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Here is my baby. A few before and after shots. She is a 1970 Lemans 400/400m stock, for the most part. I have been working on it for the last 2 years and just got it put all back together. Its not pretty yet but the body is staright and it runs like a champ. I like the for my cars to run well before i work on beauty. There is nothing worse to me than a pretty car with $10k paint job that doesn't run or runs like crap. I cant wait until my car graduates to the next level like the cars i have been seeing on here. Lookin good Guys!!!!
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Keep on up the hard work !

Just pulled over and took this shot. At the last minute I turned the parking lights on.

My recently acquired 70 455 H.O. put on a set of 15in Rally IIs and some BFGs.

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Originally Posted by GtoBrian (Post 4683076)

My recently acquired 70 455 H.O. put on a set of 15in Rally IIs and some BFGs.

I like it alot, just like it is...

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Originally Posted by GtoBrian (Post 4683076)

My recently acquired 70 455 H.O. put on a set of 15in Rally IIs and some BFGs.

Damn Brian, that car was a wet dream to guys like us in High School back in the late 70's early 80's! ;)

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Originally Posted by lazlo (Post 4683083)

I like it alot, just like it is...

Have my brand new pypes exhaust kit ready to go on, and i will drive the wheels off it the way it is, once i paint it things always change for me, usually dont drive them as much.

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Originally Posted by The Boss (Post 4683109)

Damn Brian, that car was a wet dream to guys like us in High School back in the late 70's early 80's! ;)

Even though ive had my 69 Judge for almost 27 years I really have a sweet spot for the 70s, since ive moved to Georgia a little over 3 years ago ive had 3 of them.

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Originally Posted by The Boss (Post 4688930)

These two look good together. :D

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...2&d=1342992685

Yes they do, nice pic.

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Originally Posted by lazlo (Post 4683083)

I like it alot, just like it is...

Lazlo your 71 is what I think of when I picture factory looking bada$$ery!!

another plain ol pontiac

heres my 72 lemans been working on her for 14 years noe

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Originally Posted by GtoBrian (Post 4683695)

Have my brand new pypes exhaust kit ready to go on, and i will drive the wheels off it the way it is, once i paint it things always change for me, usually dont drive them as much.

Ain't that the truth. Great find!

Hey...I seen this car!!

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Originally Posted by kustom66 (Post 4700897)

heres my 72 lemans been working on her for 14 years noe

Are you near Groveland or Mascotte??

Was in a subdivision "yard saleing" with the wife somewhere near Hwy 50 and hwy 33 and seen this car!!

Looks much nicer in person....picture not doing it justice at all!!

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Originally Posted by kustom66 (Post 4700897)

heres my 72 lemans been working on her for 14 years noe

Looks familiar, did you bring it to the show @ Brother's Performance a few months ago. (BBK in Deland)

My 1971 GTO. I had the decals custom cut in metallic silver to go with my black and chrome scheme.

Chrome 16" rims fill out the wheel wells nicely too.

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/7631/1000909c.jpg

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Looks like this one is now for sale...

http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/3131827751.html

..... photographer got a nice action shot....

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Originally Posted by firstyearta (Post 4523649)

My 1972 Pontiac LeMans Sport

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6038/6...2d43abee_z.jpg

My grandmother bought this car brand new in 1972 From Packer Pontiac in Miami, Florida. Traded in her 1970 LeMans for it. I now own it.

Here's the car she traded in on it:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3076/2...7d3_z.jpg?zz=1

Here's me with that car in 1970:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3120/3...0d3_z.jpg?zz=1

The original color is Cardinal Red.

As for the odd vinyl top... From what I can figure out... the white top was added by the dealership. The PHS shows no vinyl. It was originally vinyl but it now just painted white. I suspect this was a Florida thing. Ever seen another like it? You can see the top was like this the day she brought it home in June of 1972 in this picture:

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2209/2...48f2e4fe_o.jpg

My Grandmother loved this car and took excellent car of it over the years she had it. She put about 250K miles on the car. It was her only source of transportation from 1972-2002 It has been repainted, but almost everything else is original (even the hubcaps are the originals).

Here she is with it a few years before she passed away:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3166/2...870_z.jpg?zz=1

Here's a shot of me on Christmas morning in about 1981 with the car. I was told to take all the wrapping paper trash out to grandmas car and she was going to take it home and put in her dumpster. When I opened the trunk I found myself a brand new bike.

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2693/4...854_z.jpg?zz=1

I have fond memories of this car. in 1972 I drove from Florida to Utah with her in it right after she bought it. I can still remember that none of the kids were allowed in the car till they removed their shoes. Apparently that was a good call seeing as though all the interior is still original. Even the dash pad is still perfect:

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3601/3...7fb2013b_z.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2597/3...106a89a0_z.jpg

very cool pics....