About the Grand Am VT
The Grand Am VT (or Hokie Car) is the product of approximately four years of enhancements and whole lot of Virginia Tech admiration. The car is a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am GT1 which up until 2005 was a completely stock vehicle used as a daily driver.
Slowly, but surely, the car received color changes, equipment upgrades, and more until it reached its current form. Everything from electronics, to a paint job, and tailgating essentials was added.
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On November 21st, 2009 Matthew Bolling's Grand Am VT was announced as the First Place winner of the Crazy for the Hokiemobiles competition sponsored by the Virginia Tech Licensing Department, the On-campus Bookstore, and Volume Two Bookstore!
The car, in its current form, was built by Matt Bolling, Neils Wheels in Richmond, VA, and Extreme Audio in Mechanicsville, VA. The final current product contains about $30,000 in modifications to the stock vehicle. All of the design (inside and out) was done by Matt Bolling through everything from pencil sketches to engineering drawings on the computer, the paint job and fiberglass work done by Neils Wheels LLC, and all of the electronics upgrades and controls by Extreme Audio.
Matthew T. Bolling, Owner
Matt Bolling is a 2006 Computer Engineering graduate with a minor in Computer Science from Virginia Tech and was a student from 2001 through 2006. Matt is from Mechanicsville, VA in Hanover County – just northeast of Richmond.
In addition to working almost 24-7 as an Engineering student and attending every home game while a student at Virginia Tech, Matt played in an indie-rock band named Kremlin, formed the Christian Concert Planning student organization and was a member of award-winning all-male a cappella group, Juxtaposition.
Matt currently works in the Richmond, VA area as a consultant for an IT consulting company - Amentra, Inc (a Red Hat company). In addition, Matt is the President and Owner of Taxonn Technology a production and media services company which primarily focuses on graphic design and web design.
During the 2009 season, Matt and the Grand Am VT are attending every football game home and away. Make sure to come say hi!Leave Feedback / Share Content
