They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
What could have been
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The rest of that story.....
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/05/the-1-of-1-1964-pontiac-banshee-prototype-is-still-for-sale/
Back then, it was whatever Chevy got, Pontiac got the same, different badge. Same as Ford/Mercury, and Chrysler/Plymouth.
IIRC?
https://gmauthority.com/blog/2023/05/the-1-of-1-1964-pontiac-banshee-prototype-is-still-for-sale/
Back then, it was whatever Chevy got, Pontiac got the same, different badge. Same as Ford/Mercury, and Chrysler/Plymouth.
IIRC?
And then GM goes ahead and puts the rear engine first in the Pontiac Fiero instead of a Corvette 35 years later.
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Oh contraire …
may have forgotten about
the 2-gen 60’s Chevy Corvair
… kinda sorta
may have forgotten about
the 2-gen 60’s Chevy Corvair
… kinda sorta
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Unsafe at any speed. Just ask Ralph .Oh contraire …
may have forgotten about
the 2-gen 60’s Chevy Corvair
… kinda sorta
Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile - Wikipedia
I once owned an exploding Pinto. Does that count??
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Oh contraire …
may have forgotten about
the 2-gen 60’s Chevy Corvair
… kinda sorta
Looks like my initial reply did not include reference to a previous comment and thread appears to be going somewhere else … ooops … my bad
I didn't think they built enough Corvair's nor did they stay around long enough for them to count?
The Pinto was rear engined, when backing up.
I don't recall the Pinto being made by GM though.
My first car was a Corvair Monza Spyder. Lots of fun until I blew the motor and couldn't afford to fix it.
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More about what the first GM mid engine may have been but the corvsir may have had more production years than the fiero did too. It did have 2 generations - the fiero almost did but its 2nd gen was a concept car only I think. No biggee but getting my head straight for what I thought nay be considered to be the first GM made mid engine that we see both of at a few car shows still … I’ll leave it at this though … no biggee
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Touche, d'Artagnan.
The biggest bunch of BS ever put to paper!
The Volkswagen beetle had the same suspension!