7 slot grilles ...
 

Here's a Daewoo Korando from our dog-eating friends.

Spot what the marketting professionals call "styling cues" - the 7 slot
grille and the IFS.

http://www.autoatnet.com/images/fich...i/DAEKORUF.jpg

Its also termed the "KJ" (yes really). There's one just up our street...

Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Dave Milne wrote:

> Here's a Daewoo Korando from our dog-eating friends.
>
> Spot what the marketting professionals call "styling cues" - the 7 slot
> grille and the IFS.
>
> http://www.autoatnet.com/images/fich...i/DAEKORUF.jpg
>
> Its also termed the "KJ" (yes really). There's one just up our street...
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara

That's a joke right? Photoshop right?

That looks like a stylized Libby. What's with the German licence plate
though?

Mike
98 TJ SE

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

u gotta be kidding me...what an ugly little piece of !#%!#%

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:ZGdZa.1863$xW4.14986361@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Here's a Daewoo Korando from our dog-eating friends.
>
> Spot what the marketting professionals call "styling cues" - the 7 slot
> grille and the IFS.
>
> http://www.autoatnet.com/images/fich...i/DAEKORUF.jpg
>
> Its also termed the "KJ" (yes really). There's one just up our street...
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
>
>
>
>
>

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

It looks like the bastard child of a Ram pickup and a Liberty. Daewoo
doesn't have a reputation for quality in the Colonies. I would advise you
to consider something else, Dave.

Earle

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:ZGdZa.1863$xW4.14986361@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Here's a Daewoo Korando from our dog-eating friends.
>
> Spot what the marketting professionals call "styling cues" - the 7 slot
> grille and the IFS.
>
> http://www.autoatnet.com/images/fich...i/DAEKORUF.jpg
>
> Its also termed the "KJ" (yes really). There's one just up our street...
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
>
>
>
>
>

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

>That's a joke right? Photoshop right?

see, sadly,

http://www.tiscali.co.uk/motoring/ro...est_117_1.html

Paul B.

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Well, I was considering an IROC-Z, but Nathan persuaded me against it :-)


Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara

"Earle Horton" <enfermero_diabolico@registerednurses.com> wrote in message
news:bh3r6a$u19ls$1@ID-147790.news.uni-berlin.de...
: It looks like the bastard child of a Ram pickup and a Liberty. Daewoo
: doesn't have a reputation for quality in the Colonies. I would advise you
: to consider something else, Dave.
:
: Earle
:
: "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
: news:ZGdZa.1863$xW4.14986361@news-text.cableinet.net...
: > Here's a Daewoo Korando from our dog-eating friends.
: >
: > Spot what the marketting professionals call "styling cues" - the 7 slot
: > grille and the IFS.
: >
: > http://www.autoatnet.com/images/fich...i/DAEKORUF.jpg
: >
: > Its also termed the "KJ" (yes really). There's one just up our street...
: >
: > Dave Milne, Scotland
: > '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
: >
: >
: >
: >
: >
:
:

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
news:sReZa.1931$xd5.15240284@news-text.cableinet.net...
> Well, I was considering an IROC-Z, but Nathan persuaded me against it :-)

dont get the wrong idea dave. if you can get an 87-90 iroc with the tpi 350
then you have one hell of a building platform for one mean street rod. its
not that i dont like the iroc, im just not a big fan of the one you found.
the 85 carb'd versions just didnt deserve the z28 badging.

--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

I agree - sounds like the 5.7l is the one to go for. Over here they are as
rare as hen's teeth, though. I might just save up a bit more and go for a
later model, or perhaps the Pontiac Transam to which the Camaro seems
suspiciously related .. or is it the other way round, who knows.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'99 TJ 4.0 Sahara

"Nathan W. Collier" <abuse@A0L.com> wrote in message
news:b7fZa.3032$Pb7.134202@twister.southeast.rr.co m...
: "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
: news:sReZa.1931$xd5.15240284@news-text.cableinet.net...
: > Well, I was considering an IROC-Z, but Nathan persuaded me against it
:-)
:
: dont get the wrong idea dave. if you can get an 87-90 iroc with the tpi
350
: then you have one hell of a building platform for one mean street rod.
its
: not that i dont like the iroc, im just not a big fan of the one you found.
: the 85 carb'd versions just didnt deserve the z28 badging.
:
: --
: Nathan W. Collier
: http://7SlotGrille.com
:
:

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

I ordered a 1987 GTA Trans Am new. It had the 5.7 L98 TPI Corvette motor
in it. You might try one of those. :)

