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#721
03-28-2009, 11:11 AM
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If you look closely at the pictures, the restoration is somewhat lacking. The rear bumper and rear trim looks as though it hasn't been touched in 45 years. Homemade radiator hold down bracket, parts store radiator cap and no finger guard. And it's hard to tell, but it looks to me like the engine is painted the later metallic blue. If I was going to pay the big bucks that this car SHOULD bring, I would want a better job.
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#722
03-28-2009, 11:59 AM
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#723
03-28-2009, 05:09 PM
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Agreed, many little things not quite right, but all easily fixed.
What I don't like is the use of the Hurst rims  Rick ran her with plain steel rims.Looking at the site linked I don't see any pics of body off and the unique ladder bars are gone? http://metalcraftersonline.com/jgg.html None the less a Great REAL old school drag car and I wouldn’t kick it out of my garage 
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#724
03-28-2009, 11:10 PM
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Shiftydr, I believe the Nemesis car was campaigned by Jerry Stealy out of Illinois . I don't know if it was Fred Borcherdt's car. There was a whole bunch of 69 Judges running in stock eliminator back in the day........Bill 3970 SS/IA
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#725
04-01-2009, 08:48 PM
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I have what's left of this....
http://www.legendsofnascar.com/Roy_Tyner.htm Options include wood wheel, wrapped in electrical tape, tilt wheel and power windows....I don't know why. Only car in NASCAR history to start and finish a race (albeit many laps down) on the same set of tires. A tribute to its fine low speed handling and hard compound rubber. Some day...some day soon..... KV |
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#726
04-06-2009, 07:06 AM
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From the HAMB site:
 
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 Last edited by Keith Seymore; 04-06-2009 at 07:15 AM. |
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#727
04-07-2009, 04:10 PM
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A friend sent these -
(no repeats! I checked.... ) 
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'63 LeMans Convertible '63 Grand Prix '65 GTO - original, unrestored, Dad was original owner, 5000 original mile Royal Pontiac factory racer '74 Chevelle - original owner, 9.85 @ 136 mph besthttp://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/ My Pontiac Story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 "Intro from an old Assembly Plant Guy":http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 |
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#728
04-15-2009, 12:18 AM
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heres a few of the UK ones, ill sort the rest out when i next get a chance.
66 2+2, sadly been squashed.  67 GTO, started out as street racer back in the 70s, ended up orange & a strip only car, i looked at buying it about 5 years back but it needed way to much work to make streetable - last pic on the trailer is what it looks like nowadays     
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#729
04-15-2009, 12:22 AM
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a few Uk birds
    
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#730
04-15-2009, 12:33 AM
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last lot of UK ones for now
 65, same car but a good few years later..    some 66s mine, but in a million pieces right now, the body is way worse than i first thought.. just a hunkajunk...  this used to be my uncles back in the 70s when it was stone stock, turned up around 10 years later in yellow - owner at the time was the same fellow that owns the primered 69 bird above, ive got the fenders and a few other pieces in the garage but the car hasnt surfaced, last i heard around 5 years back was that it was being turned into a tube chassised car.     cheers si |
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#731
04-15-2009, 12:36 AM
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Nice to see pictures from the UK. Glad to see you guys have some interest in our favorite cars over there. You'd have to be quite dedicated to pay what you have to to feed your habit.
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#732
04-15-2009, 12:36 AM
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found on the internet
 anyone know what happened to this one ?????  cheers si |
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#733
04-15-2009, 10:08 PM
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I'm excited that I finally have something to add to this thread. I bought a stack of old magazines from the 50s and 60s from a guy on a forum. Lucky me, lots of old Pontiacs!!!
Motor Trend April 1963 "Racing Debut '63 Stock Cars" and "Daytona Performance Tests"          That's just an awesome old ad, Forgive me
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#734
04-15-2009, 10:21 PM
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That orange '70 in post #730 looks like Goatmans old car. I know it was sold to a guy in England.
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1966 GTO 1969 Lemans Convertible- F.A.S.T. legal family cruiser. 12.59 on G70-14 Polyglas tires. 1.78 60' 1969 Bonneville Safari- cross country family cruiser. . 1979 Trans Am 400, 4-speed, 4 wheel disc. View from the drivers seat racing down Atco Raceway- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhYDMdOEC7A Ride along in the other lane-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzgpLtF_uw |
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#735
04-15-2009, 10:31 PM
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These are from Motor Trend June 1960 "Secrets of the Hot Stock Cars / The Stormin' 150MPH Stock Sedans"
      
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#736
04-15-2009, 10:38 PM
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These are from Motor Trend Fed 1963
 
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#737
04-15-2009, 11:08 PM
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These are from Motor Trend December 1960 "Fastest Stocks At National Drag Meet"
    This one is my favorite...        I bet I have some more but that's enough for tonight. Enjoy
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#738
04-16-2009, 12:31 AM
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Big Iron was bought by a board member a couple yrs back. Mike
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#739
04-16-2009, 01:05 AM
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A quote from the last page of the above postings.
"With the Pontiac V-8 emerging as America's most potent engine in nominally stock form, Chevrolet is still the favorite for all-out conversions." That was the 389 they were writing about, Smaller than the Fords and the older Hemi's they managed to outrun them. They managed to stay with the 409's in '61 and the 421 outran everything in '62. If Pontiac had been allowed to continue racing, as Chevy was, they would have become the most popular swap engine. They were well on their after '62.
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#740
04-16-2009, 01:10 AM
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Amen to that! Pontiac was kicking everyone's ass from 59-63.
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