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#5 of 1262 Re: "The Maligned One" [Mr_Shiftright] by andre1969

Nov 09, 2009 (3:15 pm)

Replying to: MrShift@Edmunds (Nov 09, 2009 3:09 pm)
1965 Corvair then, first year of the 2nd-gen? Didn't GM actually put a lot of effort into that one, compared to the '60-64, to clean up its handling act?

#6 of 1262 Re: "The Maligned One" [andre1969] by MrShift@Edmunds HOST

Nov 09, 2009 (3:22 pm)

Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 09, 2009 3:15 pm)
Yes '65 Corvair. Well they put STYLING effort but kept many of the same maladies (of course). The tail-happiness was corrected in 1964 actually, before the new body style. The '65 Corvair coulda been a contendah for the "American Porsche" or perhaps the Miata. One of GM's most regrettable errors, but then they kept the Corvette, which they were planning to kill in 1955.

#7 of 1262 Pop Goes The Weasel by parm

Nov 09, 2009 (8:51 pm)

OK, I'll play. Here goes:
 
While my model name was produced both before and after this year, one of my most popular hardtop iterations is referred to by a two-word nickname - of which, this first year I was produced tends to be more synonymous with this term. I shared my body style with other corporate cousins, but I’m generally regarded as the most sought after by collectors.
 
What year and make/model am I??? And, what’s my two-word nickname?

#8 of 1262 Re: Pop Goes The Weasel [parm] by hpmctorque

Nov 10, 2009 (5:51 am)

Replying to: parm (Nov 09, 2009 8:51 pm)
I'd guess "The Goat," but I'm not sure to which Pontiac GTO year(s) you'd be referring, assuming that's even the one you're describing.

#9 of 1262 Re: Pop Goes The Weasel [hpmctorque] by parm

Nov 10, 2009 (7:33 am)

Replying to: hpmctorque (Nov 10, 2009 5:51 am)
Nope, not a GTO. Think rear roofline.

#10 of 1262 Re: Pop Goes The Weasel [hpmctorque] by parm

Nov 10, 2009 (7:33 am)

Replying to: hpmctorque (Nov 10, 2009 5:51 am)
Nope, not a GTO. Think rear roofline . . . . . . sort of.

#11 of 1262 Re: Pop Goes The Weasel [parm] by texases

Nov 10, 2009 (7:41 am)

Replying to: parm (Nov 09, 2009 8:51 pm)
How about '61 Chevy Impala "Bubble Top"? (ignoring the other "Bubbletop" name )

#12 of 1262 Re: Pop Goes The Weasel [texases] by parm

Nov 10, 2009 (8:15 am)

Replying to: texases (Nov 10, 2009 7:41 am)
DING! DING! DING! We have a winner!!!
 
Actually, I thought the '61 model was the only year for the bubble top, but in the "minutes" of exhaustive research I did before posting the question, I came to find that the term "bubble top" also referred to some 1962 models.
 
BTW, the "pop" in the title was a hint (albeit an obsure one) aimed at the whole bubble top thing.

#13 of 1262 Re: Pop Goes The Weasel [parm] by MrShift@Edmunds HOST

Nov 10, 2009 (9:37 am)

Replying to: parm (Nov 10, 2009 8:15 am)
pretty good effort parm. Thanks!
 
PS: Your mystery car doesn't have to be OLD!

#14 of 1262 I Get No Respect by MrShift@Edmunds HOST

Nov 10, 2009 (9:45 am)

I'm a Corvette that deserves better. My hard-headed older brother gets all the glory, and a lot of it, too--- even though we're very close in age. It's not fair! I look almost the same, and I can do anything he can do! In fact, if I have to say so myself, I'm really an improvement in subtle ways.
 
Worse yet, even my *younger* brother gets more respect, even though he's barely younger. All he's got is a bit better athletic ability. He can go fast and stop on a dime. I take a bit longer to do that.
 
If you saw all three of us coming towards you, you'd think we were triplets. But get close, and suddenly I am unfairly judged.
 
Who am I?

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