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Club News => AMCCA Members Chat Room => Topic started by: bonnevista on July 21, 2010, 01:42:25 PM

Title: When NASA calls, only PONTIAC can give the answer!
Post by: bonnevista on July 21, 2010, 01:42:25 PM

I think workcover might have something to say about this if they tried it today. :lol:

  http://www.nasaimages.org/luna/servlet/detail/nasaNAS~8~8~63530~167606:The-M2-F1-Lifting-Body-is-seen-here

http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/M2-F1/Large/ED96-43663-1.jpg

http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/Movie/M2-F1/640x/EM-0020-02.mov

Title: When NASA calls, only PONTIAC can give the answer!
Post by: 69DirtyRat on July 21, 2010, 02:29:13 PM

Thats not entirely true..... in 1969, Big Block Corvettes were given to the Apollo astronauts to hoon around in.......... because they were ROCKETS!.......   get it!:smile:

Title: When NASA calls, only PONTIAC can give the answer!
Post by: LeighP on July 31, 2010, 02:49:58 PM

well, its not unexpected...after all, they needed not only a fast car, but one with heaps of torque.
What else would they buy except a Pontiac.....these guys were rocket scientists after all. :fantastic:

Title: When NASA calls, only PONTIAC can give the answer!
Post by: bonnevista on July 31, 2010, 02:55:58 PM

Leigh, there's a slogan that may have kept the Tin Indian alive.

                          'Pontiac - it's rocket science.'

  :exact:

Title: When NASA calls, only PONTIAC can give the answer!
Post by: cluxford on July 31, 2010, 06:54:13 PM

Corvette...still making Rockets (TV ad release just a few months ago)  very cool ad..

http://www.sub5zero.com/advertising/video-new-corvette-ad-salutes-two-americas-coolest-vehicles

Title: When NASA calls, only PONTIAC can give the answer!
Post by: cluxford on July 31, 2010, 07:02:13 PM

another cool one is this one from Chrysler....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6FDJcS5J_w&feature=player_embedded