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Brantford, Ontario, Canada
1962
Pontiac Grand Prix 2 door Hardtop with approx 94,000 miles. This is a very nice
restoration, but not perfect. It spent most of its life in Montana before I
purchased it and shipped it to Ontario Canada. Started Restoration in 2009
Mileage @92,928 mi. Body and Paint (2011) painted Chrysler Inferno Red Crystal
Pearl, Rechromed Front Bumper, New Tinted Windshield. 1974 455
YY Block Dated A044 (Jan 4 1974) Rebuilt Stock Bore with 1974 4X Heads Dated
L123, L143 (Dec 12 & 14 1974), New parts include ARP Rod Bolts, Edelbrock
Mild Cam, Ansen Polished Cast Aluminum Pontiac Embossed Valve Covers, Edelbrock
2156 Performer Aluminum Intake and 750 Carburetor. Pertronics D1200 Flame
Thrower Distributor, Accel 5918 High Performance Plug Wires #4051, Reproduction
Long Branch High Performance Factory Exhaust Headers, 2 1/4 ” Stainless Steel Dual
Exhaust and Hangars, New Rad Hoses, Heater Hoses and Fan Belts, Stainless Steel
Flex Fan, New Motor and Transmission Mounts. 400 Turbo Hydro Transmission Code AA 77 (1977
Cadillac) Older Rebuild, 1967 Olds Cutlass Shifter, Rebuilt Driveshaft New U
Joints and Balanced, 3.23 Non Posi Rear End, New Oil, Pinion, Outer Seals and
Optional 8 Lug Wheels with New Trim Rings and Chrome Wheel Nuts. New HD
Battery, New Spectra 3 Core Radiator, Rare Optional Fan Shroud, New Brake
Booster, Dual Master Cylinder and Rebuilt Windshield Wiper Motor. New
Headliner and Roof Insulation, Optional Deluxe Interior Dome Lighting with New
Lenses, New Sunvisors and Brackets, Day/Night Rear View Mirror and Bracket, New
PUI Door Panels, PUI Seat Covers, Driver’s Seat Rebuilt with New Springs and
Buns, New ACC Carpet, Trim Parts Door Sills, Seat Belts, Grant Woodgrain 3
Spoke Steering Wheel (have old cracked wheel), inside Cranks, Door Handles and New ignition Switch. 5
New 205 75 R14 Runway Enduro 1 1/4 ” White Wall Radial Tires, New Brake Shoes,
Wheel Cylinders, Brake Hardware, Converted to Self Adjusting Brakes, New Steel
Brake Lines and Flex Hoses, Center Steering Link, Front Wheel Bearings, Front
Springs, Shock Absorbers, Rear Springs and Air Shocks. New Gas Tank, Sending
Unit and Gas Cap. |
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Gordon Murray, F1-driven production and .. the Pontiac Fiero
Tue, Oct 31 2017Gordon Murray's design and engineering chops are unquestionable. But does his carmaking approach owe something to the short-lived Pontiac Fiero, a scrappy little car program that emerged from GM against serious resistance? Murray had a Formula One career that ran from 1969 to 1991, with stints at Brabham ('69 to '86) and McLaren ('87-'91), that resulted in several shelves' worth of trophies for the cars he was instrumental in designing. He moved on to McLaren Cars, the consumer side of things, where, during his tenure from 1991 to 2004, he helped design the McLaren F1 and the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, two cars that took learnings from his two decades in Formula One. What do all of these cars have in common? Three things: They are light. They were built in limited numbers. And they were (and are) exceedingly expensive—when the McLaren F1 debuted in 1994, it stickered at $815,000. Murray went on to establish Gordon Murray Design in 2007. GMD has created some interesting concept vehicles, such as the diminutive T.25 city car (94.5 inches long, 51.1 inches wide and 55.1 inches high), and the OX, a lightweight truck for the developing world that packs like an IKEA shelf and is working toward realization through a worthy crowdfunding campaign established by the Global Vehicle Trust. Now he has created a vehicle manufacturing company, Gordon Murray Automotive, that will use manufacturing methods that he developed under the moniker "iStream." Unlike a unibody, there are the "iFrame," a cage-like construction made with metallic components, and the "iPanels," which are composite. The panels aren't simply a decorative skin; they actually provide structure to the vehicle. Presumably this has something of the F1 monocoque about it. Going back to the three elements, (1) this arrangement results in a vehicle that can be comparatively light; (2) Murray has indicated that his manufacturing company will be doing limited-run production; and (3) to launch Gordon Murray Automotive they are going to be building a flagship model, about which Murray said, "With our first new car, we will demonstrate a return to the design and engineering principles that have made the McLaren F1 such an icon." Which seems to imply that it will be on the pricey side. According to the company's verbiage, "iStream forges an entirely new production method that defies conventionality with its Formula One-derived construction and materials technologies." It also sounds a whole lot like ...
