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Found a pic of how Chevy was going to do the slider roof option on the second generation Nomad. Here's the pic. Looks as if they copied the cloth concept of the old Wagonaire. B)

I have one 1/18 model, an SSR with all sorts of sound effects, but it takes up half a shelf in my small storage/display bookcase! That's why I switched to 1/32 & 1/64 -- you can add a lot more variety! :rolleyes:

Beautiful! ....... but too big for my collection! Now if they would only make it in a 1/32 or 1/64 scale............. :rolleyes:

When I first got back on this new forum and re-registered, it remembered me each time I came back----- for about a week. Now, I have to re-log in each time and I too, am on explorer. Something has changed, and yeah, I can't get into the Chevelle line either!

You have to change your view perspective. The glass is not half-empty, it is half-full! Be thankful your wife did not fall in love with some big SUV, or worse, a Ford Expedition or Exploder! Still, you should be getting better gas mileage than that, especially doing open highway driving. My Caprice, on the road gets better gas mileage than my wife's Astro! ----- and the Astro is five years newer! :chevy:

Then why did you buy it, if you are not into muscle cars? :huh:

Dsuupr; You did not indicate what the mileage is, nor what market conditions are, where you are, but a small note....... '95-'96 9C1 Caprices on eBay are going for $3300. Yours is a '94, which some people prefer due to an unproven wives tale that is was supposed to be faster than the last 2 years' models. By your note, you are at least the 3rd owner of this car, & no mention of its' service history. You might suggest to your wife to lower her economic sights, unless you have put a bundle into it, refurbishing it. You also did not indicate what engine it had, the desired LT1 or the smaller L99 V-8. AND, if you are only getting 15mpg, you definitely need some engine maintainence, or a lighter foot on the loud pedal! I honk mine, and get 18-20mpg all the time, and when I drove it down from Philly to FL., cruising @ 80-85mph, I averaged 22.4mpg! :rolleyes: B)

I have a copy of the photos too, Harley with some comments about this style from the Studebaker Club website. They say the roof leaked like a sieve, and that Studebaker pulled that roof option in the middle of the model year. Of course they did not have today's technology, and their slider was not a solid panel, but accordian folding cloth --- I guess somewhat like the old Volkswagen sunroofs used to be.---- and it didn't have a doorgate! But supposedly people loved the concept. :rolleyes:

Yeah, this version was one that I built for slot car racing. Club rules said every car had to have a driver. We used to race once a week back in the sixties, at a different track each week. I still have 3 cars left from the collection. This is one of them. http://www.cheersandgears.com/public/style_emoticons//AH-HA_wink.gif

I think the mirrors with a turn signal lite on the bottom of the mirror housing is much more visible, and therefore safer, to the cars in back as well as oncoming, in the direction of the turn. With the turn lite on the bottom, the indicator is visible 180 degrees. When the signal is in the mirror face, only the traffic behind MAY be able to see it!

O.K. Harley Earl, I may have oops on some of the Scarab details, but I found an old model instruction sheet, which had some interesting info that I had forgotten, But it also omitted some that I remembered---- like the car for Jill! She was(is) a hottie! I had also seen a picture of TWO cars side-by side, one was a racing model, and the other was the street conversion job. Monogram says that only one was built, but I have seen the pic of more than one! :rolleyes:

Harley Earl, maybe you can help with your magnificent archives! I am looking for a pic that I had of the second generation Reventlow Scarab, the one he built as a racer with the BOP all-aluminum engine. He later converted the last of the four that he built to a street ride for his wife, Jill St.John. I had pics of it, but can't find them since the move! I do have pics of his first generation Scarabs, and the refurbishing that was done subsequently by the current owner, but that second one elludes me! I have a model of it, that I could shot a pic & post if that would help. Do you have anything on this car? Chuck Daigh was also involved in it, before the Cheetahs were created. Ah memories!

[quote name='HarleyEarl' date='Sep 10 2005, 03:02 PM'] RKM, here is a front of the bottom, open roof Nomad in your pictures: quote] Yeah I know Harley, I cheated! I had that pic too, on the Nomad version with the sliding side doors and the sliding roof panel, but I liked the Corvette-toothed front look from the older concept better than this mesh one. I think the toothed grill has a more aggressive look, while the other one that came on this version looks like somebody who lost their dentures! I think the slider roof is a great idea if you can get it to seal well, and not be a wind-noise-maker! The mid-gate I don't think is necessary, even when you want to use it as a pick-up, if the right materials are chosen and the drain concept of the XUV was used. The other compromise, the rear door-gate was the big flop on the XUV! As a door it could only open approx. 70 degrees! This prevented any large heavy loads from being a close-up slide-in operation. AND THEN, the door was hinged on the curb side! If someone parallel parked to pick up a load, on the "normal" side of the street, you would have to fight roadside traffic to complete loading. Bad news! I understand that Ford is bringing out a new "station wagon" with the old door-gate concept one better! It will hinge and open from either side, or drop down as a conventional tailgate! Now that is having your cake and eating it too! Oh well, as usual when GM has a better idea, it will get cancelled when they get it right! <_<

And here's another one that GM shoulda built instead of the Silverado SS........ OMG, would this be awesome!!!! :rolleyes:

Boy, I was really enthused when I first heard about and saw this vehicle. I thought it was the cats-pajamas! A truly versatile do-everything kind of ride! But the execution left a lot to be desired, and it never lived up to the dreams. Here's what I think they shoulda built instead of the XUV! :o :rolleyes: B)

Don't you remember Harley? I posted pics of this car from the GM press releases for 2005. We got the LeCrosse,--double-cross, :angry: instead of this!

