Yeah, it was hard for me to believe this was an original car and not a restoration – but I believe the seller when they state that it was a one family, Santa Rosa California car until 2015. It’s listed for sale here on eBay and surprisingly is being sold at no reserve. Now I firmly believe that a car is worth to you what you want to pay for it, and I can tell you that this car would be worth more to me than the current bid price of $14,100 as I write. You make your own judgement, and I won’t be looking it up in a price guide this time.
Just look at that glossy red and white paint. We’re told it’s all original and that the wagon has 82,486 miles. Of course, the 8-lug wheels are a special find and they look terrific! Note the shiny chrome and complete trim as well.
I’m still having a tough time with this car being original — were they this shiny from GM?
An uncracked dash and exquisite original upholstery are interior highlights, but you really need to look at the pictures in the auction listing to appreciate how nice this car is. Yes, that’s functional air conditioning and the car is even equipped with working cruise control! As a matter of fact, the only thing that doesn’t work is the factory clock. I think I’d be pulling it out and sending it to a specialist just so I could think about every single thing working in a car of mine and smile. Regardless, this is an unusual find and something special.
Other than knowing this is a 400 cubic inch V8 and that it’s attached to the original automatic transmission, we know little else about the engine. There is some room for cosmetic improvement under here (and room for a better picture, too!) but the seller says it “starts, runs and drives like a newer car.” Yes, I’d love to make this wagon mine, but I’m interested in how you feel about it. Let us know in the comments, please!
Holy mackerel, that gave me a pulse! Love it!
Truly unbelievable. I couldn’t have kept it thus nice if it was my job.
I cry BS. “just the way it was delivered to the Customer in 1967” Only if the A/C was dealer installed. Paint? No way. 82k miles and nary a rock chip on the hood? No road rash in the lower rear 1/4’s? No door dings? No nicks in the tailgate (obviously the wagon has been used as a hauler).
Hmmm, the miles were put on in a dark garage…up on blocks.
It’s gorgeous, but I agree. I smell a rat.
ruxvette –
Take a close look at the photos, especially the ones showing the front door areas, that really is an original paint car. I’ve been restoring cars to national award winning status [AACA junior national for example], and I can assure you there is no repaint or touch-up.
This was owned by someone who took exceptional care of everything about the car. One could almost claim they were very “anal” about how clean and perfect they kept it all.
This was certainly an “ordered” car, not something the dealer had on the lot. This is only the second Pontiac wagon I’ve seen with 8 bolt wheels, the other one had a 421 under the hood. And the underdash A/C was a later addition, it’s not listed on the dealer order sheet.
Looking at the option list on the original window sticker, I noted the 8-Bolt wheels upgrade cost more than the 400 engine upgrade did! [From the 326 V8.]
Yeah, looking further at the driver side door tag, and other areas in the door jambs all around, I think it is original paint. You would know better than me, of course. She’s a real beauty!
Wonder what the unoriginal 1% is, the tires?
I would love to own this beautiful Pontiac Catalina. I know everyone blabs on and on about why they like certain cars, but my folks had this same model in sedan form. It was maroon, and had the 400 also. It was the first car I ever drove. This car is painted EXACTLY the same colors as our 1973 Argosy trailer. Too bad I didn’t see this earlier. I hope whoever ends up with it realize what they have.
I would love to own it as well.
I had the same car in this color combination in ambulance form.
It was a great car. I don’t know why Superior didn’t use these tail lights though. They used 1967 Corvair tail lights which was odd.
If I didn’t know better, I’d say this was a fire chief’s car or ambulance. You just didn’t see many red wagons back then. People probably got tired of the “where’s the fire” jokes. Regardless, sure is a nice car.
That would explain everything.
5 minutes of in person inspection could tell the tale- repainted or not? If not, the owner should get a preservation award.
When I was a kid in the NYC suburbs, there were a ton of really cool Pontiac wagons running around, Friends father had a 67 bucket/console 428 4spd 8 lug as his Formula V tow car…My buddy has a 64 421HO Bonneville wagon with every available option. Pontiac would build whatever your wallet would bear…..love that.
While I admit that it is in great condition, something doesn’t appear right here. When you look at the general condition of the rest of the car and then look at the overall condition of the cargo area, it rings alarm bells to me. If the rest of the car is so good, why is the paint around the bottom of the tailgate opening so badly scratched and the cargo area (carpet and plastic) so beaten up? Something doesn’t feel right to me.
