2005 Chevelle with LS1
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Originally posted by TheShow50h
Yeah, I think if they just reproduced a 70 chevelle SS with an LS1 and modern gadgets it would be a hit
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Yeah, I think if they just reproduced a 70 chevelle SS with an LS1 and modern gadgets it would be a hit
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Why do they keep trying to bring back the old classics that do not even resemble them other than for the name. I agree, reproduce the old body stlyes and put the modern ammenities in, a bad ass drive train and see what a hit they are imo. They were so popular for a reason.
And yes I agree, it looks like an angry kitchen appliance that got hit w/ the ugly stick. Even w/ the photoshpop changes, they would have to be pretty drastic to change my mind.
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if they had any brains they'd just bring over the HSV holdens and be done with it.. dont change it. .just swap the drive side over and bring the damn things..
below is the GTS.. the 400 HP version of the GTO
if they'd just stop changing crap aznd let them alone it'd be fine.
below is the GTS.. the 400 HP version of the GTO
if they'd just stop changing crap aznd let them alone it'd be fine.
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andlastly.. a AWD LS1 powered Coupe .. this is the one i'd want..
http://gallery.holden-vs-ford.com/vi...umName=album01
http://gallery.holden-vs-ford.com/vi...umName=album01
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That four door looks too much like a Catera though. I did see one of the new GTO's at an auction a few weeks ago, didn't look like a bad car, sounded pretty good for a factory exhaust too.
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When the new LT1 z-28's came out in '93, everybody said they looked like Geo storms on steroids, now this looks like a cavalier on steroids I think they will eventually grow on people, but I agree that maybe a different name is in order. These things will never be a Chevelle SS. And the Pontiac version will never be a GTO. Maybe GM should just let go of that era. They keep bringing back names to try to steal the nostalgia from Ford, but what they fail to see (at least publicly) is that Ford never quit making Mustangs, and they only dropped the Thunderbird to design a new one for release a few years later. Hey, at least they are trying, but as long as I can buy a used C-5 for less than one of these new muscle cars, I won't be driving a GTO, or a Chevelle SS. Bottom line is, I think some execs at GM are banging their heads on the wall for axing the Z-28/Trans-am, and this is the cheapest way to replace them for now.
On a side note, I think I have a LT1 with computer and harness lined up for my wifes '71 Chevelle :o We'll do it, if GM can't/won't!!
I think they will eventually grow on people, but I agree that maybe a different name is in order. These things will never be a Chevelle SS. And the Pontiac version will never be a GTO. Maybe GM should just let go of that era. They keep bringing back names to try to steal the nostalgia from Ford, but what they fail to see (at least publicly) is that Ford never quit making Mustangs, and they only dropped the Thunderbird to design a new one for release a few years later. Hey, at least they are trying, but as long as I can buy a used C-5 for less than one of these new muscle cars, I won't be driving a GTO, or a Chevelle SS. Bottom line is, I think some execs at GM are banging their heads on the wall for axing the Z-28/Trans-am, and this is the cheapest way to replace them for now.On a side note, I think I have a LT1 with computer and harness lined up for my wifes '71 Chevelle :o We'll do it, if GM can't/won't!!
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used C-5 for less than one of these new muscle cars
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Originally posted by DebianDog
Just FYI: I think people are finding an LS1 with C5 heads work about as well and is a few grand cheaper in the long run.
Just FYI: I think people are finding an LS1 with C5 heads work about as well and is a few grand cheaper in the long run.
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