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Old 02-01-2019, 01:39 AM
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Default My first car was a Grand Prix!

Back in high school my first car was an '81 Grand Prix. Had it for about 2 years until the day before graduation when I wrecked it. I couldn't afford to fix it and I'm not entirely sure it was fixable, so off to the junk yard it went. Looking back I really enjoyed that car! It wasn't fast (4.3 V8), had some rust, power sunroof leaked, headliner dropped, etc. But what I liked the most about it besides the awesome styling was how comfortable the car was and how smooth the ride was. Has to be one of the best riding vehicles I have owned.

Fast forward to today. Having sold my '71 Lemans last year, I am tossing around the idea of picking up another Grand Prix. Having owned an '81, my question is how much did they change between '81 and the last year of that body style in '87? I find myself gravitating towards an '85 to '87 for some reason. Something with buckets, V8, T-Tops. Are there still a lot of these around and what are they going for these days? To be honest, I hardly ever see these cars anymore. I see way more Cutlass, Regals, and Monte Carlos. There has to be a few left, unless most suffered the same fate as my '81?

Anyone else have any experiences with '80's Grand Prixs?