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あいまいなこの街に流されても
マイナーな気分にゃ慣れたくない
たった一度か二度
プラスあと何度かの失敗
負けちゃられない
なのに焦りと挫折にやられてる
そうだあいつに電話でもしてみよう
元気なふりでなにげに...

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あいまいなこの街に生きるよ
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正直者(しょうじきもん)
どうやらきつい風あたり
強くなれと思うたびくじけそうさ
それでも明日はきっとって
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「なんでもない心配ない
ただ声が聞きたかった」
そんな嘘もあいつにゃお見通し
あんたらしくもないって
またきつい口調久しぶりだぜ
ちょっとだけ欲しい愛情
売言葉に買い言葉もうすでに
イントネーションは都会忘れてる
幼馴染みのこいつにはなにもかも
わかってるんだ
今の俺の状況、感情
不器用な励ましで
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ありのままかわらずに生きるよ
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いたいけな愛情いつもありがとう
強くなれと思うほど意地張るのは
素直じゃないよなきっと
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はりきったりがんばったり
でもまだ答えがない
時間だけ過ぎてくよな焦り
誰のせいでもない
だからじれったい
やるせなさ押し寄せる夜が続くけど
確かなことがひとつだけ見えてきた
俺はひとりぼっちじゃないって
いうことだ
バイト先のマスター、
朝の駅員も笑顔くれるし、
なによりもあいつがわかってる
不器用な俺に
またちょっと元気でてきた
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あいまいなこの街に生きるよ
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正直者どうやらきびしいけれど
強くなれと思うからくじけないさ
明日にもう一度そうだ
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あいまいなこの街に生きるよ
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Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Grand A.M.'s song "More" reflect the struggles and emotions of a person trying to make their way through a confusing and uncertain city. The song captures the importance of perseverance and resilience in the face of repeated failures and setbacks. The lyrics suggest that despite the difficulties, the singer is not ready to give up and is determined to keep trying. This is reflected in the recurring refrain of "One more try," which underscores the importance of having hope and holding on to a sense of purpose.

The lyrics also touch upon themes of honesty and authenticity. In a world where people often wear masks and try to hide their true selves, the singer values the importance of being genuine and speaking from the heart. This is exemplified in lines like "なんでもない心配ない/ただ声が聞きたかった” (I don't have anything to worry about, I just wanted to hear your voice) and "またきつい口調久しぶりだぜ/ちょっとだけ欲しい愛情" (You're using that tough tone again, I just wanted a little bit of love).

Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of vulnerability and struggle that is relatable to many people. Grand A.M.'s song More speaks to the importance of perseverance, honesty, and human connection in a world that can often seem confusing and overwhelming.

Line by Line Meaning

あいまいなこの街に流されても
Even if I get carried away by the ambiguity of this city

マイナーな気分にゃ慣れたくない
I don't want to get used to feeling down

たった一度か二度
Once or twice

プラスあと何度かの失敗
Plus a few more failures to come

負けちゃられない
I can't afford to lose

なのに焦りと挫折にやられてる
Yet I'm being overwhelmed by impatience and setbacks

そうだあいつに電話でもしてみよう
I should call them and see how they're doing

元気なふりでなにげに...
Casually pretending to be fine...

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あいまいなこの街に生きるよ
I'm living in this ambiguous city

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正直者(しょうじきもん)
Honesty is the best policy

どうやらきつい風あたり
The harsh wind is blowing

強くなれと思うたびくじけそうさ
Every time I think I should be strong, I feel like giving up

それでも明日はきっとって
But still, tomorrow is surely...

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「なんでもない心配ない
"It's nothing to worry about,

ただ声が聞きたかった」
I just wanted to hear your voice."

そんな嘘もあいつにゃお見通し
Even such lies are transparent to them

あんたらしくもないって
It's not like you

またきつい口調久しぶりだぜ
The tone is harsh again, it's been a while

ちょっとだけ欲しい愛情
A little bit of love is all I want

売言葉に買い言葉もうすでに
Words are already being exchanged

イントネーションは都会忘れてる
The intonation has forgotten the city

幼馴染みのこいつにはなにもかも
My childhood friend knows everything about me

わかってるんだ
They understand

今の俺の状況、感情
My current situation and emotions

不器用な励ましで
With awkward encouragement

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ありのままかわらずに生きるよ
I'll live as I am, not changing anything

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いたいけな愛情いつもありがとう
Thank you for your innocent love always

強くなれと思うほど意地張るのは
It's when I think I should be strong that I become stubborn

素直じゃないよなきっと
I'm not honest, surely

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はりきったりがんばったり
Trying hard, doing my best

でもまだ答えがない
But still, there's no answer

時間だけ過ぎてくよな焦り
Only time is passing by, making me impatient

誰のせいでもない
It's no one's fault

だからじれったい
That's why it's frustrating

やるせなさ押し寄せる夜が続くけど
Though the feeling of discontent continues to flood over me at night

確かなことがひとつだけ見えてきた
I can see only one sure thing

俺はひとりぼっちじゃないって
I'm not alone

いうことだ
That's what it means

バイト先のマスター、
The boss at my part-time job,

朝の駅員も笑顔くれるし、
The station attendant in the morning who gives me a smile,

なによりもあいつがわかってる
And above all, they understand

不器用な俺に
Awkward me

またちょっと元気でてきた
Have made me feel a little better again

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あいまいなこの街に生きるよ
I'm living in this ambiguous city

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正直者どうやらきびしいけれど
It seems honesty is harsh

強くなれと思うからくじけないさ
I won't give up because I think I should be strong

明日にもう一度そうだ
Tomorrow, one more time. That's it,

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あいまいなこの街に生きるよ
I'm living in this ambiguous city

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Written by: m.c.A・T

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02This Ain't Over4:25

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

Dryan

1y↑1

My parents in 1973 bought a demo exactly like the one at 2:24, but it had white wall tires. It was a beauty. Nicest car I've ever driven next to an 85 grand marquis. They paid below the sticker price of $6000 as it had 1700 miles on it. 400 2bbl carb. The wood on the dash aged badly over the years as it seems like it was wood with stickum on the back... it would bubble up because of the heat in georgia. It was the first car where we had to go thru the wheel well to change the right side rear spark plugs. I ended up driving that sucker from Atl, to San Diego, then Monterrey CA to give to my brother as it was retired from mom driving it (1982?).

On the way to California, around 1982 I think, the water pump was slightly leaking in Dallas... I bought a water pump before I continued on the trip at the local auto parts store. It finally gave out in Midland, TX - fan went into the radiator, but did not breach it. Stuck on the side of the road (with no cell phones at that time), a guy from a local service station happened by and towed me to his service station. He had JUST been robbed! He let me use his tools and his garage that night while he dealt with the cops and stuff. I got that damn water pump installed thanks to him.

