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From Norway! OK, no
more whining about how hard it is to find parts here in the USA, if Ronny Roelvaag can keep his
car running, so can you!
This trooper writes
in:
"Hi, I am sending you some pics of my 1973 Apollo. It has a 350/2 engine, but I
am changing to a 4 barrel carb and a T/A performance Intake manifold. The car is
under restoration, and I have made some manipulated pics ( in red -Ro ) just to
give myself an idea on how it will look when I am done. You can visit my
friend's homepage for more Apollo pics at:
www.supermodz.rocks.it Enjoy!!!! Ronny Roelvaag,
Sandnessjøen NORWAY rroelvaag@hotmail.com
(hint: once at the site, click 'buick posjecktet' , then 'buick foto' -Ro) |
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Ronny's color-manipulated photos
at left. |
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This Decatur, Illinois car is in almost unbelievable condition...check it out!!! Here was
the ad copy:
"1973 Buick Apollo. 2 Dr. Pillar Coupe. One owner. 350 V8 Engine with 2 BBl.
Carb. Turbo Hydra-matic 350 Transmission. Power disc Brakes, Power Steering, AM
Radio, Whitewall Tires, Air Conditioner, Outside rear view sport mirrors with
left side remote control. Convenience group: Door Jam switch, visor vanity
mirror, engine compartment glove box, ash tray, courtesy, & luggage lamps.
Chrome Plated Wheels. Custom Vinyl Roof - Dark Brown. Color: Brown Metallic.
Front & rear carpeting. Vinyl bench seats: light brown.
This was my Grandmother's car. It is all original with 47,662 actual miles. It
has always been garaged. It has original paint, has never been in an accident
or had any body work. There is a very small amount of rust around the side
moldings and the air conditioning does not work. Everything else is in
excellent shape. I have the original title and paper work. This is truly a
little old lady one-owner car! This car is 30 years old but in great shape!"
I saw the car go up for sale again; hopefully it went to someone who won't wreck
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I almost rang up mom and dad to
have them pick this one up! This Lodi, Wisconsin car had its roots in
Nebraska, judging by the plates. I've included the rear shot because
the driver's side rear molding has torn away and you can see the actual
metal underneath. Like the Olds Omega, the Buick had a rubberized cap
that held the license plate, side markers, backup- and taillights. I'd
be curious as to whether the Nova taillight cutouts are under there!
Some ad copy:
"This is a 1973 Buick Apollo. It has a 350 V8 engine...It is in pretty good
condition for 30 years old. The mileage (42,097) is actual. ...There is some
surface rust around the wheel wells, but the metal is solid, it is not rusted
through....My wife's Grandmother inherited the vehicle in
1986, where the title shows 22,263 actual miles. Grandma put 19,834 miles on the
car over the next 17 years"
Thank God for all those little old ladies who bought these cars and took care of
them all those years! :-) |
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Captured by Roving
Ro's toy digital camera. The car was nice and shiny, but had some
major front end damage. >Sob< I actually spoke with the owner
by chance at a gas station, the car is a '73. Forgot to hand her the pontiacventura.com business card!
There
are some amazing cars out there. Check out the blue beauty, and how
about the Hundred Dollar bargain...don't you wish you lived on the west
coast?? There's a lot of old iron in decent shape still to be
discovered, restored, and admired. |
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For a spectacular car like this, you would have expected a lot more e-bay
interest, but as I recall there were few offers. Hopefully the price
shot up after my back was turned :-) |
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The taillights in particular give the '73-'74 Apollo a totally cool look
from the rear quarter. The sales ad
contained the following details:
"350 BUICK ENGINE - 350 TRANSMISSION. TA PERFORMANCE INTAKE
MANIFOLD, CAM SHAFT, AND VALVE COVERS. PAINT IS GOOD, INTERIOR IS
GOOD, CHROME IS GOOD" It was being sold by CLASSIC CARS ETC of
Owensboro, Kentucky
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Press kit photos, rounded up by
Autolit.com. You can see those weak leaf springs starting to sag
already in the third picture... |
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(L)
Score one for originality...I
think. This odd-looking '74 Apollo originated in Oak Harbor, WA and is
painted to resemble a rootbeer float (at first, I thought it was supposed to
remind us of a Holstein cow...) Maybe the former owner worked at a retro
soda fountain or drive-in? Note that the taillights have been altered,
too. Now we can see where the tail panel is cut to accept the Buick
lights. (R) Craig Geske (
c_geske@earthlink.net )
contributed shots of his slightly weathered '73 Apollo. The big photo
has kind of a hazy, surreal look to it, and it's not just those big
import-style pipes out back! I think it's a cool shot...
"...Here is another non-Nova car for your pic site, it is a
hatch car with rare Suncoupe roof, option slider roof, and under the hood is
a Buick 455, and buckets and console inside, shift on the floor, GS steering
wheel, Rally wheels..." |
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A dose of gorgeous new paint guarantees that this Apollo owned by Alfred
Prince ( alfredprinceii@yahoo.com
) will catch everyone's eye. Alfred is thinking about kicking off a
car show for Apollo owners; maybe drop him a line if you're
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This '73 Apollo was also featured in our ads, and actually appears in the Apollo
section back when it was for sale for $100. The seller who took these
shots told me the owner gave him the car for a lot less than that, but he
put in quite a bit of work to turn the non-runner into the gem you see here.
Sure, there's some surface rust, but I'll bet the body is still solid as a
rock. |
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The 1970's 'bathroom fixture' color may no longer be 'in' for your house,
but it looks great on this Buick! Nice touches that came with this complete car were the TH 350 automatic
trans, front disc brakes, power steering, factory front & rear sway bars, sport
mirrors , and Buick sport rims. Jeff converted it over to a 4BBL, installed
a bunch of new parts under the hood, and removed the A/C. |
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(L) Queen of the Parking Lot? Yes, when you've only got eyes
for the X-body :-) |
Press kit photos, rounded up by
Autolit.com. You can see those weak leaf springs starting to sag
already in the third picture...
