Looking for 76 Astre

[gtoric]

Looking for a very particular 1976 Astre. I want to replace the car that my father purchased new in '76. It needs to be Carousel Red, black interior, hatchback, manual trans, 2bbl.
Rust-free, low mileage, complete original example is a must.

I know that this is asking a lot, but there must be just such an animal out there somewhere.

[pontiac locator]

Good luck in your search, They are few and far between, My first Astre was the same except for a tan interior, a 5 spd made it great on gas mileage!!!! I sold both of the 77 FORMULAs I owned and still regret it.

[rickw]

Silver and black formula in a lockup near downtown Fort Worth. Looks like it's been sitting 10 year, but no rust, bidy damage, or missing parts. Not red though

[rickw]

Coincedentily I went by the place yesterday, before I got your replay. Looks like the car is still there, but they've put up another side fence and the car is between an RV and a pile of junk, but I think I say the top of the car. The guy taken car of the lot was not there, but I left my info with the limo co. that occupies the lot in front of this one. The good news is that the city is demanding they do a cleanup. I'll let you know.

[rickw]

78 Formula update: still trying. The owner is not the person I thought, but his mother (she's in her early 80's from what I hear). She owns the property and the car belonged to a relative. I might be going on a spy mission this weekend (consisting of distracting the 2 dogs on the property with food, jumping the fence, and getting VIN and tag numbers) to try and find out whom the registered owner is.

[pontiac locator]

Rick, hows the spy mission going.....

[2manyT/A'S]

This should probably be in the parts for sale listings,but couldn't really figure out where to put it.
I have a set of (4) 13" x 5" 4 bolt Snowflakes here for sale or trade for 70's Firebird parts.
Condition is decent (NOT all corroded) but will need repaint.

Offers/trades???

[rickw]

This has really taken forever, but I get to actually put my hands on the car tomorrow, and I finally know the whole story. The car is still locked up... as is the owner... in prison. I was never ever to get the man supervising the lot to let me near the car, and he would never do anything more than take my phone number. I won't reveal what i did to get the VIN... anyway, after communicating with the lawyer managing the owner's affairs while he is in prison, and finally getting in touch with a family member, I'll get to make a close inspection. One big problem, the owner has told the family member he wants $4000. I'm think $600. We'll see.

[Tin Injun Tom]

GTOric, this may be a little rougher than what you want, but at least it is the right color combination. And it is an automatic. Could be had for cheap though.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___1977-Pontiac-Astre-Formula_W0QQitemZ180295593245QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20Tr ucksQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180295593245&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C65%3A1%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245
I gotta believe it has just 41K; not rolled over. It would be pretty trashed if it had 141K.
A personal inspection would probably verify that it is original mileage.

As luck would have it, I drove within ten miles of this last week, returning to Indiana.
It's off I-84 in western Connecticut.

[gtoric]

That's close, but I'm looking for the exact twin to the car my dad purchased in '76.

[uforacing]

In looking back I miss my 76 GT. Black on black. Used to put the back seat down and the daughter would go to sleep back there on long trips.