The Grand Prix line started as a performance package for the Catalina coupe, which rode on the full-size B-body GM platform. It was distinguished by a unique grille and taillights, bucket seats, center console transmission shifter, and more. John De Loren was head of Pontiac’s Advanced En...
but most of them were Catalinas, Star Chiefs, Executives, and Bonnevilles. I only knew one person that drove a Grand Prix. The Grand Prix wore unique styling compared to the other models. In 1965 that included a vertically divided grille that housed the parking lights, chrome trim on the ...
The 1969 Firebird Sprint Convertible was given quad headlights and taillights for a fresh look. ©2007 Publications International, Ltd. Next step: the muscular 330 horsepower 400, including hood scoops, special handling suspension, and chrome engine dress-up components. The 400 HO engine was go...
with durable and appealing Morrokide bucket seats, a floor-shifter, and a tachometer. The 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix changes included Grand Prix badges behind the enclosed and stacked headlights, grilled-over taillights,
The louver-covered tail lights were replaced with eight tail lights, four on each side. The GTO emblems located on the rear part of the fenders were moved to the chrome rocker panels. Also the grill was changed from a purely split grill, to one that shared some chrome. GTO sales for ...
In 1972, Pontiac switched the Catalina from the internal designation of Series 252 to the 2L. They also gave the Catalina energy-absorbing bumpers, revised tail lights, and redesigned radiator grilles. This also marked the last year for both the convertible and short lived Brougham option. For ...
Disclosure: This site may receive compensation from some link clicks and purchases. Last week we covered this1972 Pontiac Grand Prix, a beautiful car with a somehow disappearing opera window -a mystery that I believe is still unsolved. Today, we’re going to review a very similar, one-year ...
All '98 Firebirds wore a modest facelift marked by honeycomb-pattern taillights and a slightly shorter, more rounded nose. A pair of aggressive nasal air slots distinguished Trans Ams -- and Ram-Air cars now had four. Changes for '99 were few but worthwhile. V-8s adopted a more effective...
An ex of mine bought newly the same car, except hers was an 80 with the 6.6l, she smoked me real good one nite while out cruising, it was embarrassing as my friends laughed as her tail lights faded in front of us. The turbo did make my TA smoke, but not at the tires, it smoke...
to its curb weight. The base engine now claimed 335 hp (250 kW) while the optional Tri-Power was now rated at 360 hp (269 kW). Forward-jutting stacked-quad headlamps, which add a rakish touch, were shared with other 1965 Pontiacs, inspired by the styling of the 1963 Grand Prix. ...