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Its not too often that one of these vehicles becomes available. This car belonged to my dad and I am selling if for my mom. For most of it's life (and mine) it has been stored in a climate controlled garage. It was purchased around 1980 and was meticulously maintained. I believe the previous owner had the paint done, but it is in great shape for being 30+ years old. This car is also 99% stock. Nuts and bolts are all original and the car took 2nd place in the 9th Annual International Meet of the GTO Association of America in 1988. I was told by my dad, that the only reason it didn't take 1st was due to the aftermarket gauge pod under the dash (he never trusted the dummy lights).

I have a ton of paperwork on the car including maintenance receipts, original window sticker, and PHS documents with reproduction window sticker. I just recently removed the car from storage in our barn and had it gone over from top to bottom. Surprisingly, it had no major issues after sitting mostly unused (I remember 3 times in my life and I'm 31 yrs old) for 30+ years. The brakes were completely overhauled. The carburetor was rebuilt and all of the electrical was checked. New factory correct (whitewall) radials were put on the car for drive-ability. Light polishing of the chrome to restore the luster and careful cleaning were performed to leave the car in "un-restored" condition.

All of this work was completed by a classic car restoration expert. This is a man who is asked to go to high-end auctions to buy very expensive cars for very wealthy people. He also has made a career of working on these cars and specializes in full classic car restoration. His credentials are endless. Anyway, he was taken aback by the vehicle and what miraculous condition it is in.

The engine is a 389 with a stock 4 bbl setup (remember, this is 99% original). It has a 4 speed transmission with a posi-track rear-end. The top is electric and works great. There is also the original wood steering wheel. It has dual exhaust and starts up and runs great.

The pictures tell most of the story but please do not hesitate to contact me with questions. This car is for the purest who wants the original GTO - the first year of this legacy. It will not disappoint

On Apr-24-14 at 11:37:41 PDT, seller added the following information:

**Please note that despite this car not having a "5N" code on the data plate, it has been certified as an authentic GTO by PHS. Only 2 plants used this coding, Pontiac and Kansas City. This is a California car and Freemont did not use the "5N" designation. Also, for what it is worth the original window sticker has the matching VIN and Gran Turismo Omologato option clearly listed**

On Apr-25-14 at 18:42:37 PDT, seller added the following information:

**The heads are 716 and the engine is 78X. I have additional pictures of the castings and stamp**

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Junkyard Gem: 1989 Pontiac Sunbird SE Coupe

Sat, Jun 11 2022

General Motors built the fantastically successful J-Body cars starting at the dawn of the 1980s and continuing well into our current century, on five continents. The Pontiac Division's version of the J started out being called the J2000 and the 2000, then got the Sunbird name originally used on the Pontiac-ized Chevy Monza starting in 1983. Here's a once-slick-looking 1989 Sunbird SE Coupe, found at a Minneapolis-area boneyard way back in 2016. The best-known of all the J-Body cars, here, was the Chevrolet Cavalier, but Pontiac far outdid even the most blinged-up Cavalier Z24 when it came to elaborate taillights. Because this is Minnesota, the car is a patchwork of various layers of junkyard-obtained rusty body parts. One fender has TURBO badges from a Sunbird GT. The other side has the correct engine badges for this model. That engine is a 2.0-liter, single-overhead-cam straight-four from an engine family originally developed for the Opel Kadett D. This one was rated at 96 horsepower when new. This one has the automatic transmission, so it wouldn't have been very much fun to drive. Check out that cool parking brake handle, though! And, hey, is that a full can of Colorado Cool-Aid in the foot well? You'd think a proper Minnesota Pontiac would at least be full of Grain Belt cans. It appears that Higley Ford in Windom, Minn., had this car on the lot at some point. Windom is closer to Sioux Falls than to Minneapolis. This final mileage total looks good for a car living in Tinworm Country. Pontiac built this generation of Sunbird from the 1988 through 1994 model years, though it was really just a facelift of the first-generation cars. Starting in 1995, the Pontiac J-Body became the Sunfire, and production continued until the J platform itself got the axe in 2005. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. In the 90s, fun will become the exclusive province of the rich. To which the Sunbird driver replies, "Bullish!" Related Video: This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings.

Saturn Vue ignition switch leads to new group of GM recalls totaling 312k

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General Motors has another spate of recalls to announce. This time they cover 312,280 vehicles worldwide, including 269,041 of in the US, in a total of six campaigns. In 2014, the automaker has recalled 29,079,765 vehicles worldwide, with 25,754,356 of those in the US.
The largest among them covers 215,243 units of the Saturn Vue from 2002-2004 model years worldwide, 202,115 in the US. It's possible for the for the key to be removed even when the ignition isn't in the OFF position. The company knows of two crashes and one injury caused by this problem. Dealers are checking the parts and replacing the ignition cylinder and key set, if necessary.
Next is 72,826 models worldwide (48,059 vehicles in the US) of the 2013 Cadillac ATS four-door sedan, 2013 Buick Encore and 2013 Chevy Trax in Canada. It's possible that the for lap belt pretensioner to retract but not to lock, which could increase occupant movement during a crash. Both front, outboard lap belt pretensioners are being replaced, and a stop-sale is in effect on unsold models until the problem is repaired. There are no known crashes or injuries, though.

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"About 40,500 Pontiac Vibes from the 2009-2010 model years are included in the Toyota recall. Toyota designed and engineered the Vibe for Pontiac. GM will service customers with these vehicles when Toyota makes the parts available," said GM recall spokesperson Alan Adler to Autoblog in an email.
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