A Horse With No Name

Cool story

Badass....

On 8/29/2023 at 1:28 PM, David said:

For those that like all black, Ford has a Platinum Black Edition of the Ford F150 Lightning pickup in Matte Black.

F-150 Lightning Platinum Black Edition (shorthandstories.com)

I really like these. 

2 hours ago, ccap41 said:

Same here in the STL area. I think Either STL or the state of Missouri was filing a lawsuit with Kia/Hyundai over this. I have no clue where that lawsuit has gone though. 

Makes sense, they are stupid easy to steal. 

Lovely old land yacht. 

On 8/30/2023 at 1:18 PM, David said:

EV 442 = AWD, AWS, A2B (All 2 butts)  

AWD, AWS, A2B, A2C (all two cracks. )

9 hours ago, oldshurst442 said:

My math is worng

5% divided by 20% =  4% 

Elon wants 33% when GM at its height was a mere 20% with less world competition and car manufacturing competence...

I aint sayin' its impossible. Anything can happen.  But what a tall feat to accomplish on so little.   

 

 

Elon is a blow hard

17 hours ago, Robert Hall said:

Phrasing was wrong..was thinking of the poor quality..poor fit and finish... though some of the engineering is certainly questionable, like the 'self driving' feature that is crash prone, etc....they are too complex for their own good.. 

Or too complex for Tesla to make properly. 

Very sad, the son of a legend dies on track. 

On the brighter side...

Classic Lincoln meets its demise...

72 Pontiac again would be cool in good condition. 

Avalanche for Drew

Saving one rather than crushing it. 

Camaro looked saveable

Older than me...!

Ranchero might have been saveable..

78 Olds wagon. None of these rides is worth repairing, but cool to see old iron get crushed once in awhile. That wagon in good shape would be a lot of fun. 

Hurts watching this Buick get crushed. 

2 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

I recall you mentioning it here and how you weren't exactly kind to it (lol) but, for me, there's a sentimental attachment to the 260.  It's a dumb story.   The other thing is that I have to "process" the 307 as the Olds Rocket 5.0 L V8 because the 307 was an "old school" Chevy small block V8 slotted in between the 283 and the 327.

The funny thing is that, when the 260 V8 was released, the base engine in the Cutlass Supreme and the Omega - coupes and sedans - was Chevy's in-line 250 6 cylinder.  Only the Salon - not even the Brougham - started out with the 260 V8.  Eventually, my parents picked up a lightly used Omega (sharing the Nova-Ventura-Skylark chassis) with the 260 V8, so we also had one as an extra car for the dog and more utilitarian tasks.  One of my friends called it the "priest's car," because it was plainly equipped and looked like it would be seen next to a rectory or the nuns' residence.  My dad said, "Tell your friend I ain't no priest," (albeit in Italian).

Our neighbors got close to 150,000 miles of mostly city driving in SoCal on the large Olds Cutlass Supreme coupe with a 260 V8.  They were paired to a THM 350 transmission.  Then, when they went over to the smaller '78s and beyond, they paired the 260 V8, and the other engines that were available, to the smaller and unreliable THM 200 ... and transmission failure was common.

I was handed down an '84 Supreme Brougham coupe with the 3.8 V6 - and that crappy transmission - and it failed at 129,000 miles.  It was not maintained, with the transmission fluid looking light brown instead of pink.  I then took it in to get the transmission redone and this cool Portuguese guy owned the shop.  He gave me a price for the new transmission.  I asked if I could have a THM 350 put in instead and he seemed amenable to that, since the length of the casing was exactly the same.  He only charged me $100 to $150 more and it was worth its weight in gold (well, not really).

I guess the moral of the story is that when you pair a smaller engine (3.8 V6 or 260 V8) to a larger transmission, the transmission snoozes with the lower torque being pushed through and it's a win-win for the powertrain.  At least it appears that way.  

GM had two separate 307's the 307 Chevy and the 307 Olds, which was an Oldsmobile motor. 

And the song about it...

16 hours ago, trinacriabob said:

Haha.

And here I drooled over a nicely but not too equipped Brougham coupe with the smaller 260 Rocket V8, for which '82 was coincidentally the last year Olds made it.  They had it from '75 to '82.  It was the quietest of all the Rocket V8 engines, based on what I've (actually) heard.  

I had a 78 with a 260 V8, swapped it for an Olds 307. 

With regards to the 82 Grand Prix, here is my idea of the ideal 82 GM midsize. 

I like this Pontiac drag car build

EV 65 Mustang fastback conversion. Sweet work. 

Lucky cop

I love her reviews. 

On 7/28/2023 at 12:02 PM, trinacriabob said:

I hope you're talking Pontiac, because the very last Bonneville was probably one of the nicest vehicles among GM's last full-size cars ... and a huge improvement over the "upside down boat"/"jellybean" Bonneville that preceded it.

Front angled view

Rear angled view

 

They really did something right with these rear taillamps 

The dashboard was a bit much, and they could have simplified things, but this cabin was comfortable and the dash had all these goofy things going on

I am talking about the races on the salt flat. Love the Ranger, want to keep driving a pickup truck. 

On 7/28/2023 at 6:13 PM, regfootball said:

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/07/images-of-next-gen-2025-chevy-equinox-activ-leaked-in-china/

 

REALLY liking this new potential Equinox.  HUGE upgrade in styling.  More rugged, some same cues as new Traverse.  Put the 2.0 engine in it and i might actually be jiggy for it as consideration as next vehicle.....depending on interior

GM is on a roll. I really like the new Colorado and Canyon. Probably the only GM product I would buy right now. 

She is amazing

Bonneville is a bucket list thing for me...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgpwlwlmqxY