Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Junkyard Find: 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP

The General produced quite a few not-so-quick front-drive cars with sporty-looking graphics and spoilers during the 1990s (e.g., the Beretta Z26), but the addition of an Eaton supercharger to the good old Buick V6 engine resulted in some fairly fast 90s machinery. Here's a Grand Prix that had 240 horsepower at the front wheels during happier times.
These things managed to get into the 14s in the quarter-mile, which is quite hairy for a front-drive street car of the 1990s. Rapid depreciation and the resulting nothing-to-lose leadfoot drivers tended to kill them off in a hurry.
ABS was still special enough in 1998 to warrant badges on the wheels.
By the late 1990s, GM had finally figured out that the squiggly pink-and-green decals of the previous decade were considered passé by even the most out-of-touch car buyers. These more restrained GTP badges look much more dignified.

13 - 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Murilee Martin 01 - 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Murilee Martin 02 - 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Murilee Martin 03 - 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Murilee Martin 04 - 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Murilee Martin 05 - 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Murilee Martin 06 - 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Murilee Martin 07 - 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Murilee Martin 08 - 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Murilee Martin 09 - 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Murilee Martin 10 - 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Murilee Martin 11 - 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Murilee Martin 12 - 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Down On The Junkyard - Pictures courtesy of Murilee Martin

from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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  1. AnonymousOctober 18, 2012 at 9:54 PM

    I'm looking for a good online source for gtp performance parts. Does anyone have any recommendations?

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