The Executive was Pontiac’s mid-range full-size car from 1966 to 1970. It began as the Star Chief Executive in 1966, and then simply the Executive in 1967 when the Star Chief moniker was dropped. The Executive rode on the Bonneville’s larger wheelbase but had the same trim level as the Catalina. Located with a dealer in Morgantown, Pennsylvania, this bigger-than-life beauty is available here on eBay for $25,000. A salute to “Curvette” for another great tip!
Pontiac’s full-size cars were redesigned in 1965, and the Executive was available in four body styles: 2 and 4-door hardtops, 4-door sedans, and station wagons (six and nine passengers). The seller’s land yacht is a 2-door hardtop of which 5,880 copies were assembled in 1968 with refreshed styling in the 1967 model mold. The ‘68s were perhaps the most attractive of the generation (IMO), with the famed Pontiac “beak” leading the way. The odometer reading on this car is between 15-16,000 miles, but no verification is provided by the seller, so we could assume it has flipped over.
This Poncho has a numbers-matching 400 cubic inch V8 that’s paired with a TH-400 automatic transmission. The power front brakes have been converted to discs. The car has had some recent body work (what parts?) and new paint applied with a color change from Primavera Beige Metallic to Springmist Green (wonder why?). The white interior with black insets is new, but they oddly skipped replacing the headliner, which has a really bad case of the “droops.” Because of its stance, the seller has nicknamed this Pontiac “Starship Enterprise.”
Some of the suspension parts have been replaced, like the ball joints. The car comes with a single exhaust system, something I’m surprised wasn’t changed out to a dual when the car was being refreshed. On a test drive, the seller found the car both powerful and responsive. Some of the accessories don’t currently function, including the windshield wipers, heater, and factory air conditioning, so the buyer will need to do some more work before venturing forth. Though not perfect, this looks like one helluva ride!
I couldn’t get a value on Hagerty for this model, so I’m not sure how good the asking price is. It’s a great bodystyle, and the seller (dealer I think) makes an honest presentation.
Clearly there are a lot of cosmetic defects with the car. The interior is the elephant in the room. The white carpet is hideous, replace it with black; replace the headliner with a white one; keep the white seats but make the door cards white. OR, if you please, make the seats and carpet black, that works too.
I just can’t help but think, a poor guy that worked for years in the mail room, with no chance of upper level management, says, oh yeah? And goes out and buys a Pontiac EXECUTIVE. That’s right, a big ceegar, a Pontiac Executive, and still lived at home. Life was good. Could have very well been my Uncle Marv you’ve heard me mention, sans the ceegar. Single all his life, lived at home, one job, but the Pontiac was his crowning achievement, and he was mighty proud of that car. I suspect the same thing here. Chevys were for crosstown traffic, a Pontiac was a road car, and darn good at it. Again, the tail lights, a Pontiac tradition,,,just beautiful.
That rear three-quarter shot says it all about GM styling of the 60s. Seems this car needs too much for the asking price but it’s a beauty.