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There is a guy out there building Banshees off of the fourth-gen 'birds. I saw some of his work at the Trans Am Nationals a year or two ago. I'm sorry I don't remember his name.
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There's been several things called 'Banshee'
http://www.firstgenfirebird.org/fire...c/changes.html
http://www.sportscarforums.com/showthread.php?t=1522 :
lots of photos of the 1964 Banshee (Pontiac version of the Corvette)
http://chicagoautoshow.com/neatstuff.../classic/9.asp :
1988 Pontiac Banshee - concept for 4th-gen Firebirds
http://www.showrods.com/showrod_page...c_banshee.html :
Revell model of the 1988 Banshee
http://www.conceptcarposter.com/full..._Banshee_I.jpg :
Poster of the 1964 Banshee
http://www.conceptcarposter.com/full...Banshee_II.jpg
Poster of the 1988 Banshee
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_1970/article.html :
overview of many GM concept cars, including a photo of the 1988 Banshee, but with inaccurate information about the original use of the Banshee name
http://www.pontiacpower.net/pictures/banshee.jpg :
another 1988 Banshee photo
http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000033031590/ :
photo of the 1988 Banshee at the 1988 New York Auto Show
http://www.firebirdgallery.com/dealer_installlot1.htm (last section on page):
http://www.fortunecity.com/lavender/...1005/id114.htm :
http://www.kr2k.com/bts1.html :
photos of the construction of the Banshee replica for the KR2000 movie
http://www.kr2k.com/bts2.html :
photos of the Banshee replica on the water for the KR2000 movie
Rob Louisell's Banshee conversion kit stuff for 93-97 Firebirds/Formulas/TAs:
http://www.roblouisell.com/main_iframe_banshee.html
http://www.roblouisell.com/main_ifra...n_banshee.html
http://www.roblouisell.com/main_ifra...t_banshee.html
http://www.roblouisell.com/images/si...anshee/faq.htm (which also says "The concept car cost Pontiac Motors 1.5 million dollars to build")
http://www.firstgenfirebird.org/fire...c/changes.html
Q: 1964 Pontiac Banshee
How does the Banshee play into the history for the Firebird.
A: If I remember correctly, the 3rd generation Corvette was already on the drawing boards, and the Banshee borrowed styling cues from that car. A couple of things that distinquished the Banshee from the Corvette was that the Banshee used a solid rear axle (to keep costs down, and make the car more affordable than the Corvette), and a unique clamshell door design. This was John Delorean's pet project, and he really wanted it in production.
Two functional cars were produced (built by an outside coach builder). One was a 6 cylinder engine, the other had a V8. One was a hardtop, the other a roadster.
There was even a 4 passenger version that was proposed.
This was John Delorean's pet project, and he really wanted it in production. But GM wasn't interested in erroding the Corvette's marketshare, and the top dogs nixed the project. Delorean was handed the Camaro to build a Pontiac version as a consolation prize. This was also to be called the Banshee.
He wasn't too happy about it all, but he lost the power struggle and gave in. By the time he relented, the Camaro was well under developement, and his engineers had little time to make the Banshee distinquishable from the Camaro. Something less than 12 months. As it was, the car didn't get to showrooms until Feb. 67. But they did suceed in creating a car that was much more than a copy of a Camaro. It's styling and drivetrain differences made for a classic design that is timeless.
Sometime during all of this, someone looked up the word Banshee and found that one definition was that of a mythical demon-like figure who foretold of a death in the family. Banshee was dropped in favor of another Pontiac concept car dating back to the 50s, the Firebird. I've seen photos of prototypes bearing GM-X nameplates as well.
How does the Banshee play into the history for the Firebird.
A: If I remember correctly, the 3rd generation Corvette was already on the drawing boards, and the Banshee borrowed styling cues from that car. A couple of things that distinquished the Banshee from the Corvette was that the Banshee used a solid rear axle (to keep costs down, and make the car more affordable than the Corvette), and a unique clamshell door design. This was John Delorean's pet project, and he really wanted it in production.
Two functional cars were produced (built by an outside coach builder). One was a 6 cylinder engine, the other had a V8. One was a hardtop, the other a roadster.
There was even a 4 passenger version that was proposed.
