UPDATE – This attractive and solid-looking 1962 Pontiac Bonneville Sports Coupe has been listed for sale again. In January, fellow Barn Finds staff writer Russ Dixon did his usual nice job of writing up this Bonnie that has a lot going for it but needs some TLC. It’s been a California car all of its life and still resides in Bakersfield (the city Buck Owens and the Buckaroos put on the map in the ’60’s with their popular country music “Bakersfield Sound”). The price has been dropped $1,000 to $19,000 or best offer and you can see the current listing here on eBay. Another shoutout to our pal, Curvette, for sending this full-of-potential ’62 Bonneville our way. Hopefully, this classy Bonneville will find a new home this time around.
Of the 1961-64 full-size Pontiacs, I always thought the ’62s were the most attractive, thanks to GM designer Bill Mitchell. The Bonneville had no less than a 389 cubic inch V8, and the seller’s car has a 2-barrel carburetor (I thought they were all 4-barrels). A Hydramatic transmission takes care of the shifting of gears (no CVTs here!). The Bonneville rode on a longer version of the GM B-body platform and had a much better level of trim than the Catalina or Star Chief, but on a par with the Grand Prix.
This Pontiac was put together at a GM plant in South Gate, California, and none of its three owners has relocated it outside of the Left Coast. The seller has only owned the car for a year or less, but has no time to do anything but look at it. The original owner had it until 2007, and the second owner had it from 2007 until 2025. The odometer has only recently crossed the 62,000-mile mark, and almost everything works as it should. The tires have tread but are older. The paint job is a re-do but of a cheaper variety, per the seller. The chrome trim is good, but it does have some pitting. The fuel pump is new, but the car shuts off after you let off the gas, so some attention is needed there. A new master cylinder may be in order, and it comes with the car for the buyer to fool with. Rust isn’t an issue, but the interior is beginning to show its age, and a new headliner will be required. Pontiac sold more than 31,600 Bonneville 2-door hardtops in 1962.
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