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Robert Hall

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  1. Robert Hall
    Shweet...I've only seen 3 so far on the road--two in Colorado and one in Miami...none out here in the desert horror yet.
  2. Robert Hall
    Hmmm...how about a '73 Chevelle SS or '75 Laguna, done pro-touring style with a Baldwin-Motion style L88 hood, BM graphics, but big modern wheels/tires, brakes, and a crate LS1?
  3. Robert Hall
    Does a FWD unibody have a trans 'tunnel' per se, though? Isn't the transaxle ahead of the firewall? Anyway, it comes down to marketing..I would think it's getting harder to push a percieved 'old' transmission when the rest of the market has moved on to 6spds..
  4. Robert Hall
    Looks great..I only saw the orange one at the Denver auto show back March. I have yet to see one on the road or in a lot. I want a white one w/ Colorado plates. I love the styling...retro yet modern..stands out in a world of FWD generics.
  5. Robert Hall
    I have no idea either...the G and W are wide cars, wider than the Epsilon, so I would think there would be enough room for the 6 spd transaxle.. but I have no idea how the dimensions and mount points for the 4spd transaxle compares to the 6spd..but the part where it attaches to engine must be the same, since the 3.6 has been is used with both in fwd applications.
  6. Robert Hall
    I am surprised that GM still builds cars in the UK, though...I would the think the labour costs would be high compared to Poland, for instance. But who owns the Vauxhall brand name? GME, GM (UK) Ltd, or Vauxhall Manufacturing?
  7. Robert Hall
    Before I starting reading it closely, for YEARS I thought your handle was 'triacindabob'---thought you were a fan of Kirk Kirkorian (Tracinda Corp).
  8. Robert Hall
    As far as mine, I'm not sure why I picked 'moltar'..must have been inspired by Moltar The Inperious character on Space Ghost. It also reminds me of MostaB, the German word for something that I caon't remember. I've been on the internet since the Usenet news groups era of the late '80s in college, have used many handles elsewhere, incl. moltar and 'Cubical', 'Cubicleman' and 'DJ Cubical'. My real name is Rob (NEVER Bob though).
  9. Robert Hall
    Cool..I figured there was a FLW connection w/ yer handle. I'm a bit of FLW fanatic myself, have several books on his work, and have toured his home in Oak Park, Taliesin West, and Fallingwater... As I kid, I wanted to be a car designer...I should have stuck to it and become Chris Bangle (he is from Ohio also). Though if wasn't a software engineer/architect, I would have liked to have gone into architecture..I love industrial design and building design.
  10. Robert Hall
    More overhang than the concept...I wonder if those are real light clusters...look like decals.
  11. Robert Hall
    Sounds like the brand equity for Vauxhall is with GM (UK) Ltd.... if Vauxhall Motors is just the manufacturing, it seems like GM could move all the manufacturing to S. Korea or Poland or elsewhere and just badge the models as Chevys, Opels, Vauxhall, whatever..
  12. Robert Hall
    I'd like to see more of Wyoming...in my 11 years in Colorado, I drove across I-80 and back to SLC a couple of times...pretty barren.
  13. Robert Hall
    Front resembles the Traverse with headlights similar to the Vue.
  14. Robert Hall
    Which is complete BS. How could it not support the 6-speed?
  15. Robert Hall
    Looks like a bigger version of the new A4....lots of A4/A5 styling cues, inside and out.
  16. Robert Hall
    Maybe a GM equivalent of XV Motorsports...
  17. Robert Hall
    Oh yeah... definitely cool. I've always want to build an '78 Impala SS coupe. Buckets seats, F41 suspension, Rally wheels, etc.
  18. Robert Hall
    Yes, lots of them in greens and browns. I dated a girl in high school that drove an '81 Bonneville Brougham--4dr, silver blue, dark blue top and interior, had the traditional Pontiac mags..
  19. Robert Hall
    Fascinating and bizzare..who would have thought there would be so many oldies in the epicenter of BMW, Toyota and Honda worship? I know in Collectible Automobile mag, they always have pics of vintage '50s-60s cars seen on the streets of San Francisco..
  20. Robert Hall
    Fleetwood Mac
  21. Robert Hall
    It's always up the individual owner, of course, but even on 'performance' cars, I like plood...it adds some warmth visually to the interior. 'Metal' (i.e. aluminum colored plastic) is too cold and mechanical for my tastes... and real metal trim gets hot in the summer, so that's not good. I do like the old style 'turned aluminum' dash trim from the '70s Trans Ams and Bentleys though. One interior trim I strongly dislike is carbon fiber (fake or real)--looks disgusting, IMHO.
  22. Robert Hall
    Interesting..I wonder if they will get rid of the 4spd automatic and restyle it between now and then...
  23. Robert Hall
    Actually, 5. '67 Cougar (1 '67, 2 '68s), and '90 Lincoln Town Car (and also a '96, same style).
  24. Robert Hall
    Interesting looking at the COY award...my folks had 4 COY winners over the years.
  25. Robert Hall
    We will see...the Lincoln MKS seems to be targeting the RL's market. (largish AWD V6 luxury sedan).
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