[Overkillphil]

I have been seeing it on ebay for awhile now. The price has been dropping over time (no surprise).

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Anyone know of this car personally and its true condition?

[Stuart]

Good looking car. There's something funky going on with the driver's door interior panel, and someone has stuck a hardware store toggle switch in the dash (just to the left of the steering wheel) but otherwise it looks pretty clean. I used to have a '71 Catalina, I like that body style.

[Don Keefe]

Ordered just the way I would want one- beautiful car!

[Lightfoot]

Great example of what a flagship model should be.

I never realized how danty the door pulls on those were.

Also noticed a blemish on the lower part of the passenger door trim pad. But I sure wouldn't fuss over it if it was my car.

[mike nixon]

I'd drive that one in a heartbeat. My first CAR was a 72 Catalina. A GV 'Vert would fit right in here. I looked at a 75 a few yrs ago but it was a 400 car and was really rough in the floors. Combine that with the BJ asking price I passed on it.

Mike

[Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by Overkillphil

I have been seeing it on ebay for awhile now. The price has been dropping over time (no surprise).

I can't say I agree with the seller's thesis that puts collector car values on par with gold and silver.
It may take a while to get to a more 'realistic' price

Originally Posted by Overkillphil;

Anyone know of this car personally and its true condition?

After reading closer, I find out that it is not originaly starlight black.
At the risk of nit picking, I also noticed the questionable use of hose clamps on the A/C line to the condensor. Hood does not close flush with the header panel on the right side.(coulda been like that from the factory but really noticable on a black car)

Still, a nice car.

[boater bill]

Nice car looking at the pics. If I could I might buy it, especially since the colors match my Bird.

[dedsleds]

wheels are painted wrong, wrong trim rings and centercaps

[se428bandit]

Nice looking '71 but isn't that a 2 bbl air cleaner.It says it's a 325 Hp motor.

[dedsleds]

71-2 GRANDVILLES ALL CAME WITH 4BRLS, LOOKS LIKE A 2 BRL. AIR CLNR

[2002Z4CSS]

Nice looking ride!

[Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by dedsleds

wheels are painted wrong, wrong trim rings and centercaps

That isn't going to hurt the car's value a bit, seeing how it has been changed from red to black. I think it looks great with black wheels.

Valve covers are the wrong color also. Door pull straps should be vinyl covered.
It isn't going to score high in a concours show, but it would be welcome in my garage.

[71 T/A]

Originally Posted by Lightfoot

That isn't going to hurt the car's value a bit, seeing how it has been changed from red to black. I think it looks great with black wheels.

Valve covers are the wrong color also. Door pull straps should be vinyl covered.
It isn't going to score high in a concours show, but it would be welcome in my garage.

Wouldn't fit in my garage!

[JacintasHot]

3 words, gentlemen:
Pimp-Mo-Bile

Chuck

[Goathead]

Classic ride, but what ate the trunk lid vents for?

[goatless]

Well, Pontiac was marketing the top of the Grandville to mobster types... and well, you know... when you have a few bodies in the trunk in the hot Vegas sun it can get a little ripe. Those louvres provided a little ventilation for freshness.

[Stuart]

The trunk lid vents were part of the flow-through ventilation system. All GM big cars had them in 1971.

[Cobrabill]

Looking at that thing makes me think of how B!TCHIN' a 71 Convertible GP woulda been.

[Stuart]

I've seen couple Grand Prixs that were converted to convertibles, and they were very cool. They used the whole convertible roof assembly and windshield frame from a same year GM A-body convertible.

[Greg Reid]

That car is absolutely beautiful. Generally, outside of roadsters, the only cars I ever liked in convertible are big ocean liners just like that. I love that one.