Documented 428 HO/4-speed car. Spectacular body-off restoration to show standards. Factory A/C, power disc brakes, AM/FM with power antenna. PHS papers, window sticker, receipts, restoration photos. The best!
Code D Montreux Blue is this car’s original color, and when it was restored there was zero question about what was going back on the fully prepped bodywork. It’s just stunning. The 1967 Grand Prix was a one-year-only design, and not just due to the unique hidden headlights and slotted parking lights. This is a big, full-sized car, make no mistake, but the handsome styling makes it look trim and well-tailored, particularly the curvaceous quarters that recall the GTO. You will note that this car was taken down to bare metal and rebuilt from there (we have the photographs and receipts to prove it) and the workmanship is simply spectacular. There’s a depth and shine to the paint that comes from modern two-stage urethane being color-sanded and buffed and the careful assembly means that it fits together extremely well. Even the matching Parchment pinstripe is painted, not a decal! The big bumper/grille assembly up front features the traditional Pontiac beak and yes, the hidden headlights are fully operational. The restoration on this car cost well into the six-figure range and it shows.
Code 585-S Parchment how this car was ordered when it was new and it’s a lovely complement to the Montreux Blue paint: flashy but sophisticated. Seeing buckets and a console with a Hurst 4-speed shifter in a big luxury car will cause a lot of double-takes, and even without the 428 HO engine, this would be a rare car: only 205 Grand Prixes were built with a manual gearbox of any kind. Looking around, however, and you’ll quickly see that this car tends towards the luxury side of the sport/luxury equation, with comfortable seats, a handsome dashboard, and upscale options like cold factory A/C, a tilt steering column, and an AM/FM radio with power antenna. Overhead, this Pontiac wears what is perhaps the best-fitting power convertible top we’ve ever seen; it’s so taut that there’s not a wrinkle or crease to be found anywhere. In back, the trunk is spotless and finished with a correct mat, matching full-sized spare with cover and a full jack assembly.
This car is a real HO/4-speed car so don’t worry about that part. Pontiac wasn’t putting VINs on the engines in 1967, but this one is a correct WJ-coded 428 HO engine that was unique to the B-bodies. It is, of course, fully rebuilt to stock specs and has about 2000 miles on the restoration, so it is broken in but still quite fresh. It starts quickly and easily with just a single press of the throttle to set the choke, then settles into an easy, unobtrusive idle. Correct Pontiac Turquoise metallic engine enamel gives it the right look, along with a set of chrome valve covers that were a Pontiac trademark on their performance engines (they obviously knew guys would be looking around under the hood). Correct markings, decals, and even things like the tower hose clamps make this car extremely correct.
The Muncie M20 4-speed manual transmission is likewise correct and we have photos of all the critical numbers before it was installed in the car. The body was off the frame for the restoration and there’s nothing on the car that hasn’t been refinished, from the frame to the satin black underbody to the steering and braking systems. This car carries optional $110.59 front disc brakes, which is reassuring when you have this much mass able to gather speed so quickly. A new dual exhaust system has the right mufflers and mellow tone that’s appropriate for a luxury/muscle car such as the Grand Prix, and it has proper turn-downs under the rear bumper. The 10-bolt rear end was factory equipment and is packed with 3.23 gears on a limited slip, making this a fantastic highway cruiser. Factory steel wheels and hubcaps are protected by a set of fresh 225/75/15 whitewall radials.
In addition to the full PHS package that proves this car is legitimate, there are reproduction window stickers, original owner’s manuals, warranty booklets, and a factory service manual on CD-ROM. There’s a huge album full of restoration photos and receipts that should satisfy anyone that this car was restored to the very highest levels. It also includes several magazine articles on this car, a stand-up show board, and a 1967 Pontiac showroom brochure. There are no question marks on this Grand Prix.
We’re very impressed by this Pontiac. The combination of rarity, performance, luxury, and pedigree add up to a very special car that belongs in the world’s best Pontiac collections. It is unlikely that you will ever see another one and there can’t be any that are finer than this. Luxury muscle cars like this will never exist again, making the 4-speed Pontiac Grand Prix convertible an exceptional piece of history. Call today!
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