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Very interesting. 1961 Pontiac Tempest with W body Grand Prix drivetrain


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Wow that is amazing. Someone went through great lengths to keep that car on the road. Shame it was wrecked.

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When I first read the thread title, I imagined a GTP used as a "donor" car.... Who in their right mind would use the SE?

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3100s can almost convincingly sound like a V8 at less than full throttle, 3800s...... not so much.

 

the thought process behind this confuses the hell out of me though. I guess they wanted a FWD tempest that wasn't actually a Corsica?

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3100s 60° V6s in general do make a glorious noise.

 

Fixed.

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Hey, somewhere there's a guy with a 3.1 MPFI in a 1957 Chevy wagon.

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What in the sam hell...

 

I came in here expecting any of the W engines mated to a RWD drivetrain....all while in a 100% actual Tempest. Not basically the exoskeleton of a Tempest fit over a GP SE

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That's an interesting combination of old and new. I'm wondering if they chose the w-body to swap it or simply had it on hand and made use of it.

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