[Lar Bear]

I watched a podcast this past week covering a garage tour at Bob Lutz' residence. He has a few garages on his property and posesses a host of rare car collectibles of very high dollar value.

I was pleased to see he has a Mysterious Solstice 5 speed Coupe in his collection.

I am sure all of you know thanks to Mr Lutz the Solstice was created. He loves that car and it's a fraction of the cost of all the others in his collection.

Lar Bear
"Cool" 5 speed manual Solstice Coupe owner since April 2013.

 

[Shadofax]

Very nice, figures he would have held onto one.

 

[SolNut]

Sequential Vin Number?

 

[Vikechick]

A few years ago, someone posted an interview with Mr. Lutz in which he stated that he kept a Mysterious Solstice coupe for himself.

 

[24222]

I believe this is the show you guys are talking about...pretty cool.


Bob Lutz's Garage - Autoline This Week 1636 - YouTube

 

[Lar Bear]

Yes that is the show. As far as VIN # for the Kappa Coupe no menion of it.

Lar Bear

 

[omw41]

@Shredder-Thanks for the link. I really enjoyed that.

 

[24222]

:dthumbs: you welcome.

 

[g8gt09]

Lutz got the second coupe produced. The first one when to some auto writer in New Jersey, I think.

 

[DaveOC]

Lutz got the second coupe produced. The first one when to some auto writer in New Jersey, I think.

Derek D. Of Fast Lane Daily got coupe number 00002. You can search the forum for the video.

 

[L-N-F'n]

Dave I don't think 00002 was the second coupe produced.

 

[DaveOC]

Dave I don't think 00002 was the second coupe produced.

I believe both the 1st and 2nd coupes were converted 2008 convertibles, served as engineering mules and were fed to the crusher at Wilmington as part of the shutdown.

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[SolNut]

Derek D. Of Fast Lane Daily got coupe number 00002. You can search the forum for the video.

Derek got the second Sequential unit. Then later, he sold it. :brentil:

 

[Shadofax]

Derek got the second Sequential unit. Then later, he sold it. :brentil:

It was interesting in the video with BL, he indicated about 1000 units were produced. So either he's getting over the hill and forgetful, or in his mind only the sequentials that were meant for the public count (1152 vs. 1266 total coupes)? It is kinda strange that there is roughly 10% of total Coupes that were meant as promo, GM this and GM that. Guess maybe early on no one had the news Pontiac was about to be canned?

He seemed to wander a little talking about his being Mysterious, manual and GXP and that he had like 1 of 4? Perhaps in his state? Because stats have that number at 110 Mysterious black manual GXP's. And as a matter of fact, he picked the most likely color for a coupe.

 

[9Y000008_COUPE]

I have number #000008......Mysterious...5 speed Auto

My coupe was the 66th GXP Coupe..... built on March 31, 2009

There were 267 Black GXP Coupes { turbocharged }

 

[ChopTop]

I watched a podcast this past week covering a garage tour at Bob Lutz' residence. He has a few garages on his property and posesses a host of rare car collectibles of very high dollar value.

I was pleased to see he has a Mysterious Solstice 5 speed Coupe in his collection.

I am sure all of you know thanks to Mr Lutz the Solstice was created. He loves that car and it's a fraction of the cost of all the others in his collection.

Lar Bear
"Cool" 5 speed manual Solstice Coupe owner since April 2013.

I'm thinking he has this car because of what it represents, and may consider it a high-point of his career. Lutz had been pushing the idea of a sports car for years (Ford, Chrysler), GM was the only car company that helped turn his dream into a reality.

 

[LiquidPT]

I'm thinking he has this car because of what it represents, and may consider it a high-point of his career. Lutz had been pushing the idea of a sports car for years (Ford, Chrysler), GM was the only car company that helped turn his dream into a reality.

Well, there was the Viper over at Chrysler... but that was closer to "supercar" than cheap sportscar

 

[wspohn]

FWIW, there were 278 (not 276) black GXP coupes, but only 109 of them were the 'good ones' i.e. manual trans (they will be worth a bit more or will depreciate a bit more slowly depending on how you look at it).

Rarest colours are the two blues, yellow and gray, in that order.

 

[mahermusic]

but only 109 of them were the 'good ones' i.e. manual trans

...all the remaining were the 'GREAT ones'... :thumbs:

 

[RotaryPiston]

FWIW, there were 278 (not 276) black GXP coupes, but only 109 of them were the 'good ones' i.e. manual trans (they will be worth a bit more or will depreciate a bit more slowly depending on how you look at it).

Rarest colours are the two blues, yellow and gray, in that order.

incorrect.

Rarest colors are the 1 Teal, then two blues... in that order :thumbs: