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Old 02-09-2012, 10:08 PM   #11 (permalink)
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A Sawzall can turn almost any car into a pseudo-Pulsar.

I suppose if a real boattail is your goal, any squareback vehicle would be the easiest starting point, as you could potentially build it solely on the hatch- or in the hole the hatch used to occupy- leaving all else untouched.

I have considered such a thing for Moon Unit.

Sedans like "Blue", my 4 door Tempo, could be more complicated because of my desire to keep easy access to the trunk.

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Old 02-09-2012, 10:34 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Quarters are structural, part of the unibody, welded in place.

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Old 02-10-2012, 12:35 AM   #13 (permalink)
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This is more of my idea of a true fastback.[IMG][/IMG]

Oldsmobile tried in the '80's for an aero look, but didn't come off nearly as clean as the Monte Carlo/Grand Prix.
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Old 02-10-2012, 12:43 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Maybe not so aero, but a reminder for a gentler right foot!
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Old 02-10-2012, 12:56 AM   #15 (permalink)
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This doesn't look too bad. The 4 door versions are funky looking!
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I got to drive a diesel one of these from Portland, OR to Boston w a slight change to the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal along the way to Boston for a driveaway company.
The extra miles were permitted by that company, 30mpg at 55mph.

Halfway between a notchback, and a fastback???[IMG][/IMG]
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This doesn't look too bad. The 4 door versions are funky looking!
My former professor owned a MINT brown one just last year but had to move and sell it. Very, um, relaxed handling. It wasn't the 442, though. Just a Cutlass iirc. Auto trans, tan interior.

These fastbacks are not worth the trouble because their hatch angles are way too steep. You'd have to build a complete boat tail anyway.
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+1 to the Saturn suggestion. The S-series, ION, L Series and VUE can be driven without any of the body panels. On the S-series, even the roof can be unbolted - it is not a structural piece. On the 1st gen wagons it's plastic also, along with the rear hatch.

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