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I would like a linking of online names to real names, plus an isolated soundbite of DF's voice, please.

'sticker performance' cars aren't new from Chevy. >>"The one thing I noted is they were now promoting a new tag it is a Gold Bow Tie with the GM Performance Division "Performance" behind the Bow Tie. They then under it have Vehicles - Parts - Racing."<< Where is this; online? A hanging banner at the event? A brochure/print ad? You did not clarify...

whoa!

Tucker engine is located entirely behind the axle centerline. I don't have a weight distribution number handy (not sure it was ever measured), but the flat 6 was AL. Handling was remarkably good for the period from the majority opinion I've read. BTW- every published weight you see online is wrong- they all regurgitate the weight of the prototype. The non-prototype cars were right about 3850 lbs (most accounts say 4235). I have a cut-away drawing I can upload if you guys need to see it.

Distinct lack of tarpaper, tho; I only see one crumpled piece. It should at least still be attached at the gable end. Prolly a K. Hovnanian build...

Initially, yes. Tucker was working on it's trans, the R1, which had far fewer moving parts than contemporaries. I believe only maybe 2 or 3 (may be only 1) got that trans tho. There was also a full manual in a few cars.

Agreed- it turned out very well. However, I don't think turning one into a convertible added a single thing to the car. It's worse from a design standpoint, IMO. The Tucker works aesthetically at it's zenith as a 4-dr 'torpedo-backed' sedan.

9 built - check the wiki entry. Really cool machine; if you get a chance to see it, do so. First vid does have a degree of deceptive aspect ratio tweaking going on; they were not that wide/low in sectional view.

Yeah; no. Been a Tucker fan for 20 years + now, check in regularly with the TACA board, have my treasured letter from Alex Tremulis safely filed..... the convert is NOT club recognized, it's NOT documented, and it's been completely debunked by Tremulis himself. It's a clone. I've seen the pics; the 'panel rust repairs' were coincidentally located primarily where a roof was cut off, and rear doors were replaced by quarter panel. Yeah.

Right, sure you are.

Oh come on, Bill.

weather.com for central Jersey says 99 Sat, but likely intense thunderstorms, then highs merely in the 80s Sun-Wed. Hang in there, CR!

I got 13 years out of my Viewsonic here at home; it finally sputtered to a stop. I just stripped it down for scrap yesterday. That's a pretty good ROI, IMO.

The c230 was a disaster, I wonder if this will do any better.

Oops- somehow I got used to this, might've been the week at the shore last week. I do stay out of the sunlight, but the temps haven't been bothersome, really, so I'm outside frequently. Yes; I'd like it to be more like 75....

According to this link; it's all the same sheet metal : http://www.classicone.com/wsc/catalog/gm/chevy/camaro/7081camaro/7081camaro.htm

I was under the impression that '70-81's were the same decklid, is that incorrect?

what a bland, boring, image-melting little econobox that is.

Cool- it's on CL right now. Thanks

CTS already DOES challenge the germans.

^ mercedees probably needs to spend that level of money; cargo vans & garbage trucks don't design & build themselves.

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GM posted a 2011 profit of almost $8 billion in 2011.

"Reality is complex".