The 1980 Pontiac Grand Am - Dealer Film (GM125)
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- Опубликовано: 3 авг 2022
- Available with Rallye IV wheels, sport mirrors, blacked out trim and RTS, the Grand Am was touted as a "big brother" to the Firebird. 1980 the last year for the RWD Grand Am (A-body).
Digitized from laserdisc GM125A; audio has been enhanced. 
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GM should have NEVER dropped the Pontiac brand.
They might as well have after 1981 as they were nothing but warmed over Chevys. Making only forgettable 4 cyl. Engines and nothing else
@@manher4335
I had three Grand Prixs in a row I loved. They all had a V6.
@@charlesmcginness7214 I know. But those v6s are Buick v6s (all divisions used em) To me, if that motor ain't light blue regardless of displacement. It ain't a Pontiac. Sadly
@@manher4335
No but they got fantastic gas mileage and you couldn’t kill them. Lol
@@charlesmcginness7214 had a friend who used to work on the 3800s. He called them "Buick anvils" lol
I had forgotten this unforgettable version of the Grand Am existed. 😁
Me too. I never liked it, even when it was new!:)
I'd forgotten there wasn't a 4-door model.
@@nlpnt Unforgivable!
U mean totally forgettable? Pulled letters out of barrel & slapped onto a LeMans. Worth alot now as a weird & unique collectable.. but back then-- rewarmed Campbells Tomato Soup
@@henrymarten9028 Exactly. It was a somewhat ridiculous car.
So many circles on the instrument panel!
Right 😆
And if you didn't pay up most of them would be empty!
@@Aforementioned but you could put pics of your family and friends in them!
When driving was an experience to be enjoyed.....
That's right. You didn't have to watch your speed every second and there were no cameras. There also fewer cars on the road.
I still enjoy driving ... :)
This was a car that deserved far better sales and recognition! For 1981 the W72 Trans Am 170 HP 301 4 BBL V8 was dropped along with the dual exhausts, 2.93 rear gears and firm shifting THM 350 transmission, replaced by the gutless 120 HP 265, 2.29 highway gearing, single exhaust and weaker 200 Metric transmission, a severe drop in performance with the elimination of the Grand Am model!
Yeah. Those small displacement smog motors were a bad idea and crappy experimental investment on GMs part
never knew they used the grandam name this far back
Yup. They did. Even before this, with a Grand Am on the colonnade platform in the mid 70s.
Owned a Grand am.... awesome car. Black with Red pin stripe.
I miss Pontiac 😢
Same here brother
@@CJColvin 🫂
@@kevins4426 Not only Pontiac was GM's Mopar but it was also America's BMW as well. My favorites are the Trans-AM, GTO, Lemans, Tempest, Firebird, and the Gran Prix.
Pause at 0:46... yup, mismatched chrome trim. Gotta love GM in the 80s.
I saw it too! Fantastic quality control.
I bought a 1980 Grand Prix brand new. Thinking about it now it seems odd that there was also this Grand Am and the Lemans, 3 cars that looked essentially the same. Exact same dash, wheels, motors etc.
Thank you for sharing this video !
Beautiful car
That damn dashboard looks like the inside of a Peterbilt 🤣... Now these are one of the g-bodies that you hardly ever see I always see two door and photo malibus but I never see a G-Body Grand am
Pontiac built only 1,647 Grand Ams in 1980, which was offered only as a 2 door coupe.
My first car was a '70 Firebird, base V8 and not much else. It was a fun car that I used for five and a half years on all sorts of trips and as my high school and college daily driver. I also owned a 90's Bonneville when my fiancée got pregnant and we had a daughter. It wasn't the greatest car as it was already kind of worn but it gave us a four door sedan for the car seat. Ironically it was better than the 00 Chevy Impala that replaced it. GM should sell off Buick to the tasteless Chinese and resurrect Pontiac as the sporty division, as Buick will never make anything as cool as the 59 Electra 225, the 65 Riviera Grand Sport or the Grand National/GNX ever again.
Exactly mate
Great sized, great looking car when new. Crapoy engines. I never see them, probably all trashed.
Sign me up!
When they showed all the available radios they were in every car but a Grand Am l
1978-1980 model year Pontiac Grand Ams in California were equipped with the Chevrolet 5.0 Liter V-8. Pontiac's 4.9 Liter V-8 had less horsepower and more emissions than Chevrolet's 5.0 Liter V-8
I like the 5.0 and you are correct that it was the choice in California, but the 4.9 made 170HP to the 140 in the 305 Chevy. It took TBI to get the 305 up to this power level. The 4.9 was also lighter. They dropped it because they made it on the same line as the 2.5 four cylinder and they needed to make more of these as it was the only four cylinder for the X and A cars. They could machine two 2.5 for each 4.9 they made. It have driven the ESC 4.9 Grand Am and they were a lot better than you might expect. Pontiac was never supposed to make the 4.9 but they slipped it under the corporate radar.
@@Dr_Reason my dad had total loss 68 firebird 350 and was waiting on the insurance company after nyd 1979 to get back with him, He liked a white and black over red seats Grand Am but someone reminded him of the motor trend article and the CA emissions chevy engine and wasn't sure but dealer tried to bait and switch to newer in stock firebirds or grand prix models. After the wkend the Grand Am sold and had 3 people ask about it but went to gp or lay over 78 firebirds, my dad had Oldsmobiles and were ok with the olds 403 or 350 v8s[gas not diesel] in 77/8 cars but the motor trend article for a nova powered smog pump motor and the wait from insurance stopped him. He later bought an 81 phoenix with the 2.5 pontiac CA emissions engine and 4 spd instead with silver and trans am style wheels like a poster on the sales floor wall. My mom liked the grand am even though it was white and would always be dirty but it had good visibility and room and trunk that could fit a baby stroller and was fun to drive. after all the recalls on the phoenix and cold start stalling that took 2 dealers to fix , we felt the GA was a better choice. In the end, we needed the phoenix after water leak and resulting bathroom reno showed the strength of the phoenix hauling plywood sheets and floor joists and it was good at what it was designed for and could handle lake tahoe and other snow without chains but I think he wished he got the grand am- it was right for the time and easier to fix and fun to drive and they looked good inside and out too...
Que me dicen del trans am Kitt de la serie knigt rider🤩🤩