I Own the Purple Pontiac

Jan 3, 2013

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.

tomahawk_london_front_low — 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

tomahawk_london_front_high — The roof’s been chopped 4.25″ and retains all the factory glass

tomahawk_interior_1 — It’s got a dash from a ’59 Chevy and the steering wheel from a ’62 Olds

tomahawk_interior_2 — An Acura lost it’s seats for the cause and the center console is custom

tomahawk_london_rear — The exhaust, which exits through the bumper, is built around Magnaflow mufflers

tomahawk_pw_1 — There’s a 454 under the hood for those wondering

tomahawk_pw_4 — As you can see the paint hue varies with the light it’s under

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…

3 COMMENTS

@Lynzee Jan 3, 2013 At 2:34 pm

Dang, who’s that girl ruining the first shot?

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- DaveT Jan 4, 2013 At 1:05 pm
  
  You said it not me
  
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Fastphil Jan 5, 2013 At 2:09 pm

Nice car, but I think it would look even better if it was chopped slightly less.

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