History F**K That *other* Pontiac thread, let's see what made 'em GRRRREAT!

I've always liked this particular Poncho by an awesome painter.

 

I don't know if it's been posted yet, but Harry from Los Boulevardos has one of the most bitchin '62 Pocho's EVER.

 

a slightly confused midwest lowrider from the lowrider thread...

 

speaking of 'lowriders', here's a current ebay listing for a hydraulic equipped lemans. only $2800 BIN! if i lived closer to maryland, i'd be seriously tempted....



the best color gm ever put on a car, aside from black...



chopped and flamed!

 

Here's my 66. Wanted to see how quick I could make it while keeping things as stock as possible for that SLEEPER affect. Using cast iron intake, single 4 bbl with single snorkel air cleaner, cast iron heads and exhaust manifolds, TH400 and 3:25 rear gear. At 4200lbs, best ET to date is a 12.71 (and that's without any power enhancers).

 

that's haulin' for a big car. i dig it!

 

Love it! I had a 65 2 door sedan a few years ago. But please do away with the cheesy 'ebay' sticker on the air cleaner. Those were for Buicks. That style never came from the factory on a Pontiac.

 

the pontiac guys may be familiar with this "one of none" bubbletop, a '62 catalina with a (recently installed) all-aluminum pontiac engine. got $200,000? it's on ebay now...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1962...ars_Trucks&hash=item564399053d#ht_46593wt_833

 

just to keep the pontiac thread alive

 

Here's mine

 

A couple of my '69... She's what got me started in this crazy car world back when I couldn't reach the pedals or see over the dash.

 

THAT is the coolest picture!

 

Uh oh 4 door alert. . . .

 

That is NICE...........The shaved doors are a nice touch !!!

 

i know it doesnt really fit in here but it is a pontic and its a pontiac motor so here ya go

 

Nice clean sleeper.

 

thanks theres alot of hard work there that i made sure you cant see. kind of dumb when you think about it but oh well

 

Update on my '63 Catalina street freak. Been busy.
Did a little liltin'



A little firewallin'



A little steerin'.



A little tubin'





A lttlie showin' at Pontiac Heaven couple of weeks back





And some winning



Been busy. Mark L

 

lots of clean cars in this thread, but i have a coupla Qs.

1st, what's the deal w/ the OEM 8 luggers? i mean, arethey 2 or 3 piece wheel that actually has 5 lugs under the centercap, or the 8 lugs actualy bolt to the hub?
Plus what year were they produced? i think they look way pretty, its kinda strange to me that they werent used much on customs/lowriders of the late 60s early 70s.

2nd, what size were the LeMans? lets say 64 onwards. are they midsize? it appears so but pics can be decieving.

 

OH well Got CRS so I'll post mine..

The 57 is long gone and missed..Divorce sale..Grrrrrr

 

Just some more Poncohs.
Top three pics were/are friends of mine..RIP John Thrope...

 

^^ 60man, the Safari wagon is one of my dream cars, if i had the dough i'd be really torn between that and a 55 or 56 Chevy version....great car.

 

bonez, the front hubs attach to the spindles just like a 'regular' drum brake hub. the wheels really are held on with the 8 lug nuts around the inner part of the rim...

 

1960 drag car on ebay now...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...0597503690&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWAX:IT

 

Bonez, the 8 lugs are a two piece wheel. The center bolts on to the axle flange on the rear but the fronts are spindle mounts. They are cast aluminum over a cast iron brake drum. The wheel rim bolts onto the center with the 8 lug nuts, hence the 8 lug name. I'm not sure why they never caught on for more custom applications except they probably were hard to get and expensive, even used. They are reproducing them now and you can get different sized and and offset rims too. They are looking at casting them without the drake drum so they can be used with disc brakes. Mark L

 

i went back to take a closer look at this as i rmember seein it.
It explains a lot of thing, so basically the drum slips over the lugs like any car, but then the actual wheel hoop bolts to the drum....its a very weird set up but the ones ive seen on the cars lookin perfect are real sweet.
Front ones are diffrent, you said spindle mount, so if i understand right they are like old drag brakeless front runners that slip over the spindle.
way cool wheels. if i ever get a Poncho w/ these on i'l keep em w/out even thinkin about it.

 

I hated to sell my 57 but had no choice. Motor,power train,suspension & interior all done. Just needed a paint job...Damn !! I bougt it off my friend John Thrope. I couldn't afford one now..
A guy came over from Switzerland and bought it....no price hassle at all. !!!!

 

You mean that 57 is in Switzerland now? its just a few drive hours from me!
I hope he didnt fuck it up w/ digi gauges, billet shit, fat rims and anyother 90s stupid trend!
Maybe in ten years if its for sale and unmolested i will be able to afford it.....aaah the pleasures of daydreamin!

 

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