1970 Pontiac Lemans Sport Convert, Buckets, Af/fm, Rallyes, Goodyears, Survivor on 2040-cars
Franklin, Ohio, United States
Body Type:Convertible
Engine:350
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:regular, unleaded
For Sale By:owner
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Le Mans
Trim: Sport
Drive Type: auto
Options: Convertible
Mileage: 255,475
Exterior Color: Sierra Yellow
Interior Color: Parchment
Warranty: As Is-Where Is-No warrantly expressed or implied
Original 350/350 drivetrain-matching numbers w/premium rebuilds. Factory bucket seats, rebuilt and recovered like original. PS/PB. Upgraded suspension: HD coil springs all around. Rear sway bar. Low mileage 225/70R15 GoodYear GT IIs on 15" Rallys. All floor and body panels are original save for the hood. Original AM/FM flip-band radio. Factory tinted glass. Antenna in (new )windshield. New padded top & glass. Original boot. 4 barrel QuadraJet. (Original 2 barrel and manifold available.) Owned 32 years. This unrestored, well-maintained car drives & rides great!
Remember Shawshank Redemption? Andy Dufresne driving off to Mexico? This is the car! OK, his was red & this is Sierra yellow, his was a Goat and this looks an awful lot like one.... But, unlike Andy, I drove this from California to Ohio. Never on salt; never on snow.
Still, it's an original mid-century, mid-life crisis car, Bought it in Sep 69, after Bill’s divorce! As the second owner, I bought it from him in 81, with about 55K on it. It gets a lot of looks and offers on the street!
It was Summertime when I decided to drive the car back to Ohio across the Trans Canada Highway. (It's a Northern California car; it's got no air.) Driving thru the Rockies (Banf, Glacier Park, Calgary) and half way across Canada, I decided this car was a better ride and more comfortable and than my folks’ Seville. In Winnipeg an old fart (do car dealers ever retire?) offered to trade for an AC Cobra..., kit car. Yeah, right! This car's still in great shape and I wouldn't hesitate to drive it back to California.
The good: Mid-century muscle car. Driven fifteen years/cruised fifteen years; Survivor! Well maintained/not restored. Original drivetrain. Never on snow/never on salt. Easy restoration project. Reportedly, one of only 4,670 such convertibles built.
At 140K, I got a "premium" engine rebuild (Al Leist Racing Engines, San Mateo): forged pistons, balanced, sodium-hardened valves, HD oil pump & etc - got the bill. Transmission rebuilt soon after. Replaced all four coil springs with HD springs. KYB shocks. Added rear sway bar. Rides good and handles good. All work done by professionals. Check Yelp reviews for Performance Fabrication, San Carlos, mechanics from 1981-1991. Mike, the next mechanic was just as good.
Front buckets rebuilt/recovered matching original, parchment vinyl and pattern, plus new original-matching carpet, c. 1995. (Cook’s Upholstery, Redwood City. He put on an earlier top, too.) Five years later, crossing the border into Canada, the Mountie checking out my car, pulled out his knife. WTF! Not a word. Trying to bluff me, I guess, but at least he didn't cut up my seats.
Before the engine rebuild, I'd get great mileage - between 16-19 mpg. When it got down to 16, I knew it was time for a tune-up. At the rebuild - they talked me into a Meltorq cam - I did get more power, but at a cost. Later, my mechanic suggested I'd get better mileage with a stock four-barrel (they came on this car.) Don't really, tho we futzed around with it quite a bit. Runs great!
Mods: As-mentioned Quadra-Jet 4 barrel (& rebuilt by my mechanic. (Original carb/manifold available.)
Moved up to 15" x 7" Rally IIs, had them powder coated in original colors. Nice trim rings & center caps.
The bad: What doesn't needed a little work. When I got back here I thought it would be a good project. I got a new top, but didn't get around to the piddly stuff. (Didn't find many people I trusted.) It's got a total of five dings and a small spot of rust on one of the right-side weep-holes. One day I came out to the parking lot to find a note from the police, saying "Your car was involved in an accident, call us." I looked and looked and couldn't find anything. Six months later I noticed where the left corner of the rear bumper had been hit and pushed out the fender 1/16". Crap! Chrome is good, tho.
Back in the mid-eighties, I was a couple of blocks from home when this guy pulls out of his driveway in front of me. Going about twenty, I T-boned him. I got a new hood, new cowl and bumper. I had the car completely repainted at the time. In spite of the great pictures, the paint is a little tired. The new hood wasn't the best and has developed a couple of spots. Could be fixed easily. I thought I'd replace it with a bolt-on GTO hood with small scoops. The new front bumper wasn’t the best and it needs to be re-dipped. I covered a spot with a bumper sticker from my buddy’s band. "ZEUS ROCKS THE WEST"
Then, who knows where they come from but there are a couple of dings in the right front fender, right on the crease. A talented amateur could pound them out. Like I said, it’s time for a new paint job. Also, when I got the paint job, they used replacement molding. It’s similar, but not original. Recently, some silvering has come off rear view mirror. Clock never worked.
As second owner for 32 years I've fixed or replaced a lot of stuff. Almost all work done professionally by one of two mechanics.
Bidders: It is the responsibility of the buyer to satisfy himself as to the condition of the car before bidding. Will cooperate in having the car inspected, locally.
Look at the pictures and let's talk: five-one-three-two-nine-four-eight-seven-five-two
Terms: If you are the winning bidder a non-refundable $500 deposit by paypal is required within 24 hours of winning bid to confirm your purchase.The full remaining payment by cashiers check, wire transfer or cash -in-person is required within 7 days of auction end to complete the sale, and car will be released inly after all funds have cleared the bank. Car must be picked up within 7 days after payment clears. This car has a clear title and is registered in Ohio.
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