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Old 05-12-2006, 09:24 PM
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Does anyone on here own one of "Canada only" pontiac Tempest labled chevy corsicas of the late 80'*? A friend of mine visiting form canada had a red one and I have never seen one again?
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Whats it got for an engine?
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Whats it got for an engine?
2.8 or 3.1 whatever the corsicas of that year had.
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Old 05-12-2006, 09:43 PM
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I didnt even know they still existed Shadow, they were popular in the mid Sixties as a compact and came with a peppy 326?? as the 2+2. It has a Chevy motor?
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Never knew that!





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Ohh! My uncle had a '90 Tempest. He bought it from Canada.
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yeah, a local lot down here has a black tempest. i came across that thing and just thought... WTF?

http://www.canadatrader.com/usedcarc..._20376387.html

another weird car alot of people haven't seen is the Corsica hatchback. anyone ever seen one of those?
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I think the corsica hatchback is awesome. There are quite a few around here.
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You guys never got the Tempest? Interesting.

But yeah, 2.8 or 3.1.
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Tempest was a great Pontiac!

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