1987 Pontiac Grand Prix: The Last Rear-Drive V8 Year

This record's own dek states that 1987 was the last rear-drive, V8 Grand Prix, 16,542 built. This record's own overview states that MuscleCarClub, crediting the Standard Catalog of Pontiac, gives 1987 Grand Prix production as 16,542 for all models, without a split by trim or engine, and that the compiled engine tables list a 231 cid V6 at 110 hp and 190 lb-ft, a 305 cid V8 at 150 hp and 240 lb-ft, and a 263 cid V6 at 140 hp and 225 lb-ft, all SAE net as compiled with no rpm given.¹

This record's own keyFacts section states that Pontiac's 1987 brochure presents the Grand Prix as LE and Brougham, with the 5.0 V-8, the Y99 Rally Tuned suspension, and a hatch roof available; it also states that fueleconomy.gov lists four 1987 Grand Prix powertrains, the 3.8 V-6 with a three-speed automatic, the 4.3 V-6 with three- or four-speed automatics, and the 5.0 V-8 with a four-speed automatic. This record's own prices section carries three factory prices as reported by eightiescars.com with engine not specified by that source: $11,069 for the base Grand Prix, $11,799 for the LE, and $12,519 for the Brougham.^2,3

This record's own production section carries a single total row of 16,542 across all models, with a note that the Standard Catalog gives the Grand Prix only as a series total for the year, so no trim split was found; a second note states that the Standard Catalog's own 1987 section repeats the note that only 200 Grand Prix 2+2s are believed to have been built and captions a photograph as a 1987 Grand Prix 2+2, while a separate passage in the same book says no 1987 2+2s were made, with this record's own text recording the 2+2 under 1986 rather than here. A third note states plainly that no engine, transmission, paint or trim counts were found.^1,4

This record's own engines section carries three entries: the 231 3.8-liter V6, the 305 four-barrel V8 available per the brochure and certified with the four-speed automatic only, and the 263 4.3-liter V6 with fuel injection. This record's own transmissions section lists a three-speed automatic with the 3.8 and 4.3 V-6, and a four-speed automatic with the 4.3 V-6 and the 5.0 V-8.^1,2

This record's own options section itemizes the Y99 Rally Tuned suspension by RPO code, a removable hatch roof on the LE, Turbo-finned aluminum wheels on the LE, analog instrumentation, and a Delco ETR stereo with cassette and graphic equalizer. This record's own paint section is empty for the year, and this record's own interiors section carries a single entry describing the LE's own new sport steering wheel and new 45/55 seats against the Brougham's own 55/45 notchback seats, power windows and special trim.

This record's own specifications, performance, identification and conflicts sections are all empty for the year, leaving no dimensional data, no period road test, no identification detail and no disputed figure carried in this record beyond what its production notes already flag about the 2+2 count, in a year whose coverage otherwise runs to keyFacts, prices, engines, transmissions, options and interiors alone.¹