The Pontiac LeMans was a popular mid-size automobile in the 1960s and 1970s. It served as the basis for the GTO muscle car that took the world by storm in 1964. The seller has a 1971 LeMans Sport convertible that’s a roller with newer paint. And has the same car from 1970 that was purchased as a donor to finish the first. But work has stalled, and both are offered as a package deal in Exeter, New Hampshire. The price of $12,995 for all of it is firm here on eBay. Once again, “Curvette” is a purveyor of great tips!
Life has a knack of getting in the way, and that probably happened with this pair of Pontiacs. The seller got as far as repainting the 1971 LeMans Sport convertible in what appears to be Firethorn Red and then stopped. The interior is mostly apart and needs a lot of work. And the engine bay is empty as the engine, transmission, and all other important parts have long since flown the coop. To finish the ’71, the seller acquired a recently restored ’70 LeMans Sport ragtop that had been in a bad accident to use for parts.
There were no LeMans convertibles in 1970 or 1971. Just LeMans Sport, which was a step closer to the GTO, like with the use of bucket seats. Production numbers were low for both years, with 4,670 copies in ’70 and 3,865 in ’71. The seller’s ’71 project has acquired a GTO front clip, so the plan was likely to create a GTO clone from the two cars. Both roll and steer, so loading them onto trailers shouldn’t be a problem.
The seller suggests that when you get done making one good car out of two, you’ll have a very nice driver (not a restored garage queen). The wrecked car has a 350 cubic inch V8, automatic transmission, air conditioning, and an interior that can all be moved over to the other vehicle. The title is clean on the ’71, and the ’70 has a transferable registration (should it matter). Is this a project that you can envision concluding?
Plan B: For $12k, buy just one car that actually runs well and looks good.
Plan B only works if you can find a clean, rust free example for $12k or so. Given what Pontiacs of this vintage are commanding in the marketplace these days, that will be tough, even for the lesser trim levels below a GTO. The seller’s aborted plan could work, if you have a large enough space to work in to store and work on both cars as time and money permit, or if a professional body shop tech buys them, finishes the recipient, then flips it at double the sale price or more! Step one is to strip the donor, so it can go away as quickly as possible. Then send the donated organs (engine, transmission) out to be disassembled, inspected and rebuilt, if necessary. You don’t know if anything in the donor’s drivetrain was damaged in the accident, and finding out after everything has been assembled is an expensive way to learn the truth, LOL! Then sell off any of the parts you don’t need from the donor to defray some of the cost of reassembly. Step two is to do as much work as possible while the donor organs are harvested, including replacing the wiring harnesses. I wouldn’t trust fifty year-old wiring at all, given how brittle the insulation is. Some of the simpler jobs that are best done while the driveline and interior are out of the car is to swap in the heater box and HVAC controls from the A/C car, while replacing the old heater core and evaporator coil with new parts. Since they are easily accessible with the dash and engine out of the car, this is the best time to do the work.
seller dropped 2k. been for sale since April of 2026.it is a good deal but a lot of work. then there is fuel cost to get them to your shop as well. you can make that copper 1 killer with the stuff on the 70.
Almost seems like a good deal, at 10k, as long as you have plenty of time to work on it, and the new paint job is good.
i know if it were closer and had the extra cash it invest i would make an offer but hard financial times tells me no.