The only 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 built in black will be crossing the auction block at the Mecum Auctions event in Kissimmee, Florida.
The Chevrolet Monte Carlo Aerocoupe and Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 featured unique noses and unusual fastback rear windows that were intended to improve their performance on the racing circuit's high speed ovals and help fend off the sleek new Ford Thunderbirds.
At the time,"stock" cars were required to have bodies that closely resembled the production vehicles they were based on, so GM actually had to sell a few thousand of the cars to homologate them for racing.It worked. Chevrolet dominated the year behind Dale Earnhardt's championship run, and Rusty Wallace added wins for Pontiac at Martinsville and Bristol.
While Wallace's car was painted white with Kodiak sponsorship for most of the season, all the 1,225 or so V8-powered production cars were silver. Except one. Pontiac built a single black example with a tan interior that it used for promotional purposes, but never certified it for street use.in Alabama, where it has been part of the collection for decades.
The hall's director, Mike Raita, told Fox News Digital that the facility's museum is undergoing a long-needed renovation and redesign that will be taking it in a different direction and that it is auctioning the car at the upcoming
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