I have the same reservations. If not repainted, why aren’t there scratches anywhere else? But if it WAS repainted, then why not complete the job by painting the tailgate opening areas?
Regardless, I do really like it! And as others have said, a thorough inspection would tell the tale.
I love to take this wagon on a across the country camping ⛺️ trip.
Some cheap beer and strap a grille on the rooftop. Oh the fun of Chips and candy 🍭 inside the car and wearing muddy hiking boots from hiking !
Okay seriously this one damn clean car that looks like the living room growing up in my parents house where no one could sit or walk in ever. I mean I invision literally notes on the window stating keep the hell out 🤠😮🙄
I wonder did the car have the infamous plastic covers on the seats and cover rugs on floors and stored no daylight under covers!
Cheap beer? I’m never camping with you. Nice car/Good beer. Life is simple. After a few everything gets better anyhow.
I don’t know about the scuffed up cargo area except they hauled a lot of cardboard boxes but I sure love this Poncho.
As a kid of the 60’s, I wonder how many draconian rules were applied by dad to ride in this? No food or drink would be #1.
BS or not on originality this is a fantastic find…only way it would be better is buckets and a console. Anything between $17 and $20 is a deal.
There’s an old yiddish saying that if something is too good to be true, it usually is…
I would also question the ‘originality’, but any prospective buyer would want to have a very close look before handing over his/her cash for what looks like a very nice Poncho wagon.
The equivalent of “Kosher” and “Kosher style”…huge difference.
Still a very nice car. You could buy a rusted crap wagon for $3 to $5 then dump another $25 easy and still be behind.
I like it, repainted or not ! My grandfather was a Fire Chief in Los Angeles in the 50’s-70’s, and his work car was a four door Catalina sedan just like this. He always had Pontiac’s until the early 1990’s. These are rugged like a tank. The weather in the Santa Rosa area is pretty mild, not too hot and not too cold or snowy in wintertime, so could be original paint? Wish there were more pictures of the engine bay, and some underneath.
Monkee mobile!
Back in the early 80s friend of mine had an all original dark blue 67 Bonneville Safari wagon equipped with a factory 428 4-speed and rear antenna, also had 8 lug wheels, that was one awesome Tin Indian!
I’m buying it…the originality that is…..granted it looks just too perfect, especially the paint; but if you look at the overall condition of the car it’s clear someone went to a lot of trouble to take car of this car. Too bad flippers got ahold of it. I hope the family that originally owned it got as much out of it as the flippers will. I cant remember but if its not top of the line in ’67 its got to be close. The original price in ’67 works out to almost $32,000.000 in 2018 dollars! Holy jumping bullfrogs! Somebody is going to make out!
If it’s not original, it would have taken a lot to get it to this overall condition. If that were the case, why not paint the damage to the paint in the cargo area. I like it either way and really wouldn’t care if it is original or not.
Never mind. It’s a great buy at $25,000.00 if it performs as well as it looks. Somebody jump on it.
Imagine the tail you could get in this?
Sold at $26,700….would be a ton of road trip fun w the AC cranked.
I see $26,070. But what’s $630 these days, anyway?
Beautiful car!
The wheels, oh the wheels!
Back in the early ’80’s body shops were discovering clear coat and promoting it as a paint preservative. Could be what happened here.
love it, wow
Mom had a ’67 Executive wagon. 400 2bbl carb. 85mph all day long and 16.5 mpg. It went way past 300,000 miles.
Great car. ( she bought for $400 with 120,000 on it)
I think she got her money’s worth on that ride.
Well – – -as the saying goes – – – -want it? – – -buy it — you snooze you lose – – – etc. and while we are posting here , someone’s out there poised to win this car in the last 10 seconds of bidding.
In my 12 years of professional appraising I came across mostly restored vehicles and “some” nice original ones.
Even if this was a repaint and a good one – – – -that’s ok.
I’m not big on Rat Rods and “Original Patina” vehicles, the latter in most cases not worth the cost of a good pro paint job at today’s cost.
To each his own though – – – as a true enthusiast I appreciate everybody’s effortsi.
Talk about a no-nonsense dashboard. About as pure a design as one could want in a full size family hauler. Betcha the AC unit banged a few ankles and knees in the day, though.
When cars were cars…..
So, a little deductive reasoning in this scenario.
There was a time, through the late 60s, where the wealthy and elite people drove big American cars because they were the best. Pontiac, being the sporty alternative to a Cadillac.
