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Old 11-27-2011, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by gto4door View Post
Adding to Dr. Schiffer's post regarding Jim Wangers Chevrolet in Milwaukee. Jim's dealership modified a '73 Laguna powered with a "hot" 454. Externally, Jim had this car accessorized with Appliance mag wheels, BF Goodrich Radials, landau top with window blanks (to create that Monte Carlo opera window look. This was a year before the factory started offering the opera window look on the A-body Colonnades). Jim was very in-tune with the up and coming "disco era" luxury performance car.
I was going to take issue with the big window/small window comment and it the process of researching it - it appears you are right....

I had no idea. What's ironic is my Dad had to fight like crazy to get our '74 built with the big window.

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