' 61 Pontiac Laurentian

[mk11]

Wow! Great choice of subject and another excellent build...

mike

[slusher]

Super nice build on that classic SFD.

[S. Svendsen]

Very cool!

[smellyfatdude]

Hmm, just noticed this thread had come up again, as well. I didn't mention at the time, but using the engine from the Fleetside kit even makes the powerplant prototypically correct. Canadian built Ponchos with the six got the larger Chevy truck engine. Ours sure had plenty of zip. One of my Dad's favorite tricks was to cut the engine and coast in neutral down the dirt road that lead to our favorite lake, north of the city. Water on both sides, and with the car doing about sixty once it got to the bottom of the hill, he'd turn the key on and let the clutch out in third, and take off like a shot once we were on level ground. Pretty cool stuff when you're six!