On Sun, 31 May 2009 14:55:31 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 31 May 2009 12:23:24 -0400, Gene
wrote:

On Sun, 31 May 2009 12:16:22 -0400, wrote:

On Sun, 31 May 2009 07:10:19 -0400, John H
wrote:

On Sat, 30 May 2009 19:16:34 -0400, "Eisboch"
wrote:


... as you accept the fact that this is probably the Camaro or GTO of the
future ....

http://www.eisboch.com/newgm.jpg

Eisboch

It's definitely a 'green' car. (Yuck, yuck, yuck)

I wonder if they'll do it in pink also.

I never underestimate the American ability to make a green car go
faster. I knew a guy who had a V-8 Nash Metropolitan.

It reminded me of the Gee Bee Model R of Jimmy Doolittle fame.

I hope it was easier to drive than the GB was to pilot......

Not really. It was just scary. The center of gravity was way too high
and the suspension was not really up to the weight, even with bigger
springs.

He built it as a winter project in his garage, lots of welding and
work at the machine shop making shortened drive shaft, axles etc. He
sold it before he killed himself. It was pretty cool though, sitting
at a light with that 283 grumbling out of 2 cherry bomb glass packs
then lighting up the tires as it disappeared into the distance.
If you were around Oxon Hill or other places in Southern PG county
(1966-7 or so) you might have seen it. Nasty Rambler green with a
white top and fat rear tires.
It would have been quicker if it didn't have that 2 speed powerglide
trans. It was what he had.

Family had a 283 chevvy wagon. Twin pipes, solid lifters. Powerglide.
It would go 90 in low, although 60 was supposed to be tops. That ****
will wear a motor out as fast as racing, but I only did it once. If
you held the pedal down to engage the downshift switch, it would stay
in low. Normally it would shift at sixty even with the selector in
low. Probably turned 7500, what chevy small blocks do in a sprint car.
My car had the Kryptonite crank, heavy but unbreakable even with 800
hp. 2500 bucks.

Casady