Tag: Pontiac
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Poorly Done F50 Replica with Crack Pipe Price
We assume there’s a Fiero under all the fiberglass, but we’re not 100% sure? Are you? The seller doesn’t provide much useful information, aside from indicating this has a six cylinder “turbo engine”; but the ad does mention Ferrari several times in only a few sentences. Isn’t that all you need to know for $60K?…
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TOJAN, for Your Protection
Here’s yet another custom Firebird – this time futuristic (by 1991 standard), rather than retro. If this is your cup of tea, this looks like a good example and has had lots of recent work. According to the seller, these were modified in Omaha, NE and all were automatics. This is one of only two…
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Coachbuilder: Big Johnson
We’re not sure whether Johnson Motor Company, which made Camaros and Firebirds into retro wannabes like today’s feature, is related to the old Big Johnson t-shirt company; but it’s entirely possible. There are a lot of these 70s and 80s oddballs out there, but this one stands out with its orphaned brand roots and T-Tops,…
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Worst Stretch of the Word “Restored”? Custom Fiero.
Here we have a Fiero with custom body parts and a look the seller says makes it comparable to “FERRARIS / LAMBROS”. Interestingly, the seller also says it was “totally restored.” Hmm…we need to talk about the definition of restored. At its root, this is one of the best (latest) Fieros, which means it has…
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Lambiero: Not Just Another Fiero-Based Italian Wannabe
We see Fiero-based Ferrari replicas for sale on an almost daily basis, but few go for Lamborghini details and few have this much power. In truth, we don’t know why the owner bothered with the Lambo bits on the rear, aside from the fact that the stock Fiero parts likely no longer fit, what with…
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Pontiac Sunbird EV with Parts Car
The “Austin Arrow” is a Pontaic Sunbird Convertible converted to electric power using a bunch of car batteries in a semi-replaceable unit. This one also comes with a non-running Sunbird Turbo parts car, which, IMHO, would be the more desireable car. Perhaps you can use the EV as the parts car? The seller provides…
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Turbo + Hatchback + Manual = Not as Great as it Sounds
Welcome to the mid-80s, when V8s were just getting back above 200 HP, domestic V6s were dogs and few performance enthusiasts (certainly not domestic US enthusiasts – look at SVO sales figures) were interested in four cylinders. This is the Sunbird Turbo GT, with a 1.8-liter four cylinder putting out a silly-by-today’s standards 150HP. At…
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Pontiac What?? Yes, it’s a Laurentian!
The Laurentian was Pontiac’s full-size car in Canada for decades and usually based on a large Chevrolet platform, although the sheet metal made it look like US Pontiacs. Why all the work to create something so similar? We don’t know. Presumably, plant capacity played a role. This 1970 Laurentian is essentially an Impala in Pontiac…
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Pontiac T1000 Project
If you absolutely must have a Pontaic T1000, you have serious problems. That being said, here’s one for sale. The T1000 was Pontiac’s twin to the Chevy Chevette, although this came along in about the sixth model year for Chevette. Cooler heads must have left the company or caved to CAFE rules after years of…
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Fauxrarri
Here we have yet another Fiero-based Fauxrarri. At least the seller calls it that. Apparently, divorce forces sale in this case. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone, but I do worry about the seller. If you spell it ‘devorce’, her lawyer might have the upper hand. Supposedly, a Northstar V8 was used in this build,…