Hi All!
My wife and I (after a long search) purchased a 76 Eleganza II. We are from Maine so we had to look all over. Very few on the east coast. Bought what we thought was a keeper last September but was horribly mislead by the PO in SoCal. We did our homework but the Owner/dealer sent us old video and pics. I won't belabor it here ,long story short, We flew to Cal, bought the 78 Royale , limped to a hotel, called a previously interested party that was still interested. Met him the next day 100m north. He and his wife bought it shortcomings and all. We flew home with our tails between our legs and had covid by the time we got home. Fast fwd to mid Dec, snowstorms and all. We located Ellie in Chicago. The previous owner , after 42 yrs was giving up the GMC life. He purchased it in 1980 and maintained it properly. Stored it in a heated hanger and used it. The interior received a Cinnabar upgrade but other than that she's bone stock. We hope to keep her that way with only safety upgrades. It drove quite nice coming to downeast Maine . 1400 miles in a day and a half ,trial by
. Now we can't wait for spring to get going with her. We don't know of any others in Maine but there must be a few. We hope to meet some fellow GMC ers this year. Looking fwd to some get-togethers also!. We hope your winer is going smoothly. Hope to see ya on the road! Or at meets!
My wife and I (after a long search) purchased a 76 Eleganza II. We are from Maine so we had to look all over. Very few on the east coast. Bought what we thought was a keeper last September but was horribly mislead by the PO in SoCal. We did our homework but the Owner/dealer sent us old video and pics. I won't belabor it here ,long story short, We flew to Cal, bought the 78 Royale , limped to a hotel, called a previously interested party that was still interested. Met him the next day 100m north. He and his wife bought it shortcomings and all. We flew home with our tails between our legs and had covid by the time we got home. Fast fwd to mid Dec, snowstorms and all. We located Ellie in Chicago. The previous owner , after 42 yrs was giving up the GMC life. He purchased it in 1980 and maintained it properly. Stored it in a heated hanger and used it. The interior received a Cinnabar upgrade but other than that she's bone stock. We hope to keep her that way with only safety upgrades. It drove quite nice coming to downeast Maine . 1400 miles in a day and a half ,trial by
. Now we can't wait for spring to get going with her. We don't know of any others in Maine but there must be a few. We hope to meet some fellow GMC ers this year. Looking fwd to some get-togethers also!. We hope your winer is going smoothly. Hope to see ya on the road! Or at meets!
