I agree,I think the 67 Pontiac fullsize were a greatly under appreciated ,the front end was a great style and the 67-8 Pontiac instrument panels are good looking and nicely laid out.
Back in 1972 my older sister had a 1969 Grand Prix. It was silver with a black vinyl top and black interior. Got to drive it once and I loved how it rode and looked.
My friend had 2 Grand Prix, both were 1967 models!! Nice, big, comfortable, and very powerful cars!! Great cars to Drive and Ride in!! Sure so miss the Great and Big cars from the 50's into the 70's!!
My dad had a 1968 G-P...blue/black vinyl top/black bucket seat interior when I was a kid back in the 1970s. I learned how to do tune ups, oil changes and carb adjustments on that 400! I'd love to have one like it today!
So tuff looking! Growing up, the next town over at the filling station in Manchester Maine there was a '68 GP with '60 Cadillac fins grafted on. Sat inside - only ever saw it from the back. Musta looked a bit off from the side.
The car at 1:51 is just like my dads was. Dad traded a 65 Impala SS on a 1968 GP that was one year old. His had the 421 H.O. and black interior with bucket seats. He traded it off in 75 for a 71 4-door Caprice. Family cars from then on. :( Almost 50 years later and I still miss the GP, it was a cool car.
I think this is one of the most beautiful cars ever made. My father had several Pontiacs but they were all "run of the mill" Bonneville's or Catalina's. My aunt had a '68 GP, and I fell in love with it. I was 13 at the time and wanted one as soon as I could drive. Her's was maroon with a black vinyl top bucket seats and probably one of the more powerful engines as she love to drive fast. I never could find a '68, but I did own 3 GP's in the 70's and '80's as well as several other Pontiac models. I was sad when GM shut Pontiac down but by then, it wasn't really Pontiac anymore, just a rebadged Chevy. Thanks for showing this.
That's great, but wouldn't it be better to get a more popular 2-door sedan donor? I just mean the Gran Prix is so rare, I'd hate for it to be lost from the ranks of the few that are left...
@67marlins which is why a grand prix wagon should bring some good money if done right. The only other 2 dr I have access to is a convertible and it's still in good shape. The grand prix is rusty.
I grew up in mowtown an my dad was a die hard Pontiac man. We were poor but my dad would carefully pick out used cars as need be. We had tempest, catolinas, Bonnevilles. They were all great an GMs biggest mistake was canceling Pontiac.
At 3:28 you say that the '68 Grand Prix had "mandatory" four wheel drum brakes. Where did that come from? Both the 1968 Grand Prix brochure and the back page of the '68 Pontiac full line brochure clearly state that front disc brakes were optional.
Yes, I remember that seen very well, that car jumped out at me because I've always thought that was a beautiful car, and if I remember, it had a white vinyl top and a green paint job,
I’m still driving a Pontiac, a 2009 G6 GT, fully loaded, with the 3.5 liter V6. I’ve added a performance chip and cold air intake, to get now approximately 260 hp, 40 over stock. Great sound and cruiser. It’s got 108,000 miles and just a few spots of rust which I’m in the process of fixing. Love my Poncho. 🇨🇦👍😜
I love watching these videos and then looking for and finding the real cars during Cruisin The Coast. It helps me appreciate that every car has its own history.
By the late sixties the front and rear bumpers were designed for their looks, not their usefulness as bumpers. The front and rear bumpers on this car are magnificent pieces of chrome sculpture.
I've been a big fan of the channel for awhile - but I'm surprised you didn't feature the '67 instead since it was the first year of this bodystyle. '67 also had the "beaked" grill with hidden headlights. It also was a convertible - the only year they made the convertible!
Excellent video. Thank you for the effort and being informed and putting this information together. The footage was great as well. I liked the information shared and how the car progressed and changed with the times. Many more models were indeed ahead for the Grand Prix. Thank you so much...
That is such a beautiful car that’s what you call old school in those cars and that time and before that . Those of the best years when things were made, I would have to say 80s and below but in the 60s 50s and 40s they was really built tough nowadays nowadays the stuff they building is garbage.
For what ever reason that shade of green at 7:50 looks like the perfect color to me for all pontiacs of that era, except for the firebird for 1969, white with blue racing stripes is my favorite color for the 1969 fire bird, to me that was one of the prettiest cars ever
I'm surprised too, but look at the choices from the Big Three in 68. Nobody was making ugly cars at the time, and the options available were outstanding.
Did anyone else notice at the 5:20 mark mark that the high output 428 used a different air conditioning pump than the standard black round Fridge Air pump of the era?
That’s an aftermarket compressor. All GM factory air used the black Harrison A6 compressor until the mid 70s when they developed the smaller R4 for smaller displacement engines. The R4 eventually replaced the A6 as GM phased out the larger displacement engines in their cars in the early 80s.