Harley, You disappoint me. I'm surprised that you did not add these pics to this thread.--- The original Chevrolet Corvair concept car!

Did anybody notice that there is no cassette tape capability in the new audio systems? Everything is CD's or over-the-air! Time to throw out all your old favorites.

In this last Synday's paper, in a column written by Steven Cole Smith of the Orlando Sentinal, he states, "Chevrolet Says 2006 V-8 Impala SS Is Its Fastest Ever" Generally the article is very favorable towards the whole 2006 Impala line, and he comments that his "sources" told him that a five-speed automatic was considered, but budget concerns and the general reliability of the 4-speed earned it the job. In his 4th paragraph he states,"The most notable improvement brings "exciting" back to the Impala glossary: a 303-horsepower version of Chevy's 5.3liter V-8 for the SS model, the first Impala V-8 since 1996. And yes, devotees of that particular rear-wheel drive Caprice-based Impala SS might complain that this front-wheel-drive '06 model isn't in the same league, but Chevrolet tells us the new Impala is the fastest model ever-- and that includes the high-powered models from the 1960s." He goes on, "Interestingly, that last Impala SS from 1996 was essentially a V-8 powered Caprice police car with some attractive cosmetic trim. Because Chevrolet builds an Impala police car with a 3.8liter V-6, you might think that Chevy would build a V-8 powered 2006 Impala, but the company won't. We couldn't make a business case for it, says a Chevrolet executive. The V-6 Impala police car will continue." He did not identify the source of this quote in his article, but it sure sounds like the bean-counters are still controlling the product line! :angry:

FreeStar is the new name for Ford's minivan, formerly called Windstar. They changed the name. http://www.cheersandgears.com/public/style_emoticons//AH-HA_wink.gif

Here's the last full-size van that I had. It was built as a 15 pass., but we did not get the very last seat when we bought it used, and then took out another seat row to fit our dog crates in it. It had the L31, 350 V-8 in it, and gave very good mileage for a vehicle this big. Road very well, too. It was a loaded LS that had been a program vehicle somewhere. Regretted having to sell it when we moved South, but only had so much room at the new digs. Try to find running boards for a vehicle with a 120" wheelbase! :rolleyes:

Your chemistry is a little off there trevormac! The sulphur is in the fuel, and contributes to more nitrous oxides in the emissions. It has already been passed that the fuel industry in this country must refine the diesel fuel to the same, low-sulphur content as is now required in Europe, but not until 2006! And even then, the California Air Resources Board won't let a diesel vehicle be registered in CA., because they know better! Know what I don't know, but because the henney-pennys in other states bleat to the turn of CA, Its' availability will be spotty. What we should be doing is using the best crude oil in the world, that which is coming down the Alaskan pipeline, instead of selling it to Japan! Let Japan buy the high-sulphur crude from the capped=off California wells, and let them pay the extra $$$ to remove the sulphur!

[quote name='wildmanjoe' date='Sep 2 2005, 06:03 PM'] The trouble with ethanol is that is is very hard on the rubber parts of the fuel system. I would give it a few more years so the OEMs can work all the bugs out. quote] The truth is, they have been using ethanol as the major fuel for years down in Brasil, and all the manufacturers know what different materials need to be used to be compatible. The problems occur with mixture, by the consumer, of the two fuel types. That's what causes the operating problems!

The problem with this technique, as I understand it, is consistant quality of the fuel. Whether you know it or not, gasoline varies considerably in its' combustion parameters, from day to day! Even gas from the same tank or batch will vary considerably in some of its' properties. This is because it is constantly changing as it ages, is mixed with other batches of fuel, and as it is made! If we can get the West Coast politicians to get their brains out of the asses, and allow the new low-sulphur diesel fuels in, we could enjoy the benefits of state-of-the-art diesel technology NOW, as Europe does! Alternate fuels - - - - has anybody given any thought as to how you would distribute and dispense alternate fuels? The last estimates that I saw claimed an infrastructure cost of 37 Billion, (that's with a "B"), just to establish a distribution network of an alternate fuel. Who is going to pay for that? ----- and how long will it take to build it? :huh:

Dave, what a dangerous comment! Besides preventing rocks from getting into your intake system, the choice of an air filter will determine how efficiently your engine will run, and how long it will last, since it is basically an air pump, and whatever you suck in does wear on the internals! Your comment about Mobil 1 is also B/S. Was your engine clearanced to run with a synthetic? Most engines were not, and due to the lower viscosity of most synthetics, insufficient pressure at high engine temps can cause internal scuffing! Yes, synthetics work good, if the engine has the proper clearances, and has not been prematurely worn by using air filters that don't trap small dirt particles! You sow what you reap! :blink: