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May 25, 1977: STAR WARS is released to movie theaters

George Lucas thought the film would bomb and hid in Hawaii where he got together with Steven Spielberg and the two collaborated on RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. STAR WARS had a budget of $11 million and went on to do $775.5 million worldwide. Lucas was paid $500,000 as director and contracted for all the merchandising rights. It was this savvy deal that made him ultra wealthy.

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One of those "Muscle Car Mysteries" - why didn't Pontiac offer RWL tires on the 1969 GTO Judge. Pontiac was a trendsetter during the Muscle Car Era. The first with redline tires. Goodyear began offering RWL tires in the 1968 model year, first with the Z/28 then the 428 CJ Mustang GT. Pontiac added them to the 69 Trans Am, but not the Judge. Yes I know it was originally Pontiac's idea to offer the Judge as a response to the Road Runner; a cheap muscle car, but the end result was anything but. And why did Pontiac choose to make the G78x14 Blackwall tires std. By 1969, the standard tire series was 70. Was this the first use of 78 series tires on a muscle car?

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1962 Pontiac Grand Prix: An All-Original Survivor with 389 ci Power

https://www.hotrod.com/news/1962-pon...inal-survivor/

Keith:

You familiar with this car?

Oh my, I do love this one!

I notice the auction listing states: "Every component of the car is 1967 Z28 date code correct."

It does not state whether it is the original, born with engine. Doesn't even state if the block has been restamped.

No knocking the car. It is gorgeous. Does anyone have any info on this one?

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It's 1962 and Ford has a problem . . . their Galaxie is not competitive in NASCAR due to the shape of the roofline. This is going to be corrected in 1963 but . . . it's 1962. So Ford gets creative:

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Ford takes a Galaxie convertible and adds the desired roofline via a fiberglass roof bolt on called the Starlifter.

The car only got one NASCAR start at Atlanta (June 62) and was won by Fred Lorenzen. NASCAR said it wasn't a production item (it wasn't) which made it illegal. But it did work for that one race.

NASCAR ran 53 races in 1962. Ford won a total of 6.

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1963 was a whole different ballgame. NASCAR ran 55 races that year and Ford won 23 of them. New roofline for 63 and most important, new engine: the mighty Ford 427.

Yes - it popped up a few years back.

K

black scoops on the 69 was a no no. That was 1970