@ Moanlau,
You’re right. It should have been obvious to me by page 13 that you had no interest in any of my considerate attempts to give you an avenue for acheiving your desires.
I left it alone for a bit, but somehow this moth was drawn back to the flame.
You want GM back, but don’t want to do anything about it. Fair enough.
I’m sorry you’re not interested in making your own Pontiac. Here’s a little bit of where I’m coming from. My father took a pontiac 400 engine and a 4L60 transmission and made his own hot rod. Built the frame, the body, exhaust, suspension – all of it. It’s a ‘rat rod’ in concept and design. He registered it as a 1929 Pontiac (even though there was nothing 1929 Pontiac about it). But it does have a Pontiac engine, a red arrowhead, and some Pontiac ‘soul’. It’s fun as hell to drive, gets a lot of looks, and is undoubtedly ‘blue-collar’.
I have another ‘Pontiac’ concept that I hope to build in the next five years. I would like to take the front engine cradle from a W-body with the 3.8 V-6 and make a mid-engined car – ala Fiero. But I want to build the car body out of Fiberglass. I’ve sketched out the body. It will have some key Pontiac styling elements to it like a split grill, a pointed beak like the 2nd Firebirds, a subtle ‘coke body’ shape, and maybe some retro looking five spoke wheels. I also plan to use other Pontiac parts on it (Side view mirrors, taillights, shifter, and a few other mechanicals) My goal is to have a 2400lb 2 seat sports car with about 200 – 240 HP, I’m shooting for as close to 50/50 weight distribution as I can, and with the right gearing, I think I can get 35mpg.
This will end up being my commuter car, if I find the money and time over the next few years to see it through. My father has been customizing cars for well over 30 years, and while I don’t have near the skills that he does, I’ve enjoyed helping him and learning from him during my 35 years. We’ve customized our Pontiacs to be what we want them to be. At the car shows that we attend, there are plenty of other Pontiac enthusiast, who have taken things into their own hands to make their Pontiac fit their personal tastes. Based on my worldview, it didn’t seem like a stretch to me to suggest that you make your own. I didn’t intend it disrespectfully.
But I guess there are those that want to accomplish their goals with words, and then there are those that want to see results through action.
Best of luck to you convincing GM to give you a Pontiac again.
(I didn’t intend to come off as childish, but maybe I did.
*** dusts off play pants and leaves this sandbox ***)
