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"punkgoose17" (punkgoose17) 10/02/2019 at 20:52 • Filed to: Pontiac, Bonneville, Pontiac Bonneville

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WilliamsSW > punkgoose17 10/02/2019 at 21:01

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When I was a kid, a buddy of mine’s mom had like * exactly* this car. The interior matched that burgundy - it was like a comfy bordello in the back seat ( but always cold because always she had it on MAX AC).

Hell I even remember the license plate - DC 1826 ( her initials and their street number)

Good times!

dogisbadob > punkgoose17 10/02/2019 at 21:03

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I love those big cars

Chariotoflove > punkgoose17 10/02/2019 at 21:32

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That’s pure class. CVN class to be sure, but class nonetheless. 

E39, K5. Whatever it takes. > punkgoose17 10/02/2019 at 21:38

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Growing up, we had a Pontiac Grand Safari wagon in the same color, same Rally II wheels. Thing was a beast! 400 CI motor, flip up rear-facing third row. Many memories of long road trips, cat stowaways, and the utterance of, “If I have to pull this car over!”

Next time I see my parents, need to scan some photos.

fintail > punkgoose17 10/02/2019 at 22:01

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There’s a somewhat similar and even rarer 2 door equivalent of this on local CL:

https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/seattle-1972-pontiac-grand-ville-2-door/6988832194.html

WilliamsSW > fintail 10/02/2019 at 22:35

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Wow kinja is so borked I can’t even click an obvious hyperlink. Thanks kinja!

The Grand Ville was the top of the line - above even the Bonnie. And always seemed pretty rare to me. 

fintail > WilliamsSW 10/02/2019 at 23:07

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Documented 52K mile car:

WilliamsSW > fintail 10/02/2019 at 23:37

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Those wheels and tires are awful on that car but easy to fix. “455 4 barrel dual exhaust”. Yeah I’m pretty sure that was all *standard* on the Grand Ville.  Ah, for the good old days of cheap gas...

SpeedSix > E39, K5. Whatever it takes. 10/02/2019 at 23:54

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If it was a wagon of the same generation as the pictured Pontiac sedan (1971-1976), it would’ve been the neat clamshell tailgate wagon , which had a forward-facing front row (and correspondingly longer wheelbase).

SpeedSix > fintail 10/03/2019 at 00:02

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There’s an even rarer Parisienne hardtop nearby on Kijiji , cheap too.

These Parisiennes were largely retrimmed U.S. Bonnevilles though (same wheelbase, Pontiac engines).

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > punkgoose17 10/03/2019 at 00:39

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I dream of taking a big American luxobarge like this, swapping in a manual trans,  letting whatever 7 litre boat anchor is in front breathe, and then adding the biggest sway bars money can fab. 

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) 10/03/2019 at 07:13

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You must do this!

shop-teacher > punkgoose17 10/03/2019 at 07:24

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10/10, would cruise.

fintail > SpeedSix 10/03/2019 at 09:16

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Looks like grandpa got a little close to the garage a few times.  But negotiate that out of the price, and it could be right for someone who can clean it up.  Few of those left.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 10/03/2019 at 10:52

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Lincoln Continental: Laguna Seca Edition