[gavin]

ozzieville I have been looking at your posts for a while and like your car. I see you are a rigger do you work on the energy projects as I do? North the 63 is a 42000 ml car in very good order. I have a 400 in it at the moment as the 336 has 10.25 cr and does not like our gas. I will put some more pics up as I have just learned how to do it. North your a GM man do you know what the red two door is in the end pic?

[MCronkGTO]

John - As I mentioned over in the Lemans/GTO tech section we have similar tastes. I have posted up some pics of my 67 GP. I had a 69 Bonneville Brougham 428 HO car I parted out many years ago. If I remember correctly the body side moulding had lights on each end. The car was Verdo green and loaded with options.

Incommunicado - I was in the same class as you at the POCI show this summer. I also drove the GP out to the drags that day.

MarkC

[Griffinspc]

So much work and so much pleasure.

[north]

Originally Posted by gavin

ozzieville I have been looking at your posts for a while and like your car. I see you are a rigger do you work on the energy projects as I do? North the 63 is a 42000 ml car in very good order. I have a 400 in it at the moment as the 336 has 10.25 cr and does not like our gas. I will put some more pics up as I have just learned how to do it. North your a GM man do you know what the red two door is in the end pic?

I think it's a Holden Monaro 69-70ish, the GTS version? There was an article on them in CA a few years ago.

[north]

Originally Posted by MCronkGTO

John - As I mentioned over in the Lemans/GTO tech section we have similar tastes. I have posted up some pics of my 67 GP. I had a 69 Bonneville Brougham 428 HO car I parted out many years ago. If I remember correctly the body side moulding had lights on each end. The car was Verdo green and loaded with options.


MarkC

You are correct, in 69 the moldings are capped at each end by the side marker lights. Those moldings are the weakspot of the exterior of the car, I never liked body side moldings as they break up the lines but in 69 they were standard equipment, if you remove them then the problem is that your side marker lights look weird because they were designed to be connected to the moldings.

The only exception to the side moldings being standard was the canadian 2+2 model, it had specific side marker bezels, good luck finding a set of non pitted ones from the great salty white north.

[gavin]

You are so right north but im not sure of the year myself. When I was a young man in New Zealand you would buy one because you could not afford a camaro . Now good ones start at $50,000 and go up from there.

[blubomber]

Ahh, New Zealand. Land of my dreams. One day I'll get there ..........with my Bonneville no less. Drive cross country. Wrap it in plastic and put it on a slow boat to Auckland. I'll be the only one in the country with a '69 convertible with 52 options.

[incommunicado]

Originally Posted by incommunicado

Here is my recent project. It is now at the body shop for a frame off. Once done, it will be triple black, and loaded with every option available at the time. A correct code 428 has been rebuilt to HO specs along with a .068 cam. The seats and door panels are done, a rally gauge dash was sourced and is rebuilt along with the proper harness and a room full of NOS, new and used parts are waiting. Got to get the body and frame done this summer and begin the assembly. I hate this stage because one doesn't see much progress being made, just a big mess.

Thanks to many on this forum for help and with parts. There will be a lot of stuff left over if anyone needs anything.

Here is the car at the blast shop in December, 2012. Sorry for the poor picture quality but all I had at the time.

She will get some blasting (not all) and then back to the shop and off the frame. It will be a push, but I hope to have it back on the frame by fall.

[gavin]

Blubomber if you go across country it wont take long you have to go down country. If you do it time it for the easter beach hop you will like that.

[sidetrack]

Here is a couple pictures of my wifes 1968 Bonneville convertible.

[64gp4spd]

My 73 Grandville 462 Turbo 400 and 3.42 Posi

[camerjeff]

I added a couple of shots of my 71 Catalina Freeway Enforcer, 37,000 miles, 455 4bbl, T-400, 3.23 open rear gears. I hope to have it back on the road this week, need to get the gas tank back in it, blow out the fuel lines, and replace all the flex lines.

[71GP76TA]

Picked this up a couple of months ago.

[68Catalina68]

So, I finally dusted off the Cat and drove her out to the cruise. Looking at the registration, I guess it hasn't been on the road since 07. Wow does time fly.
100MEDIA$IMAG0785 by chevellecarcass, on Flickr

[Alvin]

Originally Posted by 71GP76TA

Picked this up a couple of months ago.

Cool car. IIRC that was a WA or OR CL ad, someone was selling for elderly person or was precious owner, yes?

[Alvin]

Ran across this sweet 1969 Ventura picture & wanted to share it. I know nothing about it other than I like it!

[71GP76TA]

Originally Posted by Alvin

Cool car. IIRC that was a WA or OR CL ad, someone was selling for elderly person or was precious owner, yes?

Car was on Portland craigslist and listed on this site as well. I purchased the car from a guy that bought the car from the guy that bought it from the elderly owner.

[GpFreak]

Originally Posted by 71GP76TA

Car was on Portland craigslist and listed on this site as well. I purchased the car from a guy that bought the car from the guy that bought it from the elderly owner.

I have a nice front fender extension/headlamp bucket for it if you need one.

[71GP76TA]

Originally Posted by GpFreak

I have a nice front fender extension/headlamp bucket for it if you need one.

Thanks... There's a good one in the trunk waiting to be installed.

[2+2+3x2]

I posted some of these in another thread a while back but not here so here goes.