Dave Milne wrote:
> I agree - sounds like the 5.7l is the one to go for. Over here they are as
> rare as hen's teeth, though. I might just save up a bit more and go for a
> later model, or perhaps the Pontiac Transam to which the Camaro seems
> suspiciously related .. or is it the other way round, who knows.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara
>
> "Nathan W. Collier" <abuse@A0L.com> wrote in message
> news:b7fZa.3032$Pb7.134202@twister.southeast.rr.co m...
> : "Dave Milne" <jeep@_nospam_milne.info> wrote in message
> : news:sReZa.1931$xd5.15240284@news-text.cableinet.net...
> : > Well, I was considering an IROC-Z, but Nathan persuaded me against it
> :-)
> :
> : dont get the wrong idea dave. if you can get an 87-90 iroc with the tpi
> 350
> : then you have one hell of a building platform for one mean street rod.
> its
> : not that i dont like the iroc, im just not a big fan of the one you found.
> : the 85 carb'd versions just didnt deserve the z28 badging.
> :
> : --
> : Nathan W. Collier
> : http://7SlotGrille.com
> :
> :
>
>


--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

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Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

In article <b7fZa.3032$Pb7.134202@twister.southeast.rr.com> , "Nathan W.
Collier" <abuse@A0L.com> writes:

>dont get the wrong idea dave. if you can get an 87-90 iroc with the tpi 350
>then you have one hell of a building platform for one mean street rod. its
>not that i dont like the iroc, im just not a big fan of the one you found.
>the 85 carb'd versions just didnt deserve the z28 badging.

Yeah, but is the steering wheel on the wrong side?

;-)
* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Dave Milne wrote:
> I agree - sounds like the 5.7l is the one to go for. Over here they are as
> rare as hen's teeth, though. I might just save up a bit more and go for a
> later model, or perhaps the Pontiac Transam to which the Camaro seems
> suspiciously related .. or is it the other way round, who knows.

They are, they're basically the same cars for most of their history. GM
= Chevy and Pontiac. They share chassis and engines in most cases
interior bits and pieces of all sorts.

> Dave Milne, Scotland
> '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

"a mild facelift to resemble an old Jeep" ROFLMAO!!!
"cheap, odd-looking and unrefined." LMFAO!!!!
*whew* Thanks for the best laugh I've had since Dieter's bones of the
rubicon comments!


"PLB49" <plb49@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20030809180816.23687.00001798@mb-m27.aol.com...
> >That's a joke right? Photoshop right?
>
> see, sadly,
>
> http://www.tiscali.co.uk/motoring/ro...est_117_1.html
>
> Paul B.

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Approximately 8/9/03 21:01, Simon Juncal uttered for posterity:

>
> Dave Milne wrote:
>> I agree - sounds like the 5.7l is the one to go for. Over here they are as
>> rare as hen's teeth, though. I might just save up a bit more and go for a
>> later model, or perhaps the Pontiac Transam to which the Camaro seems
>> suspiciously related .. or is it the other way round, who knows.
>
> They are, they're basically the same cars for most of their history. GM
> = Chevy and Pontiac. They share chassis and engines in most cases
> interior bits and pieces of all sorts.

The mouse and rat motors used in the old Camaro had nothing in
common with the engines used in the Trans Am. Different
blocks entirely.

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

I've seen some weird full sized Pontiacs from the fifties and
sixties, that where made in Canada, but for everything else, GM shares
nothing between their Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Chevrolet
divisions, not even a tire rim from the muscle car err.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Simon Juncal wrote:
>
> They are, they're basically the same cars for most of their history. GM
> = Chevy and Pontiac. They share chassis and engines in most cases
> interior bits and pieces of all sorts.
>
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '99 TJ 4.0 Sahara

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

In article <3F369B30.EC549EA@cox.net>, L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) ------ III
<----------@cox.net> writes:

> I've seen some weird full sized Pontiacs from the fifties and
>sixties, that where made in Canada, but for everything else, GM shares
>nothing between their Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Chevrolet
>divisions, not even a tire rim from the muscle car err.

Weren't the Trans Am and the Camaro of the 70's/80's/90's based on the same
platform?
* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

"Matt Macchiarolo" <mlmacchia@aol.comspambgon> wrote in message
news:20030810173559.04207.00002227@mb-m01.aol.com...
> Weren't the Trans Am and the Camaro of the 70's/80's/90's based on the
same
> platform?

very similar platforms from day 1, but didnt start sharing drivetrains until
the 3rd generations came out in '82. prior to that, pontiac had their own
engines/trannys that were nothing like gm's.


