My dad’s 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix. This may be used in our (RSR’s) next video.
I would love to own this but not without a pls e to keep it.
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My dad’s 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix. This may be used in our (RSR’s) next video.
I would love to own this but not without a pls e to keep it.
My last post was in reply to this one:
A 318 might be a bit underpowered for such a big car?
A 318 might be a bit underpowered for such a big car?
There you go Donnie. You’d have a NY in KY. The 360 has a nice sound from memory.
The hidden headlights look cool. That is something that has disappeared. They make them in all sorts of shapes, sizes and positions these days with LEDs.
Nice colour, but the paint job is...less than ideal
Well, most mid sized or bigger vehicles would match that description. The house was built in 1949. What car on the road at that time could fit in this garage is beyond me. I mean it might fit, but opening the door to get out of the car might be a challenge. Oh, and don’t store anything in the garage if you even think you might want to try to fit the car in…
Convertible might be an option
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Something isn't right about that bass. Gibson only produced Slothead EB-0's and EB-3's from late '69 late '71, at that time a 3 point bridge had not been invented yet, further no EB-0 was ever fitted with one.
See here; Gibson EB0 bass guitar >> FlyGuitars
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Yes, it is. I meant to say that in my first reply to you Geo.
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Always loved the modern led sled sleeper look of the GP. That one is in beautiful condition.
But what I really want to know more about is that yellow vehicle in the background.
I measured mine at 51" x 13 1/4". That's gently pushing the tape measure head against the padding.
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Yeah it looks like a 70, but someone has changed it to a 3 point.
I'd rather have the original beat up finish than this:
Beautiful! When in HS I worked maintenance for a guy (who owned several apartment buildings) who had a silver '76. When of age, I got to drive it a good bit. Not as good looking as your Dad's.
Compared to the 400 in the '76 Cordoba, yes! It was not draggy or as bad as you would think. It was fine for what it was and I never complained. Got decent MPG. I also had the Dodge version (St. Regis) with a 318. Best car I ever owned in terms of service. Literally could not make that car run bad. I swapped carbs from a '80 Cordoba that didn't run well and put the shaky carb on the Dodge and the good one on the Cordoba. Fixed the Cordoba and the Dodge didn't care one bit. Only problem I had with the car was the hood latch gave way while on the expressway. Driving 60 and all of the sudden trying to see out the little crack of light at the base of the windshield was something new. To make matters worse it scared my wife. When she jumped she slung juice right in my face. between trying to see through the small opening with juice running down my face and in my eyes was an experience. Got a used hood from a junk yard (same color) and it was good to go again. Even got a $119 Macco paint job and drove it till 140k.
Gave it to a friend from Nigeria who needed a car. (In part because I was getting tired of having to go rescue and fix his car.) He drove if several more years.
I'm holding out for a '76-78 Cordoba, preferably a '76.
Win! Win!
