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1964 Pontiac Bonneville Triple Black Convertible With American Racing Wheels on 2040-cars

US $36,000.00
Year:1964 Mileage:98000
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1964 Pontiac Bonneville triple black Convertible!
I purchased this car from a Pontiac collector in Tennessee about 2 years ago.  He restored the car.  If you know me, you know that I will buy a car keep it for a few years and then sell it, and go on to the next one.  I don't have storage to keep them all so I have to sell to buy.  The car is pretty nice but it isn't a perfect car.  It gets a lot of attention and wins awards.  I think everyone has a different opinion of condition, and I think I am fairly picky.  I will try to present the good and the not so good with the car.  I would encourage you to come see the car or call me with specific questions.  Please don't bid if you are trying to low ball me because I think it warrants pretty close to the price.  If you can find a nicer one, for less money then I would encourage you to buy the car.  This Bonneville is 50 years old, it runs and drives excellent. and shows about 98,000 miles but I have no documentation as to the true miles.   It has a 389 with an automatic transmission and a 4 barrel carb with an electric choke kit.  The engine isn't perfectly clean, but it presents itself very well as does the engine compartment.  The car has air conditioning, and I was told it worked, but I have not had it working.  I put the top down to get air.  All the components seem to be there for it to work, and the compressor is free.  I have never explored what the issue is.  Perhaps it needs a recharge.  The other issue is that the heater doesn't work, nor the blower motor, so maybe it is a power issue of some sort.  Again I have  not explored the problem, because I don't drive the car if I need heat.   The interior has a some what custom soft leather interior in like new condition.  It has new carpet and logo floor mats.  The steering wheel is cracked, the dash pad is like new.  Gauges are clear and work except for the clock which doesn't work and the glass is split.  The car also comes with a arm rest/cup holder that sits on the bench seat which is a very nice road trip accessory.    All the glass is excellent, the side windows don't roll up as far as they need to make a solid seal.  The convertible top is new and is a cloth top similar to what is installed on many of the new cars.  It has a glass back window.  There are no wrinkles or stains or tears on the top.  It comes with the parade boot, which matches the interior upholstery, and it fits very well.   The chassis is very clean, and rust free, exhaust is like new.  The car has a set of American Racing Wheels with 16 inch tires.  Tires have a couple thousand miles on them.  The car also comes with the original steel wheels and a nice set of full wheel hubcaps, there are no tires on the wheels.  The car has air shocks, and I have had some trouble with them, so I bought a brand new set of Monroe Air Shocks that are still in the box, that come with the car I just haven't gotten them put on yet.  The front bumper is excellent, the rear bumper is also very good except for one small spot, that the chrome is getting just a bit thin. The bumpers were re-chromed at some point.  The stainless on the car is in excellent condition with only very minor pitting.  Much better than most 64 Bonnevilles that I see.  The front grill and headlight bezels are excellent.  Door handles could shine a bit more.  The car has a rust free body, frame, and floor car.  The paint is shiny and bright, the body panels are straight, and the gap on the doors, hood and trunk are good.   There is one small chip in the passenger side taillight piece about the size of a pencil eraser, you don't see it, unless you look for it.  It also has a very small niche in the drivers side front fender right behind the bumper, and again you don't see it unless you know its there.  I obviously know they are there.  There is also a spot on the hood that the paint must have been spotted in at some point, and it shows if the light hits it right and again if you are looking for it.   There is nothing like a black car, that has a straight body, and this car does.  The black paint with the black top and black interior is very nice.
I have tried to explain the car the best I can, I think it is worth what I am asking.  If you have questions call me after 6 and before 9 central time or on the weekend at 815-238-0796  I am located about 100 miles west of Chicago.  The car is in storage in my garage and it can stay there until you can arrange for the car to be picked up.  I will do everything I can to help make the transportation as easy as possible except I won't pay for transportation. Car is for sale locally and I reserve the right to end the auction early if it should sell locally first.  Thanks for looking and good luck bidding! 

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This massive 'Knight Rider' KITT model costs over $1,400

