I almost led with the 288 GTO, but in the end I couldn’t argue with the ultimate version of the 288 - the F40.

I replaced my 1979 Olds Delta 88's 110 hp diesel, 3-speed auto, and open diff rear end with a 425 hp LQ4, a 4L80E, and a Ford 9"with a locker.

This car is the definition of a wolf in sheep’s clothing

To the people who think they look like Malibus, imo Malibus look worse in person than in pictures, and SS’s look way better in person than in the pix. They don’t actually look alike in realty.

Paid the full 50 for my 6MT last year. Not a single regret.

GM had already stated they were shutting down Australian manufacturing. They created the SS out of an obligation to keep exporting cars to the US for a few years as part of that decision. There was no weird conspiracy that if the SS had been successful they’d keep operations open in AUS, and thus they tanked it, the…

I’ll never understand why many people always give the SS such a hard time sales wise. What people glance over and journalists fail to report is the SS is the product of a contractual obligation to produce a certain amount of cars from that closing Holden factory.

People keep commenting on ‘oh, it sold like shit, that’s why they are getting rid of it. And it cost too much’

Hey! I bought one! :-)

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