My Second Car ('63 Grand Prix)

[Dibbons]

My first car was a '65 Valiant four-door I picked up used for $125.00 in Salinas, CA circa 1973. Around the same time, I purchased a '63 Pontiac Grand Prix for $100.00 in Marina, CA. The Pontiac did not have the eight-lug rims or the factory tach, but did have the slim jim automatic with the 389 and posi-traction differential. After a high-rise aluminum manifold and a rebuild (don't remember if I kept the 389 or swapped in a 421) I met a friend for a grudge race at Fremont Raceway. My Pontiac pulled a good whole shot on his '69 396 Chevelle, but he passed me shortly before the finish line (photo is my blue car).

 

[Nxcoupe]

Man, the cars we had as kids. We had no clue how lucky we were back then.

 

[440 PHIXX]

That’s beautiful! John Delorean is well known for the GTO, and his own marque. But the 1962 Grand Prix was the first car he had a big involvement in. Basically a Ventura with buckets and console, the 389 4 bbl engine with dual exhaust. And… dechromed. It looked sporty.