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Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: Nessmuck] #6601213
08/23/19 01:35 PM
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Yea, still have the 70. I have a 72 also, picked it up 30 years ago from original owner.

Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: Nessmuck] #6601308
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back in the early 70s my neighbor had a 1970 gto with 455 with a 4 speed. he worked 3rd shift at a factory. I would sit out on my parents porch to watch him drive by at nights on his way to work. couple years later he gave me a ride in it. tried buying that car from him several times but wouldn't sell. sold it to a former classmate of mine few years later. my classmate let me drive it one night. later when I asked my neighbor why he didn't sell it to me his answer was " I was afraid you would kill yourself with it". years later it was destroyed in a garage fire.

Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: Dirty D] #6601459
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Originally Posted by Dirty D
Originally Posted by Nessmuck
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Nevah see a Chevelle with Factory Power windows and a remote Mirrah either ....


And AC too.

AC was VERY RARE in my neck of the woods, of all the old Pontiacs I owned only one that had AC, bought it cause it had lots of rare options making it a great car to part out.

Pontiacs, as mentioned were a step up from chevies, lots of plane jane chevies around back in the day. All the farmers bought them cause they were cheap.

I had a 67 Tempest and a 67 LeMans Too.
Bought both of them to part out.
The LeMans was optioned nicely, 326, 4 speed, console, rally gages, posi, Red with Black interior. Lots of desirable parts on that one.

One of the neatest things about '60's cars was the absolute amount of options available. New Vehicles now days have a fraction of the options available back in the day.
You could option out the same car to be a luxury sled to a stripped out race car if wanted too.
Things that are common today were options, backup lights, rear view mirrors, radios, power brakes etc etc etc.


It’s got some other neat options too...


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Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: grayfox54] #6601461
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Originally Posted by grayfox54
I had a friend do a drawing of my Firebird in pencil awhile back, the barn is a picture I took of an old barn I liked.



Love it !!


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Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: trapNH] #6601467
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Originally Posted by trapNH
Hey Nessie, are you coming to the event this weekend?


Got my Nephews football Banquet on Sat.....and going to the range on Sunday to shoot the Smoothbore .62 Flintah.....so I don’t think I’ll make it this year. You know Fred ?


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Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: Nessmuck] #6601483
08/23/19 07:14 PM
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Back in the day a friend of mine had a 69 GTO I remember it well, we were racing another car and he had the speedometer buried lol


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Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: Snapped Trap] #6602103
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Best man in my wedding owned a 1965 GTO, yellow and black convertible with 3 deuces and a 4 speed with a 389 engine. We had some wild rides in that rig!! He sideswiped a Telephone pole in 71 with it and that ended that era. Tires did not last too long either!

Bryce

Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: Nessmuck] #6602127
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Originally Posted by Nessmuck
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Had this in 78..i was 22....454 with 2 Holley 600,s....Turbo 400...4.56 posi ....best pass was 12.69 @ 108.88.. I did all the body work and paint...motor swap...did it all.




I want this one!

Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: Nessmuck] #6602137
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You guys are making me second guess selling my 67 firebird. Thought it had a 326 original when I got it before I went into the USMC, and recently pulled it out of storage, only to find out someone previously swapped that 326 out for a 71 350. The 350 was dead tired so I upgraded the motor to a 67 400 325hp. Now I can send smoke signals if I need to. Anyhow, been back and forth on keeping it, and am leaning towards getting it to someone who can appreciate it more than my barn does.

Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: Nessmuck] #6602646
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Never could afford a chevy , had a 69 Mach 1 w/a cobrajet in it .
Several troopers tried to catch me but they couldn't come close !

My dad had a 59 Edsel he bought new just before i was born , I'd love to find it .

Those classic / muscle cars were and still are the best automobiles ever made .


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Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: Nessmuck] #6602673
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An Edsel station wagon a few miles from me. Sitting inside a chain link fence behind a business.

Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: Waz] #6602675
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Originally Posted by Waz
You guys are making me second guess selling my 67 firebird. Thought it had a 326 original when I got it before I went into the USMC, and recently pulled it out of storage, only to find out someone previously swapped that 326 out for a 71 350. The 350 was dead tired so I upgraded the motor to a 67 400 325hp. Now I can send smoke signals if I need to. Anyhow, been back and forth on keeping it, and am leaning towards getting it to someone who can appreciate it more than my barn does.


I would love to have another one, any pics?

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Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: Nessmuck] #6602677
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I have known Fred for years if it is the one in Deerfield.

Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: Paul Dobbins] #6603036
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Originally Posted by Paul Dobbins
Oh, and it was a convertible.



Wow !

Its estimated that only about 150 of the 1138 were rag tops .

How many were butternut ? Very few i suspect

I believe the 410 rearend was also special order so you may have had a one only

Im thinking a $200,000 dollar car today if it survived

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Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: AntiGov] #6603049
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LOVE old Pontiacs, Nessy! While I had a Chevelle, a buddy had a GTO and I learned a lot about working on cars on that one. Now I supposed about everything I learned from my gearhead buddies, from a tune up, oil change, etc. to changing drum brake shoes has all been obsolete for a long time! Still love a goat!


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Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: trapNH] #6603096
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Originally Posted by trapNH
I have known Fred for years if it is the one in Deerfield.


10-4...


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Re: If you like old Pontiacs .... [Re: Nessmuck] #6603325
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66-67 Chevelle are nice, I had a 69 and 2 70's

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