You might be forgiven for thinking that a four-door coupe is a recent contrivance from the likes of Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, Aston Martin et al. The concept of 4-door convieniece with 2-door styling goes way back and the late 1960s had a few notable examples in the muscle car catagory. Find this 1969 Pontiac Custom S for sale in Sonoma, CA for $12,500 via craigslist. Tip from Kaibeezy.
You will also be forgiven for not being familiar with the Pontiac Custom S model designation. The Custom S was a single year offering from Pontiac for the 1969 model year that spit the price difference between a Tempest and a Lemans, but borrowed parts, engines and styling from both. The 5.7 liter
The short/stubby B-pillars in the Custom S 4-door sedan must be constructed out of something parcularly strong because anyone who has El Caminod's a sedan will tell you that once free from the constraints of the room, the door supports can be a floppy mess.This particular Custom S has a claimed original 17k miles on the odometer and has recently been rescued from the garage of the current seller's grandparents.
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Poncho 4dr Turd DT New low.....!
ReplyDeleteI like it!
DeleteLow mileage original, pillarless windows, air conditioning, V8, and GTO lineage.
All needs is some wide ralleye 2 wheels, larger front & rear sway bars and a throaty dual exhaust.
It can be your poser sleeper car!
Daily drive it without feeling guilty while keeping the GTO's on notice.
Forgot to add... It will also need "GT NO" badges and a DT bobblehead on the package tray.
DeleteA pre-smog anything with <20k miles, no vinyl on the roof, creative door arrangements, and a 350 under the hood, versus, I dunno, an '88 Nova with a slushbox? They're going to have to do a lot worse than this to set a *real* new low. (Rummages around on CL... got to be a Dodge Dynasty around here somewhere.)
ReplyDeleteThat does not look like a chevy 350, it's a Pontiac 350.
ReplyDeleteGood point. Here are photos to compare:
DeleteA) this car's engine
B) the most stock-looking '69 Pontiac 350 i could find
C) the most stock-looking '69 Chevy 350 i could find
Experts, compare your engines!
The car shown is actually the Custom S "Hardtop". A hardtop version of the convertible. The Custom S Sedan has the full window frames and is easily identifiable by the mid-ship pillars.
ReplyDeleteUnderappreciated body style.
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