Diesel Dave

grandstyle Registry - we need your help!

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I figured out a way to get the last 82 grandstyle VINs. I should have them all in a few days. Watch for an update here soon.

I won't get the "grandstyle numbers" from the dash this way, but that is OK. We'll still have to spot those dash plaques the old fashioned way.

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I now have 194 of the 200 grandstyle VINs identified. I should get the last six tomorrow! I will post an updated list here, with locations, once I am done.

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Make that 199 of the 200 grandstyles "found"! Now, finding the last of them may be a needle in a haystack thing. If I don't find it soon, I'll just publish the list of 199.

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Serial numbers of 199 of the 200 grandstyles:

242896 247008 257995 258126 266090 266120 266229 266280 266293 266323 266359 266457 266571 266661 266682 266706 266728 266776 266794 266829 266849 266972 267030 267080 267097 267161 267180 267223 267336 267357 267374 267384 267394 267456 267491 267501 267568 267607 267854 267924 267964 268055 268065 268075 268117 268133 268190 268220 268262 268276 268286 268306 268316 268381 268412 268423 268433 268461 268642 268658 268688 268728 268744 268803 268818 269008 269055 269197 269360 269409 269430 269460 269491 269526 269540 269554 269609 269649 269700 269733 269846 269862 269903 269913 269968 270001 270024 270034 270059 270134 270148 270181 270238 270270 270310 271894 272517 272546 272778 273204 273280 273967 274108 274419 274435 274443 274645 275303 275432 275788 276033 256415 258119 258361 266366 266475 266494 266675 266691 266748 267023 267087 267129 267280 267476 267622 267866 267937 268334 268362 268397 268472 268673 268788 268903 268943 268988 269103 269112 269169 269368 269452 269803 270016 270078 270228 270446 272108 272591 272651 272742 272769 272792 272799 272817 273000 273025 273061 273394 273420 273535 273675 273684 273764 273816 273841 273864 273877 273904 274083 274124 274288 274320 274378 274630 274698 274741 274794 274829 275083 275140 275169 275178 275275 275334 275344 275382 275532 275647 275887 275948 275958 276091 276102 276115 276148 276167 276178 278863

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Some more grandstyle trivia:

56 grandstyles are in Ontario

56 grandstyles are in BC

48 grandstyles are in Québec

17 grandstyles are in Alberta

8 grandstyles are in Saskatchewan

5 grandstyles are in Manitoba

3 grandstyles are in New Brunswick

2 grandstyles are in PEI

1 grandstyle is in Nova Scotia

1 grandstyle is in Colorado USA

1 grandstyle is in Florida USA

1 grandstyle is in Mississippi USA

111 grandstyles are coupés

88 grandstyles are cabriolets

6 grandstyles are known to have been insurance write-offs with salvage titles (may or may not be rebuilt)

6 other grandstyles besides the scrapped cars and salvage titles cars are known to have been damaged in collisions

4 grandstyles are known to have been scrapped

2 grandstyles are known to have had blown engines

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265930 is the last grandstyle, located in Ontario. We have identified all 200 now!

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Here is the complete list, with some details!

242896 : coupé - Bushell Park SK - grandstyle No. ???

247008 : coupé - Guelph ON - grandstyle No. ???

256415 : cabriolet - St-Eustache QC - grandstyle No. 001, CIAS 2006, ex-Ontario (2009), auctioned 2009

257995 : coupé - Toronto ON - grandstyle No. 007

258119 : cabriolet - Ilderton ON - grandstyle No. 061, MDC cruise, fog lights

258126 : coupé - Warman SK - grandstyle No. 042, ex-PIAS 2006 Vancouver BC, spotted @ TPM Victoria

258361 : cabriolet - Armstrong BC - grandstyle No. 058, auctioned twice 2010

265930 : coupé - ON - grandstyle No. ???, ex-QC (2006)

266090 : coupé - Ouray CO - grandstyle No. 090, ex-Ontario, ex-Oklahoma, Title No. 56E057251, Odometer anomaly?