The production date in your credits at the end says May 9, 2024. Er, time flies but pretty sure we’re still in 2023. In any case I enjoyed the vid because I owned a 68 GP solar red / Black vinyl top/ parchment int with buckets working factory A/C and 8 track. 400-4V. Bought it in ‘94 and eventually sold it on eBay in 2007. Fun cruiser and vid brought back good memories. Mid-late 60’s was Pontiacs’s hey day. Beautifully styled cars before GM’s corporate badge engineering eventually stripped all the personality from brands like Pontiac and Oldsmobile that killed sales and ultimately those brands. Crying shame.
Aunt Jenny had a 68 GP. It was going to be my first car in 1974 when I got my license, but sadly she passed away a month before my birthday and the car went to her brother.
I have owned 3 GP's. A 64, 65 and 68. They all were 4 speed manuals. I honestly preferred the limited production (1100 +/- ) 64 with a HO, 10:1 cr 389. Great post that brought back many memories
The '68 GP look is criticized by other car experts. To me it's a clear transition car between full- and mid-size GPs, the rear not quite talking to the front.
Please go back to the original long form videos, there are people that get it and people that don’t. At the end of the day the channel has never been about flash and production just 1: retro ads/ production pictures of the vehicles and 2: facts of the vehicle/production history. Either way I love the channel and keep up the good work!
I think you missed the mark on what the Grand Prix's competition was in this segment. Rather than Lincoln and Cadillac (and the Toronado and Riviera), I think its real competition was the Chevy Impala/Impala SS; Olds Delta 88 Coupe; Buick Wildcat; Ford Thunderbird; Chrysler 300, and maybe the Plymouth Sport Fury.
Not to rain on the car's parade but it seems like it was popular with gangsters. This one was featured in Goodfellas disposing and consealing Billy Batts Tommy had just whacked
I always liked the front end treatment of the 1967 Grand Prix, with its turn indicators above the grill.
I agree,I think the 67 Pontiac fullsize were a greatly under appreciated ,the front end was a great style and the 67-8 Pontiac instrument panels are good looking and nicely laid out.
I had green 68 GP, it was a beautiful machine, and had lots of power, with the 350hp 400 engine, with the 4 barrel carb.
One with the 3-speed manual still intact has to be super-rare.
The 1968 Grand Prix played a fairly prominent role in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas. Also underrated and way ahead of it's time, back in 1990.
Grand Prix is one of my FAVORITE Pontiacs
Back in 1972 my older sister had a 1969 Grand Prix. It was silver with a black vinyl top and black interior. Got to drive it once and I loved how it rode and looked.
My friend had 2 Grand Prix, both were 1967 models!! Nice, big, comfortable, and very powerful cars!! Great cars to Drive and Ride in!! Sure so miss the Great and Big cars from the 50's into the 70's!!
Always a great diversion from what's going on. Thanks. 👍😎
Well stated.
Amen.
Beautiful car 🚗 😊
I will have one, one day. These beasts are gorgeous
I have one for sale! Showroom quality
Agreed! Sleek and stylish. 👍
American cars from this era from all manufacturers are iconic. I love the styling from this time, 60's to early 70's.
One of the coolest channels ever!
@@FranzAntonMesmer I've loved this channel for years, I'm always excited when there's a new upload.
You got that right !!!!
Agree. Whenever one comes up I'm onto it. 👍🏼
Thank you so much for ALL of these great and informative videos! As we miss so much what could've been had.
I am lucky to be of an age where I well remember these behemoths roaming the streets.
Always loved widetrack Pontiacs!!😊😊
My dad had a 1968 G-P...blue/black vinyl top/black bucket seat interior when I was a kid back in the 1970s. I learned how to do tune ups, oil changes and carb adjustments on that 400! I'd love to have one like it today!
My uncle had a '71 GP, same color scheme. 👍🏼
I have one for sale. Mint condition.
I think most 68 cars were perfect. Your 🎥 are ALWAYS SPECTACULAR.
So tuff looking! Growing up, the next town over at the filling station in Manchester Maine there was a '68 GP with '60 Cadillac fins grafted on.
Sat inside - only ever saw it from the back. Musta looked a bit off from the side.
The car at 1:51 is just like my dads was. Dad traded a 65 Impala SS on a 1968 GP that was one year old. His had the 421 H.O. and black interior with bucket seats. He traded it off in 75 for a 71 4-door Caprice. Family cars from then on. :(
Almost 50 years later and I still miss the GP, it was a cool car.
sorry dude (428H.O.)