I was on my way back to my duty station in San Diego, to eventually deliver the car to my younger brother stationed in Monterrey. Eventually I made the trip and delivered it... only... 3 years later he told me he SOLD IT!!!! I was SO PISSED!!! This car will never be made again and you got rid of a masterpiece! For what? (He was not mechanic like I was). I knew this car would be valuable later on.

One of the major marketing pieces on video from '73 is the advertisement of compliance with the 5mph bumper crash and not doing substantial damage as required by the new rules then. It was a close up of the front end of a 73 Grand Am crashing into a fixed barrier, where the entire front end literally CRUSHES, and it all pops back out! Yeah, that's important in the history of the 1973 version. This was never done or advertised ever again, which makes this particular year and version of the Grand AM, truly unique.

Great video and thanks, this brings back many pleasant memories of my teen and early 20's.

Yossarian67

1y↑1

@Right Lane Hog Chevrolet info isn't as detailed in that period. Before 1971, all full-size Chevrolet plants made wagons, except Van Nuys (wagons were made at nearby South Gate). These are the full-sze Chevrolet plants from 1971-1976 but I don't know which ones made wagons. Sources have suggested all the wagons came from Oshawa from '71 but I can't confirm this. GM had begun a lot of rationalization i the early 70s so it's unlikely that all the plants made wagons.

South Gate 1971-mid 1974
Doraville 1971-mid 1974
Janesville 1971-1976
Oshawa 1971-1976
Pontiac 1976 (about 30k Impalas)
St. Louis 1971-1976
Tarrytown 1971-mid 1974
Wilmington 1971-1975
Ste. Therese 1971-1972

Pre-Colonnade, Chevelle wagons were made in the Chevelle plants that also made the El Caminos: Baltimore, Oshawa, Leeds, Fremont (through '69) and Van Nuys (70-72)

The "Colonnade" era Chevelle plants were:

Baltimore 1973-1977
Doraville mid-1974-1977
Leeds 1973-mid 1974
Oshawa 1973-1977
Arlington 1973-1977
Fremont 1973-1977

From the data I can find, all but Arlington made El Caminos from '73 but El Camino assembly moved from Leeds to Arlington mid-'74 and was added at Doraville when that plant changed over from full-size to A-body Chevy/Olds production. So it's likely the wagons were made in all the plants.

All comments from YouTube:

Larry Elias

1y↑63

A 73 Grand Am was my first car, and I still own it today! I thought about selling it many times, but glad I kept it. Thanks for sharing this video description of what was a very unique car in 1973!

Right Lane Hog

1y↑3

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TheSpritz0

1y↑1

HOPEFULLY you upgraded the ignition to transistorized ignition, GM never had that until 1975 and mechanics these days wouldn't even know about points and condensers unless they are 70 years old!

Bryan Schmidt

1y↑2

Lucky you. So rare to hold onto a car for so long. All mine are long gone

My Youtube

1y↑2

Mine was a 73 luxury Lemans.

Rod Green

1y↑1

I'll always remember getting to drive a triple black Grand Am in 78 from Springfield Oregon to the Pacific coast that an acquaintance had. It was of this vintage, it was so smooth and hugged the corners so well, but I swear you really could see the gas guage move. I had a 70 chevelle at the time the ride in it was not even close to this. Love these cars.

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Ron Official

1y↑34

My father had this car. We drove from Pennsylvania to Canada to the Olympics in 1976 in Montreal, when it was three years old. I remember it overheated a lot (don’t know why) when he owned it. Overall, it was a really cool car. All of my friends thought it was the coolest car. I was 8 years old in 1973. RTS “Radial Tuned Suspension” was the big deal then. It even had it on the dashboard.

grand73am

1y↑1

I have a 73 GA myself., and surprisingly, the 73 GA didn't originally have an RTS badge on the dashboard anywhere. The car did have RTS, but they didn't put a badge on the 73's. If you look closely at the dash views in this video, you won't find an RTS badge on the dash. If you see a 73 with an RTS badge on the dash panel, it's not the original dash panel. The first year of Grand Am to get the RTS badge was 74 and it was on the right upper corner of the dash glove box door. On the 75 Grand Am(and Grand Prix), they relocated the RTS badge to the instrument panel, directly above the ac/heater controls, where it would be more prominent.

D Mac

1y↑1

We had a 78 grand prix growing up. Same thing.... overheated all the time. All my young road trip memories have us oveheated at a rest stop lol.

Ron Official

1y↑1

@D Mac may be from the beak nose grill on Pontiac vehicles back then. Lol Same memories for me... 😂

Michael Kehm

1y↑3

Was a service advisor at the local Pontiac dealership where I started my 42 year service career. I loved the 1973 Grand Am when they came out in the fall of 1972. Favored the coupe over the sedan, but both drove very well. Would buy a coupe in mint condition if I could find one. Thanks for highlighting this unique Pontiac Adam!

Mark DC

1y↑6

Of all the GM colonnade cars, I'd say the Grand Am was the most interesting but the Oldsmobile Cutlass maybe had better lines. Loved that mahogany wood paneling!

vbros7

Seems to me you should have a LOT more subscribers Adam. You are an amazing (that word is used casually these days, I mean it literally) source of information and you actually OWN so many of the cars you tell us about. Come on people! Tell your friends, tell your co-workers... Once they watch once they'll be hooked! Seriously, this guy deserves so much more love and attention...!

Rare Classic Cars & Automotive History

1y↑1

Thx! Oh well, I’m not into all the fake hype, so whomever enjoys this style of presentation can join me.

NicelySigned

1y↑5

Great review. I had two of these. One the 3-spd auto and the other a 4-spd manual. Both drove nice and handled well (for the era).

Denaalb

1y↑9

Excellent video. Thanks for the clarification about the SD 455 engine (as shown in brochure). I had a ‘74 LeMans with a 350 2 bbl. Moved out pretty good. Wish I still had it now. Oh well.

Mike E

1y↑2

These and the Grand Prix are my favorite colonnade cars. Also the 73 GTO. I think Pontiac’s sales suffered from too many mid sized choices. But in my opinion the Pontiacs were the best looking of them all. You should do one on the 73 GTO. The SD455 was supposed to be available in the Firebird, Grand Am, Grand Prix and GTO. I think something to do with the EPA and GM and or Pontiac’s management reduced its availability to the Firebird only.

Dans Music

I read it was new management at GM. Apparently, this was the beginning of the era of hiring management people who were not car industry people but world class marketers that knew (or cared) nothing about automobile enthusiasm.

David Winslow

1y↑6

Use to work in the parts dept at a Pontiac dealer in 1973, a Dodge dealer was next door with a back entrance 1/8 mile black top back. Sales managers use to compete their fastest new cars. I will say the SD455 was a very competitive power plant against 440s!

