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'94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:03 pm
by pontiecast
Hello. New to the board and I figured I would share my Beretta story. In the summer of 1994, while working at a small Chevy dealer in Western PA, I talked my girlfriend (wife now) out of purchasing a Geo Tracker, a Pontiac Sunfire (4cyl) and a Geo Prism. I did talk her into a Beretta. She wanted the Hawiian Orchid color but settled on the white with burgandy interior. Oh, V6 btw. After two PA winters, we moved to Las Vegas. In 2005, I sold the Beretta to a friend and then bought it back a year later. So technically, my wife and I are the original 3rd owners. 177,000 miles later, time and the Vegas sun took its toll. Faced with the decision to get rid of it or "restore", we decided on the latter. Why? i really don't know. Its really been a great car. Well, here are some before and after shots and some parts....
Going to paint
After
Re: '94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 4:07 pm
by pontiecast
Out with the old, in with the new
Also got the new door handles and grille. Gonna finish putting it together this week and snap some more pics. THEN on to the interior!
Re: '94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:07 pm
by Money pit Beretta
Looking good! Keep updating!
Re: '94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:12 pm
by berettaboi
wow good stuff!
Re: '94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:49 am
by 96B-Mike
wow looks great!
Re: '94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 10:56 am
by pontiecast
New grille installed (with the old Chevy emblem) Funny the old emblem didn't quite fit in this grille I got from Rock Auto. Anyway, it's coming together but got a while to go.... Really need some different wheels.....
Re: '94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 12:55 pm
by Money pit Beretta
Was it a GM grille or something made in China? How much was it?
Re: '94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 2:40 pm
by pontiecast
Yea it was a $20 cheap one. The emblem does fit, but it's a little higher than the original. I'm fine with it 'cause it sure looks better than the old one!
Re: '94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 8:21 pm
by Money pit Beretta
Ok thanks, guess I keep the search going for a good used one.
Re: '94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 9:14 pm
by GTU89
That looks great! Seems weird to see a Beretta with new headlights.
How much did the new headlights run you?
Re: '94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:58 am
by pontiecast
GTU89 wrote:That looks great! Seems weird to see a Beretta with new headlights.
Thanks
How much did the new headlights run you?
They were around $40 each from rock auto
Re: '94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:08 am
by scd88ga
Money pit Beretta wrote:Ok thanks, guess I keep the search going for a good used one.
You can buy NOS GM ones on Ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Beretta-Corsica ... 5645743a0c
Re: '94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:27 am
by 3X00-Modified
The Beretta and Corsica did not share the same grill that's a Corsica one pictured and wouldn't fit...
Re: '94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 10:34 am
by scd88ga
3X00-Modified wrote:The Beretta and Corsica did not share the same grill that's a Corsica one pictured and wouldn't fit...
Damn, I know that... I didn't pay much attention and just grabbed the link to the first one that popped up on ebay, there are others as well though for Beretta's. You use to be able to get the black/red and black/silver grille emblems too on ebay for like $4, but I couldn't find them anymore.
Re: '94 Beretta and Hello
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 2:12 pm
by weba
Thanks for saving a Beretta from the crusher!
