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Re: Bonneville Coupe *updated*

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:10 am
by freneticburn
unless it's the sportiest of sports cars I really don't dig the 2 door coupe look. Making a 2 door Bonne is blasphemous [-( .

Re: Bonneville Coupe *updated*

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:17 am
by razr89a
freneticburn wrote:unless it's the sportiest of sports cars I really don't dig the 2 door coupe look. Making a 2 door Bonne is blasphemous [-( .
your face is blasphemous lol, idk i really like the one i did of the 1998, but then i kinda reminds me of a mustang *yuck*

Re: Bonneville Coupe *updated*

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:32 am
by bonnevillain
well its not going to happen as they no longer produce bonnevilles...

Re: Bonneville Coupe *updated*

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:52 pm
by WhiteArrow3800
While it looks cool and all, The Bonneville got it's reputation as a BIG family car with Attitude...right from the beginning in '57. And it's highly unlikely, even if they bring the name back, that it would be a coupe.

I love a huge, quick sedan. :wink:

Re: Bonneville Coupe *updated*

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 5:40 pm
by razr89a
all in all it's not THAT big, if you think about it, althought TALLER then most cars it's certainly not the biggest :beerchug:

But I don't think the Bonneville is dead just yet, Pontiac probably took it off the line for a bit and then will bring it back "new and fresh design" Bonnevilles, IMHO!

Re: Bonneville Coupe *updated*

Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:59 pm
by Bugsi
Saying that they aren't THAT big doesn't change that they were the largest car Pontiac sold for perhaps the last decade, and the only sedans that really rate larger are the Ford/Lincoln/Mercury cars in the Crown Victoria / Lincoln Town Car / Mercury Marquis class, and possibly the Chrysler 300 / Dodge Magnum cars.

Without question, the Bonneville is a large car. Historically it was even larger.

Re: Bonneville Coupe *updated*

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:10 am
by Alibi
GM was actually planning on making some coupes back in the late '80s but the LeSabre got the performance package instead (T Type :D ). It never happened, but heres something to think about:

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In theory, if you had a good LeSabre Coupe and a Bonnie SSE parts car you could easily take parts and make this car. The only parts that wouldn't be a direct swap would be the rear quarters, trunklid and header for the tail lights.

Re: Bonneville Coupe *updated*

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 3:01 am
by razr89a
thanks a lot for sharing, that's really something to think about I may photoshop a LeSabre :)

Re: Bonneville Coupe *updated*

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:53 am
by Alibi
Let me cite my source: http://lesabret-type.com/LeSabrePhotos.html

Its about 4/5th of the way down. That entire website would be a good read for any early H body enthusiast folks. Its penned by Peter (88T-FL) from over at the Lesabret.com boards and he certainly knows his stuff and has gotten his hands on some neat old GM literature.

Re: Bonneville Coupe *updated*

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:32 am
by DOTBN12
If you really want a coupe then just buy a Grand Am! Or a Grand Prix would be pretty cool.. I think you have mixed feelings Razr89a! From reading your other posts, which I have to admit are peculiar, I would have to say that you would be better off buying something other then a Bonneville. Correct me if I have bad english, but are you trying to add some kind of FI to your naturally aspirated engine? Now you're lookin into a 2-door, just go out and buy yourself a Grand Prix GTP, any year of your choice.

- Ida