Fascinating video, this was not an advertisement, it was an introduction film for dealers to show their salesmen. First car is a Catalina two door hardtop with optional fender skirts that make it look a bit funny. Hard to tell in the poor quality video but it is either Burgundy or matador red with red interior. It has all three of the possible optional toggle switches; power antenna, rear defogger and either reverb or power flow ventilation. Standard engine in the Catalina was a 290 horsepower 400. 428’s were optional but this car lacks the fender emblems that would call out 428. Second car is a Bonneville two door hardtop. The Catalina was the cheapest fullsized model and the Bonneville was the most expensive. Interesting that this car and the Catalina (as well as the GTO) don’t have the vinyl top, it was a very popular option and extremely profitable so most advertising of the time promoted it. Color looks to be either limelight green or crystal turquoise, interior is parchment (off white). Standard Bonneville engine was a 360 horsepower 428. Third car is a LeMans convertible in Cameo white with red bucket seat interior. The LeMans was the second highest trim in the midsized line (Tempest-Custom S, LeMans and GTO). This particular car is well optioned with 4 speed, console, wood steering wheel and tilt steering along with wire wheel covers. If you look carefully you can make out the cam cover when the hood is open, making it a six cylinder OHC engine, this is confirmed by the hood tach having a 5,500 rpm redline (allV8 cars would have a 5,100 rpm redline). The basic OHC6 was 250 cid and made 175 horsepower but given the 4 speed, tach etc this is most likely a Sprint version of the OHC that made 230 horsepower thanks to a 4 bbl carburetor and higher compression ratio. Trivia point, the lovely young lady driving this car is Kelly Harmon, sister of famous actor Mark Harmon. Further trivia, within a year she married John Delorean who was running Pontiac at that time. Marriage was unsurprisingly short lived (she was 20 he was in his mid 40’s). Fourth car is a Firebird convertible with the 400 option package. Color is Carousel Red (actually orange) with parchment buckets. This car also has many options and they are highlighted in the video. Standard engine with this option package is a 330 horse 400. Fifth car is an executive safari wagon, executive was the in between fullsized model and the wagon version was called Safari (safari generally referred to wood grained wagons in those years). It appears o be Expresso brown (but could be midnight green or black) and it has a gold interior. Standard engine was the same as the Catalina, a 290 horse 400. Six and seven are intertwined, the Grand Prix is the standard J model two door hardtop in midnight green with a vinyl top in black and interior in either black or green. The GTO is a two door hardtop also in limelight green with parchment inside. The comment about the Grand Prix having a heart of a GTO is reference to both cars having a standard 400 4 bbl engine making 350 horsepower. The GTO in the video is equipped with the optional top dog Ram Air IV 400 making 370 horsepower. This part of the video being in French is a throw back to some of the first Grand Prix print ads from 1962 being in French, a gimmick to play up the European nature of the car.
This entire video is really something. Back then they were the #3 selling brand, and had been since 1963 I believe. And now they're gone. People loved these cars at the time. I wish GM could have kept it going.
This video needs to be retitled as “1969 Pontiac Full Line”. It is a weird and amazing review of the 69 Pontiacs and their place in the market. Pontiac and chief John DeLorean were at the top of their game and weren’t afraid to feature a wide variety of music and lifestyles in this film. The Grand Prix portion, done entirely in French, was especially unique. A great film that all Pontiac lovers should see.
John DeLorean left Pontiac with a dozen exclamation points. The restyled Grand Prix was his parting gift to a division he helped shaped to national prominence
This video is a real trip, when did you see a Catalina with the optional gauge package, plus the gal with the Lemans convertible is Mark Harmon's sister
I like this...so I just placed an order for a 2017 Pontiac at my local Pontiac dealer!
Did it ever come in? Lol
Should have ordered a new 69....
The beautiful music at 20:20 fits perfectly with the beautiful elegant Grand Prix.
I think that music genre is called Bossa Nova.
1966 the last best looking full size pontiac.
My first car in 1973 was a 1969 Pontiac 2 plus 2, it was the best car I ever owned , and it was the same color as the one in the car wash.
Peter Hogan the 1969 Pontiac 2+2 was available in Canada only.
@@frankdenardo8684 I know that.
Fascinating video, this was not an advertisement, it was an introduction film for dealers to show their salesmen.
First car is a Catalina two door hardtop with optional fender skirts that make it look a bit funny. Hard to tell in the poor quality video but it is either Burgundy or matador red with red interior. It has all three of the possible optional toggle switches; power antenna, rear defogger and either reverb or power flow ventilation. Standard engine in the Catalina was a 290 horsepower 400. 428’s were optional but this car lacks the fender emblems that would call out 428.
