Vehicle Description
1970 Pontiac LeMans Sport Convertible
While the Pontiac GTO gets all the accolades and high selling
prices to go along with the hoopla, truth be told, its sibling, the
LeMans is basically the same car. The LeMans is a great alternative
to spending tens of thousands on a GTO, as both cars share the same
sheet metal, interior components and most mechanical parts. The
1968 to 1972 LeMans models are among the best-looking Pontiacs ever
manufactured and are quite plentiful, with nearly 673,000 built.
Finding parts is easy due to a huge supply of parts and a strong
aftermarket.
For consignment, the more affordable LeMans Sport convertible from
1970 with the looks of its big brother, the GTO. This particular
car has all the looks of a GTO, with its Judge wing and side
stripes along with some suspension work to bring it closer to the
ground and to make things even better, the top goes down. One
beautiful respray of the original color, retaining its factory
drivetrain and sporting a newer top but retaining the factory dash
make this one serious looker of a survivor. So expand your horizons
and take a look at this multiple time best in show winner GTO
little brother.
Exterior
Bathed in a single respray of Granada Gold which covers laser
straight steel panels with awesomely minded gaps and everything
about this car is straight and true. Some slight flaws can be noted
in the paint, but it takes careful inspection to even find them.
Bumpers and all chrome are the beneficiary of careful caring
through time. Above the front bumper is a split grille which has
the Pontiac beak and that is flanked by dual headlights with shiny
bezels. That split grille and beak is mimicked by a chrome
encircled grille. Down the sides we see added GTO Judge striping
that our consignor added for some extra muscle and pizazz. To the
rear we see a Granda Gold Judge wing perched atop the trunk lid and
below are inset taillights in the back bumper, more straight steel
for the rear quarters and trunk lid. Roofline has a beautiful
tapered descent by the black 4 year old canvas from the roof to the
trunk lid and sports a clean glass in the back. Upsized 15-inch
Pontiac Rally II gray and black 5 spoke wheels are all around and
these are wrapped by staggered width Cooper Cobra radials with
raised white letters.
Interior
Moving to the interior which is covered in Sandalwood vinyl from
the door panels to the seats, which are buckets with adjustable
headrests in front and a long and clean rear bench. Door panels are
in Sandalwood vinyl and are in very good condition. All seats have
a tuck and roll and textured Sandalwood insert and smooth vinyl
bolsters. In the back is a matching bench running from side panel
to side panel. These nicely preserved seats, with only the driver's
lower cushion being replaced, are floating in a sea of gold unfaded
carpet. The dash is all original and presents in a darker
Sandalwood padding with some wood applique for the deep inset
circular gauge cluster. Fronting this beautiful dash is a correct
wood rimmed steering wheel which has 3 burnished aluminum spokes. A
factory radio opening is present and uncut is awaiting a stereo to
occupy the horizontal ribbed aluminum pattern trim strip. In the
center, a faux wood knobbed shifter resides within a wood applique
that dresses the Sandalwood colored plastic console.
Drivetrain
As the hood opens, we see a lightly patined engine bay with the
numbers matching 350ci V8 L30 mill. It is painted turquoise and has
chromed valve coverings. On top is a 2bbl carburetor lurking under
the single snout black air cleaner assembly which helps this mill
make a capable and respectable 255hp. Bolted to the back is a TH350
3-speed automatic which sends power back to the rear axle which is
a 10 bolt version. We note that the car is equipped with air
conditioning but the belt for the compressor has been removed.
Undercarriage
Nary a hint of invasive rust to be seen, just a fine mix of surface
rust on the usual suspects and black steel mixing with a patina
that can only come with age. All is structurally sound and looking
dyno-mite! A clean dual exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers snakes its
way rearward, passing independent coil springs up front, and a 4
link with coil springs on the rear. Our consignor states that a
suspension drop was performed for better looks and handling and we
see tubular lower control arms on the front end. Providing the
whoah factory for this GTO's little brother are power front disc
brakes and power rear drum brakes. We do note substantial dampness
on the left front brake caliper.
Drive-Ability
A beautiful driver that started right up, and handled our test
track passing with flying colors. Good acceleration, nice handling
albeit a tad sloppy, nice cruising, and great brakes and we are all
safe here. All working functionality save for the AC and the clock
not keeping time.
A truly wonderful example of the LeMans Sport. A nice respray,
newer black canvas convertible top, and mostly original interior
seat coverings and door panels with the original dash with its wood
applique panel for the instrument background. Time to get your
"beak on".
VIN DECODE
237670P318297
2-Pontiac
37-Lemans Sport
67-Convertible
0-1970
P-Pontiac, MI Assy Plant
318297-Sequential Unit Number
TRIM TAG
ST 70 23767-1970 Lemans Sport Convertible
BDY PON212958-Pontiac Body #
TR 257-Sandalwood Vinyl
PNT 58H-Granada Gold, Dark Gold Top
07A-1st Week July Build
Classic Auto Mall is a 336,000-square foot classic and special
interest automobile showroom, featuring over 650 vehicles for sale
with showroom space for up to 1,000 vehicles. Also, a 400 vehicle
barn find collection is on display.
This vehicle is located in our showroom in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, conveniently located just 1-hour west of Philadelphia
on the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. The website is
www.classicautomall.com and our phone number is (888) 227-0914.
Please contact us anytime for more information or to come see the
vehicle in person.
