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Old 12-16-2002, 04:44 PM
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Old 12-16-2002, 04:47 PM
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Was reading that article yesterday, thinking that the Chev boys sure borrowed heavilly from Pontiac for the C3 design.
Old 12-16-2002, 04:51 PM
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Greg

How's it going? Meaning to e-mail since the IM is not functioning properly. How are things?

I like the design and at 2,200 lbs or so, it must handle pretty nice. How did ours get so heavy? :confused:


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Old 12-16-2002, 05:07 PM
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Chris,

I rode in your car. It feels very light compared to mine !

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Old 12-16-2002, 06:01 PM
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Derrick

Might be the 400 horses, 4 speed and 3.70 gear. :D
Old 12-16-2002, 06:15 PM
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Reminds me of a pontiac banshee. :D
Old 12-16-2002, 10:52 PM
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First thought popping into my head was Firebird, then customized. :)
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Derrick

Might be the 400 horses, 4 speed and 3.70 gear. :D
Could also be no power steering, no power windows. no A/C, less sound insulation. That stuff begins to add up.
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Derrick

Might be the 400 horses, 4 speed and 3.70 gear. :D

Could also be no power steering, no power windows. no A/C, less sound insulation. That stuff begins to add up.
Ya I do have a lot of light parts: alum rad, water pump and heads, headers, 4-speed. It all adds up. :yesnod:
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Default Re: Remind you of anything? (Fevre)

Fevre, there is some debate about who borrowed from whom. The Banshee is a 1964 Chicago Auto Show car and the Mako 2 is a 1965 New York Auto Show car. Both developed at around the same time but Pontiac and Chevy (I believe) had seperate design teams that would not routinely share concepts with each other.

At any rate, look at the pic from the back. Looks like a 2nd gen Firebird doesn't it?

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I like that hard top. Would have been a nice sister car to the vette, too bad GM wanted the Corvette to be the only King. The Banchee would have made a nice Prince. :)
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Default Re: Remind you of anything? (Fevre)

That is the Banshee isn't it? Would drive it if I owned it.

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