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Diego
07-02-2023, 10:26 PM
Friend recently bought a 1969 428 Ventura that's got a load of paperwork. I'm cajoling him to let me post some pics but I dunno....hopefully this post piques interest for more.
Ben M.
07-03-2023, 10:53 AM
I picked this one up a little while ago...
Points were junk but it fired up with a new set. The disc brake rotors are bad and calipers are frozen so it needs a new front end braking system. I think the only real option it doesn't have is the 428HO.
Stuart
07-03-2023, 10:57 AM
I picked this one up a little while ago...
That's a beauty. Is the body/paint original or has it been redone?
Ben M.
07-03-2023, 11:00 AM
It's been redone in places, you can see the overspray in the trunk and the door jams are not as bright as the rest of it. Car has been off the road since 1987. It is a Washington car and not rusty at all outside of the underhood surface rust that plagues a car that sits for decades.
Stuart
07-03-2023, 11:57 AM
You could maybe send the brake calipers to White Post, they can sleeve the cylinders and rebuild them. https://whitepost.com/brake-sleeving-rebuilding-services/
SD455DJ
07-03-2023, 06:48 PM
I picked this one up a little while ago...
Points were junk but it fired up with a new set. The disc brake rotors are bad and calipers are frozen so it needs a new front end braking system. I think the only real option it doesn't have is the 428HO.
That is one sweet Bonnie Brougham! Love the red w/ black top! Looking forward to more pictures and history.
Dennis
SD455DJ
07-03-2023, 06:50 PM
Friend recently bought a 1969 428 Ventura that's got a load of paperwork. I'm cajoling him to let me post some pics but I dunno....hopefully this post piques interest for more.
Hey Deigo! I hope all is well with your family, and have a happy 4th! Keep cajoling him for you to share with likeminded B-body folk! We'd love to hear and see more on both of his cars.
Dennis
77 TRASHCAN
07-03-2023, 07:37 PM
Welcome back Ben!!!
Diego
07-03-2023, 10:03 PM
Alright, so it seems my friend is in deliberations and doesn't fully own it yet, so I've amended the initial post to keep some things on the DL.
Here's the Ventura he bought....
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-pontiac-catalina-ventura-428/
SD455DJ
07-04-2023, 08:53 AM
Thanks Diego for the link to BAT. I missed that one...your friend got a screaming deal for such a cool B-body...even with the lo-po 428!
Dennis
77 TRASHCAN
07-04-2023, 09:50 AM
Man-man, I'd drive THAT every day!!!
johnta1
07-04-2023, 10:34 AM
Very cool docs!
Interesting that the build sheet was for overseas export. Was it exported?
Also has the owner on the build sheet. Was he a Pontiac worker?
Cool options on it.
:)
63 Pontiac
07-04-2023, 11:57 PM
https://facebook.com/groups/481412125313585/
63 Pontiac
07-05-2023, 09:28 AM
https://facebook.com/groups/481412125313585/
That didn't work out but it was a 69 Catalina 2 door in Colorado for sale at $13,800. Nice shape, 400/th400, pale yellow with green interior and vinyl top.
63 Pontiac
07-05-2023, 09:47 AM
Here:
Diego
07-06-2023, 01:10 AM
Thank you for the editing help, Stuart!
Showed my friend this thread. Fingers crossed on the HO Bonnie Brougham!
J GLASGO
07-06-2023, 06:38 AM
Diego, did your friend get the 69 Ventura? I also was bidding.
63 Pontiac
07-06-2023, 04:35 PM
More pics, car is listed at 13,800. Hard to go wrong with a good interior, clean body and decent paint.
Diego
07-08-2023, 01:32 AM
Diego, did your friend get the 69 Ventura? I also was bidding.
Yeah