I started a car club back in August for all GM A and G bodied cars. We now have 23 members, and are growing very rapidly. For all of you wondering what is an A or G body, here you go- GM produced A bodied cars from 1963-1977. These were the first MUSCLCARS that any company from Detroit had produced; mainly Pontiac. This was with the GTO in 1964. Buick followed, with Chevy and Olds not so far behind. The Buicks produced on the A body frame were the Skylark, GS, and GSX. These were by far the classiest and fastest A bodied cars, outpowering the Chevelle by 20 horsepower, and putting about 20 more stump pulling lb. ft. of torque to the ground. The Chevys produced under this name were the Chevelle/Malibu, ElCamino, and Monte Carlo. These were the most common A bodies around, and still are. Believe it or not, GMC made an A body... On the chassis of the ElCamino. It was called the Sprint, and was quicker, classier, and well optioned for a "Cowboy Cadillac." Oldsmobile fans hailed to the Cutlass, with options of the 442 and Hurst-Olds. Pontiac was probably the least produced, with the Tempest Le Mans, and GTO. They also had the Grand Prix on the A body frame. Well, when GM decided it was time for a major facelift, they called upon a total chassis change for the 1978 model year. These were the last musclecars made before the demise of them came with the economy car boom. Buick once again topped off the charts with an upscale model called the Regal Grand National. It was turbo V6 powered, and killed even the best of the big blocks of the previous 20 years. It was a modern marvel because it made 245 h.p., and 275 lb. ft. of torque, from a little 3.8 liter 231 c.i. V6. Almost less than 1/2 the size of the normally aspirated big blocks. Chevy was making the major quantity of the G bodies with the Malibu, ElCamino, and Monte Carlo. Following Chevy's ElCamino once again, GMC made another "Cowboy Cadillac" only it wasn't the Sprint this time. It was the Caballero. Oldsmobile stayed with the Cutlass and 442/Hurst-Olds packages, and Pontiac dropped the GTO and Le Mans. They kept the Tempest and Grand Prix, the latter making up most of the produced Pontiacs. Anyway, after reading my long speil, think about joining the Indy GM A/ G body Car Club. We have members from the whole country, and are growing nearly every day. The club's website is http://indya-gbodyclub.freeservers.com My e-mail address is malibu1racer@yahoo.com For being in the club, you'll get a club card for your wallet and dash, a quarterly club newsletter, and a picture and description of your car on the club website. Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I hope to hear from you all soon. The more the merrier!:beer
