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I can't help but think what a great all-terrain camper conversion this platform would make once they get rid of the missile thingy and all the associated parts.

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In Mexico, in 1984, and only 1984, you could have purchased an SS with an LM1 350 V8 and a 4 barrel Rochester Quadrajet hooked up to a 4 speed manual gearbox. Not only that, but the Saginaw transmission also came equipped with a Hurst shifter. Other variations from the American version included the elimination of the SS rear spoiler, different side graphics, checkerboard style wheels, different mirrors, special steering wheel, no center console, only power locks, only manual windows, and the interior was styled using Pontiac Grand Prix parts rebranded with the SS logo.
I wonder how many of those were built?
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Old 07-08-2018, 04:10 PM
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I wonder how many of those were built?
From what I can ascertain . . . 200 and were originally used by Chevrolet to qualify their new Monte Carlo for NASCAR.
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Old 07-08-2018, 04:26 PM
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New cars depreciate in value by about 11% the minute you drive them off the lot.
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The first Mardi Gras celebration was actually in Mobile, AL not in New Orleans.
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New Orleans is one of the few places in America where it is totally legal to openly drink alcohol on the street.
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