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Old May 31, 2024 | 02:53 PM
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Can't believe what I ran across on the web today......."Bondo,....James Bondo"



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Old May 31, 2024 | 04:29 PM
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The plate says California, you read on here how Cali inspection is so hard, tough to pass emissions. But how the heck does that past with what looks like bailing wire holding up the tail pipe a square tube for a bumper and what looks like Styrofoam under it.
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Old May 31, 2024 | 04:38 PM
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Hey hey now..... is that the new SUVette we been hearing about......... they are going to sell a lot of those I'm thinking.....
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Old May 31, 2024 | 04:45 PM
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The plate says California, you read on here how Cali inspection is so hard, tough to pass emissions. But how the heck does that past with what looks like bailing wire holding up the tail pipe a square tube for a bumper and what looks like Styrofoam under it.
Possibly with the help of photoshop and boredom... I question a lot of these super low resolution wacky car abomination photos myself. The reflection in the drivers window of the mirror looks off to me as well at the front apillar being in the wrong place and wrong angle through the cap glass.. These are about as credible as a political meme on facebook..

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Old May 31, 2024 | 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by kingkohlmn
The plate says California, you read on here how Cali inspection is so hard, tough to pass emissions. But how the heck does that past with what looks like bailing wire holding up the tail pipe a square tube for a bumper and what looks like Styrofoam under it.
I think that's the fuel tank, not "Styrofoam". When you do a station wagon conversion of a 68-82 and include a rear bed floor as part of the conversion, you need to relocate the fuel tank to someplace. I'm sure that's the reason for the square tube steel rear crossmember/bumper, to serve as some kind of protection for the fuel tank.
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Old May 31, 2024 | 07:41 PM
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Hey, at least they put a crossed flag emblem on the side. But it is UUGGLY. Lou.
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Old May 31, 2024 | 08:36 PM
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Any guesses why GM didn't hire this designer?
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Old May 31, 2024 | 09:06 PM
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That is one interesting car! How that is legal on the road, I do not know.
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I can only imagine what that thing would be pulling with that hitch!
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That picture has been floating around for a long time-

Looks like they took a p/u truck bed cover and glassed it on to the back-




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One of Eckler's finest designs! Lou.
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It has a nice hood...


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