66 Pontiac GTO

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Post #21,749

by Steve Lowe

12/17/01 4:35:42 PM

66 Pontiac GTO

Previous owner had removed the Tri-power 389 and replaced it with a Ram Air III 400, had Muncie M-21 4-speed and power(!) windows.

After breaking 3 rear ends, I replaced the Poncho 10-bolt with it's weak 'cone' locking device with a 12 bolt Chevy, boxed the lower control arms and added a rear sway bar. (why DeLorean didn't like them was always beyond me...) Updated the front suspension with polyurethane components and topped it all off with a nice set of Koni shocks.

The best one was passing a 911 in Turkey Creek Canyon west of Denver...

Never shoulda sold that thing.

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Steve

Its so CUTE! - (bepatient) - (27) - Dec. 13, 2001, 11:09:31 PM EST

Saw one of those at the Sydney Motor Show. - (static) - (4) - Dec. 14, 2001, 12:27:06 AM EST

Of all the current 'retro' cars... - (Meerkat) - (3) - Dec. 14, 2001, 12:40:19 AM EST

Nope. - (admin) - (2) - Dec. 14, 2001, 10:13:24 AM EST

But they're >nice< cars.... - (bepatient) - Dec. 14, 2001, 10:51:05 AM EST

Alas, that one's disqualified... - (Meerkat) - Dec. 16, 2001, 04:37:10 PM EST

..and a *supercharger* - (Ashton) - (21) - Dec. 14, 2001, 03:41:23 PM EST

Re: ..and a *supercharger* - (Steve Lowe) - (2) - Dec. 14, 2001, 04:12:05 PM EST

I heard 18 and change... - (bepatient) - (1) - Dec. 14, 2001, 05:08:57 PM EST

Well.. comparable to the (Sprite) Miata (Sprite 2000) - (Ashton) - Dec. 14, 2001, 05:39:48 PM EST

Dunno if a quarter-mil will do it. - (CRConrad) - (17) - Dec. 14, 2001, 07:54:38 PM EST

Had I only known :( - (Ashton) - (2) - Dec. 14, 2001, 08:29:42 PM EST

Porsche 959 IIRC - (CRConrad) - (1) - Dec. 15, 2001, 10:01:25 AM EST

Thanks. Sounds right. My fervid hope is - - (Ashton) - Dec. 15, 2001, 03:21:09 PM EST

if ya gotta have an Austin Healy - (boxley) - (13) - Dec. 14, 2001, 11:57:44 PM EST

Re: if ya gotta have an Austin Healy - (Ashton) - (12) - Dec. 15, 2001, 04:44:40 AM EST

Omniscient LRPD sez: "My other car is a blancmange."___:-\ufffd -NT - (Ashton) - Dec. 15, 2001, 04:45:48 AM EST

big sled that corners? 72 New Yorker - (boxley) - (10) - Dec. 17, 2001, 02:06:27 PM EST

Reminds me of my old land yacht - (Silverlock) - (1) - Dec. 17, 2001, 02:53:27 PM EST

another entry in the yacht club - (cforde) - Dec. 17, 2001, 04:07:13 PM EST

66 Pontiac GTO - (Steve Lowe) - Dec. 17, 2001, 04:35:42 PM EST

For very Merkin values of "cornering", you mean? - (CRConrad) - (6) - Dec. 17, 2001, 05:02:28 PM EST

He meant.._______ni - (Ashton) - Dec. 17, 2001, 06:03:38 PM EST

typical euro mistaking racing fer safe - (boxley) - (4) - Dec. 18, 2001, 09:15:48 AM EST

Don't ever grow 'up' Bill - (Ashton) - Dec. 18, 2001, 05:40:00 PM EST

More like typical Merk, thinking "corner" must mean "racing" - (CRConrad) - (2) - Dec. 19, 2001, 08:39:28 AM EST

If I was driving on the continent - (boxley) - (1) - Dec. 19, 2001, 09:14:13 AM EST

Heh-heh... Yeah, drag racing is cool too, in its own way :-) -NT - (CRConrad) - Dec. 19, 2001, 03:05:41 PM EST

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