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I Thought This Car Deserved It's Own Thread!
« on: January 23, 2010, 02:27:22 PM »


  Don't know how many knew about this, but I just saw it in the latest edition of Hot Rod Magazine:

            2011 Trans Am Firebird (and, personally, I like IT better than the new  Camaro, that it's based off of)   WICKED!!!!!!!!!!!

             
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« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2010, 02:31:25 PM »
That doesn't look half-bad. Burt would be proud....
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Re: I Thought This Car Deserved It's Own Thread!
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2010, 02:34:24 PM »
I don't get it, I thought Pontiac was dead?
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Re: I Thought This Car Deserved It's Own Thread!
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2010, 02:35:29 PM »


I think I prefer this version Bill....



Either way, it's too bad Pontiac won't be around to see it come to fruition. :'(



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Re: I Thought This Car Deserved It's Own Thread!
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2010, 02:47:40 PM »
Why oh why did they kill off Pontiac??? The G8 was stunning, this Firebird is beautiful.... If they had just eliminated all the crappy "clones" of other GM cars(and Daewoos) and kept the good stuff... Such a shame.
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Re: I Thought This Car Deserved It's Own Thread!
« Reply #5 on: January 23, 2010, 02:54:03 PM »
Couldn't they have killed off Saab or something else??? At least they sold Hummer to the Chinese!! No more soccer moms in tanks, yay!!!!
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Re: I Thought This Car Deserved It's Own Thread!
« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2010, 02:54:23 PM »
        azuredesign AND cb750dude,   This is billed clearly as a
              "Trans Am Firebird" , Not a Pontiac Trans Am Firebird. Kind of like when the Studebaker went under, the Avanti was was renamed the Avanti II and had Chevy (Corvette, I think) running gear.


       Schmthaus, THAT is REALLY COOL as wel, to look like the 69' Trans Am, no doubt. Thanks for posting! ;)

        
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Re: I Thought This Car Deserved It's Own Thread!
« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2010, 03:01:51 PM »
Quote from: cb750dude on January 23, 2010, 02:49:57 PM
IT was a court order as part of GMs bailout


The courts did not order closing Pontiac, the courts OKed it closing as part of the reorganization of the company.


The failure of GM provides me proof that corporate executives and boards of directors are not on the side of shareholders.  They operate for wall street, who operates on this quarter's magic number.


Don't get me started...


Nice looking car.
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« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2010, 03:07:46 PM »
I'm partial to the Carmaro.
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« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2010, 03:10:57 PM »
So they MAY actually make it... Nice!!! Not that I could(or would) get one... Next car I buy will be an Evo9. May just be me, but that is a whole lot of car for under 20k used!!! Got to ride in one with a customer, and I have NEVER been in a car faster than that, save a 880hp Hennesey Viper my buddy's dad had...
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Re: I Thought This Car Deserved It's Own Thread!
« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2010, 03:52:55 PM »
It's just a design exercise. to build one you have to cut up a new camaro.
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« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2010, 03:59:33 PM »
Saab is, for all purposes dead. Konisegg the swedish super car builder was in the process of buying Saab but something happened and now saab will be gone by the end of 2010. too damn bad too, the Saab 900 was one of the best cars ever built in my opinion.
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Re: I Thought This Car Deserved It's Own Thread!
« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2010, 04:29:12 PM »
Quote from: Don R on January 23, 2010, 03:52:55 PM
It's just a design exercise. to build one you have to cut up a new camaro.

   Yeah, it IS, but I think it looks better (my own opinion  ;) )


   Just like the Barracuda is done from the Challenger

   http://www.musclecarspecs.com/images/Hemi/Cuda/main.jpg

  
  
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« Reply #13 on: January 23, 2010, 04:47:33 PM »
Image from link above

Oh, my...  :o
I love these new retro musclecars Detroit is putting out!!! I'm sorry, pony cars!!!
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« Reply #14 on: January 23, 2010, 05:19:57 PM »
Quote from: vanillagorilla on January 23, 2010, 04:47:33 PM
Image from link above

Oh, my...  :o
I love these new retro musclecars Detroit is putting out!!! I'm sorry, pony cars!!!


   Thank you for the assist, I just couldn't seem to get the picture to post AND there are more of it in different colors on that page that the link leads to. ;)


   I don't think we're going back into the name deal, I think we're all past that now. As time goes by, I suppose some definitions change. I mena, take "Nerf Bars" for example. Mention them to folk whose history goes back to the 50's and THEY think you are talking about custom built bumpers made from metal rod shaped to be bumpers on a custom car.
However, mention the "Nerf Bars" now days and younger folks think youare talking about tubular steps for pickup trucks and jeeps. Kinda hard to keep up. ;)
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« Reply #15 on: January 23, 2010, 05:24:41 PM »
i really like that white/blue concept car. reminds me of the 74 455 SD trans am
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