The Bonneville was a Pontiac staple from 1957 to 2005. They got bigger and bigger as the years went by – until 1977 when General Motors downsized all of its large automobiles. This was in response to the movement to smaller vehicles thanks to the 1973 OPEC Oil Embargo. The new Bonnies were shorter and lighter (by 800 lbs.), but you couldn’t tell that from inside the spacious passenger cabin. Located with a dealer in Cheswick, Pennsylvania, this nice survivor is available through a dealer here on eBay. The starting bid is $500 with no takers – as yet.
Sales increased in 1977 through 1981, so buyers must have liked the “new” class of automobiles the Bonneville represented. After shrinking its full-size products in 1977, GM took on its intermediates the following year. Pontiac sold more than 125,000 Bonnies in ’78, including 36,000 Brougham 4-door sedans like this one. Smaller cars meant that smaller engines could get the same job done, and the seller’s car has a 400 cubic inch V8.
This black Bonneville with a beige interior has not been detailed. It’s presented as a used car that has been decently cared for at nearly 80,000 miles. This vehicle has had the same owner since 2012, so it’s time for a new caretaker to come forward. As befitting any Cadillac-caliber automobile, this Pontiac has loads of features, and we assume all of them work as they should, including the factory air conditioning. The Brougham was the top-of-the-line model.
Not much else is known about the Pontiac, but the seller has done a great job in providing dozens and dozens of photographs. Including ones of the undercarriage. Everything seems to be shipshape, but we’ll repeat that it does come off as a used car – perhaps lightly used. It will need a new headliner as this one has a case of the sags. Does this era of luxury cars do it for you? BTW, thanks “Curvette” for yet another tip!
Nice, from when luxury meant comfortable!
This era of General Motors vehicles, meaning cars, what is the beginning of the end. They kept getting smaller with each generation that came. Finally, most people saw the new value in buying a pint size Cadillac Deville, or any of the other full-size gym products. Trucks and SUVs took the market over. I blame our government. They need to keep their nose out of consumer products. I believe in safety but that’s it. The market will decide. I wish General Motors could sell cars again in multiple body styles. This Pontiac is a pretty one.
Final year for option B09, “Freeway Enforcer” police package. (http://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/pontiac/78pp/bilder/2.jpg), (http://www.lov2xlr8.no/brochures/pontiac/78pp/bilder/4.jpg).
Nice pkg bigtime Utesman. 🚨
Brougham, 400 engine, great seats, I would love to own this one. Just add some Rally 2s.
Shampoo that plush interior and hit the road. You even have the auto club photo number front and center. Beautiful Bonneville.
Still available with the Poncho 400 that year. Very nice. If I were looking for a late ‘70s to mid ‘80s B body, this would be high on the list.
GM’s downsized big cars were not a response to the 1973 oil embargo. The program was approved by executive leadership in 1972, reportedly after VP of design Bill Mitchell saw the enormous, 1971 big cars on the streets.
This is a much better car than the coupe with the console on here a couple weeks back starting with the engine & the Brougham interior. More loaded, too. Looks like a 8-track with the radio. I have 56 of those with a player. I even like the finned wheel covers.
They could’ve pressure washed the underside.
Not a terrible price.
Looks like it doesn’t have a tilt wheel or cruise control. That’s sure an odd duck. Most Bonneville Brougham’s came fully loaded. But then again, this is from an era when buyers could pick and choose their options.
I worked as a porter at a Pontiac dealership during this time. The dealer thoroughly convinced that no one needed a rear window defogger and never ordered them on stock units. Of course, his cars sat in a garage every night, not something all of our customers had. In addition, he thought that V-6 and Diesel engines were the only way to go. The dealership never stocked a V-8. I wonder how much business we lost?
Very nice Pontiac here with the 400 engine and original hupcaps/rims price is a little high.
Ended at $6300.
8 bids.