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SloopJohnB
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April 28, 2009, 12:14:59 AM »
Um, some people said they would be interested in such a thread, so here it is.
So, GM officially killed Pontiac, the company who brought us such fine cars as the GTO, the Fiero and the Firebird. Your thoughts?
(link:
http://jalopnik.com/5229320/gm-to-officially-kill-pontiac-assembly-plants-today
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Unbeatable:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/completelist/0,,1658545,00.html
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April 28, 2009, 12:33:02 AM »
GM as a whole needs to go down and go down fast. Don't bail it out, let it die.
Best car I ever drove was my uncle's 1966 Corvette. With his permission and company of course.
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April 28, 2009, 07:42:18 AM »
I have a 2007 Ford Focus station wagon.
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I don't have a car. I don't even drive. What am I doing here?
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Quote from: The Real Beach Boy on April 28, 2009, 12:33:02 AM
GM as a whole needs to go down and go down fast. Don't bail it out, let it die.
Best car I ever drove was my uncle's 1966 Corvette. With his permission and company of course.
GM has never had a stronger lineup - the crisis happened at the worst possible time, and that's a shame. I, for one, hope they'll bring Pontiac (and Oldsmobile) back to life some day...
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They need to bring back the Nova and the Chevette! And I'd love to see Ford re-introduce the Pinto!
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Quote from: Alex on April 28, 2009, 12:17:50 PM
They need to bring back the Nova and the Chevette! And I'd love to see Ford re-introduce the Pinto!
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well....this WAS going to be my next purchase.....I guess it wasn't meant to be....
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/8260/transamalr7.jpg
I guess I had my muscley cars back in the day....my high school ride....not my car, but it was the same, just with orange-y stripes
http://www.dragtimes.com/images-classifieds-large/1981-Chevrolet-Camaro-for-sale_300290684097.jpg
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Quote from: carlydenise on April 29, 2009, 06:33:05 AM
well....this WAS going to be my next purchase.....I guess it wasn't meant to be....
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/8260/transamalr7.jpg
I guess I had my muscley cars back in the day....my high school ride....not my car, but it was the same, just with orange-y stripes
http://www.dragtimes.com/images-classifieds-large/1981-Chevrolet-Camaro-for-sale_300290684097.jpg
The Trans-Am conversion might be doable in a few months - I've read that there are already some folks who are working on a "Trans-Am" kit. It would be quite easy to install, as you would only have to replace the Camaro's bumpers and emblems, and add some stickers!
...And your "high-school" ride makes me want to live in the US even more! The average european student usually drives something like that:
click here for the link
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Quote from: Alex on April 28, 2009, 12:17:50 PM
They need to bring back the Nova and the Chevette! And I'd love to see Ford re-introduce the Pinto!
But the car that I really want to see come back is the Yugo! The Chevy Vega, AMC Gremlin, and Dodge Onmi also need to be ressurected! The subcompacts will rise again!!
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The Renault Dauphine will return.
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Quote from: The Heartical Don on May 08, 2009, 12:23:30 AM
The Renault Dauphine will return.
It *was* a good car.
Kind of.
In all seriousness, the Dauphine will return indeed - but on the classic car market! The price of "regular" versions has slowly but surely gone up these last few years, and there's an even rarer and more expensive all-electric version if you're one of those "CO
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henney_Kilowatt
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Quote from: SloopJohnB on May 08, 2009, 08:46:42 AM
Quote from: The Heartical Don on May 08, 2009, 12:23:30 AM
The Renault Dauphine will return.
It *was* a good car.
Kind of.
In all seriousness, the Dauphine will return indeed - but on the classic car market! The price of "regular" versions has slowly but surely gone up these last few years, and there's an even rarer and more expensive all-electric version if you're one of those "CO
2
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henney_Kilowatt
Thanks. By the way, the article in Time Magazine I referred to above writes about the original Dauphine: 'you can measure its acceleration with a calendar'. Now THAT is funny in my book...
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Quote from: The Heartical Don on May 08, 2009, 09:16:01 AM
Thanks. By the way, the article in Time Magazine I referred to above writes about the original Dauphine: 'you can measure its acceleration with a calendar'. Now THAT is funny in my book...
Quote from: carlydenise on April 29, 2009, 06:33:05 AM
well....this WAS going to be my next purchase.....I guess it wasn't meant to be....
http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/8260/transamalr7.jpg
Quote from: SloopJohnB on April 29, 2009, 07:30:02 AM
The Trans-Am conversion might be doable in a few months - I've read that there are already some folks who are working on a "Trans-Am" kit. It would be quite easy to install, as you would only have to replace the Camaro's bumpers and emblems, and add some stickers!
RE: the Trans-Am conversion. Here's a link:
http://jalopnik.com/5244556/asc-to-turn-new-camaro-into-trans+amaro
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Quote from: Alex on April 30, 2009, 12:43:38 PM
.....The Chevy Vega, AMC Gremlin, and Dodge Onmi also need to be ressurected! The subcompacts will rise again!!
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