A Legendary Pontiac - 1968 Pontiac Grand Prix

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OldCarMemories.com

OldCarMemories.com

Жыл бұрын

There have been many legendary Pontiac cars over its a little more than 80 years of existence however the 1968 Grand Prix stands out at the top of the list of these legendary Pontiacs. It's a very special car that has stood the test of time.
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@zekemercado3403
@zekemercado3403 Жыл бұрын
My favorite car guy is back!
@micksterboone4517
@micksterboone4517 Жыл бұрын
One with the 3-speed manual still intact has to be super-rare.
@ssgemeritus2115
@ssgemeritus2115 Жыл бұрын
Always a great diversion from what's going on. Thanks. 👍😎
@rmick66
@rmick66 Жыл бұрын
Well stated.
@stratcat4450
@stratcat4450 Жыл бұрын
Amen.
@truman1158
@truman1158 Жыл бұрын
I always liked the front end treatment of the 1967 Grand Prix, with its turn indicators above the grill.
@patrickmcgoldrick8234
@patrickmcgoldrick8234 Жыл бұрын
I agree,I think the 67 Pontiac fullsize were a greatly under appreciated ,the front end was a great style and the 67-8 Pontiac instrument panels are good looking and nicely laid out.
@trainnerd3029
@trainnerd3029 Жыл бұрын
One of the coolest channels ever!
@bobhill3941
@bobhill3941 Жыл бұрын
​@@FranzAntonMesmer I've loved this channel for years, I'm always excited when there's a new upload.
@YS-fr6nu
@YS-fr6nu Жыл бұрын
You got that right !!!!
@francfurian8215
@francfurian8215 Жыл бұрын
Agree. Whenever one comes up I'm onto it. 👍🏼
@WhittyPics
@WhittyPics Жыл бұрын
Grand Prix is one of my FAVORITE Pontiacs
@Paulie1232
@Paulie1232 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful car 🚗 😊
@brianbalyeat3577
@brianbalyeat3577 Жыл бұрын
I will have one, one day. These beasts are gorgeous
@savyconstruction
@savyconstruction Жыл бұрын
I have one for sale! Showroom quality
@petestaint8312
@petestaint8312 Жыл бұрын
Agreed! Sleek and stylish. 👍
@garenmcvay2695
@garenmcvay2695 Жыл бұрын
I had green 68 GP, it was a beautiful machine, and had lots of power, with the 350hp 400 engine, with the 4 barrel carb.
@designsforutopia0.0
@designsforutopia0.0 10 ай бұрын
The 1968 Grand Prix played a fairly prominent role in Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas. Also underrated and way ahead of it's time, back in 1990.
@blipco5
@blipco5 Жыл бұрын
I am lucky to be of an age where I well remember these behemoths roaming the streets.
@alphawoolf5981
@alphawoolf5981 Жыл бұрын
2024 huh? A video from the future!
@will7its
@will7its Жыл бұрын
Its the AI. Get used to it.....
@bobmorton8049
@bobmorton8049 Жыл бұрын
My friend had 2 Grand Prix, both were 1967 models!! Nice, big, comfortable, and very powerful cars!! Great cars to Drive and Ride in!! Sure so miss the Great and Big cars from the 50's into the 70's!!
@josephagnello9335
@josephagnello9335 10 ай бұрын
This ,Old Car Memories is my favorite channel with cars!!! his ,voice does it : no no sense the best!!!!!
@michaelbaumgardner2530
@michaelbaumgardner2530 Жыл бұрын
My uncle worked for general motors for 32 years,he wouldn't drive anything but a Pontiac
@Scalihoo
@Scalihoo Жыл бұрын
My father had a 1966 Tempest, loved that car
@stratcat4450
@stratcat4450 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in mowtown an my dad was a die hard Pontiac man. We were poor but my dad would carefully pick out used cars as need be. We had tempest, catolinas, Bonnevilles. They were all great an GMs biggest mistake was canceling Pontiac.
@michaelbaumgardner2530
@michaelbaumgardner2530 Жыл бұрын
@@stratcat4450 Must Agree
@williamkish6823
@williamkish6823 Жыл бұрын
Love Pontiac
@19chucki74
@19chucki74 Жыл бұрын
The long and low personal luxury coupes of the sixties were some of the best. The Grand Prix looked very good back then. Love the design.
