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#1
05-31-2015, 12:31 AM
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How rare is a 68,,,,
Grand Prix with a 428, 4 speed with 8 lugs?? A guy saw my 65 parked at work & left me a note. Says very cheap!! Been sitting, was his grandfathers, doesnt know much about it. Going to look at it tomorrow.
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05-31-2015, 01:41 AM
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Find out what 428. :-)
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#3
05-31-2015, 06:34 AM
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VERY rare! A chapter member just picked one up from another chapter member who finally let it go.
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#4
05-31-2015, 07:21 AM
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Buy it.
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#5
05-31-2015, 08:29 AM
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31,711 Grand Prixs built in 1968, and only 306 of them had a manual transmission. I don't know if breakdowns for four speed/428 cars are available, but they will be some fraction of that 306.
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06-01-2015, 07:35 PM
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Yeah...
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05-31-2015, 08:45 AM
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Let me know if you decide to pass on it. That's a bucket list car for me.
Hoping it's Verdon green...
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John '57 Chieftain - 455 2-4Bbl '57 Star Chief 4-door '62 Grand Prix, 389 '63 Wagon 421 2-4Bbl 4 speed '66 Catalina 421 Convertible '67 Catalina 2dr. sedan - 400 '68 Grand Prix - 400 - 4 Bbl '73 Grand Am 2006 Solstice 
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05-31-2015, 08:47 AM
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Verdoro. Must update spellcheck...
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05-31-2015, 11:41 PM
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can't wait to see pics of this one ...
had an opportunity to buy a '68 HO 4 speed car, ac, 8 lugs, burgandy over black. $2500 and wife said "we have enough cars" sometimes .... lol
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#10
05-31-2015, 11:42 PM
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Generally, AC not available with 428 HO and stick.
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06-01-2015, 03:09 AM
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I would say a very nice and rare find to have.
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#12
06-01-2015, 01:34 PM
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Keith, I hope you get a pic of the Trim Tag and take down the VIN for posterity.
Someone may want to send for a PHS on that. 
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06-01-2015, 01:37 PM
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I'm still hoping to find the triple black HO stick car I looked at in MI years ago....
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06-01-2015, 08:57 PM
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OK,,, didnt hear from the owner all weekend. Spoke with him today & am going to look at it tomorrow. Sounds like its in worse shape that I first belived. Car has been sitting for some time. Someone stole a couple of trim rings off of it. Car is totally complete EXCEPT,,, engine & trans are gone! Tilt wheel, vinyl roof, was dark green & now is red. Has 8 lugs with spare tire & wheel. Buckets, console etc, etc. Also, radio is missing. Dont need another project but cant pass on it. He wants well under a grand for it. Picture to follow.
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06-02-2015, 11:17 PM
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I would love to see the pictures, Keith. What are your plans for it?
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06-03-2015, 05:59 AM
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Is it even a '68? I can't count how many times I've gone to look at '67-68 GPs and ended up staring at a 1962-1963 Bonneville\Catalina or even one time a Cougar... |
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06-03-2015, 09:52 AM
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06-05-2015, 12:03 AM
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Ok,, Saw the car today. Needs TOTAL restoration. Have pictures but cant get them out of my camera. Computer is still messed up & everything I save to pictures I cant access. Working on it. He is asking $800 bucks. Hideaways are there & appear to be complete. Interior is in rags, at one time it was black. All the 8 lugs are there including the spare. Only 2 trim rings. Steering wheel is green & not cracked. Radio is gone but dash is uncut. Does have tilt, buckets & console. What he thought was a manual trans car is really an automatic shifter.. Motor is long gone. Went to the scrapper. All the stainless & potmetal pieces appear to be in real decent shape but in need of a good polishing. Cant read the vin number on the dash. Pretty rusted there. Also has some rust in rear wheel well lips. Right side has damage from the front fender through the rear 1/4 but can be hammered back out. Was a vinyl top car but its been removed. All the top trim is there. Front bumper looks ok but the back is dented. Can be repaired. has all the glass. Hood has a dent in the center & not mounted. This would be a great parts car for someone doing a restoration. Way to far gone for me. I am going to pass on it. Dont have the time, energy or $$$ to put it back together.
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#19
06-20-2015, 12:30 AM
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Well,,, I got it anyways!! The guy called me back & we struck a deal. Picking it up in the am. Don't know yet if I will restore or part it out. Still trying to get pictures loaded up. Have a new comp. now. Just need to find the time.
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#20
06-20-2015, 07:42 AM
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Congrats, Keith!
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