1970 Pontiac Grand Prix Base 6.6l on 2040-cars

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VIN: 276570P113143 Year: 1970
Interior Color: White & Green
Make: Pontiac
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: Grand Prix
Trim: Base
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: U/K
Mileage: 111,739
Power Options: Air Conditioning
Sub Model: Model J
Exterior Color: Gray

Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"Needs outside trim & emblemsNeeds minor body workNeeds paint jobNeeds blinker on column repairedNeeds AC repairedNeeds inside hardware for doorsNeeds dome lamp lensRadio & speakers missing on installed dash/original AM radio includedNeeds horn repairedNeeds windshield wiper switch repairedNeeds side door mirrors"

This is an excellent example of the 1970 Pontiac Grand Prix Model J. It was one of the new decade's muscle cars and the second generation of the Grand Prix. It has a clear CA title & registration/tags are good until May 2014

The front end was recently rebuilt and the car comes with 5 near new tires & 14" 100 spoke rims. The brakes have been recently bled and it has a fresh front end alignment.  It runs & drives like a charm with a solid engine & transmission. A second un-cracked dash is included as well as white covered door panels that have not been installed. They seem to be a little short on the width so they may need to be modified. It has newly redone seats, & exterior & interior top covering. With just a little money & time, this could be a real dream machine. These cars are very hard to find these days & its a true diamond in the rough.

If you bid on this car please remember that winning bidder is responsible for any shipping costs. A deposit is required with 24 hours of the close of bidding.  It is being sold As Is. I have submitted everything that I know that needs repair below:

Needs outside trim & emblems
Needs minor body work
Needs paint job
Needs blinker on column repaired
Needs AC repaired
Needs inside hardware for doors (locks, handles) Also needs rear window cranks and passenger side window trim
Needs dome lamp lens & side door mirrors
Radio & speakers missing on installed dash/original AM radio included with additional dash
Needs horn repaired
Needs windshield wiper switch repaired

 

1970 Grand Prix History From Wikipedia.com

The second generation of Grand Prix 1969-1972:

For 1969, John Z. DeLorean, Pontiac's general manager at the time, ordered the development of an all-new Grand Prix based on a slightly stretched version of the intermediate GM A platform, which was dubbed the G-body. The previous platform was based on the 121 in (3,100 mm) wheelbase from the Catalina, but in 1969 it was decreased to 118 in (3,000 mm). This smaller, lighter car at last had its own body, and brought a new level style and luxury into the intermediate class. The redesigned radiator, "Coke bottle" body shape and other Duesenberg styling cues,^{[citation needed]} plus Pontiac's longest-ever hood,^[11] gave the Grand Prix a feel of high luxury without the high cost. Unlike the previous generation for which a convertible was a one-year-only offering in 1967, the new Grand Prix would only be offered as a hardtop. Even the model names took elements of old Duesenbergs (J and SJ trim).

Development of the new intermediate-based 1969 Grand Prix began in April 1967 after a few prototype GPs were built on the full-sized Pontiac platform as originally planned. DeLorean and other Pontiac planners decided to make the switch in light of declining sales of the full-sized Grand Prix in comparison to competition from unique personal cars in both the luxury and sporty car fields including the Ford Thunderbird, Buick Riviera and Oldsmobile Toronado at the luxury end, along with the emerging ponycars such as the Ford Mustang and Pontiac's own new-for-1967 Firebird. To save product development costs, it was decided that while the newest GP would have a unique bodyshell of its own, the car would use the basic chassis and drivetrain from the A-body intermediates (Tempest, Le Mans and GTO), in much the same manner Ford created the original Mustang in 1964 using the basic chassis and drivetrain from the compact Ford Falcon. Going this route greatly reduced development costs overall and permitted Pontiac to concentrate on more effort to upgrade the styling and sheetmetal, along with interior appointments. This move also enabled Pontiac to reduce development time for the 1969 GP from the usual 36 months required for a new model to less than 18 months.^{[citation needed]}

The new model also refocused attention on performance, with increased installation percentages for manual transmissions and engine options up to the 390 hp (290 kW) 428 HO. Two engine sizes were offered with two power options were available in each engine size; a 265 hp (198 kW) 400 cu in (6.6 L), 350 hp (260 kW) 400 CID, a 370 hp (280 kW) 428 cu in (7.0 L), or the 390 hp, high output 428 CID. It was both a marketing and an engineering landmark, being hailed at the time as "an Eldorado for the masses" and also in retrospect as the first successful downsizing of an American car.^{[citation needed]}

Inside, the 1969 Grand Prix featured a sporty and luxurious interior with a wraparound cockpit-style instrument panel that placed virtually all controls and gauges within easy reach of the driver, and was named the "Command Seat". The "Strato" bucket seats were separated by a console slanted toward the driver which included the customary floor shifter, storage compartment and ashtray, integrated into the instrument panel. Upholstery choices included standard expanded Morrokide vinyl or cloth and Morrokide, or an extra-cost leather trim. The leather interior option also included a more luxurious cut-pile carpeting replacing the regular nylon loop rug that came with standard interior trims.

