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  • dyintorace

    Sept. 7, 2009 8:36 p.m. dyintorace Dork

    Not sure what I think.

    http://gainesville.craigslist.org/cto/1362598947.html

  • aussiesmg

    Sept. 7, 2009 8:46 p.m. aussiesmg Dork

    I think I like it, it seems to be well done

  • Ian F

    Sept. 7, 2009 8:52 p.m. Ian F HalfDork

    Yeah... I wouldn't kick it out of the garage...

  • Sept. 7, 2009 9:12 p.m. grafmiata Dork

    I'd like to see a GXP coupe done up as a Daytona Coupe... Just not in yellow.

  • Lesley

    Sept. 7, 2009 9:18 p.m. Lesley SuperDork

    And with different wheels.

  • Sept. 7, 2009 11:48 p.m. lewbud New Reader

    Kinda cool. Agree on different color.

  • mtn

    Sept. 7, 2009 11:55 p.m. mtn SuperDork

    I think it cleaned it up a bunch. Not quite finished, but it looks good.

    EDIT: I was thinking about the sky as the original. Eh.. IDK how it looks.

  • TJ

    Sept. 8, 2009 6:48 a.m. TJ HalfDork

    Hey, I got an idea, let's take a modern cartoonish sports car and remoake it into a caricature of one of the most copied sports cars from the 60's.

    To each his own I guess. I don't think it looks bad, not worse than a stock Solstice. I wouldn't pay extra for it.

    Anyone ever seen a Solstice/Sky with appropriate sized wheels? Maybe something like 16" instead of 20" or whatever they come with. I smile when I see these cars because they make me think of those hot wheels toonerz or whatever they are called. Just not my cup of tea in the styling department.

  • Grtechguy

    Sept. 8, 2009 7:00 a.m. Grtechguy UltraDork

    Looks more like an MGF

  • Lesley

    Sept. 8, 2009 8:16 a.m. Lesley SuperDork

    Now that's cute!

  • fiat22turbo

    Sept. 8, 2009 6:01 p.m. fiat22turbo UltraDork

    Or an AC Ace. (needs moare fender flare to be a Cobra)

  • andrave

    Sept. 8, 2009 7:55 p.m. andrave Reader

    I dont like it... I don't like the hood scoop in particular.

  • confuZion3

    Sept. 8, 2009 8:24 p.m. confuZion3 SuperDork

    Aww, she's a pretty little thing. It flows with Pontiac's design and it's not too gaudy. I like it!

  • Sept. 9, 2009 6:30 a.m. SVreX PowerDork

    Blechk. Don't care for it a bit.

    Its a little like taking a pretty girl and dressing her up like a plumber.

  • Jay

    Sept. 9, 2009 8:12 a.m. Jay Dork

    Not bad. Anything that gets rid of the Solstice's buck teeth is fine by me.

  • P71

    Sept. 9, 2009 8:47 a.m. P71 SuperDork

    I want to hate it, but it actually looks pretty good! Change the color and wheels and it's all good.

    Looks a hell of a lot better than the Ford/Shelby Cobra concept car from a few years ago or the Shelby Series 1 from a decade ago.

  • slefain

    Sept. 9, 2009 9:44 a.m. slefain Dork

    Cue lawsuit from Carroll Shelby for copyright infringement in 3.....2.....1............

  • 4cylndrfury

    Sept. 9, 2009 9:51 a.m. 4cylndrfury Dork

    Needs a big roll bar, staggered wheels of appropriate size, hold the mustard, and add an oil cooler in that big ol grill and Me likey

    slefain wrote:

    Cue lawsuit from Carroll Shelby for copyright infringement in 3.....2.....1............

    most appropriate quote evar!!!1!

  • fiat22turbo

    Sept. 9, 2009 10:23 a.m. fiat22turbo UltraDork

    I dunno, I liked the Series 1 but then I like my Shelby CSX and the GLH-S ;)

    4cylinderfury is right, the oil cooler, roll bar, color and wheels would bring it closer to the concept. Right now it looks more like a baby Factory Five racer.

  • Keith

    Sept. 9, 2009 10:53 a.m. Keith PowerDork

    Generally speaking, I find that cars trying to look like other cars are full of fail. At best, they usually just look like a badly drawn copy. Exhibit A:

    But, in the case of the Solstice, that nose is an improvement over the stock Bugs Bunny teeth. I kinda like it, it's well integrated.

  • 4cylndrfury

    Sept. 9, 2009 10:55 a.m. 4cylndrfury Dork

    ^^^miata in horses clothing?

  • griffin729

    Sept. 9, 2009 12:33 p.m. griffin729 Reader

    I like it better than a Solstice less than the Sky.

  • dyintorace

    Sept. 9, 2009 1:11 p.m. dyintorace Dork

    Interesting...I was looking around Google for other Solstice/Cobra conversions and found this thread. The original CL ad I posted used several of these photos. Strange. So either the CL ad is a scam, or the seller on CL bought this guy's car.

    http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/f11/my-wifes-solstice-mated-48072/index3.html#p...

  • Sept. 9, 2009 1:31 p.m. SVreX PowerDork

    4cylndrfury wrote:

    ^^^miata in horses clothing?

    Yes. I've seen them in person. I agree with Keith.

  • andrave

    Sept. 9, 2009 2:22 p.m. andrave Reader

    am I the only one who keeps humming the Robyn song every time I read the title?

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