What I can say about the Panther is that I am not interested in a lopo 302. But the 1980 and up models despite having bulletproof mechanicals seem to be riddled with corrosion issues. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. One of the best cars I have ever driven, in fact. The ride was not wallowy at all and the quality in the 1977-79 models was generally good. The only iteration I have never driven was the Stovebolt Six Chevrolet but I did have the displeasure of driving quite a few V-6 versions which were dreadfully underpowered. Logan.

Yep, basic durability coupled with the ability to be fixed by any shady shadetree mechanics is definitely a factor. When looking for suspenssion parts for my car, i always look for "A-body" cars, like the Chevelle. Not a very strong engine but it was a really nice, reliable car big enough to hold three boys in the back seat with no touching (that was very important….) The General Motors A platform (commonly called A-body) was an automobile platform, and was GM's original, and oldest, platform used by all early GM products, beginning with the Chevrolet Superior.From this platform, all North American platforms B, C, and D were developed.. Cuts into the profit margin if you know what I mean. Loved the “sporty” wheel covers. Easy to see why these cars are no longer produced – they’re not disposable throw aways like today’s junk ! Large gas tank! GM tried different rear treatments with its previous-generation intermediates; but the Brougham Machine rolled on; and GM went with the trend. Even the base suspensions held the road very well and there was no wallow at all. The B cars are gold.

But I I like them, a lot. I’d driven the early downsized B-bodies back when they were new, so I can concur with GM’s post-1980 decontenting.
1991 - 1995 CHART. There’s a guy on Youtube with that exact car but a 350 diesel that he totally redid the RIGHT way, and it is a damn nice car. Best $400 I ever spent for sure! Well, until all my readers fell asleep. Hi Laurence- Understanding that this conversation is truly asynchronous (8+ years!) You are correct in stating that these cars are tough as any ever made! The one about the ’90 coupe was nice, but I want to hear the story from when they were the hot new thing on the market instead of rentalmobiles. I came across a companion car a few years after, an ’83 Bonneville to use in bad weather. We don’t need such fancy-schmancy things! Maybe General Motors should have kept all the C body versions (Ninety Eight, Electra and Fleetwood *brougham*) But the lesser models (rightly) should have went the more logical, space efficient route. A good off the line cruiser. Replacement parts are getting to be somewhat rare in this area which translates as expensive.

By the time the supply of Delta 88 Royales had dried up, we were (thankfully) out of the taxi business!

. Based on what all has been said so far, I think that I will still refer to it as an A-body, myself. It is not driving. Learn how your comment data is processed.

I am running a 1985 Buick Lesabre Collector’s Edition as a daily driver in 2016. Mikey, as I mentioned in another post, I had one, a 1986 and it was the most powerful car I have ever owned. Holy smoke that is a beauty! They didn’t, in fact they used more since you had to keep the pedal to the proverbial metal all the time to get anywhere. It was hooked to an Olds 307 (with GM’s last-ever Q-jet!) Despite the parts bin approach, GM took much effort to add different flavours to the interiors of all brands. Monte Frame is long in the front section , firewall forward.side rails and rear are same as a 2 door chevelle, Elky uses a station wagon frame which has a different shape out back , and long side rails, chevelle 4 door uses a longer side rails than a 2 door , the rear section same as 2 door chevelle and Monte. The car sat in a garage unused for like 16 years until a friend of the family who owned it cleaned it up a little and posted in the classifieds. Yes, the F-41 was available after 1980 but it was rare. The solution was typically GM: adapt an existing frame and bolt a new body onto it. Ewwwww, not for me! please shed some light on this car cuz I am sure you folks have some info! A shame they couldn’t recognize their own brilliance in that product. Add a transmission cooler for peace of mind. Bought it for $1000 in 82 and sold it for $600 in 99! GM’s own profitability and quality had also taken a pretty big hit, too, and something was needed to address both issues. It came with a high-altitude setup 350/4Bbl TH350, and I let loose a bunch more horsepower by simply bolting on headers and a dual exhaust with X-pipe and dual cats (they still emissions test it here in IL).

I may have mentioned this before in the B body articles, but my wife and I had a 1977 88 Holiday Coupe, with 403 and FE3 suspension. Even though we considered these cars to be a model of space-efficiency when new, the car actually feels cramped in comparison to the now enormous exterior dimensions when viewed through 2011 eyes. (Shoulda gotten it instead of that Chevette….what I saved on gas, was more than made up with the car being a total loss at 30,000 miles, blown motor…). My friend in south Carolina has a 77 impala his dad bought new. But I was hoping to delete the vinyl top as it holds in moisture. I don’t know much about the decontenting for ’80, but I definitely thought the ’77-’79 models were more attractive, except maybe for Olds. I would wager than less than 2% of the cars had it. It runs like a charm and I plan on getting an emission test done on the car next week. Cadillac Eldorado which were front wheel drive versions. It would get up to 26 on the open road cruising at 65 and was a far better setup than any 229 V6 ever thought of being. The colour options and quality fabrics were impressive. GM is still the largest advertiser in North America and the Cruze is proof that GM can still sell their junk to blind, illiterate auto-bot GM slappies. I'm Just Enjoyin' That Great S-S-Sensation; Diggin' My First G-G-Generation. we were one of six plants running B cars. It’s great that she still enjoys the car and it has held up marvelously well. 1977-1990 B-Body Saturday at 11:18 AM. I continue to drive it in Canadian winters although not as often as I used to. I need to paint the steel wheels body matching colour to complete the look! (The Iraqui Malibu story all over again, but 5 years later). There indeed seemed to be a problem with the 1980 models as if quality control, paint and other things were cheapened. Maybe longer due to the wheel base difference?

Simularities are easily seen across the A body line up. I just think the AOD is misunderstood, and frequently experienced when mated to lopo engines and then probably in pretty worn out condition (it clunks worst right before it dies). Now we get into frame, subframe, and unibody differences. Frame size matched body size. And people get jealous when teetotalers get ahead. I think the good points of the H bodies, especially get lost in history’s mind because they share the same time in history with a rather revolutionary family orientated Ford: The Taurus (and the Sable). Probably wouldn’t have been a good choice for taxi-duty though.
Other than services, tires and a set of air shocks for towing the trailer, that’s all that was done to it! It did sit up taller than a retail car, I guess the firmer springs had something to do with that. Silver on Black please! I keep telling him he’ll never make back the fuel savings vis-a-vis purchase price… I have repeatedly told him he needs a. Two years later I was t-boned in a blind intersection and that huge cop frame saved my life. Man were people conned. The stovebolts were indeed rare, mostly going to South America. James: We just had a C-Body Caddy orgy here a week and a half a go. I cried when that car was totaled…. The only model listed as a G-body in 1970 was the Pontiac Grand Prix. It was a 350 and was loaded with everything including HD suspension.

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