@billthompson5644
@billthompson5644 Жыл бұрын
I think most 68 cars were perfect. Your 🎥 are ALWAYS SPECTACULAR.
@vettekid3326
@vettekid3326 Жыл бұрын
Back in 1972 my older sister had a 1969 Grand Prix. It was silver with a black vinyl top and black interior. Got to drive it once and I loved how it rode and looked.
@nk53nxg
@nk53nxg Жыл бұрын
American cars from this era from all manufacturers are iconic. I love the styling from this time, 60's to early 70's.
@seththomas9105
@seththomas9105 Жыл бұрын
The car at 1:51 is just like my dads was. Dad traded a 65 Impala SS on a 1968 GP that was one year old. His had the 421 H.O. and black interior with bucket seats. He traded it off in 75 for a 71 4-door Caprice. Family cars from then on. :( Almost 50 years later and I still miss the GP, it was a cool car.
@dancarmichael1865
@dancarmichael1865 6 ай бұрын
sorry dude (428H.O.)
@MikeBrown-ii3pt
@MikeBrown-ii3pt Жыл бұрын
My dad had a 1968 G-P...blue/black vinyl top/black bucket seat interior when I was a kid back in the 1970s. I learned how to do tune ups, oil changes and carb adjustments on that 400! I'd love to have one like it today!
@SierraBravo347
@SierraBravo347 Жыл бұрын
My uncle had a '71 GP, same color scheme. 👍🏼
@savyconstruction
@savyconstruction Жыл бұрын
I have one for sale. Mint condition.
@kdsboosted4954
@kdsboosted4954 Жыл бұрын
Very cool! I just picked up a 68 grand prix and a 68 Catalina wagon. I plan to build a 2 dr wagon between the two.
@67marlins
@67marlins Жыл бұрын
That's great, but wouldn't it be better to get a more popular 2-door sedan donor? I just mean the Gran Prix is so rare, I'd hate for it to be lost from the ranks of the few that are left...
@kdsboosted4954
@kdsboosted4954 Жыл бұрын
@67marlins which is why a grand prix wagon should bring some good money if done right. The only other 2 dr I have access to is a convertible and it's still in good shape. The grand prix is rusty.
@1TitanicFan1
@1TitanicFan1 8 ай бұрын
I love watching these videos and then looking for and finding the real cars during Cruisin The Coast. It helps me appreciate that every car has its own history.
@ericbitzer5247
@ericbitzer5247 Жыл бұрын
60's Pontiacs was GM at their peak best.
@jeffreyrogers8151
@jeffreyrogers8151 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. On into the early 70s
@charlespeters3069
@charlespeters3069 Жыл бұрын
I think this is one of the most beautiful cars ever made. My father had several Pontiacs but they were all "run of the mill" Bonneville's or Catalina's. My aunt had a '68 GP, and I fell in love with it. I was 13 at the time and wanted one as soon as I could drive. Her's was maroon with a black vinyl top bucket seats and probably one of the more powerful engines as she love to drive fast. I never could find a '68, but I did own 3 GP's in the 70's and '80's as well as several other Pontiac models. I was sad when GM shut Pontiac down but by then, it wasn't really Pontiac anymore, just a rebadged Chevy. Thanks for showing this.
@francfurian8215
@francfurian8215 Жыл бұрын
And a couple of rebadged Australian Holden GM's, which are pretty good.
@JDSpeaks
@JDSpeaks Жыл бұрын
I agree, along with the 68/69 Skylark and boat tail Rivis imo
@UberLummox
@UberLummox Жыл бұрын
So tuff looking! Growing up, the next town over at the filling station in Manchester Maine there was a '68 GP with '60 Cadillac fins grafted on. Sat inside - only ever saw it from the back. Musta looked a bit off from the side.
@MichaelandCathy1999
@MichaelandCathy1999 Жыл бұрын
I’m still driving a Pontiac, a 2009 G6 GT, fully loaded, with the 3.5 liter V6. I’ve added a performance chip and cold air intake, to get now approximately 260 hp, 40 over stock. Great sound and cruiser. It’s got 108,000 miles and just a few spots of rust which I’m in the process of fixing. Love my Poncho. 🇨🇦👍😜
@davidmccaffery7977
@davidmccaffery7977 Жыл бұрын
# 1000. Personally love gen3, 71 455👌
@SierraBravo347
@SierraBravo347 Жыл бұрын
Yeah....what he said! Plus....Henry Hill drove one in Good Fellas. 👍🏼
@jcraig1848
@jcraig1848 Жыл бұрын
Nice catch!