266120 : coupé - Kitchener ON - grandstyle No. 104

266229 : coupé - Brampton ON - grandstyle No. ???

266280 : coupé - Winnipeg MB - grandstyle No. 188

266293 : coupé - Kingston ON - grandstyle No. 108, auctioned twice 2011

266323 : coupé - London ON - grandstyle No. 105, writeoff December 2009, Rebuilt/Rebuildable, Salvage 2010, auctioned as Accident Repair

266359 : coupé - Niagara Falls ON - grandstyle No. 036

266366 : cabriolet - Longueuil QC - grandstyle No. ???

266457 : coupé - Dunedin FL - grandstyle No. 189, ex-Oakville, FS Dec 2013 by smartsellerrob, CsC forum gave update

266475 : cabriolet - St-Bruno-Lac-St-Jean QC - grandstyle No. ???

266494 : cabriolet - Magog QC - grandstyle No. 086

266571 : coupé - St-Hyacinthe QC - grandstyle No. ???

266661 : coupé - Chatham ON - grandstyle No. 109, 2006 @ smart Centre, auctioned 2009

266675 : cabriolet - Montréal QC - grandstyle No. ???

266682 : coupé - Chambly QC - grandstyle No. ???

266691 : cabriolet - Boisbriand QC - grandstyle No. 045, ex-ROCKET

266706 : coupé - Beloeil QC - grandstyle No. ???, LR collision 2010

266728 : coupé - Bolton ON - grandstyle No. 012

266748 : cabriolet - Longueuil QC - grandstyle No. ???, front collision 2010

266776 : coupé - Guelph ON - grandstyle No. 082, spotted @ smart Centre Kitchener 2006

266794 : coupé - Oakville ON - grandstyle No. 091

266829 : coupé - Renfrew ON - grandstyle No. ???, autctioned 2009

266849 : coupé - Kitchener ON - grandstyle No. 087, auctioned 2012, FS again March 2014

266972 : coupé - Mississauga ON - grandstyle No. ???

267023 : cabriolet - Montréal QC - grandstyle No. ???, non-accident damage 2009

267030 : coupé - Markham ON - grandstyle No. 089, Salvage 2012

267080 : coupé - Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue QC - grandstyle No. ???

267087 : cabriolet - Roxboro QC - grandstyle No. ???, auctioned 2010

267097 : coupé - St-Maurice QC - grandstyle No. 096, GR-STYLE

267129 : cabriolet - Ottawa ON - grandstyle No. 097, FS October 2013

267161 : coupé - McLeod Hill NB - grandstyle No. 073, first car in 2006 Cross Canada Relay (Labrador), timing chain problem late 2014

267180 : coupé - Grimsby ON - grandstyle No. 081, ex-collude

267223 : coupé - Thornhill ON - grandstyle No. 003, spotted @ smart Centre London 2006

267280 : cabriolet - Bromont QC - grandstyle No. ???

267336 : coupé - Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville QC - grandstyle No. ???

267357 : coupé - Montréal QC - grandstyle No. ???

267374 : coupé - Welland ON - grandstyle No. 072

267384 : coupé - ON - grandstyle No. ???

267394 : coupé - Greely ON - grandstyle No. ???

267456 : coupé - Dorion Vaudreuil QC - grandstyle No. ???

267476 : cabriolet - Montréal QC - grandstyle No. 049

267491 : coupé - Dunnville ON - grandstyle No. 169

267501 : coupé - Guelph ON - grandstyle No. 062, ex-D.H., auctioned 2011, FS 2014

267568 : coupé - Kingston ON - grandstyle No. 076, FS August 2013

267607 : coupé - PEI - grandstyle No. 059, ex-GF Park QC, ex-laime, ex-NB

267622 : cabriolet - Lachine QC - grandstyle No. ???

267854 : coupé - Thunder Bay ON - grandstyle No. ???

