Vehicle Description
GR Auto Gallery is pleased to present one of the cleanest and
lowest mile 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix LJ's for your consideration.
This Pontiac is in excellent condition inside and out! Everything
is like new and as if it just has rolled off of the showroom floor.
The car was originally a special order with the beautiful Cream
Gold paint and gold pinstripes. It has a beautiful plush tan velour
interior that looks new. The steering wheel shows no sign of wear,
the carpet looks and smells fresh, the dash has no cracks and is
clean, the gauges and glass are clean with no cracks or scratches
and are crystal clear. Even the engine and trunk smell new! The car
runs and drives great and AC is ice cold! If you are in the market
for the cleanest Grand Prix's out there, this is the car for you!
Please call or email us today for more information.
A complete reworking of the front header and bumper highlighted the
1977 Grand Prix, which was the final year for the 1973-vintage
bodyshell that was set to be replaced by a downsized GP for 1978.
The parking lamps were now positioned between the quad headlamps
(same setup as a 1967 or 1968 Oldsmobile Cutlass), and the previous
year's 'waterfall' grille was replaced by a narrower one that
extended into the lower portion of the bumper. Behind the bumper
were new reinforcements (mounting panels) made from aluminum rather
than steel to reduce weight. In back the taillights were simplified
to eliminate the weighty pot metal bezels that created the
horizontal stripe effect in 1976. The same three models (J, LJ, and
SJ) were carried over with engine revisions. The base Model J got
Pontiac's new 135 hp (101 kW) 301 cu in (4.9 L) V8 as standard
equipment, which was much too small and underpowered to propel a
4,000-pound car. Optional engines included a 160 hp (119 kW) 350 cu
in (5.7 L) V8 or 180 hp (130 kW) 400 cu in (6.6 L); those two
engines standard on the LJ and SJ models, respectively. The
original thinking on the 301 CID engine was that the weight savings
from using a significantly lighter engine would cancel out the
horsepower loss from the smaller displacement. This turned out to
be a major miscalculation and 301 equipped cars became much less
desirable among Grand Prix enthusiasts and collectors in later
years. The 301 also had a knocking (pre-ignition) problem that was
later determined to be caused by the shape of the combustion
chamber.
To see over 80 photos of this car, including undercarriage please
visit our website www.grautogallery.com
Gr Auto Gallery, LLC and our sister company, Wheelz Sales and
Leasing Inc. makes every effort to represent each vehicle
accurately and with integrity. We also welcome third party
inspections when necessary. Although we try to do our very best to
be accurate in our description writing we are human and do make
mistakes. Unless otherwise noted, All vehicles are sold AS IS, No
Warranty Expressed or Implied. All sales final.
