What I wouldn’t give for a nice, big storage building like the one this 1979 Pontiac Bonneville Coupe is parked in. High and dry, with more than enough room for all kinds of toys. This Bonneville Coupe is listed here on Facebook Marketplace in Milaca, Minnesota, and they’re asking $4,500. Here is the original listing. I couldn’t pass this one up when I saw it. Hopefully, it leads to some good discussions and memories about GM’s smaller B-body cars.
We’ve only seen four 1979 Pontiac Bonnevilles here on Barn Finds over the years: a Safari Wagon, a four-door Brougham, a Brougham Coupe, and a Bonneville sedan. This is the first “regular” (non-Brougham) Coupe version, and it looked so Barn Find’y that I couldn’t pass it up. I agree about the front tires needing to be white walls to match the rear, but the next owner can tackle that. It doesn’t appear that there’s a lot of work to do otherwise, at least cosmetically.
The seller gives us more photos than a lot of sellers do, so thanks to them for that. We know that it’s sometimes not too convenient to drag a vehicle out of storage to take photos, even though this one appears to have its battery, but maybe it isn’t charged, or who knows the reason. As always, more is better, and it would have been great to see inside the trunk and see a couple of underside photos, if this is really a Minnesota car.
The sixth-generation Bonneville was made for model years 1977 through 1981, and they were part of GM’s B-body redesign. Much smaller and lighter, they were still arguably nice, luxurious, quiet cars, and this one looks nice overall. Not seeing power windows on a luxury car still draws my eye, but this was the era when people could somehow still summon up the strength to roll up their own windows. The velour seats look good both front and rear, with maybe some wear on the driver’s side. I’m assuming the steering wheel cover is preserving a nice wheel rather than covering up any issues, but we don’t know.
This Bonneville has 108,000 miles, or just 2,300 miles a year. The engine is a 301-cu.in. OHV V8 with 130 horsepower and 245 lb-ft of torque, and it passes through a Turbo-Hydramatic transmission to the rear wheels. They say there is “NO RUST” (best words ever), and there haven’t been any accidents involving this two-door beauty. I can’t imagine going wrong with this Bonneville Coupe for $4,500. Have any of you owned one from this era?
Wow. A ’79 Bonneville coupe like this is very few and far between. I’d probably go for all 4 white walls if it were mine. I went to school with a kid with a 4 door Bonneville the same age as this, also with a 301. I remember the 301 did a bit better than the Olds 260 in my Delta 88. Hope this gets preserved. Its a good price.
The crushed velour interiors they put in these GM full size models were very comfortable. ( I was looking a second time at the interior photos and that popped into my head).
Comfortable is the middle name of these cars Dave. 👍 👍