batmobile/green hornet
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Category: General Fiero Chat
Forum Name: Fiero Spotting
Forum Description: Seen a Fiero around town, wanted to know who's it was, this is the place
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Topic: batmobile/green hornet
Posted By: ARTIC-1
Subject: batmobile/green hornet
Date Posted: 09 May 2011 at 6:31pm
Spotted this,slamming the brakes on an scrambling for a camera,sorry about the quality of the pic-cell.What is it?
------------- SNOW MAN 87-GT/AUTO-2.8_ WHITE 88-TTop/ Duke-2.5. RED |
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Posted By: Nexus
Date Posted: 09 May 2011 at 8:30pm
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wow...good eye!! ------------- Charlie 84 SE |
Posted By: tk_85redgt
Date Posted: 10 May 2011 at 5:37pm
| This car was at the tradex car show a few weeks ago it was built by george barris |
Posted By: ARTIC-1
Date Posted: 10 May 2011 at 10:36pm
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What was the base car he used,?
------------- SNOW MAN 87-GT/AUTO-2.8_ WHITE 88-TTop/ Duke-2.5. RED |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 10 May 2011 at 11:37pm
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Probably a Toronado, possibly 1966. Other custom Toronados can be seen http://www3.telus.net/toronado/unusual.html - Here . Beautiful cars... back when GM stylists still knew what they were doing.
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ARTIC-1 wrote:
Posted By: D_sensitized
Date 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. ------------- -Harrison 88GT 3800 SC1 F23 5-speed Chilliwack |
Posted By: Patrick
Date 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 http://sprintacular.blogspot.com/2010/08/george-barris-expo-67x.html - Here and http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=7313180 - Here .
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Posted By: Romeo
Date 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!" ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date 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. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date 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.youtube.com/watch?v=iSiOLr6Kyds http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/1966-oldsmobile-toronado/182147/ - http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/1966-oldsmobile-toronado /182147/ http://www.drivingtelevision.tv/?cid=269 - http://www.drivingtelevision.tv/?cid=269 http://tlc.discovery.com/videos/rides-biggest-spenders-custom-made-toronado.html - http://tlc.discovery.com/videos/rides-biggest-spenders-custo m-made-toronado.html Who says money can't buy happiness?
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Posted By: Bassman
Date Posted: 11 May 2011 at 2:54pm
I am not as elderly as you Pat ------------- Brian (Bassman) 86 GT Fastback 3.2L 2013 Mazda3 Sport GS SkyActive [IMG]http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u243/Bassman68/BassmanSignature.png"> |
...but I remember the Esso promo as my mom worked as a cashier for them back then
Posted By: Romeo
Date Posted: 11 May 2011 at 3:51pm
I've never said that money can't buy happiness. Hell, I dream of the day where I can afford to wedge a http://www.streetfire.net/video/jay-lenos-jet-bike_181012.htm - jet turbine in to a bike , just because.  ------------- Never shift into reverse without a back-up plan. |
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 11 May 2011 at 3:58pm
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Mind your elders, sonny!
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Posted By: Romeo
Date 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 By: tk_85redgt
Date Posted: 11 May 2011 at 6:20pm
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Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 11 May 2011 at 6:25pm
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--Tristan-- ...Because you can still be young and confused.
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