[getmygoat]

I think a lot of those web sales sites leave the old photos on - because they don't have enough content to keep people coming back - and they want to see ads.

I know hemmings and autotraderclassics.com do the same thing.

[pggto]

Tropical Lime is a nice color, you sure you want to change it?

[70Steve]

Originally Posted by pggto

Tropical Lime is a nice color, you sure you want to change it?

I must admit Soitenly, I thought the same thing after reading your post.
It is always easier though, when it's not your car! At least CC is a 71 colour.
Have you seen a fresh Tropical Lime resto in the flesh? Can't go wrong with the "Green and Gold"

I have a car that is no longer the original Baja Gold, and I to and fro on going back to Baja Gold.

Getmygoat, I don't actually mind the old ads I guess, as long as they clearly say sold, and the date sold, on them.

[soitenly]

I haven't seen a fresh resto but.. the underside of the trunk lid is like brand new..and i keep looking at it and trying to convince myself to put it back to the original color. I have seen a 72 LeMans with a color that is close to the T Lime color and i just can't do it..I have already changed the interior color to black..it was originally green..

[2002Z4CSS]

Originally Posted by 70Steve

Soitenly, it's still on carsonline..... two years later? Geez, they're a bit slow with removing the ads. There is a link for the ad on the first or second page of this thread, but, I like the car, so here's another pic. (or three!) Hope you don't mind?

That car is pretty clean.

[OVERULD]

Originally Posted by gto4door

Lyn,
Nice GT-37. So rust free too. Those 350 2bbl 3-speed manual cars have nice acceleration off the line. Back in my high school days, my friends always got a thrill whenever I lit up the tires on my 350-2bbl 3-speed man GT-37. It seemed like that car could smoke the tires for half a block. I laugh now because I remember always having to go to the tire store to buy one new G-70-14 Kelly Super Charger bias ply tire for the right rear.

Great memories like that are hard to beat! I had a 71 LeMans 350 2bbl, TH350 column shift, bench seat. My dad bought it new for my sister and I to share. I remember that car would absolutely spin the right back tire almost as long as I held the pedal to the floor. Seemed to do it best if on a slight uphill grade or turning to the right. I used to flip the air breather cover upside down so I could hear the carb sucking air - (close as I could get to the sound of a 4-bbl kicking in!). Loved that car. Lucy blue with white painted top and blue guts. Love to have it back!

BJ

[robz]

Originally Posted by OVERULD

I used to flip the air breather cover upside down so I could hear the carb sucking air - (close as I could get to the sound of a 4-bbl kicking in!).

BJ

Glad to hear I wasn't the only one to do that...I did that on my dad's brand new 301 cu in Buick LeSabre back in '77...Had the large Dual-Jet 2 barrel and sounded cool (well, to a 14 yr old anyway, until I heard a real Q-Jet)...

[hpp]

Heres one on Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ponti...fCarsQ5fTrucks

[OVERULD]

Wow! That would be a beautiful car restored. Love those reflective blue stripes on Cameo White.

BJ

[2002Z4CSS]

That 71 looks to be pretty solid.

[tripower]

Originally Posted by OVERULD

Great memories like that are hard to beat! I had a 71 LeMans 350 2bbl, TH350 column shift, bench seat. My dad bought it new for my sister and I to share. I remember that car would absolutely spin the right back tire almost as long as I held the pedal to the floor. Seemed to do it best if on a slight uphill grade or turning to the right. I used to flip the air breather cover upside down so I could hear the carb sucking air - (close as I could get to the sound of a 4-bbl kicking in!). Loved that car. Lucy blue with white painted top and blue guts. Love to have it back!

BJ

Scary, I did the same thing with the air cleaner on my 71 Lemans Sport 2dr 350/2bbl Lucy Blue, White vinyl top blue interior car........ It did make it sound a whole lot better when flooring it

[OVERULD]

Originally Posted by tripower

Scary, I did the same thing with the air cleaner on my 71 Lemans Sport 2dr 350/2bbl Lucy Blue, White vinyl top blue interior car........ It did make it sound a whole lot better when flooring it

Norm - We were living large weren't we? I bet there were a bunch of us out there doing that and wishing we had the Q-Jet, 4-speed, posi, buckets, etc. I also added a Thrush glass-pack on mine. It sounded great but I don't know what I was thinking when I did it - I did not even consider how my sister (who shared the car with me for the first year we had it) was going to react and I sure didn't consider how my Dad would react.

I'll never forget it - it was a Saturday and we were sitting at the kitchen table having lunch. My sister got up to leave for a piano lesson or some boring girl-thing. The enormity of my miscalculation hit me about two seconds before she turned the key (I had the glass-pack installed that morning and had managed to get the car home and parked in the driveway while Dad was mowing grass - so he had not yet heard it). The minute she cranked the car everyone stopped mid-chew and sort of looked toward the direction of the sound. The car shut off and then started again. I'm choking on my peanut butter and jelly sandwich now, wishing I was anywhere besides that kitchen table. I could feel my Dad's anger shifting into high gear as I heard the car turn off again and then heard the door open and my sister saying: "Daddy, there's something wrong with the LeMans!" Before bedtime that night there was a brand new Midas muffler on the LeMans and I was still thinking of ways to get back at my sister!

BJ

[ponchjoe]

I opted for this 43K mile 1 owner 72 GT

[OVERULD]

She's a beauty! Is that the one that was just listed on eBay a while back out of PA?

BJ

[ponchjoe]

Yes it is. I actually was driving 11 hours to eastern PA from Indiana to look at a 70 Lemans and most likely buy it. I had been talking to the owner since January when he posted it on Ebay. Since he was 10 minutes off the I 80 I asked if I could check it out. Well I drove the extra 3 hours to look at a piece of junk and ended up buying the '72 and I'm glad I did.

[OVERULD]

Sounds like it all worked out pretty well! One owner/43K miles is sweet. What are your plans for the car? Driver or frame off restoration?

BJ

[ponchjoe]

Right now enjoy it as a survivor. It runs pretty well is a nice driving car. Since it is missing the orig engine I will be adding factory options to the car like the formula wheel, maybe some honeycombs, GTO dash insert with factory guages....

[DanGTO]

A little late, mines a fake but it does get more attention than some of the more popular models while out on Woodward...





I had it sold a while ago, but the guy wanted to cut it up....I couldn't let that happen.

[MikeCio1]

Fake, never use that word. It is a tribute to Pontiac performance and days gone by. Its a good loking car, I would not let anybody use it for a parts car.

[2002Z4CSS]

Clone or not that is a nice looking car.