Detroit City Council vetoes Autorama stunt, objects to Confederate flag
Wed, Feb 20 2019Detroit's Autorama hot rod show will stage its 67th annual event next month, and wants to kick off with Burt Reynolds tribute. The plan is to re-create the Mulberry Bridge jump from " Smokey and the Bandit" using a movie-correct 1977 Pontiac Trans Am. But the Detroit City Council voted 7-1 to prohibit the jump. Why? Because the Trans Am's front license plate holder displays the former Georgia state flag, a portion of which is the Confederate national flag, and the city council doesn't like that. In the movie, Bo "Bandit" Darville was a Georgia driving legend, and the flag on the car was Georgia's flag at the time. Councilman Scott Benson laid out the council's position when he said that the car "still proudly flies a Confederate flag, which is a symbol of oppression, slavery, as well as home-bred American terrorism. So this body said we are not going to support that type of symbolism nor the audacity to support that type of activity in the city of Detroit." It seems part of the council's ire comes from the same event two years ago. A stunt group called the Northeast Ohio Dukes re-created a "Dukes of Hazzard" jump in 2017 using a series-correct 1969 Dodge Charger, complete with a Confederate flag on the roof. Benson said the stunt group "expressly said they would not display that [Confederate flag] symbol during the jump." Not only was it displayed, but when driver Raymond Kohn gave interviews after the jump, his driving suit featured the Stainless Banner on the collar. Seems the council has been grinding its axe in silence for two years. Now Benson accuses Autorama of "a history of supporting images and symbols of racism, oppression, and white supremacy." Autorama is certain to take place March 1-3 at Cobo Center. This year's show will have around 800 cars on display, along with a special exhibit of 17 low riders and a Batmobile built by Flint native Carl Casper. Even if the Bandit car doesn't make the jump, the Trans Am and other memorabilia from the film will be there. A spokeswoman for Autorama said, "We are continuing to work to try to resolve this with the city." Related Video: News Source: Detroit News Auto News Government/Legal TV/Movies Pontiac Convertible Classics Detroit pontiac trans am smokey and the bandit
Junkyard Gem: 1984 Pontiac Fiero with supercharged 3800 V6 swap
Tue, Dec 31 2019Like the Corvair, the Vega, and the Citation, the Pontiac Fiero was a very innovative machine that ended up causing General Motors more headaches than happiness, and Fiero aficionados and naysayers continue to beat each other with tire irons (figuratively speaking, I hope) to this day. The General has often proved willing to take the occasional big gamble and huge GM successes in engineering prowess (including the first overhead-valve V8 engine for the masses and the first real-world-usable true automatic transmission) and marketing brilliance (e.g., the Pontiac GTO and related John DeLorean home runs) meant that the idea of a mid-engined sporty economy car (or economical sports car) got a shot from the suits on the 14th floor. Sadly, the Fiero ended up being the marketplace victim of too many issues to get into here, and The General pulled the plug immediately after the 1988-model-year suspension redesign that made the Fiero the sports car it should have been all along. But what if the plastic Pontiac had never suffered from the misery of the gnashy, pokey Iron Duke engine and had been built from the start with a screaming supercharged V6 making way better than 200 horsepower? The final owner of today's Junkyard Gem sought to make that very Fiero, by dropping in one of the many supercharged 3.8-liter V6s installed in 1990s and 2000s GM factory hot rods. The first Fieros came out in 1983 for model year 1984, and the only engine available that year was the Iron Duke 2.5-liter four-cylinder, which generated its 92 horsepower with the full-throated song of a Soviet tractor stuck in the freezing mud of a Polish sugar-beet field. The 2M4 badging stood for "two seats, mid-engine, four cylinders," just as the numbers in the Oldsmobile 4-4-2 once represented "four carburetor barrels, four-speed manual transmission, dual exhaust." This car is a top-trim-level SE model, which listed for $9,599 (about $24,200 today). The no-frills Fiero cost just $7,999 that year, making these cars far cheaper than the only other reasonably affordable new mid-engined car Americans could buy at that time: the $13,990 Bertone (aka Fiat) X1/9. The Toyota MR2 appeared in North America as a 1985 model with a base price of $10,999 and promptly siphoned off the car-buying cash from a bunch of potential Fiero shoppers.