--
Nathan W. Collier
http://7SlotGrille.com

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Hi Matt,
You mean like bolt on a front clip from, the other I, really really
doubt it. I remember we used to do that with old Fords and Mercury's ,
you have one of those, right? The Canada Merc?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>
> In article <3F369B30.EC549EA@cox.net>, L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) ------ III
> <----------@cox.net> writes:
>
> > I've seen some weird full sized Pontiacs from the fifties and
> >sixties, that where made in Canada, but for everything else, GM shares
> >nothing between their Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Chevrolet
> >divisions, not even a tire rim from the muscle car err.
>
> Weren't the Trans Am and the Camaro of the 70's/80's/90's based on the same
> platform?
> * * *
> Matt Macchiarolo
> www.townpeddler.com
> www.wolverine4wd.org
> http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Was that the same model year as the independent rear suspension and
speedometer cable drive?

Earle

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:3F36BF32.C1DAD986@cox.net...
> Did you every see the overhead cam six the Fire Bird originally
> brought out?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
> >
> > Weren't the Trans Am and the Camaro of the 70's/80's/90's based on the
same
> > platform?
> > * * *
> > Matt Macchiarolo
> > www.townpeddler.com
> > www.wolverine4wd.org
> > http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

I think you're thinking of that thing they brought out with one
half their V8.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Was that the same model year as the independent rear suspension and
> speedometer cable drive?
>
> Earle

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

In article <3F36BDC9.47511260@cox.net>, L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) ------
III <----------@cox.net> writes:

>I remember we used to do that with old Fords and Mercury's ,
>you have one of those, right? The Canada Merc?

Nah, it was my dad's. The Mercury Marquis/Ford LTD.

Right now I'm kinda looking for an early 70's Cadillac Deville convertible.
Would make an awesome tow vehicle. I saw the Top 10 Used Tow Rigs article in
one of the new mags, and even though it seemed to be a "tongue in cheek"
portion (they also included a Peterbilt tractor) an old Caddy towing a Jeep
just has a certain cool factor in my mind.
* * *
Matt Macchiarolo
www.townpeddler.com
www.wolverine4wd.org
http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Approximately 8/10/03 14:35, Matt Macchiarolo uttered for posterity:

> In article <3F369B30.EC549EA@cox.net>, L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) ------ III
> <----------@cox.net> writes:
>
>> I've seen some weird full sized Pontiacs from the fifties and
>>sixties, that where made in Canada, but for everything else, GM shares
>>nothing between their Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Chevrolet
>>divisions, not even a tire rim from the muscle car err.
>
> Weren't the Trans Am and the Camaro of the 70's/80's/90's based on the same
> platform?

The F body if memory serves. After the great denutting
didn't follow engines enough to note whether they still
had their own engine blocks [as in the 70 and before]
or even shared that.

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Approximately 8/10/03 15:52, Matt Macchiarolo uttered for posterity:

> In article <3F36BDC9.47511260@cox.net>, L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) ------
> III <----------@cox.net> writes:
>
>>I remember we used to do that with old Fords and Mercury's ,
>>you have one of those, right? The Canada Merc?
>
> Nah, it was my dad's. The Mercury Marquis/Ford LTD.
>
> Right now I'm kinda looking for an early 70's Cadillac Deville convertible.
> Would make an awesome tow vehicle. I saw the Top 10 Used Tow Rigs article in
> one of the new mags, and even though it seemed to be a "tongue in cheek"
> portion (they also included a Peterbilt tractor) an old Caddy towing a Jeep
> just has a certain cool factor in my mind.

I dunno, would think one of the big late 50's "fin" Caddies would
be even cooler, or the old straight body Continental. This
if you couldn't find a '66 GTO or a Hemi Superbird of course.

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Yup. Some wiseacre auto mag had one tuned up and then stuffed
it in an XKE Jag. Stock, it reminded me too much of the
Cosworth Vega and 66 Turbo Corsa... a great idea turned to
crap by the beancounters.


Approximately 8/10/03 14:57, L.W.(ßill) ------ III uttered for posterity:

> Did you every see the overhead cam six the Fire Bird originally
> brought out?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
> Matt Macchiarolo wrote:
>>
>> Weren't the Trans Am and the Camaro of the 70's/80's/90's based on the same
>> platform?
>> * * *
>> Matt Macchiarolo
>> www.townpeddler.com
>> www.wolverine4wd.org
>> http://wolverine4wd.org/rigs/macchiarolo_ml.html

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Sure they had their own engines. In the latter 70's, the Pontiac Trans
Am shared an engine with Olds before Chevy. You had to order the T/A 6.6
to get the Pontiac version, otherwise you had an Olds 403.

