1965 Pontiac Grand Prix

Introduced in 1962, the Grand Prix was Pontiac’s entry into the growing personal-luxury class, and for its first seven years on the market, it shared its General Motors B-Body platform with the full-size Catalina. In that form, the Grand Prix was a popular and profitable product for the division.

In 1965 the Grand Prix received the “Car of the Year” honors in the Pontiac lineup.

This one, features a very strong 389 CID V8 to help push it down the road. It is accompanied by a TH350 automatic transmission.

Plum is not a common interior color, but this one has it. Grand Prixs and Bonnevilles share many interior details, though the GP had specific door-panel upholstery and dash badging. Chrome trim on the pedals signifies that this car has power brakes. The ’65 model would prove to be the last for the chrome-banded bucket seats. Automatic-transmission Pontiacs with a console usually received a vacuum gauge, while stick cars received a tachometer in the same area. This console was modified to hold a pair of Stewart-Warner accessory gauges.

The wood trim throughout the dash and on the center compartment has a very nice even stain. The wood truly gives this car that luxury and classic feel that someone may be looking for.

This piece of American history deserves to be out on the road and shown off to all your friends at the local car meet.