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Re: Factory Turbo Cars of the 70’s and 80’s
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 2:16 am
by split1950
madmike wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 11:29 am
was that statside? ya know a lot of them british car were shipped over here 'On Deck"
No I'm in good old "Blighty", the Metro was quite common here, but not the Turbo - the Metro was a granny's car and not so many were bothered with boost.
Saying that I bought mine from an old lady, she used it once a week to go to the shops, it was garaged and despite being 10 years old had 1400 miles on the clock (it still had the dealer paper mats in the back).
It still rotted away in front of my eyes though - I think that was a "feature".
I can't imagine anyone going to the trouble of importing one of those to the US
Re: Factory Turbo Cars of the 70’s and 80’s
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:04 pm
by John S.
I never realized an Impulse was RWD.
I also knew someone that had a Turbo Chevy Spectrum. Those were FWD Isuzu’s, just rebadged.
Re: Factory Turbo Cars of the 70’s and 80’s
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 1:16 pm
by John S.
Google Pontiac 301 crankshaft for a laugh. I saw one in a machine shop once. It’s missing counterweights.
Re: Factory Turbo Cars of the 70’s and 80’s
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 2:42 pm
by V8Nate
John S. wrote:I never realized an Impulse was RWD.
I also knew someone that had a Turbo Chevy Spectrum. Those were FWD Isuzu’s, just rebadged.
The first gen's were:)
Re: Factory Turbo Cars of the 70’s and 80’s
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 6:15 pm
by buguy
Anyone ever driven a 1989 turbo trans am? Those were said to be pretty impressive.
Re: Factory Turbo Cars of the 70’s and 80’s
Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 7:54 am
by John S.
Those GTA pontiacs were GN powered. But, actually heavier.
Re: Factory Turbo Cars of the 70’s and 80’s
Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 8:27 am
by buguy
But they had different/better cylinder heads
Re: Factory Turbo Cars of the 70’s and 80’s
Posted: Fri May 01, 2020 10:14 am
by John S.
I actually built a n/a Buick 231 for my 77 sunbird. Only got it to go 15.4 in the quarter. I did have the turbo 6 logo etched in each 1/4 window. It had glasspacks and was so loud. I’ll post a pick later.