“What the Trevor Crowe/Rodger Freeth Starlet lacked in size, it made up in Kiwi ingenuity. It has since become an icon of New Zealand Motorsport” New Zealand ‘big banger’ sedan racing was going through huge changes in the late 1970s and early ’80s. The first half of the 1970s saw domination from...
1964 Pontiac Grand Prix, two-tone dark gray (originally black) over silver
Factory 8-lug aluminum wheels with integral drum brakes and white wall tires
Standard 303 hp 389 CID with 4-barrel carburetor* and optional air conditioning
Standard bucket seats with console and automatic transmission
*389 with Tri-Power 3x2bbl carburetors, 421 CID 4bbl, and 421 CID 6bbl as well as 4-speed transmission** were optional.
**Just 3,124 buyers opted for the manual out of 63,810 1964 GPs sold.
First introduced in 1962, the Grand Prix joined the Ford Thunderbird in the personal luxury "coupe" market. Compared to other U.S. cars of the period, the GP was restrained in the use of exterior chrome embellishments. Rear styling in particular was reminiscent of custom car trends.
1986 Oldsmobile Incas Concept car.
This car is a good example why I like concept cars specifically the oldest ones. Futuristic dashboard, beautiful design and many others features that were unthinkable to see that time in a car .
1986 Oldsmobile Incas Concept car.
This car is a good example why I like concept cars specifically the oldest ones. Futuristic dashboard, beautiful design and many others features that were unthinkable to see that time in a car .
And exactly why I've been so disappointed in automotive evolution. So many such cars appeared in the sixties, seventies, and eighties ...yet what do we have today? Rolling bricks.
1996 BMW E31 8-Series, 5.4-liter V-12 engine, 322 hp and 360 lb-ft torque from the factory, 5-speed automatic transmission. Only about 350 were sold in the US. This one was purchased new by George Carlin and driven til he passed away in 2008, his daughter kept the car, occasionally driving it, til putting it up for auction in 2018, with 76,000 miles on it. No word on final sale price. The tag was his original.