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Year:1970 Mileage:130000 Color: moldings so you can see what really needs to be done
Location:

Wallingford, Connecticut, United States

Wallingford, Connecticut, United States

Here we have the ultimate project, a 1970 Pontiac Bonneville convertible with the matching numbers drivetrain and thousands of dollars in NOS parts(see list below and pictures) as well used parts(see pictures).This car was sold new in Boulder Colorado, but appears to have spent it's life in the Salt Lake City Utah until my purchase in 2004. Car is loaded with options including A.C.,power windows, 6-way power seat, power door locks, trunk release, tilt wheel, cruise control, rally guages, cornering lights and rally wheels and dual exhaust. Also included is a complete factory am/fm multiplex stereo with seperate tranny hump mounted 8-track player. This car is currently registered and insured and the motor and tranny are excellent with no leaks, one brake line needs to be replaced. I purchased this car 10 years ago with the intent of fully restoring it and have spent this time scouring the internet for NOS parts as well as used parts and everything is included with the purchase of the car. Since owning the car I installed a new tinted widshield, had the brake booster restored and properly plated with new master cylinder, alternator as well as a correct date coded carberator, new distributor and reproduction date coded ignition wires. The top was replaced in 2002 and at that time the top motor and both top pistons were replaced with new, the top is still in pretty decent shape with the proper glass rear window. I also have the correct NOS vinyl upholstery with enough yardage to do both the front and rear seats purchased from Original Auto Interiors. What the car really needs is bodywork and paint. I removed most of the interior and exterior moldings so you can see what really needs to be done. The car has the usual rust in the rear quarters and some minor floor rust, but the frame is excellent as well as the doors and rockers and even the the trunk floor, included with the auction are lower quarter panel repair panels for both sides.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Below is a list of NOS parts that come with the car:

- All 4 chrome headlight bezels

-2 sets of grille inserts, argent as well as charcoal colored

- both horn grilles

- parking light/cornering light lenses and one housing

- factory door edge guards

- all 4 wheel well opening moldings

- front license plate bracket

- Bonneville insignias for the hood, trunklid, fender

- 455 emblem for the fender

- passenger side outside door handle

- all 4 chrome moldings located behind the front and rear bumper corners

- rear edge of hood molding

- rear seat courtesy light lenses

- fuel/oil pressure guage

- Printed circuit board for rally guages

- Interior ashtrays including dash, passenger door and rear seat on each side

- dash courtesy/maplight

- vehicle emissions control sticker for under hood

- dash mounted A.C. outlets

- dash mounted A.C./heat/defrost control assembly

- power door lock cylinder

- left and right exhaust pipe ends with proper turndown

- cruise control package(probaly A-body) but includes proper vacuum diaphram, turn signal stalk and fenderwell mounted transducer

- clock bezel

- instrument cluster lens

- brake pedal pad

- outside drvers door remote mirror, not NOS, but darn close!

- rear quarter panel side light bezels with one lens

- self adhesive body side moldings, new, but aftermarket, not NOS, but look correct

- brake light switch plus many other small mechanical bits like sending units, voltage regulater etc.

In addition I have the the full PHS documents for the car including the build sheet and reproduction window sticker, original protect-o-plate, shop manual, owners manual and dealers brochure plus MORE.

I also have an extensive array of used parts as well, to numerous to break down, please see pictures.

Please ask questions or feel free to call me at 203-219-2962 (Eric) or to request additional pictures


On May-08-14 at 10:11:54 PDT, seller added the following information:

I just wanted to add that auction includes a rechromed rear bumper, also NOS outer beltline moldings for the quarter windows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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