1961 Pontiac Bonneville Sport Coupe Rare Barn Find Brother To Gto 389 421 on 2040-cars
Evanston, Wyoming, United States
Body Type:Coupe
Engine:400 ho
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 8
Make: Pontiac
Model: Bonneville
Trim: sport coupe
Warranty: none
Drive Type: auto
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Power Windows, Power Seats
Mileage: 120,000
Exterior Color: Blue
Interior Color: Blue
Disability Equipped: No
Your bidding on a very rare sport coupe 61 bonneville. This car needs a complete restoration and I am not implying any type of warranty. So what I have is a 2 owner car that is very fixable. The car does have some rust but is a very good start. The car had a bad paint job in 1980 and now the car is showing it. All of the 61's have the same rust issues such as rockers, trunk floor, pillar and such. As you will see not real bad but will need attention. The car sports, remote mirror, power bench, power windows, AC, day and night mirror, and such. The car has been up dated with a 69 firebird HO 400 motor that has only about 500 miles on it and turbo 400 trans. The wheels are 17 in with new eagle tires. The car does run and drive but has been off the road for 25 years so I would not trust it to just to take off with it. I will try to answer all of your questions the best I can. I have not owned the car for a long time and have not had it on the road. This car could be great to drive and restore at the same time. If you would like the original wheels and spinner hub caps I will discount the car 500.00 and put the originals back on and keep the 17's.
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