Now, Simo, why am I not surprised that you know the answer to this??

 

I just saw the red one this past Sunday as it is a local car to me in the LA area.

I saw these cars when they were new.

The Los Angeles area dealers always had the different conversion cars.
Richard Straman Convertibles
Richard Straman Turbo Convertibles
Gale Banks Twin Turbos
MSE's "Motor Sports Edition"
Targa Top Inc.
Auto Form Convertibles
John Greenwood Convertibles
1982 Bandit by Trans Am Specialties
Machiavelli Trans Am's
Tojan's
and others.

 

Heres a link to Simos pics:
http://www.redondo.com/machiavelli/

 

I just saw another one yesterday. A Dark Cherry Red one driving on I-80 through Nebraska.

 

Simo, can you send me some what pics you have of these conversions? I'd like to add them to the gallery (if they are not already their)

http://www.omnipotent-goku.com/iroc/gallery/aftermarket

 

Nice car. However let me tell you. After its all done and ready to hit the streets, you will still have the haters. My car has some vette parts on it and its all in paint ( not the best paint but good ) I have vette owners turn up there nose at me. ( some, not all vette owners ) Its a L98 TPI 350 with vette computer and vette fuel injectors. It allso has corvette tail lights and a notch back. that makes it look kinda vette like. I call it a corvette with a back seat. LOL But, even if you left your car like it is and drove the heck out of it. You will get more looks than a clean stock 3rd gen rolling down the street. Like a good friend said to me Transform it to the way you like it and roll out.

 

with some body work and the right paint job i think that it would be a cool car to drive

 

it reminds me of a over grown toyota celica.

tony.

 

now those tail lights remind me of the ones that come on the 240sx for s reason dont know why is probobly cause of the front.

tony.

 

I like it, very different, very 80's. Looking forward to seeing restoration progress pics

 

The tail lights remind me of the lights on a school bus. Yellow for slow down, red for stop.

 

Now that I see Simo's pictures I think this could be cleaned up and look really good. Well...get to it now

 

I guess this is what it should look like:

 

http://www.firebirdfever.com/firebirdfever/82-92ta.html

take a look of this page.
it'll show you more.

 

I have on of these cars and it's ossome. best car i have ever owned. had the 308 ferrari and broke down all the time. with the mach i still have the look of the 308 and then some!

 

Post pics of this scorpion, I want to see more.

Also update OP??

 

Looks pretty cool. I like it from the door back. I dont care for the front. Looks ugly.

 

NICE

 

That is really sweet! Once you get it done it will look awesome. That should have been the Buick Version of an F-body, could've been badged as a Wildcat.

 

while we're sharing opinions, I like you're car BigKeg.

 

I like it, it is a very unique mod

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8yr_...eature=related