Pontiac station wagon sells...

[balthazar]

Here she is, the lil' sweetie:

See that lil' shiny doo-dad just aft of the front tire? That's the header dump.

To be specific, it's a 1963 Pontiac Super Duty Tempest wagon, a 1-of-14 factory-built race car with an aluminum front clip, factory slicks and a 12:1 dual-quad 421 with a transaxle. HP is about 550 in a car that might weigh 3000 lbs. Zoom.

A private collection was liquidated at auction recently, and 5 Pontiacs sold (individually) for $1,720,000:

'63 SD 421 Tempest : $625,000 (1 of 14 Tempests, 1 of 6 wagons)

'63 'Swiss Cheese' 421 SD Catalina : $440,000 (1 of 14)

'63 421 SD Catalina : $285,000 (1 of 60)

'62 SD 421 Catalina : $235,000 (1 of 162)

'61 SD 389 Ventura : $135,000 (1 of 25)

These are record prices for the pinnacle of Pontiac Engineering. If any one action of General Motors makes me exceedingly angry, it's was the elimination of Pontiac Engineering and the 'corporate' engine system.

Edited January 16, 2007 by balthazar

[BigPontiac]

Now THAT is cool!

[hyperv6]

No what was cool was to see Arnie Bestwick do the Norwalk 1/4 mile in this car just after it was restored a few years ago with the owner in the passenger seat.

Too bad the owner did not live longer to better enjoy all of these cars. The widow sold all of these cars after trying to keep them show them for a few years after his loss. I have seen them and they were well restored and like new.

[Oracle of Delphi]

Damn, I love the 60's Pontiacs. This one is sweet!

[Sixty8panther]

Wow... awsome.

Forget 20" rims, those gloss black steelies & dog dish caps mean business!