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~ Pete

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That Firenza is really something else. Basically, an Opel Kadett with a Z/28 engine and trans.
I have never seen one; only pics.

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Yep, Can-Am Firenzas are like a dream for Chevy guys on this side of the pond, hard to believe but true!
Both being GM divisions, some components may be shared w/ Opels but they’re Vauxhall chassis cars.
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~ Pete

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~ Pete

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My first Camaro!
Buddy

One of my favorite ads.

https://i.ibb.co/rxcyTDL/1563503166-...e-May-1966.jpg

66 impalla
 

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Didn't know the 66 impalla used corvette exhaust manifolds.

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Here's an old ad for you '66 guys, somebody needs to track this one down.
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~ Pete

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~ Pete

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Choice’s
 

I’ll take one of each.

Yep!

Here's another ad I forgot I had.

https://i.ibb.co/VDJCDpm/1966-427-gauges-ad.png

I had no idea "genuine knock-off wire wheels" were ever available on a Corvair.

Did that really make it into production? How many were sold? Anyone ever see one?

old advertising
 

Heres a few ads from 1930-40s popular mechanics magazine.

https://i.postimg.cc/XJ5jdxXP/0.jpg

Available for 3 years; 62, 63 & 64 - about 200 sets per year were produced.

----I believe the wire wheels were produced by Dayton Wire Wheels. The spinners are just about an exact duplicate of the Dayton spinners you can still buy from them with the execption of some machine work and a GM emblem embeded. These same spinners along with different gear drive adaptors were planned for 63 Corvettes, but somewhere along the line were replaced by the current spinners and pin drive adaptors!....Bill S

I can see why they weren't used very long. They don't LOOK much different from wire hubcaps. Would be hard to justify the extra cost.

1967
 

A great year for muscle cars in general.

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~ Pete

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~ Pete

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1968 GM Muscle
 

Which one do I drive today?

vintage advertisement
 

A couple of pics, from 1927- 28 national geograghic right around the great depression not many auto & part advertisement as compared to other years publications probably due to due to the great depression. Nice 1925 cadilac roadster in the pic.