267866 : cabriolet - Longueuil QC - grandstyle No. ???

267924 : coupé - Victoria BC - grandstyle No. ???, ex-Sunshine Coast

267937 : cabriolet - Montréal QC - grandstyle No. ???, Rollover collision 2011, Unrebuildable 2011

267964 : coupé - QC - grandstyle No. ???, ex-Alberta (2008), ex-Ontario (2008), Salvage 2008, Rebuilt/Rebuildable 2008-2012

268055 : coupé - Vancouver BC - grandstyle No. 046, ex-Ontario when new

268065 : coupé - Port Perry ON - grandstyle No. 002

268075 : coupé - Toronto ON - grandstyle No. 071, spotted @ smart Centre Midtown 2006, auctioned 2011

268117 : coupé - Edmonton AB - grandstyle No. 032

268133 : coupé - Vernon BC - grandstyle No. ???

268190 : coupé - Prince Albert SK - grandstyle No. 069, ex-J.T., ex-Alberta

268220 : coupé - Castlegar BC - grandstyle No. ???

268262 : coupé - Barriere BC - grandstyle No. 023, ex-I M SMRT, ex-904 AMJ

268276 : coupé - Surrey BC - grandstyle No. 052, spotted @ Richmond smart Centre

268286 : coupé - Chase BC - grandstyle No. ???

268306 : coupé - Charlottetown PEI - grandstyle No. 009

268316 : coupé - St-Eustache QC - grandstyle No. ???, front collision 2012

268334 : cabriolet - Toronto ON - grandstyle No. ???

268362 : cabriolet - Calgary AB - grandstyle No. ???

268381 : coupé - St Thomas ON - grandstyle No. 065, ex-Irving, auctioned 2009

268397 : cabriolet - Niagara Falls ON - grandstyle No. 199

268412 : coupé - MB - grandstyle No. ???, Not in National Vehicle Database, probably in Manitoba

268423 : coupé - Grande Prairie AB - grandstyle No. ???

268433 : coupé - Surrey BC - grandstyle No. ???

268461 : coupé - QC - grandstyle No. ???

268472 : cabriolet - Hamilton ON - grandstyle No. ???

268642 : coupé - Ladysmith BC - grandstyle No. 035, ex-poodleboy

268658 : coupé - Vancouver BC - grandstyle No. 048

268673 : cabriolet - Laval QC - grandstyle No. ???

268688 : coupé - Maple Ridge BC - grandstyle No. 053

268728 : coupé - Winnipeg MB - grandstyle No. 085

268744 : coupé - Victoria BC - grandstyle No. 022, ex-E.&E.K.

268788 : cabriolet - Québec QC - grandstyle No. 064, Salvage 2010

268803 : coupé - AB - grandstyle No. ???

268818 : coupé - ON - grandstyle No. ???

268903 : cabriolet - Madoc ON - grandstyle No. 200

268943 : cabriolet - Kelvington SK - grandstyle No. ???

268988 : cabriolet - St-Odilon QC - grandstyle No. ???

269008 : coupé - Cochrane AB - grandstyle No. ???

269055 : coupé - Lake Cowichan BC - grandstyle No. 028, FS in Duncan May 2013

269103 : cabriolet - Cold Lake AB - grandstyle No. 079, spotted 2006 @ smart Centre DMFC

269112 : cabriolet - Vancouver BC - grandstyle No. ???

269169 : cabriolet - New Westminster BC - grandstyle No. 017, ICBC total loss, ex-RadTel, Salvage 2008, Rebuilt/Rebuildable 2011, 2012

269197 : coupé - Saskatoon SK - grandstyle No. ???

269360 : coupé - Roxboro QC - grandstyle No. ???

269368 : cabriolet - Edmonton AB - grandstyle No. 116, ex-BC (2009), auctioned 2009

269409 : coupé - Victoria BC - grandstyle No. 118

269430 : coupé - Calgary AB - grandstyle No. ???

