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11/04/09
BTW, it's "Field," not "Fields," unless you're talking about more than one Sally Field
11/04/09
@ChiefPontiaxe: let me try another link #pontiactransam
11/04/09
"Pretty good. Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good. #pontiactransam
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11/03/09
One yes is insufficient. We need a whole lot of yes to lavish upon this car. This boxed set of Yes is a good start...
11/03/09
Me likey... Really. I think this is the first version of the new-generation Camaro that I've liked much at all. Sure, there was that all black edition I saw at the car show, but this ... THIS ... I wish they'd had this on the showroom floor when I'd bought my '98 Trans Am. (Of course, I wouldn't have been able to afford the price tag.)
Another thought - T/A Conversion Kit... Sounds to me like a Tits & Ass Converging Kit or T.A.C.K. for short.
And on one final note, I've seen the comments that this looks way better than the white Lingenfelter one. I think the Lingenfelter version is meant to appeal to the early generation enthusiasts - the same era from whence the Camaro's retro styling was borrowed. Think Kevin Spacey in American Beauty. This version, however, is to all of us who grew up on Smokey and the Bandit. Next up will be the KITT version... #pontiactransam
11/03/09
Them's fighting words. Sally's a pretty good-looking grammy.
The color and lighting combine to make the car pretty hard to see. And the giant screaming chicken makes it hard to look at. The enormous decals are done, let them stay gone. I know I come across as a "things were better back in the day" kind of curmudgeon, but the decal is just goofy. #pontiactransam
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10/17/09
How well I know that feeling. Believe me, unless you have a copious and undying fascination for a marque, your eyes will glaze over into an addled stare within a half-hour of seeing one after another of, say, Corvettes, with the dealer sales sheet taped to the window, and the 'correct' chalk marks on the firewall, all to create the illusion of 'factory fresh'.
This is not to disparage those who love this stuff-there's something out there for everyone, and I'm sure some of my hobbies seem odd-but it's good to know I'm not the only car guy who feels this way. For me, a hot rod or custom show (even though I'm not involved in them) is vastly more entertaining. #1968
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Back in the day we had an old man who bought a new Camaro in 1967 and 1970. Both had stovebolt 6's and PowerSlides. In our town was a 1964 Impala SS with a stovebolt 6, a 3 on the tree, overdrive and bucket seats. Go figure that one out!
For a fancier version of the 1968 Pontiac LeMans wagon, a guy who owned a large beer distributorship had the wagon tricked out from the factory as if it was a GTO and it had the woodgrain trim too.
At least when the "strange" cars were new, one could ask the owner for their story but now it's going to be hard to find out how this semi-GTO came to be what it is after 4+ decades have passed. If anyone can get the story, I'd sure love to read it! #1968
10/17/09
Beginning with the 1965 Malibu SS Z16, Chevy started using the SS tag pretty randomly to indicate either a sporty trim package or a performance package. #1968