn’t unlock after the car was hot and leave me stranded until we figured out how to disable it. Thus my car hypochondria.
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Darchangel posted:Counterpoint: it's a Chevette without a V8. Point taken (this is AI, after all), but "weight balance" and "traction" are real things. I am, however, intrigued by the possibility of a 60* V6 swap.
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Dagen H posted:Point taken (this is AI, after all), but "weight balance" and "traction" are real things. I am, however, intrigued by the possibility of a 60* V6 swap. Then put the 350 in the back.
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https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/oroville-1962-impala-ss-convertible/6940737047.html "No lowballwers, i now wat i got, also, no interior, engine, or trans and it needs to be imported to the US"
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boxen posted:https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/oroville-1962-impala-ss-convertible/6940737047.html No tires kickers my time is valuable. No joy rides!
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Dagen H posted:Point taken (this is AI, after all), but "weight balance" and "traction" are real things. I am, however, intrigued by the possibility of a 60* V6 swap. That was popular back in their day, as I recall, or the 3.8 Buick V6.
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Darchangel posted:That was popular back in their day, as I recall, or the 3.8 Buick V6. I seem to remember at the local street races back in the day, a Buick 3.8 swapped "vette".
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Elephanthead posted:No tires kickers my time is valuable. No joy rides! Added amusement: It's also not an SS. An SS would have an "SS" emblem on the rear quarters next to the "Impala" lettering, the silver rear panel that goes across the rear would have an engine-turned finish and not just be silver in color, and the chrome strip along the side would have the same engine-turned finish on a strip in the middle (you can see it in red in the car next to it, that caar is also a 1962 impala, not an SS). An SS would also have bucket seats, a console, and a grab bar on the passenger side dash, but any interior that car had is long gone. Compare to this, which actually is what he claims his car is: https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/AZ18/Arizona/lots/r215-1962-chevrolet-impala-ss-convertible/616925 More obviously, the front end of a car is a different color than the rear, so you probably get to deal with the added fun of the frame being bent from a collision.
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Buddy of mine has some classics for sale in Austin, TX
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Would not mind having one or more of those. One of these days...
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slidebite posted:The more I look at this, the more awesome it seems Paint it yellow and it’s the Turtlevan
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I like this one just for the list of problems. "exhaust leak" "kind of an ugly color tbh" "frames bent"
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I think this is a high score in "ran when parked" age.
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Amazing they tossed a 455 down that thing given the time.
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Colostomy Bag posted:Amazing they tossed a 455 down that thing given the time. '73 was pretty much the last year of the 455. edit: oh, wow, it was used until '76 in some models, including the Toro (though that particular article says, '70, the Toronado article says '76): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_V8_engine#455 Darchangel fucked around with this message at 19:11 on Jul 30, 2019 |
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Pontiac still offered their 455 up until around 76 as well.
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StormDrain posted:I think this is a high score in "ran when parked" age. That generation is has a few really unique styling ideas, it became uglier and more conventional with each refresh, though. The '73 still has the neat grilless nose, the 5 mph bumpers spoil it a bit. Just below the back window, where, uh, the moss is growing, are a pair of high level brake lights. I think this was the first car to have them. One of the stylists got the idea when he almost rear ended a car.
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I think the kicker here is the "car has no motor"
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I remember years ago, some goon posted pictures of his Miata, that he bashed with the baseball bat, because of some unrelated mental issues or something. Maybe he moved to Florida and continuing the tradition
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Nitrox posted:I remember years ago, some goon posted pictures of his Miata, that he bashed with the baseball bat, because of some unrelated mental issues or something. Maybe he moved to Florida and continuing the tradition
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I'm still trying to figure out what the top is made out of.....Looks like a Hefty Lawn and Garden trash bag.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:I'm still trying to figure out what the top is made out of.....Looks like a Hefty Lawn and Garden trash bag. Plasti-dipped tarp from Harbor Freight.
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https://tampa.craigslist.org/psc/ctd/d/land-lakes-93-mazda-miata-trade-classic/6932733115.html
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Rhyno posted:Plasti-dipped tarp from Harbor Freight. looks like Boat-Wrap to me? the kind you can heatshrink around edges... that’s almost always blue tho
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Krakkles posted:I'd drive the hell out of that. Rebuilt title tho.....So sick of that. A lot of cars I become interested are winding up with rebuilt titles it's getting more and more common.
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snugglz posted:looks like Boat-Wrap to me? the kind you can heatshrink around edges... that’s almost always blue tho I was just going with whatever the shittiest, cheapest option I could think of.
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