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Johnnylunchbox
| Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 09:44 pm: |
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Froggy, bean counters also killed the Fiero. |
Brumbear
| Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 09:49 pm: |
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but the fiero was cool and looked good the aztek ugh every branch on the way down |
Dbird29
| Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 10:13 pm: |
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Pontiac just can't get a hit anymore like the GTO or Grand Am. |
Glitch
| Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 10:24 pm: |
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Yeah too bad the Fiero caught on fire-o |
Brumbear
| Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 10:32 pm: |
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made it cooler like the PINTO |
Brumbear
| Posted on Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 10:35 pm: |
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Froggy
| Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 03:53 am: |
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Pontiacs next big hit, I am waiting to pick mine up in a few months when it comes out
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Tramp
| Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 11:56 am: |
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Glitch said: "Yeah too bad the Fiero caught on fire-o" genius.glitch Frogger- what's up with that Pontiac El camino/Conquista looking invention? Nice truck. (Funny that EL Caminos/Ranchereos were considered Trucks) Me LIKE-UM!!!!! (Any chance there'll be a GMC version like in the ole days?) (Message edited by tramp on November 01, 2008) |
Tramp
| Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 11:59 am: |
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The Fiero lent (lends) itself well to some excellent kit cars, a room mate of mine had a Montage Manta in '86, which blazed my Lotus Europa, which never ran right and had a permanent head-gasket blowout. milling, replacement, new water pump, etc., didn't matter. That Europa just hated me. |
Ft_bstrd
| Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 12:02 pm: |
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More Info: http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_news/2008/ 112_0806_2010_pontiac_g8_sport_truck_look/index.ht ml
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Tramp
| Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 12:03 pm: |
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When I finally got outta my lemon Europa, I got into Fiat 850 Spiders,which were similar in appearance for the first 1/2 of the chassis... Nader managed top screw up their headlight configuration for the NA market.. I went through several 850 spiders, would love to have one, now. Fun little street cart. |
Buellgrrrl
| Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 12:33 pm: |
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Tramp, back then every Lotus was a lemon... The joke was that the only properly running Lotus was the one on the Formula I starting grid. I wanted a Europa in the worst way back in the 70s, tried to finagle a lease on one when the bank wouldn't even finance a new Audi Fox for me. After that deal fell through, I tried to blow all my financial aid for the quarter on a '60s Elite... fortunately the financial aid check came late and the Elite was already sold. So I ended up with a Cooper S, it's currently sitting right next to my computer here in the shop and seriously in need of rebuilding. |
Tramp
| Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 12:50 pm: |
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True that, BG. ..and the '70s Audi Fox? Yikes- right up there w/ the earlier 100LS, the archetypal German lemon-karts. I loved having the Europa parked on campus, but I did more of my running around on my '70 t120 2-wheeler, and bummed rides when I needed to transport my Bunger longboard to the beach (thank god for nice college girls with reliable cars, wine money, and a healthy yen for watching drunken surfers at play in the waves of the lord). Cool you've still a real Cooper S. amazing little vehicle. up there w/the Morris Minor, in my book. |
Court
| Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 05:56 pm: |
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Ah . . . talk about memories . . . I found a pic the other day of me with my beloved Lotus at the house in Marina del Rey circa 1995. The car, and the staff at Beverly Hills Rolls-Royce, were a royal pain but it was a blast when it was running. |
Tramp
| Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 05:58 pm: |
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Yep- Every one of those thrilling 5 minutes, right? Coolest thing about MDR (aside from celeb. drownings) was its proximity to the center of weirdness, Venice. |
Cochise
| Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 06:36 pm: |
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Explanation of El Camino: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1dH73pjNVI |
Court
| Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 07:45 pm: |
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I could walk from my house to Venice . . . the great part was . . . well, that I could walk back! I lived next door to Johnny Cochran and used to to to MDR on weekends while I was running the construction companies in KC, Dallas and Sacto. |
Tramp
| Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 07:55 pm: |
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Venice, Ca...that was a LONG time ago for me ('84) It cost only $24- per YEAR for a membership to the world-famous "Pen", as it was owned by the county parks dep't. |
Buellgrrrl
| Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 08:33 pm: |
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Tramp, the Fox (Audi 80) had reliable mechanicals, but was a real rust bucket- here in Minnesota I heven't seen a Fox or it's VW twin the Dasher on the road on years. |
Tramp
| Posted on Saturday, November 01, 2008 - 08:48 pm: |
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?!??!?!?! the 1.6 mill was a grenade in the Fox, Dasher, (early) rabbit, etc. Believe me, the engines go before the bodies in those things- irregular oil pressure fluctuation grenaded more of those early water-cooled vw/audi mills than anything else. I had 'em, I worked on 'em for a great little indy VW tech when I was a teen |
Buellgrrrl
| Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2008 - 10:08 am: |
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This was the early to mid 70s and IIRC the Fox and Rabbit came with a 1.5 liter engine. The 1.6 came later. |
Brumbear
| Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2008 - 10:15 am: |
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Brumbear
| Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2008 - 10:18 am: |
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I always preferred the old BMW Bavaria's
these cars just boogied on the A6 |
Tramp
| Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2008 - 10:22 am: |
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The "Bavaria" started it all for BMW here in the states. The 2002 carried the ball (esp. the tii) past the posts. For my money, nothing compares to the old CSI lines (2.8,3.0, etc.) ...and don't get me started on Baur karoserie products, I've had my share of 'em. |
Brumbear
| Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2008 - 10:29 am: |
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The most memorable European car I can think of was bye far one of the most common in the years I was in Germany the Citroen Ente
They just make me smile on several levels |
Court
| Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2008 - 11:42 am: |
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What an unusual car . . . .what kind of person would drive anything like that? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2kx1
| Posted on Sunday, November 02, 2008 - 08:20 pm: |
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There is a link with the Citroen 2CV to h-d. And if I remember correctly , it would spank any of Colins creations. |
Cityxslicker
| Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 07:16 pm: |
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Funny that the UGLY DUc killed this thread. FINALLY. |
Froggy
| Posted on Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 08:06 pm: |
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Well Buellgrrl is temporally banned, so its been kinda quiet. |
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