Camino LS6

I'm doing what I can, DF. War Bonnet Yellow is a real Corvette color (one I don't care for). The car I'm looking at has taken a 30 year sleep...

I love the color too.

Original drivetrain. Enough details for now? Very impressive work, Cubitar! You are precisely correct! Condition is another matter, however...

under 50k miles...

Elkhart green, chrome bumpers...

Put it this way, the inspection sticker expired in 1981...

I have often remarked on the fact that though I have owned many cars, I have never owned a Corvette or a convertible. Some of you have probably heard me joke that someday I might have to combine the two. Well, about a decade or so ago I left a note in a mailbox at a house where a Corvette convertible had long been siting in the driveway under a tarp. Never heard a word about it. Eventually, the car disappeared and I wondered what became of it. So, a few days ago I get a phone call... It's the owner of the Vette wondering if I might still be interested! We are negotiating.

Good news, DF - and I'm glad to hear it. Been playing "jack-of-all-trades" to make ends meet, so yeah, lots of us are wandering into things we would never have expected to be doing.

I've heard nightmares about older Audis, but have no concrete information to confirm that. I like your evaluation plan. I will say that just about all of your potential choices are not terribly winter-friendly. But then, winter driving is all about the right tires and driver skill.

I like all three, and have from the start - although I'm not a fan of Mustang's new styling at all.

I get the sharp lines thing, but the Cavalier bit is just way off. My experience with the GTO and limited traction siruations makes me confident in the car as a capable winter driver (with appropriate tires). The T/C was excellent, and the torque was easy to manage even with it off. Of course, anything with a V6 will be even easier. But I have to say, you would love the GTO at the first drive. The car is just so competent and forgiving - certainly the best daily driver I've ever had. I loved every minute of driving that car.

I very much doubt that an M3 or a Mustang will be any more winter-capable than a GTO, all would require winter tires to be really useable.

G-T-O

The diesel El Camino... Oh, but those were dark days.

Great post , Mr. Dart. And it brings me to something else we ought to remember: The instant and complete hospitality shown to stranded Americans by our Canadian friends. I found coverage of that story to be deeply moving and a clear illustration of just how close the two nations are.

Even corporate America reacted in a tasteful way. GM provided vehicles for NYC, and then there was this: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3zXZX2sXHYI%26feature%3Drelated&h=b1690

I too, was captivated by the MSNBC replay of events as they happened that day. It almost felt like I had a duty to watch.

Almost a decade now...

Now that you've clarified your position a bit better, I get what you are saying, Croc. In fact, I largely agree with you that Buick should primarily remain FWD in counterpoint to Cadillac's primarily RWD lineup. However, There is ample room for differentiation between this Alpha Buick halo car and the ATS. In fact, I see it fitting perfectly into the GM portfolio while providing much-needed brand identity for Buick. You ask what I would do with suspension bits and interiors between the two. Well, the problem here is that what the ATS should be is a bit beyond the scope of the discussion of a new Riviera. I don't want to get too deeply into what the ATS will be, but I think that we all know that the interior and exterior design will be all A&S as we see it in the CTS. Keeping this hypothetical Buick different on those fronts is simple if the design is based on the render I posted - all of the shapes inside and out would be very different. As for suspension, think of the difference between Benz and BMW. Those two feel worlds apart in driving dynamics yet the structures are just variations on a theme. So the Buick would be tuned for a Benz-like ride, and the Caddy like the BMW. Even the drivetrain choices could be different in that Alpha is likely to be package protected for a V8 (for Camaro), so a V8 ATS-V might even be possible. So, if GM builds the ATS,this Riviera,and the F-6 Camaro on Alpha - I think it could be the best example of platform-sharing with differentiation in GM's history. With those three cars, they could really show how it is supposed to be done.

1961 Ford Falcon at about 12 or 13 years old.

Well, all I was doing was adding some tangential information I happened to know. Hell, I haven't even expressed an opinion in this thread!

Oh? I guess I didn't read the rules. I can't say that I know much about these conversions beyond the fact that they existed.

Yes, but Kappa gave it a vintage sports car look I would hate to see lost.

Various aftermarket companies have made them over the years.

Umm, have you looked at the design of the render? I see no A&S there at all. Only people like us would even know that the underpinnings were related. Then there is transmission choice, suspension set-up, perhaps even wheelbase, not to mention interior. So, the two cars might share nothing more than drivetrain and a basic architecture.