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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 02:13 PM
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THATS IT, there was an article in automobile magazine in Apr of 02 about it. Neat to see a shark looking pontiac.
It is a trip. '64, so that Pontiac must have been a variant of the Mako Shark II.
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 02:42 PM
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Here is an interesting article about the banshee.
http://www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/96898/index.html
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 03:57 PM
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A guy down the street from me has a "METAL" '53. No, really he does, I've seen it :bs
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 07:30 PM
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Banshee, is correct. Give that man a cigar!! LAvetteman is declared the winner!! :smash: :party:
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Old Sep 23, 2003 | 09:56 PM
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"1964 Pontiac Banshee - With its long swooping nose and short rear deck styling suggestive of the Corvette, the Banshee screams speed. Influenced by John DeLorean, the '64 Banshee features a unique solid-body construction combination of STEEL and fiberglass-reinforced plastic"





:eek: :crazy:
There you have it, the STEEL bodied "Corvette". ;)
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 03:40 AM
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A guy down the street from me has a "METAL" '53. No, really he does, I've seen it :bs
Thats gotta make Ed Cole, Harley Earl and Zora Arkus-Duntov ALL roll over in thier graves!
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 05:28 AM
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They all came with blowers!
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