1968 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX

1968 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX.
The Pontiac Grand Prix is an American full-size car which was produced by Pontiac from 1962 to 2008. First introduced as part of Pontiac's full-size car model offering for the 1962 model year.

First generation (1962–1968)
The Grand Prix first appeared in the Pontiac line for the 1962 model year, as a replacement for the Ventura. It was essentially a standard Pontiac Catalina coupe with minimal outside chrome trim and a sportier interior (bucket seats and a center console). The performance-minded John De Lorean, head of Advanced Engineering at Pontiac, contributed to the development of both the Grand Prix and the GTO. Early models were available with Pontiac performance options, including the factory-race Super Duty 421 powertrain installed in a handful of 1962 and 1963 cars.
The full-size Catalina-based Grand Prix sold well through the 1960s.

1968
The 1968 Grand Prix received a new "beak-nose" grille and bumper with concealed headlights and revised rear deck/bumper with L-shaped taillights, plus side reflector markers to meet a new federal safety mandate. The convertible was discontinued, leaving only the hardtop coupe for '68.

The standard 350 hp (260 kW) 400 ci (6.6L) V8 was unchanged from 1967 aside from revisions in order to meet the 1968 emission regulations, both Federal and California. Both optional 428 ci (7.0L) V8s received higher power ratings of 375 hp (280 kW) for the base version and 390 hp (290 kW) HO.

Interior trim only received minor changes from 1967 aside from revised door panels.
This would be the final year for the Grand Prix to be based on the B-body full-sized car platform. The 1969 GP would be all-new with an exclusive bodyshell but its chassis design was based on the smaller Pontiac A-body intermediates (Tempest, LeMans, and GTO).

CC rating: 6,554cc 400 ci (6.6L) V8

NZ First Registration: 01-Jul 1989