Through the grille the bonnet release mechanism should be visible.
As your '71 one is to be used as donor car, you possibly will not be afraid
for little damage to the grille anyway.
A screwdriver can be inserted through the slots of the grille and you should
be able to activate the bonnet release lever.
Good luck.
Cheers,
Hans also with a '71 BGT - in good shape
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Nazarian Jr [SMTP:James.Nazarian@Colorado.EDU]
> Sent: Monday, October 25, 1999 11:31 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Parting out latest addition to the stable
>
> Over the weekend I drove from Boulder to Tulsa to pick up a new toy. I
> needed a Gt for my V8 conversion because my 74 is just hopeless. I picked
> up a 71 BGT that has been parked since 1983. In short the car has 83k on
> it it has dealer installed AC, overdrive (I think) and decent interior.
> The mildew on the inside definately shows how long it has been garaged,
> but seats etc are still good. The bonnet release cable is frozen, but the
> engine is complete and ran fine when it was garaged. So here we are...
> First I know there is a trick for opening the bonnet when the cable is
> frozen, refresh my memory. Second, all I needed off of this car is the
> shell, and a couple of small misc parts to put on my roadster. I have no
> use for the rest of the car incl. engine, driveline, interior, suspension,
> axle, etc,etc,etc. If anyone wants anything I will be parting out the car
> ASAP and would like to rid myself of the excess parts ASAP. As I said
> before I am in Boulder CO. I am not interested im making money on it, but
> making back some of the cost would be nice. I don't have anywhere to keep
> the parts, and I't like to see them go to someone who needs them. I think
> that I am going to keep the AC, but if anyone wants it bad enough I might
> let it go, but it is rather rare and in beautiful condition. Between the
> 71 and 74 I now have at least one of every part that needs to go. If
> anyone needs anything off the 74 all of that is in Cleveland, OH area.
>
> James Nazarian
> '71 B roadster
> '74 BGT with no sills
> '63 Buick 215
> '71 BGT, rust free and burnt orange
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