Could be the finest example of this car anywhere. My dad sold Pontiacs and had a '62 Bonney. This car pushed all the right buttons for me. Gr8 post - thank you!
I can remember going to a Pontiac dealership with my Uncle in 1962 and seeing a car exactly like this one sitting on the showroom floor. The American Dream on four gorgeous 8-lug wheels!
Great car! We had a '62 Grand Prix 2 door hardtop for many years. My Dad got one in '81 and restored it during my highschool years. Had 389 Tri-Power, Borg-Warner T-10 4-speed, 8-lug aluminum wheels, power windows. For a big car it was pretty quick too. Loved Pontiac's ever since. Thanks for showing the Grand Prix some well deserved love my friend, Semper Fidelis!
When men were men, women were women, cars were cars, and America was America... Pontiac did so many cool things, like the Eight Lugs and that Lucite steering wheel. My Dad had a '70 LTD, and the first time I saw the high beam indicator, I said "look at the king's hat."
Nice car....Pontiac was dying in the 50s. It was called and old man's car. In the late 50s when I was still a tyke, neighbors up the street had a gray and white 55' Pontiac. They were an old couple. My father at the time a WW2 vet and still a young man had a 55' Olds Rocket 88 2 door H/T. Now that was a 50's bad ass classic. Please do a review on one.
Mike is one of my car buddies. I can vouch for the fact that this is one awesome GP. It’s as perfect underneath as it is on top. As nice as it is Mike does suffer from GTO envy.
My dad bought a 62 Catalina new in January 1962. He had dealer (or factory) installed seatbelts (front only) and always insisted everyone wear them. Formed a good habit for me ever since. Our car was all brown, inside and out. It went to the junkyard in 1970, and I've missed it ever since.
Stunningly pretty car. That Tri Power / 4-speed setup was 'set you back in the seat' power in the '64 GTO. I kept waiting for this guy to get in its ass even a little, but oh well, ... I guess the Chief Pontiac high-beam indicator was pretty breath-taking, 👀 ...
WOW, This has about everything a 1966 GTO 4-speed has 4 years earlier! It doesn't look all that much larger than 1966 GTO or heavier! Thanks for restoring and showing it!
@@musclecarcampy9922 That's big! I don't understand why this trim of car didn't remain popular. It seems like it did a lot of performance characteristics very well for its day with a large interior to hold your friends or family.
I think this car is beatiful. Duringt the 90s, In my mid twenties, I remember seeing one of these, of course at the time I did not know what it was, and did not catch up with it to find out. All I remember is the unique tail-light treatmemt.
A friend had a baby blue on blue '62 GP, 389 tri-power, 4 spd with 8 lugs. I had the pleasure of driving it. Would have traded my '72 GTO in a heartbeat.
i bought a 62 grand prix in 1967 for $1200.00 and had it till 1978, how stupid i was to sell it, 389 348 hp wide ratio 4 speed 3.23 rear gears, my all time favorite car. areal sleeper.
Around 40 years ago I had a 62 GP faded red paint with white or maybe it was called parchment interior it had been repowered with a Pontiac 400 and the latter model tri power it also had a 4 speed and a rusted frame if you shifted aggressively the lower control arm for the rear end would poke through the rear floor board
This 62 is beautiful! Have you ever done a 69 Grand Prix ? When i was a kid in 69 a girl i went to school with brother had a 69 with a 455 with 3 duces, and a 4 speed. It was maroon with a black vinyl top, and black interior. Would really be cool if you did an episode on one of those absolutely WICKED Pontiacs. Really like you're CZcams channel! PEACE ✌️
Yeah, it was a SAD day when GM deleted the Pontiac Motor Division. My wife and I bought a brand new 2004 Grand Am GT 2 door coupe with the ram air - drop it down a gear on the highway and punch it and it will FLY!! We still have it and it runs GREAT!!
Pontiac had not yet stacked the headlights and I like this look very much - not stacked - and the '64 GTO would also adopt this look for one year only. Overall, this car is truly special and Pontiac leaders in the new muscle car market. Thanks for video 👍
I had a 63 GP. .I liked the front end horizontal headlights better of the 62. But the 63 almost hidden tail lights were much sportier. Mine was like a GM midnight blue with blue interior.The sport lux interior on these were state of the art in their time. Mine was a 389 automatic. It could really burn a lot of rubber because it was so darn heavy. It was simply too heavy to be considered fast. The 421 Bonnies were fairly fast for their time.
