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Detroit, 10:02 AM
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The big fat new Porsches would surely shun him at the family reunion. He's like the Quaker grreat grandfather who's way too unhip and plain.
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That black plate is a crude fake.
First off, the 7 digit 1ABC234 format plates started in 1980. The yellow on black plates were issued in the ABC 123 format until 1969 for passenger plates then the yellow on blue with the 123 ABC format took over until they ran out in 1980.
The number 4MLU255 was issued in 2000.
The dies are wrong.
The real plate for the vehicle would look something like the image above.
The only question is when are Ponch and Jon going to pull the owner and give them a hefty ticket and possibly arrest the owner for forgery.
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The black plates and most of the blue plates had letters larger than the numbers. There are some blue plates from 1979-1980 with the letters the same size which started from 000 WLA to 999 ZZZ, since they were gearing up for the seven digit plates.
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Agreed, while listening to "California Uber Alles" over and over at high volume. He needs to soak in California punk goodness for this slight faux-pas.
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Note that there's no sweepsphere along the sides; the big Buicks had started to share door sheetmetal with Oldsmobiles. Around this time GM was stepping up its efforts to cut costs and reduce divisional autonomy. That worked out well for them, no?
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Poor Sue Ellen was stuck with an LTD wagon for the first few seasons, then got upgraded to a 380SEC after Pamela traded her Corvette for a Porsche 911. Cliff Barnes drove a shark-nose BMW 635i, if I recall...
04/04/09
As for the Buick: I love the buick. So much potential for awesomeness. I had a friend with a an early eighties LeSabre with the 5.7L Diesel. Many people put down these 5.7L diesels, but his was proof that it was a good engine: 300k, started up everytime, and was smooth as silk. not much to write home about in the acceleration department, but still good.
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Please, please get pictures of a Ford Tempo or Mercury Topaz. I've been viewing Jalopnik for years, and ever since 1980s vehicles were deemed DOTS-worthy I have been hoping, praying that one day my beloved cars would be featured. I'll even settle for the original 1984/1985 models, which are a little more DOTS-worthy in terms of strangeness and oldness.
Thank you for your time.
04/04/09
If we ever see a Tempaz, it'll either be one of the first couple years (pre-Taurusish-restyle) or a 4wd model. If it's post-'90 everyone here will cry foul.
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And by "most", I mean "any of 'em without 4wd, and some with".
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For the duration of their production they were the best selling sedans in Canada. There was even a rare model, called the L, sold primarily in Canada. Some made it into the States, but it was never advertised or mentioned in United States Ford literature or marketing items. L was a totally stripped down second generation Tempo, available in two and four door body styles. It was as basic as Tempo ever got, and the only model with standard steel, hub-cap-less wheels. I saw them all over in CA and captured many specimens on camera.
The more you know!
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Trust me.
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Inquiring minds and all that.
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Granted, that car lasted 190K miles on the OEM transmission, and the next owner had 220K on it last time it was spotted, but knowing GM build quality, a wrecker should be following at all times.
A good friend of mine had infinite access to a Mark IV, a '73 model, and man, could that 460 suck down some fuel.
I like malaise land-yachts...I just can't help it.
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