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Forum: THE LOBBY 02-28-2025, 07:01 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 398
Posted By Heybuck
1965 Parisienne Convertible resto begins:

I've copied this below out of the "What did you do with your Pontiac today" thread. Had a couple of people suggest I should start a dedicated thread, so HERE GOES::

I'm thinking I might start a...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-26-2025, 10:01 AM
Replies: 1,123
Views: 138,217
Posted By Heybuck
No John. Every Pontiac sold in Australia from I...

No John. Every Pontiac sold in Australia from I believe 1955 had a V8. Basically every Pontiac was sourced from Canada, nearly all were CKD (Complete Knock Down) cars so they were assembled here...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-25-2025, 07:42 PM
Replies: 1,123
Views: 138,217
Posted By Heybuck
As a general rule, cars in Australia don't rust....

As a general rule, cars in Australia don't rust. Much..... Well, if you live by the sea or if you live in a wet damp area they will rust but if the car is in a city, plenty of sun, not a lot of...
Forum: 61-66 Big Pontiac TECH 02-25-2025, 06:18 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,170
Posted By Heybuck
Thank you Steve. I saw that. I wondered if...

Thank you Steve.

I saw that. I wondered if it was a typo on the price??? Seems a lot of money to me. By the time is got here it would owe me about A$500.00

However I have been offered one (not...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-25-2025, 08:25 AM
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Views: 138,217
Posted By Heybuck
A couple more:

A couple more:
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-25-2025, 08:23 AM
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Views: 138,217
Posted By Heybuck
Talking My Parisienne Restoration is FINALLY happening...

I'm thinking I might start a whole thread on this car so anyone interested can follow it along.
I bought this 1965 Pontiac Parisienne Convertible way back in May 1985. So just about 40 years ago....
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-19-2025, 08:31 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,870
Posted By Heybuck
I asked my wife what vacuuming is? I don't...

I asked my wife what vacuuming is? I don't understand why she hit me........
Forum: THE LOBBY 12-27-2024, 08:55 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,138
Posted By Heybuck
I think Cardo’s response is right on the money. I...

I think Cardo’s response is right on the money. I doubt either Honda or Nissan could survive in today’s environment with the huge influx of Chinese cars entering (or are already here on), the...
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-22-2024, 12:14 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 872
Posted By Heybuck
Interesting. We still have Kmart here in...

Interesting. We still have Kmart here in Australia, its owned and is part of the huge Wesfarmers Group.

When Kmart first opened here it had all sorts of spare parts for your car plus the sporting...
Forum: THE LOBBY 08-20-2024, 09:19 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,966
Posted By Heybuck
I should add to this that not long after I got my...

I should add to this that not long after I got my GP I found the original diff ratio to be hopeless for cruising. It had a 3.23 open rear.

I got a 2.56 Posi, had it gone through and installed it....
Forum: THE LOBBY 04-22-2024, 01:26 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,019
Posted By Heybuck
Question Where is Moderator .......

STUART??

I haven't seen him posting on these boards for some time? I sort of recall quite a while back he stated he had some medical issue so I'm hoping he is OK?

Stuart (and the other...
Forum: Big Pontiac(incl G-body)Parts WANTED 04-04-2024, 02:28 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,073
Posted By Heybuck
Got one. Found it locally ex a '66 Catalina...

Got one. Found it locally ex a '66 Catalina which was parted out years ago.

I'll get it cleaned up and new cadmium plating, bought a rebuild kit from our hosts and it will be good to go.
...
Forum: THE LOBBY 03-25-2024, 08:38 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 525
Posted By Heybuck
Post The Great Escape. 80 years ago today

As the title above says, it was 80 years ago today that 76 men escaped via the tunnel called "Tom".

Of the 76 escapers, 50 were shot dead on the direct orders of Hitler.
6 of the dead were...
Forum: THE LOBBY 02-25-2024, 06:50 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 50,687
Posted By Heybuck
Thumbs up I've never found it to be difficult but you just...

I've never found it to be difficult but you just need to be careful. Let a longish gap open up between you and the vehicle you want to pass and just take it when you can see the road is open.

In...
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-28-2023, 06:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,095
Posted By Heybuck
Well, I'm not a huge TV watcher but in general...

Well, I'm not a huge TV watcher but in general I'd have to say no. Not that I've noticed anyway. I guess if there was a predominance of ads with unusual accents, I would probably notice???

There...
Forum: THE LOBBY 11-28-2023, 12:00 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 50,687
Posted By Heybuck
I'm impressed with the degree of access the panel...

I'm impressed with the degree of access the panel shop is giving you obviously on a regular basis. All too often some shops start quoting public liability restrictions not to allow you in too close...
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-25-2023, 04:53 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,657
Posted By Heybuck
Here they want to see you have the keys. Of...

Here they want to see you have the keys. Of course you can always say you only have one key but the insurance would drag out the payout. And unless you describe and can prove your tools in the car,...
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-25-2023, 01:28 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,657
Posted By Heybuck
Exclamation Now here is a LONG SHOT story.....

So about 4 or 5months ago, a plumber who has a storage unit in my factory complex had his vehicle stored inside the building, factory all locked up but the keys were in the ignition of the car. Its...
Forum: THE LOBBY 10-24-2023, 08:32 PM
Replies: 142
Views: 26,244
Posted By Heybuck
Well, I'm clearly the primary idiot...

Well, I'm clearly the primary idiot here!:oogle::oogle:

I'm turning 74 in January, been working every weekday since I turned 16 with only a few longer than 3 weeks holidays over all that time.
...
Forum: THE LOBBY 09-22-2023, 09:44 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 823
Posted By Heybuck
Had a visitor come to see me today

So I’m just tidying up in my garage this afternoon and this guy came in.
Propped himself on the trunk lip of my Grand Prix. I feed these guys from time to time but they quickly tell their friends...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-23-2023, 07:42 PM
Replies: 177
Views: 20,597
Posted By Heybuck
This all looks pretty wonderful. I love the...

This all looks pretty wonderful. I love the concepts of what you are doing.

However, looking at your overhead vision of the property and where the old house is, I wonder why your intent is to pull...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-19-2023, 09:15 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,428
Posted By Heybuck
Last few weeks have not been good

Lost my old dad on July 9th. He was a month short of 99y/o. Thankfully he passed with almost no pain, his body just started to fail. He had a stroke 8 weeks ago, he had 10 days in hospital, 4 weeks...
Forum: THE LOBBY 07-04-2023, 10:17 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 2,544
Posted By Heybuck
Pythons. I didn’t know this!

So not far from our house is a guy who is apparently some world guru on snakes and he is a snake catcher by profession. He has a pretty impressive huge shed in which he keeps them. The protected...
Forum: THE LOBBY 06-21-2023, 08:50 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 8,573
Posted By Heybuck
Wink There's a little bit of truth in the the...

There's a little bit of truth in the the statement Holden was called a BMW killer but I think it goes back to around 1978 when Holden introduced the HZ series cars which had the Radial Tuned...
Forum: THE LOBBY 05-03-2023, 09:35 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,767
Posted By Heybuck
Unhappy Lovely old car, Love the colour too. But WHY...

Lovely old car, Love the colour too.

But WHY WHY WHY are these "restorers" so damn lazy and cheap that they have to paint over the door locks and screws. Makes a big deal that they repaired the...
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