Dealers flipped a lot back then, Pontiac was at its pinnacle and many dealers probably cashed out.
As I mentioned the car probably only got a winter or two and then it went into summer only use and heated garage life. If the owner had given the chassis and inner panels a rust proofing or even just a really good rinsing out in 71 it would have made a big difference.
Reminds me rust wise of the really nice 69 GTO ragtop the guy in Texas shared in great detail the resto of on this site over the last two years. That car too looked really clean in most areas but had a few sneaky rot spots from its early east coast life before moving to the sunbelt.
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My Break Away Squad
1969 Fbird (Base, 350 & Sprint Cvt’s - 400HO & TA Hardtops)
1969 LeMans (2dr & 4dr Hardtop and a Cvt)
1969 LeMans Safari 2 seat Wagon
1969 GTO (2 Cvt, 2 Hardtops & Judge Hardtop)
1969 Catalina (3 Cvt’s & a 2dr hardtop)
1969 Ventura 2 Seat Wagon
1969 Executive 4dr Sedan
1969 Bonnie Cvt
1969 Bonnie 3 Seat Wagon (2 of them)
1969 Bonnie Brougham (4dr Hardtop & Cvt)
1969 Grand Prix SJ (2 of them)
1969 2+2 2dr Hardtop (Canadian model)
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