269452 : cabriolet - Victoria BC - grandstyle No. 123, spotted @ Zimmer smart Centre 2006

269460 : coupé - Yellow Grass SK - grandstyle No. 008

269491 : coupé - Hull QC - grandstyle No. ???

269526 : coupé - Sioux Lookout ON - grandstyle No. 135

269540 : coupé - Guelph ON - grandstyle No. 155, spotted @ smart Centre Kitchener 2006

269554 : coupé - Victoria BC - grandstyle No. ???

269609 : coupé - Victoria BC - grandstyle No. 115, spotted @ TPM Victoria

269649 : coupé - Vancouver BC - grandstyle No. 132, spotted @ smart Broadway

269700 : coupé - Westbank BC - grandstyle No. 029, ex-Vancouver

269733 : coupé - Vancouver BC - grandstyle No. 120

269803 : cabriolet - Hamilton ON - grandstyle No. 136

269846 : coupé - Kamloops BC - grandstyle No. 088, spotted @ Zimmer smart Centre

269862 : coupé - Blind Bay BC - grandstyle No. 128, spotted @ Zimmer smart Centre

269903 : coupé - Sooke BC - grandstyle No. 112 (flower sticker), 544BLF

269913 : coupé - North Vancouver BC - grandstyle No. 129

269968 : coupé - Markham ON - grandstyle No. 137

270001 : coupé - Longueuil QC - grandstyle No. ???, auctioned 2009

270016 : cabriolet - Burlington ON - grandstyle No. 159

270024 : coupé - Surrey BC - grandstyle No. ???, FS Aug 2012 in Vancouver

270034 : coupé - Langley BC - grandstyle No. 121

270059 : coupé - Hamilton ON - grandstyle No. 130, auctioned 2009 (Toronto), ex-St Catharines, writeoff 2012

270078 : cabriolet - Brampton ON - grandstyle No. ???

270134 : coupé - Niagara Falls ON - grandstyle No. 024

270148 : coupé - Val d'Or QC - grandstyle No. ???, RF collision 2011

270181 : coupé - Sidney BC - grandstyle No. 122, spotted @ TPM Nanaimo 2006

270228 : cabriolet - Delta BC - grandstyle No. 147, spotted @ smart Centre Richmond 2006

270238 : coupé - Kelowna BC - grandstyle No. ???

270270 : coupé - Surrey BC - grandstyle No. 019, auctioned 2009, 2010, ex-Vancouver

270310 : coupé - Regina SK - grandstyle No. ???

270446 : cabriolet - Kelowna BC - grandstyle No. 083, ex-Vancouver, spotted @ TPM Victoria 2011

271894 : coupé - Leduc AB - grandstyle No. ???

272108 : cabriolet - Vernon BC - grandstyle No. ???, ex-Alberta (2010)

272517 : coupé - Calgary AB - grandstyle No. ???

272546 : coupé - Edmonton AB - grandstyle No. 066, spotted @ smart Centre DMFC

272591 : cabriolet - Mississauga ON - grandstyle No. 156, ex-Hyatt Alberta, ex-Saskatchewan

272651 : cabriolet - Coleville SK - grandstyle No. 179, auctioned 2010

272742 : cabriolet - MB - grandstyle No. ???, Not in National Vehicle Database, probably in Manitoba

272769 : cabriolet - Princeton BC - grandstyle No. 160

272778 : coupé - Lethbridge AB - grandstyle No. 004

272792 : cabriolet - Victoria BC - grandstyle No. 144

272799 : cabriolet - Mississauga ON - grandstyle No. 050

272817 : cabriolet - Calgary AB - grandstyle No. ???

273000 : cabriolet - Sherwood Park AB - grandstyle No. ???

273025 : cabriolet - London ON - grandstyle No. 157, spotted @ smart Centre

273061 : cabriolet - Westwold BC - grandstyle No. 150, spotted @ Zimmer smart Centre 2006

273204 : coupé - Bolton ON - grandstyle No. ???

