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Custom auto shop owner had a Monte Carlo SS of this generation. He built a custom speaker box made to fit and bolt in using the same bolt holes used to hold down the rear seat. For daily driving, he kept the rear seat in. For competition, he removed the rear seat and bolted the speaker box in it's place.
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Originally Posted by vmaxnc
I do remember that. I drove numerous GNXs, GNs, and T-types. The fast ones, not the earlier ones. Some modified, some stock. They were good cars for competition sound systems, which is what I did back in the late 80's.
My point is that (I assume) people buy these now for collectibility rather than performance driving, especially at the prices they can get. And also that for about the same $$$$ that a GNX cost 23 years ago, a 2011 GT Mustang will drive circles around it.
Custom auto shop owner had a Monte Carlo SS of this generation. He built a custom speaker box made to fit and bolt in using the same bolt holes used to hold down the rear seat. For daily driving, he kept the rear seat in. For competition, he removed the rear seat and bolted the speaker box in it's place.
Umm...yeah. Different kind of car audio competition.
I do remember that. I drove numerous GNXs, GNs, and T-types. The fast ones, not the earlier ones. Some modified, some stock. They were good cars for competition sound systems, which is what I did back in the late 80's.
My point is that (I assume) people buy these now for collectibility rather than performance driving, especially at the prices they can get. And also that for about the same $$$$ that a GNX cost 23 years ago, a 2011 GT Mustang will drive circles around it.
Yup, the GNX was and still is pretty much a collectors car from the 80's. But I'll take a GN or a T type over a GNX anyday as I wouldn't want to be afraid to bring it out of the garage and drive it.
Yup, the GNX was and still is pretty much a collectors car from the 80's. But I'll take a GN or a T type over a GNX anyday as I wouldn't want to be afraid to bring it out of the garage and drive it.
I would love a GN and drive it on nice days, And try my best to not rack up a lot of miles.
When I was involved in competition, IASCA was the main sanctioning body. Their rules at that time were focused on sound quality, imaging, staging, and integration into the vehicle. The best scoring vehicles were the most accurate and musical, not the loudest and most bass heavy. Cars that looked as close to stock as possible scored much higher than a car loaded up with big subwoofers. In the higher power classes volume became more of a factor, but dB drag racing hadn't really become popular yet.
A car that had a box bolted in where the back seat normally was would not have scored well.
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