Rottie
08-18-2014, 09:00 PM
Hello all. I'm the new owner of car #016. As you may already know I've had it a few weeks now and I've been going over some papers and boxes sent with the car. Not allot of time in the schedule, but I wanted to make sure I had everything ready before I came on the forum from pictures taken to paperwork scanned to MY questions to you!
So, here is my story:
Living in Lakeland Fl back in 92 i was awakened by a friend of mine who worked for Dobbs Publishing on a bright Saturday morning telling me I need to get my a$$ up and outside in a hurry I won't believe what he's got for the weekend. I'm use to him rolling up in all sorts of stuff, the weekend before was the new 93 Trans Am. So I shoo him away and slowly get up and make my way outside. To my surprise in the Barbie car. WTF?!?! Where the hell, or better yet, What the hell? Long story short there is a video to show parts of the ensuing mayhem (sorry Johnny, but way cool to see your car from way back then right?). Since that day I've wanted one.
In 1998 I tried to purchase on from Consulier, however the bank would not finance as a car loan because they did not list in Kelly Blue Book. They went back and forth with Consulier for about a week before saying it would have to be a personal loan blah blah blah. Obviously that killed the purchased for me at that time. I ended up with a different vehicle instead.
Five years later the search continues......
While on vacation in Hilton Head my son and I see an article saying there are GTPs going for sale and to call. WHAT?!?! Without hesitation we call and start planning a trip down to West Palm and how we can get a car back to Ohio while on vacation. Shortly however our dreams are destroyed. The last one was sold just a few weeks prior. Little did I know it was that rat bastard Johnny stealing the Barbie car right out from under me!
The good news was there was allot of cars released and they are out there now. Just needed to find them and pry them away from people. The market was now "flooded" with a whopping 50+ cars!
So I find www.consuliergtp.com (http://www.consuliergtp.com) and holy crap! it's the exact car I drove so long ago!!! I send Johnny an email telling him the story and let him know I have the video and some info if he's interested, we get to talking and he tells me he knows someone that may be selling a GTP, car 016.
A few weeks later 016 is delivered on a Thursday evening with a mere 1669 miles on the clock. It came with an obscene amount of paperwork, including what I would assume to be a build sheet for a Consulier (the breakdown of the serial numbers, key serial numbers, subframe numbers, radio serial number, cell phone serial number, transmission serial number, etc) which I can send to Johnny to share on the website. The Owners Manual, which is already shared. The "Service Station Parts" listing which I have scanned (has all the part numbers for lights, fuses, brakes, wipers, basically anything for standard maintenance. I can't recall If I sent this to Johnny already or not. And then there is a complete inventory parts list with part numbers down to nuts and bolts, however this I believe is part numbers only good for Consulier. I'm still researching the numbers to see. I'm going to scan this list and send to Johnny this week for him to see the parts list as well to get a second set of eyes on it as well.
Also included with 016 is a complete second set of glass minus the windshield. If someone is in need of a replacement piece, please let me know.
So, without further delay, here she is......
http://www.powerhouse-performance.com/GTP/20140809_173155.jpg
http://www.powerhouse-performance.com/GTP/20140809_173345.jpg
http://www.powerhouse-performance.com/GTP/20140809_173739.jpg
http://www.powerhouse-performance.com/GTP/20140809_173714.jpg
So, here is my story:
Living in Lakeland Fl back in 92 i was awakened by a friend of mine who worked for Dobbs Publishing on a bright Saturday morning telling me I need to get my a$$ up and outside in a hurry I won't believe what he's got for the weekend. I'm use to him rolling up in all sorts of stuff, the weekend before was the new 93 Trans Am. So I shoo him away and slowly get up and make my way outside. To my surprise in the Barbie car. WTF?!?! Where the hell, or better yet, What the hell? Long story short there is a video to show parts of the ensuing mayhem (sorry Johnny, but way cool to see your car from way back then right?). Since that day I've wanted one.
In 1998 I tried to purchase on from Consulier, however the bank would not finance as a car loan because they did not list in Kelly Blue Book. They went back and forth with Consulier for about a week before saying it would have to be a personal loan blah blah blah. Obviously that killed the purchased for me at that time. I ended up with a different vehicle instead.
Five years later the search continues......
While on vacation in Hilton Head my son and I see an article saying there are GTPs going for sale and to call. WHAT?!?! Without hesitation we call and start planning a trip down to West Palm and how we can get a car back to Ohio while on vacation. Shortly however our dreams are destroyed. The last one was sold just a few weeks prior. Little did I know it was that rat bastard Johnny stealing the Barbie car right out from under me!
The good news was there was allot of cars released and they are out there now. Just needed to find them and pry them away from people. The market was now "flooded" with a whopping 50+ cars!
So I find www.consuliergtp.com (http://www.consuliergtp.com) and holy crap! it's the exact car I drove so long ago!!! I send Johnny an email telling him the story and let him know I have the video and some info if he's interested, we get to talking and he tells me he knows someone that may be selling a GTP, car 016.
A few weeks later 016 is delivered on a Thursday evening with a mere 1669 miles on the clock. It came with an obscene amount of paperwork, including what I would assume to be a build sheet for a Consulier (the breakdown of the serial numbers, key serial numbers, subframe numbers, radio serial number, cell phone serial number, transmission serial number, etc) which I can send to Johnny to share on the website. The Owners Manual, which is already shared. The "Service Station Parts" listing which I have scanned (has all the part numbers for lights, fuses, brakes, wipers, basically anything for standard maintenance. I can't recall If I sent this to Johnny already or not. And then there is a complete inventory parts list with part numbers down to nuts and bolts, however this I believe is part numbers only good for Consulier. I'm still researching the numbers to see. I'm going to scan this list and send to Johnny this week for him to see the parts list as well to get a second set of eyes on it as well.
Also included with 016 is a complete second set of glass minus the windshield. If someone is in need of a replacement piece, please let me know.
So, without further delay, here she is......
http://www.powerhouse-performance.com/GTP/20140809_173155.jpg
http://www.powerhouse-performance.com/GTP/20140809_173345.jpg
http://www.powerhouse-performance.com/GTP/20140809_173739.jpg
http://www.powerhouse-performance.com/GTP/20140809_173714.jpg