Innovations introduced on the 1969 Grand Prix included a concealed radio antenna, which amounted to two wires in the windshield; an optional built-in electrically heated rear window defogger and side-impact beams inside the doors. Also new were flush-mounted "pop-open" exterior door handles instead of the normal door handles featuring a grab handle and push button.

The 1969 Grand Prix also created a new market segment—the intermediate personal luxury car with sales ending up at over 112,000 units, well above the 32,000 full-sized Grand Prixs built in 1968. The similar Chevrolet Monte Carlo followed in 1970. Ford and Chrysler responded by producing plusher versions of their Ford Torino and Dodge Charger intermediates, but both eventually created new models to enter the battle—the Ford Elite and Mercury Cougar XR-7 in 1974 and Chrysler Cordoba in 1975. The GP and the others were consider as smaller and lower-priced alternatives to the more expensive personal-luxury cars of the day including the Ford Thunderbird, Buick Riviera, and Oldsmobile Toronado along with the even pricier Cadillac Eldorado and Lincoln Continental Mark III.

The basic 1969 bodyshell continued until the 1972 model year with a major facelift in 1971, but only minor detail revisions in 1970 and 1972.

1970

Vertical grille inserts replaced the horizontal bars of the 1969, movement of "Grand Prix" nameplates from the lower cowls to the rear C-pillars and the vertical chromed louvers from the C-pillars down to the lower cowls, highlighted the 1970 Grand Prix. The optional 428 CID V8 rated at 370 and 390 hp (290 kW) in 1969 was replaced by a new 370 hp (280 kW) 455 CID V8 with 500 lb·ft (680 N·m) of torque at 3,100 rpm. The base 350 hp 400 CID engine was still standard, but a low-compression 400 CID engine was available with a two-barrel carburetor. An automatic transmission was offered as a no cost option.

Interior trim also received minor revisions, and a bench seat with center armrest returned as a no-cost option to the standard Strato bucket seats and console. Bench seat-equipped Grand Prixs got a steering column-mounted shifter with the automatic transmission along with a dashboard-mounted glovebox, replacing the console-mounted shifter and glovebox of bucket-seat cars. Power front disc brakes became standard equipment this year.

Due to the success of the 1969 Grand Prix, other GM divisions followed suit and introduced similar cars for 1970. The Chevrolet Monte Carlo used the same basic G-body as the GP but with a two-inch shorter wheelbase (116 vs. the GP's 118) and a long hood, though still a bit shorter than the Grand Prix's, but still considered an upscale vehicle for GM's lowest-priced division. Oldsmobile, whose larger and more expensive front-drive Toronado was a direct competitor to the Thunderbird, decided to further capitalize on strong sales of its intermediate Cutlass line by introducing a new Cutlass Supreme coupe with a formal roofline similar to the GPs but on the standard 112 in (2,800 mm) wheelbase used for two-door A-body intermediates and the same lower sheetmetal used on other Cutlass models. Both the Monte Carlo and Cutlass Supreme were also much lower in price, primarily due to smaller standard engines of 350 cubic inches for both, and the fact that many items standard on the GP were optional on those models — however, all three cars with similar equipment were actually much closer in price than the base sticker prices suggest. The introduction of the Monte Carlo and Cutlass Supreme did, however, cut into the Grand Prix's dominance, and sales dropped 40%. 65,750 Grand Prixs were built in 1970.

Variations of the 1969 GP's central V-nose grille appeared on other 1970 Pontiacs including the full-sized cars and intermediate Tempest/Le Mans series. Ford even got in the act by putting a somewhat similar nose on the 1970 Thunderbird, whose sales actually increased significantly over the 1969 model. Interestingly, the 1970 T-Bird styling change was reportedly ordered by Ford Motor Co. president Bunkie Knudsen, who moved from GM to Ford in 1968 after a long career at GM which included the position of general manager for the Pontiac Motor Division from 1956-1961 and ordered the addition of the Grand Prix to the 1962 model lineup.