2022 Greenwood Car Show: General Motors

After a two-year absence, the Greenwood Car Show is back and the weather was perfect. I'm going to do all my favorites in a few posts. Here are the GM cars.

I think this 1969 Camaro SS is a "tribute" car. It's done up like the very rare Camaro SS 427 sold by Yenko Chevrolet, but I see a number of things about it that don't look authentic.

 

1969 Pontiac GTO.

 

1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS 396. This looks completely authentic.

1970 Oldmobile F-85 Cutlass Rallye 350. A budget muscle car featuring GM's forced air induction system (makes car go fast).

 

   

1970 Oldsmobile 442. Top of the line.

 

A rare 1957 Chevrolet delivery sedan.

 

1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.

 

1967 Pontiac GTO.

   

1955 Chevrolet Bel Air

 

Probably the most desirable Sting Ray. 1963 split-window coupe with fuel injection.

 

1967 and 1968 Camaros. The convertibles have the Rally Sport package, denoted by the hidden headlights.

 

1962 Chevrolet Corvette.

 

1967 Pontiac GTO.

 

1969 Pontiac Firebird.

 

1954 Pontiac. Sometime around August 1954, GM built its very last straight-8 engine.

    

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1971 Ford F100 Pickup Truck

The Ford F100 with a straight 6 engine and a three-on-the-tree transmission was as basic as a truck could be. The only factory option I see here are the upgraded side mirrors. There's a Ford from the 70s on just about every block in Seattle, but this one is particularly nicely restored.

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1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Station Wagon

Old wagons are rare. Plenty were built, few survived. Go look for '55 Thunderbird. A search will quickly turn up dozens for sale. Then try to find a '79 Olds Cutlass wagon for sale. There aren't any.

A fair number of Chevelle wagons have survived; it's a pretty cool car. This is a base model Chevelle, it is not the more common Malibu trim. It appears the owner has dropped in the top engine from that era, the 396 V8. Pretty sure it did not come from the factory with that.

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1957 Chevrolet Corvette fuel-injected

At least $150,000 worth of ultra-rare Corvette just sitting in the parking lot at South Center Mall. With the 4-speed no less. No armed guards or anything. If it were mine, I wouldn't let it out of my sight for a second.

 

 

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