Polaris Square Taillight in Gladstone, NJ — and Not Mine!

[Conserv]

Today, Sunday, June 20th, at 9:15 AM, I was picking up a couple breakfast sandwiches at the Gladstone Market in Peapack-Gladstone, NJ. And my ‘76 went cruising by! WTF?

 

Of course, it wasn’t actually my car, but it was a gorgeous Polaris square taillight, a very “put-together” example. NJ plates. Surely the owner must be — well, should be — on this forum.

 

Allow me to say, “This car is clearly owned by someone with discerning taste!” ?

Oops, I accidentally attached a photo of my ‘76. And I’m so old I’ll never be able to detach it… ??

 

Hey, is that Polaris, too? Hmm…

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

 

[Mike Self]

I run into that situation regularly here in Dayton--my friend Jim Denker has a Sahara, sunroof '73 nearly identical to mine.  When a friend says, "Hey Mike, I saw you out driving your 2002 today" and I know it wasn't me, I tell him it was Ludwig's doppleganger, Franz...

 

mike

 

Franz on the left, Ludwig on the right

[Conserv]

12 minutes ago, Mike Self said:

I run into that situation regularly here in Dayton--my friend Jim Denker has a Sahara, sunroof '73 nearly identical to mine.  When a friend says, "Hey Mike, I saw you out driving your 2002 today" and I know it wasn't me, I tell him it was Ludwig's doppleganger, Franz...

 

mike

 

Franz on the left, Ludwig on the right

Thanks, Mike,

 

I guess I need to find out who this other owner is! Especially since I can appreciate his taste in cars… ?

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

 

[SydneyTii]

3 hours ago, Conserv said:

 

 

Oh dear, flame suit on, I have never really liked the soup bowls, which for me given how much I like wheels (if you hadn’t noticed) is odd.

However lately I’m starting to appreciate them especially on a car like this….  Oh no here we go?

[Conserv]

4 hours ago, SydneyTii said:

… I have never really liked the soup bowls…

 

You’ll likely change your tune when you call them “late OEM alloys” rather than “soup bowls” (?)???

 

Or maybe not… ?

 

Best regards,

 

Soup Bowl Steve

 

 

[ray_]

Those are the best alloys for squaretails.

 

If I had an inferior car, I'd surely source a set.

 

[SydneyTii]

18 minutes ago, Conserv said:

Soup Bowl Steve

ROFL, that’s funny Steve.

in my defence, I am warming to them quite a lot!

[SydneyTii]

12 minutes ago, ray_ said:

Those are the best alloys for squaretails.

 

If I had an inferior car, I'd surely source a set.

 

 

Maybe but I like e21 Alpinas or Superlites best on the later 02’s

?? what like an Alfa

[ray_]

4 minutes ago, SydneyTii said:

Maybe but I like e21 Alpinas or Superlites best on the later 02’s

?? what like an Alfa

Like a squaretail.

 

[irdave]

2 hours ago, ray_ said:

Those are the best alloys for squaretails.

 

If I had an inferior car, I'd surely source a set.

 

 

Yeah, I wasn't cool enough for a roundie, let alone the '72 tii I had.  Center exit exhaust for me all day!

 

And they apparently started shipping the '76's with s14, 265, 5 lug, proper steering rack, brakes so big you need 16's to clear them...  I don't know why you guys hate on them so much, jeez.

 

Oh, currently 16x8 Revolution RFX's.  Picking up a set of Kosei K1's, 16x7.  The Kosei's are less than half the weight of the Revolutions...

Edited June 21, 2021 by irdave

[John76]

11 hours ago, Conserv said:

And I’m so old

...but very "put together" ?

[02Les]

We used to call them 'Bottle Top' alloys before the E30 ones came along; somewhat like calling the '02 type 114 before some youngun' dreampt up E10.

 

I have a set of the 'late' alloys that's been stored indoors for 20 years. Maybe I need to get rid of them.

[NYNick]

Not mine. Those diving boards have been off for years!