Second car is a Bonneville two door hardtop. The Catalina was the cheapest fullsized model and the Bonneville was the most expensive. Interesting that this car and the Catalina (as well as the GTO) don’t have the vinyl top, it was a very popular option and extremely profitable so most advertising of the time promoted it. Color looks to be either limelight green or crystal turquoise, interior is parchment (off white). Standard Bonneville engine was a 360 horsepower 428.
Third car is a LeMans convertible in Cameo white with red bucket seat interior. The LeMans was the second highest trim in the midsized line (Tempest-Custom S, LeMans and GTO). This particular car is well optioned with 4 speed, console, wood steering wheel and tilt steering along with wire wheel covers. If you look carefully you can make out the cam cover when the hood is open, making it a six cylinder OHC engine, this is confirmed by the hood tach having a 5,500 rpm redline (allV8 cars would have a 5,100 rpm redline). The basic OHC6 was 250 cid and made 175 horsepower but given the 4 speed, tach etc this is most likely a Sprint version of the OHC that made 230 horsepower thanks to a 4 bbl carburetor and higher compression ratio. Trivia point, the lovely young lady driving this car is Kelly Harmon, sister of famous actor Mark Harmon. Further trivia, within a year she married John Delorean who was running Pontiac at that time. Marriage was unsurprisingly short lived (she was 20 he was in his mid 40’s).
Fourth car is a Firebird convertible with the 400 option package. Color is Carousel Red (actually orange) with parchment buckets. This car also has many options and they are highlighted in the video. Standard engine with this option package is a 330 horse 400.
Fifth car is an executive safari wagon, executive was the in between fullsized model and the wagon version was called Safari (safari generally referred to wood grained wagons in those years). It appears o be Expresso brown (but could be midnight green or black) and it has a gold interior. Standard engine was the same as the Catalina, a 290 horse 400.
Six and seven are intertwined, the Grand Prix is the standard J model two door hardtop in midnight green with a vinyl top in black and interior in either black or green. The GTO is a two door hardtop also in limelight green with parchment inside. The comment about the Grand Prix having a heart of a GTO is reference to both cars having a standard 400 4 bbl engine making 350 horsepower. The GTO in the video is equipped with the optional top dog Ram Air IV 400 making 370 horsepower. This part of the video being in French is a throw back to some of the first Grand Prix print ads from 1962 being in French, a gimmick to play up the European nature of the car.
my first car in 73 was a 69 pontiac 2 plus 2, it was the best car I,ve ever owned.
Discontinued in 68
@@pl5624 in Canada the 2+2 was discontinued in 1970.
Great video. This was originally made to show to dealer staff. To perk them up for the new models.
This entire video is really something. Back then they were the #3 selling brand, and had been since 1963 I believe. And now they're gone. People loved these cars at the time. I wish GM could have kept it going.
The Executive wagon. What a cool ride. Wagons are sorely missed and this was one terrific wagon.
That was so wonderful.Thanks
Ted Roberts the big Pontiacs is just as big as a Mississippi River barge.
All those young pretty girls are now in their 70s
and still looking good.
Back then they built dream cars, today they just build car,s.
Computers on wheels not cars
This video needs to be retitled as “1969 Pontiac Full Line”. It is a weird and amazing review of the 69 Pontiacs and their place in the market. Pontiac and chief John DeLorean were at the top of their game and weren’t afraid to feature a wide variety of music and lifestyles in this film. The Grand Prix portion, done entirely in French, was especially unique. A great film that all Pontiac lovers should see.
John DeLorean left Pontiac with a dozen exclamation points. The restyled Grand Prix was his parting gift to a division he helped shaped to national prominence
It was the time of steel, no plastic !! The engineers were born in USA, not in China, Vietnam, East Europe or Bala Bala .
The grill on the 69 pontiac was made of plastic.
those were the days.
Amen brother
She was amazing. Why did she
LOL at 4:50 he said we are talking about Catalina...Its a Cat and it leaner.
WW1 planes in background at 6:29. WW1 ended just 51 years ago when this was made. Probably half a million ww1 vets were still alive then.
This video is a real trip, when did you see a Catalina with the optional gauge package, plus the gal with the Lemans convertible is Mark Harmon's sister
I bet that's where delorean met and later married her...at this photo shoot.
Miss my 67 Firebird 400..red on red
I have this same video on VHS tape
It was way too long for a television commercial. Where were these films shown?
Regarding Executive Wagon, where can you drive on a boardwalk? Never seen a car do that in New Jersey or New York.
In the sixties you could, my cousin parked his '67 LeMans convertible there. We filled it with sand from our swimming trunks.
WW2 would have ended just a short 24 years earlier when this was done.
I dream of Jeannie, my three sons, and family affair used Pontiacs. sponsor and corporate tie-in.
Excelente!
did devo sing this song
#certifiedbadass
Pontiac? What is that? Lol
An Indian chief and a place in michigan