Car Porn

I happened upon this unit in October 2019. Right down the road Steve Balmer was driving his Porsche 918 but I didn't snap a pic of that.

 

I’ll take 2!

 

Found some old Subie pics on the work desktop. Good times...

 

I initially thought this was a Buick GNX in track form but it a Pontiac?!?!?
Can't say I have seen one in street form ever.

 

One year only (1986) Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2. It also had the huge back window from the Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe, if you're familiar with that car. They (along with the Aerocoupe) were made in limited numbers to meet (IIRC) Nascar homologation rules, as the rear end treatment made for better aerodynamics on the superspeedways.

 

While there were certainly similarities between the rear windows of the Monte Carlo and the Grand Prix, the windows were actually different. The window of the a Pontiac was actually longer than the Monte Carlo. You can see the Chevy window sloped to a short read deck lid, while the Pontiac’s slope continued all the way to the rear spoiler. There was a real uproar, especially from Chevy teams, when the Pontiac showed up because it was thought they’d have an advantage. But, as it turned out, the aerodynamics of the Pontiac made it a real hand full. Pontiac won only 2 races that year, while the Monte Carlo won 17

 

I took this sunset photo at the Parker 400 Off Road Race:

 

Was that Monte Carlo considered rare? I’ve seen that particular back window but not as much as the ones the don’t slope back like that. More straight down

 

The Aero-Coupe was pretty rare.

 

I/8" stunning scale model.

"Quite simply the most successful racing Bugatti of all time, the Bugatti Type 35 took the Grand Prix World Championship in 1926 after winning 351 races and setting 47 records in 1924 and 1925."

 

• 200 in 1986
• 6052 in 1987

 

I even had a back half pickup bed trailer for years!

 

My big sister had an all black small rear window 36hp 59' VW bug for years. She loved that thing.

 

Funny thing about my sister's 59' bug. After years of ownership keeping it in perfect shape, she let her ex have it when they divorced. They have stayed good friends since. Well, three days after she gave it to him it was hit on the street by a speeding vehicle and the bug was totaled. To this day she still likes to think that silly car committed suicide after she abandoned it.....

 

The ol' floor jack under the front end shot