Cars I Never Knew Existed

"Jay, the practical enthusiast" (jay-m) 03/21/2020 at 08:27 • Filed to: None

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Found this in my neighborhood a few days ago. I thought I knew my 60s and 70s cars but I never heard of this one.

1977 Pontiac Can Am

pip bip - choose Corrour > Jay, the practical enthusiast 03/21/2020 at 08:31

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well spotted.

sony1492 > Jay, the practical enthusiast 03/21/2020 at 09:07

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Muy bue no.

vondon302 > Jay, the practical enthusiast 03/21/2020 at 09:14

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Rare one!

EngineerWithTools > Jay, the practical enthusiast 03/21/2020 at 09:20

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One of my dad’s favorite cars! He once told me that Pontiac stopped production when the spoiler mold broke, and the bean counters said it wasn’t worth it to make a new one. The story is so typically GM that it’s too good to check.

There are 2 in my local area. I know where one of them “lives”. Although I’m mostly a modern car enthusiast, if it shows up with a For Sale sign someday, I’d be sorely tempted.

shop-teacher > Jay, the practical enthusiast 03/21/2020 at 09:57

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Very cool!

shop-teacher > EngineerWithTools 03/21/2020 at 09:58

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I haven't heard that one, but that does sound like a very GM thing.

My bird IS the word > Jay, the practical enthusiast 03/21/2020 at 10:35

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Now that is a rare bird indeed

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Jay, the practical enthusiast 03/21/2020 at 10:36

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So much 70s machismo, the wide square stance, the stripes, the spoiler.

It looks exactly like a big guy in a leisure suit, and a big gold medallion, smoking a cigar walking out of a  disco.  

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/21/2020 at 10:49

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I thought of a much better way to sum up this car.

It’s a muscle car with a Dad bod. 

Chuckles > Jay, the practical enthusiast 03/21/2020 at 10:58

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I saw the “Power Tour 2014" sticker, so I did a little googling to see if it would turn up. What are the odds that more than one was at this Power Tour?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Jay, the practical enthusiast 03/21/2020 at 11:57

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Can_Am

The car was a variation of the Pontiac Le Mans, but powered by the Pontiac 400 rated at 200 hp (149 kW; 203 PS) (the T/A 6.6 “W72" version, not the base 400, which made 180). Cars specifically destined for Californian or high-altitude county dealers, featured the Oldsmobile 403 Small Block making 185 hp (138 kW; 188 PS).

I think the rims are very smart on that car.

Speed > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/21/2020 at 13:08

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Damn this is a solid take! LoL

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Jay, the practical enthusiast 03/21/2020 at 13:16

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Well I’ve never seen one

oldmxer > Jay, the practical enthusiast 03/21/2020 at 13:26

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that’s the old PP right there(pontiacporn)