Pontiac 6000

[veeman]

 

alternate the tracks from the above albums in your car.  when you're with like minded individuals and no wives.  master of puppets followed by gin & juice.  loud, but not stupid loud.   

pure awesomeness.   

[cawimmer430]

In other news, I spotted this gem today! Chevrolet Corsica! When was the last time you saw one of these? 1988? 1989? 1993? 

[Secret Chimp]

Driving a car like that when you've also driven Japanese cars from the same class and era is some sad shit.

[MX793]

Corsica were made from 87 to 96.  They sold quite a few of them.  I still see them around, though far fewer than 10 years ago.  Hatchbacks were pretty uncommon.  I don't think I've seen one of those in the last 10 years.

[cawimmer430]

Corsica were made from 87 to 96.  They sold quite a few of them.  I still see them around, though far fewer than 10 years ago.  Hatchbacks were pretty uncommon.  I don't think I've seen one of those in the last 10 years.

I'm just wondering how this one ended up in a Bavarian provincial town in the middle of nowhere...

[giant_mtb]

Spotted a red Corsica in the Walmart parking lot this evening. 

[Madman]

I'm just wondering how this one ended up in a Bavarian provincial town in the middle of nowhere...

Believe it or not, GM actually tried selling Corsicas in some European markets.  It seems nobody bought them because I can't even find a photo of a Euro-spec Corsica on Google!  But I recall Euro models had separate quad-rectangular headlamps (instead of the North American flush-fitted units) and different tail lights with amber turn indicators.  This one is clearly a North American model and was probably brought over by a US serviceman.

[Laconian]

Corsica. V6 and (big red badge) ABS. That's American value.

My friend had one for half a year, then it up and threw a rod on his prom night.

[Madman]

Well, after much searching, I finally found a photo of a Euro-spec Corsica.  This one was spotted in Amsterdam.




And one that was supposedly for sale in Germany.

[Madman]

Here's some screenshots of a Euro-spec Chevy Corsica, taken from a Dutch movie.


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http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_446660-Chevrolet-Corsica-1993.html

[Secret Chimp]

And since we're on the classics of a genre:

Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggystyle (Full Album)

EPMD - You Gots To Chill

[Rupert]

Motörhead - Ace Of Spades

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

EPMD - You Gots To Chill

[cawimmer430]

Believe it or not, GM actually tried selling Corsicas in some European markets.  It seems nobody bought them because I can't even find a photo of a Euro-spec Corsica on Google!  But I recall Euro models had separate quad-rectangular headlamps (instead of the North American flush-fitted units) and different tail lights with amber turn indicators.  This one is clearly a North American model and was probably brought over by a US serviceman.

Damn, they must have been desperate! 

I never knew that. I recall seeing the "Chevrolet Alero" for sale here, but nobody literally bought them. Also, the Chrysler Saratoga was literally DOA here. Ford even tried selling the Excursion here. They figured that "Give 'em a diesel and it'll sell!" would work, so the 7.3-l V8 Turbodiesel was one of the engine options. 

[cawimmer430]

Well, after much searching, I finally found a photo of a Euro-spec Corsica.  This one was spotted in Amsterdam.




And one that was supposedly for sale in Germany.

From afar, it could pass for a Ford Sierra sedan!

[Rupert]

So it was Euro styling!

[cawimmer430]

So it was Euro styling!

Slap a VW or Renault badge on it and it might even have sold!

[Madman]

Slap a VW or Renault badge on it and it might even have sold!

Not with an ancient 3.1 litre V6 made from pig iron that dated back to the dawn of the industrial revolution, it wouldn't! 

[cawimmer430]

Not with and ancient 3.1 litre V6 made from pig iron that dated back to the dawn of the industrial revolution, it wouldn't! 

Give it a 350cid Oldsmobile Diesel V8 and that sucker will sell! Europeans love diesels! 

[Soup DeVille]

I'm pretty sure they prefer diesels that actually start and keep running though.

[cawimmer430]

I'm pretty sure they prefer diesels that actually start and keep running though.

[280Z Turbo]

Not with an ancient 3.1 litre V6 made from pig iron that dated back to the dawn of the industrial revolution, it wouldn't! 

It was made from gray iron, not pig iron.

[93JC]

And the underlying design of the engine only dated to 1979, first used in the X-cars (Citation, Phoenix, Omega, Skylark).

[Raza]

And the underlying design of the engine only dated to 1979, first used in the X-cars (Citation, Phoenix, Omega, Skylark).

Well, I guess that really depends on when you consider the industrial revolution to have ended.

[Soup DeVille]

Well, I guess that really depends on when you consider the industrial revolution to have ended.

With the introduction of the Model T. It was no longer a revolution then, it was a way of life.

[Madman]

Oops, did I say Industrial Revolution?  I meant Disco Revolution! 

[cawimmer430]

I miss the '70s! 

And I was born in the '80s!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_sY2rjxq6M

[93JC]

LOL, I just remembered that the only video I've ever uploaded to YouTube was a Pontiac 6000 ad. I think it was VTECInside who had the file originally, and he e-mailed it to me to upload to because he couldn't get it to work for some reason.

1985 Pontiac 6000 commercial

[cawimmer430]

Things must have been really bad in 1985 if this thing was ranked "one of the 12 best enthusiast cars in the world"... 

[Secret Chimp]

Geez that thing could not look more unsettled in those corners.