Few people know this, but each 1960 Bonneville Vista used more glass than any single floor of the Empire State building. Well, OK, that’s a lie, but gaze across the hectare of land that is the car’s trunk and you can barely see, in the distance, a greenhouse of a magnitude and splendor that few vehicles achieved before or since. This particular 1960 Pontiac Bonneville Vista in Lowellville, Ohio shows like a restoration from some angles, but it’s a non-running project with rusty edges and other imperfections. Nevertheless, the claimed approximate 70,000 mile classic boasts a clean interior and a nondescript Tri-Power “setup” on an original-style engine. Compared to some TV auction-fueled fishing expeditions, this car’s Buy It Now price of $12,500 here on eBay might lead to a sale, leaving some room in the budget for dreaming and needed repairs.

Two black eyes on the Wide Track Vista call out the car’s project status, and what looks like the parts to fill those voids reside in the trunk along with an AC compressor and what might be clues to the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa. Don’t quote me on that.

The claimed original seats look great! Shiny trim and wood grain span the entire width of the dash on this 80 inch-wide classic. Thanks to XR793 for some details. Pontiac boasted the ride was like sitting in “the lap of gravity,” a force that seemingly affects all vehicles, yet one that Pontiac cleverly manipulated for the benefit of its owners alone. Thanks to lov2xlr8 for some details.

Blinding chrome gleams against the champagne paint. New tires sweeten the pot for the lucky buyer.

The rusty Tri-Power induction setup, a trio of two-barrel carburetors, tops the “rebuilt” 389 cid V8. Tri-Power came only on the top motor, the 318 HP mill with 10.75:1 compression that also made a healthy 430 lb-ft of torque. Of course, the 3 x 2 intake could be mounted to nearly any 389 simply to achieve bragging rights when you pop the hood. Even this car’s VIN remains a mystery, though it wouldn’t decode the original engine anyway, according to tpocr. I hope to own a late ’50s or early ’60s GM one day, perhaps not for more than a few years, but there’s something absurd and fabulously American about these high-style giant people-movers from an era when Interstates put far-away destinations within reach of anyone with an atlas on the seat and a gas pedal under their foot. There’s not enough data in this listing to justify a purchase, but there’s enough to tickle the curiosity of buyers willing to find out more. Priced by the pound, this Pontiac may be the bargain of the week! Have you owned a car bigger than this 221 x 80 inch Bonneville?