Tue, May 18 2021

A new model of the famed Pontiac Firebird from the 1980s TV show Knight Rider is here, and it's massive. The shadowy flight into the dangerous world of this subscription-based kit by DeAgostini will result in a car that measures nearly two feet long, cost more than $1,400, and take you over two years to complete. For years, subscription-based model kits have been a tradition for hobbyists in Europe and Asia. Should you sign on, each week you'll receive a package in the mail that includes a few parts for the model and some literature on the subject. Usually there are additional collectibles and accessories, like a display case. The DeAgostini KITT kit, for example, begins with the hood for the first issue. The asymmetric bulged and scooped body panel comes with a several smaller body pieces and a small screwdriver. Issue two comes with the front fascia, KITT's red scanner light, and three of the six driving lights. Issue three gives you a tire, wheel and brake components for one of the four corners. And so it goes. When all is said and done, you'll receive 110 such packages over a span of so many weeks. In other words it'll take two years and one-and-a-half months to complete the black, 1:8 scale Pontiac. There are some discounted prices for the first few issues to get you hooked, but once you get settled in the regular price for each issue is ˆ10.99 ($13.36 USD). Here's a preview the 16-page pamphlet that accompanies the first issue. By the end, you should have a pretty comprehensive compendium of the Knight Rider series as well. The issues are available on newsstands, but subscribers get additional gifts — two 1:43 scale models, one of KITT and one of his nemesis KARR. And for an additional ˆ1.00 per issue, you'll receive an acrylic display case. As for the Knight Industries Two Thousand itself, the car appears to be incredibly detailed. As depicted on the DeAgostini website, the hood, doors, trunk and T-top roof panels all open. The red scanner lights up, the rear license plate rotates for three options, and there even seems to be a watch that commands the model to speak some of KITT's catch phrases. Knight Rider — or Supercar as it was called in Italy — told the episodic story of a former police officer, Michael Knight, who fought crime with his A.I.-powered car. As such, the TV car and the the model have a heavily computerized (by 1980s standards) dashboard and yoke steering wheel.

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Fri, Aug 25 2023

Historically, the Pontiac Firebird Trans Am raised the performance levels a notch or two over a plain Firebird in the muscle car hierarchy of the Sixties. But the Super Duty 455 version of the Trans Am — that number represents the cubic inches of the hand-assembled V8 engine — moved the performance needle big time in 1974. So much so that a clean example of the machine sold recently on the Hagerty Marketplace auction site for $89,296. Advertised with just under 54,000 miles on the clock and having undergone a thorough restoration, the Buccaneer Red model was one of just 943 Pontiac Firebirds equipped with the Super Duty 455 package for the 1974 model year. That build had also been offered in 1973. The Hagerty listing drew more than 21,000 views and 39 bids. According to Hagerty's valuation report, a similar car would be worth $85,700 in good condition, and $103,000 if it was in ‘“concours condition.” The Super Duty motor borrowed technology from the lineÂ’s 366-cubic-inch NASCAR engine, and featured heavy-duty connecting rods and an entirely new block with a revised crankshaft and heads to deliver a claimed 310 horsepower. The Firebird that sold was indeed loaded, with a three-speed Hydra-matic transmission (which surely reduced its overall value), power locks and windows, AC, dual exhausts, heavy duty stabilizer bars all around, and a “custom Interior trimmed in Red perforated Morrokide vinyl upholstery.” The entry of PontiacÂ’s pony car in the U.S., facing off against the Mustang and Camaro, dates back to 1967, when it was offered with an inline six and optional V8. The first Trans Ams were introduced two years later, the name derived from a handling package. General Motors ceased production of new Pontiacs in 2002 owing to declining sales and losing stakes in the sports coupe market. The big 455-cid V-8 had disappeared years earlier.

Junkyard Gem: 2004 Pontiac Vibe GT

Fri, Jun 26 2020

The New United Motor Manufacturing plant in Fremont, California, built Toyota-derived machinery — badged as Toyotas, Chevrolets, Geos, and Pontiacs— from 1984 through 2010, and some of the very last vehicles that left the assembly line were Pontiac Vibes. The Vibe, sibling to the Toyota Matrix, mostly served as a ho-hum transportation appliance and/or fleet car, but a factory-hot-rod GT version could be purchased. Today's Junkyard Gem is one of those rare GTs, complete with the nearly unheard-of six-speed manual transmission, found in a self-service yard in northeastern Colorado. The regular Vibe had 123 or 130 horsepower, depending on the number of driven wheels, but the Vibe GT got the same 1.8-liter 2ZZ engine that went into the Celica GT-S. 180 horsepower, which was enough to make the 2,800-pound Vibe GT keep up with the 3,108-pound/215-horse Chrysler PT Cruiser Turbo that year. Sadly, no race series pitting Vibe GTs against PT Cruiser Turbos and Chevy HHR SSs on road courses ever materializedÂ… but it's not too late. The Vibe GT has something you couldn't get in a PT Cruiser or Chevy HHR, though: a six-speed manual transmission as standard equipment. In fact, the six-speed was the only transmission offered in the early Vibe GTs (an automatic became an option later on). You'll find plenty of three-pedal econoboxes from this era, because they were significantly cheaper than their slushbox-equipped counterparts, but the Vibe GT had plenty of competition from sportier-looking cars with manual transmissions in 2004. Not many were sold. This car is covered with nasty dents from golf-ball-sized hail (all too common in High Plains Colorado), so it may have been an insurance total that nobody wanted at auction. Sold in Wyoming, will be crushed in an adjacent state. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. Fuel for the soul. This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. The kids, they were crazy about the Vibe (well, maybe not). This content is hosted by a third party. To view it, please update your privacy preferences. Manage Settings. Toyota had right-hand-drive Matrixes brought over to Japan from Canada, but a NUMMI-built version of the Vibe could be purchased there for a few years as well. This was the Voltz, and its advertising seems notably frantic even by the standards of Japanese car commercials.