Robert Hall

Or they were inspired to try and one-up the G6 GXP front end..

I don't care for the front end, but really like the roofline and side profile..

Interesting stuff.. I seem to recall reading somewhere that the '67-72 generation had 3 lengths of stepsides--6, 8, and 9 foot or something like that...

Ya, then became a 4.5 then later a 4.9 until '95. Interesting factoids about the HT 4100 from Wikipedia: "The HT4100 may not have been the most successful engine to sit under the hood of a Cadillac, (some people called it Hook and Tow), but customers were no more satisfied with the other two engines available at the time, the V8-6-4 and the Oldsmobile 5.9L Diesel. Kits were sold to retrofit the cars with Chevrolet engines (Buick and Oldsmobile V6s would also fit, but were much harder to install)." Apparently, the engine block was porous and oil would leak through it...wierd.

The Vortec 8100 was a derivative of the old BBC (427, 454,etc), I think? So is it dead now? No more big blocks?

Buick apparently had a 300 from '64-67 and a 340 from '66-67.

There were various small (under 300 CID) versions of GM V8s that were short lived from the mid '70s-early '80s. Chevy 262 (75-76) Chevy 267 (79-82) Pontiac: 265 (80-81) Olds: 260 (75-82)

There was a Tundra HD dually concept at the SEMA show last year..

I haven't seen one of those in ages...I remember seeing them in Florida in the '80s in state hwy dept livery. I vaguely remember once seeing a stepside w/ a 4dr crew cab body...don't recall if it was a short or long bed, though.

While out to lunch today, I saw Denver Broncos footballer Champ Bailey at a BBQ place near my office...he had a goregous silver green Aston Martin DB9 convertible, w/ the top down. I saw a gold '08 CTS in my office parking lot, parked next to a bronze Enclave.

When you were young and your heart was an open book You used to say live and let live (you know you did, you know you did you know you did) But in this ever changing world in which we live in Makes you give in and cry Say live and let die Live and let die Live and let die Live and let die What does it matter to ya When you got a job to do You gotta do it well You gotta give the other fellow hell When you were young and your heart was an open book You used to say live and let live (you know you did, you know you did you know you did) But in this ever changing world in which we live in Makes you give in and cry

I saw an Audi A5 coupe up close for the first time tonight. Black on black. Beautiful car....love the design...

What is this 'my car' you keep referring to?

Except for the Solstice and GTO, lately Pontiac's slogan could have been: Pontiac: The Hearbeat of Avis. Hopefully, the G8 can help turn the image thing around...

The C-pillar & quarter window shape looks like it's from the A5...

Hmmm....seeing any GM from before around 1990 is fairly rare for me... and other than at car shows, it's very rare that I see any GM's from before 1980..

My Grand Cherokee does the same thing...I don't believe it..

Were the Camaro concepts at NYIAS?

I had a good, but busy, Easter weekend. Flew to Dayton Friday night, hung out w/ my sister there on Saturday, went down to Cincinnati (great views from the riverfront) and saw Bruce Springsteen in concert Saturday night (rock on!), then drove across the state (in a rental Jetta from Hertz) for Easter dinner w/ my mom, brother & sister, then back to Dayton and back to Denver this evening. Good weather overall, though some snow flurries Sat in Dayton.

fsck (Wikipedia entry on the word..)

'In the Evening'--Led Zeppelin...love the riff in that song.

I'd love to see the CTC in black cherry...love that color!

My best years in my life are the here and now and the future yet to come.... looking back too much and dwelling on the past isn't healthy, so I'm looking forward.... I've enjoyed each phase of my life so far (childhood in Ohio/PA, jr high & high school in Florida, college in Ohio, grad school hell in Michigan, 20s-30s professional growth era in Colorado, late 30s transition to Arizona that I'm starting now).. I enjoy looking at old cars at car shows and occasionally driving my oldies, but I much prefer modern cars for daily use...

The French names go waaaay back in their history--Chevrolet, Cadillac..

Looks interesting...I wonder if this is on a GM platform (seems to be Epsilon sized). Suzuki Kizashi