A Horse With No Name

Brian, I admire your intellect and taste in cars but I would have to disagree. Given the choice I think the 62 Grand Prix is sexier. However, I would gladly take either car...that 58 in two tone green looked fabulous. Chris

Last I heard some Japanese buisinessman was going to build Luxury Condo's on the Wilington site. Plant demolition starts next Tuesday. Chris

We really should not be suprised that something built by humans has issues. Hell, go to Miatanet.com and read about how "perfect" the Miata is (not.) Then go to WWW.Scionlife.com. and read about sunroof rattles and electrical issues and... (Enter sarcam mode) It is just sooo obvious that Mazda and Toyota are perfect while everthing G.M. touches is a total steaming pile. (exist Sarcasm mode) Chris

Probably an innapropriate question but do I get banned if I have an orgasm reading this..... This is EXACTLY what I want. Chris

Ironically I would pay $500 more for a car if I could have a good salesperson. I see new cars traded in all the time that shouldn't be traded. Went to the Ford dealer with a friend to get his SVT Focus Oil changed. Wandered over to new cars. Traded in with less than 5000 miles were a new Miata, a Cobalt SS, a c6 corvette, A toyota FJ cruiser, and several expensive domestics. Considering the cost of these cars their owners would have been much better off spending the extra $500 to have a sales associate like CARBIZ than loose $5000 when they don't like-can't use the car they just bought. Chris

Which indeed is a good point. Having worked as an SCCA flagger and race official I have spent many a weekend with these cars coming past me at full throttle on track. Most v-6's do not have a good exhaust note. I can handle a smooth, rev happy 4 or a thundering v-8 but listening to most V-6's feels like kissing ones sister...just does not sound right. I have heard good exhaust notes with Buick Grand Nationals however. Also really like the exhaust note of the modular Ford v-8...still a v-8 note but smoother than a lot of v-8's. Chris

I agree. Personnaly I was really embarassed by the G.M. dealership because we built (electrical) the building it sits in when I worked for a former employer. Really don't want them to be a reflection of my work. I wish I could find a well trained qualified salesperson to work with when I buy my next car. (which won't be for a little while.) Chris

What year was the Last Bel Air 2 door hardtop made by Chevrolet? Hint-they built 14 SS ragtops for every one of these they built this year. Chris

They also raced Fiat and Ford, although those are two F-words we cannot use here on these forums. Suprised people got the V-8 thing for 1917, always gets me when people say the first Chev v-8 was in 1955. Springfield Body company also made woody bodies in Mass. for Chevrolet in the 1920's. Last roadster for Chevrolet was in 1939 in Austrailia (3 years after Fords last roadster at the end of the 1936 model year.) 1939 was the year of the lowest regular productioin Chev. model. I have to check at home but the 1939 Master Deluxe (gotta check that designation) had fewer than 70 built IIRC. 40's question-no regular Chev. ragtops were built in the USA so 1940 and 1946 (after the war). Pillarless Hardtops, 50 for the 2 dr and 56 for the 4 dr. Having owned a 55 Chevy I thought it would be cool to own a 55 4 dr hardtop but it didn't come out until 56. Almost Almost bought a 50 2 dr. hardtop that was in sweet restored shape and kick myself to this day for not buying it. Tri-power, 58 Impala is indeed correct Sir. 65 is the year of the last 409 (409 dropped when 396 came out) first year of big block in Corvette, First year of 4wdisc brakes on the vette, last year of v-8 2 door wagon. Chevelle is indeed the correct body line but a new bodystyle came out in 66 and chevrolet did not invest in the tooling for a 2 dr wagon. Congrats to 76 for getting that one. Corvair is correct on the Yenko stinger, I've seen these thing s run down and pass Shelby Mustangs during vintage races at Mid Ohio, a way cool rare car. 1967 Camaro came out on either Sept 11 or Sept 12 1966 depending upon the source. 1973, Urethane/Chrome is correct again. 83 is Monte SS, Aerocoupe did not come out until 86- or 87 IIRC. I think they did build an Aerocoupe in 88 but I could be wrong. Also very rare is the Pontiac Grand Prix Aerocoupe. Grand Sport is correct for 1990's Corvette question. Fixed headlamps is also a correct answer. Thanks for playing guys, I love these forums and it is cool to find other car nuts. Chris

