Vehicle Owner

Member ID: mickstanvr

Location: edwardsville, IL

Vehicle Info

1988 Chevrolet Celebrity

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile16.6 sec @ 82 mph
  • 0-609sec
  • Top Speed118mph
  • HP125
  • Weight2986lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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Performance Parts

Interior

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    • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 4.0/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.

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mickstanvr's 1988 Chevrolet Celebrity

This is a pretty rare car and worth saving. Less than 1500 of them were built in '87 and '88 combined. This was not an aftermarket body kit. This was a factory ordered option package. The lowest production Chevrolet specialty car ever built. There is a forgotton GM history about these cars, and very few complete VRs remain on the roads today... and it looks like a car Darth Vader would drive...Read on as this car is restored to better than new condition.

Recently updated photos are always the on last pages!

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This car has every available option. It even has the factory sunroof(it always leaked). But its not very collectible.....not yet anyway...

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The car itself is too far gone to save. Its worn out. Rust has taken over. Its an A-body. It was never garaged. It was the family cruiser for years. When we got it back in '92, it had 72k on the clock and had already been repainted.
Its been a VERY good car.

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And very unique. For what its worth, it has the desirable '87 interior. Custom upholstered seats with leather. Custom interior door panels. The only year for this option. The interiors were too costly to produce, so they were dropped in '88.

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I decided long ago that someday I would make this car like new again. So it sat in the driveway for the last couple of years. Slowly falling apart. Piece by piece. And rusting away. Its still all intact. It runs great, but drives and steers like a dump truck. Its just slowly rotting away....

Well,....I have a new garage,......and someday has arrived...

But the car is SHOT! Soooooo.......(next page)...

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OrangeCrushStang  

Posted by: OrangeCrushStang

08/31/2009 09:12PM

I always wanted one of the 2 door VR's to pro street. Bitchin car

bigflex1  

Posted by: bigflex1

07/15/2009 04:50AM

yea bruh im still keepin it alive,im goin to paint her over maybe next summer,im also rebuilding mi engine,i might put in the 3.1 or just redo mine over,i have 179,000 mile org on her and still no problem,but shes do for a treat.ur vr still looks good.keep up the good work bruh.

Keller1989  

Posted by: Keller1989

06/25/2009 06:05PM

This car looks amazing! Restored to it's original glory, and then some! 5*

SirRoxo  

Posted by: SirRoxo

05/24/2009 09:32PM

Congrats on such an awesome Celebrity! I'm glad someone out there is preserving these cars. They usually end up in demo derby's and crushers. :( 5 stars!

S_Kartuzoff  

Posted by: S_Kartuzoff

05/17/2009 02:09AM

Good work, friend!!! Not decide on attained!!! We want to see a result!!! *6* stars are got by your masterpiece... ________________________________ I suggest to estimate my collection of the most valuable cars of the World! * * * http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3331147

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Member ID: mickstanvr

Location: edwardsville, IL