My first car was an anemic 1991 Pontiac Grand Prix SE coupe. It packed a slow 3100 V6 engine mated to an even slower automatic transmission powering the front wheels. It’s overwhelming, but it looks like hell. Back in high school, I would take that car to local towing spots for test runs and tune-ups on Friday nights to see if I could beat my friends. I don’t remember how many times I ran, but they were so embarrassed slow. But with this car, found on eBay, I can atone for yourself.
Apparently this car shares very little with my old Grand Prix. The biggest difference is that it’s a tubular race car complete with a Chevy 413 . The large front-mounted block powers the rear wheels. So much of the original Grand Prix was removed from this car that it now weighs just 2,000 pounds and produces around 845 horsepower.
Here is the full list description directly from eBay:
1995 Pontiac Drag racing car. NO REPRESENTATION, $200,000 investment, all best parts, 25 pass only, Best Engineer award first time out, Entire body made of fiberglass no steel, Siamese Big block Chevy, 4.5 bore 3,312 stroke for high coil 413 ci engine. Jessel belt drive and controller, all titanium valves, Lunati Cam, model #AL7 MSD igniter, Windberg crank, Hogan sheet metal suction hose, external oil pump, crank trigger , the 1150 controller, which comes with a new 4.5 in. travel handwheel and new rods for building the 572 ci Engine, will notd is well ventilated and balanced. Full chrome moly tube frame, whole car, with engine, weighs only 2000 lbs! 845 HP— see dyno sheet; Power glide with pro brakes, 5500 stiffness shifter, 9 inch fork with Mark Williams gun drill shaft and reducer, Goodyear Eagle 33-16-15 slice, Wilwood strut and front brake, Koni twin shock adjustable rear, with 4 links, all-aluminum interior of the late Mark Reagan of AE Famous Crafting, the only door car Mark ever made (he likes dragsters). Comes with lots of extras, delay box, gearshift switch etc
The dyno sheet is included in the car’s listing, but no show times from 1320. It’s a shame, because I want to see how deep a car like this can really go. Surely it’s running number nine, isn’t it? It’s correct?
If you want to buy this car for yourself, and completely dominate one or two Radwood eventsGo check out the list above eBay and make a bid or two. Of course, you might have to fight me for it.
