Re: Fraschy's 1994 Grand Prix GTP!
Very nice!
The older GTPs are getting scarce. Nice to see one still up and running. Though we're going to have to convert that thing to charcoal gray leather interior pronto! And you also need to bring that thing down to the Wheaton, IL w-body cookout meet this Saturday!
That's the center console from a Bonneville SSE. Similar concept, but not shared with the GPs, which looked like this...
Same kind found in the TGPs. The "normal" 4-way power driver's seat buttons were on the side of the seat itself. The rest of the buttons were on the console lid. The back was not power due to being a 2-door, but the headrests, side bolsters and thighs were (yes, the edge of the seats were split down the middle, and each side moved separately). There were also 3 power air bladders for lumbar support, so total 11-way power seats.
The ones in the STE, which featured ALL the buttons on the console lid. No power headrests or side bolsters, but the back was power, unlike the 2-doors. BTW, the STE was the only car optioned with these seats and power buttons on the center console lid. Total 10-way power.
Very nice... always like that bodystyle too. Nice to see the DIC's didn't change much but I'm jelly over the Instant MPGs
They have actually downgraded pretty significantly throughout the years. This is what the '89 & '90 LCD displays looked like:
This was standard on the TGPs, and optional on all 2-doors. It featured a compass that revolved around the car showing what direction the car was pointed in, a calendar at the top, instant MPGs, average MPGs, average MPH, range till empty and a far more extensive list of services/maintenance than what is offered today (oil/filter change, trans/filter change, air filter change, tune-up, etc). Not to mention it looked like something out of a video game. However, the LCD style display was only used for these 2 years because the glare made it hard to see in daylight.
This is the VFD style display that was optional from '90 (only in the sedans for that year) - '93. It took everything the previous version of the DIC had, and added more to it. Low fuel (fuel tank would light up), low washer fluid ( indicated on the windshield) and any light bulb that went out or door that was open would display a message at the top of the screen, as well as outline where it was on the car. Didn't have as cool of a visual effect, but looked much more cleaned up in general, and had a lot more features.
So we went from that, to the one in Fraschy's pics for '94 - '96, which took away the car outline, calendar, service scheduler and light bulb/door monitor, but added some cool things like external temp and elapsed trip time. Then for the '97 - '03 makeover, they reintroduced a smaller version of the car outline, but took away a lot of the cool features. As nice as it was to have the display back, I still consider it a downgrade considering it still didn't have the light bulb or door monitor, or service scheduler (outside of the oil change).
I ALWAYS loved this body for a GP.. Just was never a huge fan of the interior..
....what part of it were you not a fan of? Other than some of the cloth interiors getting goofy patterns, it's virtually the same thing as your car. Oh, except the '97 & up got much less comfortable and supportive seats.