My friend's father had one back then and he would let us take it out for a ride and it was hot hot hot I really had a great time riding in that car as a kid and it had Wheels smoking power that's one of the first cars I ever got to drive that had wheel power
I almost bought this car, before I went into the military, only 500 bucks! Since I was inlisting in the military I thought it would be better to keep the car I already had.
Where is this pontiac club located in Florida I visit Florida for 6 months out of the year and would love to come to there car meets I have a 64 Gto. Thanks so much
Thanks.. interestingly, the 62 CATALINA SD 421=, had Automatics ( Four speed in Drags??,& Lake pipes, we heard)…? The CATALINA SD421 , was what really piqued my interest in Summer 1962 , at my local Service Station hang OUT…….supposedly coming from US30 DRAG Strip INDIANA, ETC. DEFINITELY HAD DRAG PIPES,ETC.
Top bucket list car along with a 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire
Quite nice! First yr for the Gran Prix model. A 421 tri power would have been icing on a beautiful cake.
Absolutely.
Could be the finest example of this car anywhere. My dad sold Pontiacs and had a '62 Bonney. This car pushed all the right buttons for me. Gr8 post - thank you!
I agree, it's very nice!
I can remember going to a Pontiac dealership with my Uncle in 1962 and seeing a car exactly like this one sitting on the showroom floor. The American Dream on four gorgeous 8-lug wheels!
Thanks for sharing
Style class and power in a wide track Pontiac!!
It is a beauty. Thanks for watching. Hope you subscribed.
The lines on this car are unforgettable. The side profile is amazing and much appreciate the explanation of a 8 lug nut wheel drum brake combo.
Thx for watching.
Great car! We had a '62 Grand Prix 2 door hardtop for many years. My Dad got one in '81 and restored it during my highschool years. Had 389 Tri-Power, Borg-Warner T-10 4-speed, 8-lug aluminum wheels, power windows. For a big car it was pretty quick too. Loved Pontiac's ever since. Thanks for showing the Grand Prix some well deserved love my friend, Semper Fidelis!
Those early ‘60s full-size Pontiacs were simply something else.
When men were men, women were women, cars were cars, and America was America... Pontiac did so many cool things, like the Eight Lugs and that Lucite steering wheel.
My Dad had a '70 LTD, and the first time I saw the high beam indicator, I said "look at the king's hat."
Classic!
Incredible, painstaking restoration of the nicest '62 GP ever! Thanks so much to the owner for showing us this fine Machine! ❤️
That is a beautiful machine
Automotive artwork masterpiece.
Beautiful Pontiac!! 😍👍
That is one gorgeous Pontiac!
Yes it is!
Another beautiful piece of Pontiac performance history. Thanks Campy.
Truly is my pleasure.
@@musclecarcampy9922 With all the ride-a-longs in those magical cars, I can believe it. :)
@@joequillun7790 It’s like cruising when I was 17. But driving them is the best part.
Nice car....Pontiac was dying in the 50s. It was called and old man's car. In the late 50s when I was still a tyke, neighbors up the street had a gray and white 55' Pontiac. They were an old couple. My father at the time a WW2 vet and still a young man had a 55' Olds Rocket 88 2 door H/T. Now that was a 50's bad ass classic. Please do a review on one.
Bunkie Knudsen saved Pontiac.
Mike is one of my car buddies. I can vouch for the fact that this is one awesome GP. It’s as perfect underneath as it is on top. As nice as it is Mike does suffer from GTO envy.
Would love to visit this club in Florida I have a 64 Gto. And come to Florida every winter. Thanks so much
You must be proud. That car is my dream. I hope you enjoy it for years to come !!!!
That’s a gorgeous ‘62 Grand Prix, I’ve got one in black with a black interior, tri power and 8 lugs. It still has the slim jim auto though.
Nice!
The gentleman's muscle car. Love the early 60's Gp's and Cats.
