[The Boss]

Originally Posted by U47

My favorite is a SP2, but they are so darn hard to get one in the country. I have a friend who bought one from another friend. It took some doing to get it here.
http://www.todoautos.com.pe/attachme...-sp2_gris1.jpg

That's a cool looking car!

[Wareagle]

Originally Posted by U47

And how would he get all that past EPA certification? It's not him, it's the sign of the times or the reality of the new era.

If they can get Hemi's - LS6's etc. past the EPA - No problem - heres a couple of cool pics - 1 off RAV 70 T/A done for nostalgia > could have been + The Blackbird which had a Test PMD 455 RA IV at the time beating up on Hemi's - BBC's etc. in Street Wars

[U47]

Originally Posted by besserspat

I don't know where you got this picture but I grew up in the 70s in Quebec Province and I saw so much of this non sense! I love it !...Okeefe had some cool tv commercials back then.

AFTER looking at that shot again, the car in the background is a 62 GM 4 door post.

[U47]

Originally Posted by Wareagle

If they can get Hemi's - LS6's etc. past the EPA - No problem - heres a couple of cool pics - 1 off RAV 70 T/A done for nostalgia > could have been + The Blackbird which had a Test PMD 455 RA IV at the time beating up on Hemi's - BBC's etc. in Street Wars

If you read some history on Pontiac thinking they had realized that in just a few short years that it would deem all this stuff a waste of time for a whole lot of effort to get there. I worked in emissions at that time for a major auto manufacturer. Were we relieved by the time catalytic converters finally showed up so we could get some driveability back into the cars. Those years (1971-74) were the worst for driveability.

[MikeNoun]

Here's a cool tow truck from yesteryear....

[MikeNoun]

1966 Coronet Hemi convertible getting some air during a Hot Rod road test. It's funny how many magazines would do this same thing to their test cars back in the day.

[camerjeff]

You always have to check to torsion bar suspensions!!!!!!

[U47]

Originally Posted by MikeNoun

Here's a cool tow truck from yesteryear....

Know that dealership well.

[U47]

Originally Posted by MikeNoun

1966 Coronet Hemi convertible getting some air during a Hot Rod road test. It's funny how many magazines would do this same thing to their test cars back in the day.

And today as well. They ruined many of our press pool cars.!

[OVERULD]

Originally Posted by Wareagle

If they can get Hemi's - LS6's etc. past the EPA - No problem - heres a couple of cool pics - 1 off RAV 70 T/A done for nostalgia > could have been + The Blackbird which had a Test PMD 455 RA IV at the time beating up on Hemi's - BBC's etc. in Street Wars

Is that RAV TA the one that former PY member, Greg, built?

BJ

[Frank R]

Santa drives a 68 GTO. That's how he delivers everything in one night.

[CraigGT37]

Talking with my dad about my granddad and my dads racing, he brought out some pictures he has. These are from the early 60's. The girl and boy in the one picture (dated 61) are my aunt and uncle.The car was sponsered by Ray Faro Pontiac. In the color photo, my granddad is standing at rear of car, my dad is standing at steering wheel, and in front by engine is their driver. The cars are all Pontiac powered.

[CraigGT37]

A couple more from my dad. These are dated sept 1st 1959. This car had a 288 c.i chevy.

[400 4spd.]

Nice pictures, Craig. I notice the "Bender" sponsored car looks to be running a Hemi. I wonder how ill handling that was compared to the SBC cars of the day.

[Jack Gifford]

The Faro car appears to have the drivetrain offset to the left- precursor to the supermodified cars.

[MikeNoun]

May have been posted before, but here's Carroll Shelby, when he used to play with Pontiacs.

[Wareagle]

Originally Posted by OVERULD

Is that RAV TA the one that former PY member, Greg, built?

BJ

Think so

Originally Posted by U47

If you read some history on Pontiac thinking they had realized that in just a few short years that it would deem all this stuff a waste of time for a whole lot of effort to get there. I worked in emissions at that time for a major auto manufacturer. Were we relieved by the time catalytic converters finally showed up so we could get some driveability back into the cars. Those years (1971-74) were the worst for driveability.

Catalytic converters 71/72 455HO - 73/74 SD455 great engine's great cars

[Jack Peters]

Never had a drive ability with the T-37 and at about 10K miles with no tune up, 066 not 068 cam and nothing else still drove well and mph' at 102. 13-17 mpg to boot.

[MikeNoun]

The 1973 SD-455 Grand Am would have made a great package. Pontiac received 673 orders for the SD-455 engine installed in a Grand Am, GTO, LeMans, Grand Prix, Formula, or Trans Am before cancelling the option for the A-body entirely, leaving only the F-body available with the engine.

[U47]

With tighter emission standards, terrible fuel economy, and questionable styling and the nail in the coffin in October 73. It is no wonder Pontiac was clearly in trouble.