They also raced Fiat and Ford, although those are two F-words we cannot use here on these forums. Suprised people got the V-8 thing for 1917, always gets me when people say the first Chev v-8 was in 1955. Springfield Body company also made woody bodies in Mass. for Chevrolet in the 1920's. Last roadster for Chevrolet was in 1939 in Austrailia (3 years after Fords last roadster at the end of the 1936 model year.) 1939 was the year of the lowest regular productioin Chev. model. I have to check at home but the 1939 Master Deluxe (gotta check that designation) had fewer than 70 built IIRC. 40's question-no regular Chev. ragtops were built in the USA so 1940 and 1946 (after the war). Pillarless Hardtops, 50 for the 2 dr and 56 for the 4 dr. Having owned a 55 Chevy I thought it would be cool to own a 55 4 dr hardtop but it didn't come out until 56. Almost Almost bought a 50 2 dr. hardtop that was in sweet restored shape and kick myself to this day for not buying it. Tri-power, 58 Impala is indeed correct Sir. 65 is the year of the last 409 (409 dropped when 396 came out) first year of big block in Corvette, First year of 4wdisc brakes on the vette, last year of v-8 2 door wagon. Chevelle is indeed the correct body line but a new bodystyle came out in 66 and chevrolet did not invest in the tooling for a 2 dr wagon. Congrats to 76 for getting that one. Corvair is correct on the Yenko stinger, I've seen these thing s run down and pass Shelby Mustangs during vintage races at Mid Ohio, a way cool rare car. 1967 Camaro came out on either Sept 11 or Sept 12 1966 depending upon the source. 1973, Urethane/Chrome is correct again. 83 is Monte SS, Aerocoupe did not come out until 86- or 87 IIRC. I think they did build an Aerocoupe in 88 but I could be wrong. Also very rare is the Pontiac Grand Prix Aerocoupe. Grand Sport is correct for 1990's Corvette question. Fixed headlamps is also a correct answer. Thanks for playing guys, I love these forums and it is cool to find other car nuts. Chris

G.M. certainly has a lot of dealerships in our area that could use help. My daughter (16) wanted to go "look at" a few new cars. We were just looking but the salespeople at the G.M. dealership would not even greet us when we walked in. Chris

The real question is why are females so impressed with imports? Chris

Actually you make a good point. Not so much Honda but esp. Koran cars seem to realy fall apart with time. And as for my neighbor, Civics are built here in Ohio so buying one would be putting my neighbor to work. But then again so would buying a Cobalt as it is made right here also. Chris

DTS for sure. I like small cars but can't see the Kia optima etc as anything worth owning. HHR could also use a slight bump. Chris

Very Cool! Chris

Actually feature for feature there isn't a GM interior I wouldn't mind spending a hundred thousand miles in. They have come a loooong way. Chris

This is easily changed with an after market exhaust if you want the car to sound differently. Chris

Let's just see how the new Malibu does. I think we will be pleasantly suprised. Chris

Carbiz, you are right, the Tracker was a great vehicle. Chris

The GTI is a cool car and packaged very well...but Volkswagen reliability would be a major downer. Chris

Actually this is good. We cannot continue suburban sprawl and more freeways forever. Chris

Actually as far as the 6 vs. 8 thing goes I would rather have a v-8. However, with 350/450 h.p. on tap it would be wayyy to much for the teenaged driver(s) in my house. A V-6 is a simple compromise in the idea of keeping my son alive when he gets behind the wheel. I just remember how stupid I was with my 70 Chevelle when I was 17. Chris

Wow, that is cool...and strange. I have no idea in creation. Chris

Pre-Chevrolet Motors-Name Thee Companies whose cars the Chevrolet Bros. Raced before starting Chevrolet The teens-Chevrolet produced this innovation in 1917...well over a decade before Ford before abandoning it for several more decades. Hint-Chevrolet paced the Indy 500 the year this innovation came back out, and the pace car used this. (Chevrolet was not the first car company to build this, BTW) The twenties-This Massachusets company built "woody" bodies for 1920's Chevrolet Station wagons. The thirties-A tough one-what Chevrolet Model is the lowest regular production car model of the 1930's (specific Chevrolet pass. car model). Hint-Chevrolet built fewer of these than they did Corvette prototypes in 1983. The thirties again-Chevrolet produced the last roadster type (no roll up side window) convertible when and where? (at least the last roadster until the 1953 Corvette) The 40's-Speaking of convertibles-Chevrolet resumed Convertible production (after halting it) what two years in the 1940's? The 1950's-First year for two door and foor door pillarless hardtops? The 1950's again-Tri-power was first offered what year and on what motor as a regular production option for a regular passenger car? The 1960's-On what car model line was the "Yenko Stinger" built? The 1960's Again-What was the last year one could buy a 2 door V-8 RWD station wagon? The 1960's Again-First year for 4 wheel disc brakes and the Big Block v-8 on the Corvette? The 1960's Again-What was the last year for the 409 Motor in a regular production passenger car? The 1960's again-I was Born on September 12, 1965. On or about my first Birthday General Motors thought I was so cool that they brought out this car...(Major G.M. car) The 1970's-The 1973 Corvette is a unique body style for waht reason? The 1980's-In 1983-Chevrolet brought out this car (which sold rather well) as a special edition of a regular production automobile in part because they needed the aerocynamic advantadge in Nascar? The 1980's again-This was the last year for RWD on the Monte Carlo? The 1990's-Chevrolet brought back this name for a special Blue and white Corvette (with a red stripe on the front fender). This name was used in the early/mid 1960's for a series of special racing Corvettes. Current-The C-6- Corvette shares this feature with the Scion T.C. but no other Corvettes since 1962. What is this "feature"? Hope this isn't too many questions. Chris

Exactly. Chris