Just a spectacular piece of history
Beautiful….thanks for posting! “Slamming gears for years”….
I had a 61 and a 62 Pontiac both small motor ,powerglides models , 61 had the skyline rear window
WOW!!! I Love It!!! :) Gorgeous!!
Nice Styling and Steering Wheel, Front And Rear End 👌
My dad bought a 62 Catalina new in January 1962. He had dealer (or factory) installed seatbelts (front only) and always insisted everyone wear them. Formed a good habit for me ever since. Our car was all brown, inside and out. It went to the junkyard in 1970, and I've missed it ever since.
Few people wore seatbelts then.
389 tri power, also a 8 slugger to!
Stunningly pretty car. That Tri Power / 4-speed setup was 'set you back in the seat' power in the '64 GTO. I kept waiting for this guy to get in its ass even a little, but oh well, ... I guess the Chief Pontiac high-beam indicator was pretty breath-taking, 👀 ...
He did do a burnout in it. Did you watch the entire video?
@@musclecarcampy9922 Hell, I thought I did, ... the Alzheimers must be creeping in already ... I'll watch again. Thanks, and Apologies ...
@@danielmoose1273 I can barely remember what I had for lunch these days! Somehow the muscle car info is still there. Thank goodness.
Very nice car
Oh, for sure.
A real beauty… thanks for sharing.
Thanks.
Perfect car I have 65 Pontiac Grand prix 4 speed tri power car they are the best cars Pontiac made nice ride fellow POCI member
My second car was a 62 strato chief, 283 v8, three on the tree, four door...cost me 50 dollars and I drove it for at least 3 years...excellent car !
Canadian?
WOW, This has about everything a 1966 GTO 4-speed has 4 years earlier! It doesn't look all that much larger than 1966 GTO or heavier! Thanks for restoring and showing it!
It is way bigger than a ‘66 GTO and about 350-400 lbs heavier.
@@musclecarcampy9922 That's big! I don't understand why this trim of car didn't remain popular. It seems like it did a lot of performance characteristics very well for its day with a large interior to hold your friends or family.
I think this car is beatiful. Duringt the 90s, In my mid twenties, I remember seeing one of these, of course at the time I did not know what it was, and did not catch up with it to find out. All I remember is the unique tail-light treatmemt.
Appeared to be more agile than its true size would indicate!! Nice!
It is a WideTrack Pontiac!
A friend had a baby blue on blue '62 GP, 389 tri-power, 4 spd with 8 lugs. I had the pleasure of driving it. Would have traded my '72 GTO in a heartbeat.
Perfect, flawless car, love to see it!!
You and me both!
Had a loaded Grand Prix in silver with black guts and purchased for 800.00
Sold for 3600.00
Thanks for the classy jazz.
It’s a pretty jazzy ride! It seemed to fit.
Great Video , I had a 63 , 64 and 69 SJ 428/370 AT 3/16/2024
That's a sweet ride.
i bought a 62 grand prix in 1967 for $1200.00 and had it till 1978, how stupid i was to sell it, 389 348 hp wide ratio 4 speed 3.23 rear gears, my all time favorite car. areal sleeper.
Around 40 years ago I had a 62 GP faded red paint with white or maybe it was called parchment interior it had been repowered with a Pontiac 400 and the latter model tri power it also had a 4 speed and a rusted frame if you shifted aggressively the lower control arm for the rear end would poke through the rear floor board
They really were prone to rust.
This 62 is beautiful! Have you ever done a 69 Grand Prix ? When i was a kid in 69 a girl i went to school with brother had a 69 with a 455 with 3 duces, and a 4 speed. It was maroon with a black vinyl top, and black interior. Would really be cool if you did an episode on one of those absolutely WICKED Pontiacs. Really like you're CZcams channel! PEACE ✌️
Thanks for watching.
When I was 17 I had one of these in this exact color, with all the same options...the only difference was a black vinyl top! Wish I had it now?.
Possibly the most beautiful Pontiac ever built, save for the ‘61 Ventura bubble-top.
I love the ‘61 Pontiacs. Spectacular design.
Speaking of headliners, I had a ‘63 GP, white with a black interior, and it had a silver headliner, made of perforated vinyl.
Nice.
