[mgarblik]

I think it's interesting and instructional to be correct about the cars and the hobby. No to be insulting, not to be a know it all. It can be tricky, especially today with the internet completely full of dead wrong information and now two generations using it as their only source for information. When someone is standing in front of their Pontiac extolling the virtues of it's "big block engine", I guess you can jump in and try to educate or walk away. That's an individual choice. It's painful to listen to total incorrect information about our traditional Pontiac engine. The truth is much more interesting in that the Pontiac engineers designed a masterpiece of an engine in the mid 1950's that handled stock displacements from 287 CU IN to 455 CU IN with the same basic block. As far as incorrect stickers go, fake GTO's and engine transplants, that's up to the individual. If someone wants to argue their "LS engine swap is the modern alternative to the engine that came in their classic Pontiac", I will be happy to argue that logic all day. I would agree it's the "lazy way to ruin your classic Pontiac". But that's what provides passion in the hobby. In the end the owner can put whatever stickers and engine they want into their car. If they misrepresent a Tempest as a GTO, that becomes a legal matter if buying or selling.

[johnta1]

Goatless, what do you say when someone says "Nice Chevelle!" or "Nice Camaro!" when looking at your car?

[bird72]

I have never heard of people referring to Poncho engines as Big Bocks until this thread

[Will]

Originally Posted by bird72

I have never heard of people referring to Poncho engines as Big Bocks until this thread

I think this went right over everyone's head...

[Scarebird]

Originally Posted by Will

I think this went right over everyone's head...

lolz - what a big bock should look like...

[goatless]

Originally Posted by johnta1

Goatless, what do you say when someone says "Nice Chevelle!" or "Nice Camaro!" when looking at your car?

Never had that happen. I must associate with a higher class of people than you're used to. ��

To be clear, my original post has to do more with guys on here or the countless Pontiac pages I've been added to on Facebook. Invariably, someone will post a link to a car for sale and a dozen guys will start ranting about how there is no such thing as a Pontiac big block and the seller must be a total idiot for saying it. I have to admit that when I see it in ad, I think that the seller must not be Pontiac knowledgeable, but I don't feel the need to rant about it every damn time!

When it comes to real life- it depends on who I hear saying it and the context. If it's someone young or just getting into the hobby, I'll explain it to them... If they are a know-it-all, blowhard type I'll generally ignor them. Life is too short to deal with them.

[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by goatless

Never had that happen. I must associate with a higher class of people than you're used to. ��

Must have been outside of your hearing...believe me, they've done it. I even had my '68 called a Road Runner.

[Steve C.]

From Car Craft magazine about Pontiac people....

The fans are as dedicated as the Mopar nuts, and serious political strife between the Pontiac specialists breeds even more strong opinions and loyalties. There are enough new Pontiac enthusiasts that the crowd of old-timers can be heard, "I was into 'em before they were cool."


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[Greg Reid]

Originally Posted by Steve C.

From Car Craft magazine about Pontiac people....

The fans are as dedicated as the Mopar nuts, and serious political strife between the Pontiac specialists breeds even more strong opinions and loyalties. There are enough new Pontiac enthusiasts that the crowd of old-timers can be heard, "I was into 'em before they were cool."


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Sounds interesting...is there a link to the article somewhere?

[FrankieT/A]

Most all of these misnomers are just people wanting to sound knowledgeable. Using buzz words they really don't understand. The harder they try the more ignorant they sound. Every time someone starts talking about what they had or what their brother had or their friend had I just wait for a break in the conversation tie it up and move on. Some people do say some of the most rediculous things. You can't educate world.