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NOTPAID4
11-26-2010, 12:54 AM
I knew I had a picture of this car somewhere....

This is my 1989 McLaren Gran Prix Turbo Coupe. Today it just sits covered in my garage with 7,100 miles on it. This is the ONE that was the pace car in the movie "DAYS OF THUNDER".

Wife and I only ever took this to car shows. One of the best things I heard all the time was: "What kind of car is this?" It IS a very rare speciment with only 1500 every being produced. Has EVERY option that they offered on the Gran Prix that year.

We are NOW debating about selling this one, however May NEVER happen as it has been appraised at a VERY HIGH VALUE.

Still looks as new and even the interior smells like fresh leather!

Sorry, only picture of it I could find.

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii247/deboyacej/89GPTURBO.jpg?t=1290747277
SmokedRam
11-26-2010, 02:24 AM
sweet...thats back when Grand Prix's still had some sheet metal on them...LOL
RamSport97
11-26-2010, 09:50 PM
Awesome!

Mecum Auto Auctions!!!
BAD HABIT
11-26-2010, 10:08 PM
very nice....
Igolo
11-26-2010, 10:09 PM
I knew you had a car from the movie but I didn't know what it was, that's a pretty cool ride Jim!! How in the world did a movie car make it's way into your hands, if ya don't mind me asking... I just figure something like that would end up in Hollywood or to a collector,,
Storm Rider
11-26-2010, 10:09 PM
That car is your retirement money, so you can sit on a beach somewhere.
AParrette
11-26-2010, 10:24 PM
nice
NOTPAID4
11-27-2010, 01:28 AM
I knew you had a car from the movie but I didn't know what it was, that's a pretty cool ride Jim!! How in the world did a movie car make it's way into your hands, if ya don't mind me asking... I just figure something like that would end up in Hollywood or to a collector,,

I had seen this at our local Pontiac dealer in the showroom several years ago but it had NO window sticker. The salesman told me it was NOT for sale but would not tell me why. Found out later GM bought it back for the movie to promote Gran Prix's. Always remember that car... was searching the newpaper ads so a 89 GP Turbo for sale in Monroe NC and had to go look at it. Found papers in the glove box showing our dealer, saw the holes in the console where radio was mounted and mounts under the truck lid for the antenna and it had extremely low mileage.

Window sticker on this car is: $26,085 = a lot for 1989!
AParrette
11-27-2010, 09:38 AM
you check out ******.com
NOTPAID4
11-27-2010, 02:23 PM
you check out ******.com

Never heard of that one; but I am a member of w*****.com
B.A.Retro10
12-04-2010, 09:26 AM
Sweet is there anything else you got hiding in that garage ?
Challenger345
12-04-2010, 10:33 AM
Jim has a lot of cars he has not pictured up, Hey when Jim and I went to the Charlotte Race Jim and I both showed up in Fords LOL now the secret is out
challenger345
NOTPAID4
12-04-2010, 12:41 PM
Jim has a lot of cars he has not pictured up, Hey when Jim and I went to the Charlotte Race Jim and I both showed up in Fords LOL now the secret is out
challenger345

OUCH.... that hurt..... Tattletail..... LOL
Yup, I drove this but it didn't have these wheels on it; I took them off the explorer and put 'em on Tee's 05 Mag (The Demon).

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii247/deboyacej/DSCF1145.jpg?t=1291480819