When did this become a thing?
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Old(s) Fart
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Oh Brother. Starfire wheel covers and nameplates and it is a Starfire. How does it get a power drivers seat with a bench seat. With 17 bids at $3,550 I would guess there is no serious interest.
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Using "Starfire clone" is not even a loose definition. Its missing the very visible brushed aluminum exterior trim for starters. No bucket seats, console and I am sure no Starfire interior panels. I see a lot missing to even call it a clone.
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Not too well done.
Must say though, if my 66 Starfire ever got totaled, it had occurred to me to reuse the surviving parts on a 66 dynamic 88 convertible and make a 1 of none 66 Starfire convertible.
I seem to see lots more surviving Dynamic convertibles as compared to higher trim levels like Delta 88’s. I always figured they sold more since the Dynamics were cheaper and a consistent % survived.
Correct interior with buckets & console would be important though. In a way doing this kind of frees you from correctness. Creating a fake from a doomed basket case would rule in fun stuff like a 6 speed manual, or maybe a modern non-olds engine.
Hell, these days maybe even electrify it. But that’d put me in high $ custom territory.
I’m a pretty much an as-they-built-it guy. But it’s fun to do the thought experiment.
Kind of like an automotive in joke. Or blasphemy, depending on your position.
Chris
Must say though, if my 66 Starfire ever got totaled, it had occurred to me to reuse the surviving parts on a 66 dynamic 88 convertible and make a 1 of none 66 Starfire convertible.
I seem to see lots more surviving Dynamic convertibles as compared to higher trim levels like Delta 88’s. I always figured they sold more since the Dynamics were cheaper and a consistent % survived.
Correct interior with buckets & console would be important though. In a way doing this kind of frees you from correctness. Creating a fake from a doomed basket case would rule in fun stuff like a 6 speed manual, or maybe a modern non-olds engine.
Hell, these days maybe even electrify it. But that’d put me in high $ custom territory.
I’m a pretty much an as-they-built-it guy. But it’s fun to do the thought experiment.
Kind of like an automotive in joke. Or blasphemy, depending on your position.
Chris
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