Robert Smith

Almost all of GM's divisions for that year intended to offer a more European feel to their mid size cars that year. I remember reading about these, but I was too young to drive one but in my dreams. The Mercedes you showed an image of in the video was the benchmark used for comparison by at least Chevrolet, if not the other divisions as well. I remember references to the 300SEL 6.3. The big point of the Grand Am suspension wasn't the front sway bar, but the .94 " rear sway bar, at a time when most American cars did not have a rear sway bar at all, and they were most commonly seen on police cars.

I remember looking at a used one a long time ago, a '73 two door in blue, but at the time, I was very much one to be careful about spending money on gas. I passed on a '75 Monte Carlo with a 454 for the same reason.

mitchlu

1y↑10

My father bought a '74 Cutlass Salon new (4dr, brown with the beige velour interior). The whole family went to pick it up (those were the days!); I was 8 yrs old at the time. I never experienced such a luxurious ride! and the 350/4bbl was so smooth! I'll never forget that ride home...and velour seats, no less! It was a special time in my life.

Jeffro Bodine

1y↑2

I had an Apollo Green 1974 Cutlass Salon International Series back in the late 1990's. Sold it in 2005 and ran into the guy ten years later. He used it as a daily driver and let it rust into junk. I should have never sold it.

mitchlu

1y↑1

@Jeffro Bodine Wow! That car had quite a run! Yeah, those are almost impossible to find now.

Anthony Pashalian

Adam, thank you for presentation on the 1973-1975 Grand AM, I totally forgot about the real wood dash. The 74 Grand Am (2dr) was my first used car I purchased in my youth. Owned it for 4 years, and sold it to purchase a 1980 Trans Am with a 301 cubic inch engine and a turbo 200 transmission. If only I could go back an tell my younger self what a mistake that was. the 1st gen grand Am provided great ride and much better performance to the 1980 trans am. like capt Ahab from Moby Dick, I keep looking for the elusive, 74, white 2dr with red interior to own again

Bryan H

1y↑2

Sweet! I always loved the '73 Grand Am coupe. One unfortunate thing about these cars is that the plastic front fascia tends to disintegrate over time, but fiberglass replacements are available (or at east they were at one time).

grand73am

1y↑1

The fiberglass replacement noses for the 73-75 Grand Ams are still reproduced by Motorealm, located in California. Their website can be found with a google search.

jimbo97

I've had two Grand Ams, the original '73 with a 455 4-bbl and manual sun roof ($5856.50), and a '78 with a power sun roof. I really liked the '73 altho' the 455 burned a lot of oil. It also had the standard wheel covers with the black plastic fins that looked cool but didn't like high curbs. 😆

desert modern

1y↑4

I found the Grand Am and Laguna quite compelling upon their introduction for 1973, as well as the similarly impressive but less stylistically differentiated Cutlass Salon.

I did not realize that the standard 400 had a two-barrel carb, or that the aggressive 3.42:1 axle ratio was so widely used (or at least available) on the model, making it less than desirable at interstate speeds.

Dan E. Boyd

1y↑1

Oh man, the '76 Laguna is up there with the most beautiful Chevelles, in my opinion!

Ed Messina

1y↑1

Just a hair above 3000 rpm @70 mph with a typical TH400. Bet the last burst passing gear would be fun with the 455.

grand73am

1y↑1

My 73 GA with 455 has 3.08's. My 73 GTO has 3.23's. Although available, from what I've seen I don't think 3.42's were very common.

GT-37 Guy

41w

@grand73am 3.42 more common on 4 speed cars

grand73am

47w↑1

The louvered quarter windows aren't really very hard to clean. It's just a matter of using a terry cloth car wash towel soaked in the car wash soap, and sliding the towel up and down between each louver a couple times, and rinse. Been doing it over 20 years on my 73 GA and 75 Lemans Sport Coupe. Well worth it for the added sporty styling they give the cars.

SuperDougie M

These remind me of the Camaro/Firebird bodies only larger. This really opened my eyes to the medium bodied cars of that time period.
Yes they did handle beautifully, my dad and step mom had a 72 Cutlass Supreme Convertable coupe and it was gorgeous brown with brown leather/nogahide bucket seats and console, air conditioning. Beautiful mid-bodied just like these Pontiac's.
Thank you so much for showing this clip.

Russell Ringland

In 85' I got a 75' two door Grand Am. It was a dark metallic green. The first owner beat the snot out of it and the paint was faded. But under the hood you could see how beautiful it was in the beginning. I've still never seen another green like that one. The tire were bald and it made for fun times in the winter. It was louder than it was fast. Which seems to be popular again.

Michael Witas

1y↑1

I remember when these cars came out. They were the opposite of the Ford Torino in that they looked trim and sporty, with fewer late 1960's American styling cues. My grandfather had a '76 Luxury Lemans 4 door that was sort of the successor to the Grand Am. It was a nice car, not as powerful as the '73's but still good on the freeway.

mikefin65

Love your video histories of these great cars. I owned a 1973 LeMans Sport Coupe with 350 V8 when I was in HS in the 80's. Definitely out of place in that decade, but all my buddies loved my car. they were driving Chevettes, Nissans, and Civics. They were jealous. Pontiac was always a favorite of mine as my parents drove the land yacht Bonnevilles of the 70's when i was young. Thanks for your jump back in time.

OLDS98

1y↑1

Pontiac excitement! Grand Am did become legendary. I do recall doing the European thing with Cutlass Salon and Grand Am. They( GM) built on that too. The Seville took on the imports a few years later. GM did a good job with that, but somehow it only translated with the Pontiac 6000 STE in the 1980's. There were so good attempts like the Oldsmobile Touring Sedan and a few others. When GM used to let the brands be who they were, they produced some good things. I like the video for the information. I liked you mentioned Grand Ville, Grand Prix and Bonneville as well. I also liked you talked about the connection to LeMans as well. I thought it was interesting this car had the same interior parts as Grand Prix and LeMans and had a little Trans Am in the mix. They knew how to utilize the parts back in the day it seems.

WydGlydJim

I think the bold somewhat risky styling is terrific has always been a favorite. I know this is probably not a restomod crowd, but there are some out there that are sublime! Man if you could find that 310 hp 455 what a great combo that would be.

