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Old October 16th, 2011, 09:25 PM
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Trip to Volo Auto Mall

My family took me to the Volo auto mall to celebrate my birthday so I had to share some photos. All these rides were for sale. I think it would be hard to choose if I won the lottery. Hope you enjoy, we sure did.
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Old October 16th, 2011, 09:29 PM
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Old October 16th, 2011, 09:32 PM
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Old October 16th, 2011, 11:07 PM
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Very cool.

I live just 30 minutes south of there. I was up there earlier this year in the winter.
You're lucky because they had cars OUTSIDE.....when I was there they were all inside and crammed in.
There's so damn many cars there too....so many for sale. It's like a candy store for adult men.

They had a 1969 Hurst Olds they just took in and were selling IIRC for ~$80,000 they said.
Growing up my aunt had a 1976 Cutlass just like that black one.
I loved it in black, was such a cool car back then.

On a side note I absolutely can't STAND that IROC Z window on that Monte Carlo in the 1st pic.
Always hated that conversion.
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Old October 17th, 2011, 03:45 AM
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I think that is a Poncho Grand Prix! They had to make a so many of those for NASCAR rules so they could steamline the cars they raced.
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Old October 17th, 2011, 06:07 AM
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I think that is a Poncho Grand Prix! They had to make a so many of those for NASCAR rules so they could steamline the cars they raced.
Def. an '86 (and a 1/2) Grand Prix 2+2...I've always like them, even if they were all show and no go. They were way cooler in my opinion than the Monte Aerocoupes.
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Old October 17th, 2011, 06:19 AM
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wow, looks like a ton of cars they have now. Wonder if they aren't selling in this market or if more people are trying to consign them to get something out of their cars
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Old October 17th, 2011, 06:49 AM
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I think that is a Poncho Grand Prix! They had to make a so many of those for NASCAR rules so they could steamline the cars they raced.

Def. an '86 (and a 1/2) Grand Prix 2+2...I've always like them, even if they were all show and no go. They were way cooler in my opinion than the Monte Aerocoupes.
You know, I always hated that back window too. It is a Pontiac with a 5.0L. They had a facts sheet stating only 1118 were made. There's always a lot of cars there. Most are overpriced, but a few were quite reasonable. You have to be real careful. Some of the high end stuff had some obvious flaws.
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Old October 17th, 2011, 02:54 PM
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Just my 2 Cents (and facts I know): I would be very, very, very, very, very carefull buying a car from them. I and others have caught them at selling not so real W-machines, such as a rebodied 70' W-31, with get this, A/C!

Sooooooooooooooo buyer beware at this place!
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I'm about 60 miles west of Volo, I almost bought a 69 olds 20 years ago from them, I absolutely love to look at all of those sparkling cars.
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I live around 1.5 hours away I head there probably 1 every other year, it is fun to see the cars and once in a while they have a fair price on a car - just looks like they have a lot more than "normal."
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Originally Posted by davebw31
Just my 2 Cents (and facts I know): I would be very, very, very, very, very carefull buying a car from them. I and others have caught them at selling not so real W-machines, such as a rebodied 70' W-31, with get this, A/C!

Sooooooooooooooo buyer beware at this place!
It is NOT Volo Museum's job to authenticate vehicles legitimacy claims.
That costs money to do.

Neither is Barrett Jackson, or Mecum Auto Auctions, or any dealership as they all VERY CLEARLY state in their disclaimers.
It's Caveat Emptor wherever you go, even a regular dealership does that.

Frankly I consider that common sense, but many just assume that everything is legit.
You can NEVER EVER just believe everything is legit, you have to do your own verifications.
So if someone you know got taken, it's their own fault for not forking out the dough to verify it.

We all pay to get a home inspection done before buying.......
People should use more common sense in the world. It's a dog eat dog world.

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Old October 17th, 2011, 04:42 PM
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i agree with the statement that they had alot of flaws. i usually go once a year and i tend to be picky with body work. i saw alot of cars with flaws way over priced and not so good fit and finish. it is nice to see alot of nice rare cars but for the price id rather build another one . has anyone been into the antique malls id hate to sound like a granny but they got some cool stuff in there too
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Old October 17th, 2011, 04:51 PM
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yea that back window looks pretty bad , reminds me of what they did to the buick century (which was not the prettiest car to begin with) in the late 80's where they cut the trunk off.....looked bad........ as a matter of fact , didnt they cut the trunk off on the late 80's cadillacs too?
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