That said, in the era of excess and a land where the wealthy thrived, it would not be abnormal to have your “estate wagon” maintained by your driver/gardener/errand boy. If their main claim to fame was a chauffeur, then this car would have been maintained as it should, being used to haul bicycles and such to the park, trips to the beach and trips to and from the garden center while being maintained withbthe estate. The low mileage would indicate very little highway use at lower speeds as a grocery better. The color could be indicative of a fire department as well.
I’m the first guy to call bulls**t bit I think this one is legitimate. As a boy, I loved in Weston, CT. Paul Newman lived in the town between Weston and Westport. Guess what He was always driving to the store? A big, average, 70’s wagon.
Speedometer has readings 10k apart.
I owned a ’67 Bonneville wagon the the 400 cu in engine, and a vinyl roof to boot! It was fast off the line, so fast the rear engine mount (a cross brace under the rear of the transmission) failed due to “metal fatique” or as my mechanic said “value engineering” – just too small to take the torque of that engine. It ate a water pump every 40,000 miles. It was LOW to the ground, hit the oil pan on a rock and dented it, flywheel hit it on every revolution but got home, and pounded it out. Control system to heat and AC was vacuum and didn’t work in the cold when you needed it. No question it would have done 85 all day at 16.5 mpg, and 19 if you kept it at 60, and 13 around town. At close to 200,000 miles the interior was still close to perfect, despite a hoard of kids – it was a 9 passenger. The paint, on the other hand, a light metalic green, was dull and no amount of polish could make it shine. But my turquoise and white ’56 Chevy paint shone like this one, GM’s factory enamel shined up alot better than today’s clear coat, but clear coat is sure alot easier to maintain. My 13 year old Toyota still has a good shine to it, and has never been polished and waxed.
Yay! Yet another beautiful ’60’s station wagon I have bookmarked to show to the station wagon hating, high 30’s, home health nurse who comes by to see me each day. It has become a personal challenge, and a game to me. One day I WILL find one that she will not reject out of hand.
On a unrelated car that some of you will find amusing. Yesterday I was pushing my way to the Dollar Store four blocks from my home. About halfway there is a empty dirt lot where people park cars they are trying to sell. I was shocked and amazed to see a new addition to the approximately six car lineup. A white Pontiac Aztec! I was across the street and could not see the year or asking price, but it has to be low. I cannot remember the last time I saw one even parked, let alone being driven. I was stunned to learn that the designer of the Aztec, one Tom Peters, was later one of the three designers of the Corvette C7. He must have sobered up.
I see Aztecs all the time here in Michigan. They had plastic bodies, so they still look good. According to some who have actually used and driven them, they are very utilitarian, decent for reliability, and easy to drive. When it comes to the styling, I have never been a fan, but they don’t turn me off immediately anymore.
If you want to see one driven, you can tune in to Breaking Bad any time you want to.
Look at the most expensive new sports cars being sold today, then look at the much maligned Axtec again. It was just 20 years ahead of its time, all angles, planes, odd juxtapositions, just for the sake of having them, nothing much to do with the underlying purpose of the thing.
The Aztec. Pontiac’s death rattle.
I Also have done restorations several have been AACA and I am currently working at a restoration/custom shop I also have professionally 37 years in the autobody industry collision and restoration that being said it’s a beautiful car and worth the money I do however find it hard to believe that that is original paint because in 67 it was most likely lacquer even garaged under a car cover in an airtight capsule it would still crack ,lacquer not utilizing a hardener only a reducer will shrink ,this my friends is a fact, lacquer paint will shrink the only alternative if it was enamel and enamel did not have the gloss that this car shows even when it was new so judging by the pictures it is well worth the money although not the claim but I have been wrong before it is possible that the current owner is not aware of a repaint and he himself may have been told it’s original in my humble opinion a beautiful car but false to the claims of original paint
I don’t remember the year for sure, either a 66 or 67 Catalina wagon. It was a classy car and great ride. Light yellowish/cream (more yellow) with black interior. Folks bought it brand new.
Who knew classy wagons would disappear. Thanks a lot Chrysler mini vans!
Roger, this listing and conversation is over a year old. Jes saying…
Saul, actually closer to 10 months. Jes saying…
What is your point? If someone finds an older BF page and decides to make a comment, where is the harm? Sometimes reminders of past listings are fun. And you are welcome to ignore.