Lon Stowell wrote:
> Approximately 8/10/03 14:35, Matt Macchiarolo uttered for posterity:
>
>
>>In article <3F369B30.EC549EA@cox.net>, L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) ------ III
>><----------@cox.net> writes:
>>
>>
>>> I've seen some weird full sized Pontiacs from the fifties and
>>>sixties, that where made in Canada, but for everything else, GM shares
>>>nothing between their Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Chevrolet
>>>divisions, not even a tire rim from the muscle car err.
>>
>>Weren't the Trans Am and the Camaro of the 70's/80's/90's based on the same
>>platform?
>
>
> The F body if memory serves. After the great denutting
> didn't follow engines enough to note whether they still
> had their own engine blocks [as in the 70 and before]
> or even shared that.
>


--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw
03 TJ Rubicon
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

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Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> I've seen some weird full sized Pontiacs from the fifties and
> sixties, that where made in Canada, but for everything else, GM
> shares nothing between their Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and
> Chevrolet divisions, not even a tire rim from the muscle car err.

The muscle car era wasn't 1985, currently they share the same LS1
engine, same 6 speed tranny, same chassis, sure there was more variation
in the 80's but just look at them, same platform... lots of parts that
are the same.

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Remember the first time GM put Chevrolet engines in Buicks and Pontiacs
because of a shortage? ---- hit the fan after that.

Earle

"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
news:3F387EE3.3D481C92@cox.net...
> You wrote, "basically the same cars for most of their history"
> which tells me you weren't even born when they rolled off the assembly
> line. Just open any auto repair book. And just in case you see the
> Firebird 400", it's not the Chevy small block.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Simon Juncal wrote:
> >
> > The muscle car era wasn't 1985, currently they share the same LS1
> > engine, same 6 speed tranny, same chassis, sure there was more variation
> > in the 80's but just look at them, same platform... lots of parts that
> > are the same.

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Not American, and they're not listed in my Motor Manuals up to the
early eighties. I have seen some Canadian Pontiacs, and I remember a
Mercury Comet, something, that were all screwed up.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Remember the first time GM put Chevrolet engines in Buicks and Pontiacs
> because of a shortage? ---- hit the fan after that.
>
> Earle

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

I thought the first big flap was putting the Chev 350 blocks into
the Olds when they ran out. There was a big class action lawsuit
from it, mostly based on the old Oldsmobile advertising for their
"positive valve rotation" that was claimed to prolong the life
of engine valves compared to engines without it. Dimly recall
that the result of the lawsuit to buyers was mostly discount
certificates.... one discount on a new Olds if you win the
lawsuit, *two* discount certificates on a new Olds if you
*lose* the lawsuit.


Approximately 8/12/03 06:44, Earle Horton uttered for posterity:

> Remember the first time GM put Chevrolet engines in Buicks and Pontiacs
> because of a shortage? ---- hit the fan after that.
>
> Earle
>
> "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:3F387EE3.3D481C92@cox.net...
>> You wrote, "basically the same cars for most of their history"
>> which tells me you weren't even born when they rolled off the assembly
>> line. Just open any auto repair book. And just in case you see the
>> Firebird 400", it's not the Chevy small block.
>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>>
>> Simon Juncal wrote:
>> >
>> > The muscle car era wasn't 1985, currently they share the same LS1
>> > engine, same 6 speed tranny, same chassis, sure there was more variation
>> > in the 80's but just look at them, same platform... lots of parts that
>> > are the same.
>
>

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Lol. I knew it was one of those old people cars.

Earle

"Lon Stowell" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:VsOdnWphm-0l2qSiXTWJhQ@comcast.com...
> I thought the first big flap was putting the Chev 350 blocks into
> the Olds when they ran out. There was a big class action lawsuit
> from it, mostly based on the old Oldsmobile advertising for their
> "positive valve rotation" that was claimed to prolong the life
> of engine valves compared to engines without it. Dimly recall
> that the result of the lawsuit to buyers was mostly discount
> certificates.... one discount on a new Olds if you win the
> lawsuit, *two* discount certificates on a new Olds if you
> *lose* the lawsuit.
>
>
> Approximately 8/12/03 06:44, Earle Horton uttered for posterity:
>
> > Remember the first time GM put Chevrolet engines in Buicks and Pontiacs
> > because of a shortage? ---- hit the fan after that.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
> > news:3F387EE3.3D481C92@cox.net...
> >> You wrote, "basically the same cars for most of their history"
> >> which tells me you weren't even born when they rolled off the assembly
> >> line. Just open any auto repair book. And just in case you see the
> >> Firebird 400", it's not the Chevy small block.
> >> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> >> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >>
> >> Simon Juncal wrote:
> >> >
> >> > The muscle car era wasn't 1985, currently they share the same LS1
> >> > engine, same 6 speed tranny, same chassis, sure there was more
variation
> >> > in the 80's but just look at them, same platform... lots of parts
that
> >> > are the same.
> >
> >
>

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Hey now! How dare you, I'll have you know that *my dad*
always drove Oldsmobiles...and...uhhh, yeah, well, uhhh,
never mind....

