Wanted - Pontiac Rod

[GPModJ]

Well, the Grand Prix is history--sold this morning. :(

I probably can't afford to buy right away but I'm lookin'.

I'm lookin' for a Pontiac Rod. Can be Pontiac / Oakland between 1927 & 1939 and can have any make engine but prefer Pontiac. Will likely swap out a non-Poncho for a Poncho powerplant.

[69projects]

Congrats on the sale Kerry! If you could have kept your power plant you could really make a Rod stand on end with it! No double entendre intended!

[GPModJ]

Don't think I hadn't thought of that!

Oh well, I guess I'll just have to start with an IA II block, billet crank, tiger heads...

Hey, I can still dream.

[ViolentBird]

Check out www.racingjunk.com you may find something there you like Rod wise....

[GPModJ]

Thanks for the tip. I'd been to the site a while back but hadn't thought of it till you brought it up.

Well, there's a '35 Pontiac there right now but it's got a SBC and the guy wants $35,000 for it. 8-|

[ViolentBird]

Check out www.carsonline.com there is an early rod on there for 15.000

[GPModJ]

Wow, nice stuff there. I like the '37 Silver Streak in "Cobalt Blue."

The $15,000 seems to be a good deal but I'm after something a bit racier and the body doesn't do it for me.

[THOR]

Sorry to see that Grand Prix go away !
What part of Canada or USA does the nasty GP live in now ?


Last year and in previous years, there was a guy at Tiger Run with a nasty nasty (did I say NASTY?) rod with an enormous pontiac engine in it, check out some of the older tiger run galleries.

[GPModJ]

The GP went to a guy in Nanaimo. Originally, he was going to take everything out of it and put it in his LeMans but he says he's going to drive the GP as-is now. That's after I took him for a gas pedal rod bust'n, tire smok'n ride. :)

I'll be sure to check out the old galleries.

[Red_Rider]

I think his name is Tony Canele (sp). If I'm not mistaken, he lives in Northern California. He has a shop there. That is, if the car in question was a Burnt Orange, fenderless, blown, 33 (?) Pontiac Coupe, that just about anyone would love to drive and/or own. I've only met him a couple of times, nice guy. I believe Ponsteen has been to his shop.

[GPModJ]

I may be missing something but how do you get to any of the old Tiger Run galleries? It seems as though the gallery has been re-vamped and I can't find my way around like I used to.

[THOR]

Hmmmm, perhaps they haven't made it over to the new BBS format and program that we've got here. Webslinger Lonnie wouldn't trash those or anything !! Lonnie ?

[69projects]

Hey Kerry you're gonna need a new moniker soon! Maybe Victoria's Secret? uh - no. Let's wait 'til we get you rollin' again. By the way I'll be running in the Victoria Marathon in the fall. I hope to have tile to enjoy your porch.

[GPModJ]

Hey Thor, I was thinkin' maybe I wasn't looking in the right place.

Peter, sure--let me know and we can have a beer on the porch. It's a good place to *watch* races from, since many are routed right beside our home.

[GPModJ]

Wow, is this the rod you were talking about in the TR galleries?

Click Here (http://www.northwestlegends.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=775&cat=511)

Very nice!

[THOR]

Yep, that's the one Kerry. Imagine showing up at your first Tiger Run and seeing about 150 sweet pontiacs, including GTOs, etc. then seeing that tasty unit.
Pretty cool, huh ?

[THOR]

Any leads on a Pontiac Rod GPMOD Kerry ?
Got any pics of any cool rods of the type you're imagining ?
I'm getting the bug for such a beast too? I think I need a 5 car garage first though since I don't even have room right now for one danged car

[GPModJ]

Well, I've run across some good potential cars but nothing to date that makes me want to write a cheque. One thing that's surprised me a bit is the fact there are more Pontiac rods out there than you might think--particularly if you're looking for one to hot rod yourself.

Finding a Pontiac rod with a Pontiac engine in it is the tough bit. Most of 'em out there have Chebby engines. The closest I've gotten so far is a car I liked quite a bit but it had an Olds engine in it.

The other thing is price. While I respect the work put into rods, the amount of money and effort already put into them makes them tougher to buy--at least if you've got a limited budget like me.

If I'm willing to take the long road (i.e. build one from scratch or part way there), I can probably get into one sooner but I'm trying to be a bit picky and get something that I can drive right away.

[THOR]

I hear you on the issue of not finding a ready made one w/poncho power
Regarding body types, what have you been thinking of besides, for example the '33 coupe?

[GPModJ]

All the ones I've really liked have been 33s to 37s--ones that have the chrome running right up the middle of the narrow grille and down the hood to the windsheild or some that have the grille that comes to a point at the center. They've got a nice streamlined look to 'em.

The '35 Business Coupe and the 33 rod below are examples:

[THOR]

How's about this PONTIAC POWERED '31 Ford ?
I say we're getting close to the look I'm thinking of :twisted:

[GPModJ]

Wow, I haven't seen one of those before. I'm tempted but it would be better to have a Pontiac Rod with a Pontiac engine. There are more Ford rods out there than you can shake a stick at. They're kinda like 5 litre Mustangs.

[GPModJ]

BTW, I ran across this thing recently. Gives Pontiac Rods a bad name in my opinion...

eBay Listing (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PONTIAC-HOT-ROD-RAT-ROD-T-BUCKET_W0QQitemZ4589871522QQcategoryZ6386QQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem)

[69projects]

P FREAKING U That gal put the ug in ugly

[REED_RACING]

Fugley!