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1961 Pontiac Tempest Wagon - Wake The Sleeper

A Pontiac Racer Gives The Ultimate Wake Up Call To A '61 Tempest Wagon With R/A-V Components
By Christopher R. Phillip
Photography by Thomas A. Demauro
1961 Pontiac Tempest Wagon Overhead
1961 Pontiac Tempest Wagon Taillight
Note how the the art deco... 
   
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1961 Pontiac Tempest Wagon Taillight
Note how the the art deco design treatment of the taillight and trim is integrated with a jet age influence.
1961 Pontiac Tempest Wagon Scoop
Super Duty hood scoops were... 
   
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1961 Pontiac Tempest Wagon Scoop
Super Duty hood scoops were popular on the early '60s track-duty Pontiacs. Believe it or not, Pontiac "borrowed" the part from Ford.
1961 Pontiac Tempest Wagon Interior
The blue interior was designed... 
   
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1961 Pontiac Tempest Wagon Interior
The blue interior was designed and installed by John Tennant of Tennant Upholstery of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1961 Pontiac Tempest Wagon Engine Bay
A Pontiac 455 (nee 467) rests... 
   
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1961 Pontiac Tempest Wagon Engine Bay
A Pontiac 455 (nee 467) rests inside of the engine bay of this ready-to-race Tempest. The big surprise, though, is the ultra-rare R/A-V heads and intake.

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