@SierraBravo347
@SierraBravo347 Жыл бұрын
​@@jcraig1848 Guess it's a good thing it had a Big trunk...😂
@wendellbrownbrown5968
@wendellbrownbrown5968 Жыл бұрын
Yes, I remember that seen very well, that car jumped out at me because I've always thought that was a beautiful car, and if I remember, it had a white vinyl top and a green paint job,
@SierraBravo347
@SierraBravo347 Жыл бұрын
@@wendellbrownbrown5968 The top was white, but the body was a metallic brown. 👍🏼
@truckerkevthepaidtourist
@truckerkevthepaidtourist Жыл бұрын
Oh my God what is that smell I hit a skunk Karen
@marcusashley3428
@marcusashley3428 7 ай бұрын
I had one of these when I was a kid, a " dinky car" they called them, slightly bigger than matchbox cars , It was red too, I loved it !❤
@mrski749
@mrski749 Жыл бұрын
The next years of 1969 and 70 Were the most awesome GPs ever
@milfordcivic6755
@milfordcivic6755 Жыл бұрын
I've been a big fan of the channel for awhile - but I'm surprised you didn't feature the '67 instead since it was the first year of this bodystyle. '67 also had the "beaked" grill with hidden headlights. It also was a convertible - the only year they made the convertible!
@chuckselvage3157
@chuckselvage3157 Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised they didn't sell so well they're a great looking car.
@seththomas9105
@seththomas9105 9 ай бұрын
I'm surprised too, but look at the choices from the Big Three in 68. Nobody was making ugly cars at the time, and the options available were outstanding.
@blue_lancer_es
@blue_lancer_es Жыл бұрын
Been a while.
@chris.swearengin
@chris.swearengin Жыл бұрын
That is such a beautiful car that’s what you call old school in those cars and that time and before that . Those of the best years when things were made, I would have to say 80s and below but in the 60s 50s and 40s they was really built tough nowadays nowadays the stuff they building is garbage.
@juansaladzar
@juansaladzar Жыл бұрын
No ads 👍
@67marlins
@67marlins Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting- this is a unique and beautiful car, typical of 1960s Pontiacs.
@bobdavis3357
@bobdavis3357 2 ай бұрын
That 428 H.O. was a beast
@trainglen22
@trainglen22 11 ай бұрын
The 1968 was a fantastic car!
@jefferyrobertson7520
@jefferyrobertson7520 Жыл бұрын
I Like 1989 To 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix Turbo McLaren Modern Muscle Car Thanks For Uploading
@generalinformation3507
@generalinformation3507 Жыл бұрын
The narrator could definitely pick up his energy you know. He sounds like the doorman in the sitcom Rhoda. Hello this is Carlton your doorman🤣
@rustyrobinson8027
@rustyrobinson8027 Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate your content thanks 👍
@richarddobreny6664
@richarddobreny6664 Жыл бұрын
I learned something about drum brakes! Amazing!
@audieconrad8995
@audieconrad8995 Жыл бұрын
Ohhhh man...Pontiacs in the day...
@wendellbrownbrown5968
@wendellbrownbrown5968 Жыл бұрын
For what ever reason that shade of green at 7:50 looks like the perfect color to me for all pontiacs of that era, except for the firebird for 1969, white with blue racing stripes is my favorite color for the 1969 fire bird, to me that was one of the prettiest cars ever
@jaygatz4335
@jaygatz4335 Жыл бұрын
One of my favourite obscure cars is getting its due. Another one would be the '66 Olds Starfire.
@The_R-n-I_Guy
@The_R-n-I_Guy 10 ай бұрын
How did I miss this video?!?!
@jacobtonge5386
@jacobtonge5386 Жыл бұрын
Classic!
@OLDS98
@OLDS98 Жыл бұрын
Excellent video. Thank you for the effort and being informed and putting this information together. The footage was great as well. I liked the information shared and how the car progressed and changed with the times. Many more models were indeed ahead for the Grand Prix. Thank you so much...
