1959 Pontiac Bonneville Sports Coupe, 389 V8 4-bbl Dual Exhaust on 2040-cars
Los Gatos, California, United States
Body Type:2-Door Hard Top
Engine:389 V-8
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Bonneville
Trim: #1
Drive Type: Rear wheel drive
Options: Circ-L-Aire Heater & Defroster, Wonder Touch Power Steering, Wonder Touch Superdeluxe Radio
Mileage: 131,000
Power Options: Power Brakes, Power Steering, Power Antenna
Sub Model: by Pontiac
Exterior Color: White
Interior Color: 3-Tone Green
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
1959 Pontiac Bonneville Sports Coupe, 2-Door Hardtop, 389 V-8 with 4-Speed hydra-matic transmission, 4-BBlL carb and dual exhaust. This Sillicon Valley CA car has 131k original miles on it, it had 124k miles on it when I purchased it in 1994. The Bonnie is very straight and the trim and body line are very good. The car has Power Brakes and Power Steering and lots of power which makes it a pleasure to drive. Frame on reastoration work started shortly after I purchased the car. The engine was completely rebuilt and it now has less than 7k miles on it, it runs great and has plenty of power. The transmission was rebuilt in 2007 to fix excessive leaks and thus has only about 1k miles on it. The seats were reparied/replaced using original Green 3-Tone very rare woven materials. Side panels, padded dash and rear shelf were redone using original Green vinyl materials. The headsliner and the carpet were replaced with materials not original for that car because I was not able to locate the correct ones at that time. However, this does not seem to matter because the interior is stunning and received "Best Interior" award at the Redwood Indian Pontiac show in 1996 (see picture of the award). The trunk floor had some rust and was replaced. Lower quarter panel rust repair was also done prior to car repaint in the white Acrylic Lacquer paint, paint code is GM "CC" (Cameo Ivory). Door and trunk seals were replaced, all glass and seals are the original that came with the car. The car came equiped with a number of options as shown in the attache picture showing the lower portion of the original window sticker. I recently added a trunk light. To my knowlege all options and equipment on the car works well, recently I had to replace the Power Antenna which was broken with another "Casco" unit which appears to have come from an older car. The radio and both front and rear speakers work well. I have noticed that the dash clock does not work. The Bonneville introduced the Pontiac's lasting design language like a split grille, it also gave birth to the Wide Track design, the brand's engineers logically concluded that the wide wheel base provided better stability and in particular better race track performance. This proved to be the case and I am told that this feature contributed much to the Pontiac brand's success in subsequent years. This first Wide Track model was named Car of the Year by the Motor Trend magazine in 1959. The car has remained in the Silicon Valley area since I purchased the car. While in my posesion, it has been garaged and I do not believe that it has ever been in a rain shower. This is a great car that can be driven by anybody because of the power options, it is a pleasure to drive the car. The reason I am selling the car is because I am running out of space on my property. I have purchased several 1960 Chevrolets that I restoring as a hobby. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this auction, I will be happy to provide more information, I do have several digital files of supporting original documents I have that I can forward if desired.
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