Quick GMC Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Season 1, episode 3 of the Rockford Files. Looks like a Nova, but it has a Pontiac grill and badging on it. Dark green car during the chase through the golf course This show was before my time, but I just started watching it. I figured if anyone knew, it would be you guys
Quick GMC Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) One of these, perhaps? that helped a lot, I found it! here: http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_269513-Pontiac-Ventura-1974.html And Jimmy Flinstone makes a resin body. I was watching the show and it looked like a cool car http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-73-Pontiac-Ventura-Jimmy-Flintstone-1-24th-1-25th-scale-Resin-Body-/400789606732?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d50ec114c Edited March 15, 2015 by Quick GMC
Chuck Most Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 The Jimmy Flintstone body is based on the AMT kit- it's the same as their '72 Nova, which was just reissued not too long ago, though I've seen a couple of people use the Revell '69 Nova chassis/interior with the Flintstone body.
disabled modeler Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 I wish I could find one of those Pontiac Sprint II cars...we owned one many years ago.
ranma Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Chevrolet NOVA Pontiac VENTURA Buick APOLLO Oldsmobile OMEGA All based on the fore mentioned NOVA, GM also did this in the 80's with the celbearty,olds' ciera,buick centruy and pontiac 6000. Not to mention that it was also used in their full sized wagons as well, Caprice/Impala,Pontiac Catalina Grand safari,Oldsmobile and buick . And in the 90's full sized wagons from Chevy,Olds and buick. any of which could have any engine under the hood be it a chevy ect. Buick mostly used their own engines where as olds & pontiac would use chevy engines as well as their own.
Deathgoblin Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Also the Cadillac Seville of the era was based on the same platform.
The70judgeman Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) If you update the JF resin kit a little to 1974, get a T/A Shaker, and find the decals you can make a GTO. A Pontiac engine in scale(don't worry about displacement) with a 4bbl intake would complete the effect. It's just not what people think of when you mention "GTO." They're really just a "sticker" car option on the Ventura with a Shaker scoop. Edited March 16, 2015 by The70judgeman
Tom Geiger Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 The list actually goes.... Chevrolet NOVA Oldsmobile OMEGA Pontiac VENTURA Buick APOLLO And what's that spell???!
Agent G Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 The list actually goes.... Chevrolet NOVA Oldsmobile OMEGA Pontiac VENTURA Buick APOLLO And what's that spell???! C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-E G-R-E-E-D G
disabled modeler Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 If you update the JF resin kit a little to 1974, get a T/A Shaker, and find the decals you can make a GTO. A Pontiac engine in scale(don't worry about displacement) with a 4bbl intake would complete the effect. It's just not what people think of when you mention "GTO." They're really just a "sticker" car option on the Ventura with a Shaker scoop. That would be SWEET...!
ranma Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Looks to me it would be easy to change the 76 ventura into a 74. If I rembember mpc did a 75 ventura kit as well with the "shaker option" and GTO decal's , But they are rare to find on the market. I know that they made 75-77 ventura models and the 72/73
Robberbaron Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Looks to me it would be easy to change the 76 ventura into a 74. If I rembember mpc did a 75 ventura kit as well with the "shaker option" and GTO decal's , But they are rare to find on the market. I know that they made 75-77 ventura models and the 72/73 To do a 73 or 74, you'd need to start with the AMT kit, or more likely, the Flintstone repop. The 73-74 X-bodies were facelifts of that body style. You'd need to change the quarter Windows, bumpers, nose, and taillights, but that's the closest starting point that exists, as far as I know. There was never any 1/25 plastic kit of any of the 73-74 X-bodies, unfortunately. Don't think I've even seen anything in resin. The 75+ X-bodies got totally new sheetmetal, even if the Pontiacs might look similar at first glance...
Aaronw Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 I didn't know there was a resin 72-73 Ventura, looks pretty good. Roy Scheider's character drove a 1973 Pontiac Ventura in the Seven ups. That would be a neat companion piece for Steve McQueen's Mustang from Bullitt.
Bob Ellis Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 Nova Omega Ventura Apollo. All 4 GMs spell Nova; Chevy, Olds, Pontiac and Buick. Same basic car. The AMT 1971/1972 Ventura kit used most of the Nova parts. I have to think Round2 has the inserts? Olds got their legal a$$ kicked when somebody sued GM over putting a Chevy engine in an Olds. I think the Olds and Buick versions are a result of the energy crisis of 1973. Then they could put a Chevy 6 under the hood. Maybe you saw an Omega or Apollo on Rockford files?
lordairgtar Posted March 17, 2015 Posted March 17, 2015 (edited) Buick has used Chevy's inline six in their cars before the energy crisis. A Special and the Skylark could be had with one in 1969. http://ccco.s3.amazonaws.com/kb_photos/75/608_12_low_res.jpeg Edited March 17, 2015 by lordairgtar
Nova-ss Posted March 20, 2015 Posted March 20, 2015 Yep we don't have a gm x body 73 74....I wished we did..cause that was my first car and I want to build my car put I don't get to unless I mod a kit.I don't believe I'm good enouch and or have the skills.
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