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Old 06-08-2021, 03:13 PM
FHummel FHummel is offline
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In 1962 I bought my first Pontiac - a 1961 Ventura 2 door hardtop, black with the tri-blue interior, 425A engine w/tri-power, 4 speed Borg-warner transmission and Posi rear, PS and PB. Traded in a 1955 T-bird on price on $1895.00. Car had 12K miles on the odometer. Drove it for a year and rebuilt the transmission twice due to gear breakage. The Borg was not a good transmission back then. But the car would really perform! Sold it back to the dealer to get a down payment to buy our first house in 1963.

Bought 2 new GTOs - a 1967 400 hdtp with 4 speed, etc. - paid $3250 and 1971 455HO w/ 4 speed, etc. for a little over $5K - 4 speed, etc. - brutal car even though they had dropped the compression ratio down into the 8 plus area. Shifting out of 3rd to 4th at 90 mph it would chirp the tires and plant you back into the seat again. Have had many other Pontiacs over the ensuing years and still driving the latest ones - 2008 G8GT, 2009 G8GT and 2009 Solstice GXP. Have fun while you can!


Last edited by FHummel; 06-08-2021 at 03:28 PM. Reason: mistake on year of 1971 GTO