New to me 1989 GTA
10-10-2014, 08:19 AM
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New to me 1989 GTA
I finally got a chance to take some nice pics of my 89 GTA that I drove 1400 miles round trip to get! It's got 45k original miles on it and it already placed 2nd in a judged car show a couple weeks after I got it home. I lost to a 1987
Monte Carlo SS with 2,000 miles on it!
Monte Carlo SS with 2,000 miles on it!
10-10-2014, 09:06 AM
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Thanks. I wish I could take credit for it's great condition, I cannot. I'm the 4th owner of it, and the previous owners all babied it. It's had some bolt on mods, things like intake runners, headers, a chip, air intake, etc. I got all of the original parts with the car in case I want to ever return it to stock. I was looking long and hard for a gunmetal, non t-top, cloth interior, southern car and I found it! Every time I drive it I feel 18 again
10-10-2014, 09:16 AM
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Re: New to me 1989 GTA
Thanks. I wish I could take credit for it's great condition, I cannot. I'm the 4th owner of it, and the previous owners all babied it. It's had some bolt on mods, things like intake runners, headers, a chip, air intake, etc. I got all of the original parts with the car in case I want to ever return it to stock. I was looking long and hard for a gunmetal, non t-top, cloth interior, southern car and I found it! Every time I drive it I feel 18 again
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10-10-2014, 08:02 PM
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That car is unbelievably gorgeous. Grey is the best color on a GTA.
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10-11-2014, 09:46 AM
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Beautiful car! Love the grey GTAs, especially the hard tops.
Your car is great for a couple reasons-it's grey, great condition, and has been well taken care of for its entire life.
There were a couple beautiful grey GTAs at TA Nationals this year-a hard top with 40K miles and a T-Top/paddle mirror car with just over 40K miles. Both were really great examples of GTAs.
Not sure you are a member at GTA source page, but I know the guys there would love to see your car also.
Congrats on your 'new' GTA.
Your car is great for a couple reasons-it's grey, great condition, and has been well taken care of for its entire life.
There were a couple beautiful grey GTAs at TA Nationals this year-a hard top with 40K miles and a T-Top/paddle mirror car with just over 40K miles. Both were really great examples of GTAs.
Not sure you are a member at GTA source page, but I know the guys there would love to see your car also.
Congrats on your 'new' GTA.
10-17-2014, 11:31 PM
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Re: New to me 1989 GTA
WOW!
I never really cared for the gunmetal gray until I saw your car. The way the sun hits it, its perfect in that light.
I never really cared for the gunmetal gray until I saw your car. The way the sun hits it, its perfect in that light.
10-27-2014, 11:41 PM
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If there was one thing that would provoke me to sell my car to buy another...your car would be it!! Nice car, great color!
10-29-2014, 08:44 AM
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Thanks for the compliments. I remember seeing these when they were new, and I always liked the way they looked in this color. I was hoping to drive it a little more this year, but with the threat of cold and snow looming in the very near future, long term storage is imminent.
11-01-2014, 11:56 PM
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11-05-2014, 05:16 PM
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hey man hows it going I live in round lake I own 89 formula white I try to go to all the cruise nights around id like to take a look at your car someday and get together not many nice third gens around
11-06-2014, 10:52 AM
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nice car.
btw, i clicked on your thumbnail image, it opened, i hit "right click", "copy", "paste", and voila: large pic that you dont have to click on and wait for it to load, etc.
just sayin.
11-12-2014, 02:05 PM
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Re: New to me 1989 GTA
yeah very nice car that's a keeper,good find man......
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