Pontiac Special Edition LeMans?

[pagrunt]

Now thats the LeMans I want. Just love that one year only nose. If anyone wants to start the Dennis needs a cool '81 Lemans coupe & eveything to make it a Pontiac powered stick shift car on Go Fund Me would be a nice gift for my up coming birthday...

 

[joesregalproject]

Holy Canada!

 

[Doug Chahoy]

Now thats the LeMans I want. Just love that one year only nose. If anyone wants to start the Dennis needs a cool '81 Lemans coupe & eveything to make it a Pontiac powered stick shift car on Go Fund Me would be a nice gift for my up coming birthday...

A 1970 Judge drivetrain would work nice.

 

[oldsmobile joe]

here is an article about the 78 grand am ca (prototype) pictured above
https://oldcarmemories.com/1978-pontiac-grand-am-ca-one-big-missed-opportunity/

 

[oldsmobile joe]

when i look at the pics in the article, that car shows a hood scoop, where the above pic does not have the hood scoop. maybe more than one prototype?
upon further review, the above pic is of a hot rod magazine project car. but i still like it.

 

[Turbo Zach]

Wow, That's cruising in 2nd! I tend to only do the Speed these vehicles were made for 55-65. Tops.
Maybe it was a Firebird then, the guy with the ad said Trans-Am. I know nothing about them except the 78-81 LeMans.

I have never seen an early Turbo v6.

You guys are making me want a Grand Am now. As for a Buick turbo six in a factory Monte I have one.

Does not look like that any more though. It was too boring to drive, so I made the the turbo six into an awesome little engine. If you like odd stuff check out my build thread. Sunk N Blow Monte Thread.

 

[TURNA]

when i look at the pics in the article, that car shows a hood scoop, where the above pic does not have the hood scoop. maybe more than one prototype?
upon further review, the above pic is of a hot rod magazine project car. but i still like it.

One prototype and a "clone" Thats the car I was thinking about when I posted the GT

 

[Bonnewagon]

As for a Buick turbo six in a factory Monte I have one.

That is only the second one I have ever seen. The first was sitting in a back yard with a blown head gasket. Turbos are great cars for what they were designed for. They will never equal the brute force of a 455-SD but apples to oranges.

Now thats the LeMans I want. Just love that one year only nose.

I am half way there. I swapped the '81 nose onto my Bonnewagon and it has a 4 speed stick shift. I also have a real 1980 Turbo 301 stashed away and another manual flywheel to fit it. I have been thinking of putting the Turbo motor in but I would need to have the time to experiment with it. Don't forget that the early Turbo cars had no computer performance assistance and were boost limited for warranty reasons. Guys waited for the warrany to expire then fooled with the wastegate trying to up the boost and promptly blew head gaskets. Much has changed since then. The guys over at 301Garage.com have been getting incredible performance from the Turbo 301's. But like anything else it requires a substantial investment in time and money.

 

[79Lemans]

Yeah figures... this whole thread reeks of 1 part Winter blahs and 2 parts youthful exuberance. Shaken... not stirred.

What's that supposed to mean?

 

[grandamman]

These photos were shared with me 10 years ago. Story was their grandfather bought the car new. Arizona or New Mexico I think. Probably dealer or owner applied.