To Start, his car is very special to me and has been treated as such. This was the first and only new car my grandmother ever purchased. She bought it brand new in May of 1978. My grandparents lived in town and the Grand Prix would be used for longer drives due to its comfort and in town my grandfather drove my grandmother everywhere in his truck. The Grand Prix has 67,848 original miles on it. It was also kept in a garage and probably never driven in the rain. My grandfather was borderline obsessive in his mission to maintain every part to its original working order. That being said, verything on this car works. It has a power driver seat, ower windows, ower door locks, ruise control, old air conditioning, arm heat… all of this works just as it should. He kept the oil changed and the car maintained until his passing in 2014. A few months before he died, e made sure my grandmother had new tires put on as well as a full size spare (tires probablly don't have more than 1,000 miles on them). He was good to her and to her car. When he died, he didn’t drive it much. It sat in the garage. I began driving it before I took it just to keep it moving and kept the oil changed. She loved that car and I know she didn’t want it to sit. She passed away a year later an I have had it since. I only drive it once or twice a week only because I don’t want it to sit. My family loves taking it on a country drive. It drives better than anything I’ve driven an I own a new Cadillac. It can sit for two weeks in the cold and still fire right up after a few pumps of the gas. After its warm it first right up like a new car. Driving the car I have no complaints what so ever (and I intend to be completely honest to all the pros and cons) It drives so smooth and straight. I’ve never sat in a seat so comfortable. The car doesn’t smoke, eak anything, et hot when driving and the transmission is smooth..., t just seems extremely reliable! The exterior overall is in pretty good shape. The paint is original as it most everything I’d imagine. The paint on the sides is shiny and in great shape, o rust at, hrome bottom trim on sides is in great shape. There are a few dings you can see in the pictures but nothing big. No rust to be seen under at all. The hood paint is oxidized and has dulled out quite a bit, o has the roof and the trunk lid. The trunk lid looks the worst and It is really my fault. I took it to a car wash soon after I took it and used high pressure some small spots on the back and they quickly turned to LARGE spots. I suck, know. I did that day spray a clear coat of the newly exposed metal just to prevent rust. It needs new paint really and I almost did the cheaper MACCO paint, ut I didn’t want to do something that would make it worse. The Landau top needs the vinyl replaced for sure. Some people just remove it, ut again, decision I didn’t want to make. I’m guessing its original as well and just ready to have a new one put on. The rear bumper filler was cracked so I removed it. They sell for 130 on ebay. The front bumper as surface rust on it. This also was replaced when My grandma, bout 1 and ½ years ago saw a big dent in the original bumper and needed it fixed. This took and act of God an about $2000 to track down that part and to find someone willing to put it on. Not the best investment for her but she wanted it fixed and wasn’t about to get a new car. So the new part came with a little rust but it isn’t on the body. (see pics) Now the interior,.. man oh man, ou won't find a better interior in one of these cars. It is really clost to mint condition. No visible wear on the seats. She was about 90 pounds and didn’t add that much wear and I’m not sure if anyone ever sat in the back seats. Even the green shag carpet is looking like it just came out of the 70’s. No tears, reat shape, t's never been smoked in, nd so very comfortable.. just look at the pics. Again, ll electronics work, o I’m assuming the sweet 8track player works, ust don’t have anything to test it out with. |
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