So I saw this advertised about a week ago about 2.5 hours from me. Didn’t mention a year, make or model, but I kinda guessed from the one blurry pic it was a Grand Am. Made a deal and picked it up yesterday. The seller was advertising it as a potential racecar.
It does have some rust in the usual places. The frame on the driver side isn’t great but the passenger side isn’t bad. I hope to be able to fix that eventually.
I LOVE the landau top. I had a 79 Malibu once upon a time with the Landau top and really liked it. So when I get to that stage, it’ll remain a landau.
It does have the full set of factory silver gauges including the tach. There’s a clock over by the passenger seat in the dash.
I’m pretty sure it’s a 301, although I haven’t have much time to really check it out. The radiator is out and in the trunk. It’s been sitting for 3-4 years, so I’m not sure what I’ll have to work with when I do have the chance to really play with it.
The interior, except the dash, is really in good shape. The dash is pretty cracked and it has an old school cassette deck with EQ still in it.
I know of a guy who has some 14” snowflakes that I’d really like to have for it. The “Starky and Hutch” slots do look “right” but I just don’t like them very much. I think snowflakes would complete the look. But we shall see. The slots may go on my 79 Malibu wagon if I get the snowflakes.
I was too excited about a Grand Am in my neighborhood to really worry about much. I just had to have it and will develop a plan “later.”
Thanks, All, for the compliments and posts. As time (money) allows I’ll make slow progress. I hope to clean it up a bit today...get the dead bird feathers out of the driver’s area!