Re: The Spotted Thread

by 1973montec on Sat Mar 01, 2014 5:02 pm

73 bumper on the purple one

by magic marouke on Sat Mar 01, 2014 6:03 pm

1973montec wrote:73 bumper on the purple one

Yep it is a 73

by dynchel on Sun Mar 02, 2014 7:55 pm

switchbiker wrote:Clean Camino spotted at Wal-Mart this afternoon. The car behind it was pretty nice too! Same paintjob as my 74' I had when I was younger.

Too bad the bumper is bent down. Tailgating a little to close?

by JiMi_DRiX on Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:00 pm

orange Juiced wrote:LOL Jimi, yeah i live in Tucson. I've been seeing more intown. Saw a gray one on 20's on my way to Popeye's on Tuesday.

I totally forgot you are in Tucson, sorry! There are two Caminos that I see sometimes, both with Laguna front ends. I also saw a 73/74 blue cutlass a while back, had swivel seats.

by JB2wheeler on Mon Mar 03, 2014 2:25 am

That Elkie with the bent bumper probably totaled out a Toyota! Back around 1966 I had a 56 Olds 98 (it was a great car) and I hit a Volkswagon from the side of the Volks, but barely caught the last 3 foot of the car. It was like someone took a giant knife and cut off the whole back end. I took a kleenex and spit on it and wiped some red paint off my bumper and you would not know I hit anything. JB

by dynchel on Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:15 pm

77mali wrote:Seen better days but I spotted this one on Friday morning.

this car is interesting to me as it is obviously a base model (lack of trim, grille, round headlights, chrome mirror, etc) but it had the small coach windows? I thought all base models had the large triangle windows. And those hub caps...really? No caps would look 100% better than those blue light specials. IMHO of course.

by 77mali on Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:21 pm

If there is one thing I've learned since owning my Chevelle; it's that there are no guarantee's. I've seen more than a few "Deluxe" models with both types of side windows. Who knows if that one's been Frankensteined by a previous owner or if one of the plants just ran out of the "correct" body/roof & just sent what they had down the line. They pumped so many of these cars out that it's anybody's guess.

by pila on Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:50 pm

I agree with that. Seems like whenever we think we have seen it all, another odd-ball comes out of the woodwork... Very Happy

by 77mali on Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:56 pm

pila wrote:I agree with that. Seems like whenever we think we have seen it all, another odd-ball comes out of the woodwork...

Just like our members.... lol!

by thatfnthing on Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:12 pm

I believe the term you're looking for is "variety". Smile

by dhw3971 on Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:12 pm

The move "Slapshot" with Paul Newman has a scene with four women seated in a dark blue station wagon (near and dear to my heart) of probably 1977 vintage...the rear windows have small swing-out quarter windows much like pickup trucks used to have.

There is also a student at our Great Lakes Maritime Academy who drives a light-blue Cutlass from our generation; I see it every now and then.

by dynchel on Mon Mar 17, 2014 6:45 am

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This was at the 2014 Cleveland autorama. The one thing I should have taken a picture of was that the hood was all louvered, which I've never seen done to a car this "new" drunken

by switchbiker on Mon Mar 17, 2014 10:59 am

the pinstripe squiggle at the rear of the door is strange. was that car two toned? it almost looks like a darker shade below the pinstripe.

by dynchel on Mon Mar 17, 2014 11:02 am

No it was all white, the pinstripe was a bit bizzare.

by orange Juiced on Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:14 pm

Picked up some parts from this guy locally, had a GMC Sprint with a Laguna front.

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by dynchel on Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:33 pm

I like that, looks like he has all the "good stuff" ie the stuff I like. (cowl hood, 73 laguna nose, swivels, console, etc)

by JiMi_DRiX on Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:38 pm

orange Juiced wrote:Picked up some parts from this guy locally, had a GMC Sprint with a Laguna front.

I see that car all the time! There is another one, brown and tan also with a Laguna nose. Could you please ask him if he has any other parts? I'm in need of some stuff for the 77 Camino I just bought.

by orange Juiced on Sat Mar 22, 2014 10:58 pm

I asked for black interior parts for you, I know u are looking for some. Said he might have some. He has a few parts, grills, trim, tail gate. . . . I was trying to get a hood but sold his last one about a month ago.

by Limey SE on Sun Mar 23, 2014 12:34 am

orange Juiced wrote:I asked for black interior parts for you, I know u are looking for some. Said he might have some. He has a few parts, grills, trim, tail gate. . . . I was trying to get a hood but sold his last one about a month ago.

77 Grille for me Juiced ! Please and TY

by 1973montec on Sun Mar 23, 2014 7:59 am

dynchel wrote:
This was at the 2014 Cleveland autorama. The one thing I should have taken a picture of was that the hood was all louvered, which I've never seen done to a car this "new"

did you see the black 75 GP. dam was it nice

by dynchel on Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:25 am

I did, I took a picture, but it didn't come out that well.

by driveit on Thu Apr 10, 2014 2:22 pm

Just happened across this one online. I think the owner is a member or at least has other pics of his car on here. He races it on the ice and snow.
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by JB2wheeler on Thu Apr 10, 2014 4:17 pm

He's all over Youtube. When I watch his videos I get so jealous I could scream. JB

by Limey SE on Fri Apr 11, 2014 12:47 am

driveit wrote:Just happened across this one online. I think the owner is a member or at least has other pics of his car on here. He races it on the ice and snow.

That's Blazerteam from the Netherlands

by driveit on Fri Apr 11, 2014 5:24 pm

Not a G3 and not even a chevy, but this is neat!
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