Ken
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Last Edit: Jan 7, 2007 20:15:13 GMT by Ken
Saab Freak (in order of favouite first) '88 900 Turbo8 '86 900i Old Stripy '72 99 CM4 '83 99 '06 9-5 Aero 260 '96 9000 Turbo CSE '93 900 LPT SE (absolute Shed of a car) www.uksaabs.co.uk |
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Looks like a Pontiac  ?? |
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Ken
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Looks like a Pontiac ?? Good point, it does have a pontiac style split in the nose |
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Saab Freak (in order of favouite first) '88 900 Turbo8 '86 900i Old Stripy '72 99 CM4 '83 99 '06 9-5 Aero 260 '96 9000 Turbo CSE '93 900 LPT SE (absolute Shed of a car) www.uksaabs.co.uk |
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It was a Pontiac I think, he swapped it with Mickey Finn of T-Rex for his Mini-Cooper. I remember reading somewhere that Syd never actually drove it, and after much haranguing from the police he gave it away to a passer-by. There are photos of Syd with the car on the cover of the 'A Nice Pair' album that Harvest Records released in the early 70's (which was a repackage of the first two Floyd albums).
The car was the one which featured in the film of Joe Orton's play 'Loot'.
And at the risk of going OT may I congratulate you on your excellent taste in music!! :-)
(edited after re-reading 'Lost In The Woods- Syd Barrett and The Pink Floyd' by Julian Palacios)
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Last Edit: Jan 7, 2007 20:34:47 GMT by briandamaged
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MrT
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Just who did Mr Hitler REALLY think he was kidding?
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Looks like a Pontiac Tempest to me...
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Snoozin
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I was going to say the same, Pontiac Tempest, around '61 ish I think.
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richy
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Flatheads forever....
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It's a 59 Pontiac. Dunno which body shape and there's every chance it's one of a few Canadian-built models which used a '59 Chevy dash, Chevy six-pot truck engine and the narrower '59 Chevy chassis, so the wheels were much more inset than the 'proper' US-built models.
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Last Edit: Jan 7, 2007 20:36:10 GMT by richy
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Edited my post-see above. :-)
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richy
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Forgot to say that most Canadian-made '59 Pontiacs used the flat-top roofline.
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richy
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Pink Floyd might appeal to my other 'arf, Toptaff, but I'm more of a Dr Feelgood man. Now they had a few American cars - as all pub rockers should once they're bored of XJ6s!
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Yeah, he has a fantastic sense of humour...I've got his 'Inside Out' biography and history of The Floyd as well as the incredible 'Into The Red' book (worth buying if only to hear the incredible V16 BRM on the accompanying CD). |
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richy
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I interviewed him when he first got the V16 BRM running...
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Its a 59 Pontiac Catalina/Bonneville, same as my mate Col's.  |
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richy
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I was just thinking that the one a mate of mine owned ended up in the back of Custom Car for sale last year - it'd been made into a pick-up...
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Also pictured on the back of the 2nd solo LP "Barrett", isn't it? What the photo in that PDF doesn't show is the police/council notice slapped on it, proclaiming the car to be "dangerous litter, and will be removed"...
There was also a late '50s sunroof Beetle in the promo film for "Arnold Layne", and the rear sleeve of "Ummagumma" shows the band's Leyland tour van of the time.
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Panda Matt
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Its a 59 Pontiac Catalina/Bonneville, same as my mate Col's. Fnaaaaaar! (/slaps gloves across face) I demand satisfaction by way of further photography now sir! |
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