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The pics aren't so great (my neck's a little sore from cricking it sideways), but if the car is as good as it sounds it looks like a good deal.  I guess there's just not that much of a market for disco-era Ponchos these days.

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/fredericton/final-price-drop-2500-77-grand-prix/1003322819?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

FINAL PRICE DROP $2500 77 Grand Prix

 

Date Listed10-Jul-14
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$2,500.00
Addresse7p 3j9
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Make Pontiac
Model Grand Prix
For Sale ByOwner
Body TypeCoupe (2 door)
TransmissionAutomatic
Year1977
ColourGreen
Kilometers73000
DrivetrainRear-wheel drive (RWD)
Fuel TypeGasoline
Final price drop on my 77 Grand Prix. 73000miles, 301 small block, licensed and inspected and in awesome condition just don't use it enough. $2500 is firm or I wont sell it. Call, text or reply to add. 323-8994, located in Hartland.

 

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That's a sharp looking car, unfortunately not a very desirable model from an auto  hobbyist perspective. These post '72 A and G cars just don't get any respect among collectors and I speak from experience as owner of a '73.

 



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Thanks muttwood - my neck feels better now... biggrin



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73SC wrote:

That's a sharp looking car, unfortunately not a very desirable model from an auto  hobbyist perspective. These post '72 A and G cars just don't get any respect among collectors and I speak from experience as owner of a '73.

 

 

True enough, the one below has been for sale at $3500 since last summer and still appears to be available:

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/bedford/1977-pontiac-grand-prix-coupe/593342537?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

 

Then there's that decent looking 73 GA in AB, but I think the main problem is that the seller doesn't answer emails:

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/calgary/1973-pontiac-grand-am/603263425?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

 

I tend to be a fan of the A's but not so much the G's.  If either of those GP's were '73-'75 Lemans collonades I'd probably have bought one by now.  Not as much a fan of the rectangular headlight cars as (IMHO only) I think the rectangular headlight design and resultant squared-off styling revisions were somewhat incongruous with the intent of the original design (just my thoughts - no offense to owners of these cars).



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Well said guys... Hopefully one day things will change around....

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Another thing to mention with those 77 GP's is the standard engine being a 301. The car is likely much heavier than the first year iteration in '73 and that came with a 400 standard. I'm no 301 basher but in that heavy car they do labour. In the next years model that was downsized the 301 did fine. 



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301 small block?   My mom had a 76 or 77 SJ, I don't know what was under the hood, but I always presumed it had a 400.



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301 small block?   My mom had a 76 or 77 SJ, I don't know what was under the hood, but I always presumed it had a 400.

 My dad test drove one with a 301 and actually asked the salesman if a V8 was optional. As far as small block and big block goes, to me there is only one small block and that is a Chevrolet and only one BIG BLOCK and that is also a Chevrolet. 



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301 small block?   My mom had a 76 or 77 SJ, I don't know what was under the hood, but I always presumed it had a 400.

 My dad test drove one with a 301 and actually asked the salesman if a V8 was optional. As far as small block and big block goes, to me there is only one small block and that is a Chevrolet and only one BIG BLOCK and that is also a Chevrolet. 

 Isn't the 301 in the same engine family as the other American Pontiac V8s - the 389-400-455 family?

An interesting consideration for this car in particular is that the buy-in is so cheap that you could swap in one of those big Pontiac powerplants and make a real goer for a relatively small investment.



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301 is the same block as the other Pontiac engines.

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I had '77 with T roofs and a 301.

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While we're on the subject of 73-77 GPs, this is one of the nicer ones I've seen.  It's a little more money but already has the 455:

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-classic-cars/city-of-halifax/pontiac-gp/1003724357?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

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Date Listed11-Jul-14
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$8,000.00
AddressShelburne, NS
 
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MakePontiac
ModelGrand Prix
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TrimJ
Body TypeCoupe (2 door)
TransmissionAutomatic
Year1973
ColourBurgundy
Kilometers90000
DrivetrainRear-wheel drive (RWD)
Fuel TypeGasoline
Has 455 cu. in engine and loaded other than power locks. 
Interior is mint exterior excellent with repaint 3 year ago and 55000 
original miles. May trade for ATV .

 

 



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Now were talking. That is super nice. We had one almost the same in the family only 400. It was a great car and super fast too, I loved driving it as a "young man", still had that gentleman's GTO quality about it. 



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That 73 is a nice car. I like the rear end styling. The tail end kind of reminds me of a '72 Olds Toronado

 



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