For NASCAR fans, Richard Petty remains one of the most well-known and respected racing drivers in the iconic stock car series. Nicknamed “The King,” Petty is certainly an important name in the history of NASCAR, so what happens when you combine his legacy with a popular General Motors offering from the early 1990s? Well, you come up with the limited-run 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix Richard Petty Edition, and now, one such example is currently posted for sale online.
Listed for sale by a dealer in Atlanta, this special Grand Prix features just a single owner and less than 1,000 miles on the odometer. What’s more, Petty himself actually signed the driver’s seat and sun visor, making this already-unique vehicle all the rarer.
Starting with the exterior, the blue paint job appears to be in excellent condition, which is little surprise given its extremely low mileage. In fact, the seller claims that this particular Grand Prix has only been washed once in the last 30 years! As one of just 1,000 Richard Petty examples ever produced, this sporty Pontiac coupe boasts a one-of-a-kind ground effects kit, spoiler and a bevy of special badges with Petty’s signature.
Moving to the cabin, the interior is mostly standard sixth-gen Grand Prix affair outside of the aforementioned Petty signatures sprinkled throughout.
Under the hood lies the naturally aspirated 3.4L V6 LQ1 gasoline engine, which was rated at 210 horsepower and 215 pound-feet of torque back in the early 1990s. Output is routed to the front wheels via a GM four-speed automatic transmission.
So, what are your thoughts on this, dear reader? Could you see yourself forking over nearly $27,000 for a commemoration to Richard Petty, or is that just too much for a Pontiac from the 1990s? Vote in the poll below, and let us know what you’re thinking in the comment section.
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Comments
The ask seems a lot but that’s probably less than it cost to store, maintain and insure that car for 32 years. Think of it as getting the car for free and all you’re doing is repaying the guy who held on to it for you for the last 3 decades.
You’re right about the storage alone for the last 32 years. I recently inherited my father’s small car collection and I’m going to have to start selling a couple just to pay stowage fees for a few years for the rest. Dad had a mint original 32 Caddy, 76 Cordoba, and an 05 M3. Plus a restored Auburn Speedster, a Supercharged Cord, and 3 miss agreed rods. I’m currently paying $350-$450 a month for climate controlled storage for each one.
How much are you asking for it?
I had a 5 speed in 1991. Nice car but 27K for a Richard Petty edition is ridiculous. That car has been for sale for at least 10 years.
Every mechanic I’ve known hated the dohc 3.4 with a passion, but I do love the so late 80’s early 90’s steering wheel full of buttons. That’s a lot of money for plastic cladding.
Hmmm… a new Corolla or an old bright blue Pontiac with no miles signed by a NASCAR legend? Hold my beer…!
I almost crowned the king with my front bumper. He was pulling out of Pocono speedway and apparently couldn’t see me because of the sun and pulled out right in front of me. Good thing I’m a better driver than him HhhhaaAa!!!
Very nice car but price is high take about 7 grand off would be a better price
Add a 1 in front of your $7k reduction and you’re in the ball park. Drive this thing any distance after purchasing and it will instantly become a $5k 30+ year old GM w-body that will nickle and dime you to death. The sands of time are not kind to things like bushings, oil seals, hoses, coolant, fluids and plastic products. More improtantly, things like BCM and ECM computers (which become unobtanium) suffer nearly irrepairable damage from time due to capciter failure and tin whiskers… The complexity’s of “modern automobiles” will not be as kind to multi-decade onwership & resotration like pre-1970s era vehicles.
Idk $27k and I’ll drive it into the ground for next 15 years
Its a 1992 Grand Prix, it would take about 3 months of daily driving to “drive it into the ground” …
$27k is too high , i owned 2 of these, they are awesome driving cars but their value is not that high. not sure if it is because of FWD or the maintenance issues of the 3.4 motor.
I personally love the White Versions best.
The 5 Speed cars are worth the most if low mileage. not many made approx 125 out of 1000
I’ve wanted either a Gran Prix GTP or ASC McLaren since forever but $27k is a big ask.
That was probably the most problematic engine GM put in their cars during that decade. I had a 93 GP with that package and I got to know the service department really well.
How much are you asking for it
Looking at the pics, it reminds me that these cars were some of the worst that Detroit built – crap plastic everywhere, cheesy styling, completely outdated, etc.