Rick Loera

1y↑2

I fell in love with the Pontiac Grand AM the first time I saw one in real life. We were on our way to the Central Valley in California driving from San Jose on Monterey Road, known at the time as Blood Alley. Anyway it was Thursday September 28, 1972. It was white with red interior. It was like nothing I had ever seen before. When you mention the small trunk, I can see why. The Grand Am trunk is elliptical in shape which I can imagine would definitely hinder space. Trully beautiful car. I realize that I'm one of the odd balls that loves cars from the 1970's, but those are the cars that I grew up with.

jimbo97

I didn't notice the trunk on my '73 2-door being "small" except in comparison to my '54 Chevy that it replaced. 😄 I do remember the "space saver" spare tire which was deflated (no bigger than the wheel) and had an air cylinder to blow it up with. Luckily, I never had to see if it worked. I kept the car for only 5 years. 😪

Stephen Smith

1y↑2

My second car was a 1974 Grand Am coupe with a 400 2-barrel. It wasn't fast, but I loved the interior and the comfort. I had to trade it in on an Accord in 1980 because the Pontiac only got 10 MPG and it was completely rusted out (thanks Chicago).

hendo337

1y↑3

There are some old car magazines from back in the day that tested a 455 Super Duty '73 Grand Am and GTO, this was pre-production when it had the 310hp camshaft in it. They were absolutely FLOORED and all were eagerly anticipating those cars, I think one magazine named it the Car Of The Year, of course the Trans AM and Formula Super Duty were a lot quicker and easier on fuel being so much smaller but, having that kind of an engine in a midsized car that was a jack of all trades go anywhere automobile with performance, comfort and luxury really is something. That's why there is such a Cult following for cars like the (94-96)Impala SS, (03-05)Mercury Marauder, (04-06) Pontiac GTO, Pontiac G8, Chevrolet Caprice PPV, Chevrolet SS sedan, 1st and 2nd Gen Cadillac CTS-V sedans and ESPECIALLY 2g wagons even more so the manual transmission models. Guys like a big, comfortable car they can justify to their wife or family members that has genuine performance capabilities and a raft of aftermarket upgrade possibilities without getting the negative attention or stigma a guy gets in a muscle pony car or some sort of exotic that makes you an automatic douche whistle who is over compensating.

Andrew in Austin

1y↑2

My guess is "twisties" in Michigan has completely different mean than in California or Colorado. Compared to European offerings these were very good cars on the interstate. Mainly due to the factory air conditioning and cruise control which worked brilliantly. While a Grand Am may have had improved handling in the "twisties" compared to most of the American designs and builds of the era - they lacked the taut feel of the slightly or significantly smaller European sedans which were with rack and pinion steering.

Right Lane Hog

1y↑2

The Mercedes 0:11 featured in this video had recirculating ball steering.

2packs4sure

1y↑2

One thing about those early to mid seventies Grand Am's and Grand Prix's is they had the best overall interiors and gauge clusters of almost any cars out there...
Fully optioned Ford Elites compared but were less jewel like ...

When Better Cars Are Built

I came very close to buying one of these back in the late 1980s. I love the combination of sports and luxury. Love the Grand American.

Max Realism

1y↑1

I'm quite jealous of a few of the Grand-Am's features like the lumbar and real wood (and generally superior power)... but for styling alone I am still glad to have a Salon instead. But objectively I can see why this was a superior package, especially since it appears to have been a lower price as well.

Right Lane Hog

That is a very open-minded consideration of the question before us 😁

Jim Wilhelmi

1y↑3

I drove a 74 Grand Am when I was in high school. Now, 40 years later, I have one in my garage awaiting restoration.

Kenny Clark

Four of us guys took a road trip from Tupelo , MS to Memphis in my friend’s dad’s 1974 4 door Grand Am. Cameo white with dark red interior and a red white and blue stripe around the beak and to the rear. The car was special then as it is now. Great suspension and ride. Quite a fun trip. My friend was later killed in a motorcycle wreck. This car is a special memory for me.

Dans Music

1y↑2

I rode in one brand new, silver, red interior 400 2bbl. It was surprisingly very fast and smooth. Unfortunately, this was the beginning of the end of muscle car enthusiasm from an industry standpoint. I read that managers were hired for their marketing experience not necessarily related to cars. In other words, bean counters took over completely. lol
After this, I never saw a new car I fell in love with. I had loved a number of them before 1975.

The Pilch

1y↑4

Owned a 73 two door. As is common with most people, I wish I’d never sold it. Wonderful machine. Great video thanks for posting.

lorenzo magazzeni

Tell me about it... Ciao.

Dryan

1y↑1

CJ Colvin

Hey Adam my mom had 2 Grand Ams, one was a black 92 Grand AM (which got totaled) and the other was a Red 93 Grand AM (which was the replacement of her black Grand AM which was totaled in an accident) and she loved em.

Theodore Garcia

I am so glad to see these car models i had forgotten about, i was born in 79, so these cars were cars that were in movies before my time, and since the build quality was so bad for that era en general , many were in junk yard 15 years later, but the grill and the dash of this car is beautiful, really Pontiac owned the 1970’s in American car design, and quite frankly were 2nd only to mopar in the 60’s in my opinion , Chevy being 3rd in the 60’s. Great video , i love car history crunching , carry on mi lad

Karl Sarpolis

48w

I remember seeing these on the road then, as they were quite remarkable and I thought a beautiful design. Owning a 1969 Pontiac GTO, I was aware of the power of the 400 Pontiac V-8. Later in 1974 I ordered a Formu!a Firebird with a SD-455. I guess I ordered it too late as after months of waiting the car arrived with the standard 455. I passed on the car as the salesman was not forthcoming with the knowledge it was not a Super Duty.
Today I own a '76 Olds Cutlass Salon with the optional 455. For its size it handles fairly well.

PC No

1y↑1

2:13 At least at first, GM threw around the term "colonnade hardtop" in its sales literature, perhaps hoping that the frameless glass was justification enough for the use of the term "hardtop". It's interesting that they chose to prominently display the B pillar instead of hiding it behind the meeting of the glass pieces. Maybe the idea was to emphasize the added safety and body integrity that a B pillar could provide.

Bob Pierce

I appreciate this car after seeing this video, much more than before. Still, the only colonnade '73-'77 models I really love are the Grand Prix and Monte Carlo. Front, back and sides.

Sedan57Chevy

1y↑3

The 1973 Colonnade Intermediates had their problems, sure... but damn, if GM wasn't trying with them. If not for the pure stunning and often muscular preceding generation, I think these cars would be remembered far more fondly (and maybe have been preserved by more people). You had absolutely beautiful cars (73 Buick Regal and Century) and some fun new "niche" products like the Grand Am, which really sought to do something different. Was it anything like a European car? No. But it did manage to offer something different than a typical LeMans, with distinct styling and other unique details.