273280 : coupé - Markham ON - grandstyle No. ???

273394 : cabriolet - Concord ON - grandstyle No. ???

273420 : cabriolet - Sherbrooke QC - grandstyle No. ???, RF collision 2011

273535 : cabriolet - Rivière-du-Loup QC - grandstyle No. 030

273675 : cabriolet - Ottawa ON - grandstyle No. ???

273684 : cabriolet - Ste-Thérèse-de-Blainville QC - grandstyle No. 139, oil pump drive failed June 2012 at 170K km

273764 : cabriolet - Hamilton ON - grandstyle No. ???, auctioned 2010

273816 : cabriolet - Bonaventure QC - grandstyle No. ???, Damaged 2008, Rebuilt/Rebuildable 2009-2012

273841 : cabriolet - QC - grandstyle No. ???

273864 : cabriolet - Parksville BC - grandstyle No. 186, ex-Victoria, Salvage 2011, Rebuilt/Rebuildable 2011

273877 : cabriolet - Summerland BC - grandstyle No. ???

273904 : cabriolet - St-Gabriel-de-Rimouski QC - grandstyle No. ???

273967 : coupé - Ripley MS - grandstyle No. 166, Title No. E935503-01, ex-Ontario (2008)

274083 : cabriolet - Langley BC - grandstyle No. 149

274108 : coupé - Langley BC - grandstyle No. ???

274124 : cabriolet - Ladysmith BC - grandstyle No. 175, spotted @TPM Nanaimo 2006

274288 : cabriolet - Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci QC - grandstyle No. ???

274320 : cabriolet - Sidney BC - grandstyle No. 196, spotted @ TPM Victoria 2006, Salvage, writeoff 2012

274378 : cabriolet - Sardis BC - grandstyle No. ???

274419 : coupé - Saltspring Island BC - grandstyle No. 191, for sale 2014

274435 : coupé - Fort St John BC - grandstyle No. 177, spotted @TPM Nanaimo 2006

274443 : coupé - Coquitlam BC - grandstyle No. 195, spotted @ smart Centre

274630 : cabriolet - Perth ON - grandstyle No. ???

274645 : coupé - Duarte CA USA - grandstyle No. 161, ex-North Vancouver

274698 : cabriolet - Manotick ON - grandstyle No. 163, spotted @ smart Centre Burlington 2006

274741 : cabriolet - Montréal QC - grandstyle No. ???

274794 : cabriolet - Spruce Grove AB - grandstyle No. 182, spotted @ TPM Victoria 2006, ex-BC (2008)

274829 : cabriolet - Winnipeg MB - grandstyle No. 170

275083 : cabriolet - Abbotsford BC - grandstyle No. 162

275140 : cabriolet - ON - grandstyle No. ???

275169 : cabriolet - QC - grandstyle No. ???

275178 : cabriolet - Hamilton ON - grandstyle No. 197

275275 : cabriolet - Ste-Julie QC - grandstyle No. 173

275303 : coupé - Chemainus BC - grandstyle No. 010, ex-Newfoundland (2006), ex-Alberta (2009)

275334 : cabriolet - Victoria BC - grandstyle No. 183, ex-GENAU, Cowichan Bay

275344 : cabriolet - Stoneham QC - grandstyle No. 184, ex-Ontario(2009), auctioned 2009, c/c

275382 : cabriolet - Vancouver BC - grandstyle No. ???

275432 : coupé - Saint John NB - grandstyle No. ???

275532 : cabriolet - Mayne Island BC - grandstyle No. 190, spotted @ TPM Victoria 2006, auctioned 2009

275647 : cabriolet - QC - grandstyle No. 198, ex-Ontario (2011)

275788 : coupé - Truro NS - grandstyle No. 167, horn, Not in National Vehicle Database, submitted to registry 2013

275887 : cabriolet - St-Cyrille-de-Wendover QC - grandstyle No. 168

275948 : cabriolet - Edmonton AB - grandstyle No. ???, ex-Grimsby Ontario, auctioned 2008, 2009, FS September 2013, Nov 2014

275958 : cabriolet - Russell ON - grandstyle No. ???