@THROTTLEPOWER
@THROTTLEPOWER Жыл бұрын
Great vid really enjoyed!! 👍👍
@alanhumphrey4198
@alanhumphrey4198 Жыл бұрын
Always loved widetrack Pontiacs!!😊😊
@kennypool
@kennypool Жыл бұрын
My friend had one, and we went out to dinner, 4 people in front 5 in the back seat. It was comical
@jcraig1848
@jcraig1848 Жыл бұрын
Try packing 9 people in a ford probe 😂
@neonknight2464
@neonknight2464 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for ALL of these great and informative videos! As we miss so much what could've been had.
@georgewilson1184
@georgewilson1184 Жыл бұрын
Very Very prestige Car
@bobdavis3357
@bobdavis3357 9 ай бұрын
This car was hot. Hard to see out of the back, but a sharp car.
@ericg4042
@ericg4042 2 ай бұрын
Aunt Jenny had a 68 GP. It was going to be my first car in 1974 when I got my license, but sadly she passed away a month before my birthday and the car went to her brother.
@acersalman8258
@acersalman8258 10 ай бұрын
Beautiful ❤❤❤❤
@davidbroughall3782
@davidbroughall3782 Жыл бұрын
You need to fix the date at the end of your video. It ain't 2024 yet.
@StevieinSF
@StevieinSF Жыл бұрын
Rare, elusive & expensive. The 1968 GP was more Bonneville like, the 1967 still had a sportiness to its design.
@andyZ3500s
@andyZ3500s Жыл бұрын
Did anyone else notice at the 5:20 mark mark that the high output 428 used a different air conditioning pump than the standard black round Fridge Air pump of the era?
@mikee2923
@mikee2923 Жыл бұрын
That’s an aftermarket compressor. All GM factory air used the black Harrison A6 compressor until the mid 70s when they developed the smaller R4 for smaller displacement engines. The R4 eventually replaced the A6 as GM phased out the larger displacement engines in their cars in the early 80s.
@MrMentorite
@MrMentorite Жыл бұрын
if i was in the new car market in 1968 this would have been my purchase
@jeremiahchamberlin4499
@jeremiahchamberlin4499 Жыл бұрын
I always wondered which cars got the 428 motors, didn’t realize there were three different versions.
@david.m.304
@david.m.304 Жыл бұрын
Ford also produced a 428CI V8 for their upper level Mustang as well. ALL of them were lovely care back in those days.
@ffelton
@ffelton Жыл бұрын
The production date in your credits at the end says May 9, 2024. Er, time flies but pretty sure we’re still in 2023. In any case I enjoyed the vid because I owned a 68 GP solar red / Black vinyl top/ parchment int with buckets working factory A/C and 8 track. 400-4V. Bought it in ‘94 and eventually sold it on eBay in 2007. Fun cruiser and vid brought back good memories. Mid-late 60’s was Pontiacs’s hey day. Beautifully styled cars before GM’s corporate badge engineering eventually stripped all the personality from brands like Pontiac and Oldsmobile that killed sales and ultimately those brands. Crying shame.
@josephcameron530
@josephcameron530 Жыл бұрын
Another great presentation. Thank you.
@RyanBassForLife
@RyanBassForLife Жыл бұрын
That's a cool car!
@thomasdearment3214
@thomasdearment3214 Жыл бұрын
Ok that being said i had a 68Catalina the 265 hp 400 great car fun fast confy on trips
@Leo-DaGreek
@Leo-DaGreek Жыл бұрын
Which I believe is the Best in two door Performance and Luxurious
@36index
@36index Жыл бұрын
I miss mine...verdero green w/black top, eight lugs, and 428cu/ 375hp
@rodneybugher9312
@rodneybugher9312 Жыл бұрын
I just watched a show from the future!
@will7its
@will7its Жыл бұрын
AI
@matthewmaloney5955
@matthewmaloney5955 Жыл бұрын
great channel
@spukersonmerlosk1661
@spukersonmerlosk1661 Жыл бұрын
If you can, do a video of the 1973 to 1991 GMC/Chevrolet Suburban
@ghostrider369
@ghostrider369 Жыл бұрын
Nice 🔥🔥🔥
@mikemc330
@mikemc330 Жыл бұрын
Good video.
@michaelcoffey7362
@michaelcoffey7362 Жыл бұрын
Cool🥰
@Leo-DaGreek
@Leo-DaGreek Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the good content,but you forgot the 67-68 Riveria
@kellyh4035
@kellyh4035 Жыл бұрын
The John Delorean era!
