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Nice! I love the 80s Japanese sports cars.I had a 280zx that did the same thing, the first time it said 'your door is open' actually not fully closed it freaked me out
Nice! I love the 80s Japanese sports cars.I had a 280zx that did the same thing, the first time it said 'your door is open' actually not fully closed it freaked me out
My sister had a 2007 or so Ford Focus with a 5 speed manual but fully loaded. Power locks, key fob etc. Never saw another one like it.
Warner M50.My original post error was “Cutlas Supreme”…my car was a Cutlas Salon. Fastback styling on a 2dr that didn’t last long.
I was 4.3 liter V8. 105hp. 0 to 60 was 12+ seconds. The 5 speed stick had a “race” pattern. First was left and back with the next 4 gears in the normal “H”. Not much power, but a nice Highway car. I don’t know the exact maker-model of the transmission.
For some reason most were T tops. Took me quiet a while back in 99 to find a black 6 speed coupe in 94-95 years when I bought my 94 Camaro Z28. Finally found one and still have her to this day. Also fully optioned car with the exception of leather and rear defrost. I don't think I've seen another Camaro without rear defrost other than a base level V6 in the last 20+ years in a 4th gen body.1995 Trans Am, hard top. A relatively rare choice.
If it filled through the fender it was factoryMy dad bought a 1968 International TravelAll right before the Saudi oil boycott. 304 V8 and 4X4. 4 speed manual. It had a extra fuel tank which came in handy during those times. I don’t know if it was a option or a add on.
That sounds like something someone would order as a racer.The summer before I started university I worked at a Pontiac Buick GMC dealership. Canadian Pontiacs were not the same as American Pontiacs. Though they had Pontiac styling, they were built on a Chevrolet Chassis and had Chevrolet engines.
A few days before I left for school an auto transport dropped off the strangest car - the most basic Pontiac (a stripped black StratoChief) Sedan with a 427 cubic inch Chevrolet V8 engine, the largest available at the time. That combination made it pretty much unsaleable and it was being foisted off on the dealership. They hadn't ordered it but couldn't refuse it. For a short period new inventory didn't attract interest costs, but unless sold pretty quickly, there would be a monthly interest charge. I expect they sold it at a loss just to get it off the lot.
Nowadays that strange beast would probably be a highly desirable classic/performance car.
Had a Granada 6cyl. 4 speed manual. It had economy rear axle ratio. Every time you came to a hill you had to downshift.My dad ordered a 1980 Fairmont station wagon without test driving his dream powertrain combo-- 4 speed stick shift and 200-6. Ford gave him the junky Pinto transmission with plastic shift forks and it kept returning to the mechanic until all the forks were replaced with metal units, one at a time.
The powerband of the 6 cyl didn't match well with the transmission and would either scream in 2nd or lug in 3rd when trying to go 25 mph. Because it was a malaise era unleaded gas car it pinged all the time as well.
Pops didn't get AC, of course he didn't. He got "extra comfort" vinyl seats which I guess had more padding than the base model. Got a K-mart radio and butchered the door panels to install speakers. Dad added Sunpro gauges under the glove compartment and admonished me not to kick them. Vacuum, volts, water temp, and something else (not amps or oil pressure.) He also added an air horn with its own special button hidden under the dash. He really hit JC Whitney up!
My first vehicle was a 79 Malibu wagon with a 3 speed manual on the floor. Got it from an uncle for $175. He used it for rural paper delivery or something.My aunt had a '79-or-so Malibu wagon with a manual.... I'm pretty sure it was a 3-speed. Looking back, it fits right in with our family's tradition (well, really just the women in the family) of seeking out and buying the lowest-optioned vehicles available. For example, my mom's first brand-new car was a Civic 1300, back in the days when almost all Civics came with 1.5 or 1.6 or whatever engines they offered in those days. It had no radio, no armrests, no sound insulation, no power options of any kind and of course no AC. And before that, I had inherited my grandma's old Nova which had no options either, not even carpet. No radio, no PS or power brakes, it had 4-wheel drums, etc. A 3-on-the-tree.