Big. Gold. Handsome. That’s this 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix two-door, available here on craigslist for an asking price of $5000. If you want to check it out, or go with cash in hand and make it yours, you’ll need to tell your Lyft driver to head towards Fayetteville, Arkansas. Note that the seller says he will take an offer on this full-sized Pontiac, so it could be yours for less than $5Gs. Gunter Kramer provided the tip on this gem.
The Grand Prix came out in 1962, and this one is part of the second generation, available from 1965-68 but featuring new, more rounded styling in 1967 and concealed headlights along with louvered taillights. There’s no mention of which of the two available V8s, a 400-CID or a 428, this one has, so let’s presume the standard 400. You eagle eyes can tell us which one you see in the photos when you post comments on the car.
The odo reads just north of 17,000 miles, and that’s kinda-sorta represented as original, but as we know, the 1960s odos didn’t have the hundred-thousands digit, so this may be 117,000, but that should be confirmed with the current owner. The interior certainly doesn’t show as such, though the exterior is worse, as detailed below. Inside, this car is a looker. Gold upholstery and trim, a beautiful console, floor-mounted shifter, bucket seats, and woodgrain accents on the dash. Even the headliner is intact. It’s all so nice that you could have fun just sitting in this car and admiring it, even if you never get it driving. But who buys a car for that? You’ll want to take some serious time to get the under-hood items right. The seller says nothing about the usefulness of the engine, and the car is shown on a trailer, so no promises about whether it’s going to move under its own power anytime soon.
Disparity of condition. That’s how you might reflect the current owner’s assessment of the Grand Prix as a nine out of ten on the interior and a six out of ten on the exterior. His explanation? “Some rust spots (nothing crazy).” What is a “spot” as here defined is the key to this deal. There’s chew-through rust ahead of the passenger’s side rear wheel, and similar rot behind the driver’s side rear wheel. There’s also some fairly heavy surface rust on chassis members underneath the car, but the trunk floor looks surprisingly unmolested by either repair or rust. Obviously, there’s only so far you can go with the bodywork before you’re bumping up against the value ceiling with this GP, but given that you have absolutely nothing to spend money on inside the car, perhaps some rust repair and a paint job would yield you a car that could do some cruising in and attend some local shows with and still not be upside down.
The seller’s updated the ad to say it’s the 400. The interior looks really good, & the body doesn’t appear *that* bad. A decent body guy could clean that right up. I just don’t like that the A/C is missing. I’ve actually got a friend nearby, & if I had five large and a LOT of room, I might be all over it.
The painted rocker arm covers and air clearner configuration tell us this is a 400 4bbl; the 428 would have a chrome finish. Dual exhaust were standard.
The A/C compresser is missing, and the standard fender skirts.
I spy a tilt wheel with cruise control, cornering lamps, power antenna, and another switch on the dash – probably a fader for the rear speaker, as evidenced by the rear speaker enclosure on the trunk floor.
I like loaded cars – I think this would be fun to get back on the road.
Wonder if seller will include the trailer for that price would make it easier to get it the few thousand miles home where it would probably sit for the winter before I got around to getting it on the road.
Rose-tinted seller’s glasses. Interior’s real nice except where it ain’t (see passenger seat wornout beading). This one warrants an in-person look-see.