@danam0228
@danam0228 Жыл бұрын
I always liked Pontiac
@Horvi83
@Horvi83 Жыл бұрын
Suddenly it is 2024! :)
@parkependleton6453
@parkependleton6453 Жыл бұрын
By the late sixties the front and rear bumpers were designed for their looks, not their usefulness as bumpers. The front and rear bumpers on this car are magnificent pieces of chrome sculpture.
@dannywilsher4165
@dannywilsher4165 Жыл бұрын
I had a 69 Grand Prix SJ with a 428.
@jonathanheld8096
@jonathanheld8096 9 ай бұрын
Pontiac styling peaked in 1965.
@kc0lif
@kc0lif Жыл бұрын
henry hill goodfellas car.
@allenhanks7719
@allenhanks7719 Жыл бұрын
The 65 is the best looking than the rest. The 69 to 72 were the best of all.
@1997DanielFlores
@1997DanielFlores Жыл бұрын
Henry Hill's car ftrom Goodfellas.
@petertornabeni602
@petertornabeni602 Жыл бұрын
Imagine what could have been if Pontiac leadership stayed in place for the 1970s ….
@larryfromwisconsin9970
@larryfromwisconsin9970 Жыл бұрын
My Dad bought a new 1968 Catalina convertible.
@ollienilson1644
@ollienilson1644 Жыл бұрын
In 1968, no one had a cabriolet. Therefore, the number of sellers dropped drastically.
@wendellbrownbrown5968
@wendellbrownbrown5968 Жыл бұрын
One has to ask what would cars be like today if it wasn't for the 1970s oil embargo be like? Would we still be driving around in thease land yachts?
@thistime4you
@thistime4you Жыл бұрын
I have owned 3 GP's. A 64, 65 and 68. They all were 4 speed manuals. I honestly preferred the limited production (1100 +/- ) 64 with a HO, 10:1 cr 389. Great post that brought back many memories
@henrymorgan3982
@henrymorgan3982 Жыл бұрын
They just don't make um like this anymore.
@TonyM132
@TonyM132 4 ай бұрын
At 3:28 you say that the '68 Grand Prix had "mandatory" four wheel drum brakes. Where did that come from? Both the 1968 Grand Prix brochure and the back page of the '68 Pontiac full line brochure clearly state that front disc brakes were optional.
@arnepianocanada
@arnepianocanada Жыл бұрын
The '68 GP look is criticized by other car experts. To me it's a clear transition car between full- and mid-size GPs, the rear not quite talking to the front.
@will7its
@will7its Жыл бұрын
Dont listen to "experts" They just have a degree....lol
@arnepianocanada
@arnepianocanada Жыл бұрын
@will7... I was grasping for a word ... writers? Posters? Agreed with you in principle
@stevethomas760
@stevethomas760 Жыл бұрын
Unicorn, 4 sp/428 (390HP) convertible
@Koexistence13
@Koexistence13 Жыл бұрын
I hope everyone has suscribed....
@whitsundaydreaming
@whitsundaydreaming Жыл бұрын
ASMR Dave ❤
@sauluribe7082
@sauluribe7082 10 ай бұрын
Not to rain on the car's parade but it seems like it was popular with gangsters. This one was featured in Goodfellas disposing and consealing Billy Batts Tommy had just whacked
@mikeshannon327
@mikeshannon327 6 ай бұрын
If anyone knows were to find one of these please let me know thanks in advance.
@Wattfgoogle
@Wattfgoogle Жыл бұрын
Please go back to the original long form videos, there are people that get it and people that don’t. At the end of the day the channel has never been about flash and production just 1: retro ads/ production pictures of the vehicles and 2: facts of the vehicle/production history. Either way I love the channel and keep up the good work!
@ELPECEE
@ELPECEE Жыл бұрын
I think you missed the mark on what the Grand Prix's competition was in this segment. Rather than Lincoln and Cadillac (and the Toronado and Riviera), I think its real competition was the Chevy Impala/Impala SS; Olds Delta 88 Coupe; Buick Wildcat; Ford Thunderbird; Chrysler 300, and maybe the Plymouth Sport Fury.
@doubtfuldoubting3333
@doubtfuldoubting3333 Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure 1963 was the first year for the Grand Prix.
1977 Pontiac Grand Prix at the Philadelphia auto show.
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