1980 Pontiac Grand Prix on 2040-cars
Wyoming, Michigan, United States
This is a 1980 GP LJ. Originally it had the 231V-6 and 10bolt. My Dad bought this car brand new in 1980 so it's been in the family for almost 35 years. I bought it in 1992. This is what was done to the car.
I took the V-6 and drive-line out and I upgraded. I bought a Summit Racing 355CI crate engine withcorvette aluminum heads. Advertised HP is 325HP. It has hooker headers, Edlebrock Performer RPM intake with Holly 4barrel. It has aluminum rocker covers and chrome down to the oil pan. It has a built TH350 trans with a shift kit and a custom made drive shaft. The rear end is a Moser 9inch with 3:70's and a posi. The posi clutch pack needs a rebuild as I forgot to put the posi additive in it when I had it built. 4 wheel disk brakes with Hocthkiss tubular upper A arms with Camaro 11inch rotors. 11inch rotors in the back also. It also has a Accel Dist and coil. The car was painted back in 1995 so it has a couple of nicks and chips. The car is stock 1980 white with all the chrome and body molding shaved. It also had the door handles filled with electric actuators. It has an Aqua pin strip down the side of the car with 15x8 Torque Thrust in the rear and 15x7's in the front. The tail lights were replaced with 1979 model years. I liked the look better than the 1980's version. The interior seat were all re-upholstered and new carpet. It has a Hurst Shifter-no console. It has an original 1980's moon roof also and it doesnt leak! The Engine and drive line only has 3500 miles on it. It needs to be driven. There are only a few issues with the car that need to be taken care of. It only needs a bit of TLC. But over-all, the car drives straight and sounds really good through its custom FlowMaster exhaust. Its a fun car to drive. Here are some links to some pics via Imgur.com |
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Watch this garbage truck consume a Pontiac Grand Am
Wed, 15 May 2013When an old car or truck offers its dying breath in your driveway and you just don't have the financial or mechanical wherewithal to resuscitate it yet again, you traditionally have to go to the trouble of calling a flatbed or a tow truck to come haul it away. That usually helps to put a few bucks in your wallet and helps recycle some of the vehicle's parts, but the transaction doesn't seem as final or perversely satisfying as the dispatch service that this New Way Cobra Magnum garbage truck offers.
Okay, okay, so this refuse hauler isn't actually designed for this sort of thing, but it's oddly comforting to know that a sanitation truck can compact a hapless Pontiac Grand Am into oblivion. Next time, we won't feel so guilty about slipping that rusty charcoal grille onto the curb next to the cans on garbage day. Watch the carnage by scrolling below.
Lutz says Washington killed Pontiac, next G6 was to be ATS derivative
Tue, 29 Oct 2013How many people think Buick or GMC should have gotten the axe instead of Pontiac? You can't see it, but I'm raising my hand. Autoweek reports that former Vice Chairman of GM, Bob Lutz, has indicated that things didn't have to end up the way they did.
"The Feds said, 'Yeah, how much money have you made on Pontiac in the last 10 years?' and the answer was, 'Nothing.'"
In a talk given at the Petersen Automotive Museum for the Inside the MotoMan Studio series, Lutz says "The Feds said, 'Yeah, how much money have you made on Pontiac in the last 10 years?' and the answer was, 'Nothing.' So, it goes. And when the guy who is handing you the check for $53 billion says, 'I don't want Pontiac, drop Pontiac or you don't get the money,' it doesn't take you very long to make up your mind." Lutz even added that the next-generation Pontiac G6 would have benefitted from the rear-wheel-drive platform of the Cadillac ATS. How awesome would that have been?
2013 Hurst Edition Trans Am
Mon, 13 May 2013No, you didn't read our title wrong. This is a 2013 model year Trans Am, and yes, that is a Pontiac logo affixed to the front of the car. But don't bother dialing up your local General Motors dealership just yet. This is the new Hurst Edition Trans Am created by the Trans Am Depot located in Tallahassee, FL. Having spent a number of years restoring early Trans Am models, the crew at Trans Am Depot finally did what many Pontiac enthusiasts wish GM would have done - create a modern Trans Am using the fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro.
As the former owner of a 1977 model, I've been wanting to check out Trans Am Depot ever since I first saw the company have American Choppers build a trio of motorcycles inspired by its Pontiac remakes. So I jumped at the chance to head to Florida's capital city to visit the shop and drive its latest creation, the new Hurst Edition Trans Am. As a collaboration with Hurst, this car made its debut at the 2012 SEMA Show and then popped up again on our radar with a cheesy yet perfectly fitting video back in March.
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