Showing posts with label Acadian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Acadian. Show all posts

Friday, November 07, 2025

Chevys at the Optima Challenge Tuesday morning





I haven't seen this Z 28 for a couple of years, but have photographed it at the Optima Challenge before... cool car








If you look at this, and guess - Nova? Chevy II? Just like I did, that would be close, but wrong. It's close though, it's an Acadian Invader, I shit you not. Here one is selling on BAT https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1964-pontiac-acadian-invader for 12.5k


I knew at first glance that my initial guess of Nova was close, but not exactly right, so I guessed Chevy II... knowing there's something a tiny bit strange with that grill lower section that rests on the bumper. Or, is it a upper piece of bumper, something like a push bar? Anyway, that's the clue it's the Acadian Invader. Thank you Chuck for pointing me toward the Beaumont direction


it's surprising to see how much a Vette gets modified when (from what I've seen at the Optima Challenge) they don't get worked much harder than any regular street car does... VW bugs and a Toyota Yaris have been in the competition... it's not the Le Mans, not that much top speed stuff happens in the slalom or speed stop challenge

I just watched a race at Laguna Seca, speeds didn't top 125. Too many turns drop the speed to around 60



Sunday, April 12, 2020

the only Acadian I've ever seen on a tv show


Of course it's because they are filming in Canada. Why they felt the need to pretend it was in Ohio, and put Ohio license plates omn the cars - but not have a single person on hand realize it's a Canadian car that would never be found in Ohio - that's just astounding