I am always so happy to see these cars get some love. It pains me that there are so few of these still around today...

grand73am

1y↑2

Even though looked down upon by some "car guys", I prefer the 73-77 GM a-bodies over all others. Actually it makes them more affordable, so I have 4. So, I'm doing my part to preserve them ;-) . Some people think they were poor quality, but I submit they are as good and last as long as any old car depending on where you live and the care you give them. And complaints about low power is only some engine work away, since any V8 fits them all. They have better suspensions, brakes and interiors than older models, and are often well optioned. I like the size, the style and comfort. I even like the bumpers that some people complain about. I drive my 75 Lemans Sport Coupe regularly and it always draws some attention. It's original and still looks great, even though a bit worn with 183K miles on it. People enjoy seeing it. Some even try to buy it from me :-D. But I've had it for 20 years and is the model I wanted since they were new, so will never sell. One my others is a 73 GA with 455 that I have to do some paint and interior on, but it runs well. there are still some good Colonnades out there....the internet making them findable of course. I think anyone that really wants one can still find one. I think they're getting more valuable as time goes by and more people get nostalgic for them, so a low mileage, nice original needing little or no work may be fairly expensive. But even so, look at the cost of a new car, or one of those "muscle cars"...yikes! if you can do some work yourself, there are inexpensive project cars too. And just as they were in the 70's, there's no reason they can't be a daily driver. That's what I do, and I don't have any expensive car payments, high tag fees and insurance.

Johnny Mula

1y↑1

I always liked the Grand Am. Rare even when new. I also was a fan of the mid 70’s Chevelle Malibu’s.

Leaburn Patey

1y↑1

I had 3 73 coupes 2 Luxury LeMans and a Grand Am Great handling car with one of the best interiors available at the time.
Love to have another but hard to find a good example needing little work.

blautens

1y↑1

These 1973 and later A bodies were 10 years old and common hand me downs when I went to high school. I love these cars not for really what they are but what they represent about American car styling - it seemed like it was the last gasp of different/unique GM division styljng.

turnpikebear

1y↑5

I still own a 1973 Luxury LeMans 4 door that I purchased used in 1988 with just 57k miles. It has just 77k on it now and features an unusual color combination of Green Gold Metallic paint, Buckskin tan vinyl top, and Harvest Gold "Morrohyde" vinyl interior.

Robert Dryburgh

A friend had a Grand Am when new. I never cared for styling on these models. Excellent video as usual.

joe seeking

Long been on my wish list - a 4dr with the 4spd. Not as crazy about the coupes (the rear window, meh), but they bring more money, so if a GOOD 4dr came up (not that yellow example from classic auto mall, lol), maybe I'd have a shot. Wouldn't pass up a first year Cutlass Salon either, but I'd bet it was even more rare than the Gran Am 4dr (74 Salon 4dr production 6766), and no chance for a stick there.

Mark DeDionisio

I had the Cutlass Salon coupe and what I remember about the handling of these cars was the way the solid rear axle would bounce over every little bump.

Rail and Trains

I remember some promo advertising of this car and it showed the fibreglass nose being sunken in by some impact and then coming back into shape. It was in a brochure I believe or a magazine. Nonetheless, the gills also made this car stand out and yes such a beautiful dash.

Jeffery Smith

1y↑1

My grandfather had a beautiful white with maroon top and interior Lemans coupe for his company car. It was his company so he could get whatever he wanted. That car was fully optioned. As I recall it even had fender skirts. He kept it until he got his retirement company car, a 1981 Volvo GLE.

Carl

I have an 04 grand am with 188,345 miles and it still runs pretty good and the body and interior isn't bad but it's nothing like the 70s Grand Am was. I think the body weight is different but for it only having a 2.2 ecotec 4cylinder it goes pretty good when I want it to lol...I don't run it hard because of the miles that's on it but I do keep it up so it'll maybe last another 100,000 miles maybe

J Drake

32w

We had two in the early years of our marriage.... the maroon car at the end of your video is exactly like our 400 2bbl car except ours had an electric moon roof. It had AC, PS, PB, Electric Windows, electric moon roof, factory dual exhaust, the buckets you talk about in your video. We got it with about 65k miles on it in 1984 and drove it every day until the early 1990s, I hated it that we had to drive it.... the other one was a silver car, with the finned hubcaps, but that car had a 455 4 bbl in it, and it was pretty stout for a car of that era... I wish so much that the 73 model year could have had the 69-70 spec 400 / 455 ... they would have been good for about another 150 horses... I wish I could buy that maroon car now, and put a 455 in it spec'd to 1970 standards.... or even the 400 4bbl spec'd the same way... that car would be a pavement shredder. My wife and I spent our youth running the roads in that maroon car and my 67 Impala sport coupe, never having a thought about buying a new car...... in fact, we both learned to drive in the 70s and never owned a 75 to 1992 ANYTHING.... we only bought a new car when our 1974 455 Catalina Coupe was spent and we couldn't find another old car fast enough.... sickening... I have not had a car I've given a hoot in hell for since....

Dennis Joseph

Totally LOVED my 73 Grand Am 2 door 400 4bbl. Just a wonderful all around car IMO.... I liked it so much when I saw it at the local Pontiac dealer's used car lot in March of 1978, I traded in my 1977 base Trans Am black on black non t-top I had bought June of 1977. i was tired of tickets and insurance premiums, and just plain bored as any car nut would have been at 18 years old... And the sunroof along with both front reclining bucket seats made for a great date car. My wife and I had a lot of dates just parking back in those days on out of the way secluded spots. LOL

Uncle Rudy

My best friends brother had the exact car in the same burgundy color and a 4 speed with a 455 V8 so they did exist. He custom ordered it from the factory and was told he would never get it with a 455 , He did actually take delivery of it and it had the same burgundy finish Gorgeous ! I remember riding in it at 13 years old. Great machine.

Nathan Explosion

1y↑1

The Colonnade cars are special to me as I literally grew up in a 1975 Malibu Classic wagon my parents bought right after I was born. It was our only car for about 10 years, and I drove it though high school and occasionally for years after until we couldn’t justify keeping the rust at bay anymore. We did a partial frame transplant from a junkyard Olds wagon around 1990 that kept it drivable to the end. Almost 199,000 miles on the 350 2bbl and TH-350. She wasn’t fast or efficient, but stone reliable with only a water pump, fuel pump, carb and transmission vacuum modulator replacement needed over the years. Never left us stranded and was a beast in snow despite not having a posi. Too bad the rust prevention and build quality weren’t better because it was mechanically sound. We sold it to a contractor that needed a replacement motor for his pickup, always wonder how long that plant kept on going. I can still feel and hear it in my mind to this day.

70sleftover

These cars were not considered high quality GM models in my mind. My uncle always drove a Buick and his '69 LeSabre got totaled parked in front of a friend's house, so his Buick salesman son-in-law had him buy a pea-green '75 Century that soon revealed all sorts of annoying design issues, including paint that bubbled and peeled off the hood within a few years, and air conditioning vents that didn't seem to be placed correctly to cool the driver (thanks to the vents being outside the cockpit-style dash on the driver's side).

helios1912

We all recall our Driver Ed car-mine was a '73 Pontiac Ventura. Vanilla white, tan vinyl bench seats with a 6 cyl and 2 speed automatic. Perfect learner car as it could not get out of its own way. 55 MPH was asking a lot of that motor vehicle.

