1968 Pontiac Grand Prix Unknown

This is a rare car with many new components. About 1/3 of the way through restoration. Car is not correct, but could be made that way. It has minimal rust, and a few little dings. Come look at the car and we will talk. Call Tony......Financing is Available!!!! Shipping may also be available....Price is Negotiable , , , , , First generation (1962�1968), Production 1962�1968 , Class Full size , Body style 2 door coupe , Layout FR layout , Platform B body , , , Picking up where the Pontiac Ventura model left off, the Grand Prix first appeared in the Pontiac line for 1962. It was essentially a standard Pontiac Catalina coupe with minimal outside chrome trim and a sportier interior (bucket seats and a center console). The performance minded John De Lorean, head of Advanced Engineering at Pontiac, contributed greatly to the development of both the Grand Prix and the GTO. Early models had full access to the Pontiac performance option list, including the factory race Super Duty 421 powertrain installed in a handful of 1962 and 1963 cars., , The full size Catalina based Grand Prix did very well through the 1960s, and is often credited with the move towards minimal exterior trim seen in the 1960s. Yet its clear resemblance to the other full size Pontiacs caused some to consider it a lesser model than the other personal luxury cars. At the same time, the Grand Prix had a much stronger performance image than its competitors., , , , The 1968 Grand Prix received a new beak nose grille and bumper with concealed headlights and revised rear deck/bumper with L shaped taillights, plus side reflector markers to meet a new federal safety mandate. The convertible was discontinued, leaving only the hardtop coupe for '68., , The standard 350 hp (260 kW) 400 cu in (6.6 l) V8 was unchanged from 1967 aside from revisions in order to meet the 1968 emission regulations, both Federal and California. Both optional 428 cu in (7.0 l) V8s received higher power ratings of 375 hp (280 kW) for the base version and 390 hp (290 kW) the HO., , Interior trim only received minor changes from 1967 aside from revised door panels., , This would be the final year for the Grand Prix to be based on the B body full sized car platform. The 1969 GP would be all new with an exclusive bodyshell but its chassis design was based on the smaller Pontiac A body intermediates (Tempest, LeMans, and GTO).