The Pontiac lineup for 1968.
Personal Luxury Cars - The Pontiac Lemans
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manicrodder
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He must've had a 69
1973 was the year they started using shock absorbing bumpers that stick out a mile and a half, just ruined any car that had them for me.
I have to say I don't understand the design aesthetics of a lot of American cars made in the 70's? In the 60's they went with a clean more angular look and then they decided you need to add a beak and have the fenders bulge out in the front. That kind of front end styling always reminds of the Star Trek TNG era Romulan Bird of Prey.
Possibly.
My first car was a 1970 GP Model J, 400-4 barrel. Big frog in a small pond, but it won more races than it lost. It was like riding a couch at 130.
Like this one, but with a white 2/3 vinyl top.
I always thought the 1977 Oldsmobile 98 coupe was the ultimate personal luxury car.
When I was growing up/ teenage street racer days one would not be caught dead in a 1973+ american car! Gm ruined the look of the 72 and older cars,low compression smog dogs and 2.xx gears in the axles.
My first girlfriend had a 69 Lemans. 350/400 and pretty steep rear gears for a Lemans. 3something. I want to say 3.42 ratio but I may be off. It had get up and go.
manicrodder
$50 site donor 2022
Lean burn engine with Corinthian Leather. Is that Old Testament leather?
OVERKILL
$100 Site Donor 2021
In my opinion, 1968 was the peak year for personal luxury cars. If it’s personal luxury, it has to be large.
#1: 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix
#2: 1968 Buick Riviera
#3: 1968 Pontiac Bonneville Coupe
#4: 1968 Buick Wildcat Coupe
#5: 1968 Ford Galaxy 500 XL Fastback
#1: 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix
#2: 1968 Buick Riviera
#3: 1968 Pontiac Bonneville Coupe
#4: 1968 Buick Wildcat Coupe
#5: 1968 Ford Galaxy 500 XL Fastback
My first car (78 Caprice Classic) likely had that same exact motor - with a two-barrel carb. It wasn't the greatest, but for a 17 year old kid, it rocked! I can also proudly say that my first car had a V-8!
One of GM's more memorable 1972 designs was the boat tail Riviera. I knew a guy who had one. It was rusty, could stand a tuneup, and the 455 boiled over often, but it was unique.
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/buick/riviera/1972/681319
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/buick/riviera/1972/681319
I like it but check the terrible smog at 3:30 onward.
We’re talking Cordoba.COORDOBA!, Classic, looked at the Cordoba but the Pontiac Grand Prix won out.
manicrodder
$50 site donor 2022
69 and 70 Cutlasses were beautiful.
About 1983 I replaced the intake manifold and carb with a Edelbrock and Holley 4 barrel. Had a cardboard box filled with vacuum hoses after I was done and used a paperclip to attach the accelerator cable to the carb. It was still slow but didn't hesitate as much. My Buick was green exterior with a green vinyl interior. Similar to the Kojak mobile but a few years newer.
