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At the 2009 POCI meet after 30 years in storage some brake work and 1400 miles of fun to the "run". Of two hundred odd built less than a dozen remain.
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316 Cubic inch 285 Horsepower Strato Streak V8
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Without the fat boy, me
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Even High Performance Pontiac took its picture...they just didn't know what it was
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The dash...
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Really after sitting for 30 years it was not all that horrible, underhood..... the outside and the GLASS was entirely another issue
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The big generator pulley coupled to the prompt upshifts of the hydramatic left the battery constantly undercharged. The original owner brought it in to be repaired. I said I could fix it for free....just sell it to me! YAY! He did the summer of 1975....I am the second owner.
Clipped from a dealer option book......woo hoo pretty spendy ponies......
Anonymous on Apr 27, 2011 said:
My first car was one of these rare Ponchos. Bought it used in 1958. Had no idea back than just how rare it was. Chevy had a dual quad 270 h.p. am I remembering right that the Pontiac was 280? That car suprised a lot of other racers. Mine was a stick, did they build any with automatic? Thanks for the memories. Mike Cassidy
[Reply to this comment]Anonymous on Feb 19, 2012 said:
I wish I had a 57 Bonneville they built 1500 all fuel injected came in silver , red and blue I won a bet on this because most people think bon bons were built 58 on.
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57timemachine on Nov 1, 2020 said:
I love that beauty of yours. I never knew they came with dual quads. Real super sweet. Cheers.
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Mario on Jun 27, 2022 said:
What a great looking 56 Pontiac you have Jeff. It was surely Pontiac's first muscle car with lots of HP and a hot V8. Dual quads are a real surprise. Mario
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Stonega41 on Apr 27, 2011 said:
Very, very nice. Have only seen 2 of these and the first was at Pontiac dealership 35 years ago.
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