I almost sold this....

[Oldman]

Just before Skyway went down into his wheel chair I purchase this car for myself. After that I had to purchase Jeep so I could carry him and the wheel chair. I figure for another 5,000 and it will be a cream puff. It has a small block V8 and a 4-BBL. Yesterday someone stopped and ask me if I would sell it. Well it has been sitting there for a good year, so I charged up the battery today and took her for a spin. So when they came back I said sorry... I just cannot get rid of this toy.

Now I know my friends in Canada know what kind of car this is, but I bet the Americans here do not. If you think you know then post your answer.

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Who made this car and what is it?
Olds

BTW It is NOT a Chevy EL Camino! Some fool put that on there before I purchased it. Hint it is a 1986 model.

[nsxbill]

1986 Malibu Sedan Pick-up AKA El Camino is my guess.

Bill

[Oldman]

Neat quess but no cigar~~!

[nsxbill]

What did they call it in Canada, a Beaumont?  Still an El Camino![:D]

Bill

[Oldman]

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Nope~~!  

 <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Still an El Camino![:D]
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Nope, only from the sides does it look like an El Camino. Show me an El Camino with a Malibu SS front end on it and I will show you one someone customized.  This car I'm told is stock~~! It was never sold in this country [:D]

http://rminor.com

[nsxbill]

GMC?  Chevelle Pick-up?

Bill

[Oldman]

Bill,

You have tried so hard I got to tell what it is: It is a 1986 Canadian Pontiac Grand Prix! They are very rare. In fact try finding one on the net. I can't.

In the pixs below you will see that it is indeed a GP. Plus the dash is classic 1980s Pontiac.



Once business slows down some on my end I'm going to restore this puppy! Maybe even put in a big block. A 454 with glass packs should work ... don't your think? Then I will be Mr. [8D]

http://rminor.com

[nsxbill]

<font face="Verdana"><font size="3">Gee, that was going to be my next guess!</font id="Verdana"></font id="size3">  Actually didn't have a clue.

Bill

[PAsmoker]

Olds, my uncle had an El Camino SS that looked just like that (except his was silver).  Factory stock, made for the US market, with that front end.

[Oldman]

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Olds, my uncle had an El Camino SS that looked just like that (except his was silver). Factory stock, made for the US market, with that front end.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"></font id="quote">

No kidding! I've searched and searched and the only ones I have found with that nose have been kit cars. I cannot even find any reference to a  Canadian Pontiac Grand Prix. I've begin to wonder if the nose on this one is not a kit. I know you can get the kits still and the goods ones just bolt right into the original mounting brackets.

I think I will write to Pontiac and find out the truth.
Olds

EDIT: I have just written to them....

http://rminor.com

[Thunder Fish]

GMC "Sprint" ? ? ? I had a '78

[Oldman]

Pontiac replied and this car is the real deal~~! [:D]

http://rminor.com

[mybad]

Spam in 2 of the Oldmans threads...lol

[KyNola]

And it has been reported.

[Wildcat]

I do not see any photo's.  Also - what spam?