I Own the Purple Pontiac

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In November a gentleman named Rob sent me an email asking if I had any more photos of his beloved Purple Pontiac known as the Tomahawk, and without hesitation I replied ‘yes’.

I’ve been a big fan of the car since my first encounter with it at Performance World in 2011 and when I saw it again at the  at the Fleetwood Country Cruize In free of stanchions I made sure to take several photos.

Over the Christmas break I rummaged through my portable hard drive for those original photos and gave them a re-edit.

These photos were taken prior to my switch to raw format so there was only so much I could do, but they are a big improvement over the first time they were posted.

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The body on Rob’s car has been channelled 2″ and 2″ drop spindles along with air have been used to set it in the weeds
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The roof’s been chopped 4.25″ and retains all the factory glass
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It’s got a dash from a ’59 Chevy and the steering wheel from a ’62 Olds
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An Acura lost it’s seats for the cause and the center console is custom
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The exhaust, which exits through the bumper, is built around Magnaflow mufflers
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There’s a 454 under the hood for those wondering
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As you can see the paint hue varies with the light it’s under

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Rob isn’t all that far away so hopefully this summer I can go check out the car outside of a show environment and get some photos that really capture it.

I would love a rolling shot or two of it…

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