Wednesday, March 2, 2022

I'd Drive That

 


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  1. It's a two door and it looks nearly as long as that limo behind it!

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  2. That's the 1959 Pontiac Bonneville. I had the Star Chief. Only real difference visually on the outside was instead of the four rectangles along the rear fender, there were four stars. The car is 18 feet 4 inches long, and my garage had about 18 inches to spare when it was inside. Mine was whote like this one, but had what was called the Vista View roof. There were no rear pillars; it was wrap around windshield all the way around. Ha d a gorgeous dash with lots of chrome, too. It was a great car!

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    1. You probably won't get censored here for saying white. This is not Fakebook

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  3. It also weighed 4086 pounds....eek.

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  4. So, about as much as a modern but smaller car. I San see your concern (snark).

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  5. Tailfins are always a welcome sight. At almost eighteen and a half feet it was huge. I wonder if it has the tri power carbs on the 388.

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    1. Many a family was started or enlarged in cars like that.

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    2. This may very well have them. Mine did not. Regular 389 with just one carburetor.

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  6. Mine was exactly like that one, but no whitetails. 389 tri-power.

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  7. My uncle's was a wagon. We used to take it phesant hunting and I seem to remember the thing hauling about a dozen guys.
    Well, maybe not a dozen, but there was always at least eight of us, our gear and a dog or two, and I remember being comfortable.

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  8. What a tank. Put chains on the tires and a plow on the front.

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  9. Looks as nice as a 59 buick

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  10. We had a '59 Catalina.....white with a Firethorn red interior and roof with vista view....had a dealer add on A/C unit that got so cold it would throw out ice chunks...LOL....standard 389 single carb....

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    1. Forgot to add how hot the back seat got with all that rear glass....

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