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I'm no expert an the 73-77, but are you absolutely sure about the Can Am not being sold here? I remember one very clearly, on the lot beside the T/As at Hamilton Motor Products on Queenston Ave. Red interior. I saw that car several times in the Hamilton/Dundas area up until the early 80s. Stu
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"Having a 10 second Civic must be just like coming out of the closet; you'll surprise some people, but you're still gay" 1970 GTO, 455+.034", 0 deck, Wiseco's, Eagle rods, 60919, Rhoads, E-Heads, 1.65 Scorpions, RPM, Custom Qjet by Cliff, Doug's 1 7/8", THM 400, Gear Vendors OD, 3.55s.........Her name is Blandorf; after a girl I knew once, 'cause she's just Bitchin, always. |
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Stu, The Can Am was not imported into Canada by GM Canada. Having said that individual dealers could have done so.
In the period 1964 to 1968 the GTO was not imported into Canada by GM Canada either. Pontiac dealers sold the A Body Beaumont Sport Deluxe or SD396 in Canada as it's performance car BUT many dealers chose to import the GTO and sell it on an as ordered basis. In fact you could do this with any US model if you could find a willing dealer. Typically high end models like the Bonneville, Grand Prix and GTO were the ones imported. With HMP being so close to Buffalo and the border I will not doubt the information you have supplied as HMP had (Closed now by GM) a perfomance oriented reputation and it's location would have made bringing a Can Am accross the border relatively easy. As HMP was closed down by GM in the recent restructuring a number of us made the trip in June '09 in my '73 GT to the final GTO Association of Ontario gathering there. Bill Markowski brought his '73 GT also Oshawa built over that day from the Buffalo area too.
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Here is a few photos from HMP in June....I included two Beaumonts as well.....
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Ray,
Thanks for the reply. That makes sense. Growing up around there, HMP did have that reputation. At least one RA IV Judge that I know of and the yellow COPO 427 Chevelle that was in Waterdown for years came from there. Kind of sad to hear the dealer is closed; I haven't really been home to Hamilton since joining the Navy, retired in June, bet its different. Stu
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"Having a 10 second Civic must be just like coming out of the closet; you'll surprise some people, but you're still gay" 1970 GTO, 455+.034", 0 deck, Wiseco's, Eagle rods, 60919, Rhoads, E-Heads, 1.65 Scorpions, RPM, Custom Qjet by Cliff, Doug's 1 7/8", THM 400, Gear Vendors OD, 3.55s.........Her name is Blandorf; after a girl I knew once, 'cause she's just Bitchin, always. |
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Stu, just a quick "Off Topic". Any word on when Halifax and Athabaskan will get underway for Haiti. I work in International Aid and Development, we have an office in Port-au-Prince and we fund hospitals and orphanages there. Would be nice to know and pass on to our people there when we can expect to see the Canadian flag in the harbour.
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Ray,
HMCS HALIFAX and HMCS ATHABASKAN sailed yesterday, they delayed only long enough to load up groceries and recall crew; HMCS TORONTO will follow shortly. The first Army units departed Gagetown by air yesterday, there is more to follow from there also. DART is being sent too, no info on their timings. I expect the Navy`s mission will be very similar to the one I went on to New Orleans post Katrina; the ships can provide a lot of power generation capacity and can produce tons of fresh water per hour. In these situations often more lives are saved by preventing the follow on typhoid outbreak than by first response. The Army`s tasks will be very different and I don`t envy them. Stu
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"Having a 10 second Civic must be just like coming out of the closet; you'll surprise some people, but you're still gay" 1970 GTO, 455+.034", 0 deck, Wiseco's, Eagle rods, 60919, Rhoads, E-Heads, 1.65 Scorpions, RPM, Custom Qjet by Cliff, Doug's 1 7/8", THM 400, Gear Vendors OD, 3.55s.........Her name is Blandorf; after a girl I knew once, 'cause she's just Bitchin, always. |
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Thanks for that Stu. It is good to know. We have had a terrible time communicating with our people. The "social network" like this board and others have helped us get information in and out. Unfortunately Haiti is a dificult place to operate at the best of times. We are doing all we can.
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HMP has been taken over by Queenston.
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Is it operating from the same location? Where will GTOAO hold it's June event?
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Code for ordering was WU2 ( GT ) 9Z7 ( Cupedition )
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Great thread
I recently acquired a 1975 Buick Century Gran Sport Canadian sold car still sporting original paint and original Grans Sport stripes Buick built 1,288 of them in 1975 Few pics attached
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Rich Johns Owner/Operator of Pure Stock Auto Restorations Inc. www.purestockauto.com 1969 GTO Judge Ram Air IV M21 4 speed 3:90 1970 GTO Judge Ram Air III M21 4 speed 3:90 Oshawa Built 1970 GSX Stage 1 M21 4 Speed 3.64 # 67 of 678 Original Paint 1970 GSX Stage 1 Auto 3.64 # 603 of 678 12.44@109.73 mph 2011 Buick GS Nats Pure Stock, 12.71@110.64 mph PSMCDR 2011 1970 GS Stage 1 Convertible Auto 3:64 12.71@109.15 mph PSMCDR 2009 1970 GS 455 M21 4 Speed 3.42 1987 GN Astro Roof |
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Link http://users.boardnation.com/%7Eabodysite/ |
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Thanks for link but it does not work?
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Rich Johns Owner/Operator of Pure Stock Auto Restorations Inc. www.purestockauto.com 1969 GTO Judge Ram Air IV M21 4 speed 3:90 1970 GTO Judge Ram Air III M21 4 speed 3:90 Oshawa Built 1970 GSX Stage 1 M21 4 Speed 3.64 # 67 of 678 Original Paint 1970 GSX Stage 1 Auto 3.64 # 603 of 678 12.44@109.73 mph 2011 Buick GS Nats Pure Stock, 12.71@110.64 mph PSMCDR 2011 1970 GS Stage 1 Convertible Auto 3:64 12.71@109.15 mph PSMCDR 2009 1970 GS 455 M21 4 Speed 3.42 1987 GN Astro Roof |
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Interesting, used the link in your quote reply and worked fine, browser issue perhaps?
Try one of these from the BING search link http://www.bing.com/search?q=The+ABo...0f11e0644052ec Or use your Fave Search engine w this as the subject "The ABody Resto forum and classifieds" See you there! |
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Anybody know the option codes for all these special edition cars?
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Code for ordering was WU2 ( GT ) 9Z7 ( Cupedition )
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WU2 ( GT ) http://www.pro codes.com/GM-RPO-code...TthroughZ.html 9Z7 ( Cupedition) http://www.rpocodes.com/GM-RPO-codes...5through9.html |
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Didn't find those, but no big deal.
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