I guess that someone actually bought one.
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Car: '83 Firebird S/E
Engine: The Chevy 305. with carburator
Transmission: 700R-4
I guess that someone actually bought one.
I have a nice middle-model 3rd-gen. What I saw last Sunday, I thought existed only on paper.
While walking from the parking-spot to the Chinese resturant, I came across a guy parking his own 'Bird. Was an '82 with all of the following options:
All-steel roof
Four-cylinder engine
Steel rims/plastic hub-caps
Stick-shift
Idiot-light-only dash
Two-speed wipers
Heater/ no A.C.
A.M. only radio
Crank windows/manual locks/key-only hatch release
etc, etc............
Yes, it did have a passenger seat, but it was high-back w/o adjustable headrest.
And it still runs
Seth
While walking from the parking-spot to the Chinese resturant, I came across a guy parking his own 'Bird. Was an '82 with all of the following options:
All-steel roof
Four-cylinder engine
Steel rims/plastic hub-caps
Stick-shift
Idiot-light-only dash
Two-speed wipers
Heater/ no A.C.
A.M. only radio
Crank windows/manual locks/key-only hatch release
etc, etc............
Yes, it did have a passenger seat, but it was high-back w/o adjustable headrest.
And it still runs
Seth
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
Car: 87 Formula T-Top, 87 Formula HT
Engine: 5.1L TPI, 5.0L TPI
Transmission: 700R4, M5
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Car: 87 IROC-Z
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: automatic
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Reminds me of the first Iroc-z I looked at to buy. It was an 89. It had no options at all! No AC, no power, AM radio, 15" rims, L03/5-speed. If it had at least a TPI I might have bought it.
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From: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Car: '83 Firebird S/E
Engine: The Chevy 305. with carburator
Transmission: 700R-4
Ninety horses and 3,000+ pounds. Who would have thunk.
My Triumph had a 90 HP/100 foot-pound slant-4, but it weighed 2,500 pounds and the engine got most of its torque at a low 2,500 RPM.
Also, those twin side-draft carbs had tremendous air-flow. The Brits are something else.
Seth
My Triumph had a 90 HP/100 foot-pound slant-4, but it weighed 2,500 pounds and the engine got most of its torque at a low 2,500 RPM.
Also, those twin side-draft carbs had tremendous air-flow. The Brits are something else.
Seth
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