276033 : coupé - Rothesay NB - grandstyle No. ???, ex-Ontario (2006)

276091 : cabriolet - QC - grandstyle No. 141, spotted @ smart Centre Kitchener 2006, auctioned 2008, ex-Ontario (2008)

276102 : cabriolet - Lachine QC - grandstyle No. ???, ex-Ontario (2008)

276115 : cabriolet - Mascouche QC - grandstyle No. ???, auctioned 2009

276148 : cabriolet - Sherwood Park AB - grandstyle No. 031

276167 : cabriolet - Shawnigan Lake BC - grandstyle No. 005, ex-Gabriola Island

276178 : cabriolet - Ottawa ON - grandstyle No. 187

278863 : cabriolet - Victoria BC - grandstyle No. 174

200/200

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Hi Mike. Angelas car is presently stored in Vernon BC. It is number 79. Convertible. Still under 39,000 KM and in perfect shape. She loves it.

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Congratulations Mike.

200 / 200 shows an incredible effort on your part.

You probably won't take all the credit, but you no doubt deserve it.

A true 'labour of love' on your part, and not nearly as easy as the Canada1 Registry. :)

Thank you on behalf of a (hopefully) future Grandstyle owner (still looking for a good one).

edit..... I should also mention Diesel Dave's contribution to the project, as well as several others.

Thank you all.

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A true 'labour of love' on your part, and not nearly as easy as the Canada1 Registry. :)

edit..... I should also mention Diesel Dave's contribution to the project, as well as several others.

Thank you all.

Yes it was a group effort!

At one time I thought the only Canada 1 we would ever get the VIN of is yours (because it was the show car). But it became easier!

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Hopefully all this info filters it's way into the online database so that it's easily accessible and correlated with the rest of the data!

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Unfortunately this data didn't get synced into the database. I'll be bringing the online database back in line with all the new info we have (special edition cars, as well as datacards for every Canadian 450)

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We know that twelve of the the 200 cars were in very serious collisions and written off. Best guess? 170 are still on the road.

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No. 155 is for sale. The salesmen were excellent to deal with.

Took it for a drive last night, no unusual sounds but it does seem slower than I remember a diesel being. New/newer front brakes. A/C service done in 2011 may be the newer lines, etc. Too cold to test. The adjustable headlight motor was running constantly and the left/right mirror selector switch needs replaced. The leather needs cleaning, the car would benefit from a good interior detailing. Exterior panels look good. The struts for the rear glass need replaced. I forgot to check the functionality of the wipers or the rear sprayer.

If someone in Ontario is looking for a GS Coupe this may be the one for you.

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274645 has been relocated to California where it is registered with the license plate MAJURAN. The list above has been updated. Thanks to Bob Ricewasser for the information!

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Thanks to Bob Ricewasser in California, we now can correlate grandstyle number 161 to the VIN! List above has been adjusted.

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We have their VINs but no way to correlate the grandstyle numbers to VIN....

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The plot thickens. There is a car on eBay right now in illinois USA claiming to be grandstyle No. 124, but the VIN does not correspond with a grandstyle.....the VIN says it's a jack black passion with solid glass roof, but the photos show it's a grandstyle.

If it somehow is legit, there would be 201 grandstyles. I think it's a VIN switcheroo.

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Hey Mike. As you know #79 has been in Vernon for awhile although it was registered in Alberta until last month. We have officially moved to BC now and it is registered in BC. It is now my daily driver as Angela is driving the ED. Still mint condition. Under 45,000 KM. Stock except for the brabus shifter and pedals. Since we bought our townhouse it only gets about 200 KM per month on it now. All the miles go on the ED. Anyway, don't know if your database reflects location or registration but is now a BC car as of May. Nobody can believe it is a 2006. Still has never been driven in winter.

Cheers

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