Lot details Registration No: XFW 59J Chassis No: 256690E-115578 Mot Expiry: June 2007
Introduced in 1967, the Pontiac Executive was named after its target audience. Based around General Motors' rear-wheel drive 'B-body' platform, it boasted all-round coil-sprung suspension, disc / drum brakes and power-assisted steering. Luxuriously trimmed, it shared the same dimensions and drivetrains as its Bonneville sibling. Thus, even the entry level Executive was powered by a 400ci (6.6litre) V8 engine rated at 290hp and 428lbft of torque. Although, the standard transmission throughout the model's four-year production life was a column-change three-speed manual, the vast majority (approximately 98%) were specified with Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic gearboxes. Available in four-door sedan, two-door / four-door pillarless hardtop and Safari station wagon guises, the Executive proved somewhat more exclusive than Pontiac had intended (achieving just 21,936 sales in 1970). Replaced by the Catalina Brougham, it remains something of an automotive curio - though with the added benefit of easily obtainable mechanical spares.
Finished in metallic blue with red / black velour upholstery, this particular left-hand drive example is described by the vendor as being in "very good" condition with regard to its engine, three-speed automatic transmission, electrical equipment, interior trim and chassis (while, he rates the wheels / tyres as "good"). Said to have had "one owner from new up until June this year" and to have covered just 110,000 km (approximately 69,000 miles), 'XFW 59J' is reportedly "a very good driver". Apparently in need of a respray, it is nevertheless considered to possess "excellent chromework". A rare car in its own right (and possibly unique on UK roads), this imposing Pontiac is offered for sale with MOT certificate valid until June 2007 and historic class (free) road tax.
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