At least we know where and why Canada was where it was...I once saw Canada for sale on eBay. It went for more money than the entire world sold for too.
Just hoping someone stupid enough (or uneducated about the model) will pull the trigger at that price. May be the seller doesn't have a clue. Regardless, the car is overpriced by $50,000. And it's in "Hang Around Brown".
without a doubt. I never really cared for the redesign of the classic Roadrunner muscle car styling. The old ones also stood for bare bones muscle car at an affordable price. I can remember driving my 1967 slant 6 Fast back Barracuda back in the 80's and being behind these cars on the open road. The 3D trunk graphics immediately reminded me of being behind one of these cars in Central Illinois when I was a teenager.
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Those were sharp cars in their day. The side view brings back memories on the 80's. Unfortunately, we can't relive the 1960's when cars were cars.1978 Pontiac Grand Prix
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Damn near showroom. So was the guy in the military and passed? Family held on to the car for sentimental reasons washing and waxing it and brief drives for 50 years. The condition is top shelf.
Sharp Grand Prix. I worked at a Buick dealer back when the Metric A bodies came out in 78. Man they were junk. It didn't help that computers and emission regulations came about in around 80. The brand quality didn't improve until GM started building the front wheel drive Park Avenues in 1985.1978 Pontiac Grand Prix
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It's up where Summit is. About 45 minutes one way. The bank won't agree with me. lol
When that finally happened, the Park Avenues and LeSabres were 250,000 mile cars if treated well. The 3.8 was a good engine.
As they say "Time Capsule "
One thing for sure you don't see many. Not too popular in 75 or now.
Those early 3.8 liters were gutless but like you said...they never would die. Go for a ride in a Pontiac Bonneville SSEI with the supercharged 3.8 probably around 1996 vintage.
Computers and fuel injection for the win there and moving the oil pump to the end of the crank instead of in the aluminum timing cover. The pump in the timing cover was a poor design but good for business. A week didn't go by that I didn't get a "Oil light flickers at idle" complaint. The 70's Buick V8's were that way but the 231's seemed worse. We had tons of start and drivability issues with the earlier carbureted 231's when they computerized them in 81'. Take a carb, modify it for a computer, and expect it to start and run well. We, here in Iowa< said screw emissions (we don't test for here) and we had a whole procedure to modify the carb and systems to make it run well. Everything was set up so lean. Cut out the seal plugs and richen up the idle mixture, richen up the mixture control solenoid, richen the choke pull off's and even pull the EGR valves and adjust the seats so they didn't lean the system out so bad. We made them rune well and the customers were happy.
Those were fun to test drive.
