1975 Pontiac Grandville Sedan

Description

This vehicle has been in the collection of the AACA Museum Inc since 2007 and was part of a static collection. It is recommended that the car be checked over prior to putting it into any regular service, 100% of the proceeds from this auction benefit the AACA Museum Inc.

The Pontiac Grand Ville is a full-size car that was the top-trim model in the Pontiac line from 1971 to 1975. It displaced the Pontiac Bonneville, which had served as Pontiac's top-trim model since 1958. The Bonneville was not discontinued during this period, but downgraded in status to effectively replace the discontinued Pontiac Executive. The Grand Ville and Bonneville shared a number of trim and design elements that distinguished them from the Catalina, but the 1971-72 Grand Villes were built on a stretched wheelbase version of the GM "B" platform that nevertheless had identical interior dimensions to all other full-size Pontiacs. In addition to more luxurious interior trimmings, the Grand Ville had distinctive chrome up front and taillight trim at rear to set it apart. For 1974 only, the Grand Ville had its own parking lights, which wrapped around the corner of the front fender. The car was often seen with deluxe appearance options, such as sport wheels and vinyl tops. Rear fender skirts were featured on the 1973 to 1975 models.

EXTERIOR: The paint and trim on this car are believed to be 95% original with only some minor paint work being done. The paint has some minor chips from normal use. The chrome, vinyl top, and trimare in nice shape.

INTERIOR: The brown vinyl interior is in very nice shape with just some very minor wear on the seats. The plastic on the door panels has some marks from use but is in good condition.

DRIVETRAIN: The mileage is showing 38,540 and is the actual mileage for the car. It runs well but has a little hesitation when applying the gas which is probably caused by not being regularly being used. It also has a rattle in the exhaust valve when the car is cold. As it warms up it gets quieter. Other then that the car seemsrun and drives well on our property. It was not road tested.

Chassis: The frame and underbody are in good shape with no major defects or issues. The car steers and drives as it did from the factory.