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ARTIC-1 
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 Topic: batmobile/green hornetPosted: 09 May 2011 at 6:31pm |
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Spotted this,slamming the brakes on an scrambling for a camera,sorry about the quality of the pic-cell.What is it?
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Posted: 09 May 2011 at 8:30pm |
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wow...good eye!!
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Posted: 10 May 2011 at 5:37pm |
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This car was at the tradex car show a few weeks ago it was built by george barris
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ARTIC-1
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Posted: 10 May 2011 at 10:36pm |
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What was the base car he used,?
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Patrick
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Posted: 10 May 2011 at 11:37pm |
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Probably a Toronado, possibly 1966. Other custom Toronados can be seen Here. Beautiful cars... back when GM stylists still knew what they were doing.
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Posted: 11 May 2011 at 8:51am |
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Oldsmobile I think it was? Built for one of the expos. It was called the
**X, ** being the year of the expo I think. Or something like that. |
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Patrick
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Posted: 11 May 2011 at 10:21am |
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Yes, the Toronado was made by Oldsmobile. And yes, the 67X was based on a Toronado platform, but the car pictured in the first post is not a 67X. I'm old enough to remember when Esso Oil was giving away four of these highly customized cars as prizes commemorating Canada's Centennial in 1967. I was eleven years old and I was really hoping my mom and dad would win one of these fabulous cars. More info and lots of pictures can be found Here and Here.
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Posted: 11 May 2011 at 10:45am |
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The stylists may have known what they were doing, but the engineers sure as hell didn't. "Guys, I have a great idea. You know how awesome V8, RWD muscle cars are? Why don't we make some FWD, it can't fail!" |
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Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan.
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Posted: 11 May 2011 at 11:13am |
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Well, the Toronado was never marketed as a "muscle car". It was a luxury cruiser with lots of power. Front wheel drive eliminated the driveline tunnel through the passenger compartment which made for more interior openness and foot room. Same idea for the Cadillac Eldorado. |
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Posted: 11 May 2011 at 1:49pm |
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Here's some videos about Jay Leno and his customized RWD '66 Toronado. Yes, rear wheel drive! It's quite a beast with over 1000 ponies! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSiOLr6Kyds http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/1966-oldsmobile-toronado /182147/ http://www.drivingtelevision.tv/?cid=269 http://tlc.discovery.com/videos/rides-biggest-spenders-custo m-made-toronado.html Who says money can't buy happiness?
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I am not as elderly as you Pat |
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Posted: 11 May 2011 at 3:51pm |
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I've never said that money can't buy happiness. Hell, I dream of the day where I can afford to wedge a jet turbine in to a bike, just because.
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Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan.
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Posted: 11 May 2011 at 3:58pm |
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Mind your elders, sonny!
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Posted: 11 May 2011 at 6:02pm |
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--Patrick-- ...Because you can still drive a sports car and be old.
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Posted: 11 May 2011 at 6:20pm |
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Posted: 11 May 2011 at 6:25pm |
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--Tristan-- ...Because you can still be young and confused.
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ARTIC-1 wrote:
...but I remember the Esso promo as my mom worked as a cashier for them back then
