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opabiniaI may have seen one of the 547 Buick GNXs ever produced last week. It is possible that the car was a clone, or a Grand National with the aftermarket fender vents (they were only stock in the GNX). Whatever it was, it was beautiful and evil.
It slowed down and stopped at a green light. I wondered why for a fraction of a second. Just as I thought “I bet he’s gonna-,” the back tires lit up. Then there was nothing left but a white cloud in the air and two black stripes on the ground.
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Date: 2004-09-01 05:23 pm (UTC)Actually there used to be at least one of them that I would see every so often in RI when they first came out, but I haven't seen one in a long time. I haven't seen a Grand National in quite a while either.
I used to see a couple of GNC Cyclones and Typhoons running around here too. I can't even remember the last time I saw one of those.
I'll bet you could put that drivetrain into something like, I dunno, a Beretta. That would be wicked.
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Date: 2004-09-01 05:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-01 05:38 pm (UTC)I meant put the Cyclone/Typhoon drivetrain in a Beretta. It's the same turbo 4.3 as the GN + all wheel drive. Tell me that wouldn't be awesome. And it wouldn't be a truck!
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Date: 2004-09-01 06:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-01 06:25 pm (UTC)http://www.focaljet.com/allsite/content/rs8.html
By the way, it's not just a concept...you can buy all the necessary parts from Ford Racing to diy.
The only thing I don't like about it is that it has a live rear axle, although I'm sure the IRS from the Cobra SVT (or similar) could be adapted instead...
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Date: 2004-09-01 06:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-01 06:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-01 07:21 pm (UTC)made by ATI Motorsport
called the ATI Terminator Focus.
rather than using the Crammer V8
and a bunch of other add on parts,
they just transplanted
the entire drivetrain of a mustang cobra into the focus.
oh,
btw,
did i ever tell you
i really did finally get my SVT Focus?
=)
and i'm auto-x'ing it.
do you still race?
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Date: 2004-09-01 07:29 pm (UTC)Glad to hear you got into auto-x, it's a lot of fun. I gave up racing about 2 years ago now I think. I will probably get back into it again eventually, but I don't know when that will be...I do miss it.
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Date: 2004-09-01 07:24 pm (UTC)because the new grand nationals don't look like a grand national.
in fact,
i weep every time i see the new ones...
*sigh*
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Date: 2004-09-01 07:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-23 06:25 pm (UTC)i was thinking of the new Monte Carlos,
i realized,
when i saw one yesterday,
and shuddered
at its hideous, plastic, yellow-ness.
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Date: 2004-09-23 07:28 pm (UTC)1. exceptionally stupid-looking and
2. Wrong-Wheel Drive.
I don't know what they were thinking. Blegh.
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Date: 2004-09-01 05:26 pm (UTC)Even if I could afford a GNX...the snow, man, the goddamn ever-fucking snow....
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Date: 2004-09-01 05:31 pm (UTC)