Contempo Firebird? WTF?
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
Keep your eyes open for a trashed car on Craig's List. It's probably the only way to find a hatch. Here's a pic of my car with the Iroc Hood and the repaired front spoiler.
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
damn thats sick man. iroc hood definately offsets the black on sides
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
Just came across this Camaro for sale
http://www.classifiedads.com/cars-ad3464060.htm
http://www.classifiedads.com/cars-ad3464060.htm
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
Hey, no worries here. I don't take that as hate at all. Some people like some things and some like others. I had one of these in the 80's, sold it to buy my wife a Honda...then she left with her childhood sweetheart. I swore I'd find one again and it took 20 years. Here's a pic of me with my old one around 1990...
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
Back from the dead, my fiance's cousin told me about one at the local junk yard. Pulled the hatch and only one side today, will pick up the other side tomorrow.




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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
shame you cant get the whole body. The widebody flares and hardtop would make a good race car. You would be able to fit some pretty serious tires under the front and back with little work, with a wider stance too.
as long as the floor is not gone
as long as the floor is not gone
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Wish I could have purchased the whole car. My thoughts exactly on the flares and hardtop. Thought about adding it to my car but then I would have to modify the flares to fit my front bumper. Think I rather sell it to someone who will use it as is without modifying.
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
Dang... How much are they hosing you for those parts? Why is it that all of the good stuff is down south? I could use pretty much all of that shell (no GFX on my 91 bumpers
), considering it's at least mostly straight and rust free...
), considering it's at least mostly straight and rust free... Supreme Member
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
i have a almost complete set of those headlight louvers ive been tryin to get rid of for the longest time.
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Hosing? Hardly. If they knew what it was and priced accordingly, I wouldn't have felt as though I was stealing from them.
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nope no pics. i can set them on my 91 and take a pic. id set them on my 87 but the bumper is off at the moment
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
Some of these Contempos look ike DeTamaso Paneras
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Charcoal, if that rear hatch and wide body fenders are for sale I am definetly interested in them. Plz send me a pm if they are
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
WickedCrazy, the price to ship all of this to WI would be crazy.
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Pic of the light louvers on a car...I have as set too...
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
i saw this today. interesting like these cars.
http://bangshift.com/blog/craigslist...ever-seen.html
http://bangshift.com/blog/chadmouth-...aro-rules.html
http://bangshift.com/blog/craigslist...ever-seen.html
http://bangshift.com/blog/chadmouth-...aro-rules.html
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i saw this today. interesting like these cars.
http://bangshift.com/blog/craigslist...ever-seen.html
http://bangshift.com/blog/chadmouth-...aro-rules.html
http://bangshift.com/blog/craigslist...ever-seen.html
http://bangshift.com/blog/chadmouth-...aro-rules.html
Kinda reminds me of a Monza from the front end, and a Delorean on the back end.
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i saw this today. interesting like these cars.
http://bangshift.com/blog/craigslist...ever-seen.html
http://bangshift.com/blog/chadmouth-...aro-rules.html
http://bangshift.com/blog/craigslist...ever-seen.html
http://bangshift.com/blog/chadmouth-...aro-rules.html
Your first link was posted over in the oregon craigslist for months.. lol
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
Those contempos are so 80s wrong it makes them cool 
Didn't those traco louvers also come in a motorized version? I think I have an old magazine with those in it somewhere

Didn't those traco louvers also come in a motorized version? I think I have an old magazine with those in it somewhere
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old jongbloed aeros


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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
Mine are 11x17 and 12x17 they are off a race car, not sure about the contempos but with the flares on it, they would fit
There was a set on ebay for something like 5K but they were porsche bolt pattern
There was a set on ebay for something like 5K but they were porsche bolt pattern
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Ah ok. Would want some a little closer to 9 or 10 inch wide to go on my vert. Just like the look of them thanks for the info.
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
That ground fx.... thing, is really really weird. Was that a factory part (from the Contempo factory at least) ?
Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
looks like a damn Delorean
ok everyone loves back to the future, deloreans are kinda cool, but if u want one buy one not a firebird/camaro and make it look like one, if i was at a gas station and i was told "Nice DeLorean" i think id be a bit offended
ok everyone loves back to the future, deloreans are kinda cool, but if u want one buy one not a firebird/camaro and make it look like one, if i was at a gas station and i was told "Nice DeLorean" i think id be a bit offended
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
i saw this today. interesting like these cars.
http://bangshift.com/blog/craigslist...ever-seen.html
http://bangshift.com/blog/chadmouth-...aro-rules.html
http://bangshift.com/blog/craigslist...ever-seen.html
http://bangshift.com/blog/chadmouth-...aro-rules.html
And they made 50 Contempo Cantaras and supposedly 4 Cantara GTS like mine. A Cantara GT is a one with the big Fiero wing and the front spoiler.
And BTW, I have owned Fieros....let the jokes begin....but be nice...my wife is cheating on me so my life sucks right now.
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I'll start working on that.... please pray for me everyone, it's going to suck for a while.......
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
Holy crap. I don't have anything to add, other than my astonishment that I responded to this thread over a decade ago...
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I'm in Tampa, Florida but am willing to drive as far as Atlanta to deliver if needed.
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Re: Contempo Firebird? WTF?
So I just picked up an '85 Contempo Camaro and im curious...since the cars body kit was designed by Contempo Van...does that mean the "VAN" in my accessory sheet is Contempo? Or is there a code in the accessory sheet to say if its from the factory or if someone put it on? Any help on this would be awesome.









