WOW! Im not quite that tall, yet I have the seat all the way back and still need more to feel perfectly comfortable.Head and leg room are a little tight... I’m 6’4” and 220lbs....
What I love about my G-Body: that car saved my life. I bought it when i was 15. Back then I had many bad eggs as friends, and I almost lost myself with the scum of school/society. My parents helped me to get a decent hobby so I would stop hanging around with these so called friends. Since I didn't have the money to buy and rebuild it on my own, they made an agreement with me: "You start taking school serious, get good grades, and we will take care of the money until you can repay. If you make it into university and finish your diploma, you won't have to repay." Well, there was a bait I couldn't refuse, so I took it it got me away from the *ssh*les, grades greatly improved, and for extra cash for my Lemans I took student jobs. While some of the former "friends" OD'ed or were jailed, I grew up "normal". The car is cool, G-Bodies are a very rare sight here in Europe, and mine is just about 3 years older than myself.
What I don't like about my G-Body: well, the big parts suppliers haven't discovered us yet in the same way they have other US-Car Classics, so sometimes getting good new OEM parts often is a gamble. Apparently we are the "uncool" kids from the car-scene at least that's the feeling I get...[/QUOTE
AWESOME story!! Thanks so much for sharing! And you have a great looking car there!!!! Many moons ago i owned a 1980 Le mans wagon, its a long story, and its coincidental you talk about the bad friends, same in this situation, went to an auto auction and mine left me there, had to buy something to get home, so this is what I purchased, a 1980 Pontiac Le Mans wagon. the car only had maybe 60 K at the time, wish i had kept it now lol, love the nose on these!
BEAUTIFUL EL CAMINO!!!! STUNNING!! ...thanks for sharing, and sorry to hear about you getting sick, hope and pray you have a speedy recovery!!What I like about my El Camino, It was a good car I drove it daily for twenty five years. What I dislike about it, is that I got sick last year and I am still healing and haven't gotten to drive it as much as I would like to. View attachment 108220
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