This was John Delorean's pet project, and he really wanted it in production. But GM wasn't interested in erroding the Corvette's marketshare, and the top dogs nixed the project. Delorean was handed the Camaro to build a Pontiac version as a consolation prize. This was also to be called the Banshee.
He wasn't too happy about it all, but he lost the power struggle and gave in. By the time he relented, the Camaro was well under developement, and his engineers had little time to make the Banshee distinquishable from the Camaro. Something less than 12 months. As it was, the car didn't get to showrooms until Feb. 67. But they did suceed in creating a car that was much more than a copy of a Camaro. It's styling and drivetrain differences made for a classic design that is timeless.
Sometime during all of this, someone looked up the word Banshee and found that one definition was that of a mythical demon-like figure who foretold of a death in the family. Banshee was dropped in favor of another Pontiac concept car dating back to the 50s, the Firebird. I've seen photos of prototypes bearing GM-X nameplates as well.
lots of photos of the 1964 Banshee (Pontiac version of the Corvette)
http://chicagoautoshow.com/neatstuff.../classic/9.asp :
1988 Pontiac Banshee - concept for 4th-gen Firebirds
http://www.showrods.com/showrod_page...c_banshee.html :
Revell model of the 1988 Banshee
http://www.conceptcarposter.com/full..._Banshee_I.jpg :
Poster of the 1964 Banshee
http://www.conceptcarposter.com/full...Banshee_II.jpg
Poster of the 1988 Banshee
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/A_1970/article.html :
overview of many GM concept cars, including a photo of the 1988 Banshee, but with inaccurate information about the original use of the Banshee name
http://www.pontiacpower.net/pictures/banshee.jpg :
another 1988 Banshee photo
http://www.autoblog.com/entry/1234000033031590/ :
photo of the 1988 Banshee at the 1988 New York Auto Show
http://www.firebirdgallery.com/dealer_installlot1.htm (last section on page):
Apparently the Sunset Pontiac Dealership in Clearwater Florida took factory Formulas and converted them into a Banshee look-a-like that included visual and performance changes. The standard package included:
Dominator Hood Paint
Side Air Extractors
Windshear GT Rear Spoiler
Flowmaster 2 Chambered Exhaust
Chrome Exhaust Tips
High Performance Air Intake System
K&N Air Filter BF Goodrich P275/40ZR17 Tires
17" Oz Wheels
Banshee Identification Package
Banshee Embroidered Interior
LT1 Identification
Titanium Window Tint
Build Number ID Console Plate
Reported Production of these cars:
1994 - 17
1995 - 21
1996 - 1
Dominator Hood Paint
Side Air Extractors
Windshear GT Rear Spoiler
Flowmaster 2 Chambered Exhaust
Chrome Exhaust Tips
High Performance Air Intake System
K&N Air Filter BF Goodrich P275/40ZR17 Tires
17" Oz Wheels
Banshee Identification Package
Banshee Embroidered Interior
LT1 Identification
Titanium Window Tint
Build Number ID Console Plate
Reported Production of these cars:
1994 - 17
1995 - 21
1996 - 1
Who designed the Knight Industries 4000? (The version of KITT in the 1991 'Knight Rider 2000' movie) Jat Ohrberg Star Cars Inc. constructed a car which resembled the (1988) Banshee on top of a 1991 Dodge Stealth.
photos of the construction of the Banshee replica for the KR2000 movie
http://www.kr2k.com/bts2.html :
photos of the Banshee replica on the water for the KR2000 movie
Rob Louisell's Banshee conversion kit stuff for 93-97 Firebirds/Formulas/TAs:
http://www.roblouisell.com/main_iframe_banshee.html
http://www.roblouisell.com/main_ifra...n_banshee.html
http://www.roblouisell.com/main_ifra...t_banshee.html
http://www.roblouisell.com/images/si...anshee/faq.htm (which also says "The concept car cost Pontiac Motors 1.5 million dollars to build")
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Rob Louisell's
Thanks for posting that name.....it was his cars that I saw at the T/A Nats. The workmanship is very good if that's the sort of thing you're into owning.
Thanks for posting that name.....it was his cars that I saw at the T/A Nats. The workmanship is very good if that's the sort of thing you're into owning.
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