Mister Hipster

Had silver 4 door, black GP interior, 400 2bl, added Quadrajet and dual exhaust, picked up 50 hp, great car, 10 mpg.

Randi Schwarz

I owned a 1973 Grand Am coupe. It was silver over red with a red vinyl top. It had the 400 cid 2bbl and delivered about 30mpg highway. Loved that car, bought it brand new for $3600. I was a freshman in college. This car was amazing, it was quiet, had a very comfortable ride, and had the power it needed. Owned it until 1979 when it was totaled after a small accident. It was found that the structure of the vehicle had rusted and was un-repairable. However ears later I purchased a 2000 Grand AM GT-1 in December of '99. Another excellent vehicle, traded in for a new 2012 GMC Terrain. the 2000 had about 90K miles on it when traded and it looked as if it was brand new.

Bradley B Prentice

I bought a new ‘85 Grand Am SE V6 back in the day and thought it was a good car - for the money. It was comfortable. Not fast but a good hiway car. It was maroon (as in your photo) with two tone gray and matching gray interior. A Canadian car. My decision was primarily based on looks. Mine was a coupe. When the sedan was introduced I thought it a better looking car and more a balanced design like a BMW.

Tony Fortner

1y↑4

Wow, Adam! You just keep putting out great content! You must be a busy boy with work, video content and also lining up guest appearances! Good job bud! Love that you are keeping them alive as I am trying to do with my cars! I'm starting to look for more storage space for mine... I think I have reached my limit.. lol
Again! Great work!!

Right Lane Hog

1y↑1

👏👏👏👏

kurt2022

1y↑2

I had two of them, a maroon and a white one, both '73's. Not a whole lot of power but a beautiful car both in and out. The bucket seats, dash and console were the best and pretty much the same as in the grand prix. What I don't see on the redone ones is the red, white and blue factory stripe that ran from the tip of the beak around to the back of the doors, probably impossible to find, let alone, replace.

Primus54

1y↑2

I know it’s probably blasphemous to say, but if I had one of these without the tri-stripes, I’d never add them. I always thought they resembled something someone would add in the aftermarket and cheapened the look. A single accent stripe would be classier… in my opinion. 👍

grand73am

1y↑1

Phoenix Graphics makes a reproduction of the original red/white/blue stripe kit for the 73 Grand Am, so it's available. I bought some for my 73 GA.

Mister T

1y↑1

A lot of cars got that striping, ahead of the 1976 bicentennial "limited editiions".

Neil Ouellette

1y↑2

Also love the pic of the 73 Chevy Chevelle SS w/454 big block. Nice looking car. Always liked GM's A-Body platform 1973-1977. Owned a nice 1976 Chevy Malibu Classic Coupe A-Body around 1982-83. These A-Body's were great reliable cars.

Mark O

1y↑2

OK, here's where I can really contribute...
This was not only my first desired car, it was my second car!

Adam mentions the lumbar-adjustments & the full-Grand-Prix dashboard, but because of this car's aims, it WAS the first GM car with the 'European' dimmer switch AND twin-trumpet horns that didn't sound like any other American car... He is correct about the "genuine african crossfired mahogany dashboard", but it was a REALLY thin veneer. On the other hand this 4200-pound "mid-size" DID handle amazingly well with those sway-bars and the maximum-sized 15" PolyCast honeycomb wheels instead of the steel wheels with those hubcaps, or the 14-inch? PMD wheels! I remember running 255/60/15 tires... My 1981 Eldorado only weighed 3900 lbs, but it never handled like that Pontiac - which also had THE perfect programming for the Turbo 400 tranny - which tied in with the sideways 'slap-stick' shifter that Chevrolet did not have... To be fair, those damned copycat Laguna S-3's DID have sideways-swivel seats - and I never could figure out how they did it!

Of course, the same body - minus the Endura Nose - was resurrected for the final year of that body, but I think the 455 & maybe even the 400 was gone...

grand73am

1y↑1

Last year for the 455 was 76. The 400 was still available through 77 in the a-body though. The 400 lasted into 79 in the Trans Am, and then was gone.

Jude Thaddaeus

1y↑1

The funny part about the GM Colonnades is simultaneously how massively popular the coupes were in contrast to how relatively poorly the sedans sold. The coupes - even if you take out the Monte Carlo and Grand Prix which had fairly unique bodies relative to the other Colonnade coupes - outsold the sedans 3:1 overall.

By comparison, Ford & Mercury only sold about 20% more intermediate coupes than sedans (excluding PLC Elites, Thunderbirds, and XR-7s). While Chrysler only sold 35% more intermediate coupes than sedans (excluding Cordobas and Charger SE’s) over the same period.

GM’s Colonnade coupes were wildly popular, but their sedan counterparts were not nearly as comparatively successful. In fact, the Montego/Cougar sedan line pretty consistently outsold the combined LeMans/Grand Am sedan lines in this era. A rare feat for Mercury.

Kevin Rogers

1y↑3

I remember one of the coaches at my high school bought a white two door with bucket seats. I always loved the front end and the dashboard.

Mark Behr

1y↑1

I love these and want one. I missed buying a white one years ago at a very good price. Hindsight is 20/20 vision.

1969

From the context of the mid-70's, we found these cars comparatively attractive. They certainly had nice interiors, good handling and adequate power for the day. We saw an original one for sale a while ago this year, with a 455, a rare sunroof and swivel buckets.

grand73am

Surprisingly, swivel buckets weren't available on Pontiacs. Chevy and Olds had them as an option, so if the Grand Am you saw has swivels, somebody swapped them into the car from a Chevy or Olds. Easy to do...the floors are the same, so it's a bolt-in swap.

Mister T

I worked for a glass company, and the bosses kids each got a new car at 16. One got a 74 Chevelle SS, white with red swivel bucket interior. His brother got a 77 Monte, red with white swivel buckets. Both fast, and driven like hell by them. I drove a '67 Mustang at the time...$500 all day back then!

1969

@grand73am Well we thought it had swivels... might be mistaken.

motomuso

1y↑2

I'm looking forward to hearing what John M says about the later Grand Ams. As a youngish family man I owned a '92 and had convinced myself it was as sporty as I could hope for while still hauling kids. (I even had custom alloys fitted.) I later happily learned that the 2005 Mustangs had a back seat big enough for a couple of car seats and so the Mustang became the one and only Ford I have ever owned out of 29 cars in total.

Cara Ziegel

My mom got this car when she was commuting from Philly to northern New Jersey, and I drove it when I was in high school. Love seeing it again!

perry92964

one of the people who worked at my school had one of these, i remember it well cause i was a fan of the t/a and that one had all the t/a options, the wheels the dash the seats and even the hood scoop. it was very cool

BLK Bandit

1y↑2

Was likely a 1977 Can Am in cameo white with orange and red stripes. That was the only lemans based car to get the trans am shaker. The grand am and GTO did have a hood option with 2 recessed in vents though.

