That GM’s Such a Slut!
Over on the Jalopnik, I told you about a Porsche 944 that had an LS1 dropped under its hood-
I coulda' had a V8, oh wait, I do.
We got all nice pricy or crack pipy over this, and right now the consensus seems to be that fifteen large is pretty fair dinkum for that frankenporsche. It also seems that the Chevy 350 isn’t generally monogamous and has found its way under the hoods of a few other European exchange students as well.
Not only did that German lassie succumb to the charms of Chevy’s muscular push-rods, but so did this British babe from the Thatcher era.
Yes sir, that’s a pimped out ’82 Lagonda that’s also had the Chevy’s hand up its skirt. On top of losing three camshafts, the engine replacement means that you can no longer pop the hood and check the little brass plaque to see who it was that built your motor. Of course the added horsepower and reliability may make up for that, but is that more important than this car’s reputation and honor?
It’s a little disconcerting to drag the draw bridge-big hood open and see the Corvette flags and script where you’d normally find hammered gray cam covers and oil leaks, but it’s even more odd to slip behind the wheel and see, not TV screens, but sweeper dials from a Vette. That’s like getting your baby-daddy’s name tattooed as a tramp stamp.
There’s still plenty of TVs in the car, including one at crotch level on the passenger side that seems a little oddly placed. There’s also more remote controls than behind Bill Gates sofa cushions.
What does this besmirched beauty cost, you might ask? Well, right now the seller is asking $46,000 for sloppy seconds the opportunity to bring her home and restore her honor.
Check out the Chicago Craigslist ad for a lot more shots, and keep those Chevys away from your daughters!
Hat tip to Tollberg for the link.
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Honestly, I'd greatly prefer the Lagonda like that. Much as I love Astons, I don't trust anything British from the Malaise Era — including that exchange student back in Grade 8 who seemed hell-bent on having her way with me. The Corvette mill might actually make it start from time to time when you climb in and turn the key.
I take it that exchange student was more Susan Boyle than Keira Knightly?
Ugh. I know people gush over the Lagonda, and maybe a test drive will change my mind, but pictures of this thing just don't do it for me. Of course, the
hookerprostitutestreet walkerworkin' class gal write-up didn't help either. I'm calling this an LSD OD.To be honest, the LT1 looks pretty at home in there, a very nice install no doubt.
I'm getting pedantic here (it's what I do), but I'm fairly sure those are Camaro gauges (gages, in GM-speak).
As far as the engine goes, I'd rather see a Jag V8 in there, to keep things sort of British. On the other hand, with a hood line so low that Barbados Slim wouldn't be able to get under, I don't know what other than an LS1 (or some sort of boxer engine) would fit.
Could very well be. I took the lazy hoon's way out and assumed that the gauges came from the same car that donated the engine.
They are indeed 4th gen Camaro gauges, and I'd wager that's a Camaro LT1 with vette plastic bits.
Barbados Slim: He's the only man to win the Olympic gold in limbo and sex!
Hey, didn't the Brits habitually use TH350's and 400's in Rolls-Royces back then? If so, wouldn't Aston Martin follow suit? If this has a TH350, the LS1 is a pretty logical thing to swap into this.
Chrysler TorqueFlite, apparently. Although, something tells me the 318 out of a bustlebacked Imperial wouldn't do this any favours.
Rolls-Royce and Bentley used first the old four-speed Hydra-Matic (which Rolls built under license for many years) and later the TH400, but Aston, Jensen, and a couple others used TorqueFlite.
I'm more interested in seeing what they did with the inane state-of-the-art 70s-style Tomorrow's World electronics.
Ahh little LS1, is there not a single engine bay you won't fit in?
Their actual website says they used the engine from a 1996 Corvette which means it's actually the LT1 or LT4. Sadly I do not have the knowledge to differentiate between the two from pictures alone. I'm just nitpicking though.
I love any kind of Chevy Small Block transplant (of course) in a car that had a lesser engine before. And, I'm also loving the standard GM-issue randomly and gradually dimming instrument panel lights. Every 90's-2007 GM car/truck I've ever been in has had this "feature" factory installed in it. It is quirky, challenging, and picasso-esque, but generally just blood-pressure raising when your trying to see where 60 MPH is or where the "4" preset on the radio is in the middle of the night. Eh, I still love 90's GM cars anyways. I must be a masochist like those British car lovers.
"…plenty of TVs in the car, including one at crotch level on the passenger side that seems a little oddly placed."
Probably to allow the front seat passenger to watch pr0n without drawing attention (and complaints) from other motorists at every red light. Of course, any passing truckers on the Interstates will still get an eye full, but sometimes that's half the fun…
I think the only car in the world that HASN'T yet had a Chevy small block stuffed into it at some point is the Prius.
Now there's a project car…
Crack pipe. Why would you spend all that time and effort to install an LT1/LT4? Especially when trying to sell the car for almost $50k. They try to claim the engine swap cost $50k, well that engine is worth about $500 so that's $49,500 labor. A $50k engine swap had better involve at least an LS7 or I'm doing a chargeback. Hell, an LS9 is only $22k new.
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