Manual 79 Grand Prix for sale

[383_GrandPrix]

Looking closer at the images, I think you guys are right; it's not an original manual car. I can see where it looks like they cut the automatic shifter top plate to make room for the stick, but still give it a finished look. Also $15000 cad is just shy of $11750 usd so a little more realistic if the car is as clean as it looks in the pictures.

 

[grandamman]

So, is it a 78 or 79? I thought the 79 had the brushed aluminum gauge bezel. Any other indications of it being a 79? I don't know the GP that well..

 

[Red78Calais4speed]

If it is an original manual trans car, it's pretty rare. I know I've seen production numbers showing 233 cars made in 1979 with the stick. The shifter is definitely not original and I agree with 383_GrandPrix that the console has been modified to accept it. I do like the green, though. It's a color you don't see too often.

 

[gnvair]

Factory 4 speed Pontiacs would have a Saginaw 4 speed which has a shifter offset to the left. Because of this, they used the Chevrolet console and tray (if they came with a console). On the Chevrolets, the console was an option on top of the bucket seats and not included.

 

[UNGN]

My '79 had Leather Buckets and about every option, but it only had a 1/2 console and offset Shifter with a boot in the carpeting.

That looks so much nicer than the factory set-up, but it's not factory.

 

[UNGN]

$12,000 USD OBO looks worth it.

I'd offer $10K and put another $10K into it to make a nice LS powered Driver. Cars in this condition don't come around much anymore.

 

[81cutlass]

That color is identical to a 79/79 that I used to drive by on one of my regular trips. I really like it.

Ditto on it not being a factory setup. My bet is it was a factory auto car that they manual converted since a green automatic console would be nearly unobtainable.

Really cool setup. $12k usd for that clean of a car is fair IMO.

 

[81cutlass]

$12,000 USD OBO looks worth it.

I'd offer $10K and put another $10K into it to make a nice LS powered Driver. Cars in this condition don't come around much anymore.

Im going to throw a penalty flag on the LS swap on this one. It needs a 400" or so pontiac painted black and with all the stock 301 emissions stuff still bolted to it for full stock appearance.

 

[UNGN]

Im going to throw a penalty flag on the LS swap on this one. It needs a 400" or so pontiac painted black and with all the stock 301 emissions stuff still bolted to it for full stock appearance.

20 years ago I'd agree. Now "Pontiac Guys" are a bunch of 75 years lawn chair guys reminiscing of how fast their '69 GTO was (though they never went to a track and had 3 kids at the time so never went out on the street after dark).

I would build this to drive and shoot for 3,200lbs. Aluminum LS motor, Tremec 5 speed, lower it, blazer brakes, sway bars, etc. and get the License Plate 1 of 234

 

[81cutlass]

20 years ago I'd agree. Now "Pontiac Guys" are a bunch of 75 years lawn chair guys reminiscing of how fast their '69 GTO was (though they never went to a track and had 3 kids at the time so never went out on the street after dark).

I would build this to drive and shoot for 3,200lbs. Aluminum LS motor, Tremec 5 speed, lower it, blazer brakes, sway bars, etc. and get the License Plate 1 of 234

I guess I'll admit I'm skewed. The 3 pontiac guys I know best run Drag Week or knockoff events and all have nitrous or turbo big inch pontiac stuff and run deep into the 9's and 8's in the quarter.

For every 9 second pontiac there are probably 100+ lawn chair guys I agree.