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1973 Pontiac Bonneville 4dr 400 T400 Ac Ps Pb **low Low Miles** Florentine Red on 2040-cars

US $5,995.00
Year:1973 Mileage:25000
Location:

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
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This 1973 Pontiac Bonneville is a time-capsule.  The interior is like-new with the only flaw being that the foam on the driver's side seat bottom is flattened out - it's forty years old, it deserves to be flattened out a bit doesn't it?

We are the 4th owners of this beauty.  The first gentleman bought is new after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.  After he passed away, his wife parked the car under her carport and left it there for many years.  Eventually, the local high school marching band put out a call for donations to purchase new uniforms and equipment and she decided to donate the Bonneville to their cause.  They raffled off the car and the 2nd owner won it by purchasing a single $5 ticket!  He kept it for many years and showed it periodically before selling it to the 3rd owner, who drove it home from Ohio (I think) to Texas and parked it and only drove it periodically.  We purchase the Bonneville from the owner in Texas and he delivered it to us here in Las Vegas!

The Bonneville is ALL-MATCHING with a 400 CID engine with 2-barrel carb, A/C (currently not working, unfortunately), PS, and PB.  The previous owner told us he had tried to convert the AC to R134 and it worked for a while and then failed.  We haven't tried to repair it.

We have replaced the spark plugs, rebuilt the carburetor and installed new gas-charged front shock absorbers and air-shocks on the rear (to replace the originals which were leaking).  We also installed a new thermal fan clutch but still have the original, dated clutch.

The only really noticeable issue on this Bonneville is that it was parked under a tree full of NASTY BIRDS at some time in its' life - probably while living in Texas (out in the country) and the paint on the hood, roof and trunk is covered with bird-dropping-caused burned marks.  We had the top surfaces wet-sanded and buffed which helped tremendously, but it's still burned pretty bad when you look for it.  It looks great driving down the road, just not show car quality.  It could easily be stripped and repainted to put it back into top condition.

The side vinyl moldings are not factory (and also are not quite straight, with a few wobbles and waves).  There is also a bit of damage on the front of the passenger's side rear door and the rear of the passenger's side front door - maybe something got slammed in the door?  This is clearly shown in the pics.

The car starts right up and drives down the road well.  Mechanically it is in excellent condition.  All electrical items such as turn signals, brake lights and headlights work correctly.

I will verify the actual mileage and update the auction tomorrow.  I recall that it is around 25-27k.

Please email any questions.  I can get pictures of any specific areas, but no picture collectors, please.

Thank you for taking the time to look at our auction!  GOOD LUCK!


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