G bodies with straight 6...

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DI_Knight

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These are pictures of a Mexican Malibu, base car straight six three speed manual column shifter, I wonder if there was another G body available with that configuration?? Enjoy!



 

455'ed80Regal

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That's a first. I don't think g-bodies sold here in the states had an option for a straight 6. Could be wrong tho. Seems like g-bodies sold in Mexico had some strange options/configurations compared to the ones sold here in the states.
 

axisg

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never seen a factory installed inline6 but have seen a couple gbodies with them swapped in.
 

DRIVEN

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Man, I wish that had been a US option. I'd take an old inline over a either of the 3.8s any day of the week.
 

Clone TIE Pilot

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DRIVEN said:
Man, I wish that had been a US option. I'd take an old inline over a either of the 3.8s any day of the week.

Just about anything is better than the 3.8, what a dog of a motor.
 

Bonnewagon

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With HEI that six is darn bulletproof. But no AC? In Mexico? Ay caramba!
 
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liquidh8

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250 strait six, hei, and air would be the ticket, good on gas and damn near bullit proof.
 
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pencero

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What a cool setup. Hundreds of more gbodies would still be cruising the streets today if they had come with this setup instead of the 3.8 w metric trans lol. Just saw a 78 4door cutlass on ebay with the inline 6 engine and it had US Vin#. There were some made in the US too!
 

jetsetw31

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Bonnewagon said:
With HEI that six is darn bulletproof. But no AC? In Mexico? Ay caramba!

X2 on that! What were they thinking???
 
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