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ricklou Administrator Old School Posts: 1,330	2+2 Oct 27, 2009 14:24:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ricklou on Oct 27, 2009 14:24:18 GMT -5 Pocono action
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songsmith1950 Administrator Posts: 1,646	2+2 Oct 27, 2009 14:30:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by songsmith1950 on Oct 27, 2009 14:30:54 GMT -5 I never saw that rear window on a stock car. . . How did they get away with that?

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Tom,

The bubble window was actually on a produciton Grand Prix 2+2.

Courtesy of the Pontiac fans at www.classicalpontiac.com/gp/index.html:

1986 -- In order to be more competitive in NASCAR racing, Pontiac introduced a special version of the GP called the Grand Prix 2+2. In order for this special car to be legal on the racetracks, it had to be released to the public. It included a special sloped nose, bubble rear window,large front spoiler,rear spoiler,and special paint that consisted of a silver top and a gray bottom divided by a red stripe. Richard Petty and his team helped Pontiac develop this special car. Underneath the special body though,the 2+2 was standard GP fare. Production of the 2+2 equaled just 1,118 units. Only trim changes for the rest of the line.

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pmossberg Administrator Posts: 4,910	2+2 Oct 27, 2009 14:38:33 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pmossberg on Oct 27, 2009 14:38:33 GMT -5 Great pix Rick. There's something very cool about black & white shots.
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The Monte Carlo Aero Coupe and Pontiac 2+2 were a direct responce to Bill Elliott's dominance on the superspeedways in 1985. The GM notchback could not run with Bill's T Bird eventhough Darrell Waltrip won the title in 1985.

Elliott had not blown an engine in something like 2 years but that would change in 1986 because he had to put it to the mat due to the Chevy's and Pontiacs getting some aero help.

The Aero Coupe had better balance than the 2+2 having more of a deck lid. Favoritism among the GM camps was in full force at the time.

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pmossberg Administrator Posts: 4,910	2+2 Oct 27, 2009 19:02:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pmossberg on Oct 27, 2009 19:02:51 GMT -5 Here are a few more 2+2 pictures Rick previously posted on the other site...in color this time. The second shot shows Chevy's version of the bubble window.
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That is a nice, clean picture of the only two 7-time NASCAR champions racing side-by-side. The workmanship on those cars was impressive. To take a production body and make it that clean had to take a lot of work in the shop. Poats like this keep me coming back for more every day. Thanks guys.

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songsmith1950 Administrator Posts: 1,646	2+2 Oct 28, 2009 6:18:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by songsmith1950 on Oct 28, 2009 6:18:16 GMT -5 Great article! No wonder I never saw one of those on the street. In fact that was during the time I didn't really watch much. Just never been a GM fan and when Awesome Bill started getting outrun by GM's I took a walk.

apttyfn Valued Member Posts: 384	2+2 Oct 29, 2009 21:19:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by apttyfn on Oct 29, 2009 21:19:18 GMT -5 That was one of my favorite cars. Ive got a picture of that car I took at Martinsville I want to post sometime. Got to find it and scan it.

olblue Valued Member "King Richard The 7th" Posts: 143	2+2 Nov 8, 2009 9:26:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by olblue on Nov 8, 2009 9:26:22 GMT -5 I was there at Pocono when he raced the 2+2 Pontiac i believe in 87. Look inside the car in photo and RP chewing on his towel.
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