M Allen

1y↑2

fun car...I washed and drove a lot of them working at a Pontiac dealer as a detailer where my Dad sold cars. Remember the interior very well....miss those days and you, Dad

Mark Williams

Had a lot of cars. Had a 73 Grand Am. Fantastic Condition. Had a great time with it

Michael Nault

1y↑1

I had a 76' Grand Am. Mine had the 400cid. It wasn't particularly fast. It handled fine for what it was. What it delivered on was a feeling of being sporty from the cockpit. I enjoyed the car and have no complaints.

mark ross-corbett

1y↑1

Aaaah they didn’t make a 76 grand am

Michael Nault

@mark ross-corbett fat fingers

Robert Carly

1y↑1

A friend of mine bought a 4 door Grand Am for $1,000. around 78'-79, I went for 1 ride and he showed me what the car would do, it was much more peppy than I thought, I don't know what happened to the Grand Am since I moved to CA. I have not seen a 73'-75' Grand Am in years.

Ben Gone

44w

About 1980 I bought a '74 Grand Am 2dr 4bbl, 4-speed. I also had every power option and extras except the sunroof and cruise control. It needed a full exterior cosmetic restoration, but the tan interior was perfect. The exterior was a awful green. I resprayed it metallic brown. I upgraded the engine with better intake, better flowing exhaust, and upgraded the suspension also. It was one of the more fun driving cars I have ever owned. Sold it about '89 to a friend in Colorado. He in turn resprayed it Burgundy and sold it later to someone in the Chicago area. Anyone know of it?

Toguro 100%

1y↑1

Had to click this video right away.
That black 73 cutlass you showed, also on the GM Abody, was my very first car I bought when I was 16 in 84.
Love this channel, Adam.

Bill H

Dad had a 72 Grand Ville and then a 74 Grand Am coupe that my brother and I loved to borrow whenever we could. Great memories!

Roger Smith

I had an 85 era Grand Am as a rental and was extremely happy with it. Used it as a Jeep in CO. Went to Tomboy above telluiride and other places where I did better than 4WD pickups. Had one 180 turn around on a shelf road where the tires were within inches of a sheer 200 foot fall .Just had to be careful with the chin spoiler.

Roger Smith

Did another trip in Death Valley with the Chev version as a rental and was also very happy with it. Could cook in the trunk with an overhead light and no sand blowing into the food.

Syd Marsh

Had a 84 model ironically used it as an off road vehicle also did a lot bettter than most 4wd back then. Had decent clearance shirt wheel base for some reason plowed right through snow can’t explain it. Was just a great car no complaints not bad I had that 84 in 1991 picked up at an estate sale for 800.00 best money spent. 😁

Roger Smith

They were light and small. The prime requirement for CO. jeeping roads which were originally used for multi ton ore trucks.

Dennis W

1y↑1

I remember those when they were new. My dad used to call them the ole Rubber Nose. There were basically a Pontiac Lemans. I really loved the dash in the Grand Prix. My dad had a 73 Lemans at the time

grand73am

Yes, the Grand Am was a Lemans body, but with a Grand Prix dash, upgraded interior, and the urethane nose. And it was one of the first GM cars to have "radial tuned suspension", plus radial tires standard. So it handled better than a regular Lemans.

Bruce H.

1y↑1

I remember in 1973 looking at the grill treatment of the Grand Am in awe and being 10 at the time, purchased the AFX version and thinking, wow, this is awesome. I look at it now and it appears bird-like, but the Lemans/GTO styling has really stood the test of time. Hey this is just one guy's opinion but I still have a great appreciation of the collonade cars, the '73 442 and Chevelle SS my favorites of the bunch folloed by the Lemans/GTO. Thanks for video.

jimbo97

1y↑1

I think the "prow" of the '73 still looks good. But I really loved the rear view of the car. Very "swoopy"! 👍

Cody Luka

A friend of mine had a 73 Grand Am back in the late 80s. White with the 400 4bbl and black interior. The swivel front buckets were pretty cool. Those who didnt know what it was, thought it was a customized Le Mans. That front nose was pretty unique and probably one of the coolest cars at my high school.

grand73am

Surprisingly, the Grand Am (or any Pontiac) did not come with swivel bucket seats. Not originally anyway. Since it was the "late 80's", your buddy(or somebody before him) must have swapped in some swivels from a Chevrolet or Olds, which had them too. But Pontiac didn't. However, it would be a bolt-in swap since the floors are the same. The distinctive seats in the Grand Am were buckets with reclining seat backs and lumber adjustment, something very rare for an American car at the time.

Cody Luka

1y↑1

@grand73am Quite possibly and likely they (swivel seats) were swapped in at some point. Yes, you could get them on the Monte Carlo and they'd be a direct swap. Not sure when it was done. This was just a $2500 used car to us back then. But a cool one. Mine was a 75 Mustang ll with a 302 and a 4 speed stick. The 4 speed was not available but someone swapped it in before I bought it.

grand73am

1y↑1

@Cody Luka That's a coincidence, I liked those Mustang II's too. Good that you had the 302. I bought a new 76 Mustang II hatchback back in 76. It was good looking, but later in the year, they came out with the 76 Cobra II Mustang and I had to have it. So, I traded the Mustang back in for the Cobra, which was blue with white stripes. Fun car at the time. But now I have a 73 Grand Am, 75 Lemans Sport Coupe, and a couple of 79 Trans Ams...bascially the cars I wished I could afford back in the 70's :-) .

Cody Luka

@grand73am Awesome!! Yeah, I really like the Cobra ll when they came out. Thought they were pretty cool cars. I was just starting kindergarten in 1976 and anything with mags, stripes and chrome sidepipes caught my eye. My 75 Mustang ll was just a trunk model but it was a Ghia. That was in 1987 when the 5.0 Mustangs were the rage. I paid $600 for it and was happy as a clam but it sure didn't move like a 5.0, even with the 4 speed. Back in 2006, i bought a 79 Firebird Formula with a 403 and was promptly written off when a neighbor drove into it when it was parked in front of my house. Replaced it with a 1981 Z28 and had that for 12 years. A few years ago I bought a 1978 Ford LTD ll Sport.

I completely understand your love of cars. Absolutely:)

Dennis Joseph

1y↑1

Colonade was a beautiful body style. Problem was the huge bumper front and in 74 became both front and rear. I don't understand why more people don't restore them and replace or at least tuck that/those bumpers in...

