Any Pontiac Grand Prix owners?

[arh1953]

Jayne Mansfield Death Car

is a green 1966 Buick Electra 225, and still exists in private hands. The hood has been reattached to it, needless to say, it looks like hell. The car was the property of Gus Stevens, owner of the supper club Jayne appeared in before the fateful early morning trip to a TV station interview several miles away. Ronnie Harrison, age 20, was the driver. I think Jayne was between him and Sam Brody, age 40, her last attorney and lover. The top of her head was dislodged, not her entire head. Mariska, Miklos and Zoltan Hargitay were in the back seat, two chihuahuas died along with the three adults in the front seat.

 

[vacerator]

Wow,

First time I've seen photos. I was going by the film about her.
Nice P.A. David. The last model years are coveted by all ages. Is it supercharged?

 

[suckolux]

Sorry, no. Base model

 

[arh1953]

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[arh1953]

The Lonnie Anderson movie with the '63 Electra was a pretty good effort. Here's Scott Michaels who owns a tour company in Hollywood, CA in Jayne's seat, in THAT car. He's trying to get the funds to buy it. 

 

[vacerator]

Ah,

yes, the movie was pretty good, and it was a '63 as I thought.
I think also in "Hush hush sweet Charlotte", unless it was a '64.
That '65 really is in rough shape.
Maybe it's also haunted? Keeping it numbers matching might make it valuable after a rebuild. I wouldn't give more than $500 for it now.
Still, at least it's frame is in tact, so another front doghouse can be bolted on.
A good welder can do a new roof.
More than possible for the S Class Princess Diana was fatally injured in.
I have that car in an ho scale Herpa model from Germany, and I have recreated the crash scene on my model railroad layout.
No, the car is not demolished, just rolled over in a tunnel with an ambulance with flashing lights and an Opel Vectra and Renault Laguna police cars. A cop is kneeling next to a blond a woman holding her hand.
Sure, I know I'm demented. Blame John Waters for that. But he's brilliant at shock and awe. My fellow club members agree. They were speechless for a minute when they saw it, then they all broke out into laughter shaking their heads at me.
Then asked, what I was doing next; the Eschede Germany ICE crash in 1998 because I have the train? No, I'm not that demented.

 

[arh1953]

The "Charlotte" Electra 225 was a '64 sedan with center posts, the Mansfield death car is a '66. Scott Michaels, the potential owner in the front, "has no time for that" regarding hauntings or other worldly goings on.


 


Regarding the Pontiac Grand Prix, our brother bought a brand new 1973 one, black with black vinyl, and red interior. A few years later, he swapped it to some girl for a 1975 Cosworth Vega. Our dad had use of a white with blue interior '62 Grand Prix, until it caught on fire one morning. I loved that car.

 

[suckolux]

I remember that regal looking car in hush hush!

 

[vacerator]

David,

My doc has given me a total going over. I had a strained vesicle.
I'm much better. To my surprise after being bad about going to the doctor for a few years, no high b.p., cholesterol, or any sign of diabetes yet. That really was a surprise as both my parents had it by the time they were my age.

 

[suckolux]

Sounds like good news!

 

[vacerator]

Thank's David,

yes, and I'm going every year from now on. We have a good doctor. An MD internist my partner has known since he was an intern at the same hospital.

 

[electrikbroomgu]

Grand Prix's

I have owned 3 Pontiac Grand Prix's total over the years.

The first was a 1981 LJ coupe in white with a light green interior and matching vinyl top and rally wheels. It had a small V8 that purred like a kitten and you could barely tell it was even running. Sadly I drove that one during the Winter months when I was really young and rust got to it as the miles piled up.

After my grandparents passed away in 1995 I inherited there 1985 Cutlass Supreme coupe and sold the high mileage rusting Grand Prix that still drove well. Drove the Olds for several more years before trading up for a FWD Ciera that was better suited for Winter driving. In 1997 I got a better job with about double the pay and started to miss the Grand Prix. In 00 a beautiful 1980 maroon LJ coupe came up for sale in the local paper with but 24K original miles for a mere 5,000 bucks. It was cherry. The next day I owned it and kept that car along with another 1980 SJ coupe that I got for cheap as a second rat around car until Sept 2003 when I lost my good paying job due to layoffs and budget cuts that still are going on today.

That forced the sale of both Grand Prix's and I miss them dearly.

 

[kirbyclassiciii]

Now, here's a burning question: do any of you here own or know of anyone that might have a 1981-84 Grand Prix with the Oldsmobile 5.7L diesel V8 engine?

~Ben

 

[kenkart]

I dont think

Any of the GM diesels are still running, someone might have one but ive not seen one in years. most people I knew changed them to regular v8s when they started giving trouble.

 

[sharkcar19998]

Making a second thread about this as i dont want to scroll 80 replys

 

[human]

I actually took my driver's license exam in a 1980 diesel Olds Delta 88.

By the mid-'80s, you could pick up clean, low mileage diesel Oldsmobiles dirt cheap because nobody wanted them--and with good reason. I think a lot of them got stripped for parts. I'm sure that any left on the road today are rare survivors.

 

[suckolux]

I managed a quick lube in the 80s-90s, we had two GP Diesels we serviced back then and we were doing 100 cars a day. Pretty sure they are toast now

 

[vacerator]

Diesel's

are passe' because petrol is cheaper now. I knew a mechanic back in the 90's who mainly converted Diesel Cadillacs to gasoline engines. The owners cared for the cars and liked them, but the engines were either worn out, noisy, and diesel climbed in price.