1964 Pontiac Grand Prix

Grand Prix Sedan

8 - Cyl.

Automatic

Clear

Gasoline

1964 Pontiac Grand Prix: I've had this car for over 25 years and regrettably have to sell it, along with a few others to pay a huge unexpected tax bill. When I got it 27 years ago the 389 had a cracked block, so I converted it to a 1967 400/400 TH combination, which is a huge improvement in technology. The old Slim Jim transmissions of that era were not a good design and are almost impossible to find parts for. The 400 motors used a Quadrajet carburetor, a better water pump system, a better harmonic balancer, and other advancements that brought the famous Pontiac 400 power plant into modern times. I had the motor and transmission rebuilt about 10 years ago and have only put a few hundred miles on, mainly because I have several other cars that I drive (including my favorite car, a ‘66 Bonneville 2 door). I put factory original long-branch headers on it with a 2 1/2 inch aluminized exhaust system on it with Walker Dynamax mufflers – making it sound ferocious, but not cheap. I had both the steering unit and rear end rebuilt. I found a rare 3.23 gear for the rear end, making this car perfect for the quarter mile -- it will chirp the tires hard when shifting into second gear, at that is saying something up here in the Mile High City, using only pump gas. Also, the ’64 GP is somewhat smaller and lighter than the ‘65 and newer cars, which makes it faster than most all of today’s cars. This winter I put a fresh set of the super-rare 86cc big intake valve heads (#15 heads from a 1970 Bonneville 455 motor). That way it can burn pump gas, while maintaining maximum power. The original 72cc heads just don’t work on these cars, believe me. The 86 cc heads are perfect for a 400 motor, but were made only that one year, in 1970 for the 455 motors. This car screams like a cat on fire, and with these bigger heads it won’t get hot and diesel or vapor lock like other old cars with high performance motors that were built in the ‘60s for ethyl gas. The car has new paint, no rust, great frame and underside, all new weather stripping, new front windshield, new interior, and had the dash recovered. I even had the dash panel and steering column painted, along with the steering wheel. It has all new front end parts and even new springs all the way around. The eight-lug wheels were original on this car and are in perfect condition, as are the beauty rings and original caps. It also has fresh brakes and tires. I must say that the car really handles nice and tight. Of course it is also very fast, and sounds great. I’ve always felt that the ’64 Grand Prix was the first very sleek, very sexy Detroit muscle car that was modern looking. It has perfectly classic lines and detail. The same blue ‘64 GP was on the cover of The Beach Boys album, Shut Down, Volume II. As a matter of fact, I once personally spoke to Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys about the Grand Prix’s he and Brian drove (at a concert in Vegas before he died). The article I wrote on this issue ran in Performance Pontiac. This is a solid, wonderful car and is a rare piece of classic ‘60’s Americana. It even won First Prize for ‘64 GPs at the POCI convention when it was in Denver in 1997. It was also featured on the cover of Smoke Signals magazine around that time. It is set up for today's gas, which is a huge thing in a classic car. Everything is new and will last forever.