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grantprix
03-04-2016, 05:21 PM
Thought I'd share some photos of my newest '69 Grand Prix. I've known about this car for several years through some friends of mine in the Midwest. I've always been a sucker for these cars with the leather interior option. This GP was originally sold in Milford, Ohio and later became one the dealership owner's personal cars that he kept stored away for many years after it was traded back in by the original owner. It currently has 40K orig miles and is well optioned with the SJ package and 428-HO engine. The original invoice shows some hand written notes with the word "Demo" so I assume it was ordered as a demonstrator originally? I also received the original owner's service file for the car from the original selling dealership. It has an old lacquer repaint that was done many years ago and really could use a better quality repaint, but it looks good from 20 feet away. I'm thinking a set of G70-14 redlines would look really nice on the car someday.

Grant http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2016/03/full-4389-40184-100_5188.jpg
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http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2016/03/full-4389-40191-invoice.jpg

BLACKLS5
03-04-2016, 05:26 PM
WOW, Very nice. It's cars like this that make me wish I could afford one of everything....

Xplantdad
03-04-2016, 07:03 PM
Very nice Grad Prix!

StealthBird
03-04-2016, 07:17 PM
Hey, I recognize that car, and the invoice! Congrats again Grant, that Grand Prix is beautiful! <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif

454_Malibu
03-05-2016, 12:18 AM
Hmmm, triple Green,, Very nice Ride...

Postsedan
03-05-2016, 12:43 AM
Love it....Congrats. How about some under hood pics.

Dan

olredalert
03-05-2016, 01:01 PM
----What, if anything, did Andy have to do with this beauty, Grant? 69 and 70 GP SJs with the leather option are my favorite Ponchos. Very rare and almost impossible to duplicate correctly. Few people realize that the leather option included cut pile carpet as well as actual leather sail panels. Very similar to the 70 up Corvettes with the leather option. I love my 69 saddle leather SJ. Wish it was an HO like yours, although I probably pushed the output beyond 390hp a bit.....Bill S

grantprix
03-05-2016, 03:40 PM
Thanks for the compliments! I had hoped I would get the chance to own it one day after I first saw photos of the car about 10 years ago.

grantprix
03-05-2016, 03:46 PM
Hi Bill... I do remember that Andy removed some tape pinstripes that were on the car when he bought it. Yes, I agree... love these leather interior cars. The molded sail panels are a nice touch, but I think they were '69 only? Your GP is a beauty, Bill... I remember Andy letting me drive it when I visited him in 2006.

grantprix
03-05-2016, 04:21 PM
Thanks, Mike! And thanks again for doing a great job on the window sticker you did for me. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/beers.gif

http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics/usergals/2016/03/full-4389-40221-window_sticker_front.jpg

olredalert
03-05-2016, 11:10 PM
----Grant,,,You should drive it now!!!

----Also the first year for electric rear window defroster in a Pontiac, at least......Bill S

grantprix
03-06-2016, 07:46 PM
OK!... next time I'm out that way.

That's right, another Pontiac first along with the windshield antenna.

Xplantdad
03-06-2016, 07:55 PM
See HERE (http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/648838/1)

grantprix
03-07-2016, 09:30 PM
Thanks for the link! Looked like a nice showing of cars there and Charley is having fun as usual. <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif

Xplantdad
03-08-2016, 12:02 AM
There's always cool cars there <<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/smile.gif (And Charley.....)

JpMotorsports
03-10-2016, 01:00 PM
Very cool car indeed. My uncle has an all original 69 Model J. Very cool and different car. Not many if any show up to the local shows or cruises. Please post more pictures.

JpMotorsports
03-10-2016, 01:06 PM
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&lt;y uncles 69 Grand Prix at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, MI don't mind the crooked mirror we just took the car cover off from the night before when the picture was taken. These are such fun cars.

grantprix
03-12-2016, 03:28 AM
That's a beautiful GP! Looks like Champagne, great color and rarely seen on GP's or any '69 Pontiac's for that matter.