My first car was a 1986 Pontiac Acadian S pictured above. I got in August of 1999 for $300 CDN (parents paid for it). It came with a small Mansoor stereo system (cassette, eq, and 2 speakers). It also had a hole in the floor, a good 1.6L engine with 76,986 on it, and a Zeibart sunroof (which leaked and ruined my whole interior roof (its not torn out because it blocked my vision of the road).
I had a period of time when I hated it and even bought another car, a 1986 Olds Calais. Now I miss my Acadian!
As of March 2002, its still not running. Reason- maybe a bad coil???
After college, I wish to purchase a MINT Chevette and put the stereo in it, rims, etc etc, and use my Acadian as the winter beater (I will rustproof the heck out of it though)!!.....................
Here are some more pictures of the car.
Pic
of the Mansoor speakers that came with the car (they are 4" 2-way sopeakers.
They are decent sounding, but there was much room left for improvement!)
A
rear view of the car (this was taken in fall of 99) The other side did
not have that plastic line, so i tore it off that side!
Pic
of the hole in the floor being repaired. I put roofing tin over the hole,
tarred it, and it passed safety. I'd love to take the whole carpet out
and rust proof the whole floor (but the seats are rusted in, so no go there
:(
A
nice view of the front of the car. I hated that Chrome grille, but my dad
insisted I put it on. I have a black grille for it so I will put that on
in the spring. The engine area looks good huh? little rust there!!
Another
nice front view of the Chevette! You can see the garage queen in the background
lol. YEah, a 1986 Aerostar. That thing has 290,000 kn on it, and the body
is like new! Notice the 3 yr old addition to the house as well (the old
house was 2,500 square feet, the new addition adds another 2500=5000 square
foot house!!
BLING BLING
Another
rear view, taken when the sun was blocked by clouds. Notice the sunroof?
A
1983 Acadian that provided my car with a new rear taillens, those Pontiac
disc hubcaps, and stuff.
Notice
how this Chevette's roof is peeled off? It didnt do much for me at all,
it just looked cool with no roof.
These
2 Chevettes had some odds and ends (and some money i found in them!) SO
yeah they had their uses too! The blue Chevette gave me the blue grille
and an alternator I may rewind to 100 amps if possible.
I
got the chrome grille off of this machine. ANd head lights and this and
that.....................Oh yeah!, I also got the chrome bumpers off this
car!!
Pic
of the Acadian when I first got it. the front skirt was torn off and the
bumper was dented in, so I went all chrome baby! More Blingage!
Another
pic of it the 1st day I had it home. I felt so important. It also saved
my life as well. A big rig turned over too wide and the Chevette handled
beautifully and saved my hide!
Changing
the grille and bumper!
Pic
of when I changed the steering Column
Nice
side pic of the car
Nice
rear view of the car.
Some more parts cars I used. That chrome bumper on the far right Chevette
now is on my Acadian.
Nice
anal pic of the car :)