1973 in high school I bought 64 GP factory 4 speed car with factory tach. It felt like a big car and had a great heater.
Great car.
8lug wheels and 1 inch white walls.....the best look!!
Beautiful!
Thx!
My dad bought one New, same red had white interior automatic, did have posi! ❤
Amazing you could order a car like this without it.
The craftsman ship the American pride that went into these vehicles stand up to the test of time 👍
Absolutely!
Nice car love
I have a 1971 Pontiac Grand Prix model J 455 and it has black interior and a white headliner.
I guess it was more common than I remembered.
Yeah, it was a SAD day when GM deleted the Pontiac Motor Division. My wife and I bought a brand new 2004 Grand Am GT 2 door coupe with the ram air - drop it down a gear on the highway and punch it and it will FLY!! We still have it and it runs GREAT!!
Pontiac had not yet stacked the headlights and I like this look very much - not stacked - and the '64 GTO would also adopt this look for one year only. Overall, this car is truly special and Pontiac leaders in the new muscle car market. Thanks for video 👍
Thank you for watching, sir! We love doing Pontiac videos and have a bunch of the channel. Enjoy them!
I had a 63 GP. .I liked the front end horizontal headlights better of the 62. But the 63 almost hidden tail lights were much sportier. Mine was like a GM midnight blue with blue interior.The sport lux interior on these were state of the art in their time. Mine was a 389 automatic. It could really burn a lot of rubber because it was so darn heavy. It was simply too heavy to be considered fast. The 421 Bonnies were fairly fast for their time.
Both were spectacular.
Hope it had one of the optional drive gears - the standard 3:23 was a snooze, but oddly the 3:42 was crisp...probably 3:63 was best.
Spectacular
It is.
Awesome!!
Thanks!
I'd love it!
It is a beauty.
My friend's father had one back then and he would let us take it out for a ride and it was hot hot hot I really had a great time riding in that car as a kid and it had Wheels smoking power that's one of the first cars I ever got to drive that had wheel power
I almost bought this car, before I went into the military, only 500 bucks! Since I was inlisting in the military I thought it would be better to keep the car I already had.
Was there ever another car this beautiful? Perhaps a Ferrari...
Pontiac was at the top of its styling game in this decade. I prefer the ‘61 hardtops myself, but they were all stunning.
Back when cars had their own style
Yessir.
The Catalina has the same divided grill with a similar insignia!
I thought they had a tripower emblem on the front fenders.
Where is this pontiac club located in Florida I visit Florida for 6 months out of the year and would love to come to there car meets I have a 64 Gto. Thanks so much
Florida Chapter of the Pontiac Oakland Club International. Most of the members I have featured are in the Tampa Bay Area. Very active group.
No Safety Track?
Nope. Never had it.
pontiac g8 behind you
Yes. That was my car.
I love G8s
I have a 2006 G6 and a 1991 Firebird formula
@@MaximumDestruction80 I loved that car. Just got rid of it with 142,000 miles.
Why are the 62 Grand Prix and the 62 Catalina the exact same car?
The GP was built on the Catalina platform because it was the shortest wheelbase and the lightest weight car in the Pontiac line.
I can't believe you compared this car to a Thunderbird. What's wrong with you, man???
He put a lot of money in it and have a 1964 GP 389 this is a nice vehicle but the 421 was a power house and 62 and 63 were different then the 64 .
I have a video on a ‘65 2+2 with a 421 coming out shortly.
He reduced the value when he converted in to a 4 speed. A factory 4 speed will bring more $$$ but not a converted one.😞...😩...😭
Perhaps, but we’re pretty sure he does not care. This is how he likes it.
Thanks.. interestingly, the 62 CATALINA SD 421=, had Automatics ( Four speed in Drags??,& Lake pipes, we heard)…? The CATALINA SD421 , was what really piqued my interest in Summer 1962 , at my local Service Station hang OUT…….supposedly coming from US30 DRAG Strip INDIANA, ETC. DEFINITELY HAD DRAG PIPES,ETC.
Grand Prix's were and are not considered muscle cars.
When you start your channel, you can populate it with only large displacement, midsize cars.
Gentlemen's hot rod from back in the day.
Put a "posi" in it.