PC No

6:21 It's interesting that GM reigned-in the protruding nose of the '73 after only one year and incorporated a bit of the "droop snoot" styling they were pushing on cars like the Vega and the Vauxhall Firenza at the time. The droop snoot look could sometimes come off as an awkward afterthought (eg. the 1981 Cutlass Supreme and Regal), but here it is well proportioned and dignified. I assume the retreat from the full urethane bumper skin was needed to pass the 1974 offset impact test.

grand73am

My opinion is that I think the change was just that they decided to have a more conservative look with the style of the nose, rather than the more prominent 73 nose. Personally I like the 73 better. I was surprised they changed it so quickly. The 74-75 looks fine, but I think the 12 grill slots were a bit much. I don't think impact specs were the reason, since the 73 already had to pass the 5 mph front bumper test, which was the same requirement for the 74-75. The only bumper impact requirement change for 74-75 was in the rear. It was changed from 2.5 mph in the rear for 73 to 5mph for the rear in 74-75.

Donald W Rissler

I was enamored with this body style in the 70's because of the funny car body based on it. Particularly Mickey Thompsons U.S. Marines car, I had a 1/16th model kit and multiple posters . I love that bird beak, guess that's why 70-1/2 to 73 T/A's are my fav domestic cars bar none.

Larry From Wisconsin

My brother-in-law bought that white with red and blue pin stripping Grand Am. I envied it but could not buy my own new off the showroom floor car until 1988. He said it was an excellent cross country car and drove it several times between Minnesota and California.

Scott Hedgecock

My Driver's Ed car was the Olds Cutlass of the same era. I thought it was the greatest car, and since my parents were Pontiac people I wanted a Grand Am for my first car. Ended up with a Chevrolet Vega but that's another story...

Darnell Magruder

I started my career in automotive retail in 1972, selling Pontiacs in DC at Buddy Pontiac on Bladensburg Rd, I was 21 years old I had dropped out of Howard University over the summer, and my parents were livid, especially my dad who told my mom I was only interested in the women on campus. I loved selling Pontiacs the Grand Am was badass, and the Gran Prix had changed body styles from 72 to73 and the new model was cool and controversial all at the same time. Good times!

Philip Ancell

I owned a 72 Grand Prix Model J Black on black with an AC that would freeze you out of it lol. Wish so bad I kept that car! I kept it thru 2 engines. 1st was a 400 and the second was a 455 built by a friend with special cams and things.

shift intohigh

My girlfriend had one. I thought it was a perfect blend of Europe and US. One day we met at a stoplight. She with her mother. Looked at me a brief moment. Then, I knew we were gonna run. Me in my 73 Olds Cutlass 350, Jumped timing a few degrees, drilled out secondary jets, trimmed spark plug gaps...against the 400 Pontiac. We left the light, me better reaction time and thankfully....the Olds pulled away. She said she didnt hold back. I still think the tin Indians are cool. 👍👍😎🇺🇸

7runamuck

Quite a difference in the panel gaps & alignment in this generation and what is in production now.

E. John Danton

1y↑1

My brother had a 66 Impala SS and took a 74 GrandAm for a test drive. Unbelievably, he settled on a loaded 74 Pontiac Astré (Vega). Head gasket hijinks ensued a few years later.

8 years later, I bought that Astré for $300. It simultaneously had head gasket and rings issues, dark green paint showing through the Earl Scheib grey of 2 years prior, and mega-rust where it counted.

I tried to fix it and ended up selling it for what I paid for it to a guy who wanted a parts car.

Ed Messina

1y↑1

funny....you probably overpaid @ 300 for that at the time. GM really hit the skids with the Vega, Astre, Chevettes and Citations. The early Cavaliers were an improvement and still junk.
That eras' entry level GMs were widely considered insurance co. disposables.....the junkyards were full of fairly repairable carcasses.

Jim Cabezola

I always liked this car! I constructed a plastic model kit of it back in the day.

Greg Anderson

1y↑1

Used to call these the Canned Ham for some reason. I prefer the Cutlass and the Chevelle personally but the Grand Am is more unique and interesting from a styling perspective.

Matt's Kustom Kreations

My stepmom had a ‘74 GrandAm sedan in Avocado Green! Cannot get more 70s than that! She loved the car but traded it in for a brand new Pontiac J2000 (cavalier sibling) in 1982.

Dejael Long

39w

Designed by Jack Humbert for John DeLorean before DeLorean quit GM in 1973. LeMans A-body with Grand Prix interior. The 1973 Grand Am was favorably compared with the classic 1953 Studebaker designed by Virgil M. Exner Sr. for Raymond Loewy.

steve s

luv all the '73 colonnades...esp the Pontiac and Olds. Bucket list car is a '73 GTO with a stick, but a Grand Am or even a Luxury LeMans would be great too. I was a lot boy in mid-70's when the Grand Am's were 2nd owner cars, and was amazed by their performance and luxury...got to drive a couple of them.

Hack Fabrication

1y↑1

I bought one of these brand new: 1973 Grand Am, 2dr, triple burgundy, 400 engine/auto. Loaded car, had the 'honeycomb' wheels. It was a great driver. Traded it to get a new Dodge van. After all... It was the 70's...

Right Lane Hog

1y↑5

Adam, My sincere thanks for this highly illuminating report. It is painfully clear to me now that for far too long ( 50 years actually) I have been guilty of taking the 1973 Pontiac Intermediates for granted. Perhaps you could profile the 1973 Pontiac Intermediate wagons some day soon as they must surely be just as worthy of the spotlight 😁

Yossarian67

1y↑1

There was supposed to be a Grand Am Safari wagon. But two factors killed it: last-minute realization that it probably wouldn't sell well and objections by the plant manager of GM's Framingham plant in Massachusetts, which built all GM's Buick-Olds-Pontiac wagons, who contended that quality at the plant was already suffering because of the multitude of different models being assembled at the plant. On a related note, all the Buick-Olds-Pontiac full-size wagons were made at the Fairfax plant outside Kansas City.

Right Lane Hog

1y↑1

@Yossarian67 Thanks for the details. May I ask which factories built the Chevy wagons at this time? I often wish Adam would include more information about the plants that built the cars he features.

Yossarian67

1y↑1

Right Lane Hog

@Yossarian67 Thanks!

Formula Firebird

1y↑1

The 455SD WAS TESTED in the 73 Grand Am, and a few magazines tried it out.

steven spaqi

Love your videos i think subscribed your channel early on and watched everyone since. Really learned a lot thanks for sharing your passion!

Chris Pervelis

Thank you for all these small details. I love the 73 Grand Am 2-door. I think ir looked great.

Dan E. Boyd

The two door '73 and up two door A bodys did at least retain frameless door glass, as a nod to hardtops.
A kid in high school had a '75 ish Grand Am two door with a 400 and four speed, but it got wrecked.😰 His neighbor had a '73 Chevelle SS454 which he sold to another classmate's older brother who wrecked it...😰 Another friend's Dad had a four door Grand Am with a 400! Malibu headlight bezels on the Grand Am. And don't forget the Can Am...
Why so brief with the pic of the '73 GTO? A feature on the '73 and '74 GTOs would be interesting - or even perhaps sad for some viewers.

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