This is some rare photos of the only other Pontiac in my immediate area. A very old man owns this. He is a taxi driver and is so old everyone just hates to get behind him , because I don't think he goes any faster that 20Mph where-ever he goes. So you can imagine my shock a few days ago when I passed him on an old 2 lane and he had this little buggy zipping along at a decent clip!! He actually has this car for sale, but never seems to sell it - been for sale for years around here. Every once in a blue moon he'll set it out and stick his "for sale" signs on it.
Here is the ad he had posted on CraigsList back in January:
1987 Pontiac Sunbird convertible - $3500 (Covington, VA area)
Date: 2012-01-18, 1:21PM EST
Automatic with 47,000 actual miles -- garage kept -- new battery -- excellent condition.
Please call 540-965-4741 or 540-958-0257 anytime for more information.
So I was drivin' my old tired 'Bird around town today, and happened upon it parked near the local car wash. Turned around and went home and grabbed my camera and went back!! Thought it would be kinda neat to grab a few picts of the only 1st gen Sunbirds to grace this area nowadays!!
https://picasaweb.google.com/106523843413447284565/March182012
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Looks like a nice car. I always liked the two tones they did on those cars.
Looks pretty good.To bad no engine pics.Who is that crazy guy in the pics.Ha Ha
I see it has the other optional dash that Sunbirds had with the 3rd gaugepod in the center
That brings the count up to what now
for Jbodies that had that dash panel
Certainly is a clean one, like looking in a time capsule.
Sweet perfect armrest, and a really nice car to go around it.
Looks clean and untouched. That's hard to find with any turbo car nowadays. Hmm....where can I rustle up $3500?
Nice car. Funny, I've seen a number of silver and black GT's through the years but I don't think I've ever seen another gray and black one like mine. Maybe it was an unpopular combination back then? I remember when my sister picked this one out on the lot in '87 there was blue/black, red/black, silver/black and this one and she liked the gray/black the best. Personally I liked red/black or blue/black better.
Tony
1987 Sunbird GT turbo convert
Ported intake, Fiero 53 MM TB, 52 lb inj, ported and flowed head, tube header, Mitsu TD06, ARP rod
bolts/head studs, adj cam sprocket, 4" x 12" x 31" FMIC, Paxton AFPR, modified 125 trans/LSD
unit/3.42's, custom chip tuning, Alky Control Methanol injection
13.61 ET at 101.44 mph, 262 WHP/350WTQ
2009 Pontiac Solstice GXP roadster, 2.0 turbo w/GMPP exh, CAI and turbo upgrade, 290 hp/325 ft lbs
1969 Olds 442 convert
400 Eng, 200-4R trans, 3.73 posi, power everything, OAI
