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Old 07-17-2009, 04:22 PM
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This Pontiac will pwn you in the wavies



This guy chopped the top off an old 26-foot cabin cruiser and chained a 1994 convertible Pontiac Sunbird on top of it. "The steering wheel is connected through a hydraulic system to a pair of 200-horsepower outboard motors."


Ca'-boat turns heads at Maine lobster boat races
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Wow! Never seen anything like it, Epic!
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why not just keep the boat...
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Originally Posted by Alexb
why not just keep the boat...
For the same reason we have our 8s -- it's different. He's just doing something a bit crazy for the Main lobsterboat races.

Check this out:
The Sunbird rides smooth across the water, almost like going for a Sunday drive. In fact, Johnson has done just that — taken his wife, Lynn, out for a leisurely Sunday ride across the bay, their black Lab, Hunter, in the back seat, oldies music playing on the tape player.
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WTF is a tape? Pretty cool idea.
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Originally Posted by moRotorMotor
WTF is a tape? Pretty cool idea.
Yeah. And considering that it's a Sunbird, this is probably the fastest one has ever gone.
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thats retarded lol. i thought this thread was gonna be about one of those cars back in the day that could just drive into the water and be able to float and navigate. lol
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my 1st car was an 86 pontiac sunbird se turbo!
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Looks photoshopped
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Originally Posted by xun4gvn4everx
Looks photoshopped
No, it's real. I've seen it on several legit news sites, including the one linked.
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thats nuts then!! but pretty cool.
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Originally Posted by xun4gvn4everx
thats nuts then!! but pretty cool.


As this photo shows, the Pontiac is good for more than just straight-line acceleration.
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Originally Posted by No More Oldsmobiles


As this photo shows, the Pontiac is good for more than just straight-line acceleration.

The only time a pontiac actually looked cool!
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cough cough GTO was epic! Cough Cough.

Pretty crazy idea.I like it
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Time to strap the 8 on a plane!
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^ Lol... got a case of one-upmanship?
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When he gets far enough out, he can unstrap, and give that POS the burial it so richly deserves.....

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Hmmm, how many miles you think he should go between tire rotations?
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i want one
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I already know how that thing feels. Like there is a constant feeling of tipping over.
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Originally Posted by StealthTL
When he gets far enough out, he can unstrap, and give that POS the burial it so richly deserves.....

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Lol
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It occurs to me that this boat is really rice. Just look at the size of that wing.

And it's got two of them!
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