Approximately 8/12/03 13:51, Earle Horton uttered for posterity:

> Lol. I knew it was one of those old people cars.
>
> Earle
>
> "Lon Stowell" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:VsOdnWphm-0l2qSiXTWJhQ@comcast.com...
>> I thought the first big flap was putting the Chev 350 blocks into
>> the Olds when they ran out. There was a big class action lawsuit
>> from it, mostly based on the old Oldsmobile advertising for their
>> "positive valve rotation" that was claimed to prolong the life
>> of engine valves compared to engines without it. Dimly recall
>> that the result of the lawsuit to buyers was mostly discount
>> certificates.... one discount on a new Olds if you win the
>> lawsuit, *two* discount certificates on a new Olds if you
>> *lose* the lawsuit.
>>
>>
>> Approximately 8/12/03 06:44, Earle Horton uttered for posterity:
>>
>> > Remember the first time GM put Chevrolet engines in Buicks and Pontiacs
>> > because of a shortage? ---- hit the fan after that.
>> >
>> > Earle
>> >
>> > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
>> > news:3F387EE3.3D481C92@cox.net...
>> >> You wrote, "basically the same cars for most of their history"
>> >> which tells me you weren't even born when they rolled off the assembly
>> >> line. Just open any auto repair book. And just in case you see the
>> >> Firebird 400", it's not the Chevy small block.
>> >> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
>> >> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>> >>
>> >> Simon Juncal wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > The muscle car era wasn't 1985, currently they share the same LS1
>> >> > engine, same 6 speed tranny, same chassis, sure there was more
> variation
>> >> > in the 80's but just look at them, same platform... lots of parts
> that
>> >> > are the same.
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

I RESEMBLE THAT!
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> Lol. I knew it was one of those old people cars.
>
> Earle

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

HEY!!! I went through a "family car" stage with Olds Cutlasses--78-83 or
so--bought from one of the named dealers in the "Chevmobile" case, no less!

Paul B.
01 XJ

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Approximately 8/12/03 16:12, PLB49 uttered for posterity:

> HEY!!! I went through a "family car" stage with Olds Cutlasses--78-83 or
> so--bought from one of the named dealers in the "Chevmobile" case, no less!
>

I too have had "family cars". A very nice 1966 Corvair Corsa turbo
and a 1966 SS427 Impala taken to 466 cubes with 454 LS6 cam, headers,
glasspacks, headers, airbag spring helpers, big fat Dunlop radials,
etc. Not quite Addams Family, but all a struggling young missile
defense contractor could afford.

Re: 7 slot grilles ...
 

Yep, Olds heavily advertised their "Rocket V-8" engines.

Tom

"Lon Stowell" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:VsOdnWphm-0l2qSiXTWJhQ@comcast.com...
> I thought the first big flap was putting the Chev 350 blocks into
> the Olds when they ran out. There was a big class action lawsuit
> from it, mostly based on the old Oldsmobile advertising for their
> "positive valve rotation" that was claimed to prolong the life
> of engine valves compared to engines without it. Dimly recall
> that the result of the lawsuit to buyers was mostly discount
> certificates.... one discount on a new Olds if you win the
> lawsuit, *two* discount certificates on a new Olds if you
> *lose* the lawsuit.
>
>
> Approximately 8/12/03 06:44, Earle Horton uttered for posterity:
>
> > Remember the first time GM put Chevrolet engines in Buicks and Pontiacs
> > because of a shortage? ---- hit the fan after that.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@cox.net> wrote in message
> > news:3F387EE3.3D481C92@cox.net...
> >> You wrote, "basically the same cars for most of their history"
> >> which tells me you weren't even born when they rolled off the assembly
> >> line. Just open any auto repair book. And just in case you see the
> >> Firebird 400", it's not the Chevy small block.
> >> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> >> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
> >>
> >> Simon Juncal wrote:
> >> >
> >> > The muscle car era wasn't 1985, currently they share the same LS1
> >> > engine, same 6 speed tranny, same chassis, sure there was more
variation
> >> > in the 80's but just look at them, same platform... lots of parts
that
> >> > are the same.
> >
> >
>