NeonLX

Nice! I was still farming back in those days and I had a '76 Chevy K10 Scottsdale 4X4. Mine had the 350 4V with 4-speed stick (with the granny gear) and lockout hubs. It was a good running truck but was constantly in the shop--electrical system was crap and the clutch plate & throwout bearing gave me no end of grief. I'd wanted a similar pickup with a 292 six but couldn't find one, so settled on the V8 one. Buddy of mine had almost the same truck, but with the 400 V8 & full-time 4WD...it had a lot more scat than mine did.

Thanks for the pix, GMTruckGuy! Cool looking machine. Where I work, we used to have a '90-ish Corsica with the 3.1L V6. It was surprisingly quick.

Yeah, I HATE the nasty 20" wheels that turd up otherwise nice-looking older iron. Sorry I blew up.

Always liked the low grille w/ hideaway headlights on the '67 GP--along with the nifty slotted turn indicators up above. I thought the full sized '67 Pontiacs were gorgeous cars. Would love to find a '67 Executive wagon in nice shape.

Too stupid to do a screen-shot (plus embarrassed by how many files are sitting on the desktop), but here's my desktop pic:

Yeah, it was some sort of THM tranny...not sure if it was a full-scale THM 350 or not behind a 231 V6. It wasn't a complete slug though--I was kind of surprised that it had as much spunk as it did. And it rode like a big Buick should, so there ya go.

Those wheels really make it sucky...as does the WalMart "custom" steering wheel. I like seeing survivors of all body styles, but I hate it when they're mucked up. Then again, I'm just a crotchety old cuss so ignore me.

That's why I love this place--every time I visit, I learn sump'n' new. Never had heard of the Corsica-based Tempest before (or the Tempest-based Corsica, whichever way it's supposed to go).

That's pretty cool!

OMG...had forgotten about the old 4-speed HydraMatics. Had several of them in the famiily back in the day ('60 Star Chief, '58 Olds Super 88). The thing I remember most about the '58 Olds was how fast it came up out of first gear...there also seemed to be a pretty solid connection because the engine would sound like it was getting lugged after some of the upshifts...wow, memories...

We got one of the 3.4L powered Grand Ams as a loaner once. I was actually impressed with the power and the relative quiet of the interior. The gee-whiz dash design was a little much for me, but I liked the car overall.

Ah, I can imagine lotsa sparks, screeching, and a wonderful aroma.

I should have loved the Caliber--a smallish wagon with a reasonable price--but the thing never really tripped my trigger. The cheap interior was a turn-off, as was the too-high beltline. Even if I barber-chaired the seat up until my dome was rubbing the headliner, I still felt claustrophobic inside of the Caliber (though not so much with the Jeep Compass, for some reason). I have high hopes for the Dart.

What balthazar said. The 90-degree V6 was a real shaker until they adopted the split crankpin design. I do remember the steering wheel in that '76 LeSabre vibrating in frequency with the engine as it accelerated. I'd love to know if the fuel economy with the V6 in that big tub was any better than the 350 V8 in real world driving...

That's sad...though our '07 Maxx is starting to look kinda rough too. Finally replaced the factory rubber at 76,000 miles. The car still rides nice and has lots of oomph.

Hey, it's a Plodge! Nice color combo. I always enjoyed Canada's Cheviacs, too...

Yeah, I think the 231 was a mid-year thing for the 1976 Lesabre. I would have test driven the car sometime in the late spring, maybe May or June. The sales manager for the local Buick dealer was a family friend and he actually called to tell me about it. It was a lot of car for that engine. Heck, it was a lot of car even for the standard 350.

I actually drove one of those 1976 Lesabres with the 231 V6, back when it was new. The lasting impression I've got of that long-ago adventure is the vibrating steering wheel. One could definitely feel the firing impulses. I decided to stick with my '72 Olds 98 after that test drive.

Cubic inches count, man...

I'd love to have that minivan version. Hey! Doesn't it look like there's two fuel tank fillers on the passenger side of that thing?

I'm hoping for a 3800-lbs. Impala, "powered" with a turbocharged 1.3L 4-cyl. engine that makes 160 HP @ 7600 RPM and 145 lbs.-ft. of torque @ 5800 RPM, mated to an 11-speed auto tranny with a torque convertor the size of a silver dollar.

I also remember that if the Chevy/GMC pickups from 1970-'72 had a "400" logo on the front fender, they were powered by the big block 402. I think it was for 1975 that the 4X4 pickups started offering the 400 small block (with 4V carb) as an option; I think this option lasted through 1979...not sure it made it into the 1980s.

How heavy is the Malibu anticipated to be?

That Olds 455 certainly had oodles of tire-shredding torque though--just couldn't expect a lot of revs out of it!

Yeah, a 4-door (or wagon!) 1961 Impala SS was a new one on me, too...the 2-door and convertible models are proverbial hen's teeth--I've only seen one '61 SS that I can remember and it was a "bubble top". On edit: here is a supposed 1961 Impala 2-door sedan with the SS package: http://www.newstalgiamotors.com/cars/1961ImpalaSedan.aspx As a side note, we used to have a '61 Chevy Parkwood wagon in this same color (fawn beige).