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I’d say it got rear ended by a big rig, right front tire into about the driver side frame rail line. When 40 tons hits 2 tons the 2 tons doesn’t do to well.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (base OHC, 350, 400HO & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA ht’s) 1969 Custom S 2dr ht 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 ht & Judge ht) 1969 Cat (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr ht) 1969 Ventura wagon 2 seat 1969 Exec 4dr post 1969 2 Bonnie Cvt's & 2 wagons 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix 2 SJ’s 1969 2+2 2dr ht (Canadian) |
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Don't normally feel bad for the vette crowd but I guess we all have our fetishes...lol
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how the frame folded up in front of the LCA mount...
Amazed the gas tank did not rupture and burn. |
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Must have been a clean car too, no cracking of bondo anywhere. Ironically the black front clip makes you wonder if the car had survived another hit early, up front.
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (base OHC, 350, 400HO & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA ht’s) 1969 Custom S 2dr ht 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 ht & Judge ht) 1969 Cat (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr ht) 1969 Ventura wagon 2 seat 1969 Exec 4dr post 1969 2 Bonnie Cvt's & 2 wagons 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix 2 SJ’s 1969 2+2 2dr ht (Canadian) |
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Makes me wonder if the car was a LeMans with a GTO front clip.
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69 Judge, SURVIVOR, Carousel Red/Parchment, RAIII, 4-sp, 63k orig. miles, unrestored, #'s match 65 GTO, SURVIVOR, Tri-Power, 4-sp, 79k orig. miles, Capri Gold, orig. paint, top, interior, #'s match 70 GTO Conv, 400, at, A/C, Atoll Blue/Sandlewood/White top, all #'s match 2015 Challenger R/T Plus, hemi, Sublime |
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Quite the hill
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (base OHC, 350, 400HO & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA ht’s) 1969 Custom S 2dr ht 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 ht & Judge ht) 1969 Cat (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr ht) 1969 Ventura wagon 2 seat 1969 Exec 4dr post 1969 2 Bonnie Cvt's & 2 wagons 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix 2 SJ’s 1969 2+2 2dr ht (Canadian) |
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I have also seen 74 Impalas (Caprices?) in SofA trim and a 74 El Camino, but I think it was a dealer tape job,
BVZ, you made me look back at my classmates Buick, it was the 75 and I agree with you, much more attractive than the 76. James Q
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I remember a SofA Impala coupe in a junkyard I always frequented in the mid '80s-early '90s (NJ), white w/ all white interior. The keys were in it & when I turned them, it started up.
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That GTO must have really been rolling to do all that damage. It looks like a semi hit it
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be a simple...kinda man. |
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Sorta interesting...1975 Pontiac Grand Am Spirit of America - $4,500 (Haltom City)
Interior looks pretty nice, especially for a Texas car. https://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/cto/7563836567.html
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69 Judge, SURVIVOR, Carousel Red/Parchment, RAIII, 4-sp, 63k orig. miles, unrestored, #'s match 65 GTO, SURVIVOR, Tri-Power, 4-sp, 79k orig. miles, Capri Gold, orig. paint, top, interior, #'s match 70 GTO Conv, 400, at, A/C, Atoll Blue/Sandlewood/White top, all #'s match 2015 Challenger R/T Plus, hemi, Sublime Last edited by GTOnly70; 12-12-2022 at 10:59 AM. |
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------------------------------ 1968 Firebird Convertable - my original HS car! 1978 Firebird Esprit "survior" 1930 Ford Model A Coupe .. (original) 1994 Buick .."TowMaster" ...woody wagon |
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What makes it a “Spirit of America”?
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My Break Away Squad 1969 Fbird (base OHC, 350, 400HO & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA ht’s) 1969 Custom S 2dr ht 1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 LeMans Safari wagon 1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 ht & Judge ht) 1969 Cat (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr ht) 1969 Ventura wagon 2 seat 1969 Exec 4dr post 1969 2 Bonnie Cvt's & 2 wagons 1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr ht & Cvt) 1969 Grand Prix 2 SJ’s 1969 2+2 2dr ht (Canadian) |
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I think its some ad-lib creativity
A good friend in high school had a 75 or 76 White Nova with R-W-B striping accents and it was a factory Spirit of America edition (had R-W-B call-out decals on fenders and maybe the trunk lid too) Don't remember if all the GM brands copied that for the Bicentennial ,,, but I do remember several of those Nova's running around town. fwiw |
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