I think this is one of the most beautiful cars ever made. My father had several Pontiacs but they were all "run of the mill" Bonneville's or Catalina's. My aunt had a '68 GP, and I fell in love with it. I was 13 at the time and wanted one as soon as I could drive. Her's was maroon with a black vinyl top bucket seats and probably one of the more powerful engines as she love to drive fast. I never could find a '68, but I did own 3 GP's in the 70's and '80's as well as several other Pontiac models. I was sad when GM shut Pontiac down but by then, it wasn't really Pontiac anymore, just a rebadged Chevy. Thanks for showing this.
And a couple of rebadged Australian Holden GM's, which are pretty good.
I agree, along with the 68/69 Skylark and boat tail Rivis imo
This ,Old Car Memories is my favorite channel with cars!!!
his ,voice does it : no no sense the best!!!!!
I learned something about drum brakes! Amazing!
My favorite car guy is back!
if i was in the new car market in 1968 this would have been my purchase
Ohhhh man...Pontiacs in the day...
Very cool! I just picked up a 68 grand prix and a 68 Catalina wagon. I plan to build a 2 dr wagon between the two.
That's great, but wouldn't it be better to get a more popular 2-door sedan donor?
I just mean the Gran Prix is so rare, I'd hate for it to be lost from the ranks of the few that are left...
@67marlins which is why a grand prix wagon should bring some good money if done right. The only other 2 dr I have access to is a convertible and it's still in good shape. The grand prix is rusty.
Which I believe is the Best in two door Performance and Luxurious
The narrator could definitely pick up his energy you know. He sounds like the doorman in the sitcom Rhoda. Hello this is Carlton your doorman🤣
Hahaha 🤣
The long and low personal luxury coupes of the sixties were some of the best. The Grand Prix looked very good back then. Love the design.
I miss mine...verdero green w/black top, eight lugs, and 428cu/ 375hp
My uncle worked for general motors for 32 years,he wouldn't drive anything but a Pontiac
My father had a 1966 Tempest, loved that car
I grew up in mowtown an my dad was a die hard Pontiac man. We were poor but my dad would carefully pick out used cars as need be. We had tempest, catolinas, Bonnevilles. They were all great an GMs biggest mistake was canceling Pontiac.
@@stratcat4450 Must Agree
Love Pontiac
At 3:28 you say that the '68 Grand Prix had "mandatory" four wheel drum brakes. Where did that come from? Both the 1968 Grand Prix brochure and the back page of the '68 Pontiac full line brochure clearly state that front disc brakes were optional.
The 1968 was a fantastic car!
Yeah....what he said! Plus....Henry Hill drove one in Good Fellas. 👍🏼
Nice catch!
@@jcraig1848 Guess it's a good thing it had a Big trunk...😂
Yes, I remember that seen very well, that car jumped out at me because I've always thought that was a beautiful car, and if I remember, it had a white vinyl top and a green paint job,
@@wendellbrownbrown5968 The top was white, but the body was a metallic brown. 👍🏼
Oh my God what is that smell
I hit a skunk Karen
Thanks for posting- this is a unique and beautiful car, typical of 1960s Pontiacs.
I’m still driving a Pontiac, a 2009 G6 GT, fully loaded, with the 3.5 liter V6. I’ve added a performance chip and cold air intake, to get now approximately 260 hp, 40 over stock. Great sound and cruiser. It’s got 108,000 miles and just a few spots of rust which I’m in the process of fixing. Love my Poncho. 🇨🇦👍😜
Great vid really enjoyed!! 👍👍
I love watching these videos and then looking for and finding the real cars during Cruisin The Coast. It helps me appreciate that every car has its own history.
By the late sixties the front and rear bumpers were designed for their looks, not their usefulness as bumpers. The front and rear bumpers on this car are magnificent pieces of chrome sculpture.
I always liked Pontiac
I've been a big fan of the channel for awhile - but I'm surprised you didn't feature the '67 instead since it was the first year of this bodystyle. '67 also had the "beaked" grill with hidden headlights. It also was a convertible - the only year they made the convertible!
Excellent video. Thank you for the effort and being informed and putting this information together. The footage was great as well. I liked the information shared and how the car progressed and changed with the times. Many more models were indeed ahead for the Grand Prix. Thank you so much...
How did I miss this video?!?!
The John Delorean era!
Another great presentation. Thank you.
I Like 1989 To 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix Turbo McLaren Modern Muscle Car Thanks For Uploading
That is such a beautiful car that’s what you call old school in those cars and that time and before that . Those of the best years when things were made, I would have to say 80s and below but in the 60s 50s and 40s they was really built tough nowadays nowadays the stuff they building is garbage.
For what ever reason that shade of green at 7:50 looks like the perfect color to me for all pontiacs of that era, except for the firebird for 1969, white with blue racing stripes is my favorite color for the 1969 fire bird, to me that was one of the prettiest cars ever
One has to ask what would cars be like today if it wasn't for the 1970s oil embargo be like? Would we still be driving around in thease land yachts?
# 1000. Personally love gen3, 71 455👌
60's Pontiacs was GM at their peak best.
Agreed. On into the early 70s
I'm surprised they didn't sell so well they're a great looking car.
I'm surprised too, but look at the choices from the Big Three in 68. Nobody was making ugly cars at the time, and the options available were outstanding.
I had one of these when I was a kid, a " dinky car" they called them, slightly bigger than matchbox cars , It was red too, I loved it !❤
My friend had one, and we went out to dinner, 4 people in front 5 in the back seat. It was comical
Try packing 9 people in a ford probe 😂
Did anyone else notice at the 5:20 mark mark that the high output 428 used a different air conditioning pump than the standard black round Fridge Air pump of the era?
That’s an aftermarket compressor. All GM factory air used the black Harrison A6 compressor until the mid 70s when they developed the smaller R4 for smaller displacement engines. The R4 eventually replaced the A6 as GM phased out the larger displacement engines in their cars in the early 80s.
One of my favourite obscure cars is getting its due. Another one would be the '66 Olds Starfire.
Been a while.
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great channel
Beautiful ❤❤❤❤
The production date in your credits at the end says May 9, 2024. Er, time flies but pretty sure we’re still in 2023. In any case I enjoyed the vid because I owned a 68 GP solar red / Black vinyl top/ parchment int with buckets working factory A/C and 8 track. 400-4V. Bought it in ‘94 and eventually sold it on eBay in 2007. Fun cruiser and vid brought back good memories. Mid-late 60’s was Pontiacs’s hey day. Beautifully styled cars before GM’s corporate badge engineering eventually stripped all the personality from brands like Pontiac and Oldsmobile that killed sales and ultimately those brands. Crying shame.
That 428 H.O. was a beast
Good video.
I always wondered which cars got the 428 motors, didn’t realize there were three different versions.
Ford also produced a 428CI V8 for their upper level Mustang as well. ALL of them were lovely care back in those days.
Very Very prestige Car
Classic!
That's a cool car!
Aunt Jenny had a 68 GP. It was going to be my first car in 1974 when I got my license, but sadly she passed away a month before my birthday and the car went to her brother.
Nice 🔥🔥🔥
You need to fix the date at the end of your video. It ain't 2024 yet.
Rare, elusive & expensive. The 1968 GP was more Bonneville like, the 1967 still had a sportiness to its design.
If you can, do a video of the 1973 to 1991 GMC/Chevrolet Suburban
This car was hot. Hard to see out of the back, but a sharp car.
Henry Hill's car ftrom Goodfellas.
I just watched a show from the future!
AI
Ok that being said i had a 68Catalina the 265 hp 400 great car fun fast confy on trips
Pretty sure 1963 was the first year for the Grand Prix.
I have owned 3 GP's. A 64, 65 and 68. They all were 4 speed manuals. I honestly preferred the limited production (1100 +/- ) 64 with a HO, 10:1 cr 389. Great post that brought back many memories
Cool🥰
Thanks for the good content,but you forgot the 67-68 Riveria
henry hill goodfellas car.
The 65 is the best looking than the rest. The 69 to 72 were the best of all.
2024 huh? A video from the future!
Its the AI. Get used to it.....
I had a 69 Grand Prix SJ with a 428.
Suddenly it is 2024! :)
The '68 GP look is criticized by other car experts. To me it's a clear transition car between full- and mid-size GPs, the rear not quite talking to the front.
Dont listen to "experts" They just have a degree....lol
@will7... I was grasping for a word ... writers? Posters? Agreed with you in principle
Imagine what could have been if Pontiac leadership stayed in place for the 1970s ….
"Goodfellas"... opening scene.
Please go back to the original long form videos, there are people that get it and people that don’t. At the end of the day the channel has never been about flash and production just 1: retro ads/ production pictures of the vehicles and 2: facts of the vehicle/production history. Either way I love the channel and keep up the good work!
If anyone knows were to find one of these please let me know thanks in advance.
Pontiac styling peaked in 1965.
I hope everyone has suscribed....
In 1968, no one had a cabriolet. Therefore, the number of sellers dropped drastically.
I think you missed the mark on what the Grand Prix's competition was in this segment. Rather than Lincoln and Cadillac (and the Toronado and Riviera), I think its real competition was the Chevy Impala/Impala SS; Olds Delta 88 Coupe; Buick Wildcat; Ford Thunderbird; Chrysler 300, and maybe the Plymouth Sport Fury.
My Dad bought a new 1968 Catalina convertible.
Not to rain on the car's parade but it seems like it was popular with gangsters. This one was featured in Goodfellas disposing and consealing Billy Batts Tommy had just whacked
They just don't make um like this anymore.
ASMR Dave ❤
Unicorn, 4 sp/428 (390HP) convertible
What's with the robot voice?