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some ct craigs... by explorerx4
Nov 11, 2009 (6:45 pm)
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great spelling
 
asking that much money, could you at least move the trash bin?
 
price keeps dropping started out 9200
 
lots of info, some confusing. did these have an ECU?
 
hmm
 
if andre hits the lottery this would look good in his garage
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Re: some ct craigs... [explorerx4] by Mr_Shiftright HOST
Nov 11, 2009 (7:14 pm)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Nov 11, 2009 6:45 pm)

Shoot, ship that Impala SS out to California. On the other hand, maybe not. To bring top dollar, these cars MUST have 1) low miles 2) set of dubs and nice wheels. 3) be super super sharp condition top to bottom.
 
69 Camaro -- LOL! "Awwww, why do I have to move the trash bin. I ALWAYS have to move the trash bin...."
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Re: some ct craigs... [explorerx4] by steine13
Nov 11, 2009 (7:38 pm)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Nov 11, 2009 6:45 pm)

On the SS, I remember reading back then in C/D that Chevrolet was "selling all they can paint" and that the only way they painted them was black.... "Lord Vader, your car is ready" if you remember that hokey ad..???
 
Am I losing it faster than usual, or does anyone else rmember it this way... c'mon guys, a short 14 years ago...
 
-m
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Re: some ct craigs... [steine13] by tjc78
Nov 12, 2009 (5:38 am)
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Replying to: steine13 (Nov 11, 2009 7:38 pm)

I don't remember the color of the one in the ad. However, they did have a dark maroon available at one time (probably later in the run).
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Re: some ct craigs... [steine13] by andre1969
Nov 12, 2009 (6:15 am)
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Replying to: steine13 (Nov 11, 2009 7:38 pm)

The Impala SS had a limited run in 1994, and I think that was the year you could only get black. Possibly 1995 as well. For 1996, they offered it in black, burgundy, and the grayish-green that Craigslist SS is sporting.
 
I liked that greenish-gray color. Came close to buying a '96 Roadhazzard in that same color about 4-5 years ago. Black is probably the color to have, but I prefer that green.j
 
I forget what production of them was over the three years, but in 1996, I remember they built about 100,000 total of the RWD B/D body. Of that, around 40,000 was the Impala SS, leaving the Caprice, Roadmaster, and Fleetwood to scrap for the remaining 60K.
 
Can't say as I remember the "Lord Vader, your car is ready" as it pertains to the Impala SS. However, for some reason, I remember it being used with the '81 Imperial! It wasn't a car advertisement, but I think one of the buff rags might have said it. Or a classic car rag.
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Re: some ct craigs... [explorerx4] by andre1969
Nov 12, 2009 (6:27 am)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Nov 11, 2009 6:45 pm)

That '73 Duster would have an ECU, but not the type of ECU you're probably thinking of. It stood for "Electronic Control Unit", and was that little flat box for the electronic ignition. Usually it's mounted on the firewall, but on this Duster it looks like it might be mounted on the driver's fender, near the hood hinge. Normally from the factory they're black or gray, but often the high performance ones are orange. IIRC, Chrysler started converting from points to electronic ignition in 1971, but I don't remember if all the engines switched over that year or not.
 
The only thing it controlled was the electronic ignition. It wasn't like the later ECU's that were complete computer systems that would control a variety of functions, and were a pain in the butt when they started failing. GM started putting those things down in the passenger side kick panel of their cars starting in 1981. Not sure when Chrysler or the others did that.
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Re: some ct craigs... [explorerx4] by andre1969
Nov 12, 2009 (6:31 am)
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Replying to: explorerx4 (Nov 11, 2009 6:45 pm)

I like that '67 GTX, too. Stylewise, it looks like the box the '68 came in, but I still like its tough, muscular, no-nonsense look.
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Re: some ct craigs... [steine13] by british_rover
Nov 12, 2009 (6:34 am)
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Replying to: steine13 (Nov 11, 2009 7:38 pm)

Lord Vader your car is ready is from a Buick GNX ad.
 
Or at least it was originally.
 
Looks like they used it for Impala SS ads too.
 
link title
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Re: try this [qbrozen] by boomchek
Nov 12, 2009 (10:21 am)
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Replying to: qbrozen (Nov 11, 2009 12:39 pm)

Erebuni was famous/notorious for their outrageosu body kits in the 80s and 90s. Every one of their kits had Testarossa cheese graters. Thankfully that style went away.
 
No wonder it was in a showroom for very long time...nobody wanted to buy it because it's so ugly. And then it was abandoned probably because nobody even wanted it for free.
 
But for $850 you get a piece of 80s car tuning history that nobody cares about anyways.
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Re: . [fintail] by boomchek
Nov 12, 2009 (10:26 am)
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 11, 2009 6:03 pm)

Leftover wartime Jeep, plus a rusty/